Thinkers and Public Administration

Thinkers and Public Administration

2025

Section A · Q4 · UPPSC 2025 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

Distinguish between moral responsibility and role (ex-officio) responsibility in the life of a public servant.

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Section A · Q5 · UPPSC 2025 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

How would you assess the desirability of Gandhian view regarding ends and means in the context of public fund management? Discuss with suitable examples.

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Section B · Q12 · UPPSC 2025 · UPGS4 · 12 marks · Solution

In the age of digital governance and big data, public officials rely increasingly on algorithms and automated decision-making systems. Critically examine the ethical risks involved in algorithmic bias, opacity and lack of accountability and suggest guiding principles for responsible use of such technologies in public administration.

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2024

Section B · Q12 · UPPSC 2024 · UPGS4 · 12 marks · Solution

What should be the nature of civil service values for a public administrator? How can he create a balance between these values in his personal and public life? Explain.

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2023

Section A · Q10 · UPPSC 2023 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

What is the role of social influence in public administration? Elucidate with examples.

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2022

Section A · Q6 · UPPSC 2022 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

“Administration is a moral act and administrator is a moral agent.” Explicate this statement.

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2021

Section A · Q2 · UPPSC 2021 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

What are the essential virtues which are responsible for an ideal human ethical behaviour according to Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.

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Section B · Q14 · UPPSC 2021 · UPGS4 · 12 marks · Solution

Is judicial control necessary in Public Administration? Explain the various possible forms of judicial control over the Public Administration.

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2019

Section A · Q5 · UPPSC 2019 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

Consider the non-cooperation movement of Gandhi from the philosophical point of view.

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2018

Section A · Q4 · UPPSC 2018 · UPGS4 · 8 marks · Solution

Examine the ethical and social ideas of Gandhi.

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