What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples. (150 words) [2019] “In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they do not have the first, the other two will kill you.” – Warren Buffett. What do you understand …
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What do each of the following quotations mean to you? [2019] “An unexamined life is not worth living”. – Socrates(150 words) “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” – M.K. Gandhi(150 words) “Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is …
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What do each of the following quotations mean to you? [2019] “An unexamined life is not worth living”. – Socrates(150 words) “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” – M.K. Gandhi(150 words) “Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is …
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Young people with ethical conduct are not willing to come forward to join active politics. Suggest steps to motivate them to come forward. 2017 In the context of defense services, ‘patriotism’ demands readiness to even lay down one’s life in protecting the nation. According to you, what does patriotism imply in everyday civil life? Explain …
Young people with ethical conduct are not willing to come forward to join active politics. Suggest steps to motivate them to come forward. 2017 In the context of defense services, ‘patriotism’ demands readiness to even lay down one’s life in protecting the nation. According to you, what does patriotism imply in everyday civil life? Explain …
The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss. 2017 Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by the family and social surroundings in which we grow up. Some of these unconsciously acquired attitudes and values are often undesirable …
The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss. 2017 Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by the family and social surroundings in which we grow up. Some of these unconsciously acquired attitudes and values are often undesirable …
What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? How does it manifest itself in the public domain? (150 words) [2019] “Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you instead of against you”. Do you agree with this view? Discuss. (150 words) 2019 What does this quotations mean to you in the present context: …
What is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold constitutional morality? (150 words) [2019] What does this quotations mean to you in the present context: “Falsehood takes the place of truth when it results in unblemished common good.”- Tirukkural. (150 words) 2018 With regard to the morality of actions, one view is …
What is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold constitutional morality? (150 words) [2019] What does this quotations mean to you in the present context: “Falsehood takes the place of truth when it results in unblemished common good.”- Tirukkural. (150 words) 2018 With regard to the morality of actions, one view is …
