- 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 beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (150 words)
- “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. Stating examples mention the rulers (i) who have harmed society and country, (ii) who worked for the development of society and country. 2017
- Discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of seven sins. 2016
- Analyse John Rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian context. 2016
- Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, Administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national Development. Discuss Kautilya’s views. 2016
- Max Weber said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realise that the State bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality. Critically analyse this statement. 2016
- “The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” 2015
- Which eminent personality has inspired you the most in the context of ethical conduct in life? Give the gist of his/her teachings giving specific examples, describe how you have been able to apply these teachings for your own ethical development. 2014
- Given below are three quotations of great moral thinkers/philosophers. For each of these quotations, bring out what it means to you in the present context:
- There is enough on this earth for every one’s need but for no one’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi. 2013
- Nearly all men can withstand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.—Abraham Lincoln 2013
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.—Aristotle. 2013
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