Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Distinguish between them with merits and demerits, and examine whether they can be balanced for better and faster administration.
What the examiner wants
Examine the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Distinguish between them with merits and demerits, and examine whether they can be balanced for better and faster…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Ethics Theory.
Demand-wise check
- 1For the prompt cue ‘Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Distinguish bet’, directly answer: Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude≈35 words
- 2For the prompt cue ‘Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Distinguish bet’, directly answer: Distinguish between them with merits and demerits, and examine whether they can be balanced for better and faster administration≈35 words
- 3For the prompt cue ‘Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attit’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Ethics Theory≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- For the prompt cue ‘Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Disti’, avoid a generic note on Ethics Theory; answer the actual wording/directive and the Ethics Theory proposition
- For the prompt cue ‘Two attitudes exhibited by public servants towards work are the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. Disti’, do not add examples around Ethics Theory unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked
Value addition
- Two-column comparison table with a final judgement row
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
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