QUESTION 2(b)
GS4
10 marks
Discuss Mahatma Gandhi's concept of seven sins.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss each of Gandhi's seven sins and its present-day relevance.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1List: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle≈35 words
- 2Relevance with examples: speculation and crony capitalism, corporate frauds, unethical science, opportunistic defections≈35 words
- 3Lesson for public servants≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
SourceEach sin with a current exampleRelevance to civil serviceConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Wrong or incomplete list
- No contemporary examples
Draw this
- Seven-row table: sin → modern example
Value addition
- SourceGandhi listed the seven social sins in Young India on 22 October 1925.Young India, 1925
- ThinkerHis grandson Arun Gandhi added an eighth: 'rights without responsibilities'.Arun Gandhi
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
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- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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