QUESTION 6(a)
GS4
10 marks
How will you apply emotional intelligence in administrative practices?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Show how an administrator can apply emotional intelligence in daily practice.
HowAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Components: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills≈30 words
- 2Applications: calm decisions in crises, empathy in grievance redress, handling protests and negotiations, team motivation, managing political pressure, conflict resolution≈30 words
- 3Examples: disaster response, handling citizens at public hearings, inter-departmental coordination≈30 words
- 4Developing EI: training, feedback, reflection≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
EI componentsEach applied to an administrative situationBuilding EIConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only defining EI
- No administrative situations
Draw this
- Table: EI component → administrative use
Value addition
- ThinkerDaniel Goleman (1995) gave the five-component model of emotional intelligence.Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, 1995
- ThinkerSalovey and Mayer (1990) first defined EI as the ability to monitor and use emotions.Salovey and Mayer, 1990
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 9 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 19 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 15 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
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