QUESTION 1(a)
GS4
10 marks
What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Name the basic principles of public life (Nolan) and illustrate any three with examples.
IllustrateExplain using concrete examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Seven principles: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, leadership≈35 words
- 2Illustrate three: e.g. objectivity (merit-based recruitment), accountability (social audit), openness (RTI disclosures)≈35 words
- 3Indian adaptation: 2nd ARC, AIS Conduct Rules≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
List the sevenThree illustrated with Indian examplesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Illustrating all seven thinly instead of three well
- Examples that are not from public life
Draw this
- Seven-point list with three expanded
Value addition
- SourceNolan Committee on Standards in Public Life (UK, 1995) set out the seven principles.Committee on Standards in Public Life
- ExampleProactive disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act is an example of openness.RTI Act, 2005
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Abhishek Singh · Page 5 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ritika Chitlangia · Page 6 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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