QUESTION 2(b)
GS4
10 marks
“Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption.” Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Take a stand on whether a public servant's failure to perform duty is a form of corruption.
Do you agree? JustifyAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Wider meaning of corruption: misuse of entrusted power, including neglect (2nd ARC)≈30 words
- 2Why non-performance is corruption: wastes public money, denies rights, invites bribery, breaks trust≈30 words
- 3Counter: legal definitions focus on bribery; not all failure is dishonest≈30 words
- 4Stand and measures: performance accountability, citizen charters≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
StandReasonsCounterMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- No clear yes/no on whether neglect of duty counts as corruption
- No case, e.g. absentee doctors or sitting on files to extract bribes
Draw this
- Spectrum: bribery → neglect → inefficiency
Value addition
- Report2nd ARC 4th Report views corruption broadly, including deliberate non-performance.Second ARC
- LawPublic Services Guarantee Acts (e.g. Madhya Pradesh 2010) fine officials for not delivering services on time.MP Lok Sewaon ke Pradan ki Guarantee Adhiniyam, 2010
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shubhankar Patilak · Page 8 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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