QUESTION 6(b)
GS4
10 marks
“Integrity is a value that empowers the human being.” Justify with suitable illustration.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Justify with illustrations how integrity gives strength to a person.
JustifyGive reasons and evidence that support the statement.
Demand-wise check
- 1Meaning: consistency of values and actions, honesty when no one is watching≈30 words
- 2How it empowers: moral courage, credibility, freedom from fear, inner peace, influence over others≈30 words
- 3Illustrations: officers who resisted pressure, leaders trusted for integrity≈30 words
- 4Society level: integrity builds trust and social capital≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
MeaningWays it empowersIllustrationsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Defining integrity without showing how it empowers
- No named illustration, e.g. Satyendra Dubey or Ashok Khemka resisting pressure
Draw this
- Arrow chart: integrity → trust → influence → change
Value addition
- ExampleLal Bahadur Shastri resigned as Railway Minister after the 1956 Ariyalur train accident, taking moral responsibility.Historical record
- ThinkerGandhi's talisman and his ideal of truth as the basis of fearlessness (abhaya).M.K. Gandhi
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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