Apart from intellectual competency and moral qualities, empathy and compassion are some of the other vital attributes that facilitate the civil servants to be more competent in tackling the crucial issues or taking critical decisions. Explain with suitable illustrations.
What the examiner wants
For Empathy & Compassion, the core task is to explain the exact proposition ‘Apart from intellectual competency and moral qualities, empathy and compassion are some of the other vital attributes that facilitate the civil servants…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
Demand-wise check
- 1Apart from intellectual competency and moral qualities, empathy and compassion are some of the other vital attributes that facilitate the civil servants to be more competent in tackling the crucial…≈55 words
- 2For Empathy & Compassion, identify the competing values, apply them to public conduct and use a concrete illustration rather than abstract moralising≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Empathy & Compassion instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Apart from intellectual competency and moral qualities, empathy and compassion are some of the other…’
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Empathy & Compassion that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Empathy & Compassion: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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