QUESTION 5(b)
GS4
10 marks
Write short notes on the following in 30 words each: (i) Constitutional morality (ii) Conflict of interest (iii) Probity in public life (iv) Challenges of digitalization (v) Devotion to duty
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Write five crisp 30-word notes, each with a definition and one example.
Write short notesAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Constitutional morality: adherence to constitutional values beyond text (Ambedkar; Navtej Johar)≈20 words
- 2Conflict of interest: personal interest that may bias official duty; disclose and recuse≈20 words
- 3Probity in public life: integrity, honesty, transparency in conduct≈20 words
- 4Challenges of digitalisation: exclusion, privacy, cyber risk, misinformation≈20 words
- 5Devotion to duty: commitment to responsibilities beyond self-interest (e.g. frontline workers in COVID)≈20 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Five labelled notes of about 30 words each: definition + one example
Where marks usually go
- Writing long paragraphs; each note is only 30 words
- Skipping examples
Draw this
- Not needed; use a numbered list
Value addition
- SourceAmbedkar used 'constitutional morality' in the Constituent Assembly (4 November 1948), quoting Grote.Constituent Assembly Debates
- RuleRule 4 of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules addresses employment of relatives and conflicts of interest.CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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