In
the year 2013 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) included Ethics
as a separate General Studies Paper and now Andhra Pradesh Public Service
Commission (APPSC) has included Ethics in Public service in the
syllabus of Group 1 Mains examination.
“Ethics
in Public service” is the third part mentioned in the
syllabus. There are four chapters in this part. In the examination, you can
expect 2 questions from each chapter.
The syllabus is as follows,
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Ethics
and Human Interface |
Essence,
determinants and Consequences of Ethics in Human actions dimensions
of Ethics Ethics
in Private and Public relationships Ethics-integrity
and Accountability in Public Service. |
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Human
Values |
Understanding
the Harmony in existence Human
relationships in the society and in the Nature. Gender
Equability in the relationships Role
of family, society and Educational Institutions in imparting values to
citizens, lessons
from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrations |
|
Attitude |
Content,
Functions, its influence and relation with thought and behaviour Moral
and Political attitudes role
of Social influence and persuasion. Emotional
intelligence: Concepts and their utilities and application in Administration
and Governance |
|
Concept
of Public Service |
Concept
of Public Service, "Philosophical basis of Governance professional
Ethics in the light of right understanding and Vision for Holistic
Technologies Codes
of Ethics codes
of Conduct RTI Public
Service Act Leadership
Ethics Work
culture Ethical
principles with in an Organizational content. Ethical
and moral values in governance Ethical
issues in international relations, corruption Lokpal Lokayukta |
There are four chapters in this section of the
syllabus. As per the question paper pattern you can expect 2 questions from
each chapter.
Ethics is a new subject for many aspirants. In
order to clear up your confusion regarding the preparation strategy, we
compiled this article. If you ask any UPSC exam aspirant or any faculty of an
institute they will tell you to read Lexicon.
We suggest you go through previous papers of
UPSC. As this is the first time, APPSC may take UPSC GS paper 4 as reference
and frame questions in a similar manner.
We recommend you to compile a list of terms
related to Ethics. Below you can find a few terms
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Public
service |
Personal
interest |
Spirit
of service |
Ethical
conduct |
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Value |
National
interest |
Relativism |
Intelligence |
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Happiness |
Empowerment |
Dogmatism |
Self
serving |
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Conflict
of interest |
Morale |
Determinism |
Rationalization |
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Leadership |
Falsehood |
Attitude |
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Personality |
Sense
of responsibility |
Nepotism |
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Character |
Altruism |
Honor |
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Trust
deficit |
Virtue |
Gamesmanship |
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Integrity |
Consequentialism |
Free
choice |
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Discrimination |
Incrementalism |
Prejudice |
|
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Preferential
treatment |
Attribution
Error |
Generalism
and particularism |
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Personal
ethics |
Intolerance |
Peace |
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Professional
Ethics |
Applied
ethics |
Honesty |
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Non
partisanship |
Cognitivism |
Morality
of action |
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Social
influence |
Emotions |
obligation |
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Read the meaning of each term and make notes
with your explanation of the term and also have some examples to explain it
better.
For example: According to you, what is Success?
Whom you consider as
successful?
What a failure teaches?
How to deal with failure?
Explain the factors that are needed to get success.
If you write quoting your own experiences as
examples or experience of any eminent person will make your answer good and
fetch you more marks.
The questions asked in ethics tests not your
theoretical understanding but your expression of thoughts and insights. So, it
is more about articulation. You can improve this by writing on the paper
regularly.