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General Studies (Mains) Paper – 4 Syllabus for IAS UPSC Mains Exam

  • Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.   | #EthicsQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators;  | #HumanValuesQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.  | #RoleofFamilyQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.   | #AttitudeQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.   | #Aptitude#AptitudeQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.  | #EmotionalIntelligenceQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.   | #MoralThinkersQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;   | #CivilServiceValuesQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.   | #EthicsinIRQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.   | #ProbityinGovernanceQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Case Studies on above issues.   | #EthicsCaseStudiesQuestions | Tag | Articles