UPPCS GS-IV · 8 marks · 125 words
Integrity without competence is as dangerous in public service as competence without integrity. Comment.
लोक सेवा में सक्षमता-रहित सत्यनिष्ठा उतनी ही घातक है जितनी सत्यनिष्ठा-रहित सक्षमता। टिप्पणी कीजिए।
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give a considered opinion on the specific proposition, supported by evidence — brevity is expected, evasion is not.
The characteristic failure: a general essay on the topic that never addresses the proposition itself.
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- Define both; Nolan Committee principles; foundational values from 2nd ARC 'Ethics in Governance'
- Integrity w/o competence: well-meant but failed delivery (dam safety, procurement bungling) — maladministration
- Competence w/o integrity: efficient corruption is costlier (2G-type design abuse)
- Synthesis: Mission Karmayogi's competency framework binds the two; Gandhi's 'commerce without morality'
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