UPSC 2018 GS-IV · 10 marks · 150 words

State the three basic values, universal in nature, in the context of civil services and bring out their importance.

What “Explain” demands

set out how or why something works, with the mechanism made explicit.

The characteristic failure: stating that it works without showing how.

What a top answer must contain

These are the checkable specifics from the marking standard for this question — the actual case, committee, datum or thinker, not an instruction to “give examples”.

Choose three and defend the choice — integrity, impartiality and compassion is a defensible set; so is objectivity, accountability, dedication to public service
Universality argument: these appear across the Nolan principles, the UN Code of Conduct for Public Officials, and the 2nd ARC's list
Each value needs an operational test: what an observer would see the officer do differently
One illustration per value, drawn from administration rather than abstraction
Closing link to the Constitution's oath and Art 14's guarantee of non-arbitrariness

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State the three basic values, universal in nature, in the context of civil services and bring out their importance.

What a top answer must contain

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