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What is meant by 'environmental ethics'? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics.

Differentiate between the following (200 words); a) Law and Ethics; b) Ethical management and Management of ethics; c) Discrimination and Preferential treatment; d) Personal ethics and Professional ethics

Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation.

Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as the bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. A) Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits. B) Is it

There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?

What do you understand by 'probity' in public life? What are the difficulties in practicing it in the present times? How can these difficulties be overcome?

It is often said that poverty leads to corruption. However, there is no dearth of instances where affluent and powerful people indulge in corruption in a big way. What are the basic causes of corruption among people? Support your answer with examples.

What does 'accountability' mean in the context of public service? What measures can be adopted to ensure individual and collective accountability of public servants?

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, but knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. What do you understand by this statement? Explain your stand with illustrations from the modern context.

Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu/Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment.

Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.

To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.

Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense. Discuss.

Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence.

In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?

The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat?

The New Economic Policy - 1921 of Lenin had influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate.

What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India?

What were the events that led to the Suez Crisis in 1956? How did it deal a final blow to Britain's self-image as a world power?

The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social values. Discuss.