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Attitude & Aptitude for Civil ServicesEXAMINEYear 201510 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Differentiate between the moral attitude and political attitude. How does a partisan political attitude in a bureaucrat damage the non-partisan character of the civil service?
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Attitude: its content, structure, function; its influence on thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; civil service foundational values.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Moral Attitude vs Political Attitude, Bureaucratic Neutrality, Non-Partisanship
Recurring Theme Trend: “Moral Attitude vs Political Attitude”
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