What do you understand by "values" and "ethics"? In what ways is it important in the system of civil services to have a value-based administration rather than rule-bound administration alone?

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: Values vs Ethics, Value-Based Administration, Spirit of Law vs Letter of Law

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