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Ethical Reasoning

Description: Ethical Reasoning
Number of Questions: 10
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The junior officers in your department are not happy about the conduct of a senior who they allege is asking for unethical favours like nepotism. Course of actions: 1: Warn the juniors and other officers against talking to the concerned officer and reprimand the concerned officer. 2: Order an internal Inquiry to find out the truth about the allegations. 3: Order an officer to keep an eye on the activities of the concerned officer and report to you in strict confidence.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 3 only


Correct Option: B

You have genuine differences with your senior regarding a customs fraud case. You think that your senior is deliberately trying to save the accused.

  1. You approach your senior to find out the actual matter.

  2. You submit your report without catering to any influence from your senior.

  3. You conduct a sting operation so as the truth can be shown to the world.

  4. you Approach your co-workers for guidance.


Correct Option: B

The rail services have been severely disrupted due to a protest carried out by a certain community in the region. Course of actions:

  1. The rail services should temporarily be suspended in that region.
  2. People should be advised to make their travel plan keeping in mind probable disruption resulting in delay or cancellation of service.
  3. The government should try to negotiate with the protesting mob so that the mob allows the rail services to resume.
  1. All

  2. Only 1

  3. Only 2

  4. Only 2 and 3


Correct Option: D

You are a senior officer at the Income Tax department. One of your relatives is a prime accused in an income tax fraud. You have always thought of your relative as a sincere honest person. He approaches you for help.

  1. You agree to help him as you think he is innocent.

  2. You give him a warning that if he tries to approach you again, you will file an official complaint.

  3. You look into the matter first and then decide whether you can help him or not.

  4. You try to explain your inability to help him.


Correct Option: B

A person reporting to you has fallen prey to chronic depression and has submitted his resignation to you. He feels that he can no longer do justice to his job. Meanwhile, his colleagues have informed you of that person's familial responsibilities and have requested you to not forward his resignation for further action. Course of action: 1: Forward the resignation with your comments disfavouring its approval.

  1. Approve his resignation and forward it for further action.
  2. Ask the concerned person to proceed on medical leave and ensure that he gets proper medical help.
  3. Hold on to the resignation in case he has second thoughts.
  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 2 only

  3. 3 only

  4. 2 and 4 only


Correct Option: C

You are supervising a high profile case concerning a land acquisition deal. Despite your sincere efforts, you are being charged by the media with allegations of deliberately ignoring certain evidence.

  1. Resign from your post and request for an internal inquiry into the matter.

  2. Ignore the allegations as you are sure that there has been no mishandling of evidence.

  3. Recommend the matter to the seniors in the department and wait for their response.

  4. Hold a press conference to give an explanation to the media.


Correct Option: C

As the C.M.O. you are responsible for the success of the pulse polio drive in the city. One community is extremely reluctant to get their children immunized fearing complications later in life. You are under tremendous pressure to include the children from that community in your drive. Course of actions

  1. Appeal to the elders of the community to exhort people to participate.
  2. Arrange to have street plays highlighting the benefits of immunization and appeals by prominent personalities of the city quoting their own healthy experience with the immunization.
  3. Show numbers and data from immunizations across the state from past years proving no serious side effects of the immunization.
  4. Hint at preferential treatment of participating families at the State hospital.
  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. 1 and 2 only

  4. 2, 3 and 4 only


Correct Option: D

You have passed a project regarding construction of a community centre in the region. Your senior thinks that the project has significant irregularities and should not have been passed. The committee in your department has asked you to submit a written explanation for your decision.

  1. You approach your senior before submitting the written explanation.

  2. You go through the recommendations made by your senior and then submit a written explanation.

  3. Before submitting the written explanation, you approach a member of the committee to give an informal explanation.

  4. You complain to the members of the committee about the senior stating that the senior is deliberately accusing you of irregularities.


Correct Option: B

You have been asked to supervise an army purchase deal. While going through the files you notice that the deal has not been offered to the contractor with the lowest bid but instead to someone else. Your co-workers have also pressurised you to accept the proposal.

  1. Ignoring the pressure you order an internal inquiry into the matter.

  2. You write a formal complaint about your co-workers.

  3. You ignore the mishandling in the tender process and leave the matter to your seniors.

  4. You approach your juniors to get into the root of the matter.


Correct Option: A

A huge annually held 'Nagar Kirtan' is scheduled in two weeks time and the preparations are on in full swing. The traditional route of the procession goes through the busiest road in the city. Shop owners on that road have petitioned you to alter the route of the procession while the residents of the area want the procession to follow the same route. Course of actions:

  1. Allow the procession to follow its traditional route. After all it is for one day only.
  2. Change the route of the procession through a less crowded area.
  3. Allow only half of the road for the procession while leaving the other side open for commuters and shoppers.
  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 3 only


Correct Option: D
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