Which of the following factors hinder the observance of administrative ethics by the civil servants (i) Anonymity (ii) Humbleness (iii) Indifferentism (iv) Officiousness Choose the correct answer from the code given below :?

Option 2 : Only (iii) and (iv)

Ethics is defined as the process by which we identify right and wrong and act on what we believe to be rights or a set or system of universally applied moral principles. 

• ​Administrative ethics refers to the civil service's professional code of ethics.
• It is in the form of the moral fibre of civil servants, control the conduct and behaviour of various kinds of civil servants, and establishes game rules Civil officials are required to set high moral standards. 
• The factors hinder the observance of administrative ethics by the civil servants: 
  • ​​Corruption 
  • Bribery 
  • Nepotism 
  • Lawlessness
  • Political influence
  • Favouritism
  • Indifferentism
  • Officiousness
  • Departmentalism
  • External pressures

​Thus, Indifferentism and Officiousness are factors that hinder the observance of administrative ethics by the civil servants. 

•  Administrative ethics elements or Components  of the ethics:
  • Integrity Honesty 
  • Efficiency Neutrality 
  • Anonymity
  • Impartiality 
  • Secrecy Fairness
  • Sincerity Humbleness Loyalty to the nation Non-partisan attitude
  • Devotion to the duty Non-corruptive Sense of public good