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institutionsI laws/ rules/ re%ulations and conscience
as sources of ethical %uidanceI accountabilit- and
ethical %overnanceI stren%thenin% of ethical and
moral values in %overnanceI ethical issues in
international relations and fundin%I corporate
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&DILOSO&DY :The pattern of 01S' <ains exam is ver- d-namic and unpredictable. Therefore <ock Test papers should be desi%ned based on latest pattern of 01S'. ,ur team frame the
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EVALUATION INDICATORS BUESTION N$F Score ( * N E "
*. &li%nment 'ompetence
(. 'ontext 'ompetence
C. 'ontent 'ompetence :
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E. !ntroduction 'ompetence
K. Structure N 1resentations
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MARJS

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BASIC UNDERSTANDING O8 8OLLOWING DESIGNED COM&ETENCES :

Al"(%!e%, C$!/e,e%+e:
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L%(4(e C$!/e,e%+e :
- ,ptional Sub.ect Specific 4an%ua%e not used %eneral words in the optional paper ( but !n >eneral Studies lan%ua%e should be simple and clear "
- &ppropriate words at proper place / ?ord limits
S,'4+,4'e L &'e#e%,,"$% C$!/e,e%+e:
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- 4o%ical structure of sentence and their connectivit-
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