ethics
/ˈeθɪks/noun
उच्चारण एथिक्स
नैतिकता, आचार-नीति
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[pl.]
moral principles that control or influence a person's behaviour
नैतिकता, आचार-नीति
- professional ethics
- the ethics of journalism
- Doctors must follow strict medical ethics.
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- The company was criticised for its lack of ethics.
- The code of ethics forbids teachers from taking gifts from parents.
Synonyms morals morality principles values standards
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[U]
the branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles
नीतिशास्त्र
- She studied ethics at university.
- The college offers a short course on ethics for all first-year students.
- Ethics is a compulsory paper in the civil services exam.
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- She teaches ethics to final-year students.
- A lecture on ethics and technology drew a large crowd.
Synonyms moral philosophy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ethics (plural form): code of ethics / medical ethics
Ethics ends in -s, but when it means a set of moral principles it is treated as plural, with no singular ethic in general use.
'Ethics' -s पर समाप्त होता है, पर नैतिक सिद्धांतों के समूह के अर्थ में इसे plural माना जाता है।
- Doctors must follow the ethics of their profession.
- The company has a strict code of ethics.
ethics as a subject (singular verb)
When it names the branch of philosophy or a school subject, ethics takes a singular verb.
जब यह दर्शन की शाखा या विषय का नाम हो, तब 'ethics' के साथ singular verb आती है।
- Ethics is taught in the first year of the course.
ethics of + noun / -ing
Use of to say which activity the principles apply to.
सिद्धांत किस गतिविधि पर लागू होते हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The ethics of testing medicines on animals is debated.
ethics vs ethical vs ethnic
Ethical is the adjective of ethics; ethnic is a different word that relates to race or culture.
'Ethical', 'ethics' का adjective है; 'ethnic' अलग शब्द है जो नस्ल या संस्कृति से संबंधित है।
- It is not ethical to copy in an exam.
- The festival celebrates ethnic dances.
+Collocations 4
adjective + ethics
medicalbusinessprofessionaljournalisticstrong
- Journalistic ethics require a reporter to check the facts.
verb + ethics
followteachbreakdiscussviolate
- The clerk was dismissed for violating the ethics of the office.
noun + ethics
workbusinessresearchenvironmentalsports
- A strong work ethics makes a student reliable.
ethics + noun
committeecodeclassquestionboard
- The ethics committee checked the research plan.
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- Radhika chose a career in teaching because she cares about ethics.
राधिका ने शिक्षण का करियर इसलिए चुना क्योंकि वह नैतिकता की परवाह करती है।
- The ethics of copying in an examination are clear: it is wrong.
परीक्षा में नकल की नैतिकता स्पष्ट है: यह गलत है।
- Judges are expected to follow a strict code of ethics.
न्यायाधीशों से कठोर आचार-संहिता का पालन करने की अपेक्षा की जाती है।
- Medical ethics forbids a doctor from sharing a patient's secrets.
चिकित्सा नैतिकता डॉक्टर को रोगी के रहस्य बताने से रोकती है।
- Ethics and Integrity is a paper in many civil services examinations.
कई सिविल सेवा परीक्षाओं में Ethics and Integrity एक प्रश्नपत्र है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The doctor broke the medical ethnics.
✓ The doctor broke the medical ethics.
Ethnics relates to race; the word for moral principles is ethics.
'Ethnics' नस्ल से संबंधित है; नैतिक सिद्धांतों के लिए 'ethics' शब्द है।
✗ It is an ethic issue for the company.
✓ It is an ethical issue for the company.
An adjective is needed before issue: ethical.
Issue से पहले adjective चाहिए: 'ethical'।
✗ The company follows a strict code of ethic.
✓ The company follows a strict code of ethics.
In the sense of a set of moral principles, the noun is plural, ethics.
नैतिक सिद्धांतों के समूह के अर्थ में noun plural रूप 'ethics' है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
morals morality principles values standards moral philosophy
AaSpelling
eth·ics
?Which word?
Keep apart ethics (moral principles), ethnic (connected with a race or culture) and ethos (the spirit of a group).
Ethics (नैतिक सिद्धांत), ethnic (जाति या संस्कृति से संबंधित) और ethos (किसी समूह की भावना) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Ethics as moral principles takes a plural verb ('His ethics are questionable'); ethics as a subject of study takes a singular verb ('Ethics is a branch of philosophy'), like politics and economics.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: नैतिक सिद्धांतों के अर्थ में ethics के साथ plural verb ('His ethics are questionable'); अध्ययन के विषय के रूप में singular verb ('Ethics is a branch of philosophy'), politics और economics की तरह।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam: the UPSC Mains has a paper on Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude.
परीक्षा में UPSC Mains में Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude का पेपर है।