Question

Explain the difference between Attitude and Aptitude with examples. Problem solving quality is not sufficient for becoming a good civil servant but he/she should have good attitude towards the weaker section of Society. Discuss.

Answer 1

Attitude is the manner, disposition, feeling, and position, etc.with regard to a person or thing. It is the way you think about any particular person or thing. 'Aptitude' is a capability or talent innate or acquired for performing some particular task.. If you have an aptitude for language, for instance, you can learn them faster than other people.

Difference between Attitude and Aptitude:

• Attitude has to do with the character and aptitude has to do With competence.
• Character is relatively permanent whereas aptitude can be changed and developed,
• In public administration, the difference may be understood by the following example: An administrator may be very good in problem solving (aptitude part) but may have the tendency to procrastinate the decisions (attitude part), Also, an administrator may have a good aptitude in resolving the communal issues (aptitude part) but may have a negative attitude towards a particular minority (attitude part) which will naturally influence his overall decisions.

Requirement of Attitude and Aptitude:
A good civil servant should have good attitude as well as good aptitude. Good problem solving Skill i.e aptitude will help in efficient utilisation of resources and helpful in creation of productive resources. But if the administrators do not have empathy, compassion and tolerance i.e attitude towards the weaker section of the society then it will not be helpful in the creation of an inclusive society.Such attitude will only increase the inequality in the society and it will be against the constitutional values like equality and equitable distribution of resources. So, a civil servant should have the 2 GS Paper 4_1 Answer Key right aptitude and attitude for the creation of inclusive and developed society.