Question

A government employee is a public servant. Even though they're paid by the Government for their work, government employees nowadays are corrupt and inefficient in their work. Forgetting their first priority, they are now only focusing on earning more and more money. 

The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?

1. The first priority of a government employee is to serve the needs of the public. 
2. Government hires employees to help in the administration, not to serve the public. 
3. Government employees are not sufficiently paid. 
4. Government employees are hired to work for free. 
5. Government only hires corrupt officials. 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : The first priority of a government employee is to serve the needs of the public. 

As given in the statements, a government employee is a public servant and so serving the needs of the people is their first priority. Therefore, option 1 is right and 2 is false. Option 3 cannot be right as we do not know anything about their salaries. Option 4 is also incorrect as the statements mention that the employees are paid. Option 5 makes an assumption without any reasonable basis. Hence, only option 1 is right.