civils mains 2012 - public administration question paper

8/13/2019 Civils Mains 2012 - Public Administration Question Paper

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Serial No. F D T N M Q V B A

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPaperI

Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300)

INSTRUCTIONSEach question is printed both in Hindi and in English.Answers must be written in the medium specified in theAdmission Certificate issued to you, which must be statedclearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space providedfor the purpose. No marks will be given for the answerswritten in a medium other than that specified in the AdmissionCertificate.Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5which arecompulsory, and any three of the remaining questionsselecting at least one question from each Section.The number of marks carried by each part of a question isindicated against each.Important : Whenever a Question is being attempted, allits parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously. Thismeans that before moving on to the next Question to beattempted, candidates must finish attempting all parts/sub-pans of the previous Question attempted. This is tobe strictly followed.Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struckout in ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank maynot be given credit.urn i : 3Te fr4 tvi-ct( err W9f io 4raDa err t


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SECTIONA1. Answer the following questions in not more than

150 words each : 2x5=60(a) 'On a more sophisticated plane public choice is

concerned with Pareto optimality , or at leastwith Pareto improvements .' Comment.

(b) `In the canonization of this abstract idea of`Staatsraison' are inseparably woven the sureinstincts of the bureaucracy for the conditionswhich preserve its own power in the State' [Weber].Explain.

(c) 'Man's motives ... in different subparts of thesame organization may be different' [EdgarSchein]. Discuss.

(d) Leadership is the influential increment over andabove mechanical compliance with the routinedirectives of the organization' [Katz and Kahn].Analyze.

(e) 'Policy judgements comprise reality judgements,value judgements and instrumental judgements'[Geoffrey Vickers]. Elucidate.

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2. (a) Flow would you trace the development of PublicAdministration in terms of different paradigmsfrom the politics/administration dichotomy of1900-1926 to the rise of Public Administrationas Public Administration after the formation ofthe National Association of Schools of PublicAffairs and Administration (NASPAA) in the USAin 1970 ? 0

(b) (i) In what respects is Taylor's 'ScientificManagement' or classical motivational theorydifferent from the classical organizationaltheory expounded by Gulick, Urwick etc ?

15(ii) What light does Antonio Gramsci's critique

of Taylorism throw on its socio-psychologicalunderpinnings ? 5

3. (a) 'Three features characterize Simon's original viewof bounded rationality : search for alternatives,sattsficing, and aspiration adaptation.' Elucidate.

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(b) (i) 'The essence of the contingency theoryparadigm is that organizational effectivenessresults from fitting characteristics of theorganization, such as its structure, tocontingencies that reflect the situation of theorganization.' Give your reactions to thisstatement. 0

(ii) In the light of your discussion on 3(b) (i)above, also show where and how this 'fitting'differs essentially from the `coping' with`stress' from the environment emphasizedby the systems theory of organization. 20

4. (a) 'Open access to government records is ... thehallmark of a democratic government', but`governments are not hesitant about destroyingrecords very deliberately in order to preventinvestigations, as well as to generally weakenaccountability'. Do you think that in this situationright to information can go to the extent ofdemanding complete declassification and`de-archivization' of government records ? Argue.

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(b) Should media exposure be included in rules foradministrative accountability in India ? State yourviews. 5

(c) Comme nt on the role of Civ i l Society in fac i li ta tingadminis t rat ive ac countabil i ty with spe cial re fe renc eto the `Janlokpar issue in India. 5

SECTIONB5. Answer the following questions in not more than

150 words each : 2x5=60(a) `Riggs's classification of societies into fused,

prismat ic, and diffracted is bui l t around the c once ptof differentiation.' Analyze.

(b) 'The anti-development thesis ... reducesde v e lopme nt to an ide a without his tory, impe rv iousto change', but 'fails to take account of the factthat for all its faults, development can beempowering.' Discuss.

(c) The 'selection model of recruitment rests on theassumption that the primary needs to be met arethose of the organization.' Examine.

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(d) Our normal expectation should be that newprograms will fail to get off the ground and that,at best, they will take considerable time to getstarted. The cards in this world are stacked againstthings happening' [Pressman and Wildaysky].Comment.

(c) 'Those who budget, deal with their overwhelmingburdens by adopting heuristic aids to calculation'[Wildaysky]. Explain.

6. (a) Do you think that there is an unresolved and oftenoverlooked tension in Dicey's concept of rule oflaw, considering that the other principle ofparliamentary sovereignty in English constitutionalsystem runs counter to it ? 0

(b) Would you agree that the strongRechsstaat versionof the rule of law found on the Continent neverexisted in England because of its particularhistory ? 0

(c) Why is le droit administratif regarded alongsidethe Napoleonic Code as the most notableachievement of French legal science ? 0

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7. (a) Comment on the reasons why universal theoryremains elusive in comparative publicadministration. 0

(b) Given the importance of the issue of sex equalityin development do you think the self-help groupmovement adequately addresses absence of womenin the former mainstream development agenda ?

20(c) Would you agree with Bachrach and Baratz that

along with decisions, non-decisions are also partof policy ? Give reasons for your answer. 20

8. (a) (i) 'Relations are the building blocks of networkanalysis' In the light of this statementsummarize the form and content of relationsin 'network analysis'. 5

(ii) Trace the background and development ofPERT and enumerate the steps involved inthe application of PERT. 5

(iii) Draw a simple PERT chart for a seminarplanning project. 5

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C S(M) 2r ISerial No. FDTNMQVB13

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPaperII

Maximum Marks : 300)(Time Allowed Three HoursINSTRUCTIONS

Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.Answers must be written in the medium specified in theAdmission Certificate issued to you, which must be statedclearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space providedfor the purpose. No marks will be given for the answerswritten in a medium other than that specified in the Adm issionCertificate.Candidates should attempt Question Nos. I and 5 whichare compulsory, and any three of the remaining questionsselecting at least one question from each Section.The number of marks carried by each part of a question isindicated against each.Abbreviations used carry their usual contextual meaning.Important : Whenever a Question is being attempted,all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously.This means that before moving on to the next Questionto be attempted, candidates must finish attempting allparts/sub-parts of the previous Question attempted. Thisis to be strictly followed.Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struckout in ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank maynot be given creditsz:n7 3 / gbif T T ,yir < H-rff 4 gta-

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SECTIONA1. Attempt each of the following in about 150 wordseach : 12X5=60)

(a) The Mughal Administrative System was militaryrule by nature and a form of centralised despotism.Analyse.(b) 'Judges should not govern the country. They canlay down a law, not interfere with governance.'Discuss.(c) Critically examine the variables in the composition

and functioning of Cabinet Committees.(d) `Memorandum of Understanding' schemebetween the Government and Public enterpriseshas forced public undertakings to improve theiroverall performance. Do you agree with thisstatement ?(e) To what extent has the 74th ConstitutionalAmendment Act created a 'federation within afederation' in India ?

2. (a) The success and prestige enjoyed by a ChiefSecretary depend, to a large extent, upon hisequations with the varied sets of people andinstitutions that form the work environment.Critically evaluate the statement and its relevanceto the role of the Chief Secretary in the dischargeof his functions. 0

(b) In the exercise of his/her functions, the Presidentof India is a mere 'Convenient working hypothesis'.Do you agree with this view ? Justify yourreasoning with illustrations. 0

3. (a) 'Parliamentary Departmental Committees haveplayed their role effectively in analysing thedemands for grants.' Evaluate. 0(Contd.)


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(b) (i) Explain the emerging ambiguity in respectof the developmental role of the DistrictCollector in the wake of the 73rdConstitutional Amendment Act. 0(ii) Justify 'indicative' planning in the contextof LPG. 0

(c) 'Parliament is an independent institution, not tobe seen as an extension of government or of aparty.' Elaborate. 0

4. (a) 'The authority of the Governor in the discretionaryfield is not unrestrained. If it is misused ...the President can check him/her and if necessary,he may even remove the Governor.' Examine thisstatement critically in the context of the Officeof the Governor. 5

(b) Discuss the recommendations of the SarkariaCommission in respect of the NationalDevelopment Council for improving Centre-Stateplanning relations. 0

(c) `The Arthashastra is a book of political realism.'Elaborate. 5SECTIONB

5. Attempt each of the following in about 150 wordseach : 12x5=60)(a) 'Bureaucrats should not play politics, butunderstand how politics works.' Comment.(b) 'Good governance is closely aligned with effective

democratic governance.' Elaborate.(c) 'Corruption is more of an environmental than anadministrative problem.' Discuss.(d) 'Questions represent a powerful technique of

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(e) Tanchayati Raj Institutions are still affected byState control and domination by bureaucracy.'Do you agree ?

6. (a) Local self-government in India is the interplay ofseveral factors historical, ideolog ical, and adm inis-trative. Critically examine these factors. 0

(b) 'Efforts made towards administrative reforms sofar have been lacking in congruence betweenstrategy, structure and substance.' Discuss withillustrations. 0

7. (a) Indian administration is yet to fully appreciateand adopt the benefits of Information Technology.Elucidate. 5

(b) What is an output-based performance budgetingsystem 9 Analyse this system in the context ofIndia. 5

(c) NGOs demand greater autonomy from theState and are now 'new actors' in development.How effective are they as instruments ofdecentralisation and debureaucratisation ?Critically evaluate. 0

8. (a) Compare and contrast the Padmanabhaiah, Ribeiroand Mallinath Committee Reports. 5

(b) Even though law and order administration is aState subject in the Indian Constitution, it isparadoxical that the para-military and other kindsof security forces under the Union Governmenthave grown in recent years. Critically analysethe statement. 0

(c) How does New Localism impact Centre-State-Local relations in the era of LPG ? 5

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