PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION – 2003
(MAIN) PAPER – I
Time
Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
Candidates
should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of
the remaining question selecting at least one question from each Section. The
number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of question.
SECTION
A
1. Answer any THREE of the following in
not more than 200 words each:
(a) “The advent of the concept of “roll
black of the state” since the nineteen eighties has been altering the role of
Public Administration but certainly not diminishing its central place in human
society.” Discuss.
(b) “Weberian model of bureaucracy lacks
empirical validity when applied to modern democratic administration.” Examine.
(c) “The New Public Management’ (NPM) is
an incarnation of a new model of public sector management in response of the
challenges of liberalization, international competitiveness and technological
change.” Discuss.
(d) “Citizens’ charter’ the most important
innovation in the context of promotion of customer-orientation of
administration.” Discuss.
2. Give
an account of major landmarks in the growth of the discipline of Public
administration in the 20th century?
3.
Account for the increasing corruption in Administration corruption. Suggest
remedies to curb administrative corruption.
4. What
is morale? State its significance and suggest methods to foster and sustain
morale in an organization.
SECTION
B
5.
Answer any THREE of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) “Organisations today seem to invest in
information and information systems, but their investments often do not seem to
make sense.” Comment.
(b) “Development Administration has two
important aspects viz, ‘the administration of development’ and the development
of administration.” Explain.
(c) “Training is practical education in
any profession, not only to improve skills but also to develop attitudes and
scheme of values necessary for effective performance.” Elaborate.
(d) “Legislative controls over finances
are inadequate and incomplete.” Comment.
6.
Examine the needs and facets of administration reforms in the fast changing
scenario of the 21st century. What are the obstacles to
administration reforms? Give suggestions to overcome them.
7.
Comment on the role of public administration in policy making and its
implementations. What are the other factors influencing the policy process?
8. What
are the various institutional devices available for the redressal of citizen’s
grievances against the excesses and malfunctioning of administration? How
successful have they been?
PAPER
– II – 2003
SECTION
A
1. Comment on any three of the following
in not more than 200 words each:
(a) “The Arthashastra is India’s oldest complete text on public administration.”
(b) “Thought India emerged as a sovereign
state after Independence, the administrative system remained the same as was
during the British period.”
(c) “Despite all the powers that he has,
the Indian Prime Minister cannot become a dictator.”
(d) “District Collector has increasingly
because multi-dimensional.’
2. “Looking back to our past experience,
the fears that the emergency provisions can be misused have at times proved
right and wrong at other times.” Discuss with examples.
3. (a) “Article 163 makes the governor
the sole judge in matters in which he is required to act in his discretion.”
Explain.
4. “The steady expansion and the gradual
decline of the public sector has been one of the most conspicuous development
in post-Independence India.” Discuss this statement and suggest measures to
arrest the decline of the public sector in India.
SECTION
B
5. Comment on any three of the following
in not more than 200 words each:
(a) “The size of the leviathan goes on
expanding, despite the country’s recent commitment to downsizing or
rightsizing.”
(b) “Questions represent a powerful
technique of parliamentary control over expenditure.”
(c) “A distinctive feature of the Indian
administration, since Independence, has been the noticeable efforts undertaken
to make the administrative systems effectively reach and respond to citizen’s
grievance”.
(d) Indian planning is highly
centralized.”
6. “In-service training of officers
belonging to higher civil services has been perhaps the most conspicuous
development in Indian administration.” Discuss with reference to training
designed for the Indian Administrative Service officers.
7. (a) “Criminalization of politics in India has been extended to politician of criminals.” Comment.
(b)
“NGOs are fast replacing the government in the implementation of a large number
of programmes.” Elucidate.
8. “Information
technology, if properly used, can bring about sweeping changes in the nature of
governance in India.” Discuss the current status and future possibilities about
the use of information technology in the governance of India.
