previous years PA mains papers

[Anant]

I would like to ask my quires about previous year's main papers of UPSC, as i have searched them many sites but they are unavailable.Please tell me if UPSC not used to allow mains paper to be taken along with candidates.
any way, will somebody please suggest where do i get previous papers of mains conducted by UPSC.
Thank you.



(Is that fine sivaharimani sir? )

[satish]

Hi Anant,
You can get previous years question papers from where you normally buy your books,and these are also available online on several websites.

[sivaharimani]

Wonderfull Dear Anant . people like you gets success easily,who are ready to accept corrections, because they want to be successfull. i include all the members here in this list and including my self .
And , as your wish, i have given below the previous years question papers for Public administration mains(i have given from1997 to 2003 only, from my data base. i will give you other papers latter.ok? ,
1997

Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION A
1.Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) "In the science of administration, whether public or private, the basic 'good' is efficiency”.

(b) "That is to be a successful administrator one must have a catholic curiosity.”

(c) "Once fully established, bureaucracy is among those social structures which are the hardest to destroy."

(d) "Theoretically the Board administration violates the distinction between government and politics because through it politics is injected in the administration."

2. Examine the basic postulates of the Human Relations Theory and show how far it differs from the classical theory of organizations.

3. (a) "Frederick Herzberg’s Two-factor theory is more or less an extension of Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation. " Explain.

(b) "Centralization inclines toward power and domination. Decentralization, on the other hand, inclines toward competition and self-dermination. " Discuss.

4. How far is it true to state that for a developing democracy the concept of civil service neutrality is outdated; instead there is a need for a civil service with professional competence and commitment ?

SECTION B
5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) "The controls exercised over administration by legislature are, in sum of greater theoretical than practical efficacy ."

(b) Development administration is basically an " action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system. "

(c) The central concern of administrative law has been the legal limitation of administrative 'discretion'.

(d) " Administrative reforms are induced changes in the machinery of government undertaken in order to bridge the gap between reality and desirability."

6. Bring out the importance of Organization and Methods (O & M). Do you think that there should be a separate O & M organization ?

7. (a) "Time-honoured and yet often not sufficiently appreciated are the fiscal techniques for securing responsible conduct of administrative business." Discuss.

(b) How far is it true to state that delegated legislation has become a present day necessity and it has come to stay; it is both inevitable and indispensable ?

8. "Policy-making does not end once a decision is made. The implementation of the decision can have just as great an impact on public policy as the decision itself. " Discuss.

Paper - II


Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

SECTION A
1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) “Under the Company’s rule a distinction was drawn between Regulation and Non-Regulation Provinces.”

(b) “The Preamable to the Constitution is key to open the mind of the markers.”


(c) “The Directive Principles of State Policy are socialistic in their direction and content."

(d) "The legislative relations between Union and State governments are more biased towards Union government. "

2. Examine the motives and intentions of the framers of the Indian Constitution as they opted for the system of parliamentary democracy in India.

3. (a) "The efficiency of the Cabinet depends to a large extent on the Cabinet Secretariat" Elucidate.

(b) “For national planning, the commission type of organisation was deliberately preferred.” Examine the Statement.

4. "The States are constitutionally obliged to ensure that the laws passed by Parliament are implemented. " Explain the constitutional position fully.

SECTlON B
5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "The main function of the Public Accounts Committee is to ascertain that the money granted by Parliament has been spent the government within the scope of the demand.”

(b) "The word 'Police' in the title of the Central Reserve Police Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police is a misnomer. "

(c) " A singular feature of the 74th Constitutional Amendment is the new role assigned to the urban local bodies in the field of planning. “

(d) “The machinery of administrative tribunals has been provided for the purpose of speedy and cheap justice against official excesses. "

6. Critically examine the role of the Finance Ministry as the custodian of all public revenues.

7. (a) "The District Rural Development Agency is presently serving as the nodal agency of rural development at the district level." Explain.

(b) "The most momentous recommendation of the Asoka Mehta Committee was the creation of a two-tier system of Panchayati Raj." Examine the statement.

8. Trace the origin of the Lokayukta plan and comment on its working.

1998


Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION -A
1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) "The scope of administration is determined by the scope of government functions which is decided politically."

(b) "Communication holds the organisation together."

(c) "Headquarter and Field relationships determine the tenor of implementation of programmes."

(d) " 'Consensus' and 'Unanimity' are used as styles in decision- making."

2. Why is it that the behavioural approach to the study of organisations is a continuous phenomenon ? Discuss Chester Barnard's contributions to this approach.

3. (a) Differentiate between managerial and functional aspects of co-ordination. How is co-ordination achieved ?

(b) "The themes developed at 1988 MINNOWBROOK conference (20 years after the first conference) largely focus on the current and future visions in the field of public administration". Elucidate.

4. "Public Personnel Administration is concerned with a number of functions". Elaborate. Why are PROCUREMENT and DEVELOPMENT functions important ?

SECTION-B
5. Comment on any three of the following in not more then 200 words each :
(a) "Budget is a tool which serves many purposes".


(b) "Executive control over administration is much more real".

(c) " Administrative Law in the modem governmental system is inevitable'.

(d) "Policy implementation in Less Developed Countries needs to be effective".

6. "Work study succeeds because it is systematic in investigating a problem and also in developing a solution for it". Explain. Also discuss the components of Work Study and their usefulness.

7. (a) What are the objectives of Development Administration ? Also examine the demands DA. places on the structure and practice of administration.

(b) " As long as the study of public administration is not comparative, claim for a 'science of public administration' sounds rather hollow". Explain.

8. " All policy-making is decision-making, but all decision-making is not policy-making". Elaborate. How does a policy emanate and what course does policy-making in government follow?

Paper - II

Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION - A
1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 word each :
(a) "Kautilya's Arhashastra has significant relevance to the contemporary Indian administration."

(b) Art. 78 of the Constitution confers Executive Power on the President."

(c) "Central Services are more 'All-India' in character than are the All-India Services."

(d) "State and district planning bodies in India have bot been effective in achieving their goals."

2. It is argued that the recruitment and training of All India and Central Services have not kept pace with the changing needs and time. Give suggestions for improving these proocesses in order to make administrators more effective, committed and honest.

3. (a) "Indian public enterprises are neither adequately 'public' nor truly 'enterprising'." Comment.

(b) "The Indian Constitution considerably influences the nature, role and structure of Indian administration." Elucidate.

4. Explain the role and structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. What are the challenges being faced by this Ministry ?
Give suggestions for enhancing the capacity of this organization to meet these challenges.

SECTION - B
5. Comment on any THREE of the following in not more than 200 words each :-
(a) "The success of administrative reforms in a country like India depends upon political as well as administrative will."

(b) "Rural development programmes in India suffer from lack of coordination and a sound appraisal system."

(c) "Corruption is more of an environmental than an administrative problem."

(d) "CAG should be watch-dog and not a blood-hound."

6. In tune with the winds of administrative change blowing throughout the world, the Indian administration has also taken certain noticeable initiatives in administrative restructuring in the nineteen nineties. What are these initiatives and how effective have they been ?

7. Do you think that the Indian police legislation. structure, technology, altitudes and behaviour are appropriate: to meet the law and order problems in the country ? What fundamental changes would you suggest in these realms to make the Central and the State police forces more effective in their role-performance?

8. "The State Finance Commission under Panchayat Raj Law is designed to ensure regional balance in the distribution of State and Central Funds." Comment.

1999

SECTION A
1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) "Instead of looking inward in their own values and requirements, the Asian countries looked outward."

(b) "The basic question in the relationship between political and permanent executives is the separation of facts and values at the operational level."

(c) 'The Commission form of organisation would tend to be a 'headless fourth branch' of government.'

(d) 'The principle of bureaucratic neutrality is more superfluous and redundant in the context of developing countries.'

2. Examine the growth of the discipline of Public Administration as a response to the developing capitalistic system in the U.S.A.

3. (a) 'The Generalist will always have an edge over the specialist." Substantiate the view.

(b) It is not weak but strong bureaucracy that creates concern in democracy.' Comment.

4. Critically comment on the function of administrative capabilities with reference to developing countries.

SECTION B
5. Comment on any three of the following in hot more than 200 words each :
(a) The process of change may create crises in the system. (Lucian Pye)

(b) 'Public Undertakings have received a raw deal in the wake of liberalism and privatization.'

(c) Voluntarism is not anti-thesis of statecentricism.

(d) 'Public Interest Litigation is an effective innovation in realizing social justice.'

6. 'Increased delegated legislation is a phenomenon of a modem positive state.' Elucidate.

7. (a) What do you understand by the term under-administration ? What are the issues involved in it?

(b) Elaborate the World Bank's concept of 'Good Governance.'

8. Elucidate the political process of policy formulation. Bring out its distinguishing features in developing countries.

Paper - II

Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks

SECTION A
1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) “The Planning Commission continues to exist but some would say that it is withering away, along with real planning itself."

(b) "Article 320 states that the Government shall consult the U.P.S.C. on certain specific matters."

(c) "It would be a gross fallacy to regard the institution of the Governor as a faint presence like a full moon at midday."

(d) “The Public Corporations in India are like exhausted Leviathans."

2. It is said that the image and influence of Indian Parliament have suffered a serious decline in recent years. How far do you agree with this view-point ?

3. (a) “The legislative and executive powers of the States are comprehensive, but the exercise of these powers are subject to regulation, abridgement and even suspension by the Union." Comment.

(b) "The Central Secretariat is thus today encumbered with non-essential work and has, for a large part, become an unwiedly and over-staffed organization." Elucidate.

4. "The rise of the Prime Minister's Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretariat in India during the past three decades is an indication of the growing centralisation of policy and decisional authority in the position of the Prime Minister." Examine.

SECTION B
5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) "The Public Accounts Committee is probably the best medium through the eyes of which the tax-payer sees what has been done with his money."

(b) "The All-India Services have, naturally, to be remunerated on a higher level than services recruited purely on a local basis."

(c) "The performance of Lok Ayuktas in Indian States do not create a very positive impression."

(d) "The failure of I.R.D.P. is attributed to its over-powering centralized approach."

6. Do you think that the Comptroller and Auditor-General's role is to maintain the dignity, independence, detachment of outlook and fearlessness necessary for a fair, impartial and dispassionate assessment' of the actions of the executive in the financial field ? Give arguments.

7. (a) "In the midst of political and socio-economic challenges, the law and order administration has become both difficult and delicate." Explain.

(b) "Only a systematic-ecological approach to the study of corruption in India can help us understand its causes and dimensions." Comment.

8. Do you agree with the view that the Indian reform effort has been conservative or orthodox, not breaking radically newer ground, but only modifying the existing structures and processes ? Give arguments.

2000

SECTION 'A'

Q. 1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "Administrative efficiency is enhanced by keeping at a minimum the number of organizational levels through which a matter must pass before it is acted upon." - (Herbert A. Simon) 20

(b) "A science of administration would be a body of for mal statements describing invariant relationships between measurable objects, units, or elements. Unquestionably, administrative re
search has produced definite precepts and hypotheses that are applicable to concrete situations."
- (Fritz Morstein Marx) 20

(c) ... "a more thorough consideration leads to the understanding that communication, authority, specialisation and purpose are all aspects comprehended in coordination."
- (Chester I. Barnard) 20

(d) "Political environment conditions administrative system." - (F. W Riggs) 20

Q. 2. "... The paradigms of public administration may be understood in terms of locus an focus."
- Golembiewski

In the light of the above statement describe the "five-paradigms" of Nicholas Henry about the evolution of the discipline of public administration. 60

Q. 3. "Information constitutes the life-blood of the functioning of organization." In the light of this statement, explain the utility and importance of communication in decision-making. 60

Q. 4. What opportunities are available to All India Services and state services in career development ? Do you agree that days of generalists in modern administrative state are
numbered ? 60

SECTION `B'

Q. 5. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) Budget as an instrument of socio-economic transformation. 20

(b) Judicial control over administration in India and concept of judicial activism. 20

(c) Effectiveness and utility of Central and State Administrative Tribunals. 20

(b) Work study and work-measurement in Indian Administration. 20

Q.6. Give reasons for the failure of Government of India to introduce the performance programme budgetary technique in Union Ministries. What type of budgetary system is being currently practised in India and why ? 60

Q. 7. "The weakest aspect of Indian Administrative System is utter disregard of accountability." Examine the current mechanism for enforcing accountability. What steps are necessary to make it more effective ? 60

Q. 8. Critically examine the approach and methodology adopted by Fred W. Riggs in his study of prismatic and sala societies. What is valid-content of Raj Krishna's criticism of refraction ? 60

Paper - II

Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No mark will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining questions selecting at least ONE question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION 'A'

Q. 1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "The period of British rule generated most of the structural and behavioural values of Indian Administration not by imitation but through interaction."

(b) "Though the dictatorship of the Cabinet is a stark reality in modern times, it does not mean that the Cabinet is omnipotent."

(c) "National Development Council, it seems, is like a super-Cabinet."

(d) "Indian Constitution confers vast legislative powers on the President."

Q. 2. "Among several other problems, the Problem of financial relationship is perhaps the most complex one." Explain in the context of recent developments in Union-State relations in India.

Q. 3. (a) "The leadership qualities of a civil servant are tested most during his tenure as the Cabinet Secretary - a dream-post for even-bureaucrat.- Elucidate.

(b) "All India Services play a crucial unifying role in the whole administrative system of the country." Explain.

Q.4. Discuss the major problems of management and working of Public Sector Undertakings in India. Give suggestions in the light of liberalization policy to improve their performance.

SECTION 'B'

Q. 5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "Maintenance of law and order is a State subject but the Union Government can deploy armed forces in any State."

(b) "Most administrative reforms have a political cost."

(c) "It is a major challenge to balance the role of District Collector with the powers of democratic bodies."

(d) "A middle way- should be worked out to utilize the services of both generalists and specialists for the national development."

Q. 6. Do you think that our administration is sensitive to public grievances ? Discuss the existing grievances redressal mechanism and give suggestions for enhancing its capabilities.

Q. 7. (a) "Reservation policy and its implementation has had some positive impact in relative terms on the socio-economic development of the SCs and STs but it is very meagre in absolute terms. Comment.

(b) "In the Chief Secretary, the State Government has an officer whose counterpart does not obtain in the Union Government.' Elucidate.

Q. 8. Do you agree that globalization, liberalization and privatization policies are going to change the very fabric of Indian Administration ? What, according to you, are the major challenges before it in the 21st century ?

2001

SECTION 'A'

Q. 1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "Administrative efficiency is enhanced by keeping at a minimum the number of organizational levels through which a matter must pass before it is acted upon." - (Herbert A. Simon) 20

(b) "A science of administration would be a body of for mal statements describing invariant relationships between measurable objects, units, or elements. Unquestionably, administrative re
search has produced definite precepts and hypotheses that are applicable to concrete situations."
- (Fritz Morstein Marx) 20

(c) ... "a more thorough consideration leads to the understanding that communication, authority, specialisation and purpose are all aspects comprehended in coordination."
- (Chester I. Barnard) 20

(d) "Political environment conditions administrative system." - (F. W Riggs) 20

Q. 2. "... The paradigms of public administration may be understood in terms of locus an focus."
- Golembiewski

In the light of the above statement describe the "five-paradigms" of Nicholas Henry about the evolution of the discipline of public administration. 60

Q. 3. "Information constitutes the life-blood of the functioning of organization." In the light of this statement, explain the utility and importance of communication in decision-making. 60

Q. 4. What opportunities are available to All India Services and state services in career development ? Do you agree that days of generalists in modern administrative state are
numbered ? 60

SECTION `B'

Q. 5. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) Budget as an instrument of socio-economic transformation. 20

(b) Judicial control over administration in India and concept of judicial activism. 20

(c) Effectiveness and utility of Central and State Administrative Tribunals. 20

(b) Work study and work-measurement in Indian Administration. 20

Q.6. Give reasons for the failure of Government of India to introduce the performance programme budgetary technique in Union Ministries. What type of budgetary system is being currently practised in India and why ? 60

Q. 7. "The weakest aspect of Indian Administrative System is utter disregard of accountability." Examine the current mechanism for enforcing accountability. What steps are necessary to make it more effective ? 60

Q. 8. Critically examine the approach and methodology adopted by Fred W. Riggs in his study of prismatic and sala societies. What is valid-content of Raj Krishna's criticism of refraction ? 60

Paper - II


Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No mark will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining questions selecting at least ONE question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION 'A'

Q. 1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "The period of British rule generated most of the structural and behavioural values of Indian Administration not by imitation but through interaction."

(b) "Though the dictatorship of the Cabinet is a stark reality in modern times, it does not mean that the Cabinet is omnipotent."

(c) "National Development Council, it seems, is like a super-Cabinet."

(d) "Indian Constitution confers vast legislative powers on the President."

Q. 2. "Among several other problems, the Problem of financial relationship is perhaps the most complex one." Explain in the context of recent developments in Union-State relations in India.

Q. 3. (a) "The leadership qualities of a civil servant are tested most during his tenure as the Cabinet Secretary - a dream-post for even-bureaucrat.- Elucidate.

(b) "All India Services play a crucial unifying role in the whole administrative system of the country." Explain.

Q.4. Discuss the major problems of management and working of Public Sector Undertakings in India. Give suggestions in the light of liberalization policy to improve their performance.

SECTION 'B'

Q. 5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :

(a) "Maintenance of law and order is a State subject but the Union Government can deploy armed forces in any State."

(b) "Most administrative reforms have a political cost."

(c) "It is a major challenge to balance the role of District Collector with the powers of democratic bodies."

(d) "A middle way- should be worked out to utilize the services of both generalists and specialists for the national development."

Q. 6. Do you think that our administration is sensitive to public grievances ? Discuss the existing grievances redressal mechanism and give suggestions for enhancing its capabilities.

Q. 7. (a) "Reservation policy and its implementation has had some positive impact in relative terms on the socio-economic development of the SCs and STs but it is very meagre in absolute terms. Comment.

(b) "In the Chief Secretary, the State Government has an officer whose counterpart does not obtain in the Union Government.' Elucidate.

Q. 8. Do you agree that globalization, liberalization and privatization policies are going to change the very fabric of Indian Administration ? What, according to you, are the major challenges before it in the 21st century ?

2002

SECTION A

1. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:

(a) "Publicness" of public administration in an ideal democratic government remains the ultimate value in theory and practice'. Elucidate

(b) Minnobrook conference in USA identified four features crucial to 'new public administration'. Explain.

(c) "The nature and role of communication in administration vindicates that "communication is authority"". Comment.

(d) Critically examine the model of Max Weber and Chester I Barnard with reference to 'bureaucratic authority.

2. The 'decision-making scheme' and 'satisfying model' of Herbert A Simon is the major component of administrative theory. Comment.

3. Why do all administrative organizations consider 'hierarchy' as the many splendoured technique? Discuss.

4. In what aspects, the powers of proposed institution of Lok Pal in the Bill already introduced in Indian Parliament, will strengthen the institution as compared to parliamentary commissioner in UK?

SECTION B

5. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: (20 x 3 = 60)

(a) 'The inculcation of belief in the real existence of a common purpose is an essential executive function'. Comment

(b) Burekehead says:

'Budget in Government is a vehicle of fiscal policy and a tool of management'. Examine this statement.

(c) Critically comment on Riggsian Prismatic Sala model of administration of developing societies. To what extent Indian administrative system exhibits prismatic characteristics?

(d) "Statutory External auditing is one of the protectors of democracy in the parliamentary form of government". Comment.

6. A fairly adequate analysis of the administrative organization in government is possible when we treat 'bureaucracy' as a 'structure' and 'administration' as a 'function'. Discuss.

7. What techniques the government of india have employed to evaluate (appraise) the performance of senior level employees, i.e. class I and class II? Are you satisfied with these techniques?

8. Critically examine the monetary and fiscal policies of government of india in the decade 1991 to 2001. Do you think world financial institutions had a role to play in opening indian economy to global forces? give reasons to substantiate your argument.

PAPER II

Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

Candidates should attempt question 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A

1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: (3 x 20 = 60)

(a) "The machinery of government designed in Kautilya's Arthashastra does not exactly resemble our modern-day polity, but it does contain some principles which could be said to be the part of today's science of public administration".

(b) "The use of the word "socialist" in the indian constitution has become redundant in the context of the liberalization of economy".

(c) "The prime minister stands out as the most powerful authority even today".

(d) "The district collector admirably survived the historical change of role from an alien regime to a national one.".

2. "It is axiomatic that a country's public administration system, including its bureaucracy, must fit into and respond to its overall political system". In the light of this statement discuss the mutual relations between the civil servants and the ministers since independence. (60)

3. (a) "State directorates are administrative and implementation units assisting the department functioning from the secretariat". Explain

(b) "Despite the serious commitment on the part of the government the benefits of the rural development programs do not seen to reach the intended targets and they fall to serve fully the purpose for which they were intended". Elucidate.

4. "Despite liberalization, privatization, and globalization of economy, the public sector has its own relevance for india".

SECTION - B

5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:

(a) "The need and significance of all india services has been well recognized in political as well as administrative circles".

(b) "It is the audit of propriety that distinguishes the audit of the comptroller and auditor general of india (CAG) from the audit made by any professional auditor".

(c) "Although district planning committee and metropolitan planning committees have been provided, those remain mostly on paper".

(d) "Administrative reforms in india are not necessarily the result of the recommendations of any specific committees or commissions".

6. "Control over public expenditure is an essential feature of accountable and responsible financial administration". In the light of this statement discuss various methods of control over public expenditure which are exercised by the indian parliament. (60)

7. (a) "The policy of the government is reflected by various items of the budget". Explain by distinguishing between a commercial budget and government budget.

(b) "Indian administration is yet to fully appreciate and adopt the benefits of the information technology" Elucidate (30 x 2 = 60).

8. "The central social welfare board has become an anomalous institution." In light of this statement, examine the functions and role of the central social welfare board and suggest measures for making it an effective institution. (60)

2003

SECTION A

1. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: (20 x 3 = 60)

(a) "Though there are certain points of similarity between public and private administration yet no private organization can ever be exactly the name as a public one". Examine.

(b) "Civil society exists to ensure that government does provide good governance." Discuss.

(c) "Public corporations are not an end in themselves but an extension of the government activities designed to promote public welfare." - Substantiate.

(d) "dicey was wrong not only in his concept of the rule of law, but he also overlooked the significance of the administrative law". - Comment.

2. Describe the evolution of the discipline of public administration with special emphasis on post - 1970 developments. (60)

3. Explain the contribution of George Elton Mayo to the development of the Human relations school. How did behavioral scientist modify his basic findings? (60)

4. Compare Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation and Herberg's motivation-hygiene theory. Do you think that they are universally applicable? If so, why? If not, why not? (60)

SECTION B

5. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: (20 x 3 = 60)

(a) "Development administration is concerned with maximizing innovation for development." - Discuss.

(b) "Public policy is what politics is about". - Substantiate.

(c) The doctrine of political neutrality and anonymity is no more relevant to modern civil service." - Comment.

(d) "Auditing in Government is an exercise in post-mortem". - Examine.

6. Analyze the constitutional political and operational dimensions of employer-employee relations. What are your suggestions to bring about a satisfactory relationship between them? (60)

7. How did Fred W. Riggs conceptualize the interactions between administration systems and their environment? (60)

8. Examine the government budget as an instrument of public policy and a local legislative control? (60)

PAPER II

Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

Candidates should attempt question 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A

1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: (3 x 20 = 60)

(a) "The value premises of our constitution in the era of global constitutionalism."

(b) Indian federalism is described as federal in form but unitary in spirit.

(c) "Rural and urban development programs have gained in importance, but implementation has been a failure."

(d) "The rule of public sector has been changing tremendously in the context of liberalization.

2. "after independence, despite the change in socio-economic and political milieu, the basic features of colonial impact on administration continues to exist in our administrative system." Comment. (60)

3. (a) The central secretariat is a policy formulating, coordinating and supervisory agency besides being the principal executive agency of the government." - Explain (30)

(b) "Collector is the representative of the state government in the district and also represents public interest". Comment (30).

4. The role of local self-government in the state administration is of considerable importance. Evaluate the statement in the context of the 73rd and 74th amendments made. (60).



SECTION - B

5. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:

(a) "All indian service is an institution - is the result of history".

(b) "The role of comptroller and auditor general is a limited one."

(c) "National development council has virtually become a super-cabinet and tries to arrogate itself the functions of parliament.

(d) "Public undertakings no longer occupy commanding heights".

6. "the machinery for welfare administration at the national and state level trickling down to grassroots becomes meaningless in the context of global constitutionalism. - Discuss (60)

7. (a) "Culturally sanctioned values and symbols have acted as important influencing catalyst in administration". Elaborate (30)

(b) The problem of administrative improvement in india are longer and more complex than in any other country in the world". Comment (30)

8. "Women's development programs of recent have shifted from welfarist approach to empowerment of women". Elaborate (60).

[BHASKAR R]

2005
PAPER 1
SECTION-A

1. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: 3x20=60
(a) "Administrative question are not political questions." Discuss.
(b) "Organisation is a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of
two or more persons." Comment.
(c) In Follett's view, "authority belongs to the job and stays with the job."
Explain.
(d) "The failure of classical science of administration lies in its capacity to
confront theory with evidence." Discuss.

2. In what ways and how can information technology playa crucial role in effective
government-citizen interaction in the context of good governance 60

3. "Today the content of administrative law is driven primarily by. the scope of
public administration activity." Explain. 60

4. What is judicial activism? How far has it been successful in exercising a check
over administration? 60


SECTION-B
5. Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: 3x20=60
(a) "Development administration is starved for theories which will guide the
pooling of empirical knowledge, orient new research, and recommend
administrative policy." Explain.
(b) "If positions are the raw material of classification, the class is the operating
unit." Discuss.
(c) "The budget is an instrument of coordination." Explain.
(d) "No science of public administration is possible unless.... there is a body of
comparative studies from which it may be possible to discover principles and
generalities that transcend national boundaries and peculiar historical
ecperiences." Discuss.

6. Why do public organisations evaluate employees' performance? How can
performance evaluation systems affect employees' behaviour? How can
administration effectively evaluate employees? 60

7. Give an assessment of the processes of policy formulation and discuss the
problems of policy implementation. 60

8. Why does the issue of budgeting as politics versus budgeting as analysis remain
important in the budgeting process? Do you agree that some synthesis of the two
positions seems possible? Illustrate. 60


2005
PAPER 2
SECTION-A

1. Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
20x3=60
(a) "The Mughal Administrative System was a military rule by nature and was
centralized despotism."
(b) "The veto-power of the Indian President is a combination of the absolute,
suspensive and pocket veto."
(c) "The District Collector is an overburdened officer due to the expansion and
increasing developmental activities."
(d) "A strong PMO is a salvation for any Indian Prime Minister, but concentration
of power is a danger to democracy."

2. "The Chief Minister symbolizes ruling power structure and is the real executive
head of the State Government." Discuss the above statement in the light of his
position in a Coalition Government.
60

3. (a) "The Cabinet Secretariat provides the eyes and ears for the Prime Minister to
keep in touch with the process of official business in Central Government."
Comment.
(b) "The primary emphasis in District Administration has to be on
implementation of development programmes in cooperation with active
support of people." Elucidate.
30x2=60

4. "Even after a decade of having adopted the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution,
the Panchayat Raj institution still faces a number of problems towards making it a
strong and vibrant unit of Government." Comment.
60


SECTION-B

5. Comment on. any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
20x3=60
(a) "One of the most distinctive characteristics of Indian Administrative Service
is its multipurpose character."
(b) "Public Accounts Committee conducts a post-mortem examination of Public
Accounts."
(c) "Efforts made towards administrative reforms so far have been lacking in a
congruence between strategy, structure and substance."
(d) "The role played by Central and State Governments in maintaining law and
order is inadequate and unmatched to growing criminalization."

6. "From highly centralized planning system, India has moved towards indicative
planning under which long-term strategic vision of the future is built and nation's
priorities are decided." Elucidate. 60

7. (a) "Audit provides a healthy safeguard against pub1ic money going dowm the
drain." Comment.
(b) "National Development Council is criticized as an usurping authority -
functioning as a virtual supercabinet." Explain. 30 x 2 = 60

8. "The Lokayuktas in States have not succeeded in tackling maladministration,
while the Bill on Lokpal still faces stiff oppostion on the floor of the Parliament."
Comment. 60

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Paper 1
Section A

1.Answer any three of the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a)“If public administration is to play a major legitimizing role in governing our complex society, it needs to be more fully conceptualized.” Discuss.
(b)“Simon’s work has had major implications for the study of public administration and the practice of public administration professionalism.” Comment.
(c)“The main problem with Mary Parker Follett’s work is that her idealism is showing.” Explain.
(d)“Autonomy and accountability in Public Enterprises cannot walk together.” Explain.

2.Critically examine the Classical Science of Administration with special reference to its criticism by Dwight Waldo and Robert Dahl. 60

3.Define the term ‘civil society’. How does civil society influence the public policy? 60

4.“Today the content of administrative law is driven primarily by the scope of public administrative activity.” Explain. 60


Section B

5.Answer any three of the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a)“The rise of information technology is an opportunity to overcome historical disabilities.” Explain.
(b)“Audit continues to be considered as something alien, something extraneous and something of the nature of an impediment.” Explain.
(c)“Nothing comes across more strongly than the great naivete about policy implementation.” Discuss.
(d)“Successfully implementing budgeting approach requires favourable incentive structures.” Discuss.

6.Do you agree with the view that development administration has in recent years lost its impetus without making any significant intellectual breakthrough? Discuss.60

7.To what extent has the human relations movement contributed to the knowledge and practice within the field of personnel administration? 60

8.Discuss the main approaches to increase the efficiency of government and public administration. 60


PAPER II
SECTION A

1.Comment on any three of the following in not amore than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a)“In the happiness of his subjects lies the king’s happiness; in their welfare his welfare.” Comment on Kautilyan state administration. In what respects is modern democratic rulers’ behavior different from Kautilyan rulers?
(b)“The basic values of the Constitution of India enshrine social, political and economic philosophy symbolizing sovereignty of the people, rule of law and basic characteristics of a socialist, secular, democratic republic.” comment.
(c)“The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments are major landmarks in India’s Constitutional History and Local Governance.” Comment.
(d)“Not the Potomac, but the Thames, fertilizes the flow of Yamuna.” In the light of the statement comment on the symbolic institution of the President of India.

2.“The role played by the National Human Rights commission in Maintaining and preserving dignity of India’s citizens has been satisfactory and up to the expectations.” Elucidate. 60

3.“Indian Prime Minister should not only be accountable to the Indian Parliament but should appear to be so.” Comment on the accountability of the Prime Minister to the Indian Parliament in the context of extra-constitutional power. 60

4.“The District Collector, the additional Deputy Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Officer, have virtually become ’officers-in-attendance’ and have lost initiative and independence of judgement .” Comment. 60


SECTION B

5.Comment on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each; 20x3=60
(a)“The generalist character of I.A.S. is its chief characteristic as well as its chief criticism.” Comment.
(b)“All efforts in the field of reforms in public administration by the political executive have resulted in no significant output.”Comment.
(c)“By taking some offices out of the jurisdiction of the Office of Profit Act, the Government of India has doubly assured the public mind of its duplicity.” Comment.
(d)“Audit, like the judiciary, the executive and the legislature is one of the Important ingredients of democracy.” Comment.

6.“The main problem of Centre-State relations in India is bottlenecks in fiscal federalism.” Comment. 60

7.“Lok-Ayuktas are judicial institutions without adequate teeth.” Comment. 60

8.(a) Critically evaluate the policies of the Union Government with regard to the welfare of women and children of India in not more than 200 words.
(a)What measures have been taken by the Union and the States for the Welfare of women in the profession of sex?
(b)What concrete steps have been taken by the Union and the State Governments to protect child labour and prevent abuse of children?40+10+10=60

[satyait]

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Paper 1
Section A
1. Answer any three of the following questions is not more than 200 words each:20X3=60
(a) “Public and Private Administrations are two species of the same genus, but they also have special values and techniques of their own.” Comment.
(b) “Taylor’s scientific management ignored social and psychological factors.” Comment.
(c) “The distinction between line and staff is relative rather than absolute.” Discuss.
(d) “Delegated legislation is a necessary evil.” Examine.

2. Analyze McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y. Do you agree with the view that with every passing year, McGregor's message has become more relevant and more important? Substantiate your answer. 60

3. What is meant by morale? There is a belief that "morale and productivity go hand in hand and higher the morale, higher the productivity." Do you agree? Substantiate. 60

4.'Right to information promotes transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority”. Explain. 60

Section B
5. Answer any three of the following questions in not more than 200 words each:20x3=60
(a) "People's participation is crucial to development administration." Comment.
(b) "Training is essential not only for efficiency and effectiveness but also for broadening the vision of the employees." Substantiate.
(c) "Not to be comparative is to be naively parochial" (Riggs). Comment.
(d) "Implementing a public policy is a process of discovering what works and what does not." Examine.

6. Bring out the various techniques of 0 & M adopted in India to improve efficiency in administration. 60

7."The widening gap in the emoluments of government employees versus the public sector corporations and private sector employees has a strong bearing on the motivation and ability to work." Comment. 60

8. What is performance budgeting? Bring out its merits, limitations and difficulties. 60

Paper II
Section A
1. Answer any three of tile following in not more than 200 words each:20x3=60
(a) "Kautilya was not only the foremost politico-administrative thinker of ancient India but he was an advocate and preacher of moral values too." Comment.
(b) "Because of several judicial pronouncements, Governors in States are no longer viewed as agents of the 'Party in Power' at the Central level." Evaluate.
(c) "The President of India acts like grandparent in a family. If younger generation does not follow his/her advice, he/she is just unable to do anything." Comment.
d) "'Memorandum of understanding scheme' between govemment and public enterprise has forced public undertakings to improve the overall performance." Comment.

2. There is a separate Central Ministry or Department on each subject allocated to State List. Does it mean supremacy of the Union Government or an emphasis on development administration? Analyze. 60

3."73rd Constitutional Amendment has provided permanent structural framework to PRI's resulting into silent social revolution." Comment. 60

4.''The dispute between Secretariat and Directorate is the result of Generalist us Specialist controversy." Analyse. 60

Section B
5.Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "The blame for our poor public sector performance can be laid on the way our bureaucracy is structured." Comment.
(b) ''Parliamentary Departmental Committees have played their role effectively in analyzing the demands for grants." Evaluate.
(c) ''In spite of having Constitutional status the District Planning Committee is not able to implement decentralized planning due to centralized nature of economic planning." Comment.
(d) "A well-designed module-based training for Civil Servants is the best way to achieve the goals of good governance." Analyse.

6.''If information is power, nothing can perhaps empower a citizen more than the secret and developmental information held by various public authorities." Analyse the merits and demerits of RTI Act, 2005 in the light of this statement. 60

7. National Commission to review the working of the Constitution has suggested revolutionary changes in administrative culture. Analyse its major recommendations on Civil Services and Administration. 60

8. (a) Critically analyse the functions and role of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with regard to development of disabled persons in India in not more than 200 words. 40

(b) Define Civil Society. Is it an effective organ to control administrative machinery? Comment. 10

(c) "Social (Welfare) Administration in India is witnessing specialization and faster expansion of its administrative agencies." Evaluate. 10