UPSC: IAS MAIN - 2007
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Paper-
I
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
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INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should attempt all questions strictly in accordance
with the instructions given under each
questions. The number of marks carried by each question is
indicated at the end of the question.
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
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 decentralised
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
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