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Public Administration Papers Topic : Financial Management

Public Administration Papers Topic : Financial Management

  • "Parliamentary Departmental Committees have played their role effectively in analysing the demands for grants." Evaluate.(20 marks 2007)
  • Examine the role of the Finance Ministry of the Union Government in designing and implementing monetary and fiscal policies.(30 marks 2009)
  • "Audit, like the judiciary, the executive and the legislature is one of the important ingredients of democracy." Comment.(20 marks 2006)
  • "Audit provides a healthy safeguard against public money going down the drain." Comment. (30 marks 2005)
  • Comment on the following statement: "The Comptroller and Auditor - General (CAG) of India is a prosecutor with a law that hobbles its functioning, a judge without the power to sentence and a litigant with no right to appeal." (30 marks 2011)
  • What is output-based performance budgeting System ? Analyse this system in the context of India. (15 marks 2012)
  • 'The Budget is more than the economic horoscope of the nation '. Comment. (20 marks 2008)
  • 'Questions represent a  powerful technique of parliamentary control over expenditure.' Explain.(12 marks 2012)
  • The optimism expressed by the proponents o f the Financial Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, in ensuring fiscal discipline appears to be unwarranted. Comment.(20 marks 2012)
  • “Performance budgeting failed because it was applied to sectors/programmes where quantitative evaluation was not feasible.” Examine the principles underlying performance budgeting techniques. (10 marks 2013)
  • “According is the essence of producing promptly and clearly the facts relating to financial condition and operations that are required as a basis of management.” Substantiate the statement in the context of accounting methods and techniques in government. (In about 250 words) (10 marks 2013) 
  • Justify the constructional provision to treat certain expenditure as charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India. (In about 150 words)(10 marks 2013)
  • Discuss the changes in powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) following a recent Supreme Court judgement in a case concerning a private service provider. (10 marks 2014)
  • Parliamentary Committees bring about accountability in public expenditure. Discuss.(10 marks 2014)
  • “Social auditing of flagship programmes of the Central government facilitates the performance of the Comptroller and Auditor-General.” Elaborate the statement with appropriate examples.(20 marks 2014)
  • Explain how budget can be used as a political instrument .(10 marks 2015)
  • Justify the budgetary support to nationalized banks to overcome the crisis resulting out of Non- Performing Assets (NPA). (10 marks 2016)
  • What merits do you foresee in the proposed merger of the Railway Budget with the General Budget? (10 marks 2016)
  • “The initiative of the Income Tax Department on disclosure of black money has had a mixed response.” Give suggestions for tackling this complex problem. (10 marks 2016)
  • Do you agree that Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations do not reflect and correlate the need for civil service reforms and accountability with pay increase? Justify your answer. (20 marks 2016)
  • “The office of Comptroller General of Accounts (CGA) is expected to strengthen public financial management in India”. Discuss its mandate. (10 marks 2017)
  • “Financial inclusion needs legal backing but it also requires increasing awareness for it to become a reality.” Discuss(10 marks 2018)
  • "Gender budgeting requires rethinking beyond allocations to become a powerful tool of gender mainstreaming." Discuss.  (10 marks 2018)
  • "Performance management requires identification of indicators and measures to ensure that goals are achieved efficiently." Discuss. (10 marks 2018)
  • Performance grants devolved by the Finance Commission of India have increased the Financial accountability of the local bodies. Elaborate. (10 Marks 2019)
  • The strategy to deal with the non-performing assets of banks may lead to overburdened taxpayers. Examine the role of the government to protect the interests of both. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Budget is an indicator of financial health of a polity which is reflected in the statement of income and expenditure. Discuss. (10 Marks 2020)
  • The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India stands on the pillar of autonomy. Discuss the major lacunae in the functioning of this constitutional body and also suggest measures for its strengthening.(20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Civil Services

Public Administration Papers Topic : Civil Services

  • Do State Services suffer in comparison with the All - India and Central Services? Suggest measures for enhancing the role, competence and impact of State Services.(30 marks 2009)
  • 'Training of civil servants for capacity ( building should be in consonance with the needs of the socio - economic and technological development of the country.' Explain.(30 marks 2008)
  • "A well - designed module-based training for Civil Servants is the best way to achieve the goals of good governance." Analyse. (20 marks 2007)
  • 'Performance Appraisal Systems' with special reference to the Performance Management and Evaluation System (PMES) are expected to transform the bureaucratic culture of Indian administration. Do you agree ? Give reasons. (30 marks 2011)
  • Comment on the following . statements :- (30 marks 2010)
  • (i) "The more developed an administrative system became the greater the likelihood that it would have developmental effects."
  • (ii) "The thrust of development administration failed to energise the Indian bureaucracy."
  •  Discuss the relationship between governance and development in anyone Indian Stater giving illustrations.(30 marks 2009)
  • "Social (Welfare) Administration in India is witnessing specialization and faster expansion of its administrative agencies," Evaluate.(20 marks 2007)
  • "Grievance redressal system is perhaps the weakest link in India's Civil service management." Comment. (15 marks 2011)
  • "The weakest aspect of Indian administration is the grievance redressal machinery." Discuss. (20 marks 2009)
  • "Civil service neutrality is a fiction. How can any thinking person be neutral ?" Comment. (20 marks 2010)
  • "There is no basic contradiction between Civil Service neutrality and Civil Service activism." Comment. (20 marks 2009)
  • 'Good governance is closely aligned with effective democratic governance.' Elaborate. (12 marks 2012)
  • Indian administration is yet to fully appreciate and adopt the benefits of Information Technology. Elucidate. (15 marks 2012)
  • “Civil services neutrality is founded on the application of the principles of Rule of Law”. Comment. (10 marks 2013)
  • “Judicial review of administrative tribunal’s decisions defeats the very objective of establishing tribunals.” Comment with reference to Central Administrative Tribunal. (10 marks 2013)
  • “The concept of social audit is more comprehensive than that of traditional audit.” Comment. (10 marks 2013)
  • Assess the role of honest and upright civil servants in regulatory and development administration in India. Give examples to substantiate your arguments. (20 marks 2014)
  • Elaborate the features of the grievances redressal mechanism of the civil services in India. Does this mechanism satisfy the objective of its creation? (10 marks 2014)
  • Discuss the need for civil services neutrality in development administration. Suggest some measures for achieving and strengthening it in practice.(20 marks 2014)
  • “Information Communication Technology (ICT) improves the quality of public service delivery, but fails to check bribery.” Comment. (10 marks 2015)
  • Discuss the major highlights of the reforms introduced from time-to-time in Central Civil Services Conduct Rules and add your own comments. (10 marks 2015)
  • “Autonomy granted to higher civil servants tends to increase their creativity and productivity.” Argue the case to make the civil service more accountable as well as innovative. (10 marks 2016)
  • “In a democratic polity, any conception of ethics and integrity in public life must encompass not only politicians and civil servants but also citizens.” Discuss. (20 marks 2016)
  • “The idea of lateral entry into the Civil Services would energies Indian administration.”What are its possible advantages and limitations? (20 marks 2017)
  • “There is a need for greater inclusion of technocrats in bureaucracy to ensure effective governance in India.” Do you agree” Elucidate(10 marks 2017)
  • “Civil servants should avoid airing grievances in the media.” In the context , discuss the grievance redressal mechanisms available to the Civil Servants in India. (10 marks 2017)
  • Do you think  that Public Service Guarantee Acts passed by various State Governments are an extension to the Citizen Charter? Give reasons(10 marks 2017)
  • “The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration encourage good governance initiatives. “ Discuss some such initiatives by the Civil Servants in this context. (20 marks 2017)
  • It is apprehended that lateral entry will lead to politicisation of bureaucracy. Do you agree? Justify(10 marks 2018)
  • “The 'enablers' and 'facilitators' are yet to replace the inspectors' and “controllers' in the civil service in India. Do you agree? Justify. (10 marks 2018)
  • "Competency mapping is important for effective allocation of responsibilities to administrators.” Do you think that a generalist administrator can handle all issues as effectively as a specialist Discuss. (20 marks 2018)
  • "Effective public grievance redressal requires administrative commitment. But process reengineering can help prevent some grievances.” Discuss. (20 marks 2018)
  • Emerging developmental aspirations of the society necessitate the constitutional amendment to change the present safeguards available to the civil servants. Evaluate the pros and cons of such an amendment. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Capacity issues relating to employees have hampered the implementation of several government programmes. Trace the reasons in the context of the provisions of the National Training Policy, 2012. (20 Marks 2019)
  • Effective ‘Performance Management System’ needs to precede ‘taking deadwood out’ from bureaucracy. Comment. (10 Marks )
  • ‘Sevottam Scheme’ had great potential to reform service delivery, but opportunity is frittered away. Comment. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Political neutrality of civil servants has been regarded as one of the cardinal principles in democrntic governments. Is its sanctity being maintained in practice in India? Elucidate.(10 Marks 2020)
  • Civil servants are trained to follow rules and procedures so much that they become bureaucrazy. Do you agree? Justify. (10 Marks 2020)

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Gist of The Hindu: June 2021

Gist of The Hindu: June 2021

 

Python-5

  • India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, has added the fifth generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile(AAM) to its weapons capability.
  • The Python-5 is the second AAM of Israeli origin to be integrated on the Tejas fighter.
  • It is an infra-red guided missile with a range of at least 20km.
  • The first missile was the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) AAM Derby which is a radar-guided weapon with a range of over 50km.

Oxygen Concentrators

  • PM CARES Fund would be used to procure 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators.
  • An oxygen concentrator is a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air.
  • Oxygen concentrator takes in air, filters it through a sieve, releases the nitrogen back into the air, and works on the remaining oxygen.
  • This oxygen, compressed and dispensed through a cannula, is 90-95 per cent pure.
  • A pressure valve in concentrators helps regulate supply, ranging from 1-10 litres per minute.

May Day

  • International Labour Day is being celebrated across the worldwide on May 1.

About:

  • International Labour Day or International Workers Day is often referred to as May Day.
  • The day is celebrated to honour the contribution of working men and women and to pay tribute to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.
  • It is observed on May Day (1st May), an ancient European spring festival. The date was chosen by a pan-national organization of socialist and communist political parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886.
  • In India, the first Labour day or May Day was celebrated in 1923 in Chennai.

Tianhe

  • China has recently launched key module of new space station that it plans to complete by the end of 2022.

About:

  • The module has been named “Tianhe,” or “Harmony of the Heaven”.
  • Tianhe forms the main living quarters for three crew members in the Chinese space station, which will havea life span of at least 10 years.
  • Work on the space station programme began a decade ago with the launch of a space lab Tiangong-1 in 2011,and later, Tiangong-2 in 2016.

Govt to provide Rs 15,000 crore to states for capital expenditure

  • The Centre on Friday announced decision to provide an additional amount of upto Rs 15,000 crore to states as interest-free 50-year loan for spending on capital projects.
  • The Department of Expenditure has issued fresh guidelines in this regard for financial year 2021-22, according to an official statement released by the Ministry of Finance.
  • Capital expenditure creates employment, especially for the poor and unskilled, has a high multiplier effect, enhances the future productive capacity of the economy, and results in a higher rate of economic growth.
  • Thus, despite adverse financial position of the Central government, it was decided last year to launch a scheme for special assistance to states for capital expenditure.
  • Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to state governments in the form of 50-year interest free loan. An amount not exceeding Rs 12,000 crore was earmarked for 2020-21 and a sum of Rs 11,830.29 crore was released.
  • This helped to sustain state level capital expenditure in the pandemic year. “In view of positive response to the scheme and considering requests of state governments, the government has decided to continue the scheme in 2021-22.

MACS 1407

  • Indian Scientists recently have developed a high-yielding and pest-resistant variety of soybean, called MACS 1407.
  • It is a high-yielding and pest-resistant variety of soybean developed by scientists from MACS- AgharkarResearch Institute (ARI), Pune in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
  • It is suitable for cultivation in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and North-Eastern states.
  • It has white coloured flowers, yellow seeds and black hilum. Its seeds have 19.81 % oil content and 41 %protein content.

Alternate Investment Fund

  • Labour ministry has notified that Employees Provident Fund Organisation can invest up to 5% in AIF to support infra push.
  • Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) means any fund established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle which collects funds from sophisticated investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing it in accordance with defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors.
  • SEBI categorises AIF into
  • CategoryI AIF like Venture Capital Funds.
  • Category II AIF like Private Equity (PE) Funds.
  • Category III AIF like Hedge Funds.

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Public Administration Papers Topic : District Administration Since Independence

Public Administration Papers Topic : District Administration Since Independence

  • “District Administration is like a small tortoise carrying the load of an elephant”. Discuss (20 marks 2008)
  • "The District Collector, the Additional Deputy Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Officer, have virtually become ‘officer-in-attendance’ and have lost initiative and independence of judgement.” Comment.(60 marks 2006)
  • "The district officer as a chief agent and representative of state serves as a channel of communication between the Government  and the residents of the district." Explain. (30 marks 2004)
  • "One of the most distinctive characteristics of Indian Administrative Service is its multi-purpose character”.Comment. (20 marks 2005)
  • "The primary emphasis in District Administration has to be on implementation of development programmes in cooperation with active support of people." Elucidate. - (05/1I/3b/30) (30 marks 2005)
  • "The District Collector is an overburdened officer due to the expansion and increasing developmental activities." Comment. (20 marks 2005)
  • "Indian federalism is passing through a state of potential maturity." Discuss this statement in the context of the views of the Commission on Centre - State Relations (Justice M. M. Punchhi).(30 marks 2011)
  • "Many of the programmes of development being implemented at the State and the Local level have been initiated or financed by the Union Government. This has  transformed the nature of Indian' federalism." Critically examine this assessment. (30 marks 2009)
  • NGOs demand greater autonomy from the 5. State and are now 'new actors' in development. How effective are they as instruments of decentralisation and debureaucratisation ? Critically ev aluate. (30 marks 2012)
  • Explain the emerging ambiguity in respect of the development role of the District Collector in the wake of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment (12 marks 2012)
  • “Reducing the size (geographical area) of the district will provide relief to the overburdened and overworked collector.” Comment. (10 marks 2013)
  • Explain the important recommendation of V.T. Krishnamachari Committee (1962) on Indian and State Administrative Services and problems of District Administration. (10 marks 2013)
  • “District Collector is a legacy of the British Raj and has largely remained insulated from the demands of contemporary professionalism.” Discuss. (10 marks 2014)
  • “District Collector’s role in the development process has been overemphasized.” Comment on the statement. (10 marks 2015)
  • Digitization of land records is a necessary but not sufficient precondition for ensuring transparent district administration.” Explain (10 marks 2017)
  • ’District Planning Committee  (DPC) has been the weakest structure in the local self-government mechanism in India .” Analyze with examples(10 marks 2017)
  • “Development management advocates self-sustaining customer-friendly institutions at the district level.” Comment. (10 marks 2018)
  • Climate change issues pose new challenges for district administration to be proactive.” Elaborate(20 marks 2018)
  • It is observed that non-functioning of District Planning Committees is preventing the convergence of rural and urban planning needs. Do you agree? Justify. (20 Marks 2019)
  • The office of the District Collector has merely become a bureau for funneling government schemes, collecting statistics and an officer on attendance for unending VIP duties. Critically examine its role in the light of the recommendations of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission. (20 Marks 2019)
  • District administration is the most important unit in governance. Most of the Central and State Government schemes and programmes are directed towards the district administration. In this context, discuss the challenges and problems posed to the district administration,(20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : State Government and Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic : State Government and Administration

  • What are the tension areas in Union-State relations in Planning ? (30 marks 2008)
  • There is a separate Central Ministry or Department on each subject allocated to the State List. Does it mean supremacy of the Union Government or an emphasis on development administration ? Analyse. (60 marks 2007)
  • "The main problem of Centre-State relations  in India is bottlenecks in fiscal federalism." Comment.(60 marks 2006)
  • "One of the greatest weaknesses inherent in a  Federal polity is the possibility of conflict of loyalty and responsibility on the part of public servants as between Central and State Governments." - 8aborate and comment.(60 marks 2004)
  • "Because of several judicial pronouncements, Governors in States are no longer viewed as agents of the 'Party in Power' at the Central level." Evaluate. (20 marks 2007)
  • "The position of Governors towards exercising their discretion and powers has considerably changed after 1967." Discuss.(60 marks 2004)
  • "Article 163 makes the Governor the sole judge in matters in which he is required to act in his discretion." Explain. (30 marks 20003)
  • 'The Chief Minister is the real executive of the State, whose effectiveness is largely related to his personality traits and equation with central leadership.' Explain and illustrate with relevant examples. (60 marks 2008)
  • "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 marks 2005)
  • "The highly significant and elevated position of Chief Secretary is significantly undermined in practice today." Comment.(20 marks 2004)
  • "The dispute between Secretariat and Directorate is the result of Generalist Vs Specialist controversy." Analyse. (60 marks 2007)
  • States with a record of good governance, it is argued by spokesperson of some states, lost their earlier share from the Finance Commission's award. Comment. (20 marks 2010)
  • 'The authority of the Governor in the discretionary field is not unrestrained. If it is misused ... the President can check him / her and if necessary, he may even remove the Governor: Examine this statement critically in the context of the Office of the Governor. , (25 marks 2012)
  • "The success and prestige enjoyed by a Chief Secretary depend, to a large extent, upon his equations with the varied sets of people and institutions that form the work environment." Critically evaluate the statement and its relevance to the role the Chief Secretary in the discharge of his functions.(30 marks 2012)
  • “The Finance Commission in India performs the job of statics aggregation.” Comment.(10 marks 2013)
  • Is there a need to dispense with the office of the Governor? Examine the context of coalition governments. (10 marks 2013)
  • “There is a tendency of centralism in Indian federalism, but it is not because of its institutional framework but because of its socialist goals and centrally devised plan development.” Explain the statement in the context of Union-State relationship. (In about 250 words) (20 marks 2013)
  • “The Centre – State relations have acquired new dimensions in recent times due to several political parties being in power at the Centre and the States.” (Second Administrative Reforms Commission)] Do you agree? Give reasons to support your arguments. (10 marks 2014)
  • “The gubernatorial position of the Governor is comfortably placed in the fuzzy area between ‘Withdrawal of pleasure of the President’ and ‘Compelling reasons for removal’. “Discuss with some recent examples. (20 marks 2014)
  • “In very recent times, the role of the State Governor is found to be more of diplomatic than administrative nature.” Comment on the statement with suitable examples. (20 marks 2015)
  • “Introduction of G.S.T. (Goods and Services Tax) no doubt has economic benefits, but tends to compromise the States’ ” IN this context, comment on the changing nature of Union-State financial relations. (20 marks 2016)
  • “Legislatures have become a place for infighting rather than for proper policy making.” Comment in the context of the working of State Governments.(10 marks 2016)
  • “The position of council of ministers  in a state is reduced to that of a body of secretaries in the presence of a domineering of  chief minister.” Critically analyse with examples (20 marks 2017)
  • “The chief secretary is often termed as the alter ego of the Chief Minister.” Discuss, with examples, the dynamics of their relationship in State administration.(20 marks 2017)
  • “Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has led to a paradigm shift in the Centre-State relations , both financially and politically .”Analyze with examples (20 marks 2017)
  • Critically examine the criteria adopted by the 15th Finance Commission for allocation of resources to States. What have been the major issues of contention since the 10th Finance Commission? (20 marks 2018)
  • “In the coalition era with the elusive majority of a single party in the State Legislature, the role of the Governor becomes even more challenging." Discuss. (20 marks 2018)
  • Various commissions have reiterated the crucial role of the Governor in Indian system of governance, but the successive governments have not heeded to make the Governor's office apolitical. Examine with example. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Article 356 acts, “very much like the proverbial bolt from the blue…. without giving an opportunity or notices to the State Government to correct its alleged shortcoming”. This phenomenon not only undermines the autonomy of the State Government, but also demeans the statue of the President of India. Critically analyze. (20 Marks 2019)
  • Efforts to strengthen State Finance Commissions have faced apathy of State Governments over the years, which has also affected the successive Central Finance Commissions in recommending appropriate fiscal transfers to local bodies. Substantiate the answer with example. (20 Marks 2019)
  • Even if all the States combine together, they cannot have their way decision-making in the GST Council, unless the Union agrees to it. Analyse this in the perspective of federalism in India. (10 Marks 2020)
  • The Speaker of the State Assembly has assumed a significant role in formations and dissolutions of government. Examine under the circumstances of coalition governments with examples.(20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Plans and Priorities

Public Administration Papers Topic : Plans and Priorities

  • “Effective implementation of plan projects has been the weakest link in the chain of the entire planning programme.” Elucidate. (30 marks 2004)
  •  "Indian planning is highly centralized." Comment (20 marks 2003)
  • "National Development Council is criticized as a usurping authority-functioning as a virtual super - cabinet." Explain.(30 marks 2005)
  •  "The National Development Council was established to co -ordinate between the Union government, the Planning Commission and the State governments." Comment. (20 marks 2004) 
  • "Welfare of the people has been constitutional and legal obligation of the state wherein - both the Centre and State Governments are required to discharge the obligation within available resources." Does. does this stand true in the context of globalization ? (60 marks 2004)
  • "Inspite of having Constitutional status the District Planning Committee is not able to implement decentralised planning due to centralised nature of economic planning. Comment.  (20 marks 2007)
  • Discuss the problems in the planning process at the state and sub-state levels.(30 marks 2008)
  • 'Indicative' planning in the context of LPG. (10 marks 2012)
  • “Planning enables comprehensive and scientific understanding of problems.” Examine the statements in the context of planning methodology. (10 marks 2013)
  • “Gender Responsive Budgeting has infused greater accountability of planning departments towards women empowerment programmes.” Examine the statement. (20 marks 2014)
  • How far do you agree with the view that the National Development Council (NDC) could resonate the demands of State governments as long as the Planning Commission is kept subservient to it? Critically examine.(20 marks 2014)
  • Why has District Planning been marginalized in many States and remained prominent in a few States? Explain.(10 marks 2015)
  • The objectives, approaches and organizational arrangements for decision-making of the NITI Aayog aim at restoring the federal character of the Indian polity. Explain .(20 marks 2016)
  • “Planning in India has failed to meet the challenges of economic development and social change.” Discuss the statement in the context of the emergence of NITI Aayog. (10 marks 2017)
  • It is argued that the NITI Aayog has broken the edifice of planning into fragments. Comment. (20 marks 2018)
  • "In the transition from the State-led economy to the market economy, India should rely more on 'indicative planning'.” Do you agree? Explain your position. (10 marks 2018)
  • ‘NITI Aayog’ has changed the way India strategized for economic development, but its effectiveness is yet to be seen, especially when its financial powers are far less than its predecessor. Analyze.( 20 Marks 2019)
  • Considering India's diversity, the planning pattern of 'one-size-fits-all' was discarded in favour of indicative planning. To what extent has it been useful to India? (10 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Union Government and Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic : Union Government and Administration

  • "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.  (20 marks 2006)
  • '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 marks 2006)
  • "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.  (20 marks 2006)
  • "The veto-power of the Indian President is a combination of the absolute, suspensive and pocket veto." Comment. (20 marks 2005)
  • Critically examine the variables in the composition and functioning of Cabinet Committees.(12 marks 2012)
  • "The respective roles of the Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India and of the Chief Secretary of a State are similar in certain respects, and dissimilar in other." Explain. (30 marks 2009)
  • "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.(30 marks 2005)
  • Critically analyse the functions and role 0 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with regard to development of disabled persons in India. (20 marks 2007)
  • What concrete steps have been taken by the Union and the State Governments to protect child labour and prevent abuse of children? (20 marks 2006)
  • What measures have been taken by the Union and the States for the welfare of women in the profession of sex ?  (20 marks 2006)
  • Critically evaluate the policies of the Union Government with regard to the welfare of women and children of India. (20 marks 2006)
  • "In an era of hung parliaments the power of the President expands, more so when the  incumbent decides to be assertive." Comment on the statement with reference to the Situation  In India during the last two decades. (30 marks 2010)
  •  Does the emergence of an Empowered Group of Ministers at the Central level impair the doctrine of Cabinet responsibility ? (20 marks 2010)
  • ‘In the exercise of his/ her functions, the President of India is a mere 'Convenient Working hypothesis'. Do you agree with this view? Justify your reasoning with illustrations. (30 marks 2012)
  • “Central Secretariat is the nodal agency for administering the Union subjects and establishing coordination among the various activities of the government.” Discuss. (20 marks 2013)
  • The functional role of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) depends on the Prime Minister’s policy orientation, personality and style of administration. Comment on the statement with suitable examples.(10 marks 2014)
  • “Management of intra-governmental relations is as important as that of intergovernmental relations.” Examine the impact upon the performance of the government.(20 marks 2014)
  • “From coalition government to one-party dominance is a big change that is bound to affect the government system.” Explain why and how.(10 marks 2014)
  • The 13th Finance Commission highlighted an indispensable need to improve the finance of rural and urban level bodies. Does this make local bodies more accountable in the discharge of their functions?(20 marks 2014)
  • “Ordinance-making power of the Executive needs to be suitably restrained.” Examine it critically.(10 marks 2015)
  • Discuss the arguments for and against the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 .(20 marks 2015)
  • “Dominant centralized administration is correlated with decisive and authoritative leadership provided by the Prime Minister’s office.”(20 marks 2016)
  • What factors have led to the expansion of the role of the Ministry of Home Affairs? How can it coordinate its affairs more effectively with the Ministry of Defence ?(20 marks 2016)
  • “The absence of congruence of views on appointments to the judiciary between the Supreme Court and the Union Government has had an adverse impact on the judicial system.” In the light of the above statement, examine the proposal to constitute an All India Judicial Service. (AIJS). (20 marks 2016)
  • “The status and functioning of the Cabinet Secretariat face a stiff challenge from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).” Argue both in favour and against the contention. (10 marks 2017)
  • Do you agree that “All India Judicial Service (AIJS) would contribute to timely delivery of justice to the citizens? Argue your case. (10 marks 2017)
  • “Pro-Active Governance and Timely implementation (PRAGATI) is an innovative project of the Union Government.” Discuss its features and modalities. (10 marks 2017)
  • “The attached offices and subordinate offices are integral to the functioning of the Cabinet Secretariat.” Discuss. (10 marks 2018)
  • “Judicial overreach to a large extent is a consequence of ineffective executive.” Examine. (15 marks 2018)
  • There has been an opinion that the ethos of Indian Judicial System continues to be colonial. Suggest measures for raising the level of judicial excellence for achieving speedy justices. (10 Marks 2019)
  • “Strong PMO is antithesis to the feature of collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers' '. Examine the issues in relation to the position of PMO via-a-vis Council of Ministers in the light of this statement. (20 Marks 2019)
  • Parliamentary committees are at the deliberative core of parliamentary work which is crucial for resining legislations. Elucidate.(10 Marks 2020)
  • The spirit of democratic values requires that the independence of judiciary remains absolute. It is high time that the All India Judicial Service (AIJS) was created. Elaborate. (20 Marks 2020)
  • To strengthen the Election Commission of India and its commissioners is the need of the hour. Suggest measures to make it more independent and impartial.(10 Marks 2020)
  • Examine the National Health Policy in the context of the current pandomia situation, Identify the problems and suggest improvements.(20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Public Sector Undertakings

Public Administration Papers Topic : Public Sector Undertakings

  • "The size of the leviathan goes on expanding,  despite the country's recent commitment to downsizing or rightsizing." Comment. (20 marks 2003)
  • "The steady expansion and the gradual decline of the public sector has been one of the most conspicuous developments in post- Independence India." Discuss this statement  and suggest measures to arrest the decline  of the public sector in India. (60 marks 2003)
  • "Memorandum of understanding scheme' between government and public enterprise has forced public undertakings to improve the overall performance." Comment. (20 marks 2007)
  • "In the context of liberalisation the role of Public Sector and its welfarist approach is being drastically changed." Elucidate. (30 marks 2004)
  • Is it correct to state that "one of the major reasons for the failure of many public sector undertakings was due to departures from the original concept of autonomy" ?  (20 marks 2010)
  • "The blame for our poor public sector performance can be laid on the way our bureaucracy is structured." Comment. (20 marks 2007)
  • Can the holding company's structure act as an institutional change to efficiency? Give your answer illustrations. (30 marks 2011)
  • "'Memorandum of Understanding' scheme between the Government and Public enterprises has forced public undertakings to improve their overall performance." Do you agree with this statement ? (10 marks 2012)
  • “Autonomy to public sector understating is a myth.” Analysis in the context of the use of government expenditure by politicians who control government at different levels. (In about 150 words).(10 marks 2013)
  • Despite the adoption of decentralized planning, participatory initiatives remain marginalized and divisive in many regions. Discuss. (10 marks 2014)
  • “Public Sector Undertakings must learn to survive and be entrepreneurial without assured government budgetary support.” In the light of this statement give your suggestions for strengthening their autonomy and reviving the health of sick Public Sector Undertakings. (20 marks 2014)
  • Explain fully how a balance can be struck between autonomy and accountability of India’s public enterprises.(20 marks 2015)
  • Argue the case for and against creating Indian Public Enterprises and Industrial Service for boosting the moribund public sector in India .(10 marks 2015)
  • Evaluate the performance and efficacy of the Maharatna, navratna and Miniratna type of Public Sector Undertakings in the context of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG). (10 marks 2016)
  • “The growing prominence of NGOs in development areas is strongly related to the declining legitimacy of the State.” Explain.(10 marks 2016)
  • “Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India face tough competition from the private enterprises and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) . “ Explain(10 marks 2017)
  • “Contracting out tasks without effective accountability mechanisms can be counter-productive for effective service delivery." Comment. (10 marks 2018)
  • "The market-driven profitability concerns have shaken the foundation of the public sector undertakings.” Do you agree? Give reasons. (20 marks 2018)
  • Public Sector Undertaking was expected to take the Indian economy to the “commanding heights” instead of successive governments pushing for disinvestment. Critically examine how the scenario has changed over the years. (20 Marks 2019)
  • Does the privatization of key public sector bodies augur well for welfarisin in India? Discuss with suitable illustrations (20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Philosophical and Constitutional Framework of Government

Public Administration Papers Topic : Philosophical and Constitutional Framework of Government

  • “Values of Indian administration must be rooted in the preamble of the Indian Constitution.” Discuss.(30 marks 2009)
  • “Over-dependence on bureaucracy for bringing about socio-economic development in India has proved to be dysfunctional.”  (20 marks 2011)
  • Explain with appropriate illustrations the interface between political culture bureaucratic in contemporary India. (20 marks 2011)
  • “The liberal-democratic ideology of the West influenced the shaping of value premises of the India Constitution.” Discuss. (20 marks 2013)
  • Discuss the value of premises of Constitutionalism in India which the bureaucracy cannot violate. (10 marks 2014)
  • “Beneath the soft outer shell of democratic administrative framework lines unscathed the steel frame of Indian administration which has survived through the ages.” In the light of this statement, examine the relationship between bureaucracy and development in the last one decade. (10 marks 2014)
  • “Democracy within bureaucracy is likely to reduce its effectiveness.” Do you agree with this view? Argue your case. (10 marks 2014)
  • ‘Minimum government, maximum governance’ is not just a slogan but a philosophy of administration with enormous potentialities.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. (10 marks 2015)
  • To what extent has political culture influenced the administrative culture of India? Explain. (20 marks 2015)
  • Briefly discuss the main recommendations of the Punchhi Commission (2010) on Centre-State relations for transforming Indian Federal System. (20 marks 2015)
  • As Dr. B. R. Ambedkar observed, “the text of the Constitution can provide the organs of the State, but the final outcome of the governance process depends on how it has operationalized by the political parties and people”. Elucidate the statement. (10 marks 2015)
  • Do you think that some of the ideals enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution remain only on paper even today? Critically evaluate. (10 marks 2016)
  • Examine the efficacy of the measures taken to redefine and execute cooperative federalism in India. (10 marks 2016)
  • “Constitutionalism is the foundation of the administrative edifice e in India.” Discuss (10 marks 2017)
  • “The market reforms have not infringed the basic structure of the Constitution of India, but have largely comprised the realization of the ideals of social and economic justice.” Comment (20 marks 2017)
  • “Bureaucracy has to make a balance the need for environmental sustainability and developmental imperatives .” Discuss(20 marks 2017)
  • The philosophy of the Westminster model is at odds with the political culture of India.” Critically analyse. (10 marks 2018)
  • The economic reforms have significantly infringed the basic values and spirits of the Indian Constitution. Examine. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Macaulay’s ideas on Indian Civil Service Corresponded to the elite theory of bureaucracy, which continue to persist. Do you agree? Justify. (10 Marks 2019)
  • There is a constant and continuous collision between bureaucratic values and democratic values which adversely affects development. Do you agree? Elaborate.(10 Marks 2020)
  • The structural part of the Constitution of India is to a large extent derived from the Government of India Act, 1935, whereas its philosophical part has many other sources. Discuss the sources of the philosophical part.(20 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Evolution of Indian Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic : Evolution of Indian Administration

  • “The Rule of kings depends primarily on written orders...” Why did Kautilya favour Codification of Laws ? (20 marks 2010).
  • Comment on the view that despite different contexts, administrative maxims of kautilya’sArthashastra bear considerable similarity with features of Weber’s ideal bureaucratic model. (20 marks 2009)
  •  “Kautilya was not only the foremost politico-administrative thinker of ancient India but he was an advocate and preacher of moral values too.” Comment. (20 marks 2007)
  • "Bureaucracy developed by the British stifled the village self-rule." Comment. (20 marks 2009)
  • "The main features of British governmental and administrative system continue to influence the present Administrative System." Comment. (20 marks 2004)
  • "Though India emerged as a sovereign state after Independence, the administrative system remained the same as it was during the British period." Comment. (20 marks 2003)
  • “The Arthashastra is India’s Oldest complete text on public administration.” Comment (20 marks 2003)
  • "The Mughal Administrative System was military  rule by nature and a form of centralised despotism." Analyse.      (12 marks 2012)
  • 'Some features of Mughal Administration, in essence, do exist in Indian Administration.' Elaborate. (20 marks 2008)
  • "The             Mughal Administrative System was a military rule by nature and was centralized despotism." Comment. (20 marks 2005)
  • It is said that the British made a significant contribution towards modernising the Indian Administrative System on a 'rational - legal' basis. Justify the assessment with reference to the period from 1830 to 1865.  (30 marks 2010)
  •  ‘The Arthashastra is a book of Political realism.’ Elaborate (15 marks 2012)
  • “The Charter Act of 1853 marked the beginning of the parliamentary system in India.” Explain (10 marks 2013)
  • “Ethics in public services has been the central concern of Kautilya’s Arthashastra.” Critically examine the statement. (10 marks 2014)
  • “Indian administration is said to be characterized by its three features viz. W eberian structures, Kautilyan practice and Gandhian rhetoric.” Examine the statement.(20 marks 2014)
  • “The Regulating Act of 1773 not only introduced value in administration but also laid the foundation on centralized administration in India.” Explain  (10 marks 2015)
  • “In contemporary times, Kautilya’s Arthashstra is relevant more in the field of international relations than in economic affairs.” Analyse the statement(20 marks 2016)
  • “A significant legacy of the Mughal rule in India is a well-organized revenue administration at the State and District Levels.” Comment.(15 marks 2016)
  • “Indianisation of Public Services is a slow but steady process.” Explain(20 marks 2017)
  • “A government next-door is the government that matters most for the people.” Discuss the statement with special reference to the values of the local government. (10 marks 2018)
  • In the text of Arthashastra, ‘the state is neither a police State nor merely a tax gathering State’. Comment. (10 Marks 2019)
  • Mughal administration incorporated a combination of indian and extra-Indian clements. Discuss (10 Marks 2020)
  • The public services in India are an evolution of the British Raj. Trace the Indianization of the services.(10 Marks 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Financial Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic : Financial Administration

  • An administrator uses the budget as a framework for communication and co -ordination, as well as for exercising administrative discipline throughout the administrative structure. Explain. (20 marks 2011)
  • 'Budget is a series of goals with price-tags attached.' Explain..  (20 marks 2011) 
  • Distinguish between PBBS and performance budgeting.   (20 marks 2010)
  • What is performance budgeting ? Bring out its merits, limitations and difficulties. (60 marks 2007)
  • "Successfully Implementing budgeting approach requires favourable incentive structures." Discuss. (20 marks 2006)
  • 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 marks 2005)
  • "The budget is an instrument of coordination." Explain.   (20 marks 2005)
  • Whereas ‘value for money’ audit aims at economy and ‘performance’ audit goes beyond both, to examine the effectiveness of a programme or activity. Examine this statement with suitable illustrations. (30 marks 2011)
  • “Audit continues to be considered as something alien, something extraneous and something of the nature of an impediment.” Explain.   (20 marks 2006)
  • 'Those who budget, deal with their overwhelming burdens by adopting heuristic aids to calculation' (Wildavsky]. Explain.  (15 marks 2012)
  • "Good economics and bad politics cannot coexist in a sound budgetary process." Discuss this statement in the context of the developmental challenges in countries experiencing competitive politics. (60 marks 2008)
  • What new models of budgetary capacity and incapacity have emerged after the decline of planning programming budgeting and zero based budgeting? (10 marks 2013)
  • Budget allocations involve a series of tensions between actors with different backgrounds, orientations and interests and between the short term goals and long term institutional requirements. Discuss. (15 marks 2013)
  • “Instead of reforms to budgetary process, W ildavsky process to redefine the role of political institutional and rules by which politics leads to agreement on budget.” Explain. (10 marks 2014)
  • “The fact that we call something performance auditing means that we imply salient features which can distinguish it from other forms of inquiry.” Discuss with reference to the main measures or indicators of performance measurement. (20 marks 2014)
  • Identify the main elements of Program Budgeting, Output Budgeting and New’ Performance Budgeting. What do they have in common with PPBS? (20 marks 2014)
  • “No significant change can be made in the budgetary process without affecting the political process.” (Wildavsky). Analyse. (10 marks 2015)
  • “Public Borrowing produces different effects on the economy.” Examine. (10 marks 2016)
  • “Fiscal policy and monetary policy are the two tools used by the state to achieve its macroeconomic objectives.” Examine the statement and point out the differences between the tools. (20 marks 2016)
  • “The key to understanding performance-based budgeting lies beneath the word ‘result’ ”. In the light of the statement, examine the elements of performance-based budgeting. (20 marks 2016)
  • “Budgeting is apolitical process” – (Aaron Wildavsky) (10 marks 2017)
  • “There can be no performance auditing without performance budgeting “(15 marks 2017)
  • "Sound Performance Auditing is impossible without systematic Performance or Outcome Budgeting." Explain the relationship between the two. (15 marks 2018)
  • “Monetary policy of a country can help or hinder its development process." Discuss. (15 marks 2018)
  • Performance measurement remains an emerging issue but it is relegated to exclusively monitor and assess the use of funds. In light of the statement discuss various non-financial parameters of performance measurement to evaluate public sector organization. (20 Marks, 2019)
  • Discuss the major areas of change in the Tax-Reforms of the post liberalization era. How do you justify the importance of the direct Tax reforms in this context? (15 Marks, 2019)
  • Is William Niskanen’s “Budget Maximising Model” relevant today? Argue. (15 Marks, 2019)
  •  "Objectives of performance budgeting include improving expenditure prioritization, effectiveness and efficiency." Has performance budgeting worked effectively in governmental system ? Argue (20 Marks, 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Techniques of Administrative Improvement

Public Administration Papers Topic : Techniques of  Administrative Improvement

  • Bring out the various techniques of 0 & M adopted in India to improve efficiency in administration. (60 marks 2007).
  • Examine the needs and facets of administrative reforms in the fast changing scenario of the 21st century. What are the obstacles to administrative reforms ? Give suggestions to overcome them. (60 marks 2003)
  • In what ways and how can information technology play a crucial role in effective government - citizen interaction in the context of good governance? (60 marks 2005)
  • What is Information Technology? Describe its impact on Public Administration.  (60 marks 2004)
  • "Organisations today seem to invest in information and information systems, but their investments often do not seem to make sense." Comment. (20 marks 2003)
  • 'The apparent demise of e - Government and e-Business as the main organizing principles of society has created the conditions-for the rise of e - Governance from the ashes' .... In the context of the above statement show the distinctions between e - Government and e - Governance. (15 marks 2012)
  • A system of Information ties planning and control by managers to the operational system of implementation. Elaborate. (15 marks 2011)
  • E-governance is the final arrival of Max Weber's 'iron cage of rationality '. Discuss.  (20 marks 2011) Q.4 Do you think that there is a sort of paradox between e-Governance and good governance? Explain fully.  (20 marks 2010)
  •  "e-governance has the potential to emerge as the most effective instrument of efficiency, transparency and accountability." Comment.  (20 marks 2008)
  • What are the main functions of an O and M office?  (15 marks 2011)
  • 'Relations are the building blocks of network analysis' .... In the light of this statement summarize the form and content of relations in 'network analysis '. (15 marks 2012)
  • Trace the background and development of PERT and enumerate the steps involved in the application of PERT. (15 marks 2012)
  • Draw a simple PERT chart for a seminar planning project.  (15 marks 2012)
  • "Techniques like PERT and CPM help in effective office management." Elaborate. (20 marks 2009)
  • The success of e-government projects in most developing countries is state to be rather low. Assess the reason. (10 marks 2013)
  • “The bottom line for governance is outcomes rather than the outputs of government.” Analyze in the context of e-government and e-governance. (10 marks 2014)
  • “The field of MIS is not necessarily an extension of computer science, but of management of organization theory.” Elucidate. (15 marks 2014)
  • “Comparative Performance Measurement (CPM) bridges everyday work experience with the broader horizons of comparativism.”Explain.(10 marks 2015)
  • “E-Governance creates a direct relationship between the Citizen and the State.” In this context, explain the changing role of the elected representatives. (15 marks 2015)
  • MIS, PERT and CPM have accelerated the process of reinventing 0 & M.” In the context of the above statement, explain the recent developments in managerial techniques.(15 marks 2015)
  • “Information Technology brings efficiency and transparency to Public Administration.”Examine the statement with suitable examples(15 marks 2016)
  • “The term ‘work study’ may be used in narrower and wider senses.” Elucidate. (15 marks 2016)
  • “Digitalization provides great impetus to E-governance .” Discuss(10 marks 2017)
  • To what extent has e-governance made the administrative system more citizen-oriented ? Can it (e- governance) be made more participative ?(10 marks, 2018)
  • A narrow view of information comes in the way of successful implementation of MIS in organization. Analyze. (10 Marks, 2019)
  • Has e-governance led to debureaucratization and decentralization ? Assess its impact on bureaucratic inertia. (10 Marks, 2019)
  • In the era of increasing stress on productivity work study provides the road ahead for the administration. Identify the positive attributes of work study in the light of the statement. (15 Marks, 2019)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Public Policy

Public Administration Papers Topic : Public Policy

  • Policy is a decision driven model of research use. Explain.  (20 marks 2004)
  • Public Policy is not an independent variable and human history shows little evidence of systematic learning from policy experience. Discuss.  (20 marks 2004)
  • "... even if pollees are well-organized, effiCiently operated, widely utilized, adequately financed and supported, we may still ask, so what? Do they work ? ... What about their costs, outputs and impact?" Discuss.  (60 marks 2009)
  • 'Our normal expectation should be that new programs will fail to get off the ground and that, at best, they will take considerable time to get started. The cards in this world are stacked against things happening' [Pressman and Wildavsky]. Comment.  (15 marks 2012)
  • "Public administration can be portrayed as a wheel of relationships focused on the formulation and implementation of public policy." Explain. (20 marks 2010)
  • "Implementing a public policy is a process of discovering what works and what does not." Examine. (20 marks 2007)
  • "Nothing comes across more strongly than the great naivete about policy implementation." Discuss. (20 marks 2006)
  • Give an assessment of the processes of policy formulation and discuss the problems of policy implementation. (20 marks 2010)
  • Comment on the role of public administration in policy making and its implementation. What are the other factors influencing the policy process ? (20 marks 2005)
  • 'Policy is being made as it is being administered and administered as it is being made.' Comment. (20 marks 2011)
  • Critically examine the following statements in the field of Policy Sciences : (15 marks 2011)
  • The incrementalist paradigm posits a conservative tendency in public policy making. (15 marks 2011) 
  • Dror's Optimal Model is a fusion of the economically rational model with the extra - rational model. 
  • "Yehezkel Dror's normative models of policy making tend to be academic in perspective with poor operational utility:' Comment. (20 marks 2009)
  • 'Policy judgements comprise reality judgements, value judgements and instrumental judgements' [Geoffrey Vickers]. Elucidate.  (12 marks 2012)
  • Would you agree with Bachrach and Baratz that along with decisions, non - decisions are also part of policy ? Give reasons for your answer. (20 marks 2012)
  • Policies determine politics as governments constrain.” Attempt a critique of this statement. (10 marks 2014)
  • “The Output Studies Approach to public policy analysis overstressed the rational techniques and allocative dimension of public policy.” Analyze the statement. (15 marks 2014)
  • According to Y. Door, “The Science of Muddling through is essentially a reinforcement of pro- inertia and anti innovation ideas in policy-making”. Comment. (15 marks 2014)
  • “British philosophy of administration is based on a unification of science of administration with ethics.” Analyze.(15 marks 2014)
  • “The term policy implementation is in some respects preferable to the label public administration.” Argue .(10 marks 2015)
  • “In the appreciative systems of policy makers, goals are subsidiary to norms and values.” (Vickers). Explain. (10 marks 2015)
  • “Lenin’s concept of Socialist management refers to directing the organisational development of Socialist society.” Explain .(15 marks 2015)
  • “Policy analysis is incomplete without taking into account policy delivery.” Argue .(15 marks 2015)
  • “The concept of political feasibility in policy alternative is a probabilistic concept and is related to each policy alternative.” In the context of the above statement analyse Dror’s contribution .(20 marks 2015)
  • “In Public Policy Marking, ‘Rationalism’ is the opposite of ‘incrementalism’.” (10 marks 2016)
  • “Fred Riggs continuously changed his theory in order to create the perfect model.” Comment. .(20 marks 2016)
  • “Off all the processes involved in public policy, implementation is of greatest importance.”Examine the impediments in policy implementation. (15 marks 2017)
  • "A public policy without the active involvement of people in its formulation, implementation and evaluation is only a facade." How can this anomaly be corrected ? (15 marks 2018)
  • “Maximum social gain” in public policy making is an attractive goal which is rarely found in practices. Discuss. (10 Marks, 2019)
  • Has policy analysis become a major source of legitimation of status quo in political and social order? Discuss.(10 Marks, 2020)
  • Have political realities thwarted the move towards evidence based policy making ? Critically examine.(15 Marks, 2019)
  • “Globalization is impacting the context of national policy making. The national policy agenda is becoming international.” Explain. (20 Marks, 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Personnel Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic : Personnel Administration

  • Recruitment is the backbone of Public Administration. Explain. (20 marks 2004)
  • It is said that 'position classification', as originally conceived is sound in terms of its operational characteristics, but complicated and unresponsive in practice. Why is it still considered better than other models of civil service classification?  (60 marks 2009)
  • "If positions are the raw material of classification, class is the operating unit:' Discuss. (20 marks 2005)
  • Why do public organisations evaluate employees' performance? How can performance evaluation. systems affect employees' behaviour? How can administration effectively evaluate employees?  (60 marks 2005)
  • Discuss in this connection the case for an against promotion based on seniority.  (40 marks 2010)
  • "The widening gap In 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 marks 2007)
  • Civil Service neutrality is a thing of the Past. (20 marks 2004)
  • Briefly discuss the principles of ensuring ethics in public service as recommended in the Nolan Committee Report (1994). (20 marks 2010)
  • The administrator needs autonomy and discretion in much the same way as the politician needs control and intervention. Discuss.  (20 marks 2004)
  • Account for the increasing corruption in Administration. Suggest remedies to curb administrative corruption.(60 marks 2003)
  • Distinguish fully between the syndicate method, role playing method, and T-Group training method in personnel management. (40 marks 2010)
  • "Training has proved its incapacity to change the attitudes, behaviour and values of civil servants." Do you agree with this statement ?  (20 marks 2008)
  • "Training is essential not only for efficiency and effectiveness but also for broadening the vision of the employees:' Substantiate.  (20 marks 2007)
  • "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. (20 marks 2003)
  • 'Position Classification can be problematic. A serious complaint in its practice is that it dehumanises the employee":'  Discuss.(20 marks 2011)
  • "To talk of administrative modernization and still continue with the conventional practice of public personnel administration is a gross incongruity." Offer suggestions to initiate radicals . reforms in Human Resource Management of public administrative systems. (60 marks 2008)
  • The 'selection model of recruitment rests on the assumption that the primary needs to be met are those of the organization.' Examine.  (15 marks 2012)
  • “The technical and multidisciplinary nature of e-government has created an interdependent relationship within government between policymakers, programme administrators and technical specialists.” Analyze in the context of generalist-specialist relationships. (20 marks 2014)
  • “Many Asian and African countries have inherited the colonial idea of civil services as a privileged elite. Hence, the social status of the civil services is an important aspect of the bureaucracy’s unsuitability for change.” Comment. (15 marks 2014)
  • Analyse the relevance of W hitleyism in contemporary employer — employee relationship. (10 marks 2015)
  • “Administrative ethics is a process of independently critiquing decision standards, based on core social values that can be discovered, within reasonable organisational boundaries that can be defined, subject to the personal and professional accountability.” (Denhardt). Explain. (20 marks 2015)
  • Distinguish between ‘Codes of Conduct’ and ‘Codes of Ethics’. Justify your answer(15 marks 2015)
  • “The position-classification attempts to establish a triangular relationship between duties and responsibilities, working conditions and qualification requirements.” Elucidate. (15 marks 2015)
  • “Training is considered as paid holidays.” Comment(10 marks 2016)
  • “A central reason for utilization of Performance Appraisal is performance improvement of the employees.” In the light of the statement, analyze the needs of Performance Appraisal in an organization. (15 marks 2016)
  • “Disciplinary action may be informal and formal.” Explain and point out the provisions made in the Constitution or Statute to check the misuse of power to take disciplinary action. (15 marks 2016)
  • “360 degree performance appraisal system is a rational idea, but it involves complex and inauthentic procedures”. How can it be made foolproof?(10 marks, 2017 )
  • ”Lateral entry of competent experts into the government will promote freshness and innovation, but it can create problems of accountability.” (15 marks, 2017)
  • “Various components of Human Resource Management are inter- related .” Discuss(20  marks, 2017)
  • “Administrative ethics includes the code of conduct of civil servants, but goes beyond it as well.” Discuss(15  marks, 2017)
  • “Administrative values have no value unless they are valued by all stakeholders of the governance system." Comment. (15 marks 2018)
  •  “Lateral entry is an antidote to complacency in civil service.” Discuss. (15 marks 2018)
  • Currently, administrative training focuses more on improving efficiency than on transforming the attitudes and behaviour of civil servants. What type of training will you suggest to fill this gap ? Elaborate. (15 marks 2018)
  • “Governance is neither a paradigm nor a panacea for all the ills of government. It may be a more useful approach when other methods fail in providing public service.” Critically evaluate. (20 Marks, 2019)
  • A more effective system of performance appraisal should acknowledge the subjective elements in it and be less obsessed with the objective criteria. Elucidate. (15 Marks, 2019)
  • The imperatives of administrative ethics are necessarily an antidote to “I was only obeying the orders” argument by public official. Explain. (15 Marks, 2019)
  • In the absence of a merit-based, fair and objective civil service a more partisan and corrupt government will emerge. Is the statement justified? Give reason. (15 Marks, 2019) 
  • "Prevention of misconduct requires institutionalization of ethical values at the political and administrative levels." Justify.(10 Marks, 2020) 
  • "Performance Management Framework enables a clear line of sight between planning, measuring and monitoring performance." Critically analyse.(15 Marks, 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Development Dynamics

Public Administration Papers Topic : Development Dynamics

  • "The concept of development is multi - dimensional and ever - expanding." Explain. (20 marks 2010)
  • "People's participation is crucial to development  administration." Comment. (20 marks 2007)
  • "Development administration is starved for theories which will guide the pooling of empirical knowledge, orient new research, and recommend administrative policy." Explain. (20 marks 2005)
  • "In certain discourses, there is a reflected basic distrust against bureaucracy as an  instrument of development." Do you think bureaucracy is more appropriate for regulatory administration than for development administration ? In the changing profile of development administration in a liberalizing environment, what role of bureaucracy can I envisaged ?  (60 marks 2008)
  • Do you agree with the view that development administration has in recent years lost its impetus without making any significant intellectual breakthrough? Discuss. (60 marks 2006)
  • Indicate the milestones in the story of development from the Nehruvian Model to the liberalisation Model. (30 marks 2011)
  • "The market has become the new icon of developmentalism." Comment. (20 marks 2010)
  • Neither Edward Weidner nor Fred Riggs was able to describe the process of development administration adequately. Explain the drawbacks and weaknesses in their theoretical analyses. (30 marks 2011)
  • In organizational analysis, there is always gender around (Gouldner). Argue (10 marks 2013)
  • “For those who use the euphemism of ‘shared power’ for participation, the appropriate literature for guidance is practical politics and not organization and Management.” “Stronger state and strong civil society are the need to develop both participatory democracy and responsive government as mutually reinforcing and supportive.” Bring out the myths and realities associated with public participation. (20 marks 2013)
  • Economic reforms are a work in progress, with the state reluctant to fully relinquish its reins. Discussion of the statement with regard to the implementation of economic reforms in India . (15 marks 2013)
  • “The policy process was not structured in the way required by bureaucratic planning.” ”Arguably, instrumentalism now stands most in contrast to neo liberal nationality that impose market against both gradual change and democratic liberalism.” analyses these two statements. (20 marks 2013)
  • “The term Development Administration can be used only in a broad sense to mark the variety of approaches and points of view.” Discuss. (10 marks 2014)
  • “Self-Help Groups have not only empowered women, but have also brought about attitudinal change among all stakeholders towards women development.” Discuss. (15 marks 2014)
  • Show in what way the Gender and Development approach differs from the W oman and Development approach. (10 marks 2015)
  • “Self-Help Groups are considered as one of the most significant tools to adopt participatory approach for economic empowerment of women”. Comment. (10 marks 2016)
  • “The idea of development stands like a ruin in the intellectual landscape’ and “It is time to dismantle this mental structure”. (Wolfgang Sachs) In the light of the statement, Critically examine the anti- development thesis. (15 marks 2016)
  • “The problem is to achieve the right balance between a competitive market economy and an effective state: Markets where possible, the state where necessary.” Justify your answer. (15 marks 2016)
  • “Development Administration and Administrative Development have a chicken and egg kind of relationship”.-(Riggs) . Elaborate(10 marks 2017)
  • “Liberalization, Privatization and  Globalization  have transformed  the nature of development administration .” Discuss(20 marks 2017)
  • “Bureaucracy has inbuilt limitations to act as the prime catalyst to multi- faceted development in a democratic country”. Analyze this statement with appropriate examples(15 marks 2017)
  • "The issue of development of women is closely related to the issue of women in development." How can women become equal partners in the process of socio-economic development? (10 marks 2018)
  • "The process of administrative development is generally slower than the p economic development." How can the speed of administrative development be made faster ? (10 marks 2018)
  • In order to be development-oriented, bureaucracies need to be innovative, flexible, citizen- centric and result-oriented, but they are slow in imbibing these virtues in a democratic system. Do we need to go beyond the traditional models of bureaucracy and create alternative structures ? Elaborate. (20 marks 2018)
  • How does ethnocentrism impact development administration in achieving sustainable goals ? Argue with examples. (20 marks 2018)
  • Contractualism has become a favorite policy of the neoliberal forces, but now without its share of controversy. Argue. (10 Marks, 2019)
  • “Development dynamics is marked by a dilemma : the concept of development has a built-in participatory orientation but the practice of development has been inherently exclusionary.” Discuss. (20 Marks, 2019)
  • In a society marked by social inequity and gender inequality women self-help groups are bound to play a marginal role. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. (20 Marks, 2019)
  • "Markets, hierarchies and networks represent modem governing structures in government." Explain.(10 Marks, 2020)
  • Affirmative action in socio-economic development has not altogether eliminated discrimination. Discuss it in the context of women empowerment.(15 Marks, 2020)
  • "Collaboration and its cognates for public service delivery need to be viewed from the governance lenses." Comment. (15 Marks, 2020)

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Public Administration Papers Topic : Comparative Public Administration

Public Administration Papers Topic :  Comparative Public Administration

  • "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 experiences." Discuss. (20 marks 2005)
  • "Not to be comparative is to be naively parochial" (Riggs). Comment. (20 marks 2007)
  • " ... non - western states often, if not always, have unbalanced politics, but these may not necessarily be bureaucratic politics." Discuss.     (20 marks 2009)
  • "Truly comparative administrative studies are empirical, nomothetic and ecological." (Riggs) In this perspective, examine the current status of Comparative Public Administration. (20 marks 2008)
  • Explain the meaning, significance and Models of Comparative Public Administration. (60 marks 2004)
  • "The Prismatic model of Riggs is equally applicable to developing as well as developed society." Comment. (20 marks 2010)
  • Which of the model(s) in development administration is/are characterised by 'Selectivism', 'Attainment' and 'Poly- functionalism'? Describe the corresponding theoretical roots and attributes. (30 marks 2009)
  • Comment on the reasons why universal theory remains elusive in comparative public administration. (20 marks 2012)
  • 'Rigg's classification of societies into fused, prismatic, and diffracted is built around the concept of differentiation.' Analyze. (15 marks 2012)
  • Comparative Public Administration both resembles and differs from modern organization theory. Elaborate (10 marks 2013)
  • What is Administrative elitism? How does it evolve in Public Administration? elaborate your response with reference to historical examples(10 marks 2013)
  • “….in most cases….newly independent states, of the nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America, despite their differences…are in transition.” (Ferrel Heady). What common features are indicative of characteristics of their Administrative patterns (cultures)? (15 marks 2013)
  • Critically examine the Riggsian concept of differentiation in the context of the post-globalization era. (10 marks 2014)
  • How does Ferrel Heady rationalize the three stages of development in comparative administration? (20 marks 2015)
  • “Riggs observed that three ‘trends’ Could be discerned in the comparative study of Public Administration.” Discuss. (10 marks 2016)
  • “The Riggsian models of Fusion –Prismatic-Diffracted Societies and their administrative systems have been inspired by Max Weber’s typology of Traditional Charismatic  Legal-Rational Authorities .” Analyze (20 marks 2017)
  • "Administrative systems across the world can be understood only in their respective historical and social contexts." Explain the statement giving examples. (20 marks 2018)
  • The failure to discard its elitist character and west-centric orientation has led to the decline of Comparative Public Administration. Explain. (10 Marks 2019)
  • "Comparative Public Administration started with no paradigm of its own and developed nane" Comment (10 Marks 2020)
  • "Administrative ideas must be seen in the context of environment in which they develop." In the light of the above statement, examine the influence of New Public Management and Information and Communication Technologies on comparative study of Public Administration.(20 Marks 2020)
     

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1. उत्तर प्रदेश में गोखलु बेराजै का निर्माण कब प्रारम्भ किया गया था ?

a. दिसंबर , 1990
b. जनवरी , 1992
c. अक्टूबर , 1990
d. सितम्बर 1991

2. उत्तर प्रदेश की सबसे लम्बी नहर कौन-सी है ?

a. ऊपरी गंगा नहर
b. शारदा नहर
c. आगरा नहर
d. निचली गंगा नहर

3. उत्तर प्रदेश में रानी लक्ष्मी बाई बाँध प्रयोजना किस नदी पर है ?

a. रामगंगा
b. भागीरथी
c. बेतवा
d. घघरा

4. उत्तर प्रदेश के किस स्थान की सिचाई हेतु देवकली पम्प नहर परियोजना का कार्य प्रारम्भ किया गया ?

a. गाजीपुर
b. आगरा
c. मेरठ
d. वाराणसी

5. उत्तर प्रदेश में शारदा नहर प्रणाली का निर्माण कार्य किस वर्ष किया गया

a. 1925
b. 1930
c. 1928
d. 1940

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