(Download) UPSC IAS Mains 2011: Public Administration (Paper -1) Optional Question Paper
(Download) UPSC IAS Mains 2011: Public Administration (Paper -1 ) Optional Question Paper
Subject: Public Administration
Exam Date: 2nd November 2011
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Paper- I
Section A
Q.1. Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20×3=60
(a) ‘A crisis of credibility’ in the administrative system can be overcome
only by ‘reinventing government’. Comment.
(b) ‘Media is a Parliament of citizens,’ Explain.
(c) E-governance is the final arrival of Max Weber’s ‘iron cage of rationality’.
Discuss.
Q.2.
(a) In a evolution of the discipline of Public Administration, Minnow brook
Conference I, II and III reflect the discipline’s reconceptualisation and its
changing values. Elucidate. 30
(b) Critically examine conflict resolution according to M.P. Follett. Explain
how McGregor took forward her ideas in the context of complex organizations. 30
Q.3.
(a) Whereas Down’s model is largely dependent of a theory of psychological
motivation, Niskanen’s model is framed by neo-classical thinking.
In the light of the above, discuss the public choice approach to
decision-making. 30
(b) The Systems Approach is relevant even today for organizational analysis.
Discuss how Chester Barnard and David Easton adopted this approach in their
respective areas of study.
Q.4.
(a) Whereas ‘value for money’ audit aims at economy and ‘performance’ audit
seek efficiency, ‘social audit goes beyond both, to examine the effectiveness of
a programme or activity.
Examine this statement with suitable illustrations. 30
(b) Make a critical assessment of Dicey’s understanding of the Rule of Law Droit
Administratif. 15
(ii) Make out a case for Delegated Legislation. 15
Section B
Q.5. Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20×3=60
(a) ‘Budget is a series of goals with price-tags attached.’ Explain.
(b) ‘Polity is being made as it is being administrated and administered as it is
being.’ Comment.
(c) ‘Position Classification can be problematic. A serious complaint in its
practice is that is dehumanizes the employee.’ Discuss
Q.6.
(a) 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
(b) Indicate the milestones in the story of development from the Nehruvian Model
to the Liberalisation Model. 30
Q.7.
(a) Civil Servants must be moralists in action, living up to Paul Appleby’s
dictum that ‘responsible government is ethical government’. Examine this
statement in the fight of good governance.
(b) Critically examine the following statements in the field of Policy Science.
(i) The increment list paradigm posits a conservative tendency in public policy
making. 15
(ii) Dror’s Optional Model is a fusion of the economically rational model with
the extra-rational model. 15
Q.8.
(a) (i) What are the main functions of an O and M office? 15
(ii) A system of Information ties planning and control by managers to the
operational system of implementation. Elaborate. 15
(b) An administrator uses the budget as framework for communication and
co-ordination, as well as for exercising administrative discipline throughout
the administrative structure. Explain
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