Public Administration Mains 2022 : Solved Paper-2 (Question: 1)
Public Administration Mains 2022 : Solved Paper Question Paper-2 (Question-1)
Section A
- Exam Name: UPSC IAS Mains Public Administration (Paper-II)
- Year : 2022
- Marks: 250
- Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Q1. Answer the following in about 150 words each :
(a) “Mughal administrative system was centralised despotism”. Comment. 10
The Divine theory of kinship served as the foundation for the Mughal administration, in which the King presided over all aspects of governance.The administration had a rigid, hierarchical, centralized, top-down structure. For instance, the Mansabdari system was a civil and military bureaucracy in which the king appointed Jagirs according to their ranks and held them accountable for managing their respective Mansabs. There was absence of concept of welfare and people were treated as subjects without adequate rights. There was no Rule of law or tenes of constitutionalism thereby promoting autocratic tendencies wherein people had no progressive rights. The king was the law and shadow of allah and any disrespect to him was considered as blasphemous inviting death penalty. Moreover, there was no organized judiciary or separation of power.
(b) “The office of the District Collector admirably survived the changing times from colonialism to the present times”. Comment. 10
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(c) “The smooth transaction of business in Ministries and Departments depends on the role played by Cabinet Secretariat”. Discuss.
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(d) “The Government of India Act, 1935 is the most important source of Indian constitution”. Identify its features.10
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(e) “The Chief Secretary is the chief communication link between the state and central government”. Explain. 10
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