PubAd.

Paper 1: Section A
Questions 1 (Compulsory)
Answer the following, questions in not more than 150 words each. 5 questions x 10
marks each.
1. How did the traditional Public Administration resolve the fundamentally
irresolvable problem- creating an administration strong enough to be effect
but not strong enough to endanger accountability?
2. The theory of organizational incompetence has two separate and distinct
faces. Examine Chris Argyris views on this
3. In the globalized Public Administration, hierarchy creates more ethical
problems than it solves. Comment
4. Public Administration in the neo-liberal era is government less by the
instruments of accountability and more by those of external accountability
Elaborate
5. Discuss the views that tribunals should have the same degree of
independence from the Executive as that enjoyed by the supreme court and
high courts, especially for those tribunals that look over the functions of high
courts.

Question 2
1. New Public Administration may have neither been the savior its enthusiasts
promised, nor the devil its critics worried it would be. Discuss. (25 marks |
word limit not mentioned)
2. The design of physical structures, the anatomy of the organization came first,
and was indeed the principle consideration. An organization is a system of
interrelated social behaviors of participants Analyses these statements and
evaluate the contribution of the respective approach to Administrative theory.
(25 marks | word limit not mentioned)

Question 3
1. Decisions are not made by organizations, but by human beings behaving as the
members of organizations. How do Bernard and Herbert A. Simon
conceptualize the relation between decision of the individual employee and
the organizational authority? 20 marks
2. A variety of different organizational arrangement can be used to provide
different public goods and services. Example the theory underlying this
proposition and its potential contribution. 15 marks.
3. What is the nature of psychological contract persued by organizational
management through authority and employees through exertion of upward
influence? 15

Question 4
1. Structure theory is by and large, grounded in classical principles of

efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. Explain. 25 marks

2. Public interest is still inadequate as a ground concept to evaluate public
policy. Discuss. 25 marks.

PubAd Paper I: Section B (Question 5 to 8)

Question 5 (Compulsory)
Answer all five, in not more than 150 words each. 10 marks x 5 = 50 marks.
1. Comparative Public Administration both resembles and differs from modern
organization theory. elaborate
2. In organizational analysis, there is always gender around (Gouldner). Argue
3. What is Administrative elitism? How does it evolve in Public Administration?
elaborate your response with reference to historical examples
4. The success of e-government projects in most developing countries s is state
to be rather low. Assess the reason.
5. What new models of budgetary capacity and incapacity have emerged after the
decline of planning programming budgeting and zero based budgeting?

Question 6
1. 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 associate with
public participation. 20 marks
2. .in most cases.newly independent states, of the nations of Africa, Asia
and Latin America, despite their differencesare in transition. (Ferrel
Heady). What common features are indicative of characteristics of their
Administrative patterns (cultures)? 15m
3. To talk about the regulatory framework is to talk about short governance.
Analyze the statement in the context of public private partnership and identify
the elements of regulation. 15m

Question 7
1. Economic reforms are a work in progress, with the state reluctant to fully
relinquish its reins. Discussion the statement with regard to implementation
of economic reforms in India . 15
2. 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.
3. Budget allocations involves 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

Question 8
Q8a. Read following instances carefully and suggest what specific perspectives on
organizational psychology of motivation would help the concerned organization to
reconcile the needs of the following four persons with the needs of organization:
30m
1. Mr.A comes to his office with clocklike punctuality; does his work with
impeccable honesty and integrity; takes orders from above gladly; responds
well to overtures by peers; but neither mixes with anyone himself nor seeks
anyones company. what is more, he seem quite happy in his isolation.
2. Mr.B is an efficient charge hand at the welding shop. He is very outgoing and
makes friends fast, but falls out with them very fast too. He is, however, easily
pacified when anyone asks him to calm down in the name of the organization.
3. Mr.C is completely happy and absorbed when he is teaching in the classes, and
doesnt at all mind when is workload gets heavier and covers new areas. But he
gets angry when the finance section raises objection about his medical bills;
and is furious that the higher administration is yet to give him full tenure.
4. Mr.D is a metallurgist in the forge shop of the steel plan, and has received
honors for his innovativeness in modifying conventional alloys. He also paints
well and values his painting skills far more than his metallurgy and is
extremely unhappy that company house journal did not finally carry his water
sketch on its front cover.
Q8b. Suppose the government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a
mountain valley girded by forests and inhibited by ethnic communities. What
rational techniques of policy analysis should it resorts to for coping with likely
uncertainties and unforeseen contingencies.
End of paper 1, here comes paper 2
Same instructions for Paper two i.e. 5 out of 8, Q1 and 5 compulsory, attempt
remaining three from any section but atleast one from each section.

PubAd.Paper II Section A
Question 1 (Compulsory)
Attempt following about 150 words each. 10 marks x 5 = 50m
1. The charter act of 1853 marked the beginning of parliamentary system in
India. Explain
2. Civil service neutrality is founded on the application of the principles of rule
of law. Comment
3. The second generation reforms in Panchayati Raj institution have changed
Panchayats from an agency of Development at local level into a political
institution. comment
4. Finance commission in India performs the job of statistics aggregation.
comment

5. Planning enables comprehensive and scientific understanding of problems.

Examine the statement in context of planning methodology.

Question 2
1. Bureaucratic agencies, characterized by established procedures,
specialization, leadership, clean objectives, are not ideal to handle disaster
Management. examine with reference to the need for Administrative
flexibility in managing disasters. (20 marks | 250 words)
2. The liberal -democratic ideology of the west influenced in shaping of value
premises of the Indian Constitution. Discuss. (20 marks | 250 words)
3. Autonomy to public sector undertakings is a myth. Analyze in the context of
the use of government Expenditure by politicians to control governments at
different levels. (10 marks | 150 words)

Question 3
1. Laws are enacted without involving police in the conception stage, with the
result implementation of these laws leaves much to be desired. Examine the
role of police in protection of children. (10 marks | 150 words)
2. Central Secretariat is the nodal agency for administering the union subjects
and establishing coordination among the various activities of government
discuss. (20 marks | 250 words)
3. Is there is need to dispense with the office of the governor? Examine in the
context of coalition governments. (10m | 150w)

Question 4
1. 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 unionstate relationships (20m|250w)
2. Use of information and communication technology in Panchayats function
enhances efficiency, transparency and accountability and also induces mass
ICT culture. Examine (20m|250w)
3. Judicial review of administrative tribunals decision defeats the very objective
of establishing tribunals. Comment with reference to central Administrative
tribunal. (10m|150w)

PubAd.Paper 2: Section B
Question 5 (Compulsory)
Attempt following about 150 words each. 10 marks x 5 = 50m
1. Public Administration today tends to be less of public in quantitative terms,
but more responsive to public needs than before in qualitative terms. Examine
with reference to citizen centric administration
2. Performance budgeting failed because it was applied to sectors/ programs

where quantitative evaluation was not feasible. Examine the principles

underlying performance budgeting techniques.
3. The design of the Indian police was to subjugate the India n people in the
aftermath of 1857. Analyze in the context of Indian police Act of 1861.
4. Reducing the size (geographical area) of the district will provide relief to the
overburdnened and overworked collector. comment
5. The concept of social audit is more comprehensive than that of traditional
audit. comment

Question 6
1. Gandhian model of decentralization is similar to the process of reinventing
governance. Analyze in the context of good governance. (20m|250 words)
2. Accounting is the essence of producing promptly and clearly the facts relating
to financial conditions and operations that are required as a basis of
management. Substantiate the statement in the context of accounting methods
and techniques in government (20m|250 words)
3. Explain the important recommendations of VT Krishanamachary Committee
(1952) on the Indian and State Administrative services and problems of
district administration. (10m|150w)

Question 7
1. The 73rd amendment, it is felt, may accentuate fiscal indiscipline by
establishing between states and local governments a system of transfers,
similar to the one in place between central and state government (world d
bank) Comment (20m|250w)
2. Municipal administration in India faces both structural and operational
challenges. examine in context of the post 74th amendment act (20m|250w)
3. Self-help groups (SHG) have contributed to a change in the role of rural
women in development from symbolic participation of empowerment
(10m|150w)

Question 8
1. There is both criminalization of politics and politicization of criminals in
India . Examine and identify the challenges they cause for law and order
administration. (20m|250w)
2. The basic ethical problem of an administrator is to determine how he/she can
use discretionary power in a way that is consistent with democratic values.
comment with reference to corruption in administration (20m|250w)
3. Justify the Constitutional provisions to treat certain expenditure as charged
upon Consolidate fund of India (10m|150w)
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