LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
LT 52
(ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY, ENG. LITT. & TAMIL LITT.)
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
HT 2103 / 3103 / 3201 / 4203 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Date & Time: 23/04/2007 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer any TEN of the following not exceeding TEN line each.
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. The Council of States
2. The Constituent Assembly
3. ‘Sail or sink together’
4. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
5. Parliamentary System of Government
6. Fiscal Policy
7. ‘Opened the Budget’
8. Civil Service
9. Delegated Legislation
10. Clientele
11. Administrative Staff College
12. Rule of Law
PART – B
Answer any FOUR of the following not exceeding ONE page each.
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
13. Define ‘Public Administrations’ and point out the relevance of the study.
14. Examine the basic principles of the Indian Constitution.
15. What is a ‘Federation’? Explain it with reference to India.
16. Evaluate the functioning of the ‘Panchayatiraj’ in our country.
17. Explain Financial Administration and highlight its objectives in India?
18. Describe some of the social welfare measures of the Government of India.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following questions, not exceeding FOUR pages each.
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
19. Critically examine the powers and functions of the Lok Sabha in India.
20. What is Public Enterprise and explain its importance and organization in the Indian context.
21. Critically evaluate Public Service Commissions, Recruitment, Promotion and Training in
India.
22. Describe how the Prime Minister is elected in the Indian political system and how does
he/she will exercise his/her powers and functions.
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