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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Paper—II
(Time Allowed Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 300)
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the
Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated
clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided
for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers
written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Question Nos. I and 5 which
are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions
selecting at least one question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by each part of a question is
indicated against each.
Abbreviations used carry their usual contextual meaning.
Important : Whenever a Question is being attempted,
all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously.
This means that before moving on to the next Question
to be attempted, candidates must finish attempting all
parts/sub-parts of the previous Question attempted. This
is to be strictly followed.
Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struck
out in ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank may
not be given credit
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SECTION—A
1. Attempt each of the following in about 150 words
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(a) "The Mughal Administrative System was military
rule by nature and a form of centralised despotism."
Analyse.
(b) 'Judges should not govern the country. They can
lay down a law, not interfere with governance.'
Discuss.
(c) Critically examine the variables in the composition
and functioning of Cabinet Committees.
(d) "`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 ?
(e) To what extent has the 74th Constitutional
Amendment Act created a 'federation within a
federation' in India ?
2. (a) "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 of the Chief Secretary in the discharge
of his functions.
30
(b) 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
3. (a) 'Parliamentary Departmental Committees have
played their role effectively in analysing the
demands for grants.' Evaluate.
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(b) (i) Explain the emerging ambiguity in respect
of the developmental role of the District
Collector in the wake of the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment Act.
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(ii) Justify 'indicative' planning in the context
of LPG.
10
(c) 'Parliament is an independent institution, not to
be seen as an extension of government or of a
party.' Elaborate.
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4. (a) '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.
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(b) Discuss the recommendations of the Sarkaria
Commission in respect of the National
Development Council for improving Centre-State
planning relations.
20
(c) `The Arthashastra is a book of political realism.'
Elaborate.
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SECTION—B
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each :—
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(a) 'Bureaucrats should not play politics, but
understand how politics works.' Comment.
(b) 'Good governance is closely aligned with effective
democratic governance.' Elaborate.
(c) 'Corruption is more of an environmental than an
administrative problem.' Discuss.
(d) 'Questions represent a powerful technique of
parliamentary control over expenditure.' Explain.
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(e) Tanchayati Raj Institutions are still affected by
State control and domination by bureaucracy.'
Do you agree ?
6. (a) Local self-government in India is the interplay of
several factors — historical, ideological, and administrative. Critically examine these factors.
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(b) 'Efforts made towards administrative reforms so
far have been lacking in congruence between
strategy, structure and substance.' Discuss with
illustrations.
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7. (a) Indian administration is yet to fully appreciate
and adopt the benefits of Information Technology.
Elucidate.
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(b) What is an output-based performance budgeting
system 9 Analyse this system in the context of
India.
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(c) NGOs demand greater autonomy from the
State and are now 'new actors' in development.
How effective are they as instruments of
decentralisation and debureaucratisation ?
Critically evaluate.
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8. (a) Compare and contrast the Padmanabhaiah, Ribeiro
and Mallinath Committee Reports.
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(b) "Even though law and order administration is a
State subject in the Indian Constitution, it is
paradoxical that the para-military and other kinds
of security forces under the Union Government
have grown in recent years." Critically analyse
the statement.
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(c) How does New Localism impact Centre-StateLocal relations in the era of LPG ?
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