UPSC Optional public Administration Paper-1,2020 Question paper
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SECTION-A
Q1. Answer the following in about 150
words each:
(a) "The strength of Public Administration is in its
exploration of the complexities and nuances of public policy making and
implementation." Discuss.
(b) Principles of analysis and principles of action were not
differentiated in Taylor's scientific management. Comment
(c) "Arbitrariness in the application of rule of law is a
primary cause of poor governance." Discuss.
(d) Departments, Boards and Commissions as forms of organization
are dissimilar in the context of accountability and responsibility."
Analyse.
(e)Administrative man bridges the psychological man and the
rational man. Explain.
Q2. (a) The movement towards governance as an
organizing concept for public administration and management is because the
focus of administration has been shifting from the bureaucratic state to the
'hollow state' and 'third-party government. Critically examine.
(b) "Organizations of the future will be organic-adaptive
structures but temporary systems." Discuss how Warren Bennis characterizes
the new form of organization.
(c) "Productivity is not the result of working conditions
but the result of emotional response of workers to work performed." Are
Elton Mayo's findings relevant in contemporary organizations?
Q3. (a) Performance information use is a form
of organizational behavior that is influenced by individual. job,
organizational and environmental factors." Critically analyse.
(b) New Public Service emphasizes democracy and citizenship as
the basis for public administra tion theory and practice. Elucidate.
(c) "Accountability under New Public Management
has undergone a radical change, although the focus has continued to remain on
management." Comment
Q4. (a) "Developments in the field of
Administrative Law reflect an increasingly blurred boundary between the state
and society, and between justice and administration." Has administrative
law become more constitutional than the Constitution itself? Arguc.
(b) The content and process theories of motivation have the same
focus but are different in approaches." Do you agree? Give reasons.
(c) Thrust on the citizen centricity and Right based approaches,
aim to empower the citizens. In the light of the above, has the administrative
accountability improved? Justify your argument
Section-B
Q5. Answer the following in about 150 words
each:
(a) "Comparative Public Administration started with no
paradigm of its own and developed nane" Comment
(b) "Markets, hierarchies and networks represent modem governing
structures in government." Explain.
(c) Has policy analysis become a major source of legitimation of
status quo in political and social order? Discuss.
(d) "Fiscal policy should address the issues of inequity,
intricacy and obscurantism." Explain.
(e) "Prevention of misconduct requires institutionalization
of ethical values at the political and administrative levels."
Justify.
Q6. (a) "Administrative ideas must be
seen in the context of environment in which they develop." In the light of
the above statement, examine the influence of New Public Management and
Information and Communication Technologies on comparative study of Public
Administration.
(b) Affirmative action in socio-economic development has not
altogether eliminated discrimination. Discuss it in the context of women
empowerment.
(c) Have political realities thwarted the move towards evidence
based policy making? Critically examine.
Q7. (a) “Globalization is impacting the
context of national policy making. The national policy agenda is becoming
international.” Explain.
(b) "Collaboration and its cognates for public service
delivery need to be viewed from the governance lenses." Comment. |
(c) Administrative reform is "an artificial inducement of
administrative transformation against resistance." (Gerald Caiden).
Identify the nature of resistance and inducements required to overcome it.
Q8. (a)"Disruptive nature of developments
in Information Technology has changed the contours of e-governance in the last
one decade." Analyse.
(b) "Performance Management Framework enables a clear line
of sight between planning, measuring and monitoring performance."
Critically analyse.
(c) "Objectives of performance budgeting include improving expenditure prioritization, effectiveness and efficiency." Has performance budgeting worked effectively in governmental system? Argue.
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