{"id":49936,"date":"2019-07-17T10:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T05:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=49936"},"modified":"2019-07-17T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T05:27:11","slug":"upsc-mains-2011-public-administration-paper-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2011-public-administration-paper-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains 2011: Public Administration Paper -1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.1. Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20\u00d73=60<br><\/strong>(a) \u2018A crisis of credibility\u2019 in the administrative system can be overcome only by \u2018reinventing government\u2019. Comment.<br>(b) \u2018Media is a Parliament of citizens,\u2019 Explain.<br>(c) E-governance is the final arrival of Max Weber\u2019s \u2018iron cage of rationality\u2019. Discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.2.<\/strong> (a) In a evolution of the discipline of Public Administration, Minnow brook Conference I, II and III reflect the discipline\u2019s reconceptualisation and its changing values. Elucidate. 30<br>(b) Critically examine conflict resolution according to M.P. Follett. Explain how McGregor took forward her ideas in the context of complex organizations. 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.3.<\/strong> (a) Whereas Down\u2019s model is largely dependent of a theory of psychological motivation, Niskanen\u2019s model is framed by neo-classical thinking.<br>In the light of the above, discuss the public choice approach to decision-making. 30<br>(b) The Systems Approach is relevant even today for organizational analysis. Discuss how Chester Barnard and David Easton adopted this approach in their respective areas of study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.4.<\/strong> (a) Whereas \u2018value for money\u2019 audit aims at economy and \u2018performance\u2019 audit seek efficiency, \u2018social audit goes beyond both, to examine the effectiveness of a programme or activity.<br>Examine this statement with suitable illustrations. 30<br>(b) Make a critical assessment of Dicey\u2019s understanding of the Rule of Law Droit Administratif. 15<br>(ii) Make out a case for Delegated Legislation. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.5. Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20\u00d73=60<br><\/strong>(a) \u2018Budget is a series of goals with price-tags attached.\u2019 Explain.<br>(b) \u2018Polity is being made as it is being administrated and administered as it is being.\u2019 Comment.<br>(c) \u2018Position Classification can be problematic. A serious complaint in its practice is that is dehumanizes the employee.\u2019 Discuss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.6.<\/strong> (a) Neither Edward Weidner nor Fred Riggs was able to describe the process of development administration adequately. Explain the drawbacks and weaknesses in their theoretical analyses. 30<br>(b) Indicate the milestones in the story of development from the Nehruvian Model to the Liberalisation Model. 30 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.7.<\/strong> (a) Civil Servants must be moralists in action, living up to Paul Appleby\u2019s dictum that \u2018responsible government is ethical government\u2019. Examine this statement in the fight of good governance.<br>(b) Critically examine the following statements in the field of Policy Science.<br>(i) The increment list paradigm posits a conservative tendency in public policy making. 15<br>(ii) Dror\u2019s Optional Model is a fusion of the economically rational model with the extra-rational model. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.8.<\/strong> (a) (i) What are the main functions of an O and M office? 15<br>(ii) A system of Information ties planning and control by managers to the operational system of implementation. Elaborate. 15<br>(b) An administrator uses the budget as framework for communication and co-ordination, as well as for exercising administrative discipline throughout the administrative structure. Explain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section A Q.1. Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20\u00d73=60(a) \u2018A crisis of credibility\u2019 in the administrative system can be overcome only by \u2018reinventing government\u2019. Comment.(b) \u2018Media is a Parliament of citizens,\u2019 Explain.(c) E-governance is the final arrival of Max Weber\u2019s \u2018iron cage of rationality\u2019. Discuss. Q.2. 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