Q.1. Answer the following question in not more than 150 words each:- 12 \u00d7 5 = 60 Q. 2.<\/strong> (a) How would you trace the development of Public Administration in items of different paradigms from the politics\/administration dichotomy of 1900 \u2013 1926 to the rise of Public Administration of Public Administration after the formation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) in the USA in 1970? 30 Q. 3.<\/strong> (a) \u2018Three features characterize Simon\u2019s original view of bounded rationality: search or alternatives, satisfying, and aspiration adaptation,\u2019 Elucidate. 20 (ii) In the light of your discussion on 3(b) (i) above, also show where and how this \u2018fitting\u2019 differs essentially from the \u2018coping\u2019 with \u2018stress\u2019 from the environment emphasized by the systems theory of organization. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q. 4.<\/strong> (a) \u2018Open access to government records is \u2026 the hallmark of a democratic government\u2019, but \u2018governments are not hesitant about destroying record \u2014 very deliberately \u2014 in order to prevent investigations, as well as to generally weaken accountability\u2019. Do you think that in this situation right to information can go to the extent of demanding complete declassification and \u2018de-archivization\u2019 of government records? Argue. 30 Q.5. Answer the following question in not more than 150 words each\u2014 12 \u00d7 5 = 60 Q.6.<\/strong> (a) Do you think that there is an unresolved and often overlooked tension in Dicey\u2019s concept of rule of law, considering that the other principle of parliamentary sovereignty in English constitutional system runs counter to it? 20 Q.7<\/strong>. (a) Comment on the reason why universal theory remains elusive in comparative public administration. 20 Q.8.<\/strong> (a) (i) \u2018Relations are the building blocks of network analysis\u2019 \u2014 In the light of this statement summarize the form and content of relations in \u2018network analysis\u2019. 15 (b) \u2018The apparent demise of e-Government and e-Business as the main organizing principle of society has created the conditions for the rise of e-Governance from the ashes\u2019 \u2014 In the context of the above statement show the distinctions between e-Government and e-Governance. 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Section A Q.1. Answer the following question in not more than 150 words each:- 12 \u00d7 5 = 60(a) \u2018On a more sophisticated plane public choice is concerned with \u201cPareto optimality\u201d, or at least with \u201cPareto improvements\u201d.\u2019 Comment.(b) \u2018In the canonization of this abstract idea of \u2018Staatstraison\u2019 are inseparably woven the sure instincts of the… Continue reading UPSC Mains 2012: Public Administration Paper -1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49939","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>(a) \u2018On a more sophisticated plane public choice is concerned with \u201cPareto optimality\u201d, or at least with \u201cPareto improvements\u201d.\u2019 Comment.
(b) \u2018In the canonization of this abstract idea of \u2018Staatstraison\u2019 are inseparably woven the sure instincts of the bureaucracy for the conditions which preserve its own power in the State\u2019 [Weber]. Explain.
(c) \u2018Man\u2019s motives \u2026.. in different subparts of the same organizations may be different\u2019 [Edgar Schein]. Discuss.
(d) Leadership is the \u2018influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directive of the organization\u2019 [Katz and Kahn].
(e) \u2018Policy judgements comprise reality judgements, value judgement and instrumental judgments\u2019 [Geoffrey Vickers]. Elucidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) (i) In what respects is Taylor\u2019s \u2018Scientific Management\u2019 or classical motivational theory different from the classical organizational theory expounded by Gulick, Urwick etc? 15
(ii) What light does Antonio Gramsci\u2019s critique of Taylorism throw on its socio-psychological underpinnings? 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) (i) \u2018The essence of the contingency theory paradigm is that organization effectiveness results from fitting characteristics of the organization, such as its structure, to contingencies that reflect the situation of the organization.\u2019 Give your reactions to this statement. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Should media exposure be included in rules for administrative accountability in India? State your views. 15
(c) Comment on the role of Civil Society in facilitating administrative accountability with special reference to the \u2018Janlokpal\u2019 issue in India. 15 <\/p>\n\n\n\n:: Section \u2018B\u2019 ::<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>(a) \u2018Riggs\u2019s classifications of societies into fused, prismatic, and diffracted is built around the concept of differentiation.\u2019 Analyze.
(b) \u2018The anti-development thesis \u2026. Reduces development to an idea without history, impervious to change\u2019, but \u2018fails to take account of the fact that for all its faults, development can be empowering.\u2019 Discuss.
(c) The \u2018selection model of recruitment rests on the assumption that the primary needs to be met are those the organization.\u2019 Examine
(d) \u2018Our normal expectation should be that new programs will fail get off the ground and that, at best, they will take considerable time to get started. The cards in this world are stacked against things happening\u2019 (Pressman and Wildavsky). Comment.
(e) \u2018Those who budget, deal with their overwhelming burdens by adopting heuristic acids to calculation\u2019 (Wildavsky). Explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Would you agree that the strong Rechsstaal version of the rule of law found on the Continent never existed in England because of the its particular history? 20
(c) Why is le droit administrative regarded alongside the Napoleonic Code as the most notable achievement of French legal science? 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Given the importance of the issue of sex equality in development do you think the self-help group movement adequately addresses absence of women in the former mainstream development agenda?
(c) Would you agree with Bachrach and Baratz that along with decisions, non-decision are also part of policy? Give reasons for your answer. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(ii) Trace the background and development of PERT and enumerate the steps involved in the application of PERT. 15
(iii) Draw a simple PERT chart for a seminar planning project. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n