PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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  TOPPER’s STRATEGY From 155 in CSE’14 to 306 in CSE’16 in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Hello everyone. I am Rajarshi Shah, AIR 81 in CSE’16. I had completed my graduation from IIT Kanpur in civil engineering in 2013.Inspied by a civil servant and IITK alumnus I pursued my dream of becoming IAS. Here, I would like […]

    UPSC IAS Civil Services Mains 2016: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Optional Question Paper – 1              

      PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 09 November 2016 In what way does the “Merging” of Ministry of over seas affairs with that of Ministry of External Affairs help? Comment. (150 Words) Comment on the relevance of Bicameral system. Examine the demand to remove Rajya Sabha over its continued delay in passing bills. (150 Words) Is […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 08 November 2016   Compare and Contrast the performance of PRIs in different states. Examine how political ideologies affect the performance of PRIs. (150 Words) Over 6 Million people have been displaced in India after its Independence. Examine how LARR act and PESA would help in development along with conservation without […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 07 November 2016 How is President elected in US? Briefly explain (150 words) (150 Words) India could successfully handle Indus Water dispute with Pakistan. But unable to solve dispute between its own states. Examine in context on recent Cauvery issue. Suggest solutions. (250 Words) In light of growing NPAs, privatisation of […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 05 November 2016 Paper 1 ”The positivist methods of policy analysis have served intentionally or unintentionally to facilitate and bolster bureaucratic governance.” Fisher . Analyse. (150 Words) ‘In the era of globalization, the policy making sovereignty of government has been abdicated.” Explain. (150 Words) “Trying to view organisational effectiveness as a […]

  PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 03 November 2016 What changes do you foresee in the financial administration of the country with the coming of Monetary Policy Committee and Insolvency Board? Examine. (200 Words) “Low Premium Insurances, Interest subvention schemes make this budget just as fiscally imprudent as the earlier ones”. How is the Budget for this Financial […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 02 November 2016 Do you think private sector in India can play an effective role in guarding Fundamental rights of Indians? Examine with respect to latest digital technologies. (200 Words) Recently Telangana carved out 21 new districts. Examine the strategy to improve efficiency, transparency and preparedness. (150 Words) While IT is […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 01 November 2016   It is argued that Indian criminal justice system needs urgent reforms owing to its ineffectiveness and inefficiency. Briefly discuss how this system compares with justice system in other countries such as USA, UK and Australia, and examine what measures are mooted to reform criminal justice system in […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 31 October 2016   Bureaucrats in Politically responsive situation is not so much ”a political eunuch as a political chameleon.’’ Refute this statement. (150 Words) ’’Ability to spend money is taken to be test of agency strength.’’ Argue in the light of autonomy given to PSUs. (150 Words) “Neutrality in developing […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 29 October 2016 Recently SC advocated setting up of “Cauvery Management Board” – is SC empowered to order its constitution? Argue in the light of Article 262. (250 Words) How in your opinion new age technologies like Blockchain, Artificial intelligence, Big data etc, aid regulatory agencies? (Hint- TRAI, SEBI, RBI etc) […]

      PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 28 October 2016   NPA is chiefly the contribution of Waldo. Critically examine. (250 Words) “Neo Taylorism like Taylorism has one and only chief worry – i.e Organisational needs. Participative management on the other hand balances needs of Organisation with the needs of the individual” (250 Words) “Critical theory has […]

  PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 27 October 2017 ”The effort to develop the bureaucratic mechanism while rest of the society remains backward leads to negative development.’’ examine the statement in the light of anti-development thesis. (150 Words) ”Trying to view organisational effectiveness as a single dimension is much like trying to visualize a cube without depth perception […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 26 October 2016   ’’Public Administration was born out of an anxiety to purify administration in order to rehabilitate social ethics.’’ Examine. (150 Words) ”Bureaucratic organisation is an organisation that can’t correct its behaviour by learning from its errors” Do you agree? Argue. (150 Words) ”Elephantology” of organisational theories , to […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 25 October 2016   ’’Follet – Integration is like game of chess’’ How do you justify Follet. (150 Words) ”The diversity in literature in comparative public administration could be characteristics of what Thomas Kuhn has called a pre-paradigmatic stage.’’(150 Words) “John T Dorsey’s Information-Energy model’s basic hypothesis is that a society’s […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 24 October 2016   “Blaksburg manifesto brought in neo-institutionalism while being Anti-positivist and Anti-behaviouralist” (150 Words) What is Post-NPM? Critically analyse its various models. (200 Words) ”Taylor was working on a malafide strategy on behalf of capitalist employers to ”divide & rule” the workers.’’ Refute this statement. (150 Words) ”System Theory […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 21 October 2016   Public Administration evolved with Minnowbrook Conferences. Suggest priorities for the next Minnowbrook conference. (150 Words) New public management and post new public management reforms initiatives affected the balance between managerial, political, administrative, legal, professional and social accountability (Repeated question) (250 Words) “IAS is the Lamborghini riding on […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 20 October 2016   Total Revision test – 10  The basic ethical problem of an administrator is to determine how he/she can use discretionary power in a way that is consistent with democratic values. comment with reference to corruption in administration. (150 Words) Justify the Constitutional provisions to treat certain expenditure […]

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 19 October 2016   Significant issues in Indian Administration: Bureaucratic agencies, characterized by established procedures, specialization, leadership, clean objectives, are not ideal to handle disaster Management. examine with reference to the need for Administrative “Information Communication Technology (ICT) improves the quality of public service delivery, but fails to check bribery.” Local […]