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Administration, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
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1. Public Administration
1. Paper1: SECTION-A
2. Paper1: SECTION-B
3. PubAd: Paper-2 Section-A
4. PubAd: Paper-2 Section-B
2. Other odd optionals
3. Compulsory Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati language

Public Administration

Paper-I and II: Each 3 hours and 250 marks.

There are 8 questions divided into two sections, printed in both Hindi and English.

Youve to attempt 5 questions. No.1 and 5 are compulsory and out of remaining, 3 are to
be attempted choosing atleast 1 question from each section.

Word limit, wherever specific, should be adhered to. (Mrunal- they did not specify
wordlimit in questions, except for Q1 and Q5).

Attempt all questions in chronological order, unless struck off, attempt of a question shall
be counted even if attempted partially. Any page of portion of the page left blank in the
question-cum-answer booklet must be clearly struck off.

Paper1: SECTION-A
Q1 (Compulsory) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: 10 x 5 = 50
marks.

a. What are the implications of the post-structuralist perspective on the discrete aspects
of Public Administration, coming from its epistemological positions?
b. Adaptive, problem-solving, temporary systems of diverse specialists, linked together by
coordinating executives in an organic flux-this is original form that will gradually replace
bureaucracy. Discuss, in the light of this statement, the end of bureaucracy thesis and
its strengths and limitations.
c. Karl Marxs interpretation of bureaucracy was rooted in the history of the nature of the
State. Evaluate.
d. The conceptual division between administrative and constitutional law is quite porous,
and that along many dimensions, administrative law can be
considered more constitutional in character that the constitutions. How would you
justify the statement?
e. Is Peter Drucker justified in saying, Management principles should not tell us what to
do, but only tell us what not to do? Comment.
Q2. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)
a. Governance theory and the nation of governmentality have many points of convergence,
but they run on parallel lines. Comment. 20 marks.
b. Taylors ideas need modification in the context of post-industrial economies in
contemporary era. Justify with reasons. 15 marks
c. How does the Strategic Contingencies Theory of organizational design deal with
problems arising from sub-unit centrality and non-substituability? 15 marks.
Q3. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)
a. According to Macgregor, true professional help is not in playing God with the client, but
in placing professional knowledge and skills at the clients disposal. In the light of above
statement, justify how theory-Y is indicative and not prescriptive. 20 marks
b. the notion of informal organisation is a residual or cafeteria concept of diverse and
sprawling contents. How does Gouldner established the need for understanding the
interdigitations between the formal and informal organisation. 15 marks
c. The right to information is not all about citizens empowerment, it essentially redefines
the concept of accountability. Discuss. 15 marks
Q4. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)

a. New public management and post new public management reforms initiatives ever
affected the balance between managerial, political, administrative, legal, professional and
social accountability. Analye.
b. Delegation to independent agencies has taken place in an interdependent progress driven
by emulation. Discuss in the context of independent regulatory agencies in the modern
regulatory state.
c. Voluntary organizations have become tools of sensitization of governmental agencies.
comment.

Paper1: SECTION-B
Q5. (Compulsory) Answer following in 150 words each. (5 x 10 = 50 marks)
a. Critically examine the Riggsian concept of differentiation in context of post-globalisation
era.
b. The term development Administration can be used only in a broad sense to mark the
variety of approaches and point of view. Discuss
c. The bottom line for governance outcome rather than the outputs of government. Analyse
in context of e-government and e-governance.
d. Policies determine politics as governments constrain. Attempt a critique of this
statement.
e. Instead of reforms to budgetary process Wildavsky proposes to redefine the role of
political institutions and rules by which politics leads to agreement on budget. Explain
Q6. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)
a. The fact that we call something performance auditing means that we imply salient
features which can distinguish it from other forms of enquiry. Discuss with reference to
the main majors or indicators of performance measurement.
b. The output studies approach to public policy analyses ovestresses the rational techniques
and allocative dimension of public policy. Analyse the statement.
c. The field of MIS is not necessarily an extension of computer science, but of management
and organisation theory. Elucidate
Q7. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)

a. The technical and multidisciplinary nature of e-governance has created an interdependent

relationship within government between policymakers, program administrators and
technical specialists. Analyse in context of generalist specialist relationship
b. Self-help groups have not only empowered women, but have also brought about
attitudinal change among all stakeholders towards women development. Discuss
c. Many African and Asian countries have inherited the colonial idea of civil service as a
privileged elite. Hence, the social status of the civil services is an important aspect of the
bureaucracys unsuitability for change. Comment.
Q8. Answer following (20+15+15=50 marks)
a. Identify the main elements of program budgeting, output budgeting and new performance
budgeting. What do they have in common with PPBS?
b. According to Y.Dror, the science of modelling through is essentially a reinforcement of
pro inertia and anti-innovation ideas in policy-making. Comment
c. British philosophy of Administration is based on a unification of science of
Administration with ethics. Analyze.

PubAd: Paper-2 Section-A

Q1. (Compulsory) 150 words x 10 marks each x 5 = 50 marks
A. Ethics in public services has been the central concern of Kautilyas Arthashastra.
Critically examine the statement
B. discuss the valuable premise of constitutionalism in India which the bureaucracy cannot
violate
C. the functional role of Prime Ministers office (PMO) depends on the Prime Ministers
policy orientation, personality and style of administration. Comment on the statement
with suitable examples.
D. Despite the adoption of decentralised planning, participatory initiative remain
marginalised and divisive live in many regions. Discuss
E. the Centre State relations have acquired new dimensions in recent times due to several
political parties being in power at the Centre and the States. (Second administrive,
commission). Do you agree? Give reasons to support your arguments.
Q2. 20+20+10 marks

A. public sector undertakings must learn to survive and be entrepreneurial, without assured
government budgetary support. In the light of the statement give your suggestions for
strengthening their autonomy and reviving the health of sick public sector undertakings.
B. Indian administration is said to be characterised by its three features viz.Weberian
structures, Kautilyan practice and Gandhian rhetoric. Examine the statement.
C. District collector is a legacy of the British Raj and has largely remained insulated from
the demands of contemporary professionalism. Discuss
Q3. 20+20+10 marks
A. gender responsive budgeting has infused greater accountability of planning departments
towards women empowerment programs. Examine the statement.
B. The Gubernatorial position of the Governor is comfortably placed in the fuzzy area
between withdrawal of the pleasure of the Presiden and compelling reasons for
removal. Discuss with some recent examples.
C. Beneath the soft outer shell of democratic administrative framework lies unscathed the
steel frame of Indian administration which has survived through ages. In the light of the
statement, examine the relationship between bureaucracy and development in the last one
decade.
Q4. 20+20+10 marks
A. management of intergovernmental relations is as important as that of intergovernmental
relations. Examine its impact upon the performance of the government.
B. How far do you agree with the view that national development Council could resonate the
demands of the state governments as long as planning commission is Subservient to it?
Critically examine.
C. Critically examine the statement: Thana (police station) as the last bastion of the waning
British administrative legacy in India.

PubAd: Paper-2 Section-B

Q5. (Compulsory) 150 words x 10 marks each x 5 = 50 marks
A. Discuss the changes in the powers of controller and auditor General of India, following a
recent Supreme Court judgement concerning a private service
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B. Parliamentary committees bring about accountability and public expenditure. Discuss

C. do you think that the role of Panchayati Raj should go beyond development
Administration? Give reasons for your answer.
D. Police public relations are a story of insincere efforts made both sides. Elaborate
E. from coalition government to one-party dominance is of the change that is bound to affect
the governmental system. Explain why and how
Q6. 20+20+10 marks
a. Assess the role of honest and upright civil servants in regulatory and development
administration in India. Give examples to substantiate your arguments.
b. Social auditing of flagship programmes of the Central government facilitates the
performance of the Comptroller and Auditor-General. Elaborate the statement with
appropriate examples.
c. Explain the notion of one hundred smart cities and its likely impact on Indias
urbanization.
Q7. 20+20+10 marks
a. Elaborate the features of the grievance redressal mechanism of the civil services in India.
Does this mechanism satisfy the objectives of its creation?
b. The 13th Finance Commission highlighted an indispensable need to improve the finances
of rural and urban level bodies. Does this make local bodies more accountable in the
discharge of their functions?
c. Unimplemented reforms in administration weaken the administrative reforms process
most. Do you agree? Give your answer citing specific cases as illustrations.
Q8. 20+20+10 marks
a. Discuss the need for civil service neutrality in development administration. Suggest some
measures for achieving and strengthening it in practice.
b. Supreme Court ruling on 31st October, 2013 in respect of bureaucracys functioning
would help achieve good governance. Analyze this ruling and add your comments on it.
c. Do you think that the Central para-military police forces have proven more effective than
the State police service? Give your answer objectively in a critical vein.

Other odd optionals

UPSC will upload official paper within 35-40 days, like they did after Mains-2013. So no point
in filling RTIs. Just wait and watch. and if you already have the paper then upload on google
drive and share link in comments.
Some of the papers were shared by readers such as Mathametics, Electrical Engineering etc. you
can find them on following folder:
https://files.secureserver.net/0fiTObWTXNUtV4

Compulsory Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati language

Exam is scheduled on 20th December and Ive contacts for all three. Will upload tomorrow night
on this same page.
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