UPSC Public Administration 2023

Answer the following in about 150 words each: (a) Public administration horizons have been expanding to cater to the complex needs of the citizens in the globalized era. Explain.…

(a) Follett firmly advocated for cultivating interdependence and collaboration among individuals as the key to resolving conflicts and establishing more harmonious and all encompa…

(a) "Organization theory is not a single theory with a loosely knit of many approaches to organizational analysis, and it provides different answers to different situations." Comm…

(a) "Reddin model of leadership added third dimension to the existing two basic dimensions of leadership identified by Ohio Studies and Blake and Mouton." Elucidate. (20 marks) (b…

Answer the following in about 150 words each: (a) "The Constitution of French Republic does not prohibit ministers from being the leader of political party; it is customary that m…

(a) "The studies in Comparative Public Administration (CPA) got momentum in 1980's and 1990's with a new objective and orientation than its previous counterparts." Critically exam…

(a) "Public policy-making is an effort to apply the methods of political analysis to policy areas but has concerns with processes inside the bureaucracy and stakeholders." Discuss…

(a) "The management of sound public finances used to be the backbone of administrative systems; but unfortunately, it has become the prisoner of populist policies." Critically eva…

Answer the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) "Kautilya's Arthashastra is a theoretical work on the State and Statecraft." Comment. 10 (b) Critics, sometimes, argue t…

(a) "Indian Prime Minister is more empowered than his British counterpart in the Westminster model of democracy." Elucidate. 20 (b) Post-amendment period Panchayats have become a…

(a) India has significantly advanced in its development goals, increased efficiency in the public sector and unlocked innovation in private sector by adopting the approach of buil…

(a) "There shall be Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except .... ." This constitutional pr…

Answer the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) The district training component of Induction Training of IAS officers requires to be revisited. Examine. 10 (b) "Mission…

(a) "Civil Service Reforms along with a transparent transfer policy will go a long way in insulating civil servants from undesired political pulls and pressures." Discuss. 20 (b)…

(a) Accountability of the Executive to the Parliament in the domain of financial administration is secured through CAG reports. Discuss. 20 (b) The government response to the Supr…

(a) In the context of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission recommendations, evaluate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a preferred mode of implementing infrastructural p…