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PAPER-II PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Signature and Name of Invigilator 1. (Signature) __________________________ OMR Sheet No. : ............................................... (To be filled by the Candidate) (Name) ____________________________ 2. (Signature) __________________________ (Name) ____________________________ D 14 1 3 Time : 1 1/4 hours] Number of Pages in this Booklet : 16 Instructions for the Candidates 1. Write your roll number in the space provided on the top of this page. 2. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions. 3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below : (i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet. (ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions in the booklet with the information printed on the cover page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing or duplicate or not in serial order or any other discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a correct booklet from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. (iii) After this verification is over, the OMR Sheet Number should be entered on this Test Booklet. 4. Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the correct response against each item. Example : where (C) is the correct response. 5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given inside the Paper I Booklet only. If you mark at any place other than in the circle in the OMR Sheet, it will not be evaluated. 6. Read instructions given inside carefully. 7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet. 8. If you write your Name, Roll Number, Phone Number or put any mark on any part of the OMR Sheet, except for the space allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your identity, or use abusive language or employ any other unfair means such as change of response by scratching or using white fluid, you will render yourself liable to disqualification. 9. You have to return the test question booklet and Original OMR Sheet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. You are, however, allowed to carry duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination. 10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. 12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers. 13. In case of any discrepancy in the English and Hindi versions, English version will be taken as final. D-14-13 Roll No. (In figures as per admission card) Roll No.________________________________ (In words) [Maximum Marks : 100 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50 1. 2. - 3. , - - , : (i) - - (ii) - / - - (iii) OMR - 4. (A), (B), (C) (D) : (C) 5. I OMR OMR , 6. 7. (Rough Work) 8. OMR , , , , , 9. - OMR OMR 10. / 11. ( ) 12. 13. , 1 P.T.O. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Paper II Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory. 1. Public Administration is the Art 5. The statement that Organisational and Science of Management objective should reflect applied to the affairs of the State. manifestation of individual goals Who of the following made this is advocated by : statement ? (A) Chester Bernard (A) Herbert Simon (B) Elton Mayo (B) F.M. Marx (C) Chris Argyris (C) Dwight Waldo (D) Peter Drucker (D) L.D. White 2. Which of the following is the common feature of New Public Administration and Development Administration ? (A) Ecological perspective (B) Effective coordination (C) Change oriented (D) To serve the organisational interests 3. Assertion (A) : Principle of unity of command cannot be strictly observed in practice in an organization. Reason (R) : Employees are often subject to dual controltechnical and administrative. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Paper-II 2 The term Grapevine is associated with (A) Supervision (B) Control (C) Communication (D) Command 7. Which one of the following is favoured by Urwick and Gulick ? (A) Organisation headed by plural bodies (B) Commission type organisation (C) Decentralised organisation (D) Single top executive 4. 6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List I List II (Author/s) (Book) a. Eva Etzioni i. An Introduction to Public Administration b. Fredrick ii. Management : Herzberg Theory and Practice c. Ernest Dale iii. Work and Nature of Man d. E.N. iv. Bureaucracy Gladden and Democracy : A Political Dilemma Codes : a b c d (A) i ii iii iv (B) iii ii i iv (C) i iii ii iv (D) iv iii ii i D-14-13 II : (50) - (2) 1. , 5. ? ? (A) (A) (B) (B) . . (C) (D) (C) (D) . . 6. ? 2. (A) (B) (C) (D) ? (A) (B) 7. -I -II (C) : (D) I II ( ) ( ) 3. a. i. ? (A) (B) b. ii. : (C) (D) iii. c. 4. (A) : d. . . iv. (R) : , : : (A) (A) (R) (R), a b c d (A) (A) i ii iii iv (B) (A) (R) , (B) iii ii i iv (R), (A) (C) i iii ii iv (C) (A) , (R) (D) iv iii ii i (D) (A) (R) D-14-13 3 Paper-II 8. Which of the following is not a correct match with the views of M.P. Follett ? (A) Constructive not warfare, but Conflict is only appearance of differences (B) Integration dealing with conflict through compromise (C) Depersona- law of lizing order situation (D) Obstacle to people s habit Integration of enjoyment 12. The sequential order of motivational model developed by Laurie J. Mullius is : (i) Driving Force (ii) Desired Goals (iii) Needs or Expectations (iv) Fulfilment Codes : (A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) 9. Which one among the following is not a principal category of classification of public personnel ? (A) Service (B) Group or Class (C) Post (D) Grade 13. Put the following in the descending sequential order : (i) Division (ii) Department (iii) Wing (iv) Section Codes : (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (C) (iv) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) 14. The factors leading to the systematic study of CPA in the USA were : (i) New developments in scientific and technological fields. (ii) Emergence of large number of new nations on the world scene. (iii) Dissatisfaction of scholars with the culture bound traditional Public Administration. (iv) Desire of scholars to develop this subject into an independent discipline. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) and (iv) (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) (C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) D-14-13 10. Behavioural Approach is subject to criticism on which of the following grounds ? (i) Inadequate conceptual framework to explain the organization phenomena. (ii) It takes an autonomous view of administrative system. (iii) It offers definite suggestions to improve decision making. (iv) It adopts idealistic view to explain human behaviour. Select the correct answer by using codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (C) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) (i) (iii) (iv) 11. Independent Regulatory Commissions in U.S.A. are regarded as : (i) The arms of the Congress (ii) Islands of autonomy (iii) The fourth branch of the Government (iv) Headless Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) (ii) (iii) & (iv) (B) (i) (ii) & (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) & (i) (D) (ii) & (iii) Paper-II 4 . . ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 9. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 10. ? (i) (ii) , (iii) , (iv) : : 12. 8. (A) (B) (C) (D) 11. (i) (i) (i) (i) (ii) (ii) (ii) (iii) (A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) 13. : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : (A) (B) (C) (D) 14. (iii) (iv) (iii) (iv) (iv) : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (i) (ii) (iii) & (iv) (B) (i) (ii) & (iv) (C) (iii) (ii) & (i) (D) (ii) & (iii) D-14-13 . : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : 5 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (iv) (i) (iii) (iv) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) . . . . . . - ? (i) (ii) - (iii) (iv) : : (A) (i) (iv) (B) (i), (ii) (iii) (C) (ii), (iii) (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iii) (iv) Paper-II 15. Which of the following trends are not associated with Comparative Public Administration ? (i) Normative to Empirical (ii) Ideographic to Nomothetic (iii) Prismatic to Fused (iv) Traditional to Structural functional Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) & (ii) (B) (ii) & (iv) (C) (iii) & (iv) (D) (i) & (iii) 16. In which of the following countries, the law passed by Parliament cannot be declared unconstitutional by the judiciary ? (A) U.K. & India (B) U.S.A. & India (C) India only (D) U.K. only 17. 20. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) constructed a framework to measure States comparative ability to provide for citizens well-being. It is known as (A) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (B) Human Development Index (HDI) (C) Human Development Goals (D) None of the above 21. Ira Sharkansky refers to three characteristics of bureaucracies in more developed countries : These include : (i) Bureaucracies are large, having numerous sub-units with specialized employees. (ii) Bureaucracy accepts directions from other legitimate branches of government. (iii) Bureaucracy is considered to be professional a sign of specialization among bureaucrats. (iv) Widespread discrepancy between form and reality. Select the correct answer by using codes below : Codes : (A) (ii) (iii) and (iv) (B) (i) (ii) and (iv) (C) (i) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i) (iii) and (iv) Which among the following is not a feature of Agraria model as developed by Fred W. Riggs ? (A) Predominance of universalistic, specific and achievement norms. (B) Stable local groups and limited spatial mobility. (C) A deferential stratification system of diffuse impact. (D) Relatively simple and stable occupational differentiation. The Aitchison Commission recommended classification of Civil Services in India into (i) The Imperial Civil Service (ii) The Indian Administrative Service (iii) The Provincial Civil Service (iv) The Subordinate Civil Service Select the correct answer by using codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) Who of the following said that Growth is the result of human efforts ? (A) J.N. Khosla (B) Merle Fansod (C) W.A. Lewis (D) Irving Swerdlow 18. 19. Paper-II 6 D-14-13 ? (i) (ii) (iii) ( ) (iv) : : (A) (i) (ii) (B) (ii) (iv) (C) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (iii) 16. ? (A) . . (B) . . . (C) (D) . . 17. ? (A) . . (B) (C) . . (D) 15. 18. 19. 20. ( . . . .) ? (A) ( . . .) (B) ( . . .) (C) (D) 21. : (i) - (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (iii) (iv) D-14-13 ? (A) , (B) (C) (D) ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (B) (C) (D) 7 (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Paper-II 22. 23. 24. 25. Paper-II 8 Consider the following about Prime Minister s office : (i) It is a think-tank of the Prime Minister. (ii) It is an extra-constitutional body. (iii) It was given status of a Department under the Government of India Transaction of Business Rules. (iv) Administratively it is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. Select correct answer using the codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) and (iv) 28. Assertion (A) : Parliament has overseeing functions in relation to the Executive in India. Reason (R) : Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the eyes and ears of the Parliament. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. The Civil Service should be manned by the most promising young men of the day by a competing (Literary) examination on a level with the highest description of education in this country. This statement is made in (A) The Macaulay Report (B) The Northcote-Trevelyan Report (C) The 1st Administrative Reforms Commission Report (D) The Appleby Report 27. Which of the following institutions is not involved in policy making in India ? (A) Prime Minister s office (B) National Development Council (C) Planning Commission (D) Central Social Welfare Board Which of the following statements about Central Secretariat in India is not correct ? (A) It is both a policy-making and executive agency in certain cases. (B) It is a policy-advisory body. (C) It is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. (D) It is collective name for all the Secretariat departments of the Government of India. 26. Assertion (A) : The judicial reforms in India should be aimed at increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system and enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities. Reason (R) : No major steps for judicial reforms in India have been taken so far. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. The tenure of the members of Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament is : (A) One year (B) Two years (C) Three years (D) Five years D-14-13 22. (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) (R) 23. (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) (R) D-14-13 ? (A) (B) (C) (D) ? (A) (B) - (C) (D) 27. : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (i) (ii) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 28. : (A) (B) (C) (D) 26. - ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 24. 25. 9 Paper-II 29. The district has been placed under the charge of district officer who is empowered to promulgate orders to prevent any danger of breach of public peace. While doing so, he/she is performing the duties as a (A) District Collector (B) Administrative Officer (C) Coordinator (D) District Magistrate 30. Which of the following is not the recommendation of 2nd ARC to modernize the office of the District Collector ? (A) Establishment of Management Information System (B) Establishment of Computerized District Grievance Cell (C) Establishment of Vigilance Committee in the office of the District Collector (D) Establishment of a Forum to interact with civil society group and media 31. 35. Assertion (A) : Specialists are not fit for the post of Secretary of Government department. Reason (R) : Specialists possess a narrow vision. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 36. Science begins with observation and must ultimately return to observation for its final validation. Who among the following made this statement ? (A) P.V. Young (B) Nels Anderson (C) William J. Goode & Paul K. Hatt (D) Robert K. Merton 37. Only a committed bureaucracy could bring about social transformation envisaged in the Five-Year Plans and in progressive legislations. This statement was made by (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) V.P. Singh (C) Chandrashekhar (D) Indira Gandhi Corruption may help in assimilating new groups into the system and thus serve as a substitute for reform. This statement belongs to (A) Samuel Huntington (B) Myron Weiner (C) K. Santhanam (D) Ralph Braibanti When the universe is heterogenous and too large, the best sampling method which can be adopted is (A) Random Sampling (B) Stratified Sampling (C) Multi-stage Sampling (D) None of the above The Cantonment Boards are classified into how many categories ? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 32. 34. 33. Which of the following statements about the functions of Kotwal under Moughal administration is not correct ? (A) He was the supreme authority in magisterial matters in the administration of a town. (B) He exercised police powers at the municipal level. (C) He was responsible for managing financial matters. (D) He had regulatory role in educational affairs at the municipal level. Paper-II 10 D-14-13 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. D-14-13 (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) (R) 36. 37. 11 35. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) . . . ? (A) (B) (C) (D) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) ? (A) (B) . . (C) (D) ? (A) (B) - - (C) (D) ? (A) (B) (C) . (D) , : (A) (B) (C) (D) : : ? (A) . . (B) (C) . . (D) . Paper-II 38. In which way theory is a tool of science ? (i) It defines the major orientation of science. (ii) It offers conceptual scheme. (iii) It summarizes facts into empirical generalizations. (iv) It does predict facts. Select the correct answer by using codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (C) (i) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i) (ii) and (iv) 39. Which one of the following names is not associated with random numbers used for sampling process ? (A) L.H.C. Tippett (B) William J. Goode (C) M.G. Kendall (D) B. Babington 40. 41. 42. Assertion (A) : Welfare State is criticised as too expensive. Reason (R) : Financing the services has become a burden and the cost has to be borne by the middle and upper middle classes through the instrument of progressive taxation. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Paper-II 43. 12 As per the Memorandum of Articles of Central Social Welfare Board (i) In each of the participating States/UTs there has to be a State Social Welfare Board. (ii) The State Board is to perform such functions as are entrusted to it by the Ministry of Social Welfare. (iii) More than half the members of the State Social Welfare Board are to be nominated by State Governments/UTs. (iv) The Chairman of the Board is preferably a woman social worker. Select the correct answer by using codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv) Which one among the following is not an example of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) ? (A) BOT Built, Operate & Transfer (B) BOLT Built, Operate, Lease & Transfer (C) BLOT Built, Lease, Operate and Transfer (D) BOOT Built, Operate, Own and Transfer Assertion (A) : National Livelihood Mission is a part of social welfare in India. Reason (R) : National Rural Health Mission aims at the development of physical infrastructure in rural areas. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. D-14-13 38. , ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (i) (ii) (B) (iii) (iv) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) 39. ? (A) . . . (B) . (C) . . (D) . 40. (A) : - (R) : , , - : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) (R) D-14-13 : (i) / (ii) (ii) / (iv) : (A) (i) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (C) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (iv) 42. - ? (A) , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , , 43. (A) : (R) : : (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (C) (A) , (R) (D) (A) (R) 41. 13 Paper-II 44. 45. 46. Which one of the following is the incorrect distinction between Functional and Policy-making Boards of Public Enterprises ? Functional Policy-Making Boards Boards (A) Small in Comparatively large in size size (B) Only Both specialists specialists members and generalists members (C) Generally Generally selection of selection of members members from within from outside the enterprise the enterprise (D) Members Members are generally are full-timer generally part-timer Which of the following should be the functions of the District and Metropolitan Planning Committees according to the 2nd ARC ? (i) Integration of spatial economic development. (ii) Concerted rural and urban planning. (iii) Advice and assistance to local bodies in the preparation of development plans and their effective implementation. (iv) Advice to the Planning Commission in the preparation of Five Year Plans. Select the correct answer by using the codes given below : Codes : (A) (i) (ii) and (iii) (B) (i) (iii) and (iv) (C) (ii) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) (ii) and (iv) In case of a Metropolitan Corporation, a separate Ombudsman should be constituted. This recommendation is made by (A) National Commission on Urban Affairs (B) P.C. Hota Committee (C) Veerappa Moily Committee (D) First Administrative Reforms Commission Paper-II 47. 48. Which of the following statements about the composition of Ward Committee in a municipal area is not correct ? (A) Composition and the territorial area of a Ward Committee may be provided by the Law of State Legislative. (B) State Legislative may also make a provision regarding the manner in which the seats in a Ward Committee should be filled. (C) In case of multiple-wards, the Chairman of the Ward Committee shall be elected by the members of the Ward Committee. (D) In case of two or more wards, the Chairman of that Ward Committee shall be nominated by the State Government. 49. The State Finance Commission is provided for in which of the following provisions of the Constitution ? (A) Art. 243(H) (B) Art. 243(I) (C) Art. 243(M) (D) Art. 243(O) 50. 14 Government of India should draft and place before Parliament a Framework law for local governments. This recommendation was made by (A) National Law Commission (B) Second Administrative Reforms Commission (C) Justice Panchhi Commission (D) Sarkaria Commission Which of the following has defined Panchayat as an association of village people for doing administrative, judicial or the other public works ? (A) Jai Prakash Narain (B) John Mathai (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) A.S. Altekar D-14-13 44. 47. - ? (A) - (B) , (C) - , (D) , 49. ? (A) 243 ( ) (B) 243 ( ) (C) 243 ( ) (D) 243 ( ) 50. ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) : : (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (B) (i) (iii) (iv) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) 46. ? (A) (B) . . (C) (D) 48. - ? - (A) (B) (C) : : : (D) : , ? (A) (B) (C) (D) . . 45. D-14-13 15 , - ? (A) (B) (C) (D) Paper-II Space For Rough Work Paper-II 16 D-14-13

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