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West Bengal State UniversityB.A./B.Sc./B.Com· ( Honours, Major, General) Examinations, 2015
PART- III .
POLITICAL SCIENCE - HONOURSPaper - VIII
( NEW & OLD SYLLABUS)
Duration: 4 Hours l [ Full Marks: 100
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
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1. Choose the correct alternatives from the following: 5xl=5
a) The chief exponent of the study of Public Administration is
i) Woodrow Wilson
ii) Willoughby
iii) Dwight Waldo
iv) L. D. White.
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b) The name of Max Weber is associated with
i) The concept of POSDCORB
ii) The concept of Bureaucracy
iii) The concept of good Governance
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c) The Book 'Administrative Behaviour' was written by
i) Fred Riggs
ii) Herbert Simon
iii) Chester Bernard
iv) Ferrel Heady.
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ii) 20
iii) 25l.' 30.
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e) Development Administration is
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iv) administration for total development.
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2. Answer any ten of the following questions within fifty words each: 10 x 2 = 20
a) What is the significance of the word 'Public' in Public Administration?
b) What do you understand by good governance?
c) Identify two major limitations of Max Weber's vision of Bureaucracy.
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d) What is meant by 'Unity of Command'?
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e) Giveyour opinion on the utility of co-ordination in an organisation.
1) What are the main qualities of leadership?
g) What is the difference between decision and policy ?
h) What do you mean by 'vote on account' ?
i) What are the objectives of Human Resource Development?
j) Mention two main responsibilities of Union Public Service Commission.
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k) Describe the composition of Cabinet Secretariat.
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1) Mention two main functions of the District Magistrate in the district
administration.
m) Giveyour opinion on the utility of NREGS in.alleviation of rural poverty.
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n) What are the main obstacles to the participation of women in Indian Public
Administration ?
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~ Identify the characteristics of Citizen's charter.
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3. Answer any five questions briefly taking one question from each Unit Within
100 words each: 5 x 5 = 25
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a) Discuss the idea of Politics-Administration dichotomy.
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b) Analyse in brief the characteristics of New Public Administration.
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a) Elucidate the concept of 'Hierarchy'.
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b) What do you understand by 'Managerial State'?
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a) Explain the importance of public policy.
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b) Analyse the main objectives of planning in India.
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a) Write a short note on the training of the civil servants in India.
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b) Explain the role of Zilla Parishad in district administration.
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a) What are the basic tenets of 74th Constitutional Amendment Act?
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b) Describe in brief the role of self-help group in West Bengal.
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4. Answerany five of the following questions taking one from each Unit within 300-
350 words each: 5 x 10 = 50
Unit - I
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a) Point ' out the differences between characteristic features of Private
Administration with those of Public Administration.
b) Write a critical note on public choice approach.. .
Unit - II
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a) Why is 'decentralisation' in .administration necessary ? Discuss the
arguments fully.
b) How do you explain the importance of informal communication system in an
organisation ?
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Unit - III
~-ma) Discus.s briefly Herbert Simon's theory of decision making.
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b) Examine the constitutional position and functions of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India in the financial administration.
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a) Discuss the role of the State Public Service Commission in the recruitmentof civil servants at the state level.
b) Explain the role of t~e 'Prime Minister's office' in the Union Government andAdministration.
Unit - V
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a) Explain the meaning and nature of Development Administration.
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b) Explain the importane- and success of Lokayukta as an institution forredressal of citizen's grievances.
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Answer Question No. 1 and any two from the rest.
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1. Write short notes on any two of the followingwithin 100 words each: 2 x 5 = 10
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a) Politics-Administration dichotomy.
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b) Prismatic-Sala model
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c) Features ofWeberian bureaucracy
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d) Hierarchy.
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2. Discuss the meaning and scope of Public Administration as a discipline. 20
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3. What is private administration ? Analyse the differences between public and
private administration. 20.
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4.' Analyse the basic concepts of New Public Administration with a special emphasis
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5. Discuss the classical theory of management.
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6. Write short notes on any two of the followingwithin 100 words each: 2 x 5 = 10
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a) Role of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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b) State Public Service Commission
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d) Lokayukt.
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7. Examine the functions and role of the Cabinet Secretary in the Union
Government. 20
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8. Analyse the process of plan formulation in India.
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9. Examine the role of the Chief Secretary in State administration.
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10: Examine the role of 74th Constitutional amendment in enhancing decentralisation
. of power in the sphere of Urban Local Government. 20
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