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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Third Semester B.A. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Complementary Course: Political Science III (for Economics)
AUPS331.1a: Public Administration
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL the following terms each in one or two sentences.
1. Hierarchy.
2. Coordination.
3. Committed Bureaucracy.
4. Right to Information.
5. Administrative Reforms Commission.
6. E. Governance.
7. Decentralization.
8. Hawthorn Experiment.
9. Independent Regulatory Commission.
10. Digital India.
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Write short notes on any EIGHT of the following, not exceeding a paragraph.
11. Importance of Span of Control.
12. Explain how Spoil system functions in U.S.A.
13. Discuss the meaning of management.
14. Explain how planning is important in Public Administration.
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15. What is the importance of training in Public Administration?
16. What is the Four Ps of department organization?
17. What are the main difference between staff agency and auxiliary agency?
18. Bring out the difference between public and private administrations?
19. Name different types of the Chief Executive.
20. What is Unity of Command in administration?
21. Define plural executive.
22. What do you understand by Financial Administration?
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Short essay type Answer any SIX questions, each not to exceed one and a half page.
23. Explain the meaning and scope of Public Administration.
24. Explain Human Resource Management.
25. Examine the Impact of neo-liberal policies on welfare state.
26. Explain how hierarchy is functioning in administration.
27. Explain the main features of Independent Regulatory Commissions.
28. What is Co ordination? Discuss the methods of Co ordination.
29. Critically examine the term 'POSDCORB'.
30. Explain Human Relations Approach to Public Administration
31. Bring out the importance of public administration in developing countries.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Long essay type Answer any TWO questions, each not exceeding three pages.
32. Explain major powers and functions of Chief Executive.
33. Define Public Policy and discuss the factors influencing Public Policy.
34. What is New Public Administration? Discuss the major landmarks in the emergence of New Public Administration.
35. Define Budget and explain the process of enactment of Budget.
15 30 Marks)