Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) 2006 B.A Political Science PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION : CONCEPTS AND THEORIES - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2006
(Examination at the end of Final Year)
Part II - Political Science
Paper IV - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION : CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks

part A - (2 X 15 = 30 marks)
ans any 2 of the subsequent.

1. describe Public Administration and explain its scope.

2. Examine Max Weber.s concept of Bureaucracy.

3. What is hierarchy? Examine merits and demerits of hierarchy.

4. define the merits and demerits of centralisation and decentralisation.

5. define the principles of Span of Control.

part B - (3 X 10 = 30 marks)
ans any 3 of the subsequent.

6. explain Rensis Likert.s systems of management.

7. explain the importance of the .Line and Staff Agencies..

8. explain Elton Mayo.s contribution to Human Relations Approach.

9. discuss the meaning and instrument of development administration.

10. explain the dichotomy of politics and administration.

11. What is meant by leadership? discuss various theories of leadership.

12. What is planning? define the various kinds of planning.

part C - (3 X five = 15 marks)
ans any 3 of the subsequent.

13. (a) Woodrow Wilson (b) POSDCORB
(c) X Theory (d) Retirement benefits
(e) Unity of command (f) Supervision
(g) Division of Work

part D - (25 marks)

14. (a) ans the subsequent in one or two sentences: (10 x two = 20)
(i) Citizen and Administration (ii) Chief Election Commission
(iii) Luther Gullick (iv) Authority
(v) Red - Tapism (vi) Rabbel Hypothesis
(vii) Public Relations (viii) .SALA. - model
(ix) Liberalisation Policy (x) Span of Attention.

(b) ans the subsequent in one or two sentences: (5 x one = 5)
(i) Who is the Prime Minister of India?
(ii) Who is the writer of the concept .Behaviouralism.?
(iii) Where is I.A.S. Training centre located?
(iv) Who is the Chief Secretary of State Secretariat?
(v) Who is the writer of the book .The Study of Administration.?

Earning:   Approval pending.