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Public Administration UPSC PYQ 2021

16 questions from the UPSC 2021 examination. Showing a preview of 3 below — generate a full practice test to solve the rest.

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1Medium50 marks
Q4 (Paper 2).
(a) As a constitutionally mandated body the Finance Commission stands at the centre of fiscal federalism. Evaluate the role of Finance Commission in ensuring just and equitable resource sharing among the states and the union.
(b) Recent market approaches to public services present serious challenges to traditional and state-sponsored public service values. Evaluate the statement in the context of Indian administration.
(c) The increasing criminalization of politics is a major threat to the basic fabric of Indian democracy. Comment.
2Medium50 marks
Q5 (Paper 1). Answer the following:
(a) The approach to the study of administration in its environmental context is especially more useful for developing countries. Comment.
(b) Gender equality and women's rights have laid down a strong foundation of development. Elaborate.
(c) Performance appraisal needs to be seen beyond the mere suitability of the official for vertical promotion. Explain.
(d) It is widely agreed that the government ought to provide the goods that the market fails to provide or does not provide efficiently. Argue.
(e) MIS has evolved and gone far beyond its traditional advantages due to technological advancements. Comment.
3Medium50 marks
Q7 (Paper 1).
(a) Policy problems are increasingly tending towards being wicked. Discuss the capacity and preparedness of the State to tackle such problems.
(b) Zero-based budgeting was intended to get away from incrementalism, but ended up being the most incremental of any budgetary approach. Discuss.
(c) ICT has immense potential to transform governance and empower citizens. Examine.

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