సివిల్ సర్వీసెస్ మెయిన్ పరీక్ష 2013 ప్రశ్న పేపర్స్

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS



PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(PAPER-II)

Time: 3 Hours    Max. Marks: 250

INSTRUCTIONS

n There are EIGHT questions divided in two SECTIONS.

n Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

n Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section.



SECTION-A

1. Attempt the following in about 150 words each.    10 × 5 = 50

a)    "The Charter Act of 1853 marked the beginning of parliamentary system in India." Explain.

b)    "Civil service neutrality is founded on the application of the principles of Rule of Law." Comment.

c)    "The second generation reforms in the Panchayati Raj institutions have changed Panchayats from an agency of development at local level into a political institution." Discuss.

d)    "Finance Commission in India performs the job of statistics aggregation." Comment.

e)    "Planning enables comprehensive and scientific understanding of problems." Examine the statement in the context of planning methodology.



2.

a) "Bureaucratic agencies, characterized by established procedures, specialization, leadership, clear objectives, are not ideal to handle disaster management." Examine with reference to the need for administrative flexibility in managing disasters. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

b)    "The liberal-democratic ideology of the West influenced the shaping of value premises of the Indian Constitution." Discuss. (In about 250 words)    20 Marks

c)    "Autonomy to public sector undertakings is a myth." Analyse in the context of the use of government expenditures by politicians who control governments at different levels. (In about 150 words)    10 Marks



3.

a)    "Laws are enacted without involving the police in the conception stage, with the result implementation of these laws leaves much to be desired." Examine the role of police in protection of children. (In about 250 words)    20 Marks

b)    "Central Secretariat is the nodal agency for administering the Union subjects and establishing coordination among the various activities of the government." Discuss. (In about 250 words)

    20 Marks

c)    Is there a need to dispense with the Office of the Governor? Examine in the context of coalition governments. (In about 150 words)    10 Marks



4.

a) "There is a tendency of centralism in Indian federalism, but it is not because of its institutional framework but because of its socialist goals and centrally devised plan development." Explain the statement in the context of Union-State relationship. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

b)    "Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Panchayat's functions enhances efficiency, transparency and accountability and also induces mass ICT culture." Examine. (In about 250 words)        

    20 Marks

c)    "Judicial review of administrative tribunal's decisions defeats the very objective of establishing tribunals." Comment with reference to Central Administrative Tribunal. (In about 150 words)

    10 Marks



SECTION-B

5.    Attempt the following in not more than 150 words each.

    10 × 5 = 50

a)    "Public Administration today tends to be less public in quantitative terms, but more responsive to public needs than before in qualitative terms." Examine with reference to citizen-centric administration.

b)    "Performance budgeting failed because it was applied to sectors/ programmes where quantitative evaluation was not feasible." Examine the principles underlying performance budgeting techniques.

c)    "The design of the Indian Police was to subjugate the Indian People in the aftermath of 1857." Analyse in the context of the Indian Police Act of 1861.

d)    "Reducing the size (geographical area) of the district will provide relief to the overburdened and overworked collector." Comment.

e)    "The concept of social audit is more comprehensive than that of traditional audit."  Comment.



6.

a)    "Gandhian model of decentralization is similar to the process of reinventing governance." Analyse in the context of good governance. (In about 250 words)    20 Marks

b)    "Accounting is the essence of producing promptly and clearly the facts relating to financial conditions and operations that are required as a basis of management." Substantiate the statement in the context of accounting methods and techniques in government. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

c)    Explain the important recommendations of V. T. Krishnamachary Committee (1962) on Indian and State Administrative Services and problems of District Administration. (In about 150 words)    10 Marks



7.

a)    "The 73rd Amendment, it is felt, may accentuate fiscal indiscipline by establishing between States and Local Governments a system of transfers similar to the one in place between the Central and State Governments." (World Bank) Comment. (In about 250 words)        

    20 Marks

b)    "Municipal Administration in India faces both structural and operational challenges." Examine in the context of post-74th Amendment Act. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

c)    "Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have contributed to a change in the role of rural women in development-from symbolic participation to empowerment." Discuss. (In about 150 words)        

    10 Marks



8.

a)    "There is both criminalisation of politics and politicisation of criminals in India." Examine and identify the challenges they cause for law and order administration. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

b)    "The basic ethical problem for an administrator is to determine how he/she can use discretionary power in a way that is consistent with democratic values." Comment with reference to corruption in administration. (In about 250 words)    

    20 Marks

c)    Justify the constitutional provision to treat certain expenditure as charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India. (In about 150 words)    10 Marks

GEOGRAPHY (Paper-II)

Time: 3 Hours    Max. Marks: 250



INSTRUCTIONS

n There are EIGHT questions divided in two SECTIONS.

n Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

n Questions No. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE from each section.

n Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

n Illustrate your answers with suitable sketches, maps and diagrams, wherever considered necessary.



SECTION A

1. On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of these locations, whether physical/ commercial/ economic/ ecological/ environmental/ cultural, in not more than 30 words for each entry:        

    2 × 5 = 10

i) Mishmi Hills

ii) Lipulekh Pass

iii) Beas River

iv) Rihand Dam

v) Amarnath

b) Explain the topographical and structural characteristics of the Siwalik Range. (150 words)    10

c) Discuss the mechanism of Indian Monsoon. (150 words)        10

d) Identify the main industrial clusters of India and account for their development. (150 words)        10

e) Explain the method of delineating crop-association regions with reference to India. (150 words)            

    10

2.

a) Discuss the potentiality and present status of horticulture in the Western and Central Himalaya. (250 words)        20

b) Delineate the coalfields of India and mention their distinctive features. (150 words)        15

c) Explain the role of multinationals in globalization of industries in India. (150 words)        15

3.

a) Distributional pattern of industries in India does not provide requisite basis for division of the country into distinct industrial regions. Elaborate. (250 words)        20

b) Discuss the role of institutional factors in shaping the pattern of Indian agriculture. (150 words)

    15

c) What do you understand by 'Young India? How can the present state of population composition be converted into an asset for the country? (150 words)

    15

4.

a) Comment on the feasibility of interlinking of rivers of India and its possible contribution to resolution of water crisis. (250 words)        20

b) Define agricultural productivity. Mention the methods of its measurement and bring out the disparities in its regional distribution. (150 words)        15

c) Discuss the problems in realization of benefits of globalization and liberalization in industrial sector of India. (150 words)    15



SECTION-B

5. For Question Nos. 5(a) to 5(d), write on each in about 150 words and answer Question No. 5(e) as directed therein:

a) City-regions as territorial unit for regional planning and development        10

b) Snags in the Food Security Policy of India        10

c) Demographic dividend and its implications on Indian socio-economic environment        10

d) Planning and development of 'Tribal Regions' in India        10

e) On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA

Booklet the significance of these locations, whether physical / commercial / economic / ecological / environmental / cultural, in not more than 30 words for each entry:    

    2 × 5 = 10

i) Rajgir

ii) Sindri

iii) National Highway No.24

iv) Churk

v) Indira Gandhi Canal

6.

a) Write a note on geopolitics of the Indian Ocean realm. (250 words)

        20

b) Comment on the basis of creation of new States in India in 2000. (150 words)        15

c) Enumerate the basic indicators of development and explain their application in identification of the spatial diversity in development in India. (150 words)        15

7.

a) Write a note on the emergence of National Settlement System in colonial India and discuss the factors contributing to urbanization in post-independence period. (250 words)        20

b) Define slums and explain their problems. (150 words)        15

c) Discuss the objectives of "Vision 2020" in creation of viable village complex in India for "Inclusive Rural Development" programme. (150 words)        15

8.

a) Identify the earthquake-prone zones and suggest strategy for their management. (250 words)

        20

b) Describe the impact of linguistic diversity on the development of various regions of India. (150 words)        15

c) Describe how urbanization creates air and water pollution in India. (150 words)        15