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IASMainsPublicAdministration1979
PaperI
SectionA
1.CriticallydiscusstheconceptsofanytwoleadingauthoritiesonmanagementsubjectaExaminetheirrelevanceinIndiancontextcitingsuitableexamples.Doyouforesesthe
emergenceofaneworimprovedconcept?Substantiateyourviews.

2.WhatdoesMBOmeantoyou?PrepareadetailedM130programmeforanyoneofthefollowingorganization:

a.AStateElectricallyBoard.

b.APublicSector/JointSectordrycellbatterymanufacturingfirm.

c.APublicSectorRoadTransportundertaking.

d.Anyotherlargesizedundertakingknowntoyou.

3.Inrecenttimes,quantitativetechniquesaregainingincreasingacceptanceinthepracticeofalmostallfunctionalareasofmanagementinIndia.Doyouagreeornot?Citeat
leastoneexamplefromeachmajorfunctionalareaofmanagementtosupportyourcase.

4.Drawadecisiontreetobuyordecideasthecasemaybe,anyoneofthefollowing:

a.Tentypewritersforyouyourtypingpool.

b.Transferringaregionalsalesrepresentativefromoneregiontoanother.

c.Switchregulatorsforamanufacturerofceilingfans.Explainwhyyouhavedrawnsuchadecisionfree.

5.Describetheplusandminuspointsofthedifferentmethodsofbusinessforecastingandalsoexplaintheuseofnationalincomeanalysisinbusinessforecasting.

6.Analyzetheimpactofrestrictionofcreditfacilities(toselectedindustriesthroughcommercialbanks)onproduction,pricesandeconomyasawhole.OrVariablesinvolvedin
costanalysisaretoomanyandinsomecasesorsituationsposeseriousproblemsforempiricalstudies.Doyouagree?Givereasonstosupportyourview.

SectionB
Part1(MarketingManagement)
1.DiscusstheproblemsandprospectsofruralmarketinginIndia.Identifythestrategyfollowedbyafewlargefirmsinreactingtheruralpopulationinrespectofanytwoofthe
followingitems:

a.Radioset.

b.Brandedfootwear.

c.Cosmetics.

d.Kerosene.

Whatchanges,ifany,wouldtakeplaceintheapproachestoruralmarketinginIndia?Explain.

2.Criticallyevaluatetheworkingofthepublicdistributionsysteminourcountry.Ifyouareappointedasaconsultanttomodernizeorrestructurethepublicdistributionsystem
inourcountry,howwouldyougoaboutit?Explaineachstep.

PartII(ProductionandMaterialsManagement)
1.APlantproducesthreeproductsandusesatwostepprocessforeachproductontwomachines.

a.Namethemethodyouwouldemploytofindoutthenumberofunitsofeachproducttobemanufacturedinorderedtomaximizethegains.

b.Byallocatingprocessingtimeandamountofprofitperunitofproduct(Useanyfigureasyouplease),findoutthemaximumgain.

2.CarryoutABCanalysisinanyoneofthefollowingcasesandexplaineachstepbyusingnecessaryfigures:

a.Apublicsectorwatchmakingcompany.

b.Aconstructioncorporation.

c.Anyothermanufacturingcompany.

PartIII(FinancialManagement)
1.Theperformanceofthepastthreeyearsofamanufacturerisfollows:

Item Year1976 Year1977 Year1978

Productionunits Units9,000 Units7,000 Units11,000

Salesunits Units9,000 Units7,000 Units11,000

 SalesRs.Lakhs Sales270 Sales260 Sales480

NetProfitsRs.Lakhs Profit85 Profit55 Profit170

Onthebasisofthepastperformanceasgivenabove,themanagementofthismonopolyfirmacceptedthefollowingadditionalfinancialcommitments:

a.15%ofincreaseinthepayscaleofallcategoriesofemployees.

b.SanctionedRs.20lakhsforworkershousingscheme.

c.SetapartRs.2lakhsforprovidingloanstoworkersforthepurchaseofbicycles,scootersandcars.

d.Finalisedaschemeofexpansionfordoublingofproductioncapacity.

Ifyouwerethedecisionmakingauthority,whatyouwouldhavedone?Givereasons.

2.DescribethestrongandweakpointsoffinancialmanagementinthepublicsectorinIndia.Suggestmeanstostrengthenthestrongpointsandrectifytheweakpoints.

PartIV(PersonnelManagement)
1.InthepresentdayIndiancontext,mostoftheselectionprocessesarevirtuallyakindofeliminationprocessonly.Doyouagreeornot?Givereasons.

2.DoyouthinkthattheappointmentofworkersrepresentativesinthegoverningcouncilofindustrialundertakingswouldcreateanatmosphereforindustrialpeaceinIndia?
Substantiateyourpoints.

PaperII
SectionA
1.Publicadministrationconsistsofallthoseoperationshavingfortheirpurposefulfillmentoforenforcementofpublicpolicy.Criticallyanalyzethestatement,suggestchange
(s).Ifnecessary,givingsuitableexamples.Whatapproachwillyousuggesttothestudyofpublicadministration?

2.Anyundertakingtobeeffectivelymanagedmustbeefficientlyorganized.Explainandstatehowyouwillensureanefficientandeffectiveorganizationstructureinthe
followingtwocases:

i.Everexpandingunit

ii.Theoneconcernedwithahuge,highlycomplex,interrelatedbutuncertaindevelopmentandproductionundertaking.

3.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Degreesofdecentralizationmayandoftenvaryfromdepartmenttodepartmentandfromoneunittoanothernotwithstandingsimilarityintheirsizeandnatureof
operations.Doyouagree?Substantiateyourviewscitingappropriateexamples.

b.Whyisitthatspanofcontrolatchiefexecutivelevelisusuallynarrowerthanthatatoperativelevel?
 4.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.ExaminethevalidityofthestatementScientificdecisionmakingandbiasindecisionscannotgettogether.Supportyouranswerwithexamples.

b.Howfarcandelegationofdecisionmakingauthorityhelpinimprovingmotivation?

5.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Asinchargeoforganizationandmethodsoffice,howwillyouensureitseffectiveworking?Whatwillbeyourresponsibilities?

b.Whatisperformancebudgeting?Assessitsroleinimprovingadministration.

6.Commentonthefollowing:

a.Administration,inthefinalanalysis,isahumanproblem.Todealwithhumanbeings,notwithsomestatisticaldata.

b.Administratorsarebornnotmade.

SectionB
1.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Describetheroleofpublicadministrationinourcountryinrelationtoeconomicgrowthandsocialjustice.

b.HowdoesFinanceMinistryexercisecontroloverpublicexpenditureinIndia?

2.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Givethefunctions&roleofPublicServiceCommissioninAdministration.

b.ExplaintheroleofBureauofPublicEnterpriseforthemanagementofpublicundertakings.

3.Commentonanytwoofthefollowing:

a.Ifourindependenceistworeflectthepeoplesvoice,thegreaterthepowerofthePanchayats,thebetterforthepeople.

b.AcommittedbureaucracycanbeatoolofsmoothrealizationofnationalobjectivesinIndia.

c.Administrationisculturebound.

4.WhatisDistrictAdministration?Explaintheroleofthedistrictcollector.Howcanheactasachangeagentinthesociety?

5.Writeshortnotesonanytwoofthefollowing:

a.RedressalofCitizensGrievances.
 b.CorruptioninPublicAdministration.

c.GeneralistandSpecialistinPublicAdministration.

d.PlanningatNationalLevel.

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