pyq/2018/public-administration-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10x5=50)

(a) "The Journey of Administrative Law has moved much beyond A. V. Dicey." Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Edward Gibbon, the author of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire remarked: "Corruption, the most infallible symptom of Constitutional liberty." Critically examine this statement. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) To what extent has e-governance made the administrative system more citizen-oriented? Can it (e-governance) be made more participatory? (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) "The issue of development of women is closely related to the issue of women in development." How can women become equal partners in the process of socio-economic development? (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) "The process of administrative development is generally slower than the process of socio-economic development." How can the speed of administrative development be made faster? (10 marks, 150 words)