pyq/2024/public-administration-optional-ii/1

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

(a) “Ethics in Public services has been the main concern of Kautilya’s Arthashastra.” Examine the statement. (10)

(b) “The Mughal Administration was by nature centralised.” Analyse. (10)

(c) “Autonomy to Public Undertakings is a myth.” Analyse. (10)

(d) “It should be people’s Prime Minister Office (PMO), it can’t be Prime Minister’s PMO.” Comment. (10)

(e) “Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has led to a Paradigm shift in the centre-state relations, both financially and politically.” Analyse. (10)