PUB. Ad. Optional (Significance and Contribution of Behavioral Thinkers) by Rajiv Ranjan Choudhary

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Optional
Test Date
29-11-2022 07:00 AM
Evaluated
Yes

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48 Hrs. Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation and Marks Improvement Cycle

Step 1 (Answer Writing):

Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM.
You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern.
Mention your name, email id, location, and phone number on the 1st page in the top right corner and the page number on each page.
After writing the answers, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF, and upload them in the upload section of the same question.
Written answer sheets will be accepted before 7:00 PM or until the First 100 copies are received.

Note: Answer sheets without the proper guidelines given above will not be accepted for evaluation.

Step 2 In Next 48 Hrs (Copy Evaluation): After evaluation, the first 100 copies will be uploaded to your account. During these 48 hrs, doubt clearing and discussion about the theme or topic of the test with respective mentors of the test will be done in the telegram group.

Step 3 (Mentorship): Once evaluated copies will be sent to you, and a mentorship session for the marks improvement with respective faculty will be conducted online so that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty.

For discussion sessions, you will be notified through SMS and Telegram Group.

Instruction:

There will be 2 questions carrying 10 marks each. Write your answers in 150 words
Any page left blank in the answer-book must be crossed out clearly.
Evaluated Copy will be re-uploaded on the same thread after 2 days of uploading the copy.
Discussion of the question and one to one answer improvement session of evaluated copies will be conducted through Google Meet with concerned faculty. You will be informed via mail or SMS for the discussion.

Question #1.Narrow view of Public administration is too arbitrary and abstract and misses the real substance of administration. Analyse

Question #2. The CPA started with no paradigm of its own and developed none. Explain shortcomings of CPA

(Examiner will pay special attention to the candidate's grasp of his/her material, its relevance to the subject chosen, and to his/ her ability to think constructively and to present his/her ideas concisely, logically and effectively).

Model Answer

Question #1.Narrow view of Public administration is too arbitrary and abstract and misses the real substance of administration. Analyse

As per W.F. Willoughby – in its broadest Sense, administration denotes the work involved in the actual conduct of governmental affairs, regardless of the particular branch of government concerned.
In its narrowest Sense, it denotes the operations of the administrative branches only. As students of Public Administration we are concerned with the narrowest meaning of the term.
But this idea of narrow approach has been criticized by being called arbitrary abstract and misses the real substance of administration.
It is arbitrary as it selects only one group of administrative activities, i.e., executive functions, out of many and calls it the whole administration.
It is abstract as it concentrates upon managerial tasks only, disregarding the subject matter or concepts of tasks. Nothing happens in a vacuum.
It misses the real substance of administration as it emphasizes on the POSDCORB techniques or techniques of management. Rather the services or objectives are the real core of management, which are totally missed herein.
The Public Administration is concerned with execution of policies or activities of the executive branch only has been challenged, as administration helps in different ways in course of policy formation. Theoretically, the two branches (executive & legislature) may be conceived separately but in practice they are found inextricably intertwined.
On the other hand it would not be correct to say that administrative problems, even in the narrowest sense, are concerned only to the executive branch of government.
They are present in the legislative and judicial branches also. (Note: some practical examples of limitations of narrow approach would be suitable.)

Question #2. The CPA started with no paradigm of its own and developed none. Explain shortcomings of CPA.

The fundamental objective of Comparative Public Administration

Scholars and supports was to bring public administration out from its traditional scope and methodology of study. Thereby, to extend the field of study and establish CPA as per resolving new and practical problems of society.

These were three important concerns those initiated its study were –

(1) Search for more comprehensive scope

(2) Search for realism

(3) Emphasis on theoretical study for universal generalization.

So CPA aimed to develop a more scientific public administration by building and strengthening theories in public administration.

Scholars like Fred Riggs, Robert Dahl, Nicholas Henry, Robert Jackson, Ferrell, Heady, Charles T. Good sell, R.K. Arora have contributed to the development of CPA. But could not be able to evolve any universal generalization, though has been credited for improving and developing public administration studies.

So, CPA suffers from some shortcomings

CPA has strong perspective motivations, however it could not develop viable applied aspect. The need for practical application which was central in its early formative period, has gradually become a very weak urge.
CPA has failed to provide guidance to the practitioner in solving problems or removing obstacles to developmental activities.
The grand theories of CPA did not prove to be very useful to the administrative practitioner in informing them about what did they not know.
The scholars of CPA had lofty ideals but they have not developed or even realized the need for a methodology for empirical analysis. Their inability to frame theory in testable terms has been pointed out by critics like Henderson & Sigel man.

From the preceding discussion it becomes clear that Scholars of CPA have not agreed on one approach, methodology concept theory or doctrine.

Therefore, it is evident that CPA started with no paradigm of its own and developed none. According to Peter Savage it has been a “paradigmatic confusion.”

Procedure of Answer Writing:

To participate in the answer writing program, Register yourself for the test. Copies will be evaluated only for the registered students. Registration will be closed after the scheduled date.

Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation, and Marks Improvement Cycle:

Step 1 (Theme, Details & Its Topics):

Every round of Answer writing initiative will be around a theme related to the Subject/Topic.
Please read the theme and its description, and try to cover the topics given within the theme before writing the answer along with the sources.

Step 2 (Answer Writing):

Questions will be uploaded on the portal on the scheduled date at 7:00 AM.
You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on the UPSC pattern.
Mention your name, email id, location, and phone number on the 1st page in the top right corner and the page number on each page.
After writing the answers, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload them in the upload section of the same question.
Kindly submit your written answers before 7:00 PM. Only the first 100 copies will be considered for evaluation. No request for late submission or evaluation will be entertained once the 100 mark is reached.

Note: Answer sheets without the proper guidelines given above will not be accepted for evaluation.

Step 3 (Copy Evaluation): Copies will be evaluated in the next 72 hours of the test date. After evaluation, copies will be uploaded into your account. During the copy evaluation period, doubt clearing and discussion about the theme or topic of the test with respective mentors of the test will be done in the telegram group.

Step 4 (Mentorship): Evaluated copies will be sent to you via mail and also uploaded into your account on the website. After that a mentorship session for the marks improvement with respective faculty will be conducted on the Google Meet, so that students can get a wider perspective of the topics. Here you can discuss your evaluated copies also with the faculty. Top 5 copies of every test will be shared in the telegram group for reference.

Note: Aspirants who have not written the test can also participate in the mentorship session.

For Updates and Mentorship of the session, you will be notified through SMS or Telegram Group.

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Note: You have to write your answers on an A4 size sheet leaving margins on both sides based on UPSC pattern. Mention Your Name on 1st page and Page Number on each page. After writing the answer, Click pictures of each page of your answer sheet, merge them all in a single PDF and upload in the Your Answer Copy section of the same question.

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PUB. Ad. Optional (Significance and Contribution of Behavioral Thinkers) by Rajiv Ranjan Choudhary

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Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation, and Marks Improvement Cycle:

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Mains Answer Writing

PUB. Ad. Optional (Significance and Contribution of Behavioral Thinkers) by Rajiv Ranjan Choudhary

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Answer Writing, Copy Evaluation, and Marks Improvement Cycle:

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