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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR

RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART - I (MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART - I (MCQS): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART - II: MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part - II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART - II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at
different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the
Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book
must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be
considered.
PART - II
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Q. No. 2. Define public administration and discuss the commonalities and differences
between public and private administration. (20)
Q. No. 3. Critically examine the structure and functions of public corporations. What are the
major causes of wide spread inefficiencies in the public sector enterprises of Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 4. Describe the basic elements of good Governance and evaluate the role of media
and civil society institutions in improving the performance of government. (20)
Q. No. 5. What is meant by personnel administration? What critical issues need to be taken
care of in devising efficient system of personnel management? (20)
Q. No. 6. Describe the powers and functions of ombudsman office in Pakistan and examine
its role in controlling administrative injustices to the common citizen. (20)
Q. No. 7. Despite the plethora of controlling institutions, administrative accountability is still
a pipe dream in Pakistan; why? (20)
Q. No. 8. Describe the system of auditing in Pakistan and examine its role in combating
corruption and financial miss-management in government departments. (20)

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Paper: Public Administration
Part : II
Q.NO.2 Define Public Administration and discuss its nature and scope. Critically examine
the challenges of Public Administration in the 21st Century with reference to Pakistan
Q.No.3 Describe a situation in which each of the following types of leadership is
appropriate:
a. Authoritarian
b. Democratic
c. Benevolent Autocrat
d. Laissez- Faire
Q No.4 Discuss the salient feature of the system of Public personnel Management of
Pakistan and critically examine the needs to evolve the Human Resource Management in
Public Sector of Pakistan from an administrative and operational role to a strategic one.
Q. No.5 Describe Max Weber's ideal type of Bureaucracy and discuss its applications in the
Modern society.What are its dysfunctions and how these can be overcome to enhance
efficiency and effectiveness in the public sector of Pakistan?
Q No.6 Discuss Herzberg's Two factor theory of motivation and examine its application in
the context of Public Administration in Pakistan.
Q No.7 Critically examine the control mechanisms and process in Pakistan and suggest
measures to strengthen the system to overcome maladministration and corruption.
Q No.8 Write Short Notes on any two of the following:
a. Woodrow Wilson's contribution to Public Administration
b. Planning process in Pakistan
c. Zero Based Budgeting
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PART - II
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
Q.2. What is planning? Why are the disadvantages of planning called potential
disadvantages? Outline the relationship among the six steps in the planning process.
Q.3. Discuss the role of social media in implementing public accountability in the developing
societies like Pakistan.
Q.4. Transactional and transformational leadership styles are suggested for political leader.
Which one is better for Pakistan and why?

Q.5. What are the communication issued for the Citizen-Government relationship in
Pakistan?
Q.6. What is the difference between power and authority? Describe the role of power in the
control process.
Q.7. Elaborate the interference of HALLO EFFECT and STEREOTYPING in the recruitment of
knowledge workers.?
Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Role of public administration in modern welfare state.
(b) Ecology of Bureaucracy
(c) Problems of co-ordination in public administration in Pakistan.
(d) Performance Budgeting

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Time Allowed: Three Hours
Part-i MCQs 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 20
Part-ii Subjective 2 Hours & 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 80
Part-ii SUBJECTIVE
Q.2. Give a precise but comprehensive account of major schools of thoughts in
administration. Also compare and contrast Taylor's Management and Human Relations.
Q.3. Explain the basic theme and theoretical bases of the 'New Public Management'. What
are the different mechanisms, that have used in pursuing NPM goals by the governments in
different parts of the world, especially in Pakistan?
Q.4. Analyse McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y. Do you agree with the view that with every
passing year, McGregor's message has become more relevant and more important?
Substantiate your answer.
[B]Q.5. What is performance budgeting? Bring out its merits, limitations and difficulties.
Q.6. Critically examine the Weberian model of bureaucracy. Do you think its characteristics
are still relevant to changing Public Administration and should be maintained?
Q.7. 'Accountability and Control are the essential aspects of Public Administration in

Democratic Government'. Explain. Also suggest means for strengthening the system of
administrative accountability in Pakistan.
Q.8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Planning Machinery in Pakistan.
(b) The system of Public Personnel Management in Pakistan.
(c) The organization of Federal and Provincial government in Pakistan
(d) Problems of co-ordination in Public Administration in Pakistan.

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Q.2. Public administration refers to the implementation of public policy. Discuss in detail.
(20)
Q.3. Parliamentary oversight of the executive is an important aspect of any democratic
system. How is this role being exercised by the Parliament in Pakistan? What
recommendations would you suggest for making this role more effective? (20)
Q.4. In any organization, motivation of employees is essential to enhance productivity and
for efficient achievement of the organizational goals. Explain the concept of motivation
giving reference to Maslows hierarchy of needs theory. (20)
Q.5. Discuss Max Webers concept of ideal type of bureaucracy. How does it differ from the
existing public bureaucracy in Pakistan? (20)
Q.6. Explain the concept of Good Governance. How can good governance ensure efficient
and effective public service delivery at the grass roots level in Pakistan? (20)
Q.7. The flow and management of funds is the lifeblood of our system of public
administration. Explain the governments budgetary system. Is it an inherently political
process? (20)
Q.8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:
(a) E-government in Pakistan
(b) Judicial activism
(c) F. Taylors Scientific Management Theory
(d) Theory X and Theory Y

(e) New Public Management Concept

(5 x 4 = 20)

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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
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UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2010
Part-II
Note:Attempt only four
Q.2.Define public ad.Explain and justify your definition in comparison with various other
competing definitions of public ad.Do u think public ad.is different from business
administration both in theory and practice?
Q.3.Comparatively evaluate Taylor's scientific management & Weber's ideal bureaucracy &
discuss.
Q.4.Compare & Contrast the Bureaucratic model with new public management(NPM).Do u
think NPM has replaced the bureaucratic approach to public ad?support ur views with
examples from Pak.
Q.5.Compare AND Contrast rational,incremental and NPM approaches to decision making in
public ad.Explain your views with examples from Pak.
Q.6.What is good governance?Explain the role of public ad. in good governance particularly
with reference to Pak?
Q.7.Human Resource Management(HRM) is a contemporary approach to managing people in
business org.What are the salient features of HRM model?Do you think this model is being
applied to reform personnel system in Pak?
Q.8.Discuss the functions and organizational structure of federal govt.of Pak including
administrative relations between federal ministries and federal bodies such as
commissions,authorities,boards & state-owned enterprises

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Q.2. Write a short essay on the intellectual history of Public Administration (20)
Q.3. Bureaucracy and Democrarcy are antithetical.Bureaucracy is
hierarchical,elitist,specializing and informed while democracy is
communal,pluralist,generalizing and ill informed.Keeping in mind the quantum of
expectations in Pakistan and the reality of the civic culture discuss the above statement.
(20)
Q.4. Public administration is a broad ranging and amorphous mix of theory and practice.The
purpose of public Administration is to frame a superior understanding of government and its
relationship with the society it governs,as well as to promote public policies responsive to
social needs.Public Administration also institutes managerial practices attuned to
effectiveness,efficiencies,and a deeper human requisite of the citizenry.Discuss. (20)
Q.5. How and why governments implement public programmes by hiring the private sector
to do work for them.In writting your answer also discuss the concepts of privitization and
public private partnership. (20)
Q.6. Domestic public policy is implemented not merely by government but by
governments.The administration of a single public policy often involves a meldley of funding
sources and public administrators interacting through all the three levels of
governments.Please comment on the strenght of inter government relations i.e;
financial,legal.political and administrative relationship that exist among the various
governments units of aid government in Pakistan. (20)
Q.7. The judicial remedies and accountability for the citizens of the country against the
abuse of power has become prevalent in the modren time.What are those remedies?
Elaborate. (20)
Q.8. Eplain the system of project planning in the government of Pakistan and how does it
extend to the provinces and local governments? (20)

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NOTE; ATTEMPT ONLY FOUR QUESTIONS FROM PART -II.ALL QUESTION CARRY
EQUAL MARKS.

Q.2. It is said that "PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION is nothing less than the whole government in
action".What is your view about the nature of
public administration? (20).

Q.3. "The Hawthrone studies played a significant role in changing the dominant view at the
time the employees were no different from any other machines that the organization used."
Discuss human relation movement with particular emphasis on the hawthrone studies?

Q.4. "Bureaucratic power is not the same as administration effectiveness.A poweful

bureacracy is administratively weak".What are your reasons for agreement or disagreement
with the statement?

Q.5. The CSP officers were accused of harbouring a colonial mentality,of being little more
"Brown Englishmen's in the conduct of duties .Do you agree with this
observation,Comment?

Q.6. Discuss various styles of leadership? What style of leader you prefer? Justify your
preference?

Q.7. Explain the new administrative setup under Local Government Ordinance 2001.How far
it affected the efficiency of Bureaucracy ?

Q.8. Analyze the Recruitment and training process of Central and Provincial Service?

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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is
compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be
considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the
end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
1. Discuss the general problems comprising the elements of public administration in detail.
2. The bureaucracy in many developing countries has played a considerable part as a

change agent in modernizing and development. Why bureaucracy is lacking in this respect in
Pakistan? Elaborate.
3. The long experience of the leading countries of the world suggests certain principles to
which budget-making should conform. What are those important principles? Describe briefly.
4. One of the writers on planning Mr. Pfiffner points out that the constitution of a country is
a plan. Every planning and purposeful activity is preceded by preparation for action. Do you
agree with this statement? Discuss.
5. The excessive zeal for scientific management which arose as a corollary to the merit
system has produced adverse effect on administration but civil service has become
synonymous to merit system. Describe briefly the merit system and its advantages.
6. The judicial remedies and accountability for the citizen of the country against the abuse
of power has become prevalent in the modern time. What are those remedies? Elaborate.
7. The professional ethics and consciousness is a sort of built in control mechanism and it
prompts the administrative leadership to maintain high standard of efficiency and integrity.
Do you agree with this statement? Discuss.
Attempt five questions in all.
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IN BPS 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2006
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is
compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be
considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the
end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.

Q.1. it has been said that "Administration is the most obvious part of government; it is
government in action;it is the executive, the operative, the most visible side of the
government and is ofcourse as old as government itself." Discuss the above statement in
light of the theory and practice of Public Administration.
Q.2. Fredrick W Taylor is considered the originator of the scientific management movement.
Explain the principle of scientific management propounded by him.

Q.3. "Work is accomplished by the employees who have not yet reached their level of
incompetence." Explain in the light of structure and operation of hierarchies in government.
Q.4. What is Bereaucracy? Why is it so important to the effective functioning of
organisation? Explain in the light of Max Weber's theory of Bereaucracy.
Q.5. What is the importance of Public Private Partnership in Effective Governanace? Discuss
the concept of Public Private Partnership with exmample from Pakistan.
Q.6. Explain the salient features of National Accountability Strategy as prepared by the
National Accountability Bureau. Can it be called a complete strategy of Effective
Governanace?
Q.7. Explain briefly the Devolution Programme of the Government. Highlight its stregnths
and weaknesses.
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MAXIMUM MARKS-100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including QUESTION NO.8, which is

COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
1. In a democratic state, government is said to be the WILL of the people in action. This
concept has widened the scope of Public Administration. What should be the new role of
public administrator, as per expectations of the people?
2. In democracy, political neutrality of civil servants is only a normative value. They have to
endorse and follow the policies of the ruling party as they can not afford to act otherwise.
Discuss and suggest remedies.
3. Briefly explain the characteristics of bureaucracy as indicated by Max Weber. Critically
examine, whether these characteristics are relevant to modern times and should be
maintained?
4. What are various methods of legislative control over executive in Pakistan? Why these
controls are not so effective and taken lightly by the bureaucracy?

5. Public Corporations are created because government departments are not conducive to
initiative and flexibility required in modern times. Discuss as to what extent these objectives
have been achieved by public corporations in Pakistan. Give examples, where possible.
6.Briefly discuss the role of various agencies of fiscal management in the government of

Pakistan. What are the benefits of Financial Advisors Scheme introduced in the Federal
Ministries?
7.Write short notes on any Four of the following:(a) Taylor's Scientific Management
(b)Elton Mayo's Hawthorn Experiments
(c) Management by Objectives (MBO) (d) Administrative Law(e) E - Government
(f)Ombudsman
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NOTE: Attempt five questions in all including question no. 8 which is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Public Administration is detailed and systematic application of law. Every particular
application of law is an act of administration. (Woodro Wilson) Discuss the scope of public
administration in the light of above statement.
2. The administrative accountability of the public services is done under two heads that is
internal and external control in Pakistan. Elaborate these in detail.
3. The administrative leadership needs three bases to e securely build up namely personal,
political and institutional. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
4. What is deficit financing and deficit budgeting? Is deficit financing is a boon or curse.
Discuss.
5. Describe the scope of personnel administration with special reference to aristocratic
system of personnel administration.
6. What is administrative planning? Explain it in the light of personnel and techniques.
7. Write in detail the main hindrances of effective communication. Can these be remedied?