Elective Course in Pbublic Administration

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Elective Course in PBublic Administration

Public Policy EPA-06

Assignments 1 to 3

2003

Programme Code: BDP

Course Code: EPA-06

Dear Student,

As we explained in the Programme Guide for Elective Course of BDP, you will have to complete three assignments for an eight-credit elective course in Public Administration. Of the three assignments, the first and second are Tutor Marked (TMAs) and the third is Computer Marked (CMA). The blockwise distribution of the three assignments is as follows.

Assignment 01 (TMA) is based on Blocks 1,2,3 & 4

Assignment 02 (TMA) is based on Blocks 5,6,7 & 8

Assignment 03 (CMA) is based on Blocks 1 to 8

Submission

The completed assignments should be sent as per the following schedule.

Assignment Number Date of Submission Whom to send

Assignment 1 (TMA)August 31, 2003 The Coordinator of the Study

Centre allotted to you

Assignment 2 (TMA)October 31, 2003 -do-

Assignment 3(CMA) -do- The Director

SR&E Division, Block-12,

Indira Gandhi National

OpenUniversity

Maidan Garhi

New Delhi 110 068

ELECTIVE COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(Public Policy)

ASSIGNMENT – 1

(TMA)

Course Code : EPA-06

Assignment Code : EPA-06/AST-1/TMA/2003

Marks : 100

Dear Student,

This is Assignment-1 in Public Administration Elective Course-06. This is a Tutor Marked Assignment.

Coverage : This Assignment Will cover Blocks 1,2,3 and 4. Now read the following questions carefully and start working. You have to answer all the questions.

A)Answer the following in about 500 words each :

1.Define public policy and discuss its relationship with politics.

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Explain the meaning and importance of inter-governmental relations in policy makings.

1. Discuss the nature of judicial system in India and also mention various functions of Judiciary.

OR24

Explain the relationship between interest groups and public policy.

B)Answer the following in about 250 words each :

1. Discuss the process of formulation of public policies.

OR10

Distinguish between the state and the society.

1. Discuss the importance of inter-governmental relations.

OR10

Discuss the role of Cabinet in policy making.

1. Parliament interacts with permanent executive through Delegated legislation. Discuss

OR10

Define bonded labour system and also what essentially does it comprise of.

1. An important interest group comprises unionised industrial labour. Discuss.

OR 10

Define political party and discuss its major functions.

C)Answer the following in about 50 words each :

1. Define Regulatory policies.

OR6

Mention different stages in the policy cycle with a brief account of each.

1. Define bureaucracy.

OR 6

Write a note on the Standing Committees of the Parliament.

ELECTIVE COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(Public Policy)

ASSIGNMENT – 2

(TMA)

Course Code : EPA-06

Assignment Code : EPA-06/AST-2/TMA/2003

Marks : 100

Dear Student,

By now you must have finished doing Assignment-1 in Public Policy Elective Course-06. Here is the second Assignment for this course which is again a Tutor Marked Assignment.

Coverage : This Assignment Will cover Blocks 5,6,7 & 8 of this course. Now read the following questions carefully and start working. You have to answer all the questions.

A)Answer the following in about 500 words each:

1. Mention different perspectives on policy implementation.

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Explain the role of political executive in policy execution.

1. Discuss the importance of Land Reforms enunciated during 1950 to 1965.

OR24

Discuss different employment programmes launched by the Government for eradicating poverty.

B)Answer the following in about 250 words each:

3)Explain policy implementation mechanism.

OR10

Public policies make “authoritative decisions for the society”. Discuss.

4)Define Non-Governmental agencies by giving examples of any three such agencies.

OR10

Discuss how pressures on implementors cause delay in policy execution.

5)Explain the agrarian problem.

OR10

Discuss the factors responsible for industrial growth in India.

6)Discuss the major thrust and main objective of different rural Employment Programmes.

OR10

Discuss the factors responsible for industrial Development in India.

C)Answer the following questions in about 50 words each:

7)Define `Adjournment Motions’.

OR6

Discuss the impact of Land Reforms.

8)Define Industrial Policy.

OR6

Define policy impact.

ELECTIVE COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Public Policy

Assignment-3

(CMA)

Course Code : EPA-06

Assignment Code : EPA-06/AST-3/CMA/2003

Marks : 100

Note : (i)This assignment has 50 questions. Each question carries two marks.

(ii)Every question has 4 alternatives. Of these only one is correct. Select the right answer and write in the appropriate box in the answer sheet.

1) Financial Subsidies are given by the union government to the state and local government under:

1) Regulatory Policies

2) Capitalization Policies

3) Substantive Policies

4)None of the above

2) The issues / problems reach the policy agenda through pressure of:

1)Legislators

2)Interest Groups

3)News paper and voluntary agencies

4)All of the above

3)Policy implementation is affected due to:

1)Uncalled for political pressures

2)Implementor’s lack of inclination

3)Lack of resources

4)All of the above

4)While making policies, factors which are kept in consideration include:

1)Culture and traditions

2)Customs and social issues

3)Economic considerations and ethnic issues

4)All of the above

5)Democracy fails incase there is:

1)Public honesty

2)Effective public opinion

3)Ambiguous community consciousness

4)Sound general will

6)The nature of policy varies from country to country depending upon the requirement of:

1)Economy and Resources

2)Social and cultural Values

3)Constitutional Ideals, External and Internal Pressures

4)All of the above

7)Need for systematic public policy study is to assimilate policy making with the:

1)Changing environment

2)Growth in science and technology

3)New development trends

4)All of the above

8)A policy dealing with the characteristics of the policy making system is known as :

1)Mega Policy

2)Meta Policy

3)Boty1) and 2)

4)None of the above

9)Policy making process is:

1)Analytical

2)Complex

3)Detailed

4)All the above

10)The element of interdependence of the units is very much visible in the:

1)Inclusive-Authority model

2)Overlapping-Authority model

3)Co-ordinate Authority model

4)None of the above

11)In making policies, the role is that of:

1)Political executive

2)Pressure groups

3)Different political parties

4)All of the above

12)The policy initiatives come from:

1)Prime Minister

2)Civil Servants

3)Pressure Groups

4)All of the above

13)Bureacracy’s role in policy making is:

1)Informative

2)Suggestive

3)Analytical

4)All of the above

14)Members of the Estimates Committee are drawn from:

1)Lok Sabha

2)Rajya Sabha

3)Both 1) and 2)

4)List supplied by the President

15)Lower Courts include:

1)The Sub-Court

2)The Munsiff Magistrate Court

3)The Court of Special Judicial Magistrate

4)All of the above

16)By and large, the relationship between Parliament and executive is of:

1)Inter dependence

2)Mutual trust

3)Mutual confidence

4)All the above

17)Areas of policy formulation by the union and state legislatures are defined in the:

1)Union List

2)State List

3)Concurrent List

4)All the above

18)Interest groups are:

1)Organized

2)Having members sharing common views

3)Actively carrying on programmes to influence government institutions

4)All the above

19)Mass media include:

1)Newspapers

2)Magazines and Films

3)Radio and Television

4)All the above

20)‘Every action has its equal and opposite reaction’ is Newton’s

1)First Law of Motion

2)Second Law of Motion

3)Third Law of Motion

4)None of the above

21)Social System:

1)is an aggression of two or more persons

2)is a complex organization

3)is entire society

4)is all the above

22)United Nations came into being in:

1)1941

2)1945

3)1946

4)1947

23)First UN Development Decade was launched in:

1)1950

2)1960

3)1970

4)1980

24)Public Policy deals with areas like:

1)Defense

2)Health

3)Welfare

4)All of the above

25)In parliamentary system, the legislature exercises control over executive through:

1)Parliamentary Questions

2)Adjournment Motions

3)Annual Budget

4)All the above

26)The Head of Secretariat Organization is:

1)Minister

2)Secretary

3)Director

4)Registrar

27)Central Social Welfare Board was set up in:

1)1952

2)1953

3)1954

4)1956

28)Problems in policy implementations are because of :

1)Policy Statement

2)Supporting Services

3)Pressures on implementers and implementers inclinations

4)All of the above

29)Land as subject falls in the:

1)Union

2)State List

3)Concurrent List

4)Both (1) and (2) above

30)Poverty is products of aspects, viz:

1)Social and Political

2)Educational and technological

3)Cultural

4)All the above

31)Block was made the unit of planning and development in:

1)Maharashtra model

2)Andhra-Rajasthan Model

3)Both 1) and 2)

4)None of the above

32)Which of the following states has two tier system of Panchayat Raj

1)Gujarat

2)Himachal Pradesh

3)Madhya Pradesh

4)Punjab

33) Policy making process includes:

1)Identification of policy issues

2)Legislation

3)Implementation and evaluation

4)All the above

34)Policy models may differ in respect of:

1)Purposes

2)Forms ofexpression

3)Methodological Functions

4)All the above

35)The book, “The Ruling Class” has been written by:

1)Lindblom

2)Frohock

3)Mosca

4)Finer

36)The incremental model is associated with the name of:

1)CharlesnLindblom

2)David Braybrook

3)Y.Dror

4)Both 1) and 2)

37)A political system is distinguished from other system by:

1)Its Universal reach

2)Its claim over the use of force

3)The legitimacy of the decision made

4)All the above

38)Through policy analysis, efforts can be made to:

1)Have sound policies

2)Have desirable policies

3)Bring changes in the policies already made

4)Do all the above

39)The number of permanent member nations of the Security Council is:

1)4

2)5

3)7

4)9

40)“Judges do Legislate” has been said by:

1)L.D.White

2)Justice Grover

3)Justice Sikri

4)American Judge Hughes

41)The ultimate responsibility regarding policy implementation lies with the:

1)Political Executive

2)Permanent Executive

3)Speaker of the Lok Sabha

4)Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

42)NIRD Stands for

1)National Institution for Rural Development

2)National Institution of Rural Development

3)National Institution of Road Development

4)None of the above\

43)In the field of voluntary action, the Government emphasizes its:

1)Watch-dog role

2)Corrective role

3)Change Agent Role

4)All the above

44)In Policy implementation there is effective role of:

1)Political and Permanent executives

2)Legislature and judiciary

3)Voluntary and Non-Governmental agencies

4)All the above

45)Infra-structural resources for policy implementation include:

1)Building

2)Material

3)Instruments

4)All the above

46)Implementation problems could be dealt with by adopting strategies known as:

1)Political

2)Administrative

3)Educational

4)All the above

47)Economic rationale as a base for land ceiling was suggested by the:

1)First Plan

2)Second Plan

3)Third Plan

4)Fourth Plan

48)The Drought Prone Area Programme was started in:

1)1969

2)1971

3)1973

4)1974

49)Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme was introduced to:

1)1980

2)1983

3)1985

4)1986

50)Which economy amongst the following needs to develop industrially

1)Labour surplus

2)Backward

3)Agrarian

4)All the above

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