Governance Classroom Test

Main Examination Pattern

Instructions

• Answer all TEN of the following questions.
• Time : 90 Minutes
• Answers to questions no. 1 to 5 should be in 150 words (10 Marks), whereas answers to Questions No. 6 to 10 should be in 250 Words (15 Marks).
• Please email your answer sheet on sriramsiasteam@gmail.com. Please mention your name, batch and Test Paper name in Subject line.

Q1. Despite being two different concepts, good governance is incomplete without e-governance. Analyse.

Q2. Citizen Charters are important to ensure accountability of an organisation. Discuss the challenges in implementation of citizen charter and suggest a way forward.

Q3. In various organisations auditing ensures transparency and accountability of the Administration. Do you think Social Audit will be beneficial for good governance?

Q4. What is the difference between a civil servant and a public servant? Discuss various roles of civil servants.

Q5. Describe the role of Bureaucracy in policy implementation.

Q6. Digitization of service delivery and online public interface have the potential to transform governance in India. Elaborate.

Q7. What do you understand about neutrality in bureaucracy? 

Q8. Difference between NITI Aayog and Planning Commission. 

Q9. Policy Formulation is one of the significant tasks of bureaucracy in India. Discuss the issues which hurdled the process of policy formulation? 

Q10. Civil Services is considered to be the backbone of governance in India. But there are issues that do not make it perform well. Identify these issues and what reforms should be taken?