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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Macaulay՚s ideas on Indian Civil Service Corresponded to the elite theory of bureaucracy, which continue to persist. Do you agree? Justify. (10 Marks)

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Macaulay՚s Ideas on Indian Civil Service

  • Macaulay wanted to introduce generalist, career oriented and brightest bureaucrats in ICS. ICS was the instrument of the imperial power. Karl Marx՚s class analysis would indicate that the main function of examination is to ensure that only members of the upper class who can afford costly higher education can …

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2019

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In the text of Arthashastra, ‘the state is neither a police State nor merely a tax gathering State’ . Comment. (10 Marks)

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Arthashastra

  • Kautilya also known as Chanakya, was the author of ancient Indian classic Arthashastra. He offers deep insights into statecraft, particularly theories and principles governing a state.
  • In Arthashastra the focus was the king and Kautilya attaches an element of divinity to the king.

Financial Administration

  • In Monarchy, at the time of Kautil…

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2015

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Trace the evolution of Judicial Administration in India during the Mughal and British periods of Indian History and highlight the major landmarks of this evolution from 1774 to 1911.

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Under the Mughal Judicial administration, Emperor was supreme judge, he appointed the Qazi according to Ulema. The Qazi was next in line & administered law and order and gave justice. In this he was assisted by Muftis- who were placed the necessary facts and the precedents regarding a case before Qazi՚s who had final authority to give the judgement…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2015

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“Kautilya was not only the foremost politico-administrative thinker of ancient India, but he was an advocate and preacher of moral values too.” Comment

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Kautilya was one of the most influential politico-administrative thinkers or master of this field. But he knew that the values to be given preference over others who depending on the situation. For e. g. He described King as the person who ruled the people and also protects his Kingdom against any revolt at any cost by the brute force. But it does …

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2013

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Kautilya was a political realist rather than an Idealist. Comment.

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The state of ‘nature’ is just imagined to be one of the total anarchies, in that “might was right.” When people were oppressed by Matyanyaya that is the law of fish, according to that the bigger fish swallows the smaller once they selected Manu – son of Vivasvat who was the king.

It was settled that the king ought to receive one-sixth of the grain a…

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2015

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“The British colonial administration superimposed the prefectural system on the historically inherited district administration in India, in the absence of rural local governments at the district level.” Comment

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British developed district as an administrative unit that had similarity in office of the prefect of France. District was the nucleus of British administration & was hub of all the government activities. There was virtually absence of the local government in rural areas during the British administration, hence when the institution of the collector …

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