BPAC-131 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BPAC-131 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Structured previous year question paper for BPAC-131, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2
Verified: 22 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL)
Public Administration (BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BPAC-131 : PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt any five of the following questions in
about 400 words each, selecting at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Discuss the meaning, nature and scope of Public Administration.
Q2.“Henri Fayol and Lyndal Urwick have made significant contribution to Administrative Management Approach.” Elucidate.
Q3.Write a note on pre-Weberian Bureaucratic narratives.
Q4.Examine the different models of decision- making.
Section—II
Q5.Analyse the different viewpoints on public policy approach.
Q6.Discuss Harold Lasswell’s vision of Policy Sciences.
Q7.“New Right Philosophy has had a pertinent impact on New Public Management Approach.” Comment.
Q8.Bring out the interrelationship of concepts of ‘Gender of Governance and Governance of Gender’.