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CSS Public Administration Past Paper 2025

CSS Public Administration 2025 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

Years

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

  1. Q. 2
    Discuss the core values of Public Administration. Also write a detailed analysis on the following:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Concept of Traditional Public Administration.
    • (b)
      Concept of New Public Management.
  2. Q. 3
    Explain the concept of Scientific Management. Also elucidate on:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Network Governance.
    • (b)
      Public Choice Theory.
  3. Q. 4
    Explain Policy Analysis and Evaluation. Furthermore, elaborate:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Policy analysis process in Public Administration.
    • (b)
      Areas of improvement in Policy Implementation in Pakistan.
  4. Q. 5
    Explain the principles of budgeting. In the same context, explain:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Line-item Budging.
    • (b)
      Performance Budging.
  5. Q. 6
    Public Employment in Pakistan has been facing challenges since ages, as it hinges between Spoil System and Merit System. In the above context, elaborate:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Open system of public employment.
    • (b)
      Close system of public employment.
  6. Q. 7
    What do you understand by delegation of authority and legislation? Explain the following in the same context:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Principles of effective delegation of authority.
    • (b)
      Steps in the process of delegation.
  7. Q. 8
    What are the functions of district Government? Explain the following:
    (20)
    • (a)
      Issues of local government in Pakistan.
    • (b)
      Post-Devolution local government challenges in Pakistan.
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.