Question 1. Identify if the following statements are correct or wrong and rewrite the wrong sentences in their correct form.
(1) In a parliamentary democracy, representatives elected by people and ministers bear the administrative responsibility.
(2) Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruits candidates for civil services in Maharashtra.
Answer :
Wrong — Maharashtra Public Service Commission recruits candidates for civil services in Maharashtra.
Question 2. Explain the following statements with reasons.
(1) Reservation policy is followed even in civil services.
Answer :
- The weaker sector of society is made up of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Women, Other Backward Castes, and Specially Abled People.
- It was essential to empower these weaker sections.
- They were left out of civil services due to social inequality.
- In order to establish social justice and provide opportunities to weaker sections of the society, reservation policy is followed even in civil services.
(2) It is necessary for civil servants to be politically neutral.
Answer :
- In India's parliamentary system, a new government takes power every five years. However, the bureaucracy is permanent, i.e. they do not change.
- The bureaucracy is required to carry out the policies and decisions of the previous administration with the same efficiency and commitment. • Civil employees are supposed to avoid adopting a political stance and to stay impartial while carrying out their tasks.
- It civil servants work according to their political views it will lead to chaos.
Hence, they should be politically neutral.
Question 3. Answer the following in 25-30 words.
(1) Explain the role of the ministers and civil servants in the efficient administration of the department.
Answer :
- The effectiveness of a given department is determined by the interdependence of the Minister, his Secretary, and his Deputy Secretary.
- Ministerial decisions are based on the essential information provided by the bureaucracy.
- The bureaucracy, i.e. civil servants, have complete information about the financial provisions for a particular scheme or plan, as well as the history of policy successes and failures; thus, if Ministers develop mutual trust and transparency with civil servants, it will aid in the efficient administration of the department.
(2) Explain how the bureaucracy provides stability to the political system.
Answer :
- Bureaucracy does the work of implementing decisions taken by the ministers.
- Several important reforms introduced during the post-independent period have been effectively implemented by the
- It consistently provides services like water supply, public cleanliness, transport, electricity, etc. to the people and brings stability in their day to day life.
- It acts as an instrument of social transformation and democratisation.
- In this way, it gives stability to the political system.
Question 4. Complete the Concept picture.
Answer :
All-India Services
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian Forest Service (IFS)
Union or Central Services
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
State Civil Services
- Block Development Officer, Tehsildar
Question 5. Discuss characteristics of bureaucracy.
Answer :
- Bureaucracy is the administrative machinery that actually implements the policies of the government.
- While the government changes, bureaucracy remains consistent. As a result, it is permanent in nature.
- It must remain politically impartial and perform its functions while maintaining its anonymity, i.e. it is not held directly responsible for the success or failure of policies and is never publicly criticised.
- Thus, the structure of Bureaucracy in India is extensive and complex.