Question Index · II. Public Administration: Classical and Contemporary Theories and Concepts

Chapter: II. Public Administration: Classical and Contemporary Theories and Concepts

Single home for Chapter II past papers, grouped by FPSC syllabus item. 11 answer pages stored here, 7 related answers stored in Chapters VII and VIII, and 15 MCQs (2024–2026). Each answer page has the question, outline and full model answer.

1. Bureaucracy → II.1

• 2022 · Q3 · Weber, Scientific Management and administrative principles (20) — also item 2
• 2024 · Q2 · Political neutrality and civil-service reform (20) → 2024 · Q2 · Political neutrality, civil-service reform and policy choices (20 marks)
• 2024 · Q7 · Political patronage, bureaucracy and e-governance (20) → 2024 · Q7 · Political patronage, bureaucracy and e-governance (20 marks)
• 2024 · Q8 · De-politicising the civil service (20) → 2024 · Q8 · Depoliticising Pakistan’s civil service: lessons and strategy (20 marks)
• MCQs: 2024 Q1(3) · 2025 Q1(3) · 2025 Q1(20) · 2026 Q1(1)

11. Administrative Culture of Pakistan → II.11

2. Scientific Management (and Administrative Management) → II.2

• MCQs: 2024 Q1(19) · 2026 Q1(13)

10. Organisation of Federal, Provincial and Local Government → II.10

13. Cross-cutting: Classical vs Contemporary → Extra II.13

3. Human Relations Approach → II.3

• MCQ: 2025 Q1(13) open system
• MCQ: 2024 Q1(10)

4. Leadership → II.4

• 2018 · Q4 · Three phases of leadership theory (20) → 2018 · Q4 · Three phases of leadership theory and effective public administrators (20 marks)
• 2019 · Q4 · Situational leadership and Path–Goal theory (20) → 2019 · Q4 · Situational leadership and House’s Path–Goal theory (20 marks)
• 2023 · Q4 · Distributed leadership (20) → 2023 · Q4 · Distributed leadership: can followers lead? (20 marks)

5. Motivation → II.5

• 2017 · Q5 · Perry's Public Service Motivation and corruption control (20) → 2017 · Q5 · Perry’s public service motivation and corruption control (20 marks)
• 2018 · Q8c · McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y (10) → 2018 · Q8c · McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y (10 marks)

6. Network Governance → II.6

• 2025 · Q3(a) — inside the 2025 Q3 page (item 2)
• MCQs: 2025 Q1(4) · 2026 Q1(10)

7. Strategic Management → II.7

• MCQ: 2025 Q1(5)

8. Public Choice Theory → II.8

• 2025 · Q3(b) — inside the 2025 Q3 page (item 2)
• MCQs: 2024 Q1(17) · 2026 Q1(6)

9. Types of Organisational Structure → II.9

• MCQ: 2025 Q1(6)

12. Inter-Governmental Relations → II.12

• MCQ: 2024 Q1(14) institutional theory

14. All Chapter II MCQs (A–D with explanations)

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