Directions for question 10: The following question presents 5 statements of which 4 when placed in appropriate order would form a contextually complete paragraph. Pick the statement that is not part of that context and indicate the number corresponding with it in the box provided below the question.The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) being at the cutting edge, where political and professional executives interact, has had to bear the brunt of the changes.Since IAS officers enjoy special privileges and protection under the constitution citizens expect them to remain accountable to society at large.The vastly changed political environment was uppermost on the minds of the probationers at the golden jubilee get together of the National Academy of AdministrationThe biggest regret many retired officers have is of not having done enough to reduce the enormous power that clerks, assistants and inspectors wield in the system and who have become the real permanent civil service.Civil servants are increasingly facing a conflict between their accountability to the government of the day and their accountability to society at large.

Directions for questions 1 to 3: The sentence given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is indicated with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph and mark the correct sequence in the box provided below each questionThe most important change was the phasing out of the system of the issue of ad hoc treasury bills by the Government to the Reserve Bank of India.Under such an arrangement, the RBI virtually lost control over regulating money supply and the fiscal dominance was completeThe institutional framework within which monetary policy operated underwent far – reaching change.This innocuous set-up had the effect of automatically monetizing the fiscal deficit of the centreUnder that system, whenever the cash balances of the Government fell below a particular level, it could issue these ad hoc treasury bills and replenish its cash balances.

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is indicated with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph and indicate the correct sequence in the box provided below each question.With 75 percent of the space rented to the multinationals, this exhibition had the participation of 13 companies from Europe.With 50 companies participating and looking at the $30 billion Indian market in the telecommunication sector, for the next eight years the latest technology was on display.Against the backdrop of a sweeping wave of liberalisation, this proved a bonanza for the multinationals and their Indian partners to exhibit their bag of telecommunication technology.India Comm'92  the second international exhibition and conference on tele-communication and computer equipment, systems and related services, was organised recently.

Q 9 What was the role of  Warren Hastings in the Indian Administration System ?(80-100 words) (5 Marks )

Directions for questions 6 and 7: The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is indicated with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph, and mark the correct sequence of numbers in the box provided below each question. (1) The ease with which the operations were carried out is a reflection of the lax standards of monitoring prevailing in the system.(2) In a way it is reminiscent of a leading group exercising controlling interests in publicly listed companies through a clutch of investment companies having the same postal address.(3) The multiple operations of demat accounts to corner shares in an IPO by individuals acting in isolation or in concert is threatening to blow up to a full-fledged scam drawing people of several segments into its vortex.(4) They further buttress their point by saying that it is the antiquated laws of rationing disallowing multiple applications which requires to be re looked.(5) Critics argue that, if there is nothing illegal in holding controlling interest in an enterprise through a web of investment companies, should initiatives to improve the chances of getting more shares in the IPO by operating multiple accounts be termed illegal

Direction for questions 6 to 9: In the following questions, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.Politicians, who tend to be well-meaningbut bossy types, find it hard to resist intrudingat the private lives of their fellow-citizens, especiallywhen some of those private lives are conducted in a way that trouble respectable society.They meddle for their peril, however.