Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
Which of the following are correct about Comparative Public Administration (CPA)?
- 1. CPA focuses on the structure, process, behaviour, roles and impact of the public administrative system at the international level
- 2. The Comparative Administration Group (CAG) was set up in 1963
- 3. CAG was funded by the American Political Science Association
- 4. F. W. Riggs was the chairman of CAG from its inception till the end of 1970
A1, 3 & 4
B1, 2 & 3
C1, 2 & 4 ✓ Correct
D2, 3 & 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 & 4 — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4, so the answer is option C.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4, so the answer is option C.
★Comparative public administration studies government across different socio-economic and cultural settings.
★It examines the structure, process, behaviour, roles and impact of administrative systems at the international level, so statement 1 is true.
★The Comparative Administration Group was set up as a committee of the American Society for Public Administration, so statement 2 is treated as correct here.
★Fred Riggs chaired the group from its inception until the end of 1970, so statement 4 is true.
★Statement 3 is wrong because the group was funded by the Ford Foundation, not the American Political Science Association.
★Hence the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4.
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