Multiple choice

In the context of pursuing the objectives of the Indian administrative system as laid down in our Constitution, administrative theory should address itself to the problem of:

  1. reducing the waste of time and money needed for administration at various levels

  2. strengthening the Central Government in the context of fissiparous tendencies

  3. transforming the administrative system to make it a dynamic and result-oriented instrument of social change

  4. safeguarding the rights and privileges of the civil servants
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Explanation

In the Indian context, the Constitution envisions the state as a welfare state, requiring administration to be an instrument of social change. Administrative theory must therefore focus on transforming the system into a dynamic, result-oriented mechanism to achieve socio-economic justice. Simply reducing waste or protecting civil servant rights are secondary to these broader constitutional goals.

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