Province Public Service Commission, Lumbini Province
Province Civil Service — Administration Service, General Administration/Accounts Group, Officer Level Seventh (Non-Technical), Open and Inclusive Competitive Written Examination
Candidates are required to answer all questions. Answers should be written in their own words; copying the question is not necessary.
Section (A)
1. Discuss the latest trends that have emerged in the field of public management, and identify the major problems seen in Nepal’s public management. [5+5=10]
2. What is career development? What kinds of opportunities for career development are available in the civil service of Lumbini Province? Explain. [4+6=10]
3. State the concept of the law relating to the Right to Information. Also, explain the efforts made and measures for improvement in the practice and implementation of the Right to Information in Lumbini Province. [4+6=10]
Section (B)
4. Budget formulation at every level of government in Nepal, its legislative approval, and its implementation have always remained challenging and controversial issues. In this context, what kinds of reforms do you think are necessary in Nepal’s budget formulation and implementation cycle? Give your original answer, focusing particularly on the budget formulation process of the provincial government. [10]
5. Clarify the concept of public debt. Discuss the current status of public debt mobilization in Nepal and explain the challenges observed in public debt mobilization. [3+4+3=10]
Section (C)
6. Nepal uses various systems for recording and reporting financial transactions, particularly FMIS, SuTRA, and NPSAS. What measures should be adopted to make these systems more effective? Present your suggestions. [10]
7. Explain the concept of Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) and discuss the possible benefits and risks to a country receiving foreign direct investment. [4+6=10]
8. What are the differences between internal audit and final audit? Since a final audit has to be conducted, what would happen if an internal audit were not conducted? Explain. [6+4=10]
Section (D)
9. The effectiveness of a governance system depends on the active role of the management. Management must play an important role in bringing matters such as the rule of law, human rights, democracy, and social justice into practice. The Constitution of Nepal also provides that the executive should be accountable to the legislature. However, in a parliamentary system of government, since the executive generally has the support of a majority in the legislature, there are instances where the executive itself appears to control the legislature. As a result, the implementation of matters mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of Nepal and other fundamental rights is perceived to have progressed slowly.
In this context, present the constitutional/legal arrangements made to make the executive accountable to the legislature, the status of their implementation, the problems encountered, and practical and implementable suggestions for solving those problems. [5+4+4+7=20]
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