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Indian PolityMediumAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper I

Which of the following statements about Max Weber's ideal theory of Bureaucracy is/are correct? 1. It refers to the dominant class character. 2. Bureaucracy is associated with structural and behavioral characteristics. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

B. 2 only

Explanation

The correct answer is B, 2 only. Weber's ideal type describes bureaucracy through its structure and the conduct of its officials, not through class domination.

Max Weber, the German sociologist, described the ideal type of bureaucracy as the most rational form of administration under legal-rational authority. Its structural features include a hierarchy of offices, a clear division of work, written rules and records, and appointment on merit. Its behavioural features include impersonal conduct, rule-bound decisions and officials who treat the office as a career. Seeing bureaucracy as the tool of a dominant class is the Marxist view, which Weber did not take.

A is wrong: statement 1 states the Marxist view, not Weber's.

C is wrong: it includes statement 1, which does not describe Weber's model.

D is wrong: statement 2 correctly describes Weber's model.

Exam tip: Weber links bureaucracy to legal-rational authority and rules; Marx links it to class rule.

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With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements : 1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. 2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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  3. C.A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.
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  1. A.Only one
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  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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2. Political equality

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  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.3 only
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