FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE UNIT: National Government and Administration

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018 DATE: 12/05/2018
TIME ALLOTED: 2:10 HOURS TOTAL MARKS: 60 MARKS

INSTRUCTIONS
Instruction (the exam has been set into 2 sections. Creativity and eligibility will be rewarded).
Candidates are recommended to abide by the instructions and avoid any forms of cheating. You
have 10 minutes for reading.
 Section A: Question ONE is compulsory and
 Section B: answer any two Questions
 EACH QUESTION CARRIES EQUAL MARKS.

Name: ____________________________________

Role No. _______________________

SECTION A
Question 1. Compulsory

a) Define the following terms (5 Marks)

a. Governance
b. Good Governance
c. Federalism
d. Unitary
e. Budget

b) Discuss the functions of Public Finance Management (5 Marks)

c) List Key Government Administrative Regulations/Manuals and their core

elements/contents (Minimum Seven Manuals). (5 Marks)

d) What are the main stages in the process of rational decision making? (5 Marks)

SECTION B
Question Two (20 Marks)

a. What is Government Planning Process and Its Basic Steps?

b. Discuss key government planning tools (not less than three)

Question Three (20 Marks)

a. Discuss the types of public budgeting and list the sources of public finance
(government revenue)

b. Discuss the methods of public budgeting (Minimum Three)

Question Four (20 Marks)

a. List the Puntland budget preparation process (step by step)

b. What are the success factors required for service delivery in the Civil Service in
Somalia?

Question Five (20 Marks)

a. What is corruption and discuss types of corruption (minimum Six types)

b. The key function of any government is to provide goods and services to its citizens
efficiently and effectively. List key issues and concepts in service delivery.

Question Six (20 Marks)

a) What are the key responsibilities of the parliament?

b) What types/forms of government? (Fill in the blank spaces with the correct type of
government).

1. Which form of government shares power between a central and regional government

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2. Which form of government is ruled by a king or a queen

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3. Which form of government is power held by a “wealthy few”

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4. Which form of government does the central government hold all of the power and
delegate to local level.
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5. Which form of government do the people hold the power

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Good Luck!