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Public Administration - 1999 (Prelims)
Time Allowed : 2
Hours
Maximum Marks : 300
1. Which of the
following are major sources of revenue of urban local bodies ?
1. Property
tax 2.
Octroi
3. Sales
tax
4. Tax on vehicles
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
2. Match List I with List II and-select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. Concept of
circular 1.
Blake and Mouton
human
behaviour
2. D. McGregor
B.
Managerial
3. MY Follet
C. Organizational Morale 4.
A. Maslow
D. Hierarchy of
needs 5. C.
Barnard
A
B C
D
A B C
D
(a) 1
3 2 4
(b) 2 4
5 1
(c) 3
1 5 4
(d) 2 3
1 4
3. Which one of the following is NOT a role of civil servants
in developing societies ?
(a) To actively
advise the political executives
(b) To increasingly redress people
grievances
(c) To participate in formulation of public policies
(d) To
restrain elected representative from usurping roles which are not theirs
:.
4. Which of the following are the purposes of position
classification ?
1. To delineate authority.
2. To establish chain of
command.
3. To provide leadership.
4. To ensure equal status to
all.
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and
4 (d) 1 and 4
5. Which one of the following agencies is responsible for both
recruitment and training of civil servants for the administrative class
?
(a) Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, U.S.A.
(b) Ecole National d' Administration,
France
(c) Civil Service College, U.K.
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Academy of Administration, India
6.
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
of the Parliament is appointed by the
(a)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) President of
India
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
7. The principle of anonymity flows directly from the doctrine
of
(a) legal responsibility
(b)
collective responsibility
(c) ministerial responsibility
(d) professional
responsibility
8. Which of the following are implied in the anonymity of civil
servants ?
1. They cannot ask a member to speak up on their behalf in
Parliament.
2. They cannot express their views to the Press.
3. Their
decisions have to be countersigned by the Ministers concerned.
4. They keep
away from Committees of Enquiry.
(a) 1
and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and
4 (d) 1 and 4
9.
In which of the following does Position
Classification facilitate personnel Administration ?
1.
Recruitment 2.
Promotion
3.
Training
4. Separation
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
10. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer
List I
(Services)
List II (Place of Training establishment)
A. Indian Foreign
Service
1. Vadodra (Baroda)
B. Indian Police
Service
2. New Delhi
C. Railway
Service
3. Hyderabad
D. Income Tax
Service
4.
Nagpur
5. Mount Abu
A
B C
D
A B C D
(a) 2 3
4 1 (b)
2 3 1 4
(c)
3 5 1
4 (d) 3
5 4 1
11. Which one of the following DOES NOT form a part of the
budget ?
(a) Review of public finance of
the previous year
(b) Estimates of receipts and expenditure of the current
year
(c) The actual receipts and expenditure of the previous three
years
(d) Proposals for meeting the requirements of the following
requirements
12.
The demands for Supplementary Grants must be
presented to and passed by the House
(a)
before the end of the respective financial year
(b) before the budget of the
following year is passed
(c) after the withdrawal of money from Consolidated
Fund
(d) after the submission of report of C.A.G.
13.
While discussing a budget, the Legislature
CANNOT
(a) give assent to the
demand
(b) reduce the demand
(c) refuse the demand
(d)
increase the demand
14. The Speaker is
the ex-officio Chairman of the
(a) Rules
Committee
(b) Committee on privileges
(c) Committee on public
undertakings
(d) Committee on government assurances
15. Which one of the following is NOT related to Adjournment
Motion ?
(a) The matter is framed in
general terms
(b) The matter is urgent
(c) The matter is of general public
interest
(d) The matter does not raise a question of
privilege
16. Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Ombudsman
institution ?
(a) Being independent of
the Executive and Legislature
(b) The authority to criticise all governmental
agencies
(c) The practices being similar in all the countries
(d) Being
recommendatory in nature,
17.
Which of the following statements are
correct ?
To exercise effective control over administration, the citizen is
required to have
1. high level of education.
2. high degree of political
consciousness.
3. the opportunity to participate.
4. some knowledge of the
administrative system.
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
18. Which one of the following is NOT applicable regarding the
purpose of Cut Motion ?
(a) Raising
questions of urgent public importance
(b) Drawing attention to any lapse on
part of administration
(c) Drawing attention to specific problems
(d)
Concentration discussion on some concrete points
19. Which one of the following is NOT a measure of control
exercised by the Legislature over Administration ?
(a) Asking
questions (b) Committee
system
(c) Review of decision (d) No
confidence motion
20. Which one of the writs is issued by an appropriate judicial
authority body to free a person who has been illegally detained
?
(a)
Quo-warranto (b) Mandamus
(c)
Certiorari
(d) Habeas Corpus
21. Which one of the following is true of Appropriation
Act?
(a) It is the demand for grants
approved by the Parliament
(b) It applies to approval of the budget of
the Parliament
(c) Authorization by the Parliament for Withdrawal of money
from the consolidated fund
(d) Authorization by the Parliament for withdrawal
of money from the contingency fund
22.
In the U.S.A., the Independent Regulatory
Commission types of organisations as widely used primarily to
(a) escape the pervasive influence of party politics in
administration
(b) eradicate corruption in administration
(c) provide
better services to the people
(d) off-load the burden of the government
departments
23. Which of the following statements are correct ?
Members
of the British Civil Service are
1. selected on the basis of general mental
ability.
2. recruited at an early age.
3. non-interchangeable between
public and private sectors.
4. directly responsible to the
Parliament.
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
24. Which one of the following statements is NOT
correct?
(a) The President of France has
the power to dissolve the Parliament
(b) Before dissolving the Parliament,
the President of France is required to consult the Presidents of the two
chambers of Parliament and Prime Minister
(c) While dissolving Parliament,
President of France is required to follow the advice of Prime Minister &
Presidents of two chambers
(d) The President of France cannot dissolve the
Parliament more than once in twelve months
25.
The administrative system of France is called
'classic' because
(a) France adopted
different administrative orientations
(b) French bureaucracy conforms most
closely to the Weber Ian model
(c) Administrative change in France has been
abrupt, drastic and frequent
(d) France has had remarkable administrative and
bureaucratic continuity
26.
Which one of the following is NOT correct
regarding the structural features of Soviet bureaucracy ?
(a) Hierarchical structure
(b) Division of
labour
(c) Lack of political commitment
(d) Use of regulations
27.
Lenin did NOT develop which one of the
following as the basic principle of administration ?
(a) Democratic centralism
(b) Democratic
decentralization
(c) Objectivity and concreteness
(d)
Effectiveness
28. Which one of the following does NOT represent a distinctive
feature of the American Presidential Cabinet ?
(a) Political
homogeneity (b) Collective
responsibility
(c) Primacy of the President (d) Lack of
agenda
29. Which one of the following is NOT true of Independent
Regulatory Commissions of America?
(a)
Headless institutions
(b) Fourth organ of the government
(c) Islands of
autonomy
(d) Regulatory institutions
30. Which one of the following is NOT true of British
administration ?
(a) It is a product of
evolution
(b) It is run by a politically committed bureaucracy
(c) It is
unitary in character
(d) It is based on the common law of the land
31. Which one of the following was the main feature of Govt. of
India Act 1919 ?
(a) Dyarchy in
Centre
(b) Provincial Autonomy
(c) Dyarchy in
Provinces
(d) Communal Representation
32. The `Tenure System' in the Central Services was started
by
(a) Lord Macaulay
(b) Lord
Curzon
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Sardar Patel
33. Administrative Tribunals in India CANNOT undermine the rule
of law because they
(a) dispense quick
and cheap justice
(b) are manned by senior bureaucrats
(c) devise their
own flexible procedures
(d) are regulated by Acts of
Parliament
34. The quotation, "The new Indian Constitution establishes,
indeed, a system of government which is at the most quasifederal almost
revolutionary in character, a unitary State with subsidiary federal features,
rather than the federal state with unitary features" is attributed
to
(a) 1.
Jennings
(b) D.D. Basu
(c) K.C.
Wheare (d) H. J.
Laski
35. The creation of the office of the Lok Pal was first
recommended by the
(a) National Police
Commission
(b) States Reorganization Commission
(c) Administrative Reforms
Commission
(d) Inter-State Council
36. Which one of the following is correct in terms of the
Constitution of India ?
(a) The Prime
Minister decides the allocation of portfolios among the ministers
(b) When
the Prime Minister decides resigns, the Council of Ministers gets
dissolved
(c) All the principal policy announcements of the government are
made by the Prime Minister
(d) It shall be the duty of Prime Minister to
communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating
to the administration of the affairs of the union
37. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. Central Secretariat 1. Principles
governing grants-in-aid
B. Cabinet Secretariat 2.
Formulation of policies
C.
Planning
3. Coordination of activities of various ministries
Commission
D. Finance Commission 4. Allocation of
resources
A B
C D
A B C D
(a) 3 2
1 4 (b)
2 3 1 4
(c)
2 3 4
1 (d) 3
2 4 1
38. Which of the following functions are NOT performed by the
Central Secretariat?
1. Direction, supervision and control.
2. Perspective
planning.
3. Overseeing governmental decisions.
4. Secretarial assistance
to the Parliament.
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 3 and 4
39. Which of the following are the difficulties in lateral
communication ?
1. Lack of cooperative relationship among several
officials.
2. Organisation of specialist services in the establishment.
3.
Rivalry among organisation units.
4. Superior's reluctance to listen to the
subordinates.
5. Physical separation of different units.
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 3 and
4
(b) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 and
5 (d) 2, 3, 4 and
5
40. When the delegation goes by a climate of understanding
between the superior and the subordinate, it is known as
(a) informal
delegation (b) specific
delegation
(c) formal
delegation
(d) general delegation
41. The NDC was set up as per
(a) the Government of India Act, 1935
(b) the
recommendations of the Finance Commission
(c) the provisions of the Indian
Constitution
(d) the recommendations of the Planning
Commission
42. Which of the
following statements regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
is/are true ? The Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
1. can
be considered by the joint session of both Houses of Parliament.
2. includes examination of
income and expenditure of all public sector undertakings.
3. is placed
before the Lok Sabha with the comments of the Estimates Committee.
4.
constitutes the basis for scrutiny by the Public Accounts Committee of the
Parliament. '
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and
4 (d) 4 alone
43. Which of the following statements about Public Enterprises
are true ?
1. Public corporation form provides for greater autonomy in
management.
2.
Departmental undertaking is subject to extensive legislative and executive
control.
3. Government company gives greater freedom to the creator for
direction and control.
4. State Roadways Transport Corporations are created
under State Acts.
(a) 1, 2 and
4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
44. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer
List I (Name of
Organisation) List II (Form of
organisation)
A. Indian
Railways
1. Public Corporation
B. Central
Warehousing
2. Government company
Corporation
C. State Trading
Corporation
3. Board
D. Central Water and Power Commission
A B C
D
A B C D
(a) 1 3
2 - (b)
1 3 - 2
(c)
3 1 -
2  p; (d) 3
1 2 -
45. The role of the Finance Commission in Central State fiscal
relations has been undermined by the
(a)
State
Governments
(b) Zonal Councils
(c) Planning
Commission (d) Central
government
46. The initial idea of recruitment on merit principle can be
traced to the
(a) Lee
Commission (b) Macaulay
Committee
(c) Islington Commission (d) Maxwell
Committee
47. Which of the following are the functions of the Union Public
Service Commission ?
1. To conduct examinations for recruitment to the
services of the Union.
2. To advise on matters referred to them by the
President or the Governor.
3. To advise on all disciplinary matters
affecting a government servant.
4. To advise on the principles to be
followed in respect of promotions and transfers.
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1, 2 and 3.
(c)
1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
48. The L.B.S. National Academy of Administration
provides
(a) in-service and
post-selection training to a select group of Government officers
(b)
structured post-selection training to a select group of Govt. officers
(c)
structured training to all Govt. officers
(d) pre-entry training to all Govt.
officers
49. When the problem of corruption in public services assumed
serious dimensions, the Government of India appointed a high power committee
under the chairmanship of
(a)
Ananthaswamy
Ayyangar
(b) P V Subbaiah
(c) K.
Santhanam
(d) K. Hanumanthya
50. Which of the following statements are correct ?
In
democracy, a civil servant must be committed to the
1. goal of the
Constitution
2. common good
3. ruling party's ideology
4.
execution of public policy
(a) 1, 3 and
4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 1, 2 and 4
51. Which of the following statements are correct ?
In a
Parliamentary democracy, bureaucracy can become enormously powerful because
of
1. limitations of Parliamentary controls.
2. principle of ministerial
responsibility.
3. judicial activism.
4. lack of popular
initiative.
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
52. Consider the following statements
The Governor of the
State in India has the power to appoint
1. Judges of the High Court
2.
Members of the State Public Service Commission
3. Members of the State
Finance Commission
4. the Accountant General ,
Which of the statements are
correct ?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
53. Consider the following statements
Chief Secretary of a
State Government is
1. Principal adviser to the Chief Minister.
2.
Secretary to the Cabinet.
3. Secretary to the Government.
4. Head of
Civil service.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1,
2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and
4
54. In a state directorate, the main responsibility of the
directorate is related to
(a) policy
making (b)
policy implementation
(c) policy
evaluation (d) policy
analysis
55. In matters relating to revenue administration, the District
Collector reports to the
(a) Chief
Secretary
(b) Secretary (Finance Department)
(c) Divisional
Commissioner
(d) Secretary (Revenue Department)
56.
The "Lakhina (Ahmednagar) Experiment" is
associated with
(a) District
Administration
(b) Panchayati Raj Administration
(c) Rural Development
Administration
(d) Tribal Development Administration
57. Match List I
with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. 73rd
Constitutional
1. Democratic Decentralization
Amendment
B.
74th
Constitutional
2. State Finance Commission
Amendment
C.
Balwantrai
Mehta
3. Municipal Councils
Committee
D. L.M.
Singhvi
4. Constitutional status to Panchayati Raj
Committee
A
B C
D
A B C
D
(a) 2
3 4
1 (b)
2 3 1
4
(c) 3 2
1 4 (d)
3 2 4 1
58. The Constitution
(74th Amendment) Act, 1992 provides for which of the following ?
1. Municipal
Committees
2. Ward Committees
3. Committee for District Planning
4. Committee for
Metropolitan Planning
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and
3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
59. Which of the
following statements are correct ?
Mayor-in-Council form of urban
local governance
1. ensures executive-deliberative dichotomy
2. upholds
the principle of collective responsibility
3. provides a plural political
executive
4. dispenses with the party system
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and
4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
60. Which of the following statements are correct ?
Village
Panchayats are responsible for
1. agricultural production 2. rural
industrial development
3. maternity and child welfare
4. higher
vocational education
(a) 1, 2 and
4 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
DIRECTIONS : The following 26 items consist of two statements, one
labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as `Reason R'. You are to examine
these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R
are individually true and if so, whether, the Reason is a correct explanation of
the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given
below
and mark your answer sheet accordingly
(a)
Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A
and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R
is false
(b) A is false but R is true
61. Assertion (A) : In
welfare states, Public Administration touches almost all aspects of a citizen's
life.
Reason (R) : The scope and importance of Public Administration
increases with increasing societal complexity, specialisation and
differentiation.
62. Assertion (A) : The study of public administration lacks cross-cultural
concepts and principles for being able to be recognized as a
science.
Reason (R) : Administrative culture cannot transcend national
frontiers and national experiences.
63. Assertion (A) : A more rational and integrated approach to managerial
problems is needed for increasing productivity.
Reason (R) : It was
mainly to find ways to raise industrial output that Taylor came up with his
ideas on `Scientific Management".
64. Assertion (A) : The Human Relations theory focuses on management as a web of
interpersonal relationships.
Reason (R) : Management and
administration involve group effort and collective endeavors of
people.
65. Assertion (A) : The Administrative Science should study facts about human
behaviour without getting involved in the question of values.
Reason (R) :
Before science can develop principles, it must possess concepts.
66. Assertion (A) : Behavioural Approach has limited relevance in dealing with
all types of problems in administration.
Reason (R) : The complexity
and variety of human nature, motivation and behaviour preclude attainment of
precision.
67. Assertion (A) : According to the systems approach, an organisation is a
social system and has to be studied in its totality.
Reason (R) : A
system is a comprehensive and complex whole of a set of interconnected and
interdependent parts.
68. Assertion (A) : Supervision involves overseeing, inspecting and directing
the activities of the subordinates so that the goals of the organisation are
accomplished properly.
Reason (R) : Individuals have a tendency to pay
greater attention to the fulfillment of their personal goals.
69. Assertion (A) : Staff-line relations frequently produce tensions and
conflicts.
Reason (R) : The line tends to be conservative about
changes, yet the mission of staff is precisely that of investigating the need
for change.
70. Assertion (A) : Without delegating authority, where necessary, it would be
impossible for the head to carry on the entire tasks of the organization
himself.
Reason (R) : The extent of delegation of authority, is not
related to the size and diversity of work in an organization.
71. Assertion (A) : Successful organisation requires not only command and
executive direction but also sound leadership.
Reason (R) : Leadership
tends to be expressed in terms of power to command or ability to
dominate.
72. Assertion (A) : Downward as well as upward messages received by middle level
officials are often distorted before they are passed on.
Reason (R) :
Whenever such an official receives a message which he considers incoherent,
illogical or incomplete, he tries to "make sense" out of it.
73. Assertion (A) : People are induced to do their work in I the best possible
manner if they are properly motivated.
Reason (R) : Fear of punishment
acts as a motivator but is of a negative kind.
74. Assertion (A) : Assumptions about the nature of men enable executives to
determine motivational practices.
Reason (R) : Adoption of theory 'Y'
practices kills the initiative of employees.
75. Assertion (A) : Position classification in Civil Services of developing
countries is a legacy of the colonial past.
Reason (R) : Rank
classification in Civil Services can work only in a developed technological
society.
76. Assertion (A) : The cornerstone of a public personnel system is built upon a
sound recruitment policy.
Reason (R) : Open competitive examinations
are answer to twin demands of democracy and good
administration.
77. Assertion (A) : Government provides for various types of training for its
employees.
Reason (R) : Training enhances the efficiency of employees
by improving their knowledge and skills.
78. Assertion (A) : Lok Ayuktas have been appointed in all the States of
India.
Reason (R) : An independent institution is required to redress
grievances of people against the actions of civil
servants.
79. Assertion (A) : The salary and conditions of
service of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India cannot be varied to
his/her disadvantage after he/she is appointed.
Reason (R) : The
office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a
Constitutional office.
80. Assertion (A) : Estimates of income and expenditure should be on cash
basis.
Reason (R) : All money that Government deals with during the
current financial year should be included in estimates.
81. Assertion (A) : The American Civil Service is more specialised than British
Civil Service.
Reason (R) : In the selection of civil servants, the
Britishers prefer career staffing while Americans prefer programme
staffing.
82. Assertion (A) : Efficiency rating is undertaken regularly in personnel
management. in the U.S.A.
Reason (R) : In the U.S.A., there is greater
stress on professionalization.
83. Assertion (A) : The Secretariat maybe said to be the brain-centre of the
administrative body, directing and overseeing all administrative
activity.
Reason (R) : The Secretariat provides the Minister with
materials and expert advice for the
formulation of policies and watches
over their application once they have been formulated.
84. Assertion (A) : The strength of the State Council of Ministers has not been
specified in the Constitution of India.
Reason (R) : A number
of pressures operate in the determination of the strength of tire
Ministry.
85. Assertion (A) : In a democracy, the functioning of bureaucracy is
conditioned by the operation of party system.
Reason (R) : Where the
party system is unable to produce a stable government, bureaucracy acquires a
special position.
86.
Assertion (A) : The Constitution of India
now provides a mechanism for regular flow of funds to Panchayati Raj
institutions.
Reason (R) : The Panchayati Raj institutions have been
greatly handicapped in the performance of their assigned duties by paucity of
funds.
87. The
term "Public" in Public Administration stands for
(a) the citizens in a democracy
(b) the formally constituted
government
(c) any administration having its impact on everybody
(d) the
defining characteristic of a kind of administration
88. The scope of conventional public administration has been
under attack from Public Choice Theorists, as they
(a) reject the idea of welfare state and services
(b) propose
restrictions on bureaucratic functioning
(c) consider the market as a more
efficient provider of goods and services
(d) view the politician as
being in league with the bureaucrat
89. Which of the following reasons prompted Woodrow Wilson to
advocate a "science of administration'?
1. The desire to
straighten the paths of government.
2. The idea of making government
business less un-businesslike.
3. The intention to strengthen and purify government
organisation.
4. The need to raise a band of dutiful civil
servants.
(a) 1 and
4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
90. The New Public
Administration is a quest for
(a) ethical values
and scientific analysis
(b) scientific, analysis and relevance
(c)
relevance and ethical values
(d) excellence
91. Which of the following did Herbert Simon emphasize ?
1.
Valule-fact dichotomy
2. Means-ends relationship
3. Composite
decision-making
4. Illusion of final authority
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
92. The significance of Public Administration as a discipline
lies in
(a) improving government
functioning
(b) developing scientific knowledge about public
administration
(c) organising training programmes for the civil
servants
(d) creating informal and intelligent citizenship
93. In Public Administration, which of the following type of
'efficiency' have been advocated by Peter Self ?
1. Administrative
efficiency
2. Policy efficiency
3. Service efficiency
4.
Profit making efficiency
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
94. Today, public-private distinction needs to be understood in
terms of
(a) contradictory models of
governance
(b) application of the unique nature of public
administration
(c) complementary of the two sectors in respect of social
management
(d) the distinctive profit-driven character of private
management
95.
Consider the following statements : Under the
impact of neo-classical economic theory, "privatization" is now being suggested
as new public philosophy which is oriented towards
1. down-sizing
government.
2. contracting out to private agencies.
3. dis-investment in
public enterprises.
4. according supremacy to the private sector.
Which of
these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
96. Which of the following were part of recommendations of
Minnibrook Conference on New Public Administration (1968)?
1. Normative and
empirical approaches should be strengthened.
2. Public Administration should have
independent roots.
3. Equity' should be the concern of the
administrators.
4. American Public Administration should come out of its
crisis.
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
97. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
(Stages of
evolution
(Writers associated with the stages of evolution)
of
Public
Administration)
A.
Political administration
separation
1. Woodrow Wilson
B. Human
relations
2. Elton Mayo
C. Science of
Management
3. Harold Lasswell
D. Policy
Science
4. W E Willoughby
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 1 2
3 4 (b)
2 1 4 3
(c)
2 1 3
4 (d) 1 2
4 3
98. Who among the
following writers have NOT contributed to the doctrine of
Politics-administration dichotomy ?
1. Max Weber
2. Frank
Goodnow
3. Fred Riggs
(a) 1, 2
and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and
2 (d) 1 and
3
99. Match List I
with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. Administrative
Behaviours
1. Gulick and Urwick
B. Functions of the
Executive
2. Dwight Waldo
C. Public Administration in
a
3. Herbert Simon
Time of Turbulence
D. Papers on
Science of
Public
4. Chester Barnard
Administration
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 3
4 2 1
(b) 4 3 2
1
(c) 3 4
1 2 (d) 4
3 1 2
100. Taylor's
concept of mental revolutions stands for
(a) harmony and cooperation
(b) cooperation, harmony
and restricted output
(c) restricted output and cooperation
(d) economy,
cooperation and restricted output
101.
Which one of the following pairs is NOT
correctly matched ?
(a) Guardian
bureaucracy Class base
(b) Caste bureaucracy Aristocratic type
(c)
Patronage bureaucracy Spoils system
(d) Merit bureaucracy Career open to
talent
102. Match List I
with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. Reconstruction of
administrative 1.
Normative Approach
realities through an in
depth
analysis of an event
B. Study of Public
Administration
2. Empirical Approach
as is should
be
C. Study of principles
underlying
3. Philosophical Approach
administrative
activities
D. Analysis of informal
networks
4. Case Method Approach
and group relationships in
the field
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 4
1 3 2
(b) 3 1
4 2
(c) 4
2 3 1
(d) 3 2
4 1
103. Which of the
following are the feature's of Classical Theory ?
1.
Specialisation
2. Efficiency
3.
Hierarchy
4. Leadership
(a) 1, 2 and
3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
104. Which of the
following statements regarding Behavioural approach are correct ?
1. It is
more deductive than inductive.
2. It is less macro and more micro.
3. !t
is inter-disciplinary in nature.
4. It is more descriptive and less
empirical.
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
105. Which one of
the following is attributed to Barnard ?
(a) Science of muddling through
(b) Bounded
rationality
(c) Zone of indifference
(d) Management by integration
106. The systems
approach to administrative analysis has enriched our understanding of
administrative processes by focusing mainly on
(a) interpersonal relations in an organisation and human
behaviour
(b) management's crucial role in efficient coordination
(c)
open nature of organisation and its relationship with the environment
(d)
systematic analysis of organisational structure and functioning
107. Which of the
following statements are INCORRECT ?
1. Organisations are structured in a
hierarchical manner.
2. In a hierarchy all positions are equal.
3. A
hierarchical structure is always of the pyramid shape.
4. When the
organisation grows bottom shrinks.
(a) 1
and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and
4 (d) 3 and 4
108. Unity of
command does NOT mean
(a) All the units
of an organisation should be integrated under the authority of one head
(b)
The number of subordinates who can be effectively supervised by an
officer
(c) There should be one person and not a body of persons at the apex
of an organisation,
(d) An individual employer should not be subject to the
orders of more than immediate supervisors
109. The
characteristic feature of the post-war period (19481970) in the evolution of the
study of Public Administration has been described as an era, of
(a) re-discovery of principles
(b) return to
mother science
(c) crisis of identity
(d) de-emphasis of
administration
110. Authority
should be commensurate with
(a) degree of
coordination
(b) position in the hierarchy
(c) degree of
responsibility
(d) degree of supervision
111. Which one of
the following if NOT indicative of coordination ?
(a) Collective action of one person with others '
,
(b) Cooperation and team-work among the employees
(c) Inter-relating
various parts of the work
(d) Integration of several parts into an orderly
whole
112. In which of the following situations does the need for
coordination arise ?
1. Overlap of
efforts
2. Duplication of efforts
3. Neglect of personal
interests 4. Conflicts in
interests
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
113. Match List I
with List II and select the correct
answer
List
I
List II
A. Line
agency
1. Authority of knowledge
B. Staff
agency
2. Authority of action
C. Auxiliary
agency 3. Housekeeping
D.
Development agency 4. Planning and regulation
A B C
D A
B C D
(a) 1 2
3 4 (b) 2
1 3 4
(c) 2
1 4 3
(d) 1 2 4
3
114. Which of the
following statements about decisions making are true ?
1. It is a plural
activity.
2. It is largely based on total rationality.
3. Personal values
influence its process.
4. It allows greater role to the administrative
person.
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
115. Who among the
following said that leadership and authority are plural because of involvement
of many people ?
(a) Ordway
Tead
(b) Chester Bernard
(c) Mary Parker Follett (d) M. E.
Dimock
116. Mc Gregor's
Theory Y provides for which of the following?
1. Shared responsibility.
2.
Imposed direction and control.
3. Self direction and self
control.
(a) 2
alone (b) 1 and 2
(c) 3
alone (d) l and
3
117. Which one of
the following is NOT one of the types of leadership according to the concept of
Max Weber ?
(a)
Charismatic
(b) Traditional
(c)
Bureaucratic
(d) Rational-Legal
118. Match List I
with List II and select the correct
answer
List I
(Leadership)
List II (Theory)
A. Personal qualities which a leader
has 1.
Trait Theory
B. Situation in which a leader
works
2. Systems Theory
C. Participation of
subordinates
3. Theory 'Y'
in goal setting
D. Role of
leader,
situation,
4. Situational
followers and environment
Theory
A B
C
D
A B C D
(a) 1 2
3 4 (b)
1 3 4 2
(c)
3 4 1
2 (d) 1
4 3 2
119. Herbert Simon's
model of decision making is known as
(a)
disjointed incrementalism
(b) behaviour alternative
(c) mixed
scanning
(d) policy science
120.
Who among the following identified channels of
communication with channels of authority ?
(a) Herbert
Simon
(b) Chester Bernard
(c) J. D.
Millet
(d) Ordway Tead
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