Chapter: Public Personnel, Administration in India, Types of Personnel system, Principles of personnel system
1.

.Who said ‘Personnel is the sovereign factor in public administration’

A. Herman Finer
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Robert Dahl
Answer» A. Herman Finer
2.

In POSDCORB, the letter ‘C’ stands for

A. Control
B. Coordinating
C. Centre
Answer» B. Coordinating
3.

Public Personnel Administration function involves

A. POSNCORB
B. POLSCORB
C. POSDCORB
Answer» C. POSDCORB
4.

Aristocratic type of Personnel system developed in

A. USA
B. England
C. India
Answer» B. England
5.

The standard and efficiency of Public Administration depends on

A. outlook of the employer
B. educational qualification of the civil servants
C. integrity of the civil service
Answer» C. integrity of the civil service
6.

Public Personnel Administration involves

A. recruitment, training and classification
B. recruitment only
C. appointment only
Answer» A. recruitment, training and classification
7.

Spoils system is associated with

A. Germany
B. USA
C. UK
Answer» B. USA
8.

Bureaucratic system rests on the notion of

A. political favouritism
B. imperfection
C. hierarchy of divisions
Answer» C. hierarchy of divisions
9.

Equality of opportunity is ensured in

A. spoils system
B. merit system
C. aristocratic system
Answer» B. merit system
10.

In the USA,the spoils system was discarded by which Act

A. Pendleton Act,1883
B. Hatch Act,1939
C. Civil Service Act,1853
Answer» A. Pendleton Act,1883
11.

The requirements of the civil service include

A. partial selection and nepotism
B. impartial selection and political neutrality
C. fraudulence and deceit
Answer» B. impartial selection and political neutrality
12.

Who used the term "manpower management" instead of "personnel management"

A. Dale Yoder
B. Thomas Spates
C. Michael Jucius
Answer» A. Dale Yoder
13.

One of the aims of Personnel Management is

A. to maintain impartiality
B. to create competition amongst the public servants
C. to enable people to make their best contribution
Answer» C. to enable people to make their best contribution
14.

Personnel are required to perform

A. Line functions and Staff functions
B. Line functions only
C. Staff functions only
Answer» A. Line functions and Staff functions
15.

Personnel Administration functions in

A. Formal Organisations
B. Informal Organisations
C. Formal and Informal organisations
Answer» C. Formal and Informal organisations
16.

Personnel Administration include within its scope

A. recruitment, training, promotion
B. selection and retirement only
C. providing services only
Answer» A. recruitment, training, promotion
17.

An occupation which one takes up with expectation of advancement till retirement is

A. promotion
B. career
C. recruitment
Answer» B. career
18.

A person who specializes in some particular field is called

A. generalist
B. idealist
C. specialist
Answer» C. specialist
19.

In POSDCORB,the letter P stands for

A. planning
B. position
C. promotion
Answer» A. planning
20.

The word’Aristocracy’means

A. government by a king
B. government by the people
C. government by the nobles
Answer» C. government by the nobles
21.

The word ‘bureaucracy’was coined by

A. Gourney
B. Taylor
C. Weber
Answer» A. Gourney
22.

One of the advantages of the Bureaucratic system is

A. it produces the highest degree of pride
B. it brings skilled mind to solution of technical problems
C. it serves as an instrument of oppressing the employee’s ideas
Answer» B. it brings skilled mind to solution of technical problems
23.

The greatest disadvantage of the Bureaucratic system is

A. it exempts public service from popular control
B. it is incompetent
C. it is inefficient
Answer» A. it exempts public service from popular control
24.

Who said ‘To the victor belongs the spoils’

A. Andrew Jackson
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. William Marcy
Answer» C. William Marcy
25.

Who said ,’My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest’

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Clement Atlee
Answer» A. Mahatma Gandhi
26.

The merit system was introduced in USA after the passage of which Act

A. Hatch Act,1939
B. Pendleton Act,1883
C. Civil Service Reforms Act,1978
Answer» B. Pendleton Act,1883
27.

A system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based on competence rather than political favoritism is

A. Spoils system
B. Patronage system
C. Merit system
Answer» C. Merit system
28.

The advantage of the Merit system

A. ensures selection of qualified candidate on the basis of merit
B. appointments controlled by political executives
C. officials can be removed on any pretext
Answer» A. ensures selection of qualified candidate on the basis of merit
29.

The Spoils system began in the year

A. 1883
B. 1829
C. 1821
Answer» B. 1829
30.

The word ‘Personnel’ means

A. a body of persons employed in an organization
B. relating to private life
C. individual
Answer» A. a body of persons employed in an organization
31.

The home of the Spoils system is

A. India
B. France
C. USA
Answer» C. USA
32.

Equality of opportunity is ensured under the

A. Merit system
B. spoils system
C. Patronage system
Answer» A. Merit system
33.

What is meant by the term ‘Merit’

A. charming
B. powerful
C. worthiness
Answer» C. worthiness
34.

The most widely prevalent type of personnel system is

A. Caste system
B. Merit system
C. Patronage system
Answer» B. Merit system
35.

In India,the merit principle has been in existence since

A. 1881
B. 1850
C. 1854
Answer» C. 1854
36.

Britain adopted the merit principle in

A. 1857
B. 1861
C. 1850
Answer» A. 1857
37.

The Civil Service Act of USA in 1883 is also known as

A. Civil Service Reforms Act
B. Pendleton Act
C. Civil Service Act
Answer» B. Pendleton Act
38.

In USA,the immediate cause of substitution of spoils system by merit system was

A. Assassination of Garfield
B. Assassination of Jackson
C. Assassination of Lincoln
Answer» A. Assassination of Garfield
39.

The principle of employment on the basis of open competitive examinations is

A. Spoils system
B. Merit system
C. Patronage system
Answer» B. Merit system
40.

Spoils system is also known as

A. Merit system
B. Caste system
C. Patronage system
Answer» C. Patronage system
Chapter: Recruitment, Types of Recruitment,UPSC,SPSC
41.

Who said ‘Unless recruitment policy is soundly conceived, there can be little hope for building a first rate staff’

A. Glenn Stahl
B. H.J.Laski
C. C.K.Allen
Answer» A. Glenn Stahl
42.

When vacant posts are filled up by suitable candidates who are already in service it is called

A. recruitment by promotion
B. recruitment from within
C. recruitment from outside
Answer» B. recruitment from within
43.

Negative recruitment stands for

A. Elimination of political influence
B. Prevention of favouritism
C. Keeping the ‘rascals’out
Answer» C. Keeping the ‘rascals’out
44.

Positive recruitment emphasizes on an aggressive search for

A. most talented personnel
B. most favored personnel
C. most lucky candidate
Answer» A. most talented personnel
45.

The first country to adopt the scientific system of recruitment based on the merit principle was

A. India
B. China
C. USA
Answer» B. China
46.

The disadvantage of recruitment from within-

A. it improves morale of employees
B. it promotes loyalty
C. the source of supply is narrow and restricted
Answer» C. the source of supply is narrow and restricted
47.

Posting of the recruited candidate in the right job is called

A. Requisition
B. Placement
C. Certification
Answer» B. Placement
48.

Induction of recruited candidate through training is called

A. Appointment
B. Confirmation
C. Orientation
Answer» C. Orientation
49.

Although technically different, the term ‘recruitment’ is sometimes used interchangeably with

A. certification
B. examination
C. training
Answer» B. examination
50.

The corner-stone of the whole public personnel structure is

A. promotion
B. training
C. recruitment
Answer» C. recruitment
51.

The first country in modern times to have evolved a sound recruitment system was

A. Prussia
B. France
C. UK
Answer» A. Prussia
52.

The recruitment, which aims at keeping the unqualified and unfit candidates out is

A. positive recruitment
B. negative recruitment
C. recruitment from within
Answer» B. negative recruitment
53.

The process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating to apply for jobs is

A. promotion
B. training
C. recruitment
Answer» C. recruitment
54.

Recruitment, in the real sense of the term is

A. Direct recruitment
B. Indirect Recruitment
C. Promotion
Answer» A. Direct recruitment
55.

The demerit of direct recruitment is

A. It checks stagnation
B. It necessitates intensive and expensive training
C. It motivates the employees
Answer» B. It necessitates intensive and expensive training
56.

The process of recruitment to higher civil service in the states is conducted by

A. State Promotion Committee
B. State Public Service Committee
C. State Public Service Commission
Answer» C. State Public Service Commission
57.

A Joint Public Service Commission can be created by

A. an order of the President
B. an Act of the Parliament
C. a Resolution of the Rajya Sabha
Answer» B. an Act of the Parliament
58.

When a large number of unskilled post is to be filled up, which of the following methods is used

A. Mass recruitment
B. Individual recruitment
C. Indirect recruitment
Answer» A. Mass recruitment
59.

The UPSC is created under which Article of the Indian Constitution

A. 310
B. 313
C. 315
Answer» C. 315
60.

A system of recruitment in which higher position is open to all the qualified candidates who may apply is

A. direct recruitment
B. recruitment by promotion
C. ordinary recruitment
Answer» A. direct recruitment
61.

The Central Personnel Agency in India is

A. Depart of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
B. Staff Selection Commission
C. Union Public service Commission
Answer» C. Union Public service Commission
62.

UPSC is a

A. recruiting agency
B. training institute
C. judicial court
Answer» A. recruiting agency
63.

Indirect recruitment is also known as

A. recruitment without
B. recruitment within
C. mass recruitment
Answer» B. recruitment within
64.

The Chairman of the State Public Service Commission is appointed by

A. the President of India
B. the Governor of the state
C. the Chief Minister of the state
Answer» A. the President of India
65.

Prior to 1922,the ICS exam was held in

A. India
B. England
C. Both India and England
Answer» B. England
66.

After Independence, the Federal Public Service Commission was redesignated as

A. Union Public Service Commission
B. Public Service Commission(India)
C. Central Services Commission
Answer» A. Union Public Service Commission
67.

In the 1952,the examination viva-voce was renamed as

A. Aptitude Test
B. Personal Interview
C. Personality Test
Answer» C. Personality Test
68.

The Committee on Recruitment Policy and Selection Methods,1974 was also known as

A. Kothari Commitee
B. Satish Chandra Committee
C. Y.K.Alagh Committee
Answer» A. Kothari Commitee
69.

Who of the following is associated with the concept of new Despotism

A. Peter Drucker
B. Lord Hewart
C. F.M.Marx
Answer» B. Lord Hewart
70.

The final work of the UPSC in the recruitment process

A. Selection
B. Appointment
C. Certification
Answer» C. Certification
71.

Who appoints the Chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission?

A. The President
B. The Home Minister
C. The Parliament
Answer» A. The President
72.

The members of the Union Public Service Commission submit their resignation to

A. The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
B. To the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
C. To the President
Answer» C. To the President
73.

How can the members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission be removed from the post?

A. If declared Bankrupt
B. Proven Misbehaviour
C. If declared unfit to work
Answer» B. Proven Misbehaviour
74.

The chairman of the Union Public Service Commission submit its Annual Report to

A. the Home Minister
B. Parliament
C. the President
Answer» C. the President
75.

The salary, pension and allowances of the chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission is borne by

A. Consolidated fund of India
B. Contingency fund of India
C. Ministry of Finance
Answer» A. Consolidated fund of India
76.

In which part of the Indian Constitution there is a provision for the establishment of the State Public Service Commission and the Union Public Service Commission?

A. 12th
B. 11tha
C. 14th
Answer» C. 14th
77.

Who appoints the Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission?

A. Chief Justice of the High Court
B. The Governor of the state
C. President
Answer» B. The Governor of the state
78.

Chairman and the member of the State Public Service Commission submit their resignation to

A. the President of India
B. the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
C. Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer» A. the President of India
79.

Who can remove the Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission?

A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. President
Answer» C. President
80.

What is the tenure of the Chairman and Members of the State Public Service Commission?

A. 4 years or 62 years (whichever is earlier)
B. 6 years or 65 years (whichever is earlier)
C. 5 years or 62 years (whichever is earlier)
Answer» B. 6 years or 65 years (whichever is earlier)
Chapter: Classification , Training, Promotion
81.

Classification of personnel is the grouping of

A. various classes on the basis of their ability
B. various positions on the basis of their duties and responsibilities
C. various positions on the basis of their educational qualification
Answer» B. various positions on the basis of their duties and responsibilities
82.

Classification and standardization of public employment constitutes

A. the finishing point or the completion of the personnel structure
B. the middle point where all the personnel structure meet together
C. the starting point or the basis upon which the whole personnel structure must rest
Answer» C. the starting point or the basis upon which the whole personnel structure must rest
83.

The classification of services in India are governed by the

A. Civil Services Rules of 1930
B. Civil Services Rules of 1947
C. Civil Services Rules of 1955
Answer» A. Civil Services Rules of 1930
84.

Dimock & Dimock defined classification as “The systematic sorting and ranking of the positions in a hierarchical sequence according to

A. competitive tests given to the employees”
B. comparative difficulty and responsibility”
C. comparative potential of the civil servants”
Answer» B. comparative difficulty and responsibility”
85.

Under Classification, a number of similar or identical positions are

A. put together to form a class
B. not necessarily clubbed together
C. separated into various classes
Answer» A. put together to form a class
86.

Classification ensures the enforcement of

A. the principle of pay according to one’s capability
B. the principle of pay on the basis of difficulty of tasks
C. the principle of equal pay for equal work
Answer» C. the principle of equal pay for equal work
87.

Classification helps the employees in undertaking

A. clearly defined duties and responsibilities and removes confusion
B. different tasks within the organization which makes them confused
C. clearly defined roles which makes the employer busy to distribute work
Answer» A. clearly defined duties and responsibilities and removes confusion
88.

Position Classification is also known as

A. Class division
B. duties classification
C. job classification
Answer» B. duties classification
89.

In position classification, the status an salary of the government servant depends on

A. his duties and responsibilities
B. his skill
C. his performance
Answer» A. his duties and responsibilities
90.

Position classification lays emphasis on

A. talent than qualification
B. seniority than competence
C. merit than seniority
Answer» C. merit than seniority
91.

In position classification, there is

A. divergence between the requirements of a job and the qualification of the incumbent
B. a match between the requirements of a job and the qualification of the incumbent
C. no relation at all between the requirements of a job and the qualification of the incumbent
Answer» B. a match between the requirements of a job and the qualification of the incumbent
92.

Position classification brings an element of

A. flexibility in personnel administration which helps in horizontal and vertical mobility
B. confusion among the personnel which disrupts their work ethics
C. rigidity in personnel administration which hinders horizontal and vertical mobility
Answer» C. rigidity in personnel administration which hinders horizontal and vertical mobility
93.

Position classification is difficult to administer as it

A. requires various types of sophisticated technical skills
B. develops a sense of jealousy among the employees that affected their performance
C. widen the gap between the employer and employee
Answer» A. requires various types of sophisticated technical skills
94.

In Rank Classification, the employees are classified in a

A. horizontal order according to their rank
B. hierarchical order according to their rank
C. vertical order according to their rank
Answer» B. hierarchical order according to their rank
95.

The salary and status of an employee in rank classification depends on his

A. ranking in a group or service, and not on posting
B. ranking in a class or division, and not on job
C. ranking in a group or service, and not on aptitude
Answer» A. ranking in a group or service, and not on posting
96.

Rank classification lays emphasis on the career opportunities of individual civil servants by establishing an

A. identity between his rank and the one of his retirement
B. identity between his title and the one of his class
C. identity between his post and the one of his promotion
Answer» C. identity between his post and the one of his promotion
97.

Rank classification lays premium on

A. specialist rather than generalist qualities in the civil servants
B. generalist rather than specialist qualities in the civil servants
C. loyalty rather than competence
Answer» B. generalist rather than specialist qualities in the civil servants
98.

Rank Classification violates the principle of

A. equality for all citizens
B. equal opportunities
C. equal pay for equal work
Answer» C. equal pay for equal work
99.

Training is the process of preparing the personnel

A. only physically
B. mentally and physically
C. only mentally
Answer» B. mentally and physically
100.

Training is also an action or process by which

A. capabilities of the personnel can be improved
B. competence of the personnel cannot be improved
C. personnel are forced to take up formal education
Answer» A. capabilities of the personnel can be improved
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