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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) .
| 101. |
Which of the following is not a component of a depoliticised bureaucracy? |
| A. | neutrality |
| B. | anomaly |
| C. | committed bureaucracy |
| D. | apolitical character |
| Answer» B. anomaly | |
| 102. |
Which of the following is the basic difference between public and private administration? |
| A. | different environment |
| B. | account keeping and audit |
| C. | organisational structure |
| D. | techniques of management |
| Answer» D. techniques of management | |
| 103. |
The scope and importance of Public Administration does not include: |
| A. | Growing social complexity and specialisation |
| B. | egalitarianism |
| C. | functions of bureaucracy |
| D. | any concern for individuals material and spiritual needs |
| Answer» D. any concern for individuals material and spiritual needs | |
| 104. |
Which one of the following scholars subscribe to the managerial view of administration? |
| A. | Henry Fayol |
| B. | Luther Gullick |
| C. | L |
| D. | White d) J S. Hudson |
| Answer» B. Luther Gullick | |
| 105. |
Which of the following is not advocate by the New Public Administration |
| A. | humanism |
| B. | behaviouralism |
| C. | Decentralisation and delegation |
| D. | pluralism |
| Answer» B. behaviouralism | |
| 106. |
“Administration is a long and slightly pompous word, but it has a humble meaning” who said this? |
| A. | Herbert Simon |
| B. | Piffifner |
| C. | E N. Gladden |
| D. | L D.White |
| Answer» C. E N. Gladden | |
| 107. |
Which of the following is not a principle of organisation? |
| A. | clientele |
| B. | hierarchy |
| C. | unity of command |
| D. | co-ordination |
| Answer» A. clientele | |
| 108. |
According to Rule of Law..............? |
| A. | all are equal |
| B. | all are equal before law |
| C. | some are more equal |
| D. | bureaucrats are above law |
| Answer» B. all are equal before law | |
| 109. |
The English word ‘administer’ is derived from Latin words..............and ....... |
| A. | advocate and minister |
| B. | ad and magistrate |
| C. | ad and ministrate |
| D. | ad and mission |
| Answer» C. ad and ministrate | |
| 110. |
Uniformity of treatment is considered as an important feature of .......... administration: |
| A. | private |
| B. | public |
| C. | private and public |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. public | |
| 111. |
Administration would differ from one field to another according to the subject matter. This statement explains the |
| A. | Managerial view of administration |
| B. | Wider view of administration |
| C. | Integral view of administration |
| D. | Narrower view of administration |
| Answer» C. Integral view of administration | |
| 112. |
Who coined the acronym POSDCORB? |
| A. | Gulick and Urwick |
| B. | Urwick |
| C. | Gulick |
| D. | Henry Fayol |
| Answer» C. Gulick | |
| 113. |
Who among the following states that public administration includes the operations of only the executive branch of government? |
| A. | l.D White and Luther Gulick |
| B. | L.D.White |
| C. | Luther Gulick |
| D. | W.F Willoughby |
| Answer» C. Luther Gulick | |
| 114. |
Public administration includes all the activities of the government whether falling in the sphere of the legislative executive or judicial branch of the government. This statement reflects the |
| A. | Integral view of administration |
| B. | Wider view of administration |
| C. | Managerial view of administration |
| D. | Narrower view of administration |
| Answer» B. Wider view of administration | |
| 115. |
Who among the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as “the organisation and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends?” |
| A. | L.D.White |
| B. | John. A.Vieg |
| C. | J.M.Pfiffner |
| D. | H.A.Simon |
| Answer» C. J.M.Pfiffner | |
| 116. |
Who declared that “If our civilisation fails, it will be mainly because of a breakdown of administration?” |
| A. | Charles A.Beard |
| B. | L.D.White |
| C. | Donham |
| D. | Ordway Tead |
| Answer» C. Donham | |
| 117. |
“Public administration is the heart of the problem of modern government” is said by |
| A. | W.B.Donham |
| B. | Charles. A.Beard |
| C. | L |
| D. | White |
| Answer» C. L | |
| 118. |
Public administration is --------------- |
| A. | The basis of government |
| B. | An instrument of national integration |
| C. | A stabilising force in society |
| D. | An instrument for providing services |
| Answer» C. A stabilising force in society | |
| 119. |
The hallmark of public administration is: |
| A. | Consistency of treatment |
| B. | Public responsibility |
| C. | Community service |
| D. | External financial control |
| Answer» B. Public responsibility | |
| 120. |
”Politics has to do with expressions of the state will whereas administration has to do with the execution of these policies.”This is attributed to: |
| A. | L.D.White |
| B. | Goodnow |
| C. | Woodrow Wilson |
| D. | Willoughby |
| Answer» B. Goodnow | |
| 121. |
Which of the following is not a hindrance in the evolution of the science of public administration, according to Robert Dayal? |
| A. | Values permeating administration |
| B. | Uncertainty of human behaviour |
| C. | Intellectual capacity of public administrationists |
| D. | Socio cultural impact on administration. |
| Answer» C. Intellectual capacity of public administrationists | |
| 122. |
Who among the following is known as the father of American Public Administration ? |
| A. | Woodrow Wilson |
| B. | L D. White |
| C. | Goodnow |
| D. | Willoughby |
| Answer» A. Woodrow Wilson | |
| 123. |
Who among the following has called hierarchy as the scalar process? |
| A. | Mooney |
| B. | Reiley |
| C. | L |
| D. | White d) Gullic |
| Answer» A. Mooney | |
| 124. |
Who among the following said scalar chain is a universal phenomenon? |
| A. | Gullic |
| B. | L D. White |
| C. | J |
| D. | Millet d) Mooney |
| Answer» D. Millet d) Mooney | |
| 125. |
The concept of unity of command is complementary to the principle of : |
| A. | span of control |
| B. | authority |
| C. | scalar chain |
| D. | supervision |
| Answer» C. scalar chain | |
| 126. |
Who defines authority as “the right to give orders and power to exact obedience: |
| A. | Henry Fayol |
| B. | J D. Millet |
| C. | C I. Barnard |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» A. Henry Fayol | |
| 127. |
Coordination is the first principle of organisation, who said: |
| A. | Mooney |
| B. | Simon |
| C. | Newman |
| D. | M P. Follet |
| Answer» A. Mooney | |
| 128. |
Which of the following is an informal means of coordination? |
| A. | planning |
| B. | inculcating institutional spirit |
| C. | leadership |
| D. | conferences |
| Answer» C. leadership | |
| 129. |
The most important means of coordination is: |
| A. | hierarchy |
| B. | consultation |
| C. | planning |
| D. | centralised housekeeping agency |
| Answer» C. planning | |
| 130. |
“Delegation means conferring of specified authority by a higher authority to lower authority” who made this statement |
| A. | Terry |
| B. | Millet |
| C. | Mooney |
| D. | Pfiffner |
| Answer» C. Mooney | |
| 131. |
The principle of supervision is inherent in the principle of: |
| A. | span of control |
| B. | coordination |
| C. | hierarchy |
| D. | unity of command |
| Answer» C. hierarchy | |
| 132. |
Which of the following is not a function of staff agencies? |
| A. | planning |
| B. | advising |
| C. | consultation |
| D. | achieving goals |
| Answer» D. achieving goals | |
| 133. |
The office of the district collector in India is based on the principles of : |
| A. | delegation |
| B. | decentralisation |
| C. | devolution |
| D. | deconcentration |
| Answer» D. deconcentration | |
| 134. |
The acronym POSDCORB symbolises: |
| A. | the activities of the government |
| B. | the activities of the administrator |
| C. | the activities of the administration |
| D. | the activities of the organisation |
| Answer» C. the activities of the administration | |
| 135. |
The essence of communication is: |
| A. | transmitting information |
| B. | sharing information |
| C. | imparting knowledge |
| D. | sharing understandings |
| Answer» B. sharing information | |
| 136. |
The concept of administrative development got crystallised in the hands of ------- |
| A. | Edward Weidner |
| B. | Dwight Waldo |
| C. | Gullick |
| D. | Riggs |
| Answer» B. Dwight Waldo | |
| 137. |
“Politics has to do with expression of the State will whereas administration has to do with the execution of these policies” this attributed to -- |
| A. | L.D.White |
| B. | Goodnow |
| C. | Woodrow Wilson |
| D. | Willoughby |
| Answer» B. Goodnow | |
| 138. |
“The state is everywhere: It leaves hardly a gap”, the statement explains the concept of |
| A. | Democratic state |
| B. | Federal state |
| C. | welfare state |
| D. | police state |
| Answer» C. welfare state | |
| 139. |
Which of the following is not an aspect of supervision? |
| A. | Institution aspects |
| B. | Personal aspects |
| C. | Political aspects |
| D. | technical aspects |
| Answer» C. Political aspects | |
| 140. |
Which of the following is not a audio media communication? |
| A. | public meeting |
| B. | personal demonstration |
| C. | interviewing |
| D. | broadcasting |
| Answer» B. personal demonstration | |
| 141. |
Communication is defined as “shared understanding of a shared purpose” by |
| A. | Millet |
| B. | Tead |
| C. | Barnard |
| D. | Simon |
| Answer» A. Millet | |
| 142. |
According to Bernard, Which is not a function of leadership? |
| A. | manipulation of means |
| B. | stimulation of coordination |
| C. | defence of institutional integrity |
| D. | control of the instrumentally action |
| Answer» C. defence of institutional integrity | |
| 143. |
The first theorist who developed communication as a significant aspect of organisational behaviour is: |
| A. | Fayol |
| B. | Simon |
| C. | Barnard |
| D. | Weiner |
| Answer» C. Barnard | |
| 144. |
The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was: |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Finland |
| Answer» B. Sweden | |
| 145. |
The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is: |
| A. | election |
| B. | pressure group |
| C. | advisory committee |
| D. | public opinion |
| Answer» A. election | |
| 146. |
The ‘spoil system’ became dominant feature of the USA civil service system during the period of: |
| A. | Washigton |
| B. | Jefferson |
| C. | Woodrow Wilson |
| D. | Jackson |
| Answer» D. Jackson | |
| 147. |
The concept of civil servants neutrality was developed mostly in : |
| A. | USA |
| B. | France |
| C. | Prussia |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» D. UK | |
| 148. |
Who of the following gave a fourfold classification of bureaucracy |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | F M. Marx |
| C. | Herbert Simon |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. F M. Marx | |
| 149. |
The essence of promotion is: |
| A. | change of title |
| B. | change of pay |
| C. | change of assignment |
| D. | change of duties and assignments |
| Answer» D. change of duties and assignments | |
| 150. |
The spoil system in the USA began during the period of: |
| A. | Jefferson |
| B. | Jackson |
| C. | Washington |
| D. | Adams |
| Answer» C. Washington | |
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