McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Political Science (MA Political Science) .
| 1. |
Who is known as ‘the father of local government’ in India? |
| A. | lord ripon |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | lord cunning |
| D. | lord wellesley |
| Answer» C. lord cunning | |
| 2. |
Public Administration may be defined as…? |
| A. | administrative capacity |
| B. | management of industry |
| C. | management of property |
| D. | administrative of public |
| Answer» D. administrative of public | |
| 3. |
Bureaucracy is based on…? |
| A. | personal authority |
| B. | corporate authority |
| C. | traditional authority |
| D. | charishmatic authority |
| Answer» D. charishmatic authority | |
| 4. |
The founder of Scientific Management School of thought was..? |
| A. | f.w. taylor |
| B. | herber simon |
| C. | pfiffner john |
| D. | mary parker follet |
| Answer» A. f.w. taylor | |
| 5. |
The father of Human Relations theory was..? |
| A. | douglas m. mcgregor |
| B. | elton mayo |
| C. | e.n.gladden |
| D. | l. urwick |
| Answer» B. elton mayo | |
| 6. |
The founding father of theory of Bureaucracy was: |
| A. | herman finer |
| B. | la palombra |
| C. | max weber |
| D. | albert lepawsky |
| Answer» C. max weber | |
| 7. |
Systems theory of management is based on the concept of components having: |
| A. | independence |
| B. | inter- dependence |
| C. | dependence |
| D. | contingency |
| Answer» B. inter- dependence | |
| 8. |
Administrative accountability is established in government organizations by: |
| A. | executive |
| B. | legislature |
| C. | judiciary |
| D. | all the three above |
| Answer» D. all the three above | |
| 9. |
The first book on Public Administration was written by? |
| A. | pfiffner and presthus |
| B. | l. d. white |
| C. | simon, smithburg and thompson |
| D. | e.n. gladden |
| Answer» B. l. d. white | |
| 10. |
Public Administration is the study of…? |
| A. | maintenance of law and order |
| B. | control of trade and commerce |
| C. | public policy implementation |
| D. | politico-administrative dynamics |
| Answer» C. public policy implementation | |
| 11. |
Communication runs faster in…? |
| A. | centralized structure |
| B. | decentralized structure |
| C. | matrix structure |
| D. | line structure |
| Answer» A. centralized structure | |
| 12. |
Performance budgeting is based on..? |
| A. | items of expenditure |
| B. | items of investment |
| C. | objectives of expenditure |
| D. | plan of implementation |
| Answer» C. objectives of expenditure | |
| 13. |
The concept of Politics-Administration dichotomy was given by…? |
| A. | frank henry goodnow |
| B. | james w. fes1er |
| C. | w paul appleby |
| D. | ordway tead |
| Answer» A. frank henry goodnow | |
| 14. |
The President of U. S. who laid the foundation of the study of public administration was: |
| A. | president wilson |
| B. | president hoover |
| C. | president kennedy |
| D. | president roosevelt |
| Answer» A. president wilson | |
| 15. |
Formal relationship in an organization is based on…? |
| A. | friendship |
| B. | peer groups |
| C. | authority on subordinates |
| D. | rules and regulations |
| Answer» D. rules and regulations | |
| 16. |
The Ideal Model of bureaucracy is based on authority of…? |
| A. | tradition |
| B. | charisma |
| C. | legal rational |
| D. | money |
| Answer» C. legal rational | |
| 17. |
Pressure groups in public administration work for..? |
| A. | public interest |
| B. | self interest |
| C. | foreign interest |
| D. | sectoral interest |
| Answer» D. sectoral interest | |
| 18. |
The administrative reforms under which various services were merged in occupational groups were introduced in…? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1973 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» B. 1973 | |
| 19. |
Which of the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as “the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends” ? |
| A. | l. d. white |
| B. | j. m. pfiffner |
| C. | j. a. veig |
| D. | h. a. simon |
| Answer» B. j. m. pfiffner | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of New Public Management? |
| A. | it has market orientation |
| B. | it upholds public interest |
| C. | it advocates managerial autonomy |
| D. | it focuses on performance appraisal |
| Answer» B. it upholds public interest | |
| 21. |
‘Good Governance’ and ‘Participating Civil Society for Development’ were stressed in World Bank Report of….? |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» A. 1992 | |
| 22. |
If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual, then that system is known as…? |
| A. | board |
| B. | bureau |
| C. | commission |
| D. | council |
| Answer» B. bureau | |
| 23. |
Globalisation means….? |
| A. | financial market system is centered in a single state |
| B. | the growth of a single unified world market |
| C. | geographical location of a firm is of utmost importance |
| D. | foreign capitalist transactions |
| Answer» B. the growth of a single unified world market | |
| 24. |
By whom was the ‘Managerial Grid’ developed ? |
| A. | blake and white |
| B. | blake and schmidt |
| C. | blake and mouton |
| D. | mouton and shophan |
| Answer» C. blake and mouton | |
| 25. |
Who among the following says 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 | |
| 26. |
Who has analysed the leadership in terms of ‘circular response’ ? |
| A. | c. i. barnard |
| B. | m. p. follett |
| C. | millet |
| D. | taylor |
| Answer» B. m. p. follett | |
| 27. |
Simon proposed a new concept of administration based on the methodology of..? |
| A. | decision-making |
| B. | bounded rationality |
| C. | logical positivism |
| D. | satisfying |
| Answer» C. logical positivism | |
| 28. |
Who wrote the book ‘Towards A New Public Administration: The Minnowbrook Perspective’ ? |
| A. | frank marini |
| B. | dwight waldo |
| C. | c. j. charlesworth |
| D. | j. m. pfiffner |
| Answer» A. frank marini | |
| 29. |
Who rejected the principles of administration as ‘myths’ and ‘proverbs’ ? |
| A. | w. f. willoughby |
| B. | herbert simon |
| C. | chester barnard d. l. |
| D. | white |
| Answer» B. herbert simon | |
| 30. |
The classical theory of administration is also known as the….? |
| A. | historical theory |
| B. | mechanistic theory |
| C. | locational theory |
| D. | human relations theory |
| Answer» B. mechanistic theory | |
| 31. |
How many principles of organization were propounded by Henry Fayol ? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 14 | |
| 32. |
Simon was positively influenced by ideas of…? |
| A. | terry |
| B. | barnard |
| C. | l. d. white |
| D. | henry fayol |
| Answer» B. barnard | |
| 33. |
‘Job loading’ means..? |
| A. | shifting of an employee from one job to another |
| B. | deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge |
| C. | making the job more interesting |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge | |
| 34. |
The theory of ‘Prismatic Society’ in Public Administration is based on…? |
| A. | study of public services in developed and developing countries |
| B. | institutional comparision of public administration in developed countries |
| C. | structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries |
| D. | historical studies of public administration in different societies |
| Answer» C. structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries | |
| 35. |
Who among the following is an odd thinker ? |
| A. | taylor |
| B. | maslow |
| C. | herzberg |
| D. | likert |
| Answer» A. taylor | |
| 36. |
The history of evolution of the Public Administration is generally divided into..? |
| A. | three phases |
| B. | four phases |
| C. | five phases |
| D. | six phases |
| Answer» C. five phases | |
| 37. |
Henry Fayol’s General theory of Administration is applicable at..? |
| A. | policy management level |
| B. | top management level |
| C. | middle management level |
| D. | workshop management level |
| Answer» B. top management level | |
| 38. |
F. W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management movement propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of…? |
| A. | careful observation |
| B. | measurement |
| C. | generalisation |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 39. |
In which of the following are public and private administrations not common ? |
| A. | filing |
| B. | managerial techniques |
| C. | scope and complexity |
| D. | accounting |
| Answer» C. scope and complexity | |
| 40. |
The principle of ‘span of control’ means…? |
| A. | an employee should receive orders from one superior only |
| B. | the number of subordinate employees that an administrator can effectively direct |
| C. | the control or supervision of the superior over the subordinate |
| D. | the number of people being controlled |
| Answer» B. the number of subordinate employees that an administrator can effectively direct | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is not a function of staff agency ? |
| A. | planning |
| B. | advising |
| C. | consultation |
| D. | achieving goals |
| Answer» D. achieving goals | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is not a staff agency in India ? |
| A. | cabinet secretariat |
| B. | cabinet committees |
| C. | planning commission |
| D. | economic affairs department |
| Answer» D. economic affairs department | |
| 43. |
In hierarchy, the term ‘scalar’ means…? |
| A. | step |
| B. | ladder |
| C. | position |
| D. | process |
| Answer» B. ladder | |
| 44. |
The 4Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luther Gulick are..? |
| A. | purpose, process, plan, place |
| B. | place, person, programme, process |
| C. | purpose, process, place, programme |
| D. | purpose, process, person, place |
| Answer» D. purpose, process, person, place | |
| 45. |
One who tells one’s supervisor anything detrimental to an associate is called..? |
| A. | a squealer |
| B. | a rate buster |
| C. | a chiseller |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. a squealer | |
| 46. |
According to Urwick, where the work is of a more simple and routine nature, the span of control varies from…? |
| A. | 9 to 12 |
| B. | 8 to 12 |
| C. | 7 to 9 |
| D. | 10 to 12 |
| Answer» B. 8 to 12 | |
| 47. |
The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is…? |
| A. | election |
| B. | pressure groups |
| C. | advisory committees |
| D. | public opinion |
| Answer» A. election | |
| 48. |
The Santhanam Committee on prevention of corruption was appointed in..? |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1963 |
| D. | 1962 |
| Answer» D. 1962 | |
| 49. |
The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was..? |
| A. | norway |
| B. | usa |
| C. | sweden |
| D. | finland |
| Answer» C. sweden | |
| 50. |
‘Habeas Corpus’ literally means..? |
| A. | to have the body of |
| B. | to command |
| C. | to prohibit |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. to have the body of | |
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