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Public Administration: Past Years' Questions
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1. Among the critical dimensions of the leadership situation the most important dimension - according to Fiedler - is-”
2. The conditions necessary to ensure that neutrality does not lead to a state of inertia and status-quo maintenance are-”
3. Which of the following is the Central Personnel Agency in India ?
4. Which of the following provided for the appointment of the same person as Governor of two or more States ?
5. The functions performed by the then Secretary to the Governor-General before Independence are now performed by-”
6. Voluntary provisions of 73rd Constitutional Amendment include-”
7. The semantic barrier to communication is not-”
8. The transitional area - smaller urban area - larger urban area are differentiated on the basis of-”
9. Reappropriation is permissible only-”
10. In the past the man was first. In the future the system will be the first.- Who said it ?,Frederick Taylor ,Peter Drucker,Marshall Dimock ,Leonard White,b Rensis Likert-™s System I is characterised by-”,Supportive Leadership ,Low Motivation,Self Regulation ,Openness,b The basic premise of New Public Management is-”,Governments as the primary agent of all social action,Large governmental bureaucracies,More flexible and open governments,Paternal governments,c Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, Direct Authority,Delegated Authority, Functional Authority,Personal Authority List-II 1. Seniority 2. Unbroken line between Issuer and Acceptor 3. An Intermediate Agency between Issuer and Acceptor 4. Intrinsic by special knowledge Codes :1 2 3 4,2 1 4 3,2 3 4 1,1 3 2 4,c According to Mary Parker Follett - the principles of effective coordination are-”, Intellectual Ability,Continuity, Reciprocity,Mutual Consultationc Dwight Waldo in his book -˜The Administrative State-™ has attacked-”, Notion of Unchanging Principles of Administration, Human Emotions in Organization, Narrowness of Values of Economy and Efficiency, Inconsistencies in Methodology used in determining the principles,c Human Relations Theory believed that the people are-”,Economic Men,Homogeneous,Heterogeneous,Atomistic,c Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, Substantive Coordination,Internal Coordination, Horizontal Coordination,Procedural Coordination List-II 1. Between Units in the same level 2. Between different units within the organisation 3. Generalised description of the behaviour and relationship of the members of the organization 4. Content of the organization-™s activities ,4 2 1 3,1 4 2 3,3 4 1 2,2 1 3 4,a The linking process for interaction under systems approach does not include-”,Communication ,Delegation,Balance ,Decision Making,b Work division is the foundation of organization - indeed - the reason for organization.- Who said it ?
11. Which of the following is not a feature of U.S. personnel system ?
12. Until administrative description reaches a higher level of sophistication - there is little reason to hope that rapid progress will be made towards the identification and verification of valid administrative principles.- Who said it ?,Henri Fayol ,Leonard White,Herbert Simon ,Robert Dahl,d Which of the following attempts to construct a theory of public organization in tune with consumer interests and individual preferences ?,Development Administration Approach ,Public Choice Approach,Co-optation Concept ,Behavioural Approach,b Who theorized that -˜Every person has certain basic assumptions about other people-™s attitude toward work and organization.-™ ?,Elton Mayo ,Frederick Herzberg,Chris Argyris ,Douglas McGregor,d Which of the following has been termed as the biological parent of Public Administration ?,Sociology ,Political Science,Business Administration ,Psychology,b The central theme of Comparative Public Administration is-”,Administrative structure ,Bureaucracy,Citizen-Administration Relations ,Leadership,b Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I (Theme), Job Enrichment,Mechanical Study of the Process, Human Dimensions,Social Equity Attitude List-II (Thinker)1. D. Waldo 2. W. F. Willoughby3. F. Herzberg 4. Herbert Simon Codes :3 2 1 4,4 3 2 1,3 2 4 1,2 4 1 3,a The most preferred perspective to distinguish public and private in administration is-”,Agency ,Interest ,Access ,Commitment,b Lack of courage to delegate properly and of knowledge how to do it is one of the most general causes of failure in organization.- Who said it ?
13. Grants from Centre to the States are regulated by the following Articles of the Constitution-”
14. The Bills which can be introduced but cannot be considered without the prior recommendation of the President is-”
15. Rigg-™s concept of development considers penetration as a factor of integration. Consider the following-”
16. What falls within the purview of consultation of Union Public Service Commission ?
17. New Public Administration shares this feature with Development Administration-”
18. Budget is a document which is unstitched and reassembled by the Appropriation Committees of both the Houses.- This statement of Aaron Wildrasky applies to the budget of-”,United States of America ,United Kingdom ,France ,India,a The best check on bureaucratic power - according to Weber - lies with-”,Powerful Private Groups ,Strong Bureaucratic leadership,Strong Parliament ,Superior Technical Knowledge of the Chief Executive,d -˜If a society is not at all differentiated - if there are no specialists - if everyone can do everything.-™ Riggs calls it a-”,Society ,Prismatic Society ,Diffracted Society ,Transitional Society,b Which one is not correctly matched ?,Compromiser-”poor decision maker ,Executive-”good motivator,Bureaucrat-”control of situation by rules ,Developer-”interest in harmony - avoids conflicts,b Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I (Books), The New Science of Management decision,Organization and Innovation, The Achieving Society,Eupsychian Management List-II (Author) 1. David McClelland 2. Abraham Maslow 3. Chris Argyris 4. Herbert Simon Codes :,1 2 3 4,3 1 4 2,4 3 1 2,4 2 3 1,c -˜The bureaucracy is a circle - which no one can escape - its hierarchy is a hierarchy of knowledge.-™ Who said it ?,Max Weber ,Karl Marx,Blau and Scott ,T. Parsons,b Which of the following is an area of Planning Commission ?,Review of the Union and State Finances,Maintaining Macro-economic Stability,Public and Foreign Loans,Suggesting Ways and Means to Restructure Public Finance,a The advantages of a departmental undertaking are-”, Optimum Utilisation of Financial Resources,Operational Flexibility, High Degree of Accountability,Autonomy in working Codes :,, and ,,, and ,,, - ,and ,,, - ,and ,,b Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, Endo-prismatic,Exo-prismatic, Ortho prismatic,Diffracted List-II 1. Semi differentiated and malintegrated 2. Congruence of aspiration and reality 3. Impetus from outside 4. Internally generated movement towards diffraction Codes :, 2 4 1,4 3 1 2,2 4 3 1,1 2 3 4,b The authority which can make rules for the transaction of the business of the Government of India is-”,President ,Prime Minister,Parliament ,Ministry of Home Affairs,a Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I (Concept), Knowledge Worker,Domination by Organization personality, Action-centred Leadership Theory,Organization as Bureaucracy List-II (Thinkers) 1. John Adair 2. Max Weber 3. Chester Barnard 4. Peter Drucker Codes :,1 2 3 4,1 3 2 4,4 3 1 2,4 3 2 1,c -˜No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except under appropriation made by law.-™ This has been provided in-”,Article 110 ,Article 112 ,Article 113 ,Article 114,d Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, All India Services,Classification of Civil Services, Regulation of Recruitment and Conditions of Service, General Policies Regarding all Central Services List-II 1. Parliamentary Act 2. Ministry of Personnel - Public Grievances and Pensions 3. Article 312 4. Civil Service Rules 1930 Codes :,,, ,,1 2 3 4,3 4 1 2,3 2 4 1,1 2 4 3,b Increasing efficiency must begin with those higher ups. This is the essence of scientific management.- Who said it ?
19. The political rights granted to the Civil Servants in France are-”
20. The concept of Citizens-™ Charter as a means to greater accountability and openness was first introduced in 1991 in-”
21. Which one of the following is not a function of the Directorate ?
22. It is not created by an act of State or Union Legislature-”
23. With the advent of development administration - the Collector has emerged as-”
24. The body that examines the expenditure of the Departments and questions the propriety of these expenditures is-”
25. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?