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Public Administration: Past Years' Questions
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1. The body that examines the expenditure of the Departments and questions the propriety of these expenditures is-”
2. Grants from Centre to the States are regulated by the following Articles of the Constitution-”
3. The most effective means of citizens-™ control over administration is-”
4. Which of the following is the Central Personnel Agency in India ?
5. The concept of Citizens-™ Charter as a means to greater accountability and openness was first introduced in 1991 in-”
6. The functions performed by the then Secretary to the Governor-General before Independence are now performed by-”
7. Which of the following provided for the appointment of the same person as Governor of two or more States ?
8. As long as the study of Public Administration is not comparative - claims for a science of Public Administration is rather hollow.- Who said it ?,Fred Riggs ,Max Weber ,Robert Dahl ,Ferrel Heady,c In Britain the -˜Priestly formula-™ relates to-”,Recruitment ,Promotion ,Pay ,Disciplinary Action,b Whitley Council in UK is not a forum for-”,Discussion and Negotiation,Ventilation of Grievances,Settlement of Disputes on Service Conditions,Settlement of Individual cases relating to Promotion and Disciplinary Action,d Neutral bureaucracy can be found only in a secular political culture.- Who said it ?
9. The transitional area - smaller urban area - larger urban area are differentiated on the basis of-”
10. The recommendation to the Union Government for the grant of financial assistance to the States is made by-”
11. Which of the following theories focuses on informal organization and participative management ?
12. A grant for meeting an unexpected demand is called-”
13. What falls within the purview of consultation of Union Public Service Commission ?
14. Who referred the interaction between politicians and administrators as -˜administrative politics-™ ?
15. The expectancy theory of motivation depends upon the employee-™s perception of the relationship between-”
16. With the advent of development administration - the Collector has emerged as-”
17. The Central Council of Local Government-”
18. It is not created by an act of State or Union Legislature-”
19. Reappropriation is permissible only-”
20. Which of the following statements are true about Lokayukta in Rajasthan ?
21. It is a comprehensive account of the receipts and expenditure of the Government under various heads and sub-heads of the Budget-”
22. Which of the following is not an informal training type ?
23. Rigg-™s concept of development considers penetration as a factor of integration. Consider the following-”
24. 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 ?
25. The conditions necessary to ensure that neutrality does not lead to a state of inertia and status-quo maintenance are-”