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Public Administration: Administration Theory Practice Test
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Public administration is a field in which administrators serve communities to advance the common good and effect positive change. Public administration professionals manage at all levels of government (local, state, and federal) as well as nonprofit organizations.

Public administration is often regarded as including also some responsibility for determining the policies and programs of governments. Specifically, it is the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling of government operations.

Public Administration: Administration Theory Practice Test
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1. Kautilya was the Prime Minister and Adviser to the king during the time of
2. Which of the following is true about Abraham Maslow Theory?
3. During the time of Kautilya, the king secured people’s cooperation through
4. Like Marx, Lenin was a bitter opponent of
5. Who is associated with the Scientific Management doctrine?
6. Abraham Maslow’s Love, Affection and Belongingness are
7. Before the Revolution, Russia was ruled by
8. According to Elton Mayo ‘one should not turn out too much work’ and if one does it is called_______________.
9. According to Marx, the working class were the
10. Henry Fayol advocates ‘A place for everyone and everyone in his place’ as
11. Protection against natural calamities, danger and threat are
12. According to Maslow, self-confidence, independence and competence are
13. Human Relations Theory came into existence as a reaction to
14. Behavioural Theory focussed on
15. According to Karl Marx, the present state will
16. Karl Marx was born in
17. The prices for services rendered is known as
18. Danda means
19. The book ‘Creative Experience’ is written by
20. Herbert Simon was famous for his ___________________
21. Fayol refers to “one head and one plan for a group of activities having the same objective” as
22. The book ‘The Poverty of Philosophy’ was published in
23. Herbert Simon’s contribution is significant in the field of
24. Pay by piece rates on the basis of standards set by motion and time studies is
25. The findings of the Hawthorne experiments are discussed in