PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION*
TEST BOOKLET – D
- Consider the following statements
- Functional authority is not restricted…….
Ans. C.
- Consider the following statements
- Assessment Centre implies an evaluation….
Ans. C
- Who introduced the terms clects?
Ans. C
- Who among the following contributed to ….. CAG?
Ans. A
- According to Free Riggs in his study of CPA
Ans. D
- Underpinnings of Max Weber’s legal rational authority….
Ans. A
- As per the provisions of the Art. 77 of the Constitution,
Ans. A
- Who among the following choose a member of the Council of States…
Ans. D
- The Second Schedule of the Constitution
Ans. D
- Which of the following is NOT a part of State List
Ans. D
- Match the following .
Phillip Yetton….. Contingency Leadership
Ans. D
- Which one of the…… motivation of an employee in an organization?
Ans. D
- The National Commission for Women…..
Ans. D
- Which of the following is NOT Correct ….6th Pay Commission?
Ans. A
- Match the following.
Aitchison Commission ………. Reorganization of the Secretariat System
Ans. B
- Consider the following.
- Difficulty in defining staff authority…
Ans. A.
- Which of the following….. matrix form of organization?
Ans. D.
- Which one of the following is correct?
Vestibule training…..
Ans. A
- Who among…. Author of Development Administration…..?
Ans. B
- There are three distinct ears related to behavioral approach?
Ans. B
- Which of the following were conclusions of Hawthorne Studies?
Ans. B
- Garbage Can Model……?
Ans. C
- Which one…. Not Correct in respect of group decision making..?
Ans. C
- In the context of orgn. Communication…. Not correct?
Ans. A
- Consider the following Statements.
In an open control system…
Ans. C.
- Consider the following Statements
According to Douglas McGregor’s…
Ans. C
- Which one….. is NOT a part of MP Follet’s thought?
Ans. D
- Which one of the … is NOT a correct depiction of emotional intelligence?
Ans. B
- H Simon is NOT associated with….?
Ans. D
- Who opined…..French Higher Civil Service?
Ans. A
- Which;.. NOT correct in respect of Simon’s thought?
Ans. C
- The Science of Communication and Control is known as?
Ans. D
- Which of the following Committees/report for Committee on Public Undertakings?
Ans. A
- Among the seven organs of the State…. Kautilya?
Ans. D
- Max Weber’s ideal-typical bureaucratic model….?
Ans. A
- Who among the …. Created the office of District Collect?
Ans. B
- Match the following.
Charlest Lindblom ……… Rational Approach
Ans. A
- While comparing Akbar’s revenue administrative system….?
Ans. D.
- A prismatic society is characterized by….?
Ans. A
- Which…. Missing in
Ans. B
- Which one of the…. NOT correct in respect of decentralisaiton?
Ans. :B
- Which … departmentation by product?
Ans. D
- Which… Not correct. Functional departmentation of an organisaiton?
Ans. C
- Which of the following pairs concerning span of control is/are correctly matched?
Ans. B
- Consider the following.
In the least-preferred co-worker (LPC) questionnaire developed by Fred Fiedler?
Ans. D
- Which one of the following is NOT a hypothesis…of the path-goal theory of leadership?
Ans. C
- Which of the following Contingency factors impact extent of delegation?
Ans. C
- Which of the following is correct?
Zero-base budgeting is preferred
Ans. A
- Consider…. In respect of communication networks…
Ans. B
- A New All India Services can be created if….
Ans. D
- The First Public Services Commission in
Ans. C
- Which of the following were created under the provisions of Constitution of India?
Ans. C
- Which of the following fall within the duties of the CAG of India?
Ans. C
- Which one of the following committees recommended establishment of LokPal…?
Ans. C
- Like
Ans. B
- Which of the following is NOT correct?
Part IX A of the Constitution of India pertaining to Municipalities?
Ans. B
- ‘Great Technical Corps of the State…”?
Ans. C
- During the period of British rule in
Ans. A
- Which one of the following is NOT correct?
Part IX of the Constitution of
Ans. D
- Match the following…
Dyarchy in the provinces…. GoI Act 1935…
Ans. C
- Behavioural Approach is known for….
Ans. B
- Who among the following developed a measurement scale of public service….
Ans. C
- Who among the following developed the rational choice model of bureaucracy?
Ans. C
- Consider the following statements:
The Kothari Committee on Recruitment Policy…
Ans. A
- The Committee appointed by the GoI in the year 1971….under M S Gore?
Ans. B
- The President of India is empowered by the Constitution of India to….
Ans. C
- If the Union Parliament is to assume legislative power over any subject….?
Ans. B
- As regards legislative powers, the Governor of a State is not a part of the State legislature…
Ans. B
- What is Gendarmerie Nationale in the administrative set up of
Ans. B
- Which of the following constitutional provisions facilitate union control over states in
Ans. A
- Zonal Councils have been set up under a provision of the Constitution of India
Ans. D
- Who advocated the concept of ‘democratic administration’….?
Ans. A
- Which one of the following was not supported by F W Taylor?
Ans. D
- The contribution of M P Follet includes…
Ans. B
- Consider the following in respect of reforms in the civil service in the
Ans. D
- Which one of the following is NOT a similarity between Weber and Riggs?
Ans. C
- An exceptional grant under Article 116 of the Constitution ..
Ans. C
- In its administrative approach, kautilya’s arthashastra
Ans. B
- The Masterman Committee referred to…
Ans. B.
Qns. 80 to 85 Assertion and Reasoning.
- A: District Collectors…
R: Census is a subject in the Union List
Ans. B
- A: The First ARC recommendation…
B: The Kothari Committee….
Ans. C
- A: No criminal proceedings can be instituted…
R: There is a provision under the Constitution of India
Ans: A
- A: By World War II, sharp criticism of Max Weber…
R: The social scientists argued that..
Ans: A
- A: The local jurisdictions of
R:
Ans: A
- A: Notwithstanding the introduction of Provincial Autonomy, the GOI Act.
R: The Governor was required to act in his own discretion..
Ans. A
- Match the following.
Authority-obedience management … 1,9
Ans: C
- Fred Friedler’s leadership theory is based on matching manager’s….
Ans: B
- Which one of the following is NOT a traditional characteristic of Japanese work force?
Ans. C
- The Closed Model of organization is based on the premise that what is good…
Ans. D
90. Lord Bentinck …….. Creation of the post of Accountant General
Ans. A or D
- One of the following recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission was to bring out about the Right to Information Act…
Ans: D
- In respect of the organizational configuration model given by Henry Mintzberg…
Ans: A ( Standardization of work process: Machine Organisations)
- Same procedure for cadre allocation is used for directly recruited and promotee officers to the AIS
Ans: B
- Which of the following were recommended by the Fifth Central Pay Commission to be introduced as new AIS?
Ans. A or D
- The Public Enterprises Selection Board works under the administrative control of the ….
Ans: D
- Whose work inspired the US Congress to establish child labour laws and develop..
Ans. B
- correctly matched.
Kurt Lewin ……. Group Behaviour
Ans: B
- There is a bar to the selection of a Governor of a State from amongst the members of the Legislature of the State
Ans: C
- The maximum number of judges in the Supreme Court and of those in any High Court…
Ans. C
- With the consent of the GoI, the governor of a state may entrust on the Union Government…
Ans. D
- Which of the …. Are recommendations to be made by the Finance Commission to the President of
Ans. A
- There is no provision in the Constitution of India to provide for immunity of the Union property…
Ans. B
- Match the following.
Finance, Property, contracts and suits….. Part V
Ans: B
- Match the following.
Ayyangar Committee Efficient Conduct of State Enterprises…
Ans. D
- Consider the following with respect to the first ARC set up in
Ans. A
- Which one of the following was NOT a subject of the various reports submitted by first ARC?
Ans. D
- Consider the following Commissions set up in
National Police Commission..
Ans. D
- The National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention was set up…
Ans: D
- The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of which of the following?
Ans: C
- Who among the following developed the concept of zone of indifference…
Ans: B
- Who is the chairman of the committee on infrastructure constituted in 2004?
Ans: A
- The Dept of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
Ans: ?
- Where was the first position of ombudsman instituted to safeguard…?
Ans: B
- Which of the following were outlined by Max Weber as key characteristics of bureaucracy?
Ans: D
- Which one of the following characteristics does NOT apply to structure-functional approach?
Ans: b
- Which of the following factors which promote delegation of authority in an organization?
Ans. D
- Which of the following are desirable features of an effective control system in an organisaiton?
Ans. D
- Who among the following is the author of History of the United States Civil Services?
Ans. D
- According to Max Weber, the modern bureaucracy includes ….?
Ans. D
- Which one of the following is the correct statement?
When an organisaiton is departmentalized, decision making is vertically altered…
Ans. D
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