Public Administration Theory and Practice | Set 2
1. Which of the following is not a component of a depoliticised bureaucracy?
Correct : B. anomaly
2. Which of the following is the basic difference between public and private
administration?
Correct : D. techniques of management
3. The scope and importance of Public Administration does not include:
Correct : D. any concern for individuals material and spiritual needs
4. Which one of the following scholars subscribe to the managerial view of
administration?
Correct : B. Luther Gullick
5. Which of the following is not advocate by the New Public Administration
Correct : B. behaviouralism
6. “Administration is a long and slightly pompous word, but it has a humble meaning”
who said this?
Correct : C. E N. Gladden
7. Which of the following is not a principle of organisation?
Correct : A. clientele
8. According to Rule of Law..............?
Correct : B. all are equal before law
9. The English word ‘administer’ is derived from Latin words..............and .......
Correct : C. ad and ministrate
10. Uniformity of treatment is considered as an important feature of .......... administration:
Correct : B. public
11. Administration would differ from one field to another according to the subject matter.
This statement explains the
Correct : C. Integral view of administration
12. Who coined the acronym POSDCORB?
Correct : C. Gulick
13. Who among the following states that public administration includes the operations of
only the executive branch of government?
Correct : C. Luther Gulick
14. Public administration includes all the activities of the government whether falling in the
sphere of the legislative executive or judicial branch of the government. This statement reflects the
Correct : B. Wider view of administration
15. Who among the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as “the
organisation and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends?”
Correct : C. J.M.Pfiffner
16. Who declared that “If our civilisation fails, it will be mainly because of a breakdown of
administration?”
Correct : C. Donham
17. “Public administration is the heart of the problem of modern government” is said by
Correct : C. L
18. Public administration is ---------------
Correct : C. A stabilising force in society
19. The hallmark of public administration is:
Correct : B. Public responsibility
20. ”Politics has to do with expressions of the state will whereas administration has to do
with the execution of these policies.”This is attributed to:
Correct : B. Goodnow
21. Which of the following is not a hindrance in the evolution of the science of public
administration, according to Robert Dayal?
Correct : C. Intellectual capacity of public administrationists
22. Who among the following is known as the father of American Public Administration ?
Correct : A. Woodrow Wilson
23. Who among the following has called hierarchy as the scalar process?
Correct : A. Mooney
24. Who among the following said scalar chain is a universal phenomenon?
Correct : D. Millet d) Mooney
25. The concept of unity of command is complementary to the principle of :
Correct : C. scalar chain
26. Who defines authority as “the right to give orders and power to exact obedience:
Correct : A. Henry Fayol
27. Coordination is the first principle of organisation, who said:
Correct : A. Mooney
28. Which of the following is an informal means of coordination?
Correct : C. leadership
29. The most important means of coordination is:
Correct : C. planning
30. “Delegation means conferring of specified authority by a higher authority to lower
authority” who made this statement
Correct : C. Mooney
31. The principle of supervision is inherent in the principle of:
Correct : C. hierarchy
32. Which of the following is not a function of staff agencies?
Correct : D. achieving goals
33. The office of the district collector in India is based on the principles of :
Correct : D. deconcentration
34. The acronym POSDCORB symbolises:
Correct : C. the activities of the administration
35. The essence of communication is:
Correct : B. sharing information
36. The concept of administrative development got crystallised in the hands of -------
Correct : B. Dwight Waldo
37. “Politics has to do with expression of the State will whereas administration has to do
with the execution of these policies” this attributed to --
Correct : B. Goodnow
38. “The state is everywhere: It leaves hardly a gap”, the statement explains the concept of
Correct : C. welfare state
39. Which of the following is not an aspect of supervision?
Correct : C. Political aspects
40. Which of the following is not a audio media communication?
Correct : B. personal demonstration
41. Communication is defined as “shared understanding of a shared purpose” by
Correct : A. Millet
42. According to Bernard, Which is not a function of leadership?
Correct : C. defence of institutional integrity
43. The first theorist who developed communication as a significant aspect of
organisational behaviour is:
Correct : C. Barnard
44. The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was:
Correct : B. Sweden
45. The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is:
Correct : A. election
46. The ‘spoil system’ became dominant feature of the USA civil service system during the
period of:
Correct : D. Jackson
47. The concept of civil servants neutrality was developed mostly in :
Correct : D. UK
48. Who of the following gave a fourfold classification of bureaucracy
Correct : B. F M. Marx
49. The essence of promotion is:
Correct : D. change of duties and assignments
50. The spoil system in the USA began during the period of:
Correct : C. Washington
51. Coal India Ltd is a:
Correct : C. Sector corporation
52. Cabinet Secretariat is a:
Correct : C. Staff agency
53. The Indian federation is based on the pattern of:
Correct : B. Canada
54. The organisation of UPSC can be traced to:
Correct : D. 1935 India Govt. Act
55. The administrative Staff College of India was established:
Correct : A. 1957
56. The functions of UPSC can be extended by:
Correct : D. Parliament
57. The chairman and members of UPSC hold office for a term of:
Correct : D. seven years
58. The chairman and members of UPSC appointed by:
Correct : A. President
59. Who is regarded as the “father of All India India” services?
Correct : D. Sardar Patel
60. A joint PSC can be created by:
Correct : C. An act of Parliament
61. Which of the following is not a central service
Correct : D. Cooperative Service
62. Panchayati Raj is a system of :
Correct : A. Local self government
63. The last stage in the process of recruitment is:
Correct : B. Orientation
64. District judges are appointed by:
Correct : D. The Governor
65. The study of ‘public administration’ as an independent discipline originated in:
Correct : B. USA
66. The salaries, allowance and other service conditions of the UPSC members are
determined by:
Correct : C. Parliament
67. The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to the:
Correct : A. President
68. Neutrality may make a civil servant :
Correct : C. Non- partisan
69. The English word ‘administer’ derived from which language?
Correct : A. Latin
70. Who is the father of Public Administration?
Correct : A. Woodrow Wilson
71. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘P’ stands for
Correct : A. Planning
72. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘S’ stands for
Correct : B. staffing
73. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘O’ stands for
Correct : D. opening
74. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘D’ stands for
Correct : A. direction
75. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘CO’ stands for
Correct : B. co-ordination
76. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘R’ stands for
Correct : B. reporting
77. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘B’ stands for
Correct : A. budgeting
78. Both the classical organisation theory and human relations theory first originated in:
Correct : A. private administration
79. Who developed the concept of ‘Rule Law’?
Correct : A. A V. Dicey
80. The ‘Droit Adminidtratif’ prevails in:
Correct : A. France
81. The concept of rule of law originated in:
Correct : A. England
82. The administrative law deals with the complaints against the:
Correct : A. Government officials
83. ‘Delegated Legislation’ refers:
Correct : A. The law making power conferred by legislature on the executive
84. Delegated Legislation is also known as:
Correct : A. Executive legislation
85. Who said “organisation structure is a pattern of interrelated posts connectedby line of
delegated authority?
Correct : C. Milward
86. Who said “ An organisation has three primary elements viz., persons, combined efforts,
and common purpose”?
Correct : A. L D. White
87. In which one of the following kinds of a public undertaking ministerial control is all –
pervasive?
Correct : B. Departmental undertakings
88. Of all controls over public administration the one which is more continuous and self-
corrective is:
Correct : B. Control by the executive
89. “Administration is politics since it must be responsive to the public interest” This
statement was made by:
Correct : C. Appleby
90. The scalar principle refers to:
Correct : B. Grading the duties according to the degree of authority
91. Which one of the following theories views leadership as a manipulative function?
Correct : B. Scientific management
92. In which one of the following countries can a citizen get speedy justice against the wrongful act of officials?
Correct : B. France
93. The term ”public” in public administration stands for:
Correct : B. The governmental administration
94. The significance of Public Administration as a discipline lies in:
Correct : B. Developing scientific knowledge about public administration
95. Authority should be commensurate with:
Correct : C. Degree of responsibility
96. In the USA, the ‘spoil system’ was discarded in favour of the ‘merit’ principle by the :
Correct : B. Pendleton Act 1883
97. New Public management emphasizes:
Correct : C. Performance appraisal
98. A joint PSC for two or more states can be established by:
Correct : B. An Act of parliament
99. The marketization and privatization of public administration may result: