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Administrative Theory | Set 3
1. Frederick Herzberg Motivation Factors are also called as
A. Growth Factors
B. Extrinsic Factors
C. Maintenance Factors
Correct : A. Growth Factors
2. Which among the following is a ‘Hygiene Factor’?
A. Achievement
B. Salary
C. Recognition
Correct : B. Salary
3. Which among the following is a ‘Motivation Factor’?
A. Working Conditions
B. Supervision
C. Responsibility
Correct : C. Responsibility
4. According to Frederick Herzberg the Motivation Factors describe man’s relationship to
A. Job Content
B. Environment
Correct : A. Job Content
5. Which of the following is correct about Hygiene Factors?
A. Their presence brings satisfaction
B. Motivate the individuals
C. Their presence do not bring satisfaction
Correct : C. Their presence do not bring satisfaction
6. The word ‘motivation’ is derived from
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. French
Correct : A. Latin
7. According to Herzberg, ‘motivators’ are mainly
A. unipolar
B. bipolar
C. tripolar
Correct : A. unipolar
8. Persons motivated by the nature of environment in an organization are
A. Motivation Seeker
B. Hygiene Seeker
C. Joy Seeker
Correct : B. Hygiene Seeker
9. Herzberg describes persons motivated by the nature of task in an organization as
A. Adventure Seeker
B. Motivation Seeker
C. Hygiene Seeker
Correct : B. Motivation Seeker
10. Frederick Herzberg propounded the Motivation-Hygiene Theory in
A. 1959
B. 1962
C. 1945
Correct : A. 1959
11. The study of public administration on a comparative basis is called
A. Comparative Public Administration
B. Behavioural Approach
C. Development Administration
Correct : A. Comparative Public Administration
12. Comparative Public Administration was developed after
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. None of the above
Correct : B. World War II
13. Comparative Public Administration aims at the development of a more scientific public administration by
A. Building and strengthening theory in public administration.
B. Motivating workers in an organization
C. Introducing new techniques of administration
Correct : A. Building and strengthening theory in public administration.
14. Comparative public administration focuses on
A. environmental administration
B. cross-cultural and cross-national public administration
C. rural and tribal administration
Correct : B. cross-cultural and cross-national public administration
15. The most important single contribution to the growth of comparative public administration came from
A. the Minnowbrook Conference
B. the Western Electrical Company
C. the Comparative Administration Group
Correct : C. the Comparative Administration Group
16. The CAG was established in
A. 1960
B. 1979
C. 1985
Correct : A. 1960
17. The full form of ASPA is
A. American Society for Public Associations
B. American Society for Public Administration
C. American Society for People’s Assistance
Correct : B. American Society for Public Administration
18. ASPA was founded in
A. 1945
B. 1956
C. 1939
Correct : C. 1939
19. The father of Comparative Public Administration is
A. F. W. Riggs
B. Ferrel Heady
C. Henry Fayol
Correct : A. F. W. Riggs
20. The type of study ‘which deals with what is’ is called
A. Nomothetic studies
B. Ideographic studies
C. Empirical studies
Correct : C. Empirical studies
21. Universal studies of various administrative systems in a comparative context is
A. Normative studies
B. Nomothetic studies
C. Ecological studies
Correct : B. Nomothetic studies
22. The examination of administrative phenomena in relation to its external environment is
A. Ideographic studies
B. Empirical studies
C. Ecological studies
Correct : C. Ecological studies
23. Who said "Comparative Public Administration" is a study of public administration on a comparative basis"?
A. Waldo
B. Riggs
C. Raphaeli
Correct : C. Raphaeli
24. Which of the following is not a trend enumerated by Riggs for the comparative Study of Public Administration?
A. From normative to empirical
B. From ideographic to nomothetic
C. From nomothetic to ideographic
Correct : C. From nomothetic to ideographic
25. Comparative Administration Group was established in
A. India
B. America
C. Germany
Correct : B. America
26. ‘Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective’ was written by
A. F. W. Riggs
B. Ferrel Heady
C. Dwight Waldo
Correct : B. Ferrel Heady
27. The Bazaar- Canteen model is associated with
A. Economy
B. Administration
C. Politics
Correct : A. Economy
28. F.W. Riggs describes functionally specific societies as
A. Fused
B. Prismatic
C. Diffracted
Correct : C. Diffracted
29. The word ‘Sala’ in Sala model of F.W. Riggs is derived from a
A. Greek Word
B. Spanish Word
C. Latin Word
Correct : B. Spanish Word
30. How many analytical tools were employed by Riggs to explain his administrative theories?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
Correct : B. Three
31. F.W. Riggs termed the economic sub-system of a Prismatic society as
A. Bazaar-Canteen
B. Clects
C. Sala
Correct : A. Bazaar-Canteen
32. A society which relies on agriculture as its main source of income is a
A. Fused Society
B. Prismatic Society
C. Diffracted Society
Correct : A. Fused Society
33. F.W. Riggs has termed the functionally diffused societies as
A. Diffracted
B. Prismatic
C. Fused
Correct : C. Fused
34. How many functions are performed in each society according to F.W. Riggs?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
Correct : A. Four
35. Who written the book ‘Administration in Developing Countries: Theory of Prismatic Society’?
A. Elton Mayo
B. J.M. Gaus
C. F.W. Riggs
Correct : C. F.W. Riggs
36. According to F.W. Riggs, which of the following is not an element of the overlapping feature of the Prismatic Society?
A. Poly communalism
B. Nepotism
C. Formalism
Correct : C. Formalism
37. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A. Fused Society-Selectivism
B. Fused Society-Ascription
C. Diffracted Society-Functional Specificity
Correct : A. Fused Society-Selectivism
38. F.W. Riggs describes ‘Sala Model’ as
A. Economic Sub-system
B. Administrative Sub-system
C. None of the Above
Correct : B. Administrative Sub-system
39. According to F.W. Riggs, which of the following is the feature of Diffracted society?
A. Universalism
B. Selectivism
C. Particularism
Correct : A. Universalism
40. According to F.W. Riggs, which of the following is the feature of Fused society?
A. Attainment
B. Achievement
C. Ascription
Correct : C. Ascription
41. Which of the following is the Transitional society according to F.W. Riggs?
A. Diffracted Society
B. Prismatic Society
C. Fused Society
Correct : B. Prismatic Society
42. F.W. Riggs Agrarian model is based on which country
A. Imperial China
B. U.S.A
C. Japan
Correct : A. Imperial China
43. Which of the statement of F.W. Riggs is correct?
A. Ascriptive values is the feature of Industria societies
B. Transitional societies having the attributes of only Agraria societies
C. All societies move from Agraria to Industria stage
Correct : C. All societies move from Agraria to Industria stage
44. In Sala model, which factor plays a dominant role in appointments to various administrative posts?
A. Nepotism
B. Merit
C. Administrative Capability
Correct : A. Nepotism
45. F.W. Rigss was born in
A. 1918
B. 1917
C. 1919
Correct : B. 1917
46. Comparative Public Administration emphasizes on
A. Generalization
B. Ecological factors
C. Both a) & b)
Correct : C. Both a) & b)
47. Which of the following is not a point of significance of Comparative Public Administration?
A. It has widened the scope of Public Administration
B. It promotes narrow regional outlook
C. It has brought politics and administration closer to each other
Correct : B. It promotes narrow regional outlook
48. The agrarian-industria model of Riggs is based on
A. Ecological Approach
B. Behavioural Approach
C. Structural Funcional Approach
Correct : C. Structural Funcional Approach
49. “Public administration is influenced by external environment". This approach is related with
A. Classical Approach
B. Human Relation Approach
C. Ecological Approach
Correct : C. Ecological Approach
50. Comparative Public Administration is
A. Cross-cultural
B. Culture-bound
C. Convention-oriented
Correct : A. Cross-cultural
51. Which of the following does Comparative Public Administration emphasize?
A. The search for theory*
B. The study of a particular administrative system
C. The relationship of workers in an organization
Correct : A. The search for theory*
52. The ecological approach in the study of public administration was initiated in
A. 1954
B. 1972
C. 1947
Correct : C. 1947
53. Which approach did F.W. Riggs adopt to explain administrative systems from ecological perspective?
A. Ecological Approach
B. Structural-Functional Approach
C. Behavioural Approach
Correct : B. Structural-Functional Approach
54. Riggs developed the agrarian-industria model in
A. 1952
B. 1964
C. 1956
Correct : C. 1956
55. One of the features of Industria Model is
A. Specific patterns
B. Particular norms
C. Diffuse patterns
Correct : A. Specific patterns
56. The ‘transitia’ model is
A. An intermediate model
B. A primary model
C. A secondary model
Correct : A. An intermediate model
57. The structural-functional approach in explaining administrative systems from ecologoical perspective was first suggested by
A. F. W.Riggs
B. Dwight Waldo
C. David Apter
Correct : B. Dwight Waldo
58. The adoption of the structural-functional approach in the field of public administration was first suggested in
A. 1964
B. 1948
C. 1955
Correct : C. 1955