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Semester* 4th Mandatory Field
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Course ID* PA-21401 Mandatory Field
Course Title* Comparative Public Administration Mandatory Field

Part One
Policy and politics is a matter of.
A.Persuasion
B.Motivation
C.Manager
D.None of these
ANSWER: A

Who persuade people to follow their edicts.

A.Provincial government
B.Law makers
C.Policy makers
D.Government
ANSWER: C

Persuasion is not about _____ but also about _____.

A.Purchasing, selling
B.Feelings, emotions
C.Arguing, bargaining
D.Arguing, purchasing
ANSWER: C

The responsibility of policy analysts is.

A.Punish
B.Advice
C.Implement policies
D.Abolish policies
ANSWER: B

A policy might change the.

A.Social world
B.Economical world
C.Political world
D.None
ANSWER: A

The subsequent moves available to you being a function of previous move, is known as.
A.Religion dependency
B.Path dependency
C.Social dependency
D.Both A and B
ANSWER: B
The stream of policy choice is.
A.Problems looking for solutions
B.Solutions looking for problems
C.People looking for thing to do
D.All of these
ANSWER: D

Politics is all about.

A.Interest and power
B.Power and law
C.Power and fame
D.Interest and fame
ANSWER: A

One’s person's constraints, may other persons

A.Success
B.Opportunity
C.Failure
D.Happiness
ANSWER: B

Which sort of groups are in force to change policies.

A.Advocacy groups
B.Politicians groups
C.Scientist groups
D.None
ANSWER: A

Policy gets make in response to.

A.Social activities
B.Environmental activities
C.Problems
D.Behaviors
ANSWER: C

Policy disputes are often resolved by.

A.Reframing
B.Discussing
C.Arguing
D.None
ANSWER: A

When puzzles get transformed into actionable problems, then.

A.Structure of policy get made
B.Law get made
C.Policy get made
D.Both a and b
ANSWER: C

When the minister holds a news conference to announce the government's intent to introduce a new
policy, the process known as.
A.Decision making
B.Policy evaluation
C.Policy implementation
D.Policy change
ANSWER: C

Definition of politics as "who gets what, when, how? Was given by.
A.Lasswell
B.Adam smith
C.Alfred Marshall
D.Lindblom
ANSWER: A

Order backed by threats, is a good way to get the things done.

A.Yes
B.No
C.Both a and b
D.None of above
ANSWER: B

Who characterized the relations among politicians and public officials.

A.Hart
B.Martin rein
C.Heclo and wildavsky
D.None
ANSWER: C

Relational contracts means.

A.An agreement to agree
B.A settled intention to work together
C.Both a and b
D.None
ANSWER: C

Street-level bureaucrats include.

A.Police
B.Case-workers in social service agencies
C.Both a and b
D.Businessman
ANSWER: C

Macdonough identified a pattern of.

A.Government growth
B.Policy making
C.Rules and regulation
D.None
ANSWER: A

___was originated in the imperial office of interior.

A.Laws
B.Policies
C.Prices
D.None
ANSWER: B

How many limitations are used to understand the origin of policy.

A.Two
B.Five
C.Seven
D.Eight
ANSWER: A

Once government are committed to agendas they have _____ and ____ capacity to stick with them.
A.Constitutional and economical
B.Constitutional and social
C.Constitutional and political
D.Constitutional and practical
ANSWER: C

Policy can be considered as.

A.Policy can be considered as
B.Mixture of intentions and actions
C.Intentions only
D.Both a and b
ANSWER: C

Lax maybe used to describe.

A.Immigration policy
B.Migration policy
C.Law making policy
D.Adjustment policy
ANSWER: A

How many levels of abstraction, at which policies can be viewed.

A.Three
B.Two
C.Four
D.Five
ANSWER: C

How many levels of actions at which we conceptualize politics.

A.Two
B.Four
C.Six
D.Seven
ANSWER: A

___are the specific instruments that give effect to distinct policy lines.
A.Graphs
B.Measures
C.Diagrams
D.None
ANSWER: B
Practices are the behaviour of ______ normally expected to carry out policy measures.
A.Officials
B.Policy makers
C.Bureaucrat
D.Both A and B
ANSWER: A

NATO stands for.

A.Nationality, authority, treasure, organization
B.Nodality, authority, treasure, organization
C.Nodality, authenticity, treasure, organization
D.Nodality, authority, tax, organization
ANSWER: B

The implementation of policy within an organization looks at.

A.How policy interacts with existing practices
B.How policy helps employees to solve their own problems
C.How to achieve strategic goals
D.None
ANSWER: A

Which writer said that the norms and practices of employees, shape the character of services.
A.Pressman
B.Alfred Marshall
C.Herbert Kaufman
D.Adam smith
ANSWER: C

Level of abstraction includes.

A.Principles
B.Policy lines
C.Measures
D.All above
ANSWER: D

Policy lines means.

A.Specific set of intentions relating to a particular issue
B.Specific set of instructions
C.Specific set of rules to make law
D.None
ANSWER: A

Policy as its own cause means.

A.Effect on other policies and unexpected consequences
B.It became the cause of other policies
C.Both a and b
D.Developing laws or making laws
ANSWER: C

Most policy making is actually the.

A.Policy succession
B.Policy violation
C.Policy implementation
D. None
ANSWER: A

Development of affirmative action is a response to the practice established in.

A.Personal recruitment
B.Personal training
C.Performance management
D. Above all
ANSWER: A

Economic development administration program is mix of.

A.Rules, Lines, measure and actions
B.Principles, lines, measure and action
C.Principles, rules, measures and action
D.Principles, rules, measures and applications
ANSWER: B

ASBOs stands for.

A.Anti-social behaviour orders
B.Anti-system behaviour order
C.Anti-social behaviour obligations
D.Anti-social brand orders
ANSWER: A

ASBOs was introduced in.

A.Crime and disorder act 1997
B.Crime and disorder act 1996
C.Crime and disorder act 1998
D.Crime and disorder act 1999
ANSWER: C

Comparative public administration considers the working of.

A.Offices
B.Employees
C.Schools
D.Government
ANSWER: D

Policy, lines, measures, practices must be consistent with principles..

A.True
B.False
C.Both a and b
D.None of above
ANSWER: A

A during which part of the public policy cycle does the government explore potential policy responses.
A.Agenda Setting
B.Policy Formulation
C.Policy Implementation
D.Decision- Making
ANSWER: B

When a relevant minister holds a news conference to announce the government’s intent to introduce a
new policy, what is it known as.
A.Decision-making
B.Policy Evaluation
C.Policy Implementation
D.Policy Change
ANSWER: C

Which theory stipulates that citizens are self-interested actors whose decisions fulfill their own needs
and wants.
A.Economic Theory of Democracy
B.Managerial Theory
C.Rational Choice Theory
D.Pluralism Theory
ANSWER: C

Which concepts best describes Medicare governing over health services to prevent private services
from responding to public needs.
A.Natural Monopoly
B.Elite Theory
C.Rational Choice
D.Derived Externalities
ANSWER: D

What or who governs over the federal government’s finances and financial decisions.
A.Public Service Act
B.Constitution Act 1867
C.Financial Administration Act
D.Department of Finance
ANSWER: C

In times of a budget deficit, which of the following is more indicative of a right-wing approach to
budgeting.
A.Increasing spending
B.Increasing borrowing
C.Maintaining taxes
D.Increasing taxes
ANSWER: C

Which of the following is a principle of the provincial health services.

A.Universal
B.Comprehensive
C.Accessible
D.All of the above
ANSWER: D

The Employment Insurance Act was at one point known as the Unemployment Insurance Act. True or
False.
A.True
B.False
C.Both a and b
D.None of above
ANSWER: A