Public Administration Theory and Practice MCQs [set-5]

101. Which of the following is not a component of a depoliticised

bureaucracy?

A. neutrality

B. anomaly

C. committed bureaucracy
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102. Which of the following is the basic difference between public and
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A. different environment
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B. account keeping and audit

C. organisational structure

D. techniques of management

Answer: D

103. The scope and importance of Public Administration does not include:

A. Growing social complexity and specialisation

B. egalitarianism

C. functions of bureaucracy

D. any concern for individuals material and spiritual needs

Answer: D

104. Which one of the following scholars subscribe to the managerial view
of administration?

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 A. Henry Fayol

B. Luther Gullick

C. L

D. White d) J S. Hudson

Answer: B

105. Which of the following is not advocate by the New Public

Administration

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A. humanism
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B. behaviouralism
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C. Decentralisation and delegation

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D. pluralism
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Answer: B
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106. “Administration is a long and slightly pompous word, but it has a
humble meaning” who said this?

A. Herbert Simon

B. Piffifner

C. E N. Gladden

D. L D.White

Answer: C

107. Which of the following is not a principle of organisation?

A. clientele

B. hierarchy

C. unity of command

D. co-ordination

Answer: A

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108. According to Rule of Law..............?

A. all are equal

B. all are equal before law

C. some are more equal

D. bureaucrats are above law

Answer: B

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109. The English word ‘administer’ is derived from Latin words..............and
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B. ad and magistrate
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C. ad and ministrate

D. ad and mission
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Answer: C

110. Uniformity of treatment is considered as an important feature of ..........

administration:

A. private

B. public

C. private and public

D. none of the above

Answer: B

111. Administration would differ from one field to another according to the
subject matter. This statement explains the

A. Managerial view of administration

B. Wider view of administration

C. Integral view of administration

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 D. Narrower view of administration

Answer: C

112. Who coined the acronym POSDCORB?

A. Gulick and Urwick

B. Urwick

C. Gulick

D. Henry Fayol
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Answer: C
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113. Who among the following statesa that public administration includes

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A. l.D White and Luther Gulick

B. L.D.White

C. Luther Gulick

D. W.F Willoughby

Answer: C

114. 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

A. Integral view of administration

B. Wider view of administration

C. Managerial view of administration

D. Narrower view of administration

Answer: B

115. Who among the following administrative thinkers has defined

administration as “the organisation and direction of human and material

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resources to achieve desired ends?”

A. L.D.White

B. John. A.Vieg

C. J.M.Pfiffner

D. H.A.Simon

Answer: C

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116. Who declared that “If our civilisation fails, it will be mainly because of

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D. Ordway Tead

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117. “Public administration is the heart of the problem of modern
government” is said by

A. W.B.Donham

B. Charles. A.Beard

C. L

D. White

Answer: C

118. Public administration is ---------------

A. The basis of government

B. An instrument of national integration

C. A stabilising force in society

D. An instrument for providing services

Answer: C

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119. The hallmark of public administration is:

A. Consistency of treatment

B. Public responsibility

C. Community service

D. External financial control

Answer: B

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120. ”Politics has to do with expressions of the
. of these policies.”This is
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A. L.D.White
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B. Goodnow c
C. Woodrow Wilson
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D. Willoughby

Answer: B

121. Which of the following is not a hindrance in the evolution of the

science of public administration, according to Robert Dayal?

A. Values permeating administration

B. Uncertainty of human behaviour

C. Intellectual capacity of public administrationists

D. Socio cultural impact on administration.

Answer: C

122. Who among the following is known as the father of American Public
Administration ?

A. Woodrow Wilson

B. L D. White

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 C. Goodnow

D. Willoughby

Answer: A

123. Who among the following has called hierarchy as the scalar process?

A. Mooney

B. Reiley

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124. Who among the following said scalar chain is a universal
phenomenon? c
A. Gullic
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B. L D. White

C. J

D. Millet d) Mooney

Answer: D

125. The concept of unity of command is complementary to the principle

of :

A. span of control

B. authority

C. scalar chain

D. supervision

Answer: C

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