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This section includes 233 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
“ Public Administration consist of all these operations having for their purpose the fulfilment or enforcement of public policy “ |
| A. | L D. White |
| B. | . Luther Gullick |
| C. | .Henry Fayol |
| D. | D.Waldo |
| Answer» B. . Luther Gullick | |
| 2. |
In delegation of authority,where no third person or intermediate link intervenes between the two parties to the delegation it is called : |
| A. | Direct or immediate delegation |
| B. | Indirect or mediate delegation |
| C. | Full delegation |
| D. | Partial delegation |
| Answer» B. Indirect or mediate delegation | |
| 3. |
Both the classical organisation theory and human relations theory first originated in: |
| A. | private administration |
| B. | public administration |
| C. | judicial administration |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. public administration | |
| 4. |
Of all controls over public administration the one which is more continuous and self- corrective is: |
| A. | Control by the legislature |
| B. | Control by the executive |
| C. | Control by the judiciary |
| D. | Control by the media |
| Answer» C. Control by the judiciary | |
| 5. |
The functions of public management are described in PODSCORB by: |
| A. | Henry Fayol |
| B. | Luther Gullick |
| C. | Frederick Taylor |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Frederick Taylor | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following activities are not covered in ‘POSDCORB’? |
| A. | Budgeting |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | Reporting |
| D. | Discipline |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘R’ stands for |
| A. | registration |
| B. | reporting |
| C. | research |
| D. | recruiting |
| Answer» C. research | |
| 8. |
Which of the following functions is not performed by a staff agency? |
| A. | To do research and to provide information |
| B. | To take decisions |
| C. | Contact and liaison |
| D. | Assisting the line. |
| Answer» C. Contact and liaison | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is not an advantage of training? |
| A. | increase in efficiency |
| B. | increase in morale of workers |
| C. | less supervision |
| D. | less strikes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
In India judicial activism become a very commonly known phrase. What does it really mean? |
| A. | Judiciary has vigorously started clearing the large back-log of cases to provide quick and efficient justice |
| B. | The court have started intervening where the Executive failed to do its duty or abused its authority |
| C. | The judges have started taking part in politics |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The judges have started taking part in politics | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is not advocate by the New Public Administration |
| A. | humanism |
| B. | behaviouralism |
| C. | Decentralisation and delegation |
| D. | pluralism |
| Answer» C. Decentralisation and delegation | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is not relevant to merit system of promotion in service? |
| A. | seniority |
| B. | service rating |
| C. | promotional examinations |
| D. | promotion by selection committee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The executive power of the state in India vested with: |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief Secretary |
| C. | Chief Minister |
| D. | Legislative Assembly |
| Answer» B. Chief Secretary | |
| 14. |
The recruitment of All India services is the function of |
| A. | UPSC |
| B. | . State PSC |
| C. | Legislature |
| D. | Rail Way Recruitment Board |
| Answer» B. . State PSC | |
| 15. |
Which system of recruitment of public service is prevalent in India? |
| A. | merit system |
| B. | spoil system |
| C. | authoritative system |
| D. | semi –merit system |
| Answer» B. spoil system | |
| 16. |
The chairman and members of UPSC appointed by: |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Ministry of personal administration |
| D. | Parliament |
| Answer» B. Prime Minister | |
| 17. |
Coordination is the first principle of organisation, who said: |
| A. | Mooney |
| B. | Simon |
| C. | Newman |
| D. | M P. Follet |
| Answer» B. Simon | |
| 18. |
Judicial activism in India is the result of several factors but the most prominent of them is: |
| A. | political corruption |
| B. | over enthusiasm of the court |
| C. | public interest litigation |
| D. | failure of parliamentary control |
| Answer» D. failure of parliamentary control | |
| 19. |
Which of the following does not influence decentralisation in an organisation? |
| A. | Nature of growth of an organisation |
| B. | Extent of diversification |
| C. | Outlook of top management |
| D. | Nearness to the head quarters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The part of the management which deals with human element in the organisation is known as ....... |
| A. | personal management |
| B. | manpower management |
| C. | human resources management |
| D. | any of the three above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who among the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as “the organisation and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends?” |
| A. | L.D.White |
| B. | John. A.Vieg |
| C. | J.M.Pfiffner |
| D. | H.A.Simon |
| Answer» D. H.A.Simon | |
| 22. |
Which of the following statement is correct regarding the increasingly important role of public administration in modern state? |
| A. | The complexities of the modern industrial and urbanised world |
| B. | It is a great instrument of social change |
| C. | Concept of welfare state and total war |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Cabinet Secretariat is a: |
| A. | Line agency |
| B. | Auxiliary and staff agency |
| C. | Staff agency |
| D. | Line and staff agency |
| Answer» D. Line and staff agency | |
| 24. |
The dominant focus of the classical theory was on |
| A. | Decision making |
| B. | . Human relations |
| C. | Motivation |
| D. | Organizational structure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following theories views leadership as a manipulative function? |
| A. | Human relation |
| B. | Scientific management |
| C. | Classical |
| D. | Decision making |
| Answer» C. Classical | |
| 26. |
The Indian federation is based on the pattern of: |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 27. |
The salaries, allowance and other service conditions of the UPSC members are determined by: |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | speaker |
| Answer» D. speaker | |
| 28. |
Which of the following does not come within the ambit of administrative law? |
| A. | illegal acts done by officials not in their official capacity |
| B. | claims against government |
| C. | remedies against administrative action |
| D. | problems of public personals |
| Answer» B. claims against government | |
| 29. |
The principle of scalar chain was devised by |
| A. | Henry Fayol |
| B. | L.Urwick |
| C. | Frederick Taylor |
| D. | Chester .I.Bernard. |
| Answer» B. L.Urwick | |
| 30. |
Panchayati Raj is a system of : |
| A. | Local self government |
| B. | State administration |
| C. | Adhoc committee |
| D. | A committee system |
| Answer» B. State administration | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is not a function of staff agencies? |
| A. | planning |
| B. | advising |
| C. | consultation |
| D. | achieving goals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The main responsibility of a directorate in state administration is to: |
| A. | Review policies |
| B. | Implement policies |
| C. | Make policies |
| D. | Evaluate policies |
| Answer» C. Make policies | |
| 33. |
Which of the following is not a component of a depoliticised bureaucracy? |
| A. | neutrality |
| B. | anomaly |
| C. | committed bureaucracy |
| D. | apolitical character |
| Answer» C. committed bureaucracy | |
| 34. |
Which is the most widely prevalent form of governmental organisation |
| A. | Public corporation |
| B. | Independent regulatory commission |
| C. | Department |
| D. | Public limited company |
| Answer» D. Public limited company | |
| 35. |
Public Administration is: |
| A. | a discipline |
| B. | an activity |
| C. | a subject study |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The pattern of public service in India conforms to that of : |
| A. | American model |
| B. | British Model |
| C. | French model |
| D. | Chinese model |
| Answer» C. French model | |
| 37. |
In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘CO’ stands for |
| A. | co-operation |
| B. | co-ordination |
| C. | corporation |
| D. | copying |
| Answer» C. corporation | |
| 38. |
Who among the following has called hierarchy as the scalar process? |
| A. | Mooney |
| B. | Reiley |
| C. | L |
| D. | White d) Gullic |
| Answer» B. Reiley | |
| 39. |
Who said “ An organisation has three primary elements viz., persons, combined efforts, and common purpose”? |
| A. | L D. White |
| B. | Gullick |
| C. | Milward |
| D. | Gladden |
| Answer» B. Gullick | |
| 40. |
Public administration is superior to private administration by virtue of the fact that |
| A. | Its achievements and failures are subject to scrutiny |
| B. | It works in accordance with well-defined procedures. |
| C. | It has to maintain high standards of efficiency. |
| D. | It has the primary responsibility to promote public welfare |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which among the following is empowered to create more All-India Services? |
| A. | Rajya Sabha |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Union Cabinet |
| D. | State Legislatures |
| Answer» C. Union Cabinet | |
| 42. |
Which of the following activities is included in staffing? |
| A. | Recruitment |
| B. | selection |
| C. | transfers |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
”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: |
| A. | L.D.White |
| B. | Goodnow |
| C. | Woodrow Wilson |
| D. | Willoughby |
| Answer» C. Woodrow Wilson | |
| 44. |
The instituition of ombudsman was first introduced in ---- |
| A. | India |
| B. | U.K |
| C. | Sweden |
| D. | U.S.A |
| Answer» D. U.S.A | |
| 45. |
Scientific treatment of bureaucracy is generally attributed to: |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | R. Michels |
| D. | Indian thinkers |
| Answer» B. Karl Marx | |
| 46. |
In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘D’ stands for |
| A. | direction |
| B. | department |
| C. | definition |
| D. | development |
| Answer» B. department | |
| 47. |
The concept of unity of command is complementary to the principle of : |
| A. | span of control |
| B. | authority |
| C. | scalar chain |
| D. | supervision |
| Answer» D. supervision | |
| 48. |
The concept of administrative development got crystallised in the hands of ------- |
| A. | Edward Weidner |
| B. | Dwight Waldo |
| C. | Gullick |
| D. | Riggs |
| Answer» C. Gullick | |
| 49. |
Which of the following is not the consequence of spoil system of recruitment? |
| A. | sheer efficiency |
| B. | political corruption |
| C. | no relation between job and fitness of the candidate |
| D. | permanent tenure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The primary focus of human relations theory is on: |
| A. | Increasing labour productivity |
| B. | Economic and efficiency |
| C. | Individual as socio- psychological being and what motive him |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |