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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.
| 151. |
Which of the following is not an advantage of the auxiliary agencies? |
| A. | they secure economy in the administration |
| B. | they ensure specialisation of functions |
| C. | they help save the time of line agencies |
| D. | helpful to all organisations ,even small ones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
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» D. Socio cultural impact on administration. | |
| 153. |
Which of the following is not a principle of organisation? |
| A. | clientele |
| B. | hierarchy |
| C. | unity of command |
| D. | co-ordination |
| Answer» B. hierarchy | |
| 154. |
Organisation can be structured on the basis of: |
| A. | Major purpose served |
| B. | Process |
| C. | Persons or things dealt with |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
Communication is defined as “shared understanding of a shared purpose” by |
| A. | Millet |
| B. | Tead |
| C. | Barnard |
| D. | Simon |
| Answer» B. Tead | |
| 156. |
Neutrality may make a civil servant : |
| A. | Apolitical |
| B. | Positive mind |
| C. | Non- partisan |
| D. | Partiality |
| Answer» D. Partiality | |
| 157. |
Why is recruitment through public service commission considered necessity for public services? |
| A. | Recruitment through independent agency shall ensure that the selection of candidates is based on merit |
| B. | Government departments are not competent to do that job |
| C. | Selection has become too technical a job in modern state |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Government departments are not competent to do that job | |
| 158. |
Which of the following is not relevant to the position classification in public services? |
| A. | It emphasises and simplicises personal administration |
| B. | It ensures equal pay for equal work |
| C. | It protects public services from political interference |
| D. | It facilitates the problem of recruitment |
| Answer» D. It facilitates the problem of recruitment | |
| 159. |
The chairman of the UPSC is appointed by: |
| A. | President of India |
| B. | Governor |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Chief Justice of India |
| Answer» B. Governor | |
| 160. |
The term ”public” in public administration stands for: |
| A. | The citizens |
| B. | The governmental administration |
| C. | Judicial functions |
| D. | Legislative functions |
| Answer» C. Judicial functions | |
| 161. |
The history of evolution of the discipline of public administration is generally divided into: |
| A. | four phases |
| B. | three phases |
| C. | six phases |
| D. | five phases |
| Answer» D. five phases | |
| 162. |
Members of the UPSC in India retire at the expiry of 6 years or at the age of...... which ever is earlier: |
| A. | 62 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 70 | |
| 163. |
Karl Marx regarded bureaucracy: |
| A. | As an instrument of government |
| B. | As a medium of policy implementation |
| C. | As an instrument of dominant ruling class promoting its particular interests |
| D. | As an instrument of the nobles promoting their interest |
| Answer» D. As an instrument of the nobles promoting their interest | |
| 164. |
Which of the following ways are useful for securing coordination in the organisation? |
| A. | clarifying authority and responsibility |
| B. | facilitating effective communications |
| C. | through leadership |
| D. | all the three above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 165. |
The organisation of UPSC can be traced to: |
| A. | 1909 India Govt. Act |
| B. | 1919 India Govt. Act |
| C. | 1930 India Govt. Act |
| D. | 1935 India Govt. Act |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Which of the following will acts an incentive to motivate employees? |
| A. | work recognition |
| B. | job security |
| C. | promotion |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
Luther Gullick mentions some difficulties in the way of effective coordination. Which of the following is not among them ? |
| A. | uncertainty of the future |
| B. | lack of knowledge and experience in the leaders |
| C. | size and complexity of the organisation |
| D. | lack of administrative skill and technique |
| Answer» D. lack of administrative skill and technique | |
| 168. |
A joint PSC can be created by: |
| A. | An order of the President |
| B. | A resolution of the Rajya Sabha |
| C. | An act of Parliament |
| D. | A resolution of the state legislature |
| Answer» D. A resolution of the state legislature | |
| 169. |
The ‘POSDCORB’ relates to the --------------- of the public administration? |
| A. | Scope |
| B. | Meaning |
| C. | Purpose |
| D. | Philosophy |
| Answer» B. Meaning | |
| 170. |
The most important means of coordination is: |
| A. | hierarchy |
| B. | consultation |
| C. | planning |
| D. | centralised housekeeping agency |
| Answer» D. centralised housekeeping agency | |
| 171. |
Which of the following is important in the organisational structure? |
| A. | Well defined jobs |
| B. | Coordination. |
| C. | Clarifying authority and power |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was: |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Finland |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 173. |
The administrative law deals with the complaints against the: |
| A. | Government officials |
| B. | Judiciary |
| C. | Political executive |
| D. | Common people |
| Answer» B. Judiciary | |
| 174. |
Which of the following is not a principle of effective delegation? |
| A. | Responsibility is absolute and cannot be delegated |
| B. | Authority to have parity with responsibility |
| C. | Limits of authority to be well defined |
| D. | No need to delegate in small organisation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Which of the following factors helps to build up morale of the employees in the organisation? |
| A. | participatory management |
| B. | grievance redressal machinery |
| C. | job satisfaction |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
Which of the following is a true statement about staff agencies? |
| A. | They stand outside the main line of administrative hierarchy. |
| B. | They are an expansion of the personality of the chief executive |
| C. | They are a help or reinforcement. |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
Public corporations are created to perform: |
| A. | Economic functions |
| B. | civil functions |
| C. | regulatory functions |
| D. | police functions |
| Answer» B. civil functions | |
| 178. |
Who appoints the members of the all India services and central services? |
| A. | The President |
| B. | the Prime Minister |
| C. | The Cabinet |
| D. | UPSC |
| Answer» B. the Prime Minister | |
| 179. |
India follows the practice of: |
| A. | plural budget |
| B. | cash budget |
| C. | performance budget |
| D. | surplus budget |
| Answer» B. cash budget | |
| 180. |
Who of the following gave a fourfold classification of bureaucracy |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | F M. Marx |
| C. | Herbert Simon |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Herbert Simon | |
| 181. |
The discipline of public administration originated in---- |
| A. | U.K |
| B. | U.S.A |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. Germany | |
| 182. |
Which of the following is not a central service |
| A. | Archaeological Survey of India |
| B. | Botanical Survey of India |
| C. | Geological Survey of India |
| D. | Cooperative Service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
The significance of Public Administration as a discipline lies in: |
| A. | Improving govt. functions |
| B. | Developing scientific knowledge about public administration |
| C. | Organising training programmes for civil servants |
| D. | Creating intelligent citizenship |
| Answer» C. Organising training programmes for civil servants | |
| 184. |
Who coined the acronym POSDCORB? |
| A. | Gulick and Urwick |
| B. | Urwick |
| C. | Gulick |
| D. | Henry Fayol |
| Answer» D. Henry Fayol | |
| 185. |
In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘B’ stands for |
| A. | budgeting |
| B. | building |
| C. | bargaining |
| D. | basement |
| Answer» B. building | |
| 186. |
The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is: |
| A. | election |
| B. | pressure group |
| C. | advisory committee |
| D. | public opinion |
| Answer» B. pressure group | |
| 187. |
Who declared that “If our civilisation fails, it will be mainly because of a breakdown of administration?” |
| A. | Charles A.Beard |
| B. | L.D.White |
| C. | Donham |
| D. | Ordway Tead |
| Answer» D. Ordway Tead | |
| 188. |
Literally the term ‘administration’ means--------------------- |
| A. | Manage the laws |
| B. | Manage the trade |
| C. | Manage the affairs of public or private |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» D. Education | |
| 189. |
The Prime Minister’s office in India is a: |
| A. | line agency |
| B. | auxiliary agency |
| C. | staff agency |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. staff agency | |
| 190. |
The tradition of neutrality of public services was developed in: |
| A. | india |
| B. | U K |
| C. | France |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 191. |
Which of the following constitutes essential element in the administrative structure? |
| A. | the chief executive |
| B. | higher civil service |
| C. | departmental system |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
The concept of civil servants neutrality was developed mostly in : |
| A. | USA |
| B. | France |
| C. | Prussia |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
Which of the following can create barriers in communication? |
| A. | mechanical problems |
| B. | organisational problems |
| C. | personal problems |
| D. | all the three above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
The organisation theory which highlights the social and psychological influences on organisational behaviour is called: |
| A. | human relations theory |
| B. | system theory |
| C. | bureaucratic theory |
| D. | classical theory |
| Answer» B. system theory | |
| 195. |
Administrative law is a legal concept prevailing in: |
| A. | U K |
| B. | USA |
| C. | China |
| D. | France |
| Answer» E. | |
| 196. |
Which of the following are required in organisation as a process? |
| A. | division of work |
| B. | grouping jobs and departments |
| C. | establishing authority relationship |
| D. | all the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
The essence of communication is: |
| A. | transmitting information |
| B. | sharing information |
| C. | imparting knowledge |
| D. | sharing understandings |
| Answer» C. imparting knowledge | |
| 198. |
The marketization and privatization of public administration may result: |
| A. | Quasi- socialism |
| B. | Laissez faire |
| C. | Neo- capitalism |
| D. | Liberalized regulations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
The term ‘ public administration’ was coined in the year: |
| A. | 1812 |
| B. | 1897 |
| C. | 1815 |
| D. | 1903 |
| Answer» B. 1897 | |
| 200. |
Which of the following is required in organisation as a process |
| A. | Division of work |
| B. | Grouping jobs and departments |
| C. | Establishing authority relationships |
| D. | All the three above |
| Answer» E. | |