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This section includes 462 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Ecology of Administration means |
| A. | Administration of environment |
| B. | Law for the protection of environment |
| C. | Social setting to which administration relates |
| D. | Structure of Administration. |
| Answer» D. Structure of Administration. | |
| 102. |
MGNREGA stands for |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. |
| B. | National Rural Integration Progremme. |
| C. | A project under UN |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. National Rural Integration Progremme. | |
| 103. |
Administrative Staff College is located at |
| A. | Shimla |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Kolkatta |
| D. | Thrivananthapuram |
| Answer» C. Kolkatta | |
| 104. |
The book Wealth of Nations was written by |
| A. | Adam Smith. |
| B. | H.J Laski. |
| C. | Lionel Robinson. |
| D. | David Ricardo. |
| Answer» B. H.J Laski. | |
| 105. |
I.A.S stands for |
| A. | Indian Administrative Service |
| B. | Indo-American Service |
| C. | Indian Accounts Service. |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. Indo-American Service | |
| 106. |
Public Sector denotes |
| A. | Individual enterprise for people |
| B. | Government controlled firms. |
| C. | Communication facilities |
| D. | Industries. |
| Answer» C. Communication facilities | |
| 107. |
69th Constitutional amendment relates to |
| A. | NCT Delhi. |
| B. | Reduced voting age to 18. |
| C. | Election commission of India. |
| D. | Elections to the president of India. |
| Answer» B. Reduced voting age to 18. | |
| 108. |
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture was started in the year |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» B. 1964 | |
| 109. |
The Seventh Schedule of Indian constitution deals with |
| A. | Names and list of states. |
| B. | Amendment Procedure of Indian constitution |
| C. | Division of Power between states and the union government |
| D. | Panchayati Raj. |
| Answer» D. Panchayati Raj. | |
| 110. |
NDC came in to being on… |
| A. | August 6, 1952. |
| B. | August 15 1951. |
| C. | August 30 1952. |
| D. | August 16 1952. |
| Answer» B. August 15 1951. | |
| 111. |
Administration Lag means |
| A. | Gap between Development need and administration response |
| B. | Red tapism |
| C. | Gap between departments |
| D. | Inconsistency in democratic governance. |
| Answer» B. Red tapism | |
| 112. |
The book Principles of Organisation is written by |
| A. | Mooney and Reiley |
| B. | M.P Follet |
| C. | W.F. Willoughby |
| D. | Luther H. Gulick. |
| Answer» B. M.P Follet | |
| 113. |
“Tryst with Destiny” is associated with |
| A. | Sardar Patel |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| C. | M.N Roy. |
| D. | M.K.Gandhi. |
| Answer» C. M.N Roy. | |
| 114. |
Economic rights of Indian citizen is visualised in |
| A. | Fundamental rights |
| B. | DPSP |
| C. | Article 32 |
| D. | Schedule VI |
| Answer» C. Article 32 | |
| 115. |
HDI means |
| A. | Human Development Item |
| B. | Human Development Index |
| C. | Housing Development Bank of India |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Housing Development Bank of India | |
| 116. |
69th Constitutional Amendment deals with |
| A. | Creation of new states |
| B. | National Capital Territory (Delhi) |
| C. | Invocation of state law |
| D. | Declaration of state emergency. |
| Answer» C. Invocation of state law | |
| 117. |
Panchayati Raj institutions in India enjoys delegated powers. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| C. | Strongly agree |
| D. | No comments. |
| Answer» C. Strongly agree | |
| 118. |
The Great depression was an economic phenomena took place during |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1930s |
| D. | 2010s. |
| Answer» D. 2010s. | |
| 119. |
The Stages of Economic Growth was written by |
| A. | W.W Rostow |
| B. | G B Shaw |
| C. | Kuznets |
| D. | Adam Smith. |
| Answer» B. G B Shaw | |
| 120. |
The amendment which gives constitutional status to Panchayati raj. |
| A. | 73rd Constitutional Amendment. |
| B. | 74th constitutional amendment. |
| C. | 61st Amendment. |
| D. | 40th Amendment. |
| Answer» B. 74th constitutional amendment. | |
| 121. |
Who commented development administration as “administration is planned change” |
| A. | Pai Panadikar |
| B. | Eisenstaedt. |
| C. | Hahn Been lee. |
| D. | Harry J. Friedman. |
| Answer» B. Eisenstaedt. | |
| 122. |
The Prime Minister who appointed first Administrative reform commission was |
| A. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| B. | Lal Bahadhoor Sastri. |
| C. | Indira Gandhi. |
| D. | Morarji desai |
| Answer» C. Indira Gandhi. | |
| 123. |
“Tragedy of commons” means |
| A. | Underdevelopment of people. |
| B. | A thing which owns nobody cannot be protected. |
| C. | Common people are exempted from development. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Common people are exempted from development. | |
| 124. |
The extra constitutional body who is authorised to make assessment of national wealth is |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Comptroller and auditor General |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | National Development Council. |
| Answer» D. National Development Council. | |
| 125. |
Elections to the local self governments are conducted by |
| A. | State Governments |
| B. | Election Commission of India |
| C. | State Election Commission |
| D. | Collector of respective Districts. |
| Answer» D. Collector of respective Districts. | |
| 126. |
The branch of Public administration system which directs socio-economic and politicalchange in the society. |
| A. | Personnel administration |
| B. | Development Administration |
| C. | O & M |
| D. | Financial Administration. |
| Answer» C. O & M | |
| 127. |
The Great Depression relates to |
| A. | World economic crisis during 1930s |
| B. | Unemployment among youth. |
| C. | South North Divide |
| D. | Growing inequality between rich and poor |
| Answer» B. Unemployment among youth. | |
| 128. |
India 2020 was the book of |
| A. | Sashi Tharoor. |
| B. | A P J Abdul Kalam |
| C. | Vandana Shiva |
| D. | Medha Patkar. |
| Answer» C. Vandana Shiva | |
| 129. |
The Directive Principles of State Policy is |
| A. | Ideals to be followed by state while making laws |
| B. | Justifiable rights of states. |
| C. | Compulsory add-ons to establishment of fundamental rights |
| D. | In part III of Indian constitution |
| Answer» B. Justifiable rights of states. | |
| 130. |
The essay “The Science of Public Administration” is a contribution of |
| A. | Almond and Powell |
| B. | Robert Dahl |
| C. | Herbert Simon |
| D. | Luther Gullik |
| Answer» C. Herbert Simon | |
| 131. |
“By public Administration is meant in common usage the activities of the executivebranches of the National, State and Local Governments”: commented by- |
| A. | L D White |
| B. | Nigro and Nigro |
| C. | W. Waldo |
| D. | H. Simon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
The Prime Minister who appointed a national commission for the review of IndianConstitution was; |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| C. | A B Vajpai. |
| D. | Manmohan Singh. |
| Answer» D. Manmohan Singh. | |
| 133. |
Green House Gases means |
| A. | Gases which can be used in the construction of Green Houses |
| B. | Gases which destroys Ozone layer |
| C. | Gases which is prohibited |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» C. Gases which is prohibited | |
| 134. |
"A theory of public administration means in our time a theory of politics also." Remarkedby |
| A. | John Merriman Gaus |
| B. | Fritz Morstein Marx |
| C. | Chester Bernard |
| D. | Paul Appleby |
| Answer» C. Chester Bernard | |
| 135. |
The book Politics and Administration is written by |
| A. | Woodraw Wilson |
| B. | Herbert Simon |
| C. | Frank J Goodnow. |
| D. | L D White |
| Answer» D. L D White | |
| 136. |
Development Administration is |
| A. | Change Oriented |
| B. | Hierarchical |
| C. | Centralism |
| D. | Bureaucratic. |
| Answer» B. Hierarchical | |
| 137. |
Licensing system in a mixed economy means |
| A. | Issue of licence by the government. |
| B. | Control over production and distribution of resources |
| C. | Routine work of administrators. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Routine work of administrators. | |
| 138. |
IRDP |
| A. | Integrated Rural Development Programme |
| B. | International Rural Development Project |
| C. | Indian Root to Development Programme |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. International Rural Development Project | |
| 139. |
The thinker who connects third world administration with development administration |
| A. | F.W Riggs. |
| B. | Henry Fayol. |
| C. | Woodrow Wilson. |
| D. | Montgomery. |
| Answer» B. Henry Fayol. | |
| 140. |
District collector is selected on |
| A. | Prerogative of ruling party |
| B. | Spoil system |
| C. | Patronage system |
| D. | Merit system. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
DPC stands for |
| A. | District Planning Committee |
| B. | District Planning Commission |
| C. | District Policing Centre. |
| D. | District Planning Centre. |
| Answer» B. District Planning Commission | |
| 142. |
Administrative division in Indian constitutions is materialised through |
| A. | Seventh Schedule |
| B. | Eighth Schedule |
| C. | Ninth Schedule |
| D. | First Schedule. |
| Answer» D. First Schedule. | |
| 143. |
In India Omudsman is known as |
| A. | Sessions Judge |
| B. | Municif Judge |
| C. | Lok Ayukta |
| D. | Lok Pal |
| Answer» D. Lok Pal | |
| 144. |
Odd one out |
| A. | Change Orientation |
| B. | Client Orientation |
| C. | Goal orientation |
| D. | Hierarchy orientation. |
| Answer» C. Goal orientation | |
| 145. |
A bag has coins of 50 paisa, 25 paisa and 10 paisa in the respective ratio of 5 : 8 : 3 whose total value is Rs.144. Find the number of 50 paisa coins. |
| A. | 63 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 00 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
In a colored picture of blue and yellow color, blue and yellow color is used in the ratio of 4 : 3 respectively. If in the upper half, half blue : yellow is 2 : 3, then in the lower half blue : yellow is =? |
| A. | : 1 |
| B. | : 1 |
| C. | 6 : 9 |
| D. | : 26 |
| Answer» D. : 26 | |
| 147. |
Two bottles contain acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 and 1 : 2 respectively. These are mixed in the ratio 1 : 3. What is the ratio of acid and water in the new mixture = ? |
| A. | : 13 |
| B. | 1 : 57 |
| C. | 3 : 37 |
| D. | : 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 : 57 | |
| 148. |
The monthly salaries of Pia and Som are in the ratio of 5 : 4. From her monthly salary, gives $$\frac{{\text{3}}}{{\text{5}}}$$ to her mother, 15%towards her sister's tuition fees, 18%towards a loan and she shops with the remaining amount, which is Rs. 2100. What is the monthly salary of Som ? |
| A. | s. 25000 |
| B. | s. 30000 |
| C. | s. 15000 |
| D. | s. 24000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
80%of a number is equal to the $$\frac{{\text{4}}}{{\text{5}}}$$ th of the other number. what is the ratio between the first number and the second number respectively ? |
| A. | : 4 |
| B. | : 5 |
| C. | : 3 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
$$\frac{7}{5}{\text{of }}58 + \frac{3}{8}{\text{of }}139.2 =\, ?$$ |
| A. | 33.4 |
| B. | 37.2 |
| C. | 27.8 |
| D. | 31.6 |
| Answer» B. 37.2 | |