PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY
17th MAY, 2009 TEST BOOKLET – D
Questions start with
1. Which one of the following leadership styles was identified by the Michigan University Leadership Studies as the most effective leadership style ?
a) Democratic style leadership b) Employee-centred leadership
c) Participative group leadership d) Team leadership
Ans : b
2. Who among the following has observed that instead of hierarchy………………. series of needs?
Ans : c
3. According to Frederick Herzberg, the determinants of job dissatisfaction…………..
Ans : b
4. Match : List-I (A. First Hoover Commission ) List-II (Division of training and education)
Ans : b
5. Which one ……. Four basic steps in the position classification plan ?
Ans : a
6. According to W.F. Willoughby, ….essentials of a sound promotion system?
Ans : a
7. Which of the……scholars has/have……………marked emphasis on administrative ethics ?
Ans : d
8. Which of the……Santhanam Committee………….cause of corruption in India ?
Ans : b
9. By which one of………… political activities of civil servants in the USA regulated ?
Ans : a
10. The office of the Ombudsman like institution………………United Kingdom…………..Reports?
Ans : a
11. Which one of…………….respect of the French Civil Service is not correct ?
Ans : a
12. Which of ……………..local government units are prevalent in France ?
Ans : c
13. The Amakudari system in respect of the civil service in Japan is
Ans : a
14. Which of ……….civil services in Japan ……1) The NPA and MCA are its…………..agencies.
Ans : c
15. Who among the following…..politics of the budgetary process ?
Ans : b
16. Which of …………advantage/advantages of zero-based budgeting ?
Ans : d
17. Consider : The expenditure charged on. CFI comprises of….1) Pension payable….HC.
Ans : a
18. Which of the ………..Railway Budget from the General Budget of India are correct ?
Ans : d
19. Consider : A Bill is deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with the……
Ans : d
20. Which one………powers of the parliament of India in enacting the budget ?
Ans : c
21. Which of………parliamentary debate on Appropriation Bill ?
Ans : a
22. To which of the following, the 74th Constitutional Amendment 1) Municipal personnel system
Ans : b
23. Which of ………………in respect of ‘Zero Hour’ discussion ?
Ans : d
24. Through……………..judicial control over administration in India exercised ?
Ans : c
25. Which of the…………correct of the writ of prohibition ?
Ans : c
26. In which …………….Charter Mark Programme being effectively……………..independent agencies ?
Ans : c
27. ‘Poly-communalism’ is the term coined by Fred Riggs to describe
Ans : b
28. The ‘Collegial’ type of executive can be found ………….countries ? a) Japan
Ans : c
29. On which of ……………depend for its success in influencing the governance process ?
Ans : d
30. Which of the ……………..Right to Information Act, 2005 ?
Ans : c ( 48 hours for issues relating to personal liberty)
31. Match : A) Macaulay Committee 1) Classification of civil services
Ans : a
32. Which one ……..Articles of the Constitution of India…………..All India Services ?
Ans : b
33. Which of the………decisions of the Council of Ministers binding on the President of India ?
Ans : a
34. Which of the…………….Cabinet according to the Haldane Committee Report (1918) ?
Ans : a
35. Which of………….. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is / are correct ? 1. The PMO was given the status of a department…………1961.
Ans : c
36. Consider : Indicative planning indicates the……………….
Ans : a
37. Which of……………. By the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
Ans : d
38. In the context of State v/s Market debate……………….
Ans : c
39. Which one …………….propounded by F.W. Taylor ? a) Differential piece rate system
Ans : c
40. Identify the correct…………….identified by Herbert Simon
Ans : b
41. Consider : New Public Administration 1) upholds social equity
Ans : c
42. Which one……Henri Fayol as an alternative to scalar chain ?
Ans : c
43. Which of ……..neo-liberalism that have promoted new public management ?
Ans : d
44. Consider: The discourse theory of post-modern……………….. by Fox and Miller believes in
Ans : d
45. Consider : NPM 1) It aims at economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
Ans : a
46. According to Chris Argyris…………a) Hierarchical coercion
Ans : c
47. Consider: paradigms in the evolution of the discipline ………….by Nicholas Henry
Ans : b
48. Which one …………Nicholas Henry …………..organisational change ?
Ans : a
49. Which one ………The principle of hierarchy is at the foundation of all government…………..
Ans : d
50. Who among the following have supported ……………..principle of unity of command ?
Ans : a
51. Under which…….principle of unity of command criticized ?
Ans : a
52. Who among the following has urged that strict adherence…………displacement of goals?
Ans : a
53. On which of the following does span of control depend ?
Ans : c
54. According to Chester Barnard, the strength of administrative authority lies in the zone of
Ans :c
55. Consider: Henri Fayol decentralization is greater …………….
Ans : c
56. Which one of the ……………Parliamentary Standing Committee ?
Ans : c
57. According to Henri Fayol, which of ………supervisory control process ?
Ans : d
58. Match : A) Constitution of Municipalities 1) Article 243 Q
Ans : b
59. The legacy of British rule in India……………
Ans : d
60. Consider : Classical theory of administration emphasizes
Ans : d
61. Who among the ……………harsh critics of bureaucracy ……….of government ?
Ans : d
62. Which one……… characteristic feature of Weberian bureaucracy ?
Ans : c
63. Which one ……………..’Constructive Conflict’ in an organization ?
Ans : b
64. Match: List-I(Critic of Weber) List-II ( Point of Criticism )
Ans : b
65. Consider : duties of the PM according to the constitution of India :
Ans : b
66. Which one……………. Committee/ Commission Reports ? a) Macaulay
Ans : c
67. Which one…………apply to generalist administration in India ?
Ans : b
68. Which one………..Governor’s Ordinance making power ?
Ans : b
69. Which one ………with regard to the State Legislature, is not correct ?
Ans : a
70. Which one…………….regard to the Cabinet Secretary of India ?
Ans : b
71. Which of ……………..State Level Directorate is / are correct ?
Ans : c
72. Match : List-I (Lord Wellesley) List-II ( Created the post of civil Judge )
Ans : c
73. Which one …………… regulatory and development functions at the district level ?
Ans : d
74. Consider : The PM as the head of the Council of Ministers
Ans : a
75. The ARC(1966) …………Lokpal in India on the lines of Ombudsman ………..countries ?
Ans : a
76. Mayor-in-Council form of Municipal Corporation is
Ans : d
77. Consider : State Finance Commissions
Ans :b
78. Consider : The 73rd Constitutional Amendment act provided………………
Ans : b
79. Assertion : A system constantly reacts to the outside environment…………….change.
Ans :b
80. A : Coordination is both a positive and a negative concept.
Ans :a
81. A : Governor can withhold a non-Money Bill passed by the Legislature.
Ans : a
82. A : Conventional Public Administration is based upon the dichotomy of politics…………..
Ans :b
83. A : Functional supervision runs counter to the principle of unity of command.
Ans :b
84. Who among the following subscribed to the ‘non-coercive’ theory of organization ?
Ans : d
85. Which of…………..contributions of Mary Parker Follett ?
Ans :a
86. According to Chester Barnard,……………….. characteristics of organizational decisions ?
Ans :b
87. Chester Barnard’s concept of zone of indifference …………………..
Ans :c
88. Consider : Human relations theory 1) views organization as a psychological and social system
Ans :c
89. Which one ………..in the Hawthorne experiments ?
Ans : c
90. Consider : Hawthorne studies showed………………. Group as one should not be a
Ans : d
91. Which of the ……….the behavioural approach is considered to be
Ans : c
92. Which of the……..systems approach ? a) Emphasises the static structure of the organization
Ans : c
93. Which of the………….. systems approach in administrative studies ?
Ans : c
94. Which one…………. Regard to the systems theory of organization ?
Ans : c
95. To which of ………… concept of bounded rationality relate more closely ? 1) Economic
Ans : c
96. Match : A) Herbert Simon 1) Mixed-scanning model
Ans : d
97. According to Yehezkel Dror, ……………making help man in understanding the optimal model ?
Ans : a
98. Which of …………Theory Y of Douglas McGregor?
Ans : c
99. Who among the following have advocated the public policy aspect of Public Administration ?
Ans : a
100. Who among the following……….science of management as applied to the affairs of the State?
Ans : c
101. According to Gracunas law of relationships ……..
Ans : c (Formula : n(2n + n-1)
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102. Match : A) F.A. Nigro 1) Its real core consists of the basic services.
Ans : d
103. Match : A) Philosophical approach 1) Uses administrative realities and acquaints…..
Ans : d
104. Which one………conceptual approach in …………..by Ferrel Heady ?
Ans : a
105. Which one ………..post modern theory of Public Administration?
Ans : b
106. Which one of ……………’Sala model’ of prismatic society ?
Ans : b
107. What does ‘Bazar-Canteen model’ represent ?
Ans : b
108. Which of the …………….Max Weber’s Traditional Authority System ?
Ans : c
109. Which one…………Henri Fayol…….F.W. Taylor’s concept of a functional authority ?
Ans : d
110. According to Ferrel Heady the developing countries
Ans : d
111. Which of the ………..Public Administration according to Sir Josiah Stamp ?
Ans : c
112. Which of …………prominence in public choice theory ?
Ans : a
113. Which one……..a) There are two categories of Mini Ratna Public Sector………..in India?
Ans : c *
114. Which of …………….Public Sector Enterprises………..impact of liberalization ?
Ans : d
115. On which of the…………. Finance Commission………. to the President of India ?
Ans : c
116. Consider : Election Commission of India 1) The terms of office of the EC ……..UPSC.
Ans : b
117. Which among ………..Central Civil Service Commission…………. the higher civil service ?
Ans : c
118. Recruitment to the higher civil services in India……………1) Paul Appleby
Ans : d
119. Which one……….CAG of India a) The CAG has been awarded……fully dependent status.
Ans : b
120. A member of the UPSC may be removed on the ground of misbehaviour by
Ans : b
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