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Public Administration - 2000
(Preliminary Examination) |
1. Which one of the
following pairs of authors held the view that 'A theory of public administration
means in our time a theory of politics also'?
(a)
John Gaus and Dwight
Waldo
(b)
Dwight Waldo and L. D. White
(c) Dwight Waldo and Herbert A. Simon
(d)
Herbert A. Simon and L. D. White
2. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List I
List II
A. Managerial
Choice
1. Chris Argyris
B. Organisation and
Innovation 2. Rensis Likert
C. New
Patterns of Management 3. Michel Crozier
D. The
Bureaucratic Phenomenon 4. Frederick
Herzberg
A B C D
A B C
D
(a) 1 4
3 2 (b) 1
4 2 3
(c)
4 1
2 3 (d) 4 1 3 2
3.
Consider the following statements :
Public administrationists used both 'carrot' and 'stick' to remain
within Political Science and underline
1. public policy-making process
2.
prospect of developing it as pure science
3. cultivation of engineering
mentality
4. epistemological benefits of both Political Science and Public
Administration
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
4 (b) 2
and 3
(c) 2 and
4 (d) 1,
3 and 4
4. The policy view of Public Administration is
(a) a narrow view of the scope of Public Administration
(b) the
end of Wilsonian dichotomy
(c) the view of Henry Fayol
(d) the beginning
of New Public Administration
5. The view that there ought to be greater emphasis on
normative concerns in Public Administration is held by
(a) Fred
Riggs
(b) H. A. Simon
(c) Frank
Marini
(d) Ferrel Heady
6. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
(Book)
(Author)
A. The Administrative
State
1. Max Weber
B . The Golden Book of
Administration 2. Albrow
Mortin
C. Organisation and
Management
3. Dwight Waldo
D. .
Bureaucracy
4. Seckler
Hudson
5. Lyndall F. Urwick
A B
C D
A B C
D
(a) 3
5 4
2 (b) 3
5 1 4
(c)
1 3
4 2 (d)
1 3
5 4
7. Which of the following statements regarding the two
conferences-Minnowbrook I (1968) and Minnowbrook II(1988), is correct
?
(a) The former was more pragmatic and less
radical in thought
(b) The former was concerned with social equity and later
was not
(c) Both the conferences reaffirmed democratic values with special
focus on ethics, accountability and administrative leadership
(d) Both the
conferences highlighted the debate between normative and behaviouralist
perspectives with emphasis on epistemological questions
8. Under proper conditions, the average human being teams not
only to accept but to seek responsibility. This view has been eked
by
(a) Chris
Argyris
(b) Frederick Herzberg
(c) Abraham Maslow
(d) Douglas McGregor
9. Consider the following statements:
1. The
evolution of Public Administration as an academic discipline was accelerated by
socio-psychological insights in . the thirties.
2. Chester Barnard was a
great classical thinker.
3. Behaviouralism was a natural consequence of
socio-psychological inquests.
4. New Public Administration stresses on
scientific method of study.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and
3 (d) 2 and
4
10. Consider the following developments :
1. End of
politics-Public Administration dichotomy
2. Questioning of subjectivity in
administrative decision making
3. Critique of administrative State
4.
Rawl's contribution to justice
Which of these developments led to emphasis on
ethics in Public Administration ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2,
3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 2
and 4
11. Consider the following :
1. Functional
foremanship 2.
Unity of command
3.
Centralisation
4. Time and motion study
Which of these are associated with Scientific
Management Movement ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and
4
(c) 1 and
3
(d) 1 and 4
12. The principles of Scientific management developed by F W.
Taylor DID NOT include ?
(a) scientific selection
and training
(b) division of responsibility
(c) esprit de
corps
(d) mental revolution
13. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List I
List II
A. Max
Weber 1. In
developing countries bureaucracy also performs political roles
B.
Laski
2. Bureaucracy faces similar development conflicts as exist in the society
C.
F.
Riggs
3. Bureaucracy is the most rational form of organisation
D. S. N.
Eisenstadt 4. Bureaucracy is a threat to democratic
government
A B C
D A B
C D
(a) 4
3 2 1 (b)
3 4
1 2
(c) 4
3 1 2 (d)
3 4
2 1
14. Consider the following factors :
1. The mode of
operation
2. Large-scale organisation
3. A stable state and well-organised
administration
4. Growth of technology
Which of these factors did Max
Weber identify as those which contributed to the growth and spread of
bureaucracy in modem times?
(a) 1, 2 and
4 (b) 2,
3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 1,
3 and 4
15. The statement, 'Bureaucracy is characterised by a passion
for routine in administration, the sacrifice of flexibility to rule delay in the
making of decisions and refusal to embark upon
experiments' was made
by
(a) Lord
Hewart
(b) R. K. Merton
(c) Harold
Laski
(d) Herbert Simon
16.
Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
(Critics of
Weber)
(Points of Criticism)
A.
Veblen 1. Iron law of oligarchy
B.
Michels
2. Occupational psychosis
C.
Mao
3. Trained incapacity
D.
Dewey
4. Better Read than Expert
A B C
D A
B C D
(a) 3 1
4 2 (b)
1 3
4 2
(c) 1
3 2 4
(d) 3 1
2 4
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. Hawthorne
Experiments
1. John Gaus
B. Mental
Revolution
2. Henry Fayol
C. Principles of
Organisation
3. Roethlisberger
D. Ecological
Approach
4. F. Winslow Taylor
A
B C
D
A B C D
(a) 4
3 1
2 (b) 4
3 2 1
(c)
3 4
1 2 (d)
3 4
2 1
18. Consider the following experiments :
1. Bank
Wiring Observation Room
2. Relay Assembly Test Room
3. Mica Splitting Test
Room
4. Productivity Measuring Test Room
Which of, these experiments did
Mayo's research include ?
(a) 1 and
4 (b) 2
and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1,
2, 3 and 4
19. According to Herbert A. Simon' Satisficing' refers to
satisfaction, that is
(a)
subjective (b)
good enough
(c) client-oriented (d)
objective
20. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. Obtaining inputs from and
sending 1.
Cybernetic System
outputs to the environment
B.
Leading the changes in the environment 2.
Adaptation
C. Modifying the course of action
to
3. Synergic System
suit the requirements of the
situations
D. Moving by the inner
force
4. Open System
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 3 2
4 1 (b)
3 2
1 4
(c) 2
3 1 4
(d) 2 3
4 1
21. Consider the following features :
1. Facilitates
delegation of authority
2. Provides for a channel of communication
3.
Makes consensus possible
Which of these features are true of hierarchy ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and
3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
22. 'Unity of Command' does not
(a) mean that one subordinate will receive only one order
(b)
mean that a subordinate will have only one superior
(c) mean that all units
are put under one head
(d) result into a shrinking apex of an
organisation
23. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. The numbers and range of
habitual
1. Delegation
contacts between superior and
subordinate
B. Emancipation of social and individual
life 2.
Span of Control
from the influence of organised
religion
C. In all organisations power tends to fall
in 3.
Disclericalisation
the hands of small number of
leaders,
regardless of constitution
D. Assigning
duties to
subordinates
4. Iron Law of Oligarchy
A B C
D A
B C D
(a) 2
3 1 4
(b) 3 2
4 1
(c) 3
2 1 4
(d) 2 3
4 1
24. The 'Acceptance' concept of authority was given
by
(a) Lyndal
Urwick
(b) L. D. White
(c) Henry
Fayol
(d) Chester Barnard
25. The Integration of the several parts into an orderly whole
to achieve the performance of the undertaking implies
(a) division of
work (b)
coordination
(c) span of
control
(d) hierarchy
26. Consider the following statements :
1.
Coordination and cooperation are synonyms.
2. Coordination is of the work of
subordinates by a superior officer.
3. Cooperation is inter-personal
relationship between two or more similar individuals or units
4.
Coordination and cooperation are not the same thing
Which of these
statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and
3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
27. Consider the following situations :
1. Staff and
line functions are separated
2. Authority is delegated
3. Units are
interdependent
4. Work is divided among specialists
Under which of these
situations does coordination become necessary ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and
4
(d) 1 and 4
28. Consider the following factors :
1. Organisational
policies, rules and regulations
2. Lower level of ability of
subordinates
3. Hierarchical system of the organisation
4. Personality of
the delegator
Which of these factors act as obstacles in delegation
?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and
4
(d) 3 and 4
29. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. Estimates
Committee
1. Examination of Appropriated Accounts
B. Public
Accounts
2. Suggestion of Economies in Expenditure
Committee
C. Committee
on
3. Examination of rules made by the executive
departments
Subordinate
Legislation
under Acts passed by the Legislature
D. Committee on
Public
4. Review of working of Public Sector Undertakings
Undertakings
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 1
2 3
4 (b) 2
1 3 4
(c)
3 4
1 2 (d)
4 1 2
3
30. That high performing managers are humane to their
subordinates and low performing managers are tough with their subordinates in
order to achieve better results, came out of the experiments conducted
by
(a) Elton
Mayo
(b) J. M. Pfiffner
(c) Rensis
Likert
(d) Chris Argyris
31. Which one of the
following statements about the meaning of supervision is NOT correct
?
(a) It includes direction, control and
inspection
(b) It includes only inspection
(c) It is a process through
which the subordinates are helped about their requirements by their
superiors
(d) It stands for direction of the work of others with
authority
32. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. Concerned with object of
the
1. Auxiliary agencies
organisation
B.
Prevent the executive from
taking 2. Technical staff
agencies
hasty and wrong decisions
C.
Experts in their area of
work
3. Line agencies
D. Responsible for the
house-keeping 4. Staff agencies and
purchasing
A
B C
D
A B
C D
(a)
4 3
2 1 (b)
3 4
1 2
(c) 3
4 2
1 (d) 4
3 1 2
33. Consider the following statements regarding Line and Staff
agencies
1. Line agencies are an 'end' in themselves whereas Staff agencies
are 'means' to an end
2. Line agencies issue 'orders' down the line whereas
Staff agencies issue orders within their agencies
3. Line and Staff agencies
are accountable to the people
4. Line agencies are executive agencies
whereas Staff agencies are advisory or consultative agencies
Which of these
statements bring out the difference between Line and Staff agencies
?
(a) 1, 3 and
4 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
34. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. Scope for bias in decision
making 1. 'Fact and Value'
B.
Helps to narrow down
the
2. Incrementalism
alternatives
C. Slow changes
due to consensus- 3.
Non-programmed
approach in decision making
D.
Socio-economic environment of an 4.
MIS
organisation
A B C
D A
B C D
(a) 3 4
1 2 (b)
3 4
2 1
(c) 4
3 2 1
(d) 4 3
1 2
35. Which one of the following is a strategic decision
?
Decision taken by
(a) a bureaucrat on an
application for a licence
(b) the Board of Directors on the introduction of
new rules for changing the functioning of the production unit
(c) the
Managing Director on opening a new department in the organisation
(d) the
Managing Director on the transfer of an officer from the workshop to the head
office
36. The odd one out of the following is
(a) Country club
leadership
(b) Middle road leadership
(c) Laissez faire
leadership
(d) Team leadership
37. Mr. X, an employee in an organisation, finds a notice about
an increase in dearness allowance pasted on the notice board and passes on the
information to everyone he meets. The exact model
of communication applied in
this instance is
(a) cluster chain
(b)
probability chain
(c) single-strand grapevine
(d) gossip
grapevine
38. Which one of the following is NOT an element of
communication ?
(a)
Consistency
(b) Uniformity
(c)
Rigidity
(d) Adequacy
39. For increasing production, the Managing Director in a
government company introduced health insurance with premium contributed by the
company but this did not lead to an increase in production. Change however came
when he made frequent visits to the workshop, reshuffled the job-schedule of the
workers and reminded them of the market forces.
Whose theory of motivation
has an explanation for this change?
(a) Victor H.
Vroom
(b) Frederick Herzberg
(c) Abraham
Maslow
(d) David McClelland
40. Which one of the following factors DOES NOT fall within the
scope of the reinforcement theories of motivation ?
(a) Proper monetary reward
(b) Proper work environment
(c)
Praise for the desired performance
(d) Reward at the moment of specific
achievement
41. Consider the following statements regarding Civil Services/
Civil Servants
1. The structure of the civil service is conditioned by social
realities
2. Civil servants perform the role of a change agent
3. Public
perception and self-image of the civil service are contradictory
4. Civil
servants always show high regard for democratic institutions
Which of these
statements are true of Civil Services/Civil Servants in developing societies
?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 3 and
4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and
4
42.
Consider the following statements:
1. When rank
classification is accepted, candidates are appointed to a specific 'service'.
2. All public employees appointed to a 'service' are paid the same scale of
pay
3. Rank classification facilitates equal pay for equal work
4.
Rank classification is not based on order of merit
Which of these statements
are correct ?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c)
3 and 4 (d) 1 and
4
43.
Consider the following statements:
The purpose of
keeping a new recruit on probation is to
1. give some time to him to learn
the job
2. give training to him to do his job
3. assess his suitability
and aptitude for the job
4. provide opportunities to improve his
qualifications
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2,
3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and
4 (d) 1,
2 and 4
44.
Consider the following statements:
Group
discussions for selection of candidates are advantageous as they help in
assessing a candidate's ability to
1. excel other
2. socialise with
others
3. work as a member of a group/team
4. communicate
effectively
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and
4
45. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formal
disciplinary action against a civil servant ?
(a)
Censure-suspension-demotion-withholding increment
(b) Censure-withholding
promotion and increment reduction to a lower post-suspension
(c)
Suspension-censure-withholding of promotion and increments-reduction to a lower
post
(d) Censure-reduction to a lower post-suspension-with holding of
promotion and increments
46.
Consider the following statements:
The system of
Performance Appraisal of employees
1. provides systematic judgement for
purposes of promotion, salary increases, transfers, demotions, etc.
2. acts
as a means of informing a subordinate as to how he is doing and where he needs
to improve.
3. helps in determining the training needs of individual
employees
4. facilitates a healthy dialogue between the employer and
employees
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1
and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 2, 3 and
4
47. Legislative control over administration is a matter
of
(a) historical
accident
(b) convention
(c) procedural compliance (d)
democratic faith
48. Consider the following statements regarding Public Accounts
Committee
1. It examines the Audit Report of the CAG
2. The suggestions
made by the Committee are necessarily accepted by the Government
3. It
ensures the observance of the canons of financial propriety in all
transactions
4. The Committee functions in a non-partisan
manner
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 3 and
4 (b) 2,
3 and 4
(c) 1 and
2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
49. Which one of the following events is NOT considered to be an
indication of loss of confidence of the lower house of the Parliament
?
(a) Adjournment motion is carried
(b) Vote of
thanks on the President's address is not carried
(c) Cut on Money Bill is
passed
(d) Censure motion is passed
50. Which one of the following is NOT a limitation of Judicial
Control ?
(a) Administrative actions are of highly
technical nature
(b) Judicial remedy is quite expensive
(c) Judicial
process is time consuming
(d) Judiciary can by itself take cognizance of the
excess of the officials
51. At present, institutions for the redressal of citizen's
grievances in India include
(a) Supreme Court and
the Lokpal
(b) Lokpal and the Lokayukta .
(c) Lokayukta and the Supreme
Court
(d) Administrative Tribunals and the Lokpal
52. Consider the following characteristic features
1. Being
run by a government department with a Minister at the top
2. Being a
corporate body created by a special statute of Parliament
3. Being financed
by annual appropriations from the Treasury
4. Enjoying financial autonomy and
being expected to be self-supporting
Which of these are the characteristic
features of a public corporation ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and
4
(d) 3 and 4
53. When a company is in a position to control the management of
another company, it automatically becomes a/an
(a)
private limited company
(b) amalgamated company
(c) joint limited
company
(d) holding company
54. Which one of the following statements about Performance
Budget is NOT correct ?
(a) It operates with
clearly defined objectives
(b) It lays emphasis on purposes of
expenditure
(c) It is concerned with outputs and not inputs
(d) It is used
for implementations of government programmes
55.
Consider the following statements:
A budget is
always
1. a statements of estimated income and expenditure
2. either
surplus or deficit
3. bound by a time frame
4.
performance-oriented
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1
and 3
(c) 2 and
3 (d) 1
and 4
56. Which one of the following statements is not correct
?
(a) The Railway budget and the demand for grants
relating to Railways are presented to the Parliament separately
(b) Generally
one demand for grant is presented in respect of each Ministry or
Department
(c) The demand for grants for the Department of Telecommunications
is presented to the Parliament separately
(d) The demands for grants of
various Ministries include both plan and non-plan estimates of expenditure under
each head
57. Which one of the following statements about 'Audit' is NOT
correct ?
(a) It adopts a fault-finding
approach
(b) It concerns itself with financial propriety
(c) It is
concerned with adherence to rules, regulations and procedure
(d) It
critically examines income, expenditure and performance
58.
Consider the following statements:
Fiscal deficit
in Government budget can be reduced by
1. rationalising and economising
expenditure
2. cutting down inefficiency
3. improving workers'
productivity
4. adopting new methods of budget-making
Which of these
statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
59. Which one of the following is NOT a primary function of the
accounting system ?
(a) To reveal financial
conditions of the organisation
(b) To protect those who handle funds
(c)
To prevent necessary adjustments in expenditure
(d) To help
auditing
60. Which one of the following Acts restricts the political
activities at the State and local level civil servants in the USA
?
(a) Civil Service Act,
1883 (b)
Ransteck Act, 1940
(c) First Hatch Act,
1939
(d) Second Hatch Act, 1940
61. Match List I with List
II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
(Forms of Local
Govt.)
(Features of Local Govt.)
A. A Weak-Mayor Council form 1.
Form of urban local government mostly found in big
cities
of the USA
B. Strong-Mayor Council
Plan 2. Oldest form of urban local
government n the USA
C. The Commission
Plan
3. Described as an outgrowth of Commission Plan
D. The Council Manager
Plan 4. Affairs of the
city managed by a small group of
elected
members
A
B C
D
A B
C D
(a)
2 4
1 3 (b)
2 1
4 3
(c) 3
1 4
2 (d) 3
4 1 2
62. Consider the following trends
1. Legal-formal to
behavioural
2. Normative to empirical
3. Ideographic to nomothetic
4.
Non-ecological to ecological
According to Riggs, which of these are the three
trends prominent in comparative Public Administration ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1,
3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and
4
63. In which one of the following countries was domicile
qualification in recruitment to civil services first prescribed
?
(a)
UK
(b) USA
(c)
France
(d) Erstwhile USSR
64. Which one of the following public corporations in the USA is
NOT completely under the budgetary and administrative control of the Executive
and also under the detailed review of US Congress?
(a) Panama Canal Corporation
(b) Port of New York
Authority
(c) Tennessee Valley Authority
(c) Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation
65. In the USA, the 'Spoils System' was discarded in favour of
the 'merit principle' by the
(a) Civil Service
Reform Act, 1978
(b) Pendleton Act, 1883
(c) Hatch Act, 1939
(d) Civil
Service Act of 1853
66. In 1990, Gorbachev sought constitutional amendment in the
meeting of the Central Committee. What was the major recommendation in this
meeting ?
(a) Monopoly of the Communist Party to
continue
(b) Introduction of two-party dominant system
(c) To allow
multi-party political system to function
(d) To dissolve the Communist
Party
67. Consider the following Committees/Commissions appointed in
the post-Independence period to examine and report on local government
1.
Committee of Ministers on Augmentation of Financial Resources of Urban Local
Bodies
2. Rural-Urban Relationship Committee
3. National Commission on
Urbanisation
4. Local Finance Enquiry Committee
The correct chronological
sequence in which these Committees/ Commissions were set up is
(a) 1, 4, 3,
2
(b) 1, 4, 2, 3
(c) 4, 1, 3,
2
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
68. Soviet Administrative and party structure were created on
the principle of
(a) democratic
decentralisation
(b) democratic centralism
(c) authoritarianism
(d)
centralisation
69. Under the Constitution of erstwhile USSR, the official
policy-making authority was vested in the
(a)
Supreme Soviet
(b) Presidium
(c) Bureaucracy
(d) Communist
Party
70. Which one of the following machineries was created in
Britain in 1967 to examine complaints of mal-administration ?
(a) Ombudsman
(b) Whitley Council
(c) Parliamentary
Commission
(d) Procurator-General
71. Which one of the following is an issue about which a
Governor CANNOT make a recommendation to the President ?
(a) Dismissal of the State Council of Ministers
(b) Removal of
the Judges of the High Court
(c) Dissolution of the State Legislative
Assembly
(d) Declaration of breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the
State
72. In which one of the following pairs of countires are the
administrative departments LEAST independent of control of the executive
?
(a) UK and France
(b) UK and USA
(c) USA
and France
(d) France and former Soviet Union
73. Which one of the following is a unique feature of Ecole
Nationale d'Administration of France ?
(a)
Recruiting agency
(b) Recruiting-cum-training agency
(c) Policy-making
agency
(d) Public grievance agency
74. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. India Act,
1858
1. All-India Federation of Provinces and Princely States
B. Indian Council
Act, 1861 2.
Appointment of Secretary of State for India
C. Indian Council Act,
1909 3.
Beginning of representation and legislative devolution
D. Government of
India
4. Dyarchy in Provinces
Act,
1919
5. Morley-Minto Reforms
A B C
D
A B C D
(a) 1
2 3 4 (b)
2 3 5 4
(c) 3 4
5 1 (d)
2 3 4 1
75. Consider the following statements regarding money
bills:
1. They originate in Lok Sabha
2. They originate in Rajya
Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha can recommend amendments
4. Both the Houses have
equal power over them
Which of these statements is/are correct
?
(a) 1
alone
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2
alone
(d) 4 alone
76. Match List I (Provisions) with List II (Schedules of
Constitution of India) and select the correct
answer:
List
I
List II
A. The tribal areas in the state
of
1. Second Schedule
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and
Mizoram
B. All-India
Services
2. Fifth Schedule
C. Control of Schedules Areas
and
3. Sixth Schedule
Scheduled Tribes
D.
Comptrollers and Auditor-General of India 4. Seventh
Schedule
A
B C
D A
B C D
(a) 4
3 2 1
(b) 3 4
1 2
(c) 4
3 1 2
(d) 3 4
2 1
77. New Public Administration emphasizes
(a) social equity
(b) lean government
(c) performance
appraisal
(d) management by objectives
78. Consider the following functions
1. Preparation of agenda
for Cabinet meetings
2. Recording decisions of the Cabinet
3. Supervising
the implementation of Cabinet decisions
4. Coordinating the work of various
ministries
Which of these are the functions of the Cabinet Secretariat
?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
4 (d) 1, 2, 3
and 4
79. Consider the following functions
1. Assisting the
government in policy formulation
2. Reviewing periodically the working of the
National plan
3. Recommending measures for the achievement of the aims
and
targets set out in the National plan
4. Assessing the material, capital and
human resources of the country
Which of these are the functions of the
National Development Council ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and
4
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and
3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
80. Which one of the following statements about Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India is NOT correct ?
(a) He
has no direct access to the Parliament and no minister can represent him
(b)
His salary and emoluments are chargeable on the Consolidated Fund of
India
(c) He cannot disallow any expenditure which in his opinion violates
the Constitution
(d) He has been debarred from holding any office of profit
under the Union or State Governments after his retirement
81. Which one of the following was not among the recommendations
of the Satish Chandra Committee ?
(a) Negative
marking for objective-type test
(b) Common competitive examinations for all
services
(c) Exemption from preliminary examination to those candidates who
had qualified once for interview
(d) Introduction of education as an optional
subject
82. Consider the following types of trainings programmes
1.
Induction
2. Pre-selection
3.
Refresher
4.
Specialized
5. In-service
The training programmes gone through by the IAS and IPS
officers include
(a) 1, 2 and
5
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3, 4 and
5
(d) 2, 3, 4 and 5
83. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List I
List II
A. Appleby
Report 1.
1944
B. Gorwala
Report 2.
1951
C. Assheton
Report 3. 1953
D.
Fulton
Report
4. 1966
A B
C D A
B C D
(a)
3 2
1 4 (b)
3 2
4 1
(c) 2
3 4 1
(d) 2 3
1 4
84. A Joint Public Service Commission for two or more States can
be established by
(a) the concerned States
(b)
an Act of Parliament
(c) the Union Public Service Commission
(d) the
Government of India
85. According to which one of the following Articles of the
Constitution of India, is the Government bound to seek the advice of the UPSC
?
(a) Article
120
(b) Article 220
(c) Article
320
(d) Article 420
86. Who among the following said, "There can be no doubt that
the standard of administration depends upon the calibre of civil servants who
are appointed to these posts ?
(a) Jawaharlal
Nehru
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel (d) Warren
Hastings
87. Which one of the following statements is NOT true
?
(a) A member of the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) holds office for a term of six years or until he or she
attains the age of 65 years
(b) The Chairperson of UPSC is not eligible for
further employment under the Government of India or Government of any State
after retirement
(c) One half of the members of the UPSC should be persons
who have held office for at least 10 years either under Government of India or
Government of State
(d) The Chairperson and other members of the UPSC are
appointed by the Prime Minister
88. Which one of the following Committees was appointed by the
UPSC in 1974 to go into the issue of recruitment and selection methods
?
(a) A. D. Gorwala Committee
(b) D. S. Kothari
Committee
(c) Santhanam Committee
(d) Joint Committee on Administrative
Reforms
89. The Staff College at Vadodara imparts training to the
recruits of the
(a) Central Secretariat
Service
(b) Railway Traffic, Transportation and Accounts Service
(c)
Indian Civil Accounts Service
(d) Income Tax Service
90. Consider the following statements:
The Governor of
a state
1. is vested with executive power under the Constitution of India
2. is needed because of the federal structure of government
3. was to be
elected according to the original Draft Constitution of India
4. is chosen
only from among the categories laid down in the Constitution of India
Which
of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
4 (b) 2 and
3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and
4
91. Consider the following powers / functions
1. Appointing
ministers and allocating portfolios to them
2. Presiding over the meetings of
the Cabinet
3. Resolving conflicts between ministers
4. Communicating with
the Governor
The powers/functions of the Chief Minister of a State in
India
include
(a) 2, 3 and
4 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 1, 2
and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and
4
92. The principal function of the Secretariat of a State
Government is to
(a) carry on day to day
administration of the State
(b) supervise the work of field agencies
(c)
assist in policy formulation and its implementation
(d) manage public
relations
93. Consider the following statements:
The Chief
Secretary of a State
1. works as principal advisor to the Chief
Minister
2. looks after all such matters which do not fall within the
jurisdiction of any other Secretary
3. works as advisor to the Governor
during the President's Rule
4. works as Chairman of the Zonal Council by
rotation
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1
and
4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
94. The principal function of Directorates in a State Government
is to
(a) facilitate policy
formulation
(b) undertake policy implementation
(c) promote inter-agency
cooperation and coordination
(d) render auxiliary services
95. Consider the following statements:
As the
custodian of law and order in the district, the District Collector is effective
if he
1. adopts formal and informal measures
2. uses provocative
means
3. practices good public relations
4. uses a two-way communication
system
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3
and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
96. Which one of the following statements about the duties and
responsibilities of the District Collector holds good in every
State?
(a) The State Government is
represented by him at the district level
(b) Upward reporting by departmental
officers is done through him.
(c) Handling of crisis situations is passed on
by him to departmental officers
(d) He is the hub of all development
activities
97. Which one of the following does not form a part of Swarna
Jayanti Village Self-Employment Scheme ?
(a) Lifting up the families living below the poverty line
as the aim
(b) Rural individual poor as the focus
(c) Prior identification
and selection of activities
(d) Implementation in the same manner as a
project
98. Consider he following statements:
In the
post-73 rd Amendment era, there has to be decentralisation of
1.
decision-making powers 2. system as a
whole
3. judicial
powers
4. administrative
powers
5. reporting requirements
Which of these statements are correct
?
(a) 1, 2 and
3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
5
(d) 3, 4 and 5
99. Consider the following objectives
1. Bringing about
uniformity in the structure of local governments throughout the country
2.
Ensuring regular and rational flow of funds from the State's revenue
3.
Having properly elected Governments of regular intervals
4. Having single
unified authority f or the city's management and development
Which of these
did the 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India, try to inject into the
working of urban local bodies ?
(a) 1 and
2 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1,
2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
100. Consider the following statements:
The pressure on
the finances of urban local bodies has enormously risen during the past several
years on account of
1. inelastic sources of tax revenue
2. continuous rise
in population size
3. increase in the wages of municipal employees
4.
increase in the cost of service provided
5. increase in developmental needs
of the city
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and
3 (b) 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 4
and 5 (d) 2, 3, 4 and 5
Directions :- The following 20 (twenty) items
consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion A' and the other labelled
as 'Reason R'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if
the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these
items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet
accordingly.
(a) Both A and R are true
and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is
false but R is true
101. Assertion (A) :
The difference between Private and Public
Administrations is
narrowing down.
Reason (R) : Private
Administration all over the world is getting more and
more
accountable.
102. Assertion (A) : New Public Administration emphasized that the discipline
of
public administration should shed its positivist character.
Reason
(R) : Positivism is not scientific.
103. Assertion (A) :
Classical theory treats organisation as a
closed system.
Reason (R) : Classicists lacked behavioural
analysis
104. Assertion (A) :
The quality of work in an organisation depends to some extent on the
effectiveness of control of the superior over the
subordinates.
Reason (R) : A superior cannot exercise control over
unlimited number of persons because the span of control is limited by the span
of human attention.
105. Assertion (A) :
The concepts of power and leadership have much in common and
they, more or less, mean the same thing.
Reason (R) : Power
indicates coercion, authority and command but a good leader cannot always rely
on these instruments along.
106. Assertion (A) :
Line and Staff agencies are so inextricably intermingled in
practice
that many scholars and practitioners of management do not even
attempt to clarify a Line
and Staff concept.
Reason (R) : Many
ministries such as Finance and Education are neither purely Line agencies nor
purely Staff agencies.
107. Assertion (A) :
Leadership qualities are not fixed, though they are
essentially viewed
in terms of relationship between the leader and the
led.
Reason (R) : Leadership depends upon the capacity to control the
overchanging organisational
environment.
108. Assertion (A) :
The function of communication is not just
to send out a message.
Reason (R) : Communication must satisfy the
receiver for moving towards the desired end.
109. Assertion (A) :
Recruitment rules are generally framed by
Government to provide
for competition and selection on merit through written
examination and/or interviews.
Reason (R) : Subjectivity prevails in
the determination of merit.
110. Assertion (A) :
Some of the developing societies have realized that their
country is
over-governed.
Reason (R) : They feel that
downsizing of government would be in every one's
interest.
111. Assertion (A) :
Promotion in the civil service is considered as a matter of
routine.
Reason (R) : Promotion can be earned through competition
amongst all eligible contenders.
112. Assertion (A) :
Developing societies need reforms in civil
service fields.
Reason (R) : The expenditure on training and
development of civil servants has been on the increase in such
societies.
113.
Assertion (A) : 'Fair
comparison' cannot be accepted as a principle to pay public
employees.
Reason (R) : Public services have many direct and indirect
advantages.
114. Assertion (A) : The
rule of lapse is not essential for effective financial control.
Reason (R)
: The rule of lapse suffers from weaknesses relating to planning and control
of expenditure.
115. Assertion (A) : Control
over administration is slowly shifting from legislature
to
executive.
Reason (R) : Parliament hardly finds sufficient time
for detailed examination and scrutiny of expenditure and
achievements.
116. Assertion (A) :
When a
specialist is required to do the job of a generalist, he loses
both
ways.
Reason (R) : A specialist is a relative term depending upon the
context.
117. Assertion (A) : The
All-India Services violate the federal principle of the Constitution as well as
the autonomy of States.
Reason (R) : The All-India Services officers
are governed by Central Government rules and the State Governments do not have
full control over them.
118.
Assertion (A) : Relationship between the civil servants and political
executives at the State headquarters has to be of mutual trust, confidence and
respect.
Reason (R) : Civil servants start teaming to work with
politicians right from their initial postings in the
field.
119. Assertion (A) :
People
do want to know what is being done, why it being done and how it is being done
in their district.
Reason (R) : The district administration holds a
different view about transparency and accountability.
120. Assertion (A) :
Rural development as a function of
Government of India started 'as
a search for an alternative to iaissez
faire'.
Reason (R) : The efforts of Mahatma Gandhi provided the
necessary, impetus and momentum for the rural development in India.
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