Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Public Administration
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
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** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.
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1. The Constitution allows to provide funds in advance for the estimated expenditure which finally becomes a part of the Appropriation Bill is called
(1) Vote on Credit
(2) Exceptional Grant
(3) Appropriation Account
(4) Vote on Account
2. The correct statements about Delegation are
(i) It reduces burden on the superior
(ii) Delay is avoided in the administrative process.
(iii) Delegation helps to develop second line of leadership.
(iv) It entails power to sanction new policies and departures from old practices.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii)
(2) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (iii), (iv)
(4) (iv), (i)
3. The theory that provided an ideological basis for reforms in administration in the 19th century America, belongs to
(1) Woodrow Wilson (2) F.W. Taylor
(3) M.P. Follett (4) Elton Mayo
4. New Public Administration does not stand for
(1) Client focus
(2) Social equity
(3) Relevance
(4) Structural changes in administration
5. Which of the following statements regarding the second Minnowbrook Conference are correct ?
(a) Its theme, tone and tenor were radical and anti-government.
(b) It paved way for New Public Management (NPM).
(c) Its focus was on Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization.
(d) It was chaired by Rosemary O’Leary.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (b) and (c)
(4) (a), (d)
6. Which of the following approach has aim to establish a body of knowledge that facilitates understanding, explaining and prediction of human behaviour in administrative situation ?
(1) Systems Approach
(2) Behavioural Approach
(3) Ecological Approach
(4) Structural Approach
7. Taylorism is a theory of management that
(i) analyzes and synthesizes workflows.
(ii) develops informal communication (grapevine).
(iii) attempts to apply science to the engineering of processes and to management.
(iv) improves economic efficiency (specially labour productivity).
Select correct answer by using codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii)
(2) (i), (iii), (iv)
(3) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
8. The term ‘Iron-cage’ for bureaucracy has been coined by whom of the following ?
(1) Max Weber
(2) A. Maslow
(3) McGregor
(4) C.I. Barnard
9. Which one of the following has not contributed to the concept of ‘co-ordination’ ?
(1) Mac Farland
(2) M.P. Follet
(3) Luther Gulick
(4) Patrick Dunleavy
11. Who among the following has introduced the concept of knowledge worker ?
(1) McGregor
(2) Peter Drucker
(3) Chris Argyris
(4) R. Likert
12. Maslow’s expanded transcendence needs mean
(1) Knowledge requirement
(2) Appreciation and search for beauty
(3) Helping others to achieve self-actualization
(4) Realizing personal potential
13. Situational theory of leadership was developed by which of the following ?
(1) Kurt Lewin
(2) Fred Fielder
(3) Hersey and Blanchard
(4) Robert R. Blake and J.S. Mouton
14. The concept of Representative Bureaucracy is propounded by
(1) Robert Merton (2) Donald J. Kingsley
(3) F.M. Marx (4) Herman Finer
15. Currently the relationship between the President and the Council of Ministers is governed by which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India ?
(1) 54th Amendment Act (2) 52nd Amendment Act
(3) 44th Amendment Act (4) 42nd Amendment Act
16. The audit of the accounts of the Union and of the States is a subject of which of the following ?
(1) Union List (2) State List
(3) Concurrent List (4) Residuary Powers
17. Which of the following is not a part of the Ethical Framework for Ministers as suggested
by the second ARC ?
(1) There should be a dedicated unit in the offices of the Prime Minister and the Chief
Ministers to monitor the observance of code of ethics for ministers.
(2) The code of ethics, code of conduct and the annual report should be put in the public
domain.
(3) The Prime Minister should be duty bound to ensure the observance of the code of
ethics.
(4) The code of ethics should inter-alia include specific principles of the minister-civil servant relationship.
18. Assertion (A) : It would be a gross fallacy to regard the institution of Governor as a faint presence like a full moon at midday.
Reason (R) : The role of Governor is that of a sagacious counsellor, mediator and arbitrator rather than an active politician.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
19. Which one of the following recommendations is not suggested by second Administrative Reforms Commission regarding citizen’s initiatives for maintaining ethics ?
(1) Citizen charter should be made effective
(2) Civil society should be activated
(3) Citizen may be involved in the assessment and maintenance of ethics.
(4) School awareness programmes should be introduced.
20. ‘March rush’ a term used in budgetary practices is caused by
(1) Audit
(2) Expenditure
(3) Financial transactions
(4) Rule of lapse