cbsenet.nic.in NET Public Administration Paper III Model Question : Central Board Of Secondary Education

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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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Public Administration Model Question :

Time : 2 1/2 hours
Maximum Marks : 150
Paper – III :
Note :
** This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. Which of the following are true about Kautilya ?
(i) He was philosopher adviser to king Chandragupta Maurya.
(ii) He has given saptanga theory of state.
(iii) He justified absolute powers of the Monarch.
(iv) Arthashastra is combination of science of wealth and science of government.
Select the correct answer by using code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

2. Which of the following are the features of New Public Management ?
(i) Emphasis on the adoption of managerial practices of private sector in Public Administration.
(ii) Promotion of competition within public sector.
(iii) Emphasis on results rather than procedures.
(iv) A shift away from management to policy.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(2) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv)

3. Match List – I with List – II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
a. Frank Marini i. Towards a New Public Administration : The Minnowbrook Perspective
b. Vincent Ostrom ii. Reinventing Government
c. David Osborne & Ted Gaebler iii. The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration
d. Richard T. Mayor iv. Public Management in the Interconnected World Essays in the Minnowbrook Tradition
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) i iii ii iv
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) i iv ii iii

4. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Third Minnowbrook Conference ?
(i) It was organized for global concerns like global terrorism, economy and ecological imbalances.
(ii) Its focus was on structural and functional reforms (2nd Generation Reforms).
(iii) It was global in approach focussing on global challenges and problems of Public Administration.
(iv) It was chaired by H. George Frederickson.
Answer by using codes.
Codes :
(1) (i), (iii), (iv)
(2) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii)
(4) (i), (ii), (iv)

5. Which one of the following is a feature of an informal organization ?
(1) Legal status
(2) Shared values and common standards of behaviour
(3) Primacy of structure
(4) Permanence

6. Match List – I with List – II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Thinkers) List – II (Criticism of Elton Mayo)
a. Daniel Bell i. Substituting therapy for democracy
b. Richard Bendix ii. Generalizing the results of Hawthorne study
c. James Hoops iii. Quality of research was poor
d. S.D. Levitt iv. Adjusting men to machines
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iv ii iii i
(2) iv ii i iii
(3) iii ii i iv
(4) ii iii iv i

7. Who among the following has given the concept of routinization of charismatic authority ?
(1) Max Weber
(2) Robert Merton
(3) Oliver Sheldon
(4) Philip Selznick

8. In order to address the difficulties due to lack of coordination among various governmental institutions/agencies, the Third Minnowbrook Conference introduced a new concept of
(1) boundary spanning
(2) Inter operability
(3) Inter disciplinary
(4) Supportive collaborative research

9. Which of the following is not the method to keep the employee’s morale high ?
(1) Creating an ownership feeling among employees of the organization.
(2) Recognize and celebrate significant work achievements of the employees.
(3) Restraining employees from undertaking any community service.
(4) Train employees to develop friendly culture and positive attitudes.

10. The processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal in an organization is called
(1) Direction
(2) Control
(3) Motivation
(4) Leadership

11. Consider the following statements regarding the importance of creativity in decisionmaking
(i) Rational decision maker needs creativity
(ii) Creativity is ability to produce novel and useful ideas
(iii) Creativity allows the decision maker to more appraise and understand the problems.
(iv) Creativity has three components : expertise, skills and task motivation.
Select the correct answer by using codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (iii) (2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iii) (4) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

12. McGregor’s classic ‘The Humanside of the Enterprise’ is
(i) a watershed in the history of management movement.
(ii) based on his personal experience of industry.
(iii) a most original and seminal book on industrial psychology.
(iv) treatise which has a profound influence on management education and practice.
Select correct answer by using code given below :
Codes :
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (4) (i) (iii) and (iv)

13. Which of the following reasons is not the justification for delegated legislation ?
(1) Certain emergency situation requires speedy and appropriate action.
(2) Parliament has no time for the consideration of complicated and technical matters.
(3) Certain matters covered by delegated legislation are of technical nature that require handling by experts.
(4) Delegated legislation facilitates and protects the liberties of the people.

14. Leader-Participation model of leadership is developed by which of the following ?
(1) Robert House
(2) J.P. Kotter
(3) Victor Vroom and Yetton
(4) R. Kahn and D. Katz

15. Which one of the following statements about Managerial Grid Theory of Blake and Mouton is false ?
(1) In impoverished style managers have low concern for both people and production.
(2) In team management style managers have high concern for production only.
(3) In country club management style managers have high concern for people and low concern for production.
(4) In middle of the road style managers maintain a balance between company goals and workers’ needs.