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Degree : B.A
Department : Political Science
Semester : III
Name Of The Subject : Public Administration Theory & Practise
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QUESTION BANK
1). Literally the term ‘administration’ means———————
a)Manage the laws b) Manage the trade
c)Manage the affairs of public or private d) Education
2). Public administration is the sum total of all the activities undertake
a)Managerial view b)Integral view
c)POSDCORB view d)Subject matter view
3). The human relations theory focussed on the
a)Physiological factors b)biological factors
c)Social and psychological factors d)Economic factors
4). The discipline of public administration originated in—-
a)U.K b)U.S.A
c)Germany d)India
5). Who was the originator of Politics-administration dichotomy-
a)Woodrow Wilson b)W.F.Willoughby
c).Mary Parker Follet d)Henry Fayol
6). The ‘POSDCORB’ relates to the ————— of the public administration-
a) Scope b)Meaning
c)Purpose d)Philosophy
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7). Which one of the following activities are not covered in ‘POSDCORB’-
a) Budgeting b) Planning
c) Reporting d) Discipline
8). New Public administration laid emphasis on ————
a)Economy and efficiency b)Values and ethics
c)Behaviour of the public d)None of the above
9). Scalar chain refers to :
a) All managers in a company
b) Chain of command
c) Chain of communication
d) Chain of managers from top to bottom linked stepwise
10). The name of Max Weber is associated with ——-
a) Bureaucratic theory b) System theory
c) Human relations theory d)Administrative theory
11). The primary focus of human relations theory is on :
a) Increasing labour productivity
b) Economic and efficiency
c) Individual as socio- psychological being and what motive him
d) None of the above
12). The organisation theory which highlights the social and psychological
a) human relations theory b) system theory
c)bureaucratic theory d)classical theory
13). Which of the following are required in organisation as a process-
a) division of work b) grouping jobs and departments
c) establishing authority relationship d) all the three
14). The history of evolution of the discipline of public administration
15). The integral view of public administration is supported by :
a) L D. White b)Dimock c) Gladden d) all the above
16). The word “POSDCORB” was coined by :
a) J M. Pfiffner b) Marshal Dimock c) Luther Gullick d) L D. White
17). Which of the following is the main point of difference
a) Profit motive b) Public responsibility
c) Nature of functions d) All the above
18).Which of the following statement is correct regarding
a) The complexities of the modern industrial and urbanised world
b) It is a great instrument of social change
c) Concept of welfare state and total war
d) All the above

19). The term “development administration” was first coined by:
a) Fred W. Riggs b) Edward W. Weidner
c) Goswami d) Joseph la Palombra

20) Which of the following is a feature of Max Weber’s bureaucratic organisation?
a) A well defined hierarchy
b) Division of labour based on functional specialisation
c) Office holder cannot appropriate his office
d) All the above.

21.Which of the following is required in organisation as a process
a) Division of work b) Grouping jobs and departments
c) Establishing authority relationships d) All the three above

22.Which of the following is important in the organisational structure?
a) Well defined jobs b) Coordination.
c) Clarifying authority and power d) All the above.

23.Which of the following is not one of the principles of organisation?
a) Hierarchy or scalar principle b) Staffing
c) Unity of command d) Span of control

24. Hierarchy means:
a) Officials at different levels of organisation.
b) Control of the higher over the lower
c) Gang plank
d) All of these

25.The principle of scalar chain was devised by
a) Henry Fayol b)L.Urwick c)Frederick Taylor d)Chester .I.Bernard.

26.The functions of public management are described in PODSCORB by:
a) Henry Fayol b)Luther Gullick c)Frederick Taylor d) none of these

27 Which of the following is not a part of the departmental organisation?
a) Line agency b)voluntary agency c)staff agency d)auxiliary agency

28. Which is the most widely prevalent form of governmental organisation
a) Public corporation b) Independent regulatory commission
c) Department d) Public limited company

29. Which of the following functions is not performed by a staff agency?
a) To do research and to provide information
b) To take decisions
c) Contact and liaison
d) Assisting the line.