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Public Administration mcq questions and answers for competitive exams

Posted on Jun 9, 2022 10:12 PM - 2 years ago

Public Administration mcq questions and answers for competitive exams UPSC SSC , SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, upsc Civils , Entrance exams Online test practice online free Quiz, mock practice online

31.

'Job loading' means

a

Making the job more interesting

b

Shifting of an employee from one job to another

c

Deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge

d

None of the above

32.

Which of the following is not of the core values of public administration?

a

Equity

b

Efficiency

c

Effectiveness

d

Bureaucracy

33.

'Good Governance' and 'Participating Civil Society for Development' were stressed in World Bank Report of

a

1991

b

1992

c

1993

d

1994

34.

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in India consists of

a

7 members

b

15 members

c

22 members

d

34 members

35.

In which year was the decision of separating accounting function from audit function taken by the Central Government for its financial administration?

a

1975

b

1976

c

1977

d

1978

36.

The economy cut motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by

a

Rupee one

b

A specified amount

c

Rupees one hundred

d

An unspecified amount

37.

The term 'Performance Budget' was coined by

a

Estimates Committee of India

b

First Hoover Commission of USA

c

Second Hoover Commission of USA

d

Administrative Reforms Commission of India

38.

The rule of lapse means-

a

All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its prorogation

b

All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year

c

The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days

d

The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition

39.

The 'spoils system' in the USA began during the period of-

a

Adams

b

Jackson

c

Jefferson

d

Washington

40.

Which of the following is one of the features of bureaucracy conceived by Max Weber?

a

Authority

b

Publicness

c

Hierarchy

d

Civil society

41.

The 4Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luther Gulick are

a

Purpose, process, plan, place

b

Purpose, process, person, place

c

Place, person, programme, process

d

Purpose, process, place, programme

42.

In which recruitment, in a system for higher position is open to all the quali- fied candidates who may wish to apply is known as

a

Direct recruitment

b

Passive recruitment

c

Ordinary recruitment

d

Recruitment by promotion

43.

F. W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management movement propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of

a

Measurement

b

Generalisation

c

Careful observation

d

All of these

44.

'Efficiency record' method for determining the merit for promotion is practised in

a

Japan

b

France

c

The UK

d

The USA

45.

The classical theory of administration is also known as the

a

Historical theory

b

Locational theory

c

Mechanistic theory

d

Human Relations theory