Public Administration in India Politics MCQ Questions and answer

1

Which of the following are the models of reforms identified by Peters as alternatives to the traditional public administration?
1. Market Model
2. Participatory State Model
3. Flexible Government Model
4. Deregulated Government Model
Select the correct answer:

A) 1 and 2 B) 1 and 3 C) 1, 3 and 4 D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Answer: Option D

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2

Chester Barnard developed a concept in respect of acceptance of authority by a subordinate from his manager. Identify it.

A) Motivation matrix B) Decision-making authority C) Zone of indiffernce D) Zone of coercive authority

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Answer: Option D

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3

The phrase 'Developmental Bureaucracy' was coined by:

A) La Palambora B) Fred Riggs C) Alfred Diamant D) William Siffin

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Answer: Option C

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4

Arrange the following administrative thinkers in chronological order.
1. Willoughby
2. M. P. Follet
3. F. W. Riggs
4. Robert Dahl

A) 2, 1, 4 and 3 B) 1, 2, 3 and 4 C) 4, 1, 3 and 4 D) 1, 3, 2 and 4

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Answer: Option A

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5

Assertion (A): Public Administration is primarily a science of observation rather than of experiment.
Reason (R): It is so with all social sciences, because social problems do not admit of laboratory experiment under artificially produced conditions.

A) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A B) 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

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Answer: Option A

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6

Who among the following rejected the politics administration dichotomy?

A) Woodrow Wilson B) Frank Goodnow C) Herbert Simon D) Robert Merton

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Answer: Option C

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7

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy?
1. It is an iron cage of rule-based rational control.
2. It is a key part of the 'rational-legal authority'.
3. Bureaucracy means 'domination through knowledge' in the form of merit.
4. It enjoys popular acceptability in a democracy.
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A) 1 and 4 B) 2 and 3 C) 3 and 4 D) 2, 3 and 4

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Answer: Option B

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8

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I	List-II
a. Barnard	1. Delegation
b. Fayol	2. Principles of Management
c. Gullick	3. The Functions of the Executive
d. Elements of Public Administration	4. Bases of Organisation

A) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 D) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

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Answer: Option A

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9

Who among the following hold the view that administration comprises of the work of only those persons who are engaged in performing managerial functions in an organisation?
1. Luther Gullick
2. Herbert Simon
3. Victor Thomson
4. Henry Fayol

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3 C) 2, 3 and 4 D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Answer: Option D

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10

Who among the following described political development as 'administrative and legal development'?

A) Paul Baron B) Edward Shills C) James S. Coleman D) Max Weber

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Answer: Option D

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