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1.         Which   of the  following  are  true  of  New Public Administration ?

1. It  is  client-oriented  and concerned  with social equity.
2. It is an outcome  of globalization.
3. It decreases  the role and importance  of bureaucracy.
4. It is supportive  of innovation and change.

Select  the correct  answer   using  the  code  given below :
Code:
a)         1 and 3  only               b)         3 and 4 only
c)         1,2 and 4                     d)         1,3 and 4

Ans :    d

2.         Which  of the following …..   The  Vice-Minister (Administrative ) in Japan  is a civil servant.

Ans :    d

3.         In American  context, Nicholas  Henry ……….reconcile bureaucracy  with democracy”.
Ans :    c

4.         Which one.………Satish Chandra Committee…….Civil Services did the Government accept ?

Ans :    d

5.         Which …….. New Public Administration ? 1.  It is a philosophical   movement of the 1970s.

Ans :    b

6.         Which one of the …………..changing  role of the District Collector  after  independence ?

Ans :    c

7.         In employer-employee  relationship, Whitleyism stands for …………

Ans :    b

8.         A number of streams  run  through the ‘Open Model’  of organization theory’s ……….

Ans :    a

9.         Which of  the following are the features  of the  Fused model of Fred Riggs ?

Ans :    c

10.       Which  of the  is / are true with  respect  to the Public Accounts Committee ?

Ans :    a

11.       As per  Herbert Simon, ………..three key activities  that are central  to decision-making ?

Ans :    c

12.       Which.……..Comparative Administration Group in the development  of  public administration.

Ans :    a

13.       Which of the  following.....….recommendations of the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission

Ans :    c

14.       Which   one of the  following   is not correct in respect  of the  Civil Service  of France ?

Ans :    b

15.       Which  of  the ………Staff Councils attached ……. the Central  Secretariat  for discussion ?

Ans :    c

16.       According  to Elton Mayo, a worker’s  performance  is primarily related to

Ans :    d

17.       Consider  the following  statements  with regard  to Citizens Charter :

Ans :    a

18.       Match : List-I ( Characteristics )  List-II ( Leadership Theory / Model )

Ans :    a

19.       Which of  the following  statements  reflect  the views  of  Frederick  Taylor ?
           
Ans :    d

20.       Consider  the  following  statements  with regard  to the Finance Commission :

Ans :    c

21.       Anti-bureaucratic approach  was  most  dominant  in the writings  of………..

Ans :    c

22.       The Directorates in a State Government are responsible for

Ans :    d

23.       Consider  the following  statements on ‘line-item’ budget :

Ans :    a

24.       Which …….Brownlow Committee  …..Independent Regulatory Commissions(IRCs) of USA ?

Ans :    b

25.       Which  one the following  is the first orthodoxy of   Public Administration……

Ans :    b

26.       Decentralisation in the form  of deconcentration  is not truly decentralization, because it

Ans :    d

27.       Dwight  Waldo and Herbert Simon challenged politics-administration dichotomy………

Ans :    a

28.       Which one …..not related to New Public Management orientation in public administration ?

Ans :    c

29.       Consider : It is this school  of intensive work in the realities  of administration…………

Ans :    d

30.       The most widely used model of the communication process……….work of Shannon Weaver

Ans :    b

31.       Statement-I : The principle of……Urwick implies  that authority and responsibility……..

Ans :    c

32.       Statement-I : All bureaucratic organizations are hierarchically organized.

Ans :    a

33.       Statement-I : ‘Publicness’ in the Public Administration is a complex-structured concept.

Ans :    a

34.       Statement-I : Almost all the States in USA  are  required  by law to balance their budgets……

Ans :    b

35.       Statement-I : Usually  a vote on  account  is  discussed  in detail  and voted…… the parliament.

Ans :    d

36.       Statement-I : A public corporation in India  is a statutory entity.

Ans :    c

37.       Statement-I : The Weberian model  of bureaucracy  is undoubtedly  less relevant to public administration.

Ans :    b

38.       Statement-I : Traditional  literatures on public administration suggested………..

Ans :    b

39.       Why  is M.P. Follett’s concept  of ‘Constructive Conflict’ considered  innovative ?

Ans :    c

40.       Consider  the following  significant  landmarks towards  decentralization in India :

Ans :    d

41.       Which one…….Scientific Management Movement in public administration ?

Ans :    d

42.       Which one….. Report of 2nd ARC regarding  training of higher  civil services …..in India ?

Ans :    d

43.       Which one………… foundational basis  of Public Choice Theory ?

Ans :    d

44.       Why did Gulick and Urwick prefer …………plural bodies  like boards / committees ?

Ans :    c

45.       In which ……….courts are debarred  to interfere  in electoral matters ?     

Ans :    d

46.       In which  one…..self-aggrandizing   and budget-maximising role ?

Ans :    d

47.       Which  one….’public’ dominates  the literature  in public administration ?

Ans :    a

48.       In advocating ‘normative accountability, Carl Friedrich  has  argued  in favour of

Ans :    a

49.       In the perspective of ………introduced  by the ‘Reinventing Government’ Phase (1992) ?

Ans :    d

50.       Which  of ……. ‘publicness’ and privateness’ formulated  by Benn and Gaus ?

Ans :    c

51.       Fundamental differences……….have been explained  in terms of  perceptions  about

Ans :    b

52.       Which  of the ………..Hygiene factors  in Herzberg’s theory  of motivation ?

Ans :    c

53.       Which one ……..Shamsul Haque’s typology  of the dimensions……management ?

Ans :    d

54.       In India,  an election to constitute a municipality  has  to  be completed

Ans :    b

55.       Which one  of the  following  about  Article 243 G is correct ?

Ans :    b

56.       The  earliest  roots  of  Municipal  Administration  in India  can be traced  to

Ans :    c

57.       Which  one the following  did  Luther Gulick…….officer  in an organization ?     

Ans :    a

58.       Why  did Frederick Taylor  emphasize  the need for ‘mental revolution’ …………

Ans :    c

59.       Consider :  identify  the leadership theories : a) Participative theories

Ans :    b

60.       ‘Votes of Credit’  provides for making…………

Ans :    c

61.       A  money  Bill deals  with  1) abolition and regulation  of any tax.

Ans :    b

62.       Which one……. New Public Administration  a) Based  on normative political theory.
           
Ans :    c

63.       Which  one of  the following ……….the State Vs. Market debate ?

Ans :    a

64.       Which  of ………powers  does the President of India……. Proclamation of Emergency ?

Ans :    c

65.       The President  is recommend  by the Finance Commission ……………

Ans :    b

66.       Which  of the  following are  within …………73rd Amendment to the Constitution  of India ?

Ans :    d

67.       In comparative  public administration, there is (1) search for a theory of public administration

Ans :    a

68.       According  to Fred W. Riggs, Development Administration involves an egg-chicken …….

Ans :    c

69.       Who of the  following  is not   appointed  by the Governor?  …………

Ans :    c

70.       The New Public Administration  approach  is the  offshoot  of the

Ans :    a

71.       The paradigm  shift towards  liberalization, privatization  and globalization…………..

Ans :    c

72.       Consider  the following :  Maslow’s theory  of motivation………………

Ans :    a

73.       Which  one of the ………not a characteristic  of Weber’s  theory  of  bureaucracy ?

Ans :    a

74.       Unlike  other  classical writers, Frederick  Taylor  was  mainly interested in

Ans :    c

75.       Which among…… main emphasis / emphases  of the classical  theory  of  organization ?

Ans :    c

76.       Which  of the ………….undertaking  the  exercise of  performance  budgeting ?

Ans :    d

77.       Which  one………..owed to Max Weber  in his formulation of contrasting  ethics ?

Ans :    c

78.       Why did James  Mooney  describe  the principle of Coordination …………

Ans :    d

79.       What  are the  rationales behind the principle  of Supervision in public administration ?

Ans :    d

80.       Which  one ………..State Finance Commission ?

Ans :    b

81.       The Metropolitan  Planning  Committee  ………… due regard  to

Ans :    d

82.       Which  one  of the …………..statutory oversight  over public expenditure ?

Ans :    b

83.       As per  the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India,………..

Ans :    c

84.       Match : A) International accountability   1) New public management
Ans :    a

85.       Which  one of the following……… forms as suggested by Merle Fainsod ?

Ans :    c

86.       The paradigm of ‘reversals’ mooted by Robert Chambers……………….   
Ans :    a

87.       Civil  society’s contribution to ‘good governance’……………
Ans :    c

88.       The First ARC recommended gradations when writing  the confidential reports

Ans :    b

89.       Bridging  ‘fiscal deficit’ is a major problem …………….

Ans :    c

90.       In conceptualizing  the motivations  of the bureaucrats…………………

Ans :    d

91.       A performance Budget  is a technique  emphasizing  most  on a scheme…………..

Ans :    c

92.       The  evolution  of the study / discipline of Public Administration……many paradigms.

Ans :    a

93.       After the Second World War,……widened leaps  and bounds, because of

Ans :    c

94.       The conceptualization  of organization ‘as a designing process’…………….

Ans :    a

95.       Consider :  1) The classical model of rational  choice  allows all members ……make choices.

Ans :    c

96.       As  per the Constitution (74th Amendment ) Act, …………….

Ans :    b

97.       Which  of the following………Philip Selznick’s key tasks  of leadership ?

Ans :    b

98.       Commenting  on the relationship between political  development……..strong bureaucracy is

Ans :    a

99.       Which of  the following is / are correct  regarding  the Planning Commission

Ans :    d

100.     Which  of the following …………….enterprises  in India  in the era  of  liberalization ?

Ans :    c

101.     Which  one of the following is  not correct regarding the C& AG  of India ?         
Ans :    d

102.     According  to Article 78  of the Constitution of India,  the Prime Minister …….

Ans :    d

103.     In which  one ………. The idea  of  ‘sunk costs’ assumed theoretical significance ?

Ans :    a

104.     Consider : 1) The personnel of the All-India Services ………Union Territories and States.

Ans :    d

105.     Haileybury School  is associated  with ………………..

Ans :    b      

106.     Citizens’  Charter  is framed  one  the  principles of …………………

Ans :    b

107.     Which  of the ………..Amitai Etzioni’s classification of  control  structures ?

Ans :    c

108.     Which of the…………models  formulated  in interactions  with environment ?

Ans :    a

109.     Which  one…………. Conceptualizes the concept  of ‘functional  foremanship ?

Ans :    b

110.     According  to Henri  Fayol,  all undertakings- large or small industrial, commercial……….

Ans :    d

111.     The concept  of hierarchy  implies 1) the formal structuring  of the line  of  authority

Ans :    d

112.     Match :  List-I  (Type of Accountability)   List-II (Behavioural Expectation)

Ans :    a

113.     Who of the following ………………Chief Information  Commissioner  to the President ?

Ans :    c

114.     Which  one  ………….  respect to  the  Right  to  Information Act, 2005 ?

Ans :    b

115.     Promotion  in the Japanese  Civil Service depends  on

Ans :    d

116.     The Masterman Committee  of Britain  deals  with

Ans :    b

117.     In the Council-Manager form of city government  of USA, the Mayor …………….

Ans :    a

118.     Sherry Arnstein’s classic paper, ‘A Ladder  of Citizen Participation’………………

Ans :    a

119.     Which of the following …………. with  regard  to the US  Civil Service ?

Ans :    c

120.     Which  one of the following…… Ashok Mehta Committee recommendations on PRIs?

Ans :    b

 

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 KEY Prepared by V. GOPALA KRISHNA,  Director,  Brain Tree, Hyderabad.