Top 250+ Solved Public Administration Theory and Practice MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The principle of supervision is inherent in the principle of:
a. span of control
b. coordination
c. hierarchy
d. unity of command
Q. Which of the following is not a function of staff agencies?
a. planning
b. advising
c. consultation
d. achieving goals
Q. The office of the district collector in India is based on the principles of :
a. delegation
b. decentralisation
c. devolution
d. deconcentration
Q. The acronym POSDCORB symbolises:
a. the activities of the government
b. the activities of the administrator
c. the activities of the administration
d. the activities of the organisation
Q. The essence of communication is:
a. transmitting information
b. sharing information
c. imparting knowledge
d. sharing understandings
Q. The concept of administrative development got crystallised in the hands of -------
a. Edward Weidner
b. Dwight Waldo
c. Gullick
d. Riggs
Q. “Politics has to do with expression of the State will whereas administration has to do with the execution of these policies” this attributed to --
a. L.D.White
b. Goodnow
c. Woodrow Wilson
d. Willoughby
Q. “The state is everywhere: It leaves hardly a gap”, the statement explains the concept of
a. Democratic state
b. Federal state
c. welfare state
d. police state
Q. Which of the following is not an aspect of supervision?
a. Institution aspects
b. Personal aspects
c. Political aspects
d. technical aspects
Q. Which of the following is not a audio media communication?
a. public meeting
b. personal demonstration
c. interviewing
d. broadcasting
Q. Communication is defined as “shared understanding of a shared purpose” by
a. Millet
b. Tead
c. Barnard
d. Simon
Q. According to Bernard, Which is not a function of leadership?
a. manipulation of means
b. stimulation of coordination
c. defence of institutional integrity
d. control of the instrumentally action
Q. The first theorist who developed communication as a significant aspect of organisational behaviour is:
a. Fayol
b. Simon
c. Barnard
d. Weiner
Q. The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was:
a. India
b. Sweden
c. USA
d. Finland
Q. The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is:
a. election
b. pressure group
c. advisory committee
d. public opinion