Top 250+ Solved Public Administration Theory and Practice MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘R’ stands for
a. registration
b. reporting
c. research
d. recruiting
Q. In the acronym ‘POSDCORB’ the letter ‘B’ stands for
a. budgeting
b. building
c. bargaining
d. basement
Q. Both the classical organisation theory and human relations theory first originated in:
a. private administration
b. public administration
c. judicial administration
d. none of the above
Q. Who developed the concept of ‘Rule Law’?
a. A V. Dicey
b. W Murno
c. Ivor Jennings
d. Hugo Gracious
Q. The administrative law deals with the complaints against the:
a. Government officials
b. Judiciary
c. Political executive
d. Common people
Q. ‘Delegated Legislation’ refers:
a. The law making power conferred by legislature on the executive
b. The law making power conferred by legislature on the judiciary
c. The law making power conferred by legislature on the people
d. None of the above.
Q. Delegated Legislation is also known as:
a. Executive legislation
b. Judicial legislation
c. Direct legislation
d. None of the above
Q. Who said “organisation structure is a pattern of interrelated posts connectedby line of delegated authority?
a. Dimock
b. Gullick
c. Milward
d. Gladden
Q. Who said “ An organisation has three primary elements viz., persons, combined efforts, and common purpose”?
a. L D. White
b. Gullick
c. Milward
d. Gladden
Q. In which one of the following kinds of a public undertaking ministerial control is all – pervasive?
a. Government company
b. Departmental undertakings
c. Government corporation
d. Joint undertaking
Q. Of all controls over public administration the one which is more continuous and self- corrective is:
a. Control by the legislature
b. Control by the executive
c. Control by the judiciary
d. Control by the media
Q. “Administration is politics since it must be responsive to the public interest” This statement was made by:
a. L. Urwick
b. Piffiner
c. Appleby
d. Gulick
Q. The scalar principle refers to:
a. Classification of civil servants according to scales of pay
b. Grading the duties according to the degree of authority
c. Organising the relations between members of ‘line’ and ‘staff’ agency
d. Governing the allocation of persons to the different levels in the hierarchy.