Top 150+ Solved Theories and Concepts of Public Administration MCQ Questions Answer
Q. ‘Job loading’ means..?
a. shifting of an employee from one job to another
b. deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge
c. making the job more interesting
d. none of the above
Q. The theory of ‘Prismatic Society’ in Public Administration is based on…?
a. study of public services in developed and developing countries
b. institutional comparision of public administration in developed countries
c. structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries
d. historical studies of public administration in different societies
Q. The history of evolution of the Public Administration is generally divided into..?
a. three phases
b. four phases
c. five phases
d. six phases
Q. Henry Fayol’s General theory of Administration is applicable at..?
a. policy management level
b. top management level
c. middle management level
d. workshop management level
Q. F. W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management movement propoundedthe theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of…?
a. careful observation
b. measurement
c. generalisation
d. all of these
Q. In which of the following are public and private administrations not common ?
a. filing
b. managerial techniques
c. scope and complexity
d. accounting
Q. The principle of ‘span of control’ means…?
a. an employee should receive orders from one superior only
b. the number of subordinate employees that an administrator can effectively direct
c. the control or supervision of the superior over the subordinate
d. the number of people being controlled
Q. Which of the following is not a function of staff agency ?
a. planning
b. advising
c. consultation
d. achieving goals
Q. Which of the following is not a staff agency in India ?
a. cabinet secretariat
b. cabinet committees
c. planning commission
d. economic affairs department
Q. The 4Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luther Gulick are..?
a. purpose, process, plan, place
b. place, person, programme, process
c. purpose, process, place, programme
d. purpose, process, person, place
Q. One who tells one’s supervisor anything detrimental to an associate is called..?
a. a squealer
b. a rate buster
c. a chiseller
d. none of these