Top 150+ Solved Theories and Principles of Public Administration MCQ Questions Answer
Q. ------------is the oldest technique of training.
a. lecture method
b. syndicate method
c. role play
d. management games
Q. “Sensitivity training” was suggested by:
a. woodrow wilson
b. chris argyris
c. elton mayo
d. none of the above
Q. Which of the following systems of recruitment is most widely prevalent inmodern states?
a. spoils system
b. merit system
c. patronage system
d. sale of public offices
Q. Which of the following is relevant to the merit system of recruitment?
a. public servants will have restricted political rights
b. permanent tenure of office of public servants
c. independent and neutral agency to conduct recruitment into public services
d. all the above
Q. Promotion in public services or recruitment from within is justified on certaingrounds which of the following is a valid justification?
a. it is a reward for honest and hard work and raises the morale of the employees
b. it is free from defects which inherent in direct recruitment
c. it is an essential element of the career service
d. all the above
Q. Which of the following is not an advantage of the direct recruitment system?
a. it is economical
b. it is in consonance with the principle of democracy
c. it ensures continuous supply of new ideas and outlook into public service
d. it widens the area of selection
Q. Elements of promotion are:
a. change of position and duties
b. change of responsibility and title
c. change of pay
d. all the above
Q. Promotion can also be called:
a. indirect recruitment
b. direct recruitment
c. negative recruitment
d. none of the above
Q. ------------implies the degradation of an employee from higher position to alower position.
a. recruitment from within
b. indirect recruitment
c. demotion
d. none of the above
Q. Select the principles of promotion
a. seniority principle
b. merit principle
c. seniority cum merit principle
d. all the above
Q. “Toward a New Public Administration” was written by:
a. dwight waldo
b. frank marini
c. george frederickson
d. none of the above
Q. Illumination experiment relates with:
a. human relations theory
b. bureaucratic theory
c. scientific management theory
d. none of the above
Q. Relay assembly test room experiment relates with:
a. human relations theory
b. bureaucratic theory
c. scientific management theory
d. none of the above
Q. The administrative staff under the legal-rational authority system consists of:
a. bureaucracy
b. servants and relatives of the ruler
c. feudal lords
d. none of the above
Q. Which one of the following are not covered under POSDCORB?
a. reporting
b. budgeting
c. discipline
d. planning