Top 150+ Solved Theories and Principles of Public Administration MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is a characteristic of the development administration?
a. change and result oriented
b. client oriented
c. commitment
d. all the above
Q. Gang Plank is:
a. group working in a workshop
b. bridging the gap of management education
c. permitting horizontal communication
d. none of these
Q. The primary focus of human relations theory is on:
a. increasing labour productivity
b. economy and efficiency
c. individual as socio-psychological being and what motivates him
d. none of the above
Q. Hierarchy means:
a. officials at different levels of organization
b. control of the higher over the lower
c. gangplank
d. all the above
Q. Which of the following is an advantage of the scalar process?
a. it serves as an instrument of integration and coherence in an organization
b. it enables to fix up responsibility at each level
c. it simplifies the procedure of file movements
d. all the above.
Q. Which of the following is true regarding hierarchy?
a. it does not take into account the informal organization
b. undue delay in making decisions
c. it contributes nothing to reposing mutual trust between the officials
d. all the above
Q. Which of the following is relevant to the span of control?
a. nature of work
b. leadership
c. age of the agency
d. all the above
Q. The term “performance Budget “ was coined by
a. administrative reforms commission in india
b. second hoover commission of usa
c. estimate committee of india
d. first hoover commission of usa
Q. The Chairman of the Public Account Committee of the Parliament isappointed by
a. speaker of lok sabha
b. prime minister of india
c. president of india
d. chairman of rajya sabha
Q. The Civil Service was defined as “professional body of officials ,permanent,paid and skilled by
a. herman finer
b. o.g stahl
c. felix nigro
d. e.n gladden
Q. Which of the following agency is not a staff agency in India?
a. cabinet secretariat
b. planning commission
c. union public service commission
d. monopolies and restricted trade practices commission
Q. Span of control is concerned with:
a. number of field establishments which can be controlled by the head quarters
b. number of levels of authority which can be created in an organization
c. determining the number of subordinates to be supervised by each manger
d. none of the above
Q. Weber mentions three types of authority. Which of the following is not inthem?
a. legal rational authority
b. official authority
c. traditional authority
d. charismatic authority
Q. Centralisation is the result of certain factors. Which of the following is not inthem?
a. central control makes for efficiency and economy
b. economic planning and modern wars
c. popular participation in the administration
d. modern means of communication
Q. Some of the techniques of coordination ae mentioned below. Which of them isnot a technique of voluntary coordination?
a. prior reference, consultation and clearance
b. organizational hierarchy
c. conferences
d. standardization of procedures