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(1) Which one of following is the correct translation of Henri Fayol’s book, Administration and Industrielle et Generale ?
(1) General and Industrial Management
(2) General Administration and Industrial Management
(3) General and Industrial Administration
(4) Industrial and General Administration
Answer: General and Industrial Management
(2) Mary Parker Follett believed in the idea that power is a source of :
(1) Conflict
(2) Exploitation
(3) Ability to make things happen
(4) Domination
Answer: Ability to make things happen

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(3) The discovery and application of Universal and Scientific administrative principles that can improve any organisation’s efficiency and effectiveness, is called :
(1) Scientific Management Theory
(2) Bureaucratic Theory
(3) Administrative Management Theory
(4) Human Relations Theory
Answer: Administrative Management Theory
(4) The essay entitled ‘The Science of Public Administration : Three Problems’ was authored by :
(1) Herbert A. Simon
(2) F. C. Mosher
(3) Dwight Waldo
(4) Robert Dahl
Answer: Robert Dahl
(5) Which of the following is not included in the driving needs of the self-actualizers by Abraham Maslow ?
(1) Perfection
(2) Uniqueness
(3) Dependency
(4) Goodness
Answer: Dependency
(6) Who among the following treated administrative system as ‘Steady State’ system ?
(1) Woodrow Wilson
(2) Peter Drucker
(3) Max Weber
(4) Karl Marx
Answer: Max Weber
(7) Which of the following statements is correct about the human relations movement ?
(1) Building theory based on having better relationship with each other
(2) The workers are irrational in their approach
(3) Taylor’s followers thought his ideas are better than Elton Mayo
(4) Workers’ productivity is not the result of working conditions but the result of emotional response of the workers to the work performed
Answer: Workers’ productivity is not the result of working conditions but the result of emotional response of the workers to the work performed
(8) Which one of the following is not a merit of Centralization ?
(1) Facilitates Personal Leadership
(2) Improves Efficiency
(3) Effective Communication
(4) Uniformity in Action
Answer: Effective Communication
(9) 11. Which one of following has major impact on Herbert Simon, when he was writing ‘Administrative Behaviour’ ?
(1) M. P. Follett
(2) Elton Mayo
(3) Gulick and Urwick
(4) Chester I. Barnard
Answer: Chester I. Barnard
(10) According to Karl Marx, which of the following is not the correct source of historical origin of bureaucracy ?
(1) Religion
(2) Commerce
(3) Agriculture
(4) Formation of state
Answer: Agriculture
(11) Which of the following statements about the merits of comparative public administration is not correct ?
(1) It has expanded the scope of the research in social sciences
(2) It has helped generalization and the process of theory building
(3) It has helped analysis of different administrative systems of the world
(4) It has constrained the philosophical horizon of the students and administrators
Answer: It has constrained the philosophical horizon of the students and administrators
(12) Which one of the following is incorrect regarding the characteristics of Sala Model as enunciated by Riggs ?
(1) Incidence of unofficial influences in decision making
(2) Absence of agreement about values
(3) Incidence of normlessness
(4) Absence of polynormativity
Answer: Absence of polynormativity
(13) Which one of the following U.S. Agencies manages the civil services of Federal Government ?
(1) United States Civil Service Commission
(2) Federal Labour Relations Authority (FRLA)
(3) Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
(4) Office of the President
Answer: Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
(14) Which one of following statements is not correct about the Civil Service Code of United Kingdom ?
(1) It forms part of the terms and conditions of civil servants.
(2) The Civil Service Commission hears complaints under the code from civil servants
(3) The code covers honesty, integrity, impartiality and objectivity.
(4) It covers disagreements about the merits of policy and management decisions.
Answer: It covers disagreements about the merits of policy and management decisions.
(15) Which one of the following is not an administrative feature of developing countries ?
(1) Dominated by the legacies of the past
(2) Resistance towards change
(3) Dominance of centralising tendencies
(4) Dominance of specialists in administration
Answer: Dominance of specialists in administration

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