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Public Administration Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Public Administration Quiz - MCQs Set 5

(1) ‘Finance Commission’ consists of a chairman and :
(1) Five members
(2) Three members
(3) Four members
(4) Seven members
Answer: Four members
(2) Which article of the constitution divides the subject matter of legislation between Union and States ?
(1) Article 245
(2) Article 246
(3) Article 248
(4) Article 249
Answer: Article 246

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(3) Which one of the following statements pertaining to Union Public Service Commission is not correct ?
(1) The commission serves as an advisory body.
(2) The commission is given its functions under Article 320 of the Indian constitution.
(3) Article 321 provides that additional functions may be entrusted to the commission.
(4) Article 311 provides that additional functions may be entrusted to the commission.
Answer: Article 311 provides that additional functions may be entrusted to the commission.
(4) In which of the following year, the new National Training Policy was launched ?
(1) 2012
(2) 2013
(3) 2014
(4) 2015
Answer: 2012
(5) Which of the following committee/commission recommended the introduction of examination system along with consideration of ACRs for the promotion of Group A Central Civil Services ?
(1) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(2) Sixth Pay Commission
(3) 7TH Pay Commission
(4) P.C. Hota Committee
Answer: Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(6) Which one of the following districts is the largest by territorial area in India as per census of 2011 ?
(1) Leh
(2) Jaisalmer
(3) Kachchh
(4) Bikaner
Answer: Kachchh
(7) Which of the following component would not form the part of Union Budget of India ?
(1) Tax Revenue
(2) Non-Tax Revenue
(3) Sales Budget
(4) Capital Receipts
Answer: Sales Budget
(8) The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committees were introduced for the first time in India in the year ?
(1) 1991
(2) 2000
(3) 1993
(4) 2003
Answer: 1993
(9) “Criticism is the very life blood of science”. Identify the characteristic of scientific method referred by this ‘phrase’ of Karl Pearson.
(1) Ethical neutrality
(2) Generality
(3) Prediction based on probability
(4) Public methodology affording testing of conclusions
Answer: Public methodology affording testing of conclusions
(10) Which of following is not a characteristic of usable hypothesis ?
(1) It should be empirically testable.
(2) It must be specific.
(3) It should be general and grandiose in scope.
(4) It should be related to a body of a theory.
Answer: It should be general and grandiose in scope.
(11) Which one of following is not a principle of experimental designs enumerated by Fisher ?
(1) Principle of Replication
(2) Principle of Randomization
(3) Principle of Matching
(4) Principle of local control
Answer: Principle of Matching
(12) Sampling errors are absent in :
(1) Census survey
(2) Small sample
(3) Convenience sample
(4) Large sample
Answer: Census survey
(13) Which one of the following schemes for Social Justice and Empowerment is not governed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ?
(1) Self-employment scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
(2) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
(3) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Awaas Yojana
(4) Protection of Civil Rights and Prevention of Atrocities.
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Grameen Awaas Yojana
(14) Maintenance and welfare of parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is not applicable to which one of the following States of Indian Union ?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Mizoram
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Sikkim
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
(15) Which one of the following is not a role of public sector in Indian Economy ?
(1) Generation of Income
(2) Capital Formation
(3) Infrastructure Development
(4) Concentration of Income and Wealth
Answer: Concentration of Income and Wealth

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