Public Administration Questions and Answers - Set 1 | Public Administration MCQs

1 Kautilya’s ideas on taxation do not relate to :

1 taxing power of state is limited.

2 taxation should not be felt to be heavy or exclusive.

3 tax increase should be graduated.

4 tax increase should be doubled in every five years.

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Answer: tax increase should be doubled in every five years.

2 Who among the following propounded the ‘Theory of Justice’ as major ethical framework for Public Administration ?

1 John Stuart

2 John Rawls

3 Robert Dahl

4 Herbert A. Simon

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Answer:John Rawls

3 “Accountability refers to the formal and specific location of responsibility, whereas responsibility is personal, moral and not necessarily related to formal power.” Whose statement it is ?

1 Webster’s Dictionary

2 John M. Pfiffner

3 Robert Merton

4 William Scott

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Answer: John M. Pfiffner

4 The member of a bureaucracy needs statemanship which cannot be tested through examination. Who said it ?

1 Herald Laski

2 Hegal

3 Karl Marx

4 Mahatma Gandhi

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Answer: Karl Marx

5 “It is impossible for humanity to advance its knowledge of organisation unless the factor on structure is isolated from other considerations, however artificial such isolation may appear”. Who made this statement ?

1 Lyndall Urwick

2 M.P. Follet

3 Luther Gullick

4 Henri Fayol

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Answer: Luther Gullick

6 According to Herzberg, “Which one of the following is not a determinant of job satisfaction” ?

1 Responsibility

2 Working conditions

3 Supervision

4 Interpersonal relations

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Answer: Responsibility

7 In which year, Elton Mayo started research to find out the reasons for unjustified absenteeism ?

1 1924

2 1928

3 1931

4 1943

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Answer: 1943

8 Which of the following is not a characteristic of Charismatic leadership ?

1 They have a vision.

2 They are willing to take personal risks to achieve vision.

3 They are sensitive to followers needs.

4 They exhibit ordinary behaviour.

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Answer: They exhibit ordinary behaviour.

9 Which of the following is not related to Sensitivity Training ?

1 It promotes interpersonal competence.

2 It enhances dependence and control.

3 It helps in understanding effective group functioning.

4 It develops awareness and acceptance of self.

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Answer: It enhances dependence and control.

10 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Karl Marx views on bureaucracy ?

1 It is an unnecessary evil.

2 It has a class character.

3 It is the political expression of the division of labour.

4 It can be abolished only when the general interest becomes real.

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Answer: It is an unnecessary evil.

11 Who among the following viewed that development administration is characterised by its “purposes”, its “loyalties” and its “attitudes” ?

1 Edward Weidner

2 F.W. Riggs

3 George Gant

4 V.A. Pai Panandikar

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Answer: George Gant

12 Who among the following classified administrative structure in less developed countries as Bureaucracy Prominent regimes and Party Prominent Political regimes ?

1 F.W. Riggs

2 Ferrel Heady

3 Comparative Administration Group of USA

4 Robert Jackson

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