3. Assertion (A) : We can neither accept politics-administration dichotomy nor get along without it.
Reason (R) : It is getting harder to run a constitution than to frame the constitution.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option (2)
4. According to M.P. Follet, the success of ‘Integration’ depends on :
(a) High Intelligence
(b) Keen Perception
(c) Discrimination
(d) Inventiveness
(1) (a), (b), (c)
(2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(3) (b), (c), (d), (e)
(4) (a), (b), (c), (e)
Answer: Option (2)
5. “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
Answer: Option (2)
6. Assertion (A) : The concept of New Public Management emerged in opposition to the traditional military-bureaucratic ideas of good administration.
Reason (R) : New Public Management, like many previous administrative philosophies, was presented as a framework of general applicability.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option (2)
7. Select the correct proactive steps as suggested by Van Slyke, O’Leavy and Kim to make public administration ‘a stronger and more robust field’.
(a) Supportive collaborative research.
(b) Demand to maintain methodological and epistemological pluralism.
(c) Understanding western administration.
(d) Promoting boundary spanning.
Code :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (a), (b), (d)
(3) (a), (c) and (d)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: Option (2)
8. 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
Answer: Option (3)
9. “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) Luther Gullick
(3) M.P. Follet
(4) Henri Fayol
Answer: Option (2)
10. According to Herzberg, “Which one of the following is not a determinant of job satisfaction” ?
(1) Responsibility
(2) Supervision
(3) Working conditions
(4) Interpersonal relations
Answer: Option (1)
11. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) A Theory of Human Motivation - Abraham Maslow
(2) Management and Morale - Fritz Roethlisberger
(3) Personality and social encounter - J.S. Adams
(4) Existence, Relatedness and - C.P. Alderfer
Growth : Human Needs in
organizational setting
Answer: Option (3)
12. In which year, Elton Mayo started research to find out the reasons for unjustified absenteeism ?
(1) 1924
(2) 1928
(3) 1931
(4) 1943
Answer: Option (4)
13. 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.
Answer: Option (4)
14. 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.
Answer: Option (2)
15. Match List - I with List - II. Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: Option (3)
16. Which of following are discerned major motivational concerns in the literature of Comparative Public Administration by Nimrod Raphaeli ?
(a) Theory construction
(b) Development administration
(c) Administrative capacity building
(d) Administration of planned change
Code :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (b), (c) and (d)
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: Option (1)
17. Arrange the following publications of Riggs in a descending order, and select the correct answer from the code given below :
(a) Article, “Agraria and Industria : Toward a Typology of Comparative Administration
(b) Prismatic Society Revisited
(c) Ecology of Public Administration
(d) Administration in Developing Countries
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (d), (c), (b) and (a)
(3) (c), (a), (b) and (d)
(4) (b), (c), (d) and (a)
Answer: Option (4)
18. Assertion (A) : The formulation of the prismatic model was primarily based on the extent to which a social administrative system undergoes functional differentiation.
Reason (R) : Present day Riggs is in fact the most blunt and harshest critic of former Riggs.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option (2)
19. Local Government has become the subject of state rather than of U.S. Federal Government by which one of the following Amendments to the constitution ?
(1) 9TH
(2) 10TH
(3) 11TH
(4) 12TH
Answer: Option (2)
20. 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.
Answer: Option (1)
21. Which of the following pair is incorrect ?
(Theory) (Thinker)
(1) Development Administration – Edward Weidner
(2) Human Relations Theory – Elton Mayo
(3) Comparative Public Administration – F.W. Riggs
(4) Administrative Management Theory – Chester Barnard
Answer: Option (4)
22. 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
Answer: Option (3)
23. 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
Answer: Option (2)
24. During the Mughal era, the District Collector was known by which of the following name ?
(1) Vishay Pati
(2) Karori Faujdar
(3) Subedar
(4) Shikdar
Answer: Option (2)
25. Which one of the following is not an Apex/Independent Office in the organization of the central government ?
(1) Cabinet Secretariat
(2) Prime Minister’s office
(3) President’s Secretariat
(4) University Grants Commission
Answer: Option (4)
26. Assertion (A) : Sound promotion policy leads to greater efficiency in public administration.
Reason (R) : Promotion makes employees more sensitive to people’s aspirations.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option (3)
27. In which year the practice for presentation of separate budget of Railway was introduced in India ?
(1) 1858
(2) 1893
(3) 1921
(4) 1951
Answer: Option (3)
28. Which of the following reasons make the Union Budget 2017-18 different from earlier ones ?
(a) Advancement of Budget
(b) Demonetisation
(c) Good Economic Growth
(d) Merger of Rail Budget with Union Budget
Select the correct answer from the code given :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (b), (c)
(3) (a), (b), (d)
(4) (a), (d)
Answer: Option (3)
29. ‘Finance Commission’ consists of a chairman and :
(1) Five members
(2) Three members
(3) Four members
(4) Seven members
Answer: Option (3)
30. 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: Option (2)
31. 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: Option (4)
32. Which of the following are the focal areas of National Training Policy as per the recommendations of 2ND ARC in its 10TH Report ? Answer by using code given below.
(a) Responsiveness to challenging democratic needs.
(b) Awareness of technological, economic and social developments.
(c) Accountability to ensure high performance.
(d) Commitment to leadership.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (a), (c) and (d)
Answer: Option (3)
33. In which of the following year, the new National Training Policy was launched ?
(1) 2012
(2) 2013
(3) 2014
(4) 2015
Answer: Option (1)
34. 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: Option (1)
35. 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: Option (3)
36. 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: Option (3)
37. The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committees were introduced for the first time in India in the year ?
(1) 1991
(2) 1993
(3) 2000
(4) 2003
Answer: Option (2)
38. “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: Option (4)
39. 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: Option (3)
40. Which one of following is not a principle of experimental designs enumerated by Fisher ?
(1) Principle of Replication
(2) Principle of Matching
(3) Principle of Randomization
(4) Principle of local control
Answer: Option (2)
41. Sampling errors are absent in :
(1) Census survey
(2) Small sample
(3) Large sample
(4) Convenience sample
Answer: Option (1)
42. 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: Option (3)
43. Which of the following is/are not true of Parliamentary Committee on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ?
(a) The committee has 30 members – 20 elected from Lok Sabha and 10 elected from Rajya Sabha.
(b) The term of the committee is one year.
(c) A minister is eligible for election to the committee.
(d) The election pattern to the committee comprises of 15 members each from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Code :
(1) (a) only
(2) (a) and (b)
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (b) and (c)
Answer: Option (3)
44. 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: Option (3)
45. 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: Option (4)
46. As an economic measure what is not true of merger of PSU Banks in India ?
(1) In India there are 21 PSU Banks.
(2) Union cabinet recently decided to set up a Ministerial panel to consider the mergers.
(3) The idea of bank mergers was recommended by M. Narasimham in 1991.
(4) In 2014, P.J. Nayak Panel suggested to drop the proposal of bank mergers.
Answer: Option (4)
47. Rural India’s version of ‘Start up India’ is known as :
(1) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana
(2) D.D. Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana
(3) D.D. Upadhyay Skill Development Yojana
(4) D.D. Upadhyay Gram Sadak Yojana
Answer: Option (1)
48. Government of India has launched GST training programme to skill youth under which one of the following schemes ?
(1) Digital India Programme
(2) INSPIRE Programme
(3) National Social Assistance Scheme
(4) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Answer: Option (4)
49. Accountability and Transparency should be ensured in local bodies by establishing audit committees at the district level. This has been suggested by :
(1) L.M. Singhvi Committee
(2) Ministry of Urban Development
(3) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(4) 14TH Finance Commission of India
Answer: Option (3)
50. The social audit provisions have mostly been ineffective because of which of the following reasons ?
(a) There are no legal provisions for punitive action.
(b) States have not enacted legislation to facilitate social audit.
(c) Feeble community participation in this process.
(d) Needed Public documents are not made available by the incurring agencies.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
