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Subject public administration
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Exam / Course combined competitive examination
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Organization Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission
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Exam Date 2013
City, State jammu kashmir,


Question Paper

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1. Who said administration is a long and slightly pompous word but has a humble meaning

Max Weber Woodrow Wilson


E.N. Gladden Henry Fayol


2. Patronage bureaucracy is associated with

China U.K.


Germany U.S.A.


3. Who described bureaucracy as continental nuisance

Thomas Carlyle Millet


Keith Davis Finer


4. The procurator system is an institution of

Parliament Executive


Ombudsman Judiciary


5. The statement that administration is now so vast an area, a philosophy of administration comes close to being a philosophy of life, is attributed to

Marshall and Demock Pfiffner


Gladden Lord Bryce


6. Who said that administration is politics since it must be responsive to the public interest

L. Urwick Taylor


Fayol Paul A. Appleby


7. Who was the author of Art of Public Administration

Ordway Tead Wallace


Luther Gullick Waldo


8. Who said power in a democratic society requires control and greater the power more the need for control

Joad Wilson


L. D. White W.F.Willoughby


9. Scientific Management addresses itself to the problems of

Top Management Middle Management


Lower Management All the above


10. Structural Functional approach is associated with

David Easton Apter


Mitchel All the above


11. Who among the following is the best exponent of behavioural approach

Herbert A. Simon Riggs


Mooney Fayol


12. The theory of Need Hierarchies was propounded by

Urwick Abraham Maslow


Keith Davis None of the above


13. Who said the communication is the heart of management

Pfiffner Lord Hewart


Dublin Wilson


14. Who among the following has developed the Motivation Maintenance theory
Elton Elton Mayo Frederick Hertzberg Chris Argyris
15. Who coined the term Scientific Management Louis Brandies Taylor Riggs Milward
16. Who described Hierarchy as Scalar process Mooney and Railey M.P. Follet Taylor Dimock

17. Who among the following denounced the principles of Organisation as myth
Simon Riggs Pfiffner Toad
18. The Human Relations Theory emphasises on Principles People Human motivation None of the above
19. Leadership Contingency Model is related to Fred E. Fieldler Livert Bernard A. W. Halpin

20. The statement, leadership is one of the controlling functions of management, is attributed to

Urwick Henry Fayol


Munro Terry


21. Who said leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives

Herbert A. Simon Groves


Keith Davis Seckler Hudson


22. The concept of 'economic man' is evolved by

Marxists Idealists


Classical Economic theorists Pluralists


23. Expectancy theory was expounded by

Victor H. Vroom Max Weber


Maslow Taylor


24. The Achievement theory was propounded by

Herzberg Alderfer


Riggs None of the above


25. Which of the following is not a management technique

PERT MIS


CPM Operations Research


26. Which of the following is the theory of Motivation

Content theory Process theory


Reinforcement theory All the above


27. Who propounded the theory X of Motivation

Elton Mayo Abraham Maslow


Douglas McGregor None of the above


28. Hawthrone experiments were carried out in

U.K. U.S.A.


France Germany


29. Who of the following introduced the Spoils system in the United States

Andrew Jackson John Adams


George Washington Wilson


30. Recruitment through open competition was introduced in India by the

Charter Act of 1853 Act of 1909


Act of 1919 Act of 1935


31. The need for a sound recruitment policy was first realized by

India U.K.


China U.S.A.


32. Whitley Councils are associated with

U.S.A. France


Germany None of the above


33. Who said the function of training is to help employees grow, not only from the standpoint of mechanical efficiency but also in terms of broad outlook and perspective which public servants need

Appleby Nigro


Finer Willoughby


34. Who defined civil service as a professional body of officials permanent, paid and skilled

L .D. White Appleby


Herman Finer None of the above


35. Who said that bureaucracy is the price of Parliamentary democracy

Lord Bryce Parkinson


Herbert Morrison Finer


36. Who creates Administrative Tribunals in India

Parliament Supreme Court


Council of Ministers High Courts


37. The first Law Officer of the Government of India is

Chief Justice of India Solicitor General of India


Attorney General of India None of the above


38. The expenditure out of the Consolidated Fund of India is provided in

Demands for Grants Supplementary Grants


Ad Hoc Grants Discretionary Grants


39. In which of the following the presiding officer is not a member of the House

House of the People Council of Ministers


Council of States Legislative Assembly


40. Who said that administration is the fourth branch of government

Finer Nigro


Gladden Willoughby


41. The appropriation account is examined by the Comptroller and Auditor General Estimates Committee Cabinet Public Accounts Committee
42. The word budget means Leather bag Briefcase Tin box None of the above

43. Consolidated Fund of India is provided under Article

256 266


268 270


44. The term performance budget was first coined by

First Hoover Commission Fulton Committee


William Commission None of the above


45. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that the Public Account and Audit Reports are to be laid before both the Houses of the Parliament

121 151


155 160


46. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that no tax shall be levied except by authority of law

256 265


280 285


47. Zero Base Budgeting was developed by

Peter A. Phyrr Willoughby


Appleby None of the above


48. The demand for the introduction of performance budgeting in India was first made during a
debate in the Lok Sabha in
1950 1954 1952 1956
49. The Reserve Bank of India was established in
1935 1946 1945 1950

50. The first Public Accounts Committee was formed in

1918 1919


1909 1935


51. If the expenditure is more than the estimated revenue, it is called a

Balanced budget Deficit budget


Surplus budget Normal budget


52. Which of the following committees is related to Financial Administration

Public Accounts Committee Estimates Committee


Committee on Public Undertakings All the above


53. Which was the first country to evolve an audit of public accounts

England U.S.A.


Germany India


54. Who prepares the appropriation accounts in India

Ministry of Finance Planning Commission


Cabinet Comptroller and Auditor General


55. The idea of Public Accounts Committee in India is borrowed from

U.S.A. U.K.


France USSR


56. Contingency Fund of India is provided under Article

260 265


267 300


57. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for a Finance Commission

270 280


290 295


58. The Constitution of India provides for Joint Public Service Commission under Article
300 315 310 320
59. Right to speedy trial in India is implicit in Article 14 20 19 21

60. Which of the following factors is not important in decision making analysis

Perception Morality


Information Expectation


61. Panchayati Raj was introduced in India in

1952 1955


1957 1959


62. The Panchayats were accorded constitutional status by which amendment

72nd 73rd


74th 75th


63. The matters on which the Panchayats enjoy full authority are listed under which Schedule of the Constitution

9th 10th


11th 12th


64. Members of All India services are appointed by

Union Public Service Commission Ministry of Personnel


President Prime Minister


65. The UPSC submits annual reports to

Parliament Council of Ministers


Planning Commission President


66. The term 'bureaupathology' was coined by

Ralph Hummal Max Weber


Robert Merton Karl Marx


67. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides constitutional protection to public servants

310 311


312 None of the above


68. In USA merit system was introduced in

1837 1867


1887 1907


69. Who said that the Cabinet is a hypen that joins the buckle that binds the executive and the legislative departments together

Laski Muir


Bagehot Lowell


70. Spoils system was introduced in USA in

1820 1829


1909 1920


71. Who said the American President governs but does not reign

Henry Maine Laski


Jennings Truman


72. Which of the following is not provided by the Constitution of India

Election Commission Finance Commission


Cabinet Union Public Service Commission


73. Which of the following is correct

India is a Union of States


India is a federal State


India is a federal State with unitary features


India is a unitary State with federal features


74. The Union Government provides financial assistance to the States on the recommendations of

Cabinet Finance Commission


Planning Commission President


75. The tenth schedule of the Constitution of India deals with

National Flag


Defections


Distribution of revenue between Union and States


Union Territories


76. Which of the following was opposed to the idea of a Constituent Assembly

The Congress The Muslim League


Princes None of the above


77. Which one of the following Political Parties was not represented on the Constituent Assembly

All India National Congress Hindu Mahasabha


Scheduled Castes Federation Communist Party


78. Who of the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India

Gandhi K.M. Munshi


Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar B.R.Ambedkar


79. Universal Adult Franchise was introduced in India under the

Government of India Act 1919 Government of India Act 1935


Constitution of India Indian Independence Act


80. The Constitution of India provides for the impeachment of the President under Article

60 61


64 66


81. The Council of States can delay the enactment of a money bill for a maximum period of

30 days


10 days


82. All India Services are created by the

President


Council of States


83. The Office of the District Collector dates back to

1772


1780


84. Who decides whether a bill is Money Bill in India

President


Prime Minister



14 days


8 days


House of the People


Both Houses of Parliament


1774


1789


Finance Minister


Speaker


85. Who among the following is not a member of the British Cabinet

Lord President of the Council Lord Chancellor


Attorney General Chancellor of Exchequer


86. The need for introducing functional specialization in the IAS was recommended by

Kothari Committee Appleby Report


Law Commission Administrative Reforms Commission


87. Ashok Mehta Committee recommended for the establishment of

Gram Sabha Mandal Panchayat


Zila Parishad Panchayat Samiti


88. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by

Prime Minister Speaker


Leader of Opposition President


89. A system of budgeting in which the bulk of expenditure on the on-going activities of the government is left untouched, while only marginal adjustments are made in raising and allocating revenue is

Performance budgeting Zero base budgeting


Incremental budgeting None of the above


90. The office and post of district collector at the district level was created by

Lord Ripon Warren Hastings


Lord Curzon Lord Dalhousie


91. According to Max Weber all authority is

Illegitimate Unnecessary


Legitimate Quite essential


92. The Wagner Act which proved to be the Magna Carta of labour was introduced in which country

USA France


Germany Great Britain


93. The Santhanam Committee was related to

Communal riots Telangana agitation


Corruption Jail reforms


94. Under which Prime Minister did Dr. Manmohan Singh present the budget as Finance Minister

Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi


Chandrashekhar Narsimha Rao


95. Jurisprudence is mainly developed by

Arabs English


Romans Jews


96. After a gap of more than two decades, who among the following has been elected as the judge of the International Court of Justice

Dalveer Singh Daleep Bhandari


Dalveer Bhandari None of the above


97. World's first all women paramilitary pipe band has been started in which of the following forces
CRPF ITBP BSF Rashtriya Rifles
98. Sensitive Sector as defined by RBI includes Capital market Commodities Real estate All the above
99. The zone of indifference was associated with
Chester Bernard Herbert Simon F.M. Marx Luther Gullick

100. Open Government Platform, a portal for public access to government data is developed by which of the following countries

India and Germany India and Saudi Arabia


India and USA India and Pakistan


101. The first Union Budget for independent India was presented by

Jawaharlal Nehru T.T. Krishnamachari


R.K. Shanmukham Chetty Moraji Desai


102. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund is maintained by

NABARD RBI


SBI None of the above


103. Which Ministry presents the Economic Survey in the Parliament every year

Ministry of Home Affairs


Ministry of Human Resource Development


Ministry of Finance


Ministry of External Affairs


104. Which one of the following States became the first State in India to implement Public Service Guarantee Act

Haryana Bihar


UP Rajasthan


105.The twenty seventh India Economic Summit was held in

Lucknow Bangalore


Mumbai New Delhi


106.Which position did India secure in World Bank Report on Business in the World

100th 110th


115th 132nd


107. Which of the following is Asia's largest Civic body

Municipal Corporation of Mumbai


Municipal Corporation of Kolkata


Municipal Corporation of Delhi


Municipal Corporation of Madras


108. In which of the following States is it obligatory for the Governor to appoint a minister in charge of tribal affairs

Bihar Nagaland


Orissa MP


109. Which one of the following documents first declared that all men are created equal

Magna Carta Declaration of Independence,1776


Declaration of Rights of Man, 1789 UN Charter


110. Members of which one of the following Committees are chosen exclusively from House of the People

Public Accounts Committee


Committee on Estimates


Committee on Public Undertakings


Committee on Delegated Legislation


111. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that the State shall endeavour to promote international peace and security

48 50


51 56


112.Which one of the following countries introduced universal adult franchise in one move

India UK


USA Australia


113. Who described bureaucracy as a rational legal authority

Herbert A. Simon Vilfredo Pareto


Max Weber Karl Marx


114. The annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is scrutinized in detail by

Estimates Committee Public Accounts Committee


Committee on Assurances Select Committee on Expenditure


115. The Finance Commission is constituted to recommend on matters pertaining to

Money Bills


Annual Budget


Distribution of revenue between Union and States


None of the above


116. Who said that rights in fact are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek, in general, to be himself at his best

Laski Green


Rousseau Marx


117. The doctrine of basic structure was propunded by the Supreme Court in the case of

M.C. Mehta vs Union of India Husain Ara vs State of Bihar


Sheela Barse vs Union of India None of the above


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118. Which State has introduced 'come and play scheme'
Haryana Punjab
Bihar Andhra Pradesh
119. Municipal Corporation in India is created by
An Act of State legislature An Act of Parliament
President Governor
120. Building Bridges is the theme of which Summit
16th OPEC Summit 17th SAARC Summit
12th India-EU Summit None of the above

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