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1. Which one ofthe following is NOTa function ofPublic Administration?

To resolve problems offoreign policy


To establish public health programmes


Tosettledisputesbetweenprivatecompaniesandlabourunions


To obtain cooperation from the public in implementing public policies


2. Whichone ofthefollowingis correctlymatched

Gulick and Urwick Papers on the Science ofAdministration


Dwight Waldo PublicAdministration -Acomparative perspective


Ferrel Heady PrinciplesofPublic Administration


Willoughby The Administrative State


3. Defined in a narrow sense, public administration restricts it to the operations of .

Legislature Executive


Judiciary All ofthe above


Fromthe Value-Factstandpoint,thevariousapproaches tothestudy ofpublicadministration can be classified as

Norrnativeand Philosophical Empirical and Historical


Behavioural and Legal Empirical and Normative


Who amongthefollowing arguesthat publicadministration isdifferent from privateadministration?

Paul Appleby L. Urwick


Henri Fayol Felix A. Nigro


6. The tasks ofa government in a democracy are defined by

The President The Legislature


The Executive The Judiciary


7. Votes ofcensure are exercised by

the members ofcabinet the members ofjudiciary


the members oflegislature the members ofexecutive


8. Debateonadjournmentmotionculminatesin

No voting Veto by the Speaker


Veto by the Prime Minister ting


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9. "Power in a democratic society requires control, and the greater the power the more need for control" isattributed to:

L.D. White J.L Nehru


LJ. Johnson L. Urwick


10. Which ofthe following are British legacies?

DistrictAdrnirtistrationandCivil Services


PlanningCommissionand MinisterialResponsibility


District Adrnirtistrationand Planning Commission


Civil Servicesand Ministerial Responsibility


11. 'Ultra Vires' means

Error ofLaw Errorinfact-finding


Without authority Procedural error


12. Thefirstcoherenttheoryoforganisationis

Scientific Management Classical theory


Human relations theory Bureaucratic theory


13. Scientific management addressed itselfto the problems of .

Topmanagernent Middle level ofmanagement


Bottom part oforganisation Noneofthe above


14. The dominant focus ofthe Classical theory was on .

human relations rnctivation


decision-making organisational structure


1S. Theauthorofthebook, "TheBureaucraticPhenomenon" was .

Max Weber M. Crozier


R.K. Menon J.D. Mooney


16. The most dominant theory in the. field oforganisation is .

Classical theory Scientific management


Behaviouristic theory Bw-eaucratic theory


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17. Which ofthe following in NaTa function ofAudit?
To see that the canons offinancial propriety were observed while the expenditure'was
made

To see thatextravagance has been avoided


To see that the expenditure is not beyond the amount ofallotment


Topreparethefinancialstatementrequired bythe MinistryofFinance


18. The funds to finance the government activities are provided by

The President The Legislature


The Prime Minister TheCAG


19. In which company the Hawthorne experiments were carried out

Honda Motor Co. General Motors


Western Electric Co. Suzuki International


20. Find the odd one out:

Socio-economic theory Humanistic theory


Human-relations theory StnJetura1 theory


21. One who docs too much work is called

A rate-buster A chiseller


A squealer None ofthe above


22. Who developed equilibrium theory oforganisation?

Carl Rogers J.L. Morens


Chester Bernard A. H. Moslow


23. Who described Hierarchy as the scalar process?

M.E. Dimock Mooneyand Railey


P.H. Appleby J.M. Pfiffiter and P.R. Vance


24. A new All-India service can be created by .

anexecutiveordcr astatule


an aniendment ofthe Constitution aresolutionunderArticle312


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25. Spanofcontrol means;

thenumber ofsubordinatesanofficercaneffectivelysupervise


no individual employee should be subjected to the orders ofmore than one immediate superior


the control ofsuperioroverinferior


none ofthese


26. •Authority and Responsibility must go together; This is known as .

the principle ofhierarchy the principle ofspan ofcontrol


theprinciple ofcorrespondence theprinciple ofdecentralisation


27. Whichofthefollowinghasundenninedtheimportance ofprincipleofunityofcommandinrecent years?

Growing size and complexity ofgovernment


Increasing number and influence ofCivil servants


Manning ofgovemment positions by Generalists


Increasing number and influence ofboards, commissions and auxiliary agencies


28. The integration ofthe several parts into an orderly whole to achieve the performance ofthe undet1aking implies

CO-<lrdination Delegation


Span ofcontrol None ofthe above


29. When the delegation goes by mutual understanding between the superior and the subordinate, it is known as

Specific delegation Informal delegation


Formal delegation General delegation


30. Which one ofthe following is NOTa department ofthe State Secretariat?

Revenue Home


Panchayat Raj Railways


31. Which ofthe following is not included in Stafffunctions?

Advising, teaching and consultation


Issuing command to the line


Fact finding, record and planning


Achieving external and internal coordination, human contact and trouble shooting


SSD-24011-A 6 32. The three phases ofthe decision-making process are

InteUigenceactivity,RelaxationactivityandChoiceactivity


Designactivity,Choiceactivity andNefariousactivity


Intelligenceactivity,Choiceactivityand Designactivity


None oftile above


33. 'Traitist' approach is connected to .

Policyfonnation Docisionmaking


Leader.;hip None ofthe above


34. 'Encoding' is a part of

Coordination Span ofcontrol


Unityofcommand Cooununication


35. Which ofthe following is considered as the"heart ofmanagement"

Delegation Communication


Supervision Coordination


36. According to Seckler-Hudson, how many factors are there in decision-making theory
12 14
16 17
37. Zone ofindifference is the concept given by:

H. Simon C.1. Barnard


Fred Luthans Chris Argyris


38. Who said "motivation refers to expenditure ofeffort towards a goal"?

Herbert Simon L.D. White


DlDn Terry


39. 'Spoils System' is a legacyof .
India France
U.K. USA
40. The Aitchison Commission on Civil Service was appointed in

1886 1895


1901 1905



41. Rank classification is prevalent in
V India Pakistan

USA All ofthese
42. Position classification is the classification of

Salaries Departments


Duties Incumbents


43. Presently,thepredominantsystem ofselectionis

Spoils System Merit System


Patronage System None ofthe above


44. The need for a sound recruitment policy was first realised

U.K. USA


Japan China


45. Whichcountry firstprescribedDomicile asaqualification forrecruitment?
India USA
Gennany China
46. Two principles ofPromotion are .

Seniority and Experience Seniority and Merit


Merit and Experience Seniority and Qualification


47. Theauthor ofthebook"ModernStatfTraining":

EJ. TIckner Felix A. Nigro


F.M. Marx Edward Schills


48. When was the fustCentral Pay Commission appointed

1947 1949


1953 1955


Study leave can be granted for a maximum period of .

6months I year


2 years 5 years


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50. Which one ofthe following is NOTa factor for determining salary scales ofservices

External relativity Collective bargaining


Employer's capacity to pay None ofthe above


51. A virtual organisation is

One which has profit as the major goal


Oneinwhichleadershipalwaystendstopsychologicalneeds ofthesubordinates


A small, core organisation that out-sources major business functions


One which has concern ofthe employees as its top priority


52. Delegation ofauthority cannot be

Formal or informal Flexibleorinflexible


Full or partial Conditional orWlconditional


53. Who once remarked that 'Government is finance'?

Harold Laski George Stephen


F. W. Taylor Lloyd George


54. The Estimates Committee consists of:

35 members 25 members


30 members None ofthese


55. Which ofthe following is NOTan important Budgeting principle?

Principle ofBalanced Budget


PrincipleofResponsibility


Principle ofbudgeting on the basis ofnet income


Principleofestimate beingonacash basis


56. The General Budget is divided into how many demands

100 103


109 III


57. Under the new system, who is responsible for maintenance ofacCOWlts ofGovernment oflndia

ControllerGeneral ofACCOWlts FinanceSecretary


Secretary Expenditure Comptroller and Auditor-General oflndia


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58. The motion to reduce the demand to Re.1 is called

Approjniation cut Economy cut


Policycut Noneofthese


59. PaymentsfromConsolidatedFunds ofIndiaareauthorisedbythe .

MoneybiU Consolidated Fund Act


Appropriation Act FinanceAcl


60. Which year the Indian Government separated accounts from the audit?
1975 1976
1m
61. Keepingasystematicrecord offinancialtransactionswhether ofpublicauthority orprivate concern or individual is known as

Audit Budget


Accounting None ofthe above


62. "Powercorruptsandabsolutepowercorruptsabsolutely"isattributedto

Lord Acton L.D. White


Lord Beveridge Stamp


63. In India, which agency is responsible for the standardisation ofestablishment (stalfmg) norms

TheTreasUty The Home Department


The Parliament The Prime Minister


64. 'Delegated legislation' is done by:
President Judiciary
Executive Legislature
65. The first countryto have the office ofOmbudsman was

Finland Germany


Sweden India


66. Ombudsman is appointed by

President Legislature


Executive None ofthe above


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67. The Lok Pal Bill was first introduced in Parliament in which ofthe following years?

1968 1972


1970 1975


68. The'AdministrativeCourts' todealwithdisputesbetween theadministrationandtheindividual citizen was started in

Norway Derunarlc


France China


69. The "agrana-transitin-industria" typology ofPublic Administration is related to approach:

Bureaucratic Behavioural


General System Ecological


70. In Britain, the office ofthe Prime Minister came into being in the reign of

James I Charles I


George I George III


71. Which ofthe following coWltries is knov:.rIaS the laboratOlY ofconstitutional experiments?

France USSR


USA U.K.


72.' The French Legislature is

Unicameral Bicamttal


Tricamttal None ofthe above


73. Inthe USA, which ofthe following has been referred to as "the fowth branch ofthe Government"

The White House office BoardsandComrnissions


Independent Regulatory Commissions None ofthe above


74. Who established the practise "to the victors belong the spoils"?

George Washington George Bush


Garfield Andrew Jackson


75. The term was coined by

Henri Fayol Herbert Simon


F.W. Taylor L. Gulick


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76. The highest executive and administrative organ ofState power in the former Soviet Union was

TheSovietoftheUnion TheSovietofNationalities


The Presidium The Council ofMinisters


77. There is a clear distinction between Head of-Slate and Head ofGovernment. This statement is correct in case of:
Britain France
0Iina United Stales
78. Which one ofthe following was not a function ofthe British Government in India?

Increase ofcornmwtity projects and national extension schemes


Maintenanceoflawandorderinthecountry


Collection ofrevenue necessary to meet its expenditure


None ofthe above


79. The Constituent Assembly was

Directly elected by the Intelligentiaand rich nobility


Indirectly elected by Legislative Assemblies ofvarious Provinces


Appointed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar


Appointed by Lord Mountbatten


80. The French President is elected by

the French people directly


anelectoralcollegeconsistingofallmembers oftheFrenchParliament


the elected members ofthe party thatcommanils the majority support in Parliament


the <Kganisational wing ofthe party that fonns majority in the Parliament


81. Administration in India is run by .

Ad hoc recruits Legislala's


JudgeS Trained Civil Servants


82. The Supreme Cornmanderofthe Defence Forces in India is .

Prime Minister President


DefenceMinister ChiefoftheArmyStaff


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83. Candidatesfortheoffice ofthePresident ofIndiamust besponsoredbyat1east

Two electors Five electors


Tenelectors Fifteenelectors


84. TheVice-PresideJit is ex-{)fficio

Chairman ofRajya Sabha Chairman ofPublic Accounts Committee


Deputy Speaker ofLok Sabha None ofthe above


85. The various portfolios in the Council ofMinisters are allocated by

President Speaker


PrimeMinister Governor


86, Whichone ofthefollowingshowspositions inIndianadministrationincorrecthierarchical order?

Secretary -Additional Secretary -Deputy Secretary -Under Secretary


Secretary -Under Secretary -Deputy Secretary -Additional Secretary


AdditionalSecretary -Secretary-UnderSecretary -DeputySecretary


Secretary-DeputySecretary -AdditionalSecretary -UnderSecretary


87. The Central Secretariat is constituted by:

Departments and the Prime Minister's office


Prime Minister's office and Ministries


MinistriesandDepartrnents


Ministries, departments and President's Secretariat


88. Which Article ofthe Indian Constitutiondefinesthe dutiesofthe ChiefMinister

Article 164 Article 167


Article 165 Article 169


89. The formal channel ofofficial communication between a Secretary to the Central Government and the State Administration is

ChiefMinister Governor


Secretary totheChiefMinister ChiefSecretary


90. The ChiefSecretary's office dates back to the year

1729 1759


1799 1858


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91. WhoactsasanadvisertotheCouncil ofMinisters?

OUefMinister Governor


ChiefSecretary Secretary to the concerned minister


92. The Plarming Commission was set up in .
1949 1950

93. Which ofthe following sometimes is called as Super Cabinet

PIanningCommission National Development Council


Finance Commission None ofthe above


94. Which Article ofthe Constitution lays down the Finance Commission?

Art. 250 Art. 255


Art. 270 Art. 280


95. Which one ofthe following is the basis ofjudicial control over administration? Judicial Review' SeparationofPower
Administrativeadjudication Rule ofLaw
96. In India, the Comptroller and Auditor General has to

audit government expenditure sanction grants to various departments


make financial policy None ofthe above


97. Which one ofthe following is NOT a pattern ofmanagement ofPublic Enterprises in India?

Public Corporation Joint Company


Operating Contract Department


98. State intervention in developing countries is

Inevitable Desinlble


Inevitable and desinlble Inevitable but not desirable


99. Whichofthefollowingisnotafeatureofadepartmentalundertaking?

It is financedby annual appropriations from the treasury


Itis subject to accounting and audit controls


ItsstaffconsistsofregularCivilservants


It does not possess sovereign immunity ofthe State


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100. The Constitution oflndia provides for classes ofservices in the country.


101. The committee set up byUPSC in 1974was .

Gorwa1aCommittee SatishChandraCommittee


A.K. Chanda Committee Kothari Committee


102. Amember oftheUPSC maysubmithisresignation to

Chairman Prime Minister


President Speaker ofLok Sabha


103. In which year the Police Training College was shifted to Hyderabad from Rajasthan

1975 1978


1980 1983


104. Theannualreport oftheUPSC issubmittedto .

Prime Minister Parliament


MinistryofPersonnel None ofthe above


105. Which ofthe following reports deal with the relations between the specialists and generalists

Santhanam Committee Fulton Committee


Haldane Committee Kothari Commission


106. ThePlanningCommissionis:

A Constitutional body A Statutory body


Both and None ofthe above


107. Who wrote "I found that like a singer asking for a partioular tabalchi some ministers insisted on having a particularsecretary"

A.K. Chanda S.B. Bapat


N.V.Gadgil G V. Mavalenkar


108. The powers ofthe Governor extend to the administration ofall matters specified in .

Union list State list


Concurrentlist Residuarylist


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109. ThePlanproposals oftheStateGovernmentareput forthbeforethePlanningCommission by:

the Governor the ChiefSecretary


the Chainnan ofPlannlng Board the ChiefMinister


110. Whichofthefollowing isNOTtrueaboutChiefSecretary ofaStateGovernment?

He is the principal adviser to ChiefMinister


He is head ofthe Civil Service


He is the Secretary to the Government


He is Secretary to the Cabinet


111. Which one ofthe following provides the meaning ofcoordination?

Separationofstaffand line activities


Avoidance ofoverlap


Specialisation ofthe task among groups


None ofthe above


112. The jurisdiction ofPatwari is .
Groupofvillages GroupoITehsils
Parts oITehsil None ofthe above

113. Which one ofthe following is NOTthe duty ofDistrict Magistrate?

maintenanceoflawand ordeY' implementationofpovet;YProgrammes


conduct oflocal bodies elc:£1ions collection ofland reve1fue


..
114. The Constitutional Amendment Bill were earlier Amendment Bill during Rajiv Gandhi's term.

64"


6S" 66"


liS. The oldest municipal corporation in Madras was set up in .
1676 1682

116. In which ofthe following States, Gram Sabha meet once ina year?

Bihar


Orissa J &K


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117. The most characteristicfonn ofurban government body in India is .

TownAreaCommittee CantomnentBoanl


Mwticipal Corporation Mwticipal Council


l18. Which ofthe following is nota source ofMwlicipal Revenue?
Share from income tax
Loans

Revenue from non-tax sources under the control ofmwlicipal bodies


Revenue from taxation by the mwticipal bodies


119. The General assembly ofthe Village Panchayat is known as

GramSabha GramSamiti


PanchayatSamiti GramParishad


120. The State Election Commission conducts, controls and supervises mwticipal elections under:

Article 240(1) Article 241(2)


Article 243(K) Article 245(0)


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