Delhi University Unit 9: Public Administration - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

DU Unit 9: Public Administration

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1. Who talked about the reinventing government in public administration? (DU MA 2020)

1. Osborne and Gaebler

2. Patrick Dunleavy

3. Nicolas Henry

4. William Niskanen

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2. Match the concepts with authors and select the correct answer. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2020)

1. A-I, B-II, C-II, D-IV

2. A-II, B-I, C-III, DI-IV

3. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

4. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

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3. Match books with the year of publication and select the correct answer Match List I with List II (DU MA 2020)

1. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

2. A-1, B-II, C-III, D-IV

3. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

4. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

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4. Who wrote Administrative Behavior A study of Decision Making Process in Administration? (DU MA 2020)

1. Henry Fayol

2. Herbert Simon

3. L. D. White

4. W.F. Willoughby

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5. Who among the following talked about the Politics- administration dichotomy? (DU MA 2020)

1. Chester I. Barnard

2. Woodrow Wilson

3. Felix A. Nigro

4. Luther Gulick

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6. Which one of the following is not identified by Nicholas Henry as one of the fundamentals of New Public Management? (DU MA 2020)

1. Accessibility

2. Agility

3. Adaptability

4. Accountability

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7. The notion of "Administrative man" was coined by:- (DU MA 2019)

1. Max Weber

2. Dwight Waldo

3. Charles F. Taylor

4. Herbert Simon

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8. The emergence of Public Administration as a discipline is associated with which of the following:- (DU MA 2019)

1. American Society of Public Administration

2. Indian Institute of Public Administration

3. Minnowbrook Conference

4. Comparative Administration Group

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9. Who among the following introduced the concept of Zone of indifference' in an organization? (DU MA 2019)

1. Chester I. Bernard

2. Chris Argyris

3. Douglas Mcgregor

4. Herbert Simon

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10. Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a science? (DU MA 2019)

1. L.Urwick

2. Frank Goodnow

3. Luther Gulick

4. Robert Dahl

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11. Who among the following wrote the classic essay, "Science as a vocation"? (DU MA 2019)

1. Max Weber

2. Charles Tilly

3. Sidney Tarrow

4. Ira Katznelson

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12. Frederick W. Taylor's concept of "Mental Revolution" stands for :- (DU MA 2019)

1. Restricted Output and Cooperation

2. Economy, Cooperation and Restricted Output

3. Cooperation, Harmony and Restricted Output

4. Harmony and Cooperation

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13. Who among the following termed the four different bases of an Organisation as Four (4) 'P's? (DU MA 2019)

1. Henry Fayol

2. L.D. White

3. Luther Gullick

4. Herbert Simon

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14. Who defined Development Administration as "action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system"? (DU MA 2019)

1. Fried W. Riggs

2. Dwight Waldo

3. Edward Weidner

4. Robert Dahl

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15. Which amongst the following is not typical to post-New Public Management? (DU MA 2021)

1. Digital governance

2. Engaged governance

3. Public value

4. Politics-administration dichotomy

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16. The acronym, POSDCORB, coined by Luther Gulick stands for: (DU MA 2021)

1. P-Planning, O-Organizing, S-Staffing, D-Directing, CO-Coordinating, R-Reporting, and B-Budgeting.

2. P-Planning, O-Office, S-Supply, D-Demand, CO-Co-operation, R-Report, and B-Budget.

3. P-Planning, O-Organizing, S-Staffing, D-Deputing, CO-Coordinating, R-Resolving, and B-Budgeting.

4. P-Planning, O-Office, 5-Supply, D-Decision making, CO-Co-operation, R-Response, and B-Budget.

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17. Who defined development administration as "Action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system"? (DU MA 2021)

1. Fried W. Riggs

2. Dwight Waldo

3. Robert Dahl

4. Edward Weidner

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18. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)

1. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

2. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

3. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

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19. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of 'Sala Model'? (DU MA 2021)

1. Institutional corruption

2. Nepotism

3. Formalism

4. Actual behavior is similar to formal expectations

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20. What are the main characteristics of bureaucracy given by Max Weber being taken for analysis? (DU MA 2022)

i. Division of Labour

ii. Rationality

iii. Hierarchy

iv. Rules

1. i, ii, iii

2. i, iii, iv

3. ii, iii, iv

4. i, ii, iii, iv

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21. Place the correct sequences of the following books written by Fredrick Winslow Taylor. (DU MA 2022)

i. Art of Cutting Metals

ii. A Piece-Rate System

iii. Shop Management

iv. The Principles of Scientific Management

1. ii, iii, i, iv

2. ii, i, iii, iv

3. iv, i, ii, iii

4. iii, iv, ii, i

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22. In which year the Second Minnowbrook Conference was held? (DU MA 2022)

1. 1968

2. 1978

3. 1987

4. 1988

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23. Arrange the correct order of the following phases of Hawthorne Studies (1924-32) which were conducted at Western Electric Companies by the Harvard Business School in Chicago, USA. (DU MA 2022)

i. Bank-Wiring Observation

ii. Illumination Experiments

iii. Mass Interviewing Programme

iv. Relay Assembly Test Room Experiment

1. i, iii, ii, iv

2. ii, iv, iii, i

3. iv, i, ii, iii

4. iii, iv, ii, i

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24. Hawthrone Experiments were primarily conducted by (DU MA 2022)

1. Henri Fayol

2. Fredrick Winslow Taylor

3. Elton Mayo

4. None of these

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25. Put the correct order of the following 'principles of management propounded by Henri Fayol. (DU MA 2022)

i. Initiative

ii. Unity of Command

iii. Division of Work

iv. Authority and Responsibility

1. i,ii,ii,iv

2. iii,ii,i,iv

3. i,iv,ii,iii

4. iii,iv,ii,i

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26. Which of the following is incorrect in respect of the Prismatic Model as conceived by Riggs? (DU MA 2022)

1. He did his field study in Thailand

2. He did his field study in India

3. It explained the realities of developing societies and their bureaucratic system

4. It explains the characteristics of societies in transition from fused to diffracted ones

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27. Equity according to Fayol stands for (DU MA 2022)

1. Equal pay for Equal Work

2. Egalitarianism

3. Equal Remuneration

4. To be treated justly and with kindness

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28. Which of the following terms is not associated with Elton Mayo? (DU MA 2022)

1. Squealer

2. Mole

3. Rate Buster

4. Chiseler

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29. Which one of the following is not the ways that M.P. Follett suggests for conflict management in the organization? (DU MA 2022)

1. Domination

2. Discussion

3. Integration

4. Compromise

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30. Who propounded that the interests of management and the worker is one and the same? (DU MA 2022)

1. F.W. Taylor

2. H. Fayol

3. Elton Mayo

4. Herbert Simon

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31. Which among the following is an Auxiliary Agency? (DU MA 2022)

1. Prime Minister's Office

2. Planning Commission

3. Cabinet Committees

4. Finance Ministry

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32. 'Politics has to do with the expression of the state will whereas administration has to do with the execution of these policies'. This statement is attributed to (DU MA 2022)

1. Frank J. Goodnow

2. L.D White

3. William F. Willoughby

4. Woodrow Wilson

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33. Which of the following concepts is not associated with Frederick Herzberg? (DU MA 2022)

1. Job Rotation

2. Job Enrichment

3. Hygiene Factor

4. Emotional Quotient

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