NET Unit 9: Public Administration Part II
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1. Which one of the following is the correct function of Staff Agency? (NET June 2012 Paper II)
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2. The word 'Bureaucracy' was first coined by (NET June 2012 Paper II)
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3. 'Span of Control' is also known as (NET June 2012 Paper II)
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4. Who among the following defines Public Administration as "the activities of the Executive Braches of the National, State and Local Government"? (NET June 2012 Paper II)
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5. Assertion (A): The Information Technology has made Staff Agency indispensable.
Reason (R): Staff Agency assists the Line Agency in decision making.
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6. Who among the following postulated the law "officials make work for each other"? (NET June 2012 Paper II)
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7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET December 2012 Paper III)
Assertion (A): Practical application of unity of command is not always possible.
Reason (R): Technical and administrative tasks require different kinds of supervision.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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8. The most logical criterion to distinguish a line function from staff is (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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9. According to Herbert Simon, if a decision is directed towards individual's goal, it is (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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10. Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies? (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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11. Which of the following is not one of the main characteristics of Taylor's scientific management? (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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12. The principle of unity of command mainly ensures (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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13. Which one of the following was not included as a principle of administration by Willoughby in his 'Principles of Public Administration'? (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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14. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2012 Paper III)
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15. Taylor's concept of Mental Revolution stands for (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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16. Who among the following introduced the concept of 'Zone of Indifference' in an organization? (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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17. According to David Nachmias and D.H. Rosenbloom, which one of the following is not a feature of participatory bureaucracy? (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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18. Who defined development administration as "Action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system"? (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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19. According to Mooney, conferring of specified authority by a higher authority is (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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20. According to Chester I. Barnard which one of the following is not correct about an order to be authoritative? (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2012 Paper III)
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22. Consider the following statements: In the area of organizational principles (NET June 2012 Paper III)
(1) In working out organisational principles, Gulick was influenced by Fayol's fourteen principles.
(2) Urwick warns against the 'use of committees for the purpose of administration'
(3) Gulick gives no regard to the bases on which work may be divided.
(4) Fayol believed in the principle of 'unity of command'.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
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Assertion (A): Public Administration is generally characterised by an absence of profit motive.
Reason (R): Governmental activities are not undertaken simply to maximize profit but to promote societal welfare.
Codes:
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24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET December 2013 Paper II)
Assertion (A): The relation between a generalist and a specialist is one of a senior and a subordinate.
Reason (R): A specialist is required to assist the generalist in the formulation and implementation of public policy.
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25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET December 2013 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Position classification is the foundation of modern personnel administration.
Reason (R): Position - classification allows rationalization in Civil Services.
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26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2013 Paper II)
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27. Who among the following is not a protagonist of the managerial view of Public Administration? (NET December 2013 Paper II)
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28. F.W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management Movement, propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of (NET December 2013 Paper II)
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29. Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a Science? (NET December 2013 Paper II)
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30. The concept of the "zone of indifference" is associated with (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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31. Who among the following thinkers rejected the principles of administration as myths and proverbs? (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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32. What is the methodology proposed by Herbert Simon? (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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33. Job loading means (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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34. The theory of "Prismatic Society" is based on (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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35. The classical theory of administration is also known as (NET June 2013 Paper II)
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36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (NET December 2013 Paper III)
Assertion (A): A few years back, the Government of India started what is known as "file-jumping experiment".
Reason (R): Hierarchical structure causes inordinate delay in the disposal of work.
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37. Of all the controls over Public Administration the one which is more continuous and self-corrective is (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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38. Promotion generally means (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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39. Domicile qualification for public services was first prescribed by (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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40. Which of the following are the characteristics of development administration? (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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41. The chief reason for delegation of authority from headquarters to field officers is to (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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42. Who among the following termed the four different bases of organiza- tion as four Ps? (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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43. Which of the following is concerned with the substantive functions of the Government? (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2013 Paper III)
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45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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46. Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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47. Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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48. Who among the following are called staff officials? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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49. According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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50. Which one of the following books contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the classical theory? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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51. Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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52. Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
(i) Subordination of individual interest to general interest.
(ii) Appointment on the basis of a contract.
(iii) Espirit de corps
(iv) Equity
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53. Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive? (NET June 2013 Paper III)
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54. Regarding the liability of holders of public office, when an official fails to perform a legal duty, it is known as (NET December 2014 Paper II)
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55. In UK, merit-based recruitment was adopted on the recommendation of which report? (NET December 2014 Paper II)
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56. Which one of the following was not a substitute of Merit System found earlier? (NET December 2014 Paper II)
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57. Which of the following are the characteristics of Weber's bureaucracy? (NET December 2014 Paper II)
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58. Who among the following are the protagonists of the integral view of public administration? (NET June 2014 Paper II)
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59. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET June 2014 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Under the spoils system the public offices are distributed to the members of the party victorious at the polls.
Reason (R): The public offices are considered spoils to be enjoyed by the victors.
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60. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2014 Paper II)
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61. Which one of the following is not a base of organization? (NET June 2014 Paper II)
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62. Who among the following has not made a distinction between public and private administration? (NET June 2014 Paper II)
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63. Which one of the following institutions was established in India on the recommendations of Paul A. Appleby? (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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64. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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65. What is the name of the Committee in Britain that takes up voting of demands and of taxes (revenue part)? (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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66. Choose the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)
Assertion (A): To be valid and part of a science of public administration, hypothesis developed in the American cultural context should be tested in cross-cultural settings.
Reason (R): Comparative study has brought Politics and Public Administration closer to each other.
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67. Which one of the following is not a stage in decision-making process given by Herbert Simon? (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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68. What was he referring to when Mooney said 'conferring of specified authority by a higher authority'? (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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69. The post 1970 phase in the development of Public Administration was characterized by (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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70. According to Riggs, lack of balance between equality and capacity is (NET December 2014 Paper III)
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71. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2015 Paper II)
Assertion (A): The practical application of the principle of unity of command is not always feasible.
Reason (R): Administrative and technical tasks generally need different kinds of supervision.
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72. Domicile qualification for public appointments was first used in: (NET December 2015 Paper II)
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73. Which one of the following is not a staff agency in U.S.A.? (NET December 2015 Paper II)
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74. The 'one best way' in scientific management means: (NET December 2015 Paper II)
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75. Who among the following is not associated with evolving the principles of organisation? (NET December 2015 Paper II)
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76. Which one among the following is the correct ascending order of Commission/Committees appointed in the USA? (NET June 2015 Paper II)
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77. Assheton committee (1944) did not include one of the following in the objects of training of civil servants: (NET June 2015 Paper II)
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78. Which one of the following types of leaders does not figure in Mooney and Reiley's classification of leaders? (NET June 2015 Paper II)
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79. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer by using the codes given below: (NET June 2015 Paper II)
Assertion (A): “Both staff and auxiliary agencies assist the line agencies but are distinct from each other".
Reason (R): "Auxiliary agencies have no operating responsibilities"
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80. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below: (NET June 2015 Paper II)
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81. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2015 Paper III)
Assertion (A): The concept of development administration is of recent origin.
Reason (R): Many countries became independent after World War II.
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82. The traditional home of patronage bureaucracy is: (NET December 2015 Paper III)
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83. Garbage Can Model was developed by: (NET December 2015 Paper III)
(A) Michael D. Cohen
(B) James G. March
(C) Peter Drucker
(D) Johan P. Olsen
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84. In an informal organisation, authority always flows: (NET December 2015 Paper III)
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85. The literature on new public administration lays emphasis on: (NET December 2015 Paper III)
(A) Relevance
(B) Values
(C) Equity
(D) Change
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86. Which one of the following is not a principle of organisation? (NET December 2015 Paper III)
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87. Who among the following laid down 'Seven principles of organisation'? (NET December 2015 Paper III)
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88. Who among the following do not make a distinction between public and private administration? (NET December 2015 Paper III)
(A) Henri Fayol
(B) P. Follet
(C) Luther Gulick
(D) Urwick
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89. The system of Efficiency Rating for scientifically assessing the performance of public officials for promotion first originated in: (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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90. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: (NET June 2015 Paper III)
Assertion (A): "Henry Fayol identified five elements as the primary functions of management activity".
Reason (R): According to Henri Fayol, "knowledge of administration is needed at higher levels of an organisation, rather than technical knowledge".
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91. Which one of the following is not a feature of Barnard's theory of formal organisation? (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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92. 'Public Choice Approach' to public administration came into existence in the: (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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93. In his 'Principles of administration', Pfiffner did not include: (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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94. Which one of the following statements about systems approach to organisation is not correct? (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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95. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below: (NET June 2015 Paper III)
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96. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET July 2016 Paper II)
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97. What is common among Duncan Black, Anthony Dowas, James Buchanan, and Kenneth Arrow? (NET July 2016 Paper II)
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98. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET July 2016 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Some departments are concerned not only with purely administrative work but some authority to make rules and regulations is also delegated to them by the legislature.
Reason (R): John M. Pfiffner prefers single head of the department under certain circumstances.
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99. Taking an extreme view of the distinction between public and private administration, who said that all organizations share public and private features? (NET July 2016 Paper II)
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100. Which one of the following is not a part of the underlying ideas of traditional or mechanistic theory of organization? (NET July 2016 Paper II)
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