NET Unit 9: Public Administration Part III
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1. According to Peter Self, the study of public administration developed as an offshoot of which one of the following? (NET July 2016 Paper II)
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2. Upward communication is basically unconventional, but can be improved by: (NET July 2016 Paper III)
(A) Management to give evidence that it is really interested in the opinions of employees.
(B) Superior should state his own position before he listens to subordinates.
(C) Chief should act upon the ideas and problems reported to him.
(D) Superior should ask his subordinates for reactions to his own ideas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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3. Max Weber and Fred W. Riggs have a commonality between them in the context of: (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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4. Chester Barnard developed a concept in respect of acceptance of authority by a subordinate from his manager. Identify it. (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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5. Which one of the following was not supported by Taylor in his Scientific Management theory? (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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6. 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 III)
Assertion (A): "The issue of decentralisation is more complex in concept and practice than is generally acknowledged".
Reason (R): The dual role approach to decentralisation is a kind of rehearsal of the area function dichotomy in a new setting.'
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7. Riggsian Agraria model is characterized by which of the following? (NET July 2016 Paper III)
(A) Clan-based organization
(B) Communalistic value
(C) Impersonal human actions
(D) Divine authority source
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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8. 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 III)
Assertion (A): Decision making is a process of selection and the aim is to select the best alternative.
Reason (R): Decision making involves rationality.
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9. The names associated with behavioural theory of organization are: (NET July 2016 Paper III)
(A) Chester Barnard
(B) L. Moreno
(C) Thomas Carlyle
(D) H. Maslow
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10. Which one of the following is not included as a cause for disciplinary action against public servants by L.D. White? (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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11. A horizontal grouping of specialized activities is attained in an organization that is: (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET July 2016 Paper III)
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13. Who among the following are of the view that the managerial techniques and skills of Planning, Organizing, Coordinating and Budgeting are same in both Public and Private Administration? (NET January 2017 Paper II)
A. Henry Fayol
B. P. Follet
C. Luther Gulick
D. Urwick
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14. 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 January 2017 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Civil servants in India do not have any political rights.
Reason (R): Neutrality is the hallmark of the civil services in India.
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15. Arrange the following approaches to the study of Public Administration in a sequential order: (NET January 2017 Paper II)
A. Behavioural approach
B. Systems approach
C. Institutional approach
D. Public Policy approach
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16. Which one of the following is not a formulation of Max Weber? (NET January 2017 Paper II)
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17. Which one of the following types of training prepares future recruits for the public service? (NET November 2017 Paper II)
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18. Which of the following is an example of auxiliary agency? (NET November 2017 Paper II)
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19. Who among the following has specified six qualities of an administrator/manager - physical, mental, moral, general education, special knowledge and experience? (NET November 2017 Paper II)
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20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET November 2017 Paper II)
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21. Who said "Kautilya's Arthashastra exemplified radical Machiavellianism, compared to it, Machiavelli's Prince is harmless"? (NET November 2017 Paper II)
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22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET January 2017 Paper III)
Assertion (A): The Principle of Unity of Command cannot always be strictly followed in organizations.
Reason (R): Employees are quite often subject to dual control administrative and technical.
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23. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET January 2017 Paper III)
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24. Which of the following are the salient features of the New Public Management? (NET January 2017 Paper III)
A. Empowerment of Citizens
B. Disaggregation of Public Bureaucracy
C. Cost-cutting
D. Organizational Centralization
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25. Which one of the following stages of evolution of public administration is called the era of politics administration dichotomy? (NET January 2017 Paper III)
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26. Who among the following hold the view that administration comprises of the work of only those persons who are engaged in performing managerial functions in an organization? (NET January 2017 Paper III)
A. Luther Gulick
B. Herbert Simon
C. Victor Thomson
D. Henry Fayol
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27. Beliefs and symbols are the distinc- tive features of the notion of authority in (NET January 2017 Paper III)
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28. Who among the following rejected the politics - administration dichotomy? (NET November 2017 Paper III)
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29. Defending policy is the function of: (NET November 2017 Paper III)
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30. Who among the following said, "Development administration is an action-oriented and goal-oriented administrative system"? (NET November 2017 Paper III)
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31. Who among the following gave the 4P-Formula for departmental Organisation? (NET November 2017 Paper III)
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32. Arrange the following administrative thinkers in chronological order: (NET November 2017 Paper III)
(A) Willoughby
(B) P. Follet
(C) W. Riggs
(D) Robert Dahl
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
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33. Which of the following are the models of reforms identified by Peters as alternatives to the traditional public administration? (NET November 2017 Paper III)
(A) Market Model
(B) Participatory State Model
(C) Flexible Government Model
(D) Deregulated Government Model
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34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)
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35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Classical theory views organisation as a formal structure of authority based on Universal principles.
Reason (R): Classical theory views human beings who run an organisation as mere cogs in the machine.
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36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)
Assertion (A): According to Gleen Stahl, unless the recruitment is sound, there is very little hope for recruiting a first-rate staff.
Reason (R): He considers recruitment as the cornerstone of the whole public personnel structure.
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37. Which of the following are the factors determining the length of span of control? (NET July 2018 Paper II)
(A) Age of the organisation
(B) Personality of the supervisor
(C) Calibre of the subordinates
(D) Organisational structure
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38. 'Unity of Command' means: (NET July 2018 Paper II)
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39. Who among the following said that behaviour in administration should be studied through psycho- analysis? (NET July 2018 Paper II)
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40. Which of the following are the features of New Public Management? (NET July 2018 Paper II)
(A) Contracting out
(B) Devolution of authority
(C) Focus on performance appraisal
(D) Focus on management
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41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)
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42. Who among the following was the first to advance the idea of worker's participation in management? (NET July 2018 Paper II)
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43. Name the editor of the book, "Towards a New Public Administration Minnowbrook": (NET December 2019 Paper II)
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44. Who defined Public Administration as "the art and science of management applied to the affairs of the state"? (NET December 2019 Paper II)
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45. Which are the themes of New Public Management? (NET December 2019 Paper II)
(1) Adoption of private sector practices
(2) Improved reporting and monitoring mechanism
(3) Performance targets
(4) Adoption of public sector practices
Choose the correct option:
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46. Match List-I with List-II: (NET December 2019 Paper II)
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47. Make a sequence of Decision- making approach: (NET December 2019 Paper II)
(1) Search for information
(2) Problem recognition
(3) Selection of alternative
(4) Definition of alternative Select the right option:
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48. Two statements are given below. One is Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R): (NET December 2019 Paper II)
Assertion (A): Herbert Simon rejected Principles of Administration
Reason (R): For Simon, these are merely proverbs
Choose the correct options:
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49. Who among the following predicted that bureaucracy is likely to go out of use in the wake of new social systems better suited to the 20th century demands of industrialization? (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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50. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET June 2019 Paper II)
Assertion (A): There is no ideal number of persons a supervisor can supervise.
Reason (R): Span of control varies depending on factors like function time, space and delegation of authority.
On the basis of the two statements choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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51. Match List-I with List-II: (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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52. Which one of the following theories is known as traditional theory? (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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53. NITI Aayog is (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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54. Which of the following are the main features of scientific management? (NET June 2019 Paper II)
(A) A single administrative science whose principles were applicable not only to business but also to government, religious and other organisations
(B) Functional foremanship
(C) Separation of planning and execution
(D) Differential piecework plan
Select the most suitable answer from the given options:
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55. Who among the following summarizes the themes of New Public Administration under five heads-relevance, values, social equity, change and client-focus? (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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56. The book, The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration deals with (NET June 2019 Paper II)
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57. Who among the following makes a distinction between public administration and private administration? (NET June 2019 Paper II)
(A) Paul Appleby
(B) D. White
(C) Herbert Simon
(D) Sir Josia Stamp
Select the correct answer from the given option:
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58. Given below are two statements: (NET June 2020 Paper II)
Statement I: Chester Bernard defined organization as a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more persons.
Statement II: Chester Bernard supported the viewpoint that man is mainly motivated by economic incentives.
In the light of the above statements. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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59. Match List-I with List-II: (NET June 2020 Paper II)
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60. Match List-I with List-II: (NET June 2020 Paper II)
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61. Which of the following are the characteristics of prismatic model of F.W. Riggs? (NET June 2020 Paper II)
(A) Formalism
(B) Heterogeneity
(C) Overlapping
(D) Bureau of office
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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62. Who among the following has presented the incremental model of public policy? (NET June 2020 Paper II)
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63. Which of the following factors did not contribute to the evolution of the scientific management theory? (NET June 2020 Paper II)
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64. A formal organization, according to Chester Bernard, comes into existence when (NET June 2020 Paper II)
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65. Match List I with List II: (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)
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66. Arrange the following thinkers in chronologic order of their birth year: (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)
(C) Henri Fayol
(D) Dwight Waldo
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67. Which of the following is not true about Peter Drucker? (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)
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68. Which of the following book is/are authored by Max Weber: (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)
(A) The theory of Social and Economic Organisation
(B) The Theory of Administration of the State
(C) Economy and Society
(D) The Elements of Administration
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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69. “It is getting harder to run a constitution than to frame one?” Who made the statement? (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)
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70. Who amongst these are meant to serve the shop floor according to Fredrick Taylor's functional foremanship in his scientific management theory? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift II)
A. Speed Boss
B. Repair Boss
C. Route clerk
D. Time clerk
E. Inspection foreman
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71. Match List I with List II: (NET June 2023 Shift I)
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72. According to Peter Drucker, which of the following are the 'Sins' which contribute to non-performance? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)
A. Dogmatism
B. Having lofty objectives
C. Attempting to do several things
D. Less number of employees.
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73. Which of the following are the determinants of the job satisfaction according to Frederick Herzberg? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)
A. Achievement
B. Recognition
C. Work itself
D. Salary
E. Working Conditions.
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74. Two important institutions that contributed significantly to the Development of Administrative theory and practice are (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)
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75. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding New Public Management (NPM)? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)
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76. Match List I with List II: (NET March 2023 Shift II)
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77. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (NET March 2023 Shift II)
Assertion (A): Authority demands unconditional, unquestioning obedience and can therefore engender a climate of deference, and abdication of responsibility and an uncritical trust in the judgement of others.
Reason (R): Authority is a threat to reason and critical intellectual understanding.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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78. Which of the following are the Anti Goals of New Public Administration? (NET March 2023 Shift II)
A. Anti Positivism
B. Anti Technical
C. Anti Hierarchical
D. Anti Values
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79. Henri Fayol's General Theory of administration is applicable at- (NET March 2023 Shift II)
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80. The negative methods of exercising executive control through Personnel Management, which is least used in India is (NET March 2023 Shift II)
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81. Which one of the following is the drawback of the Bureaucratic Model? (NET March 2023 Shift II)
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82. Which of the following are the trends noticed by the Fred Riggs in Comparative Public Administration? (NET March 2023 Shift II)
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83. Match List I with List II: (NET March 2023 Shift I)
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84. According to Ferral Heady, the comparative public administration addresses which of the following concerns? (NET March 2023 Shift I)
A. The search of theory
B. The urge of practical application
C. Contribution to the border field of comparative politics
D. The comparative analysis of ongoing problems of Public Administration
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85. Which of the following is correct regarding the classical theory of administration? (NET March 2023 Shift I)
A. It played a notable role in rationalizing and even stimulating production.
B. It formulated a set of concepts in administration.
C. It was the first to propound the idea that administration is a separate activity.
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86. Which of the following statements are true in Ecological Approach? (NET March 2023 Shift I)
A. The term 'ecology' has Greek roots.
B. Ernst Haeckel coined the term 'ecology'.
C. Andrew Dobson makes a distinction between environmentalism and ecologism.
D. Green ideology debate is a 16th century debate.
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87. The literature on New Public Administration lays emphasis on (NET March 2023 Shift I)
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88. According to Follett the difference between 'power' and 'authority' is (NET March 2023 Shift I)
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89. The four Ps in the 4 Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luthur Gullick are (NET March 2023 Shift I)
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90. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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91. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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92. Hawthrone experiments pioneered a movement which came to be known as the: (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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93. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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94. Who wrote the famous book 'Men who Manage' on aspect of organizational life? (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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95. Who wrote the book 'The Practice of Management? (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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96. Minnowbrook - I conference was held in: (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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97. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)
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98. Negative motivation is based on as (NET 2013 Paper II June)
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99. Arrange the following in correct chronological order of the hierarchy of human needs given by Maslow: (NET 2014 Paper II December)
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100. Arrange Maslow's perceived human needs in correct chronological order: (NET 2015 Paper II June)
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