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WB SET Unit 9: Public Administration

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1. Who among the following has termed bureaucracy as "an organization that can not correct its behaviour by learning from its errors"? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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2. The process of 'Routinization of charisma' is given by (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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3. Give the correct answer using the codes given below: (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

Assertion (A): Riggs pursued what is known as the ecological approach to public administration

Reason (R): The ecological approach to public administration signifies vital interconnections between administrative system and the social system in which public administration is embedded.

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4. The theories of managerial control popularly known as Theory X and Theroy Y were developed by (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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5. Assertion (A): Administrative corruption has been almost institutionalised in India. (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

Reason (R): Bureaucracy is too much powerful in India.

Choose the correct code.

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6. Which of the following is the odd one out? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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7. Which of the following is/are true of Development Administration? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

  1. Focus in an management of development.
  2. Management has to enlist popular support.
  3. Management has to respond to popular needs and demands.
  4. Administrative reforms need to be stressed.

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8. Choose the basic features of a hierarchical organization. (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

(a) Pyramidal structuring

(b) A person has only one immediate superior from whom to receive orders.

(c) Authority, command and control in the organization descends from the top downwards step by step.

(d) Intermediate level of authority may be skipped over in the dealings of the people at the top with those at the lower levels and vice versa.

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9. Which of the following statements is true? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

  1. Frederick Winslow Taylor advocated the adoption of scientific methods in the field of industrial work.
  2. Taylor believed that workers can be trained by the management in the best methods for achieving industrial objectives.
  3. Taylor considered selection procedure of workers to be unimportant.
  4. Taylor was of the opinion that collaboration between workers and management is not possible.

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10. Give the correct answer using the codes given below: (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

Assertion (A): The term 'line' is drawn from the military organization

Reason (R): 'Line' agencies are those which perform house-keeping services in an organization.

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11. The classical theory of organization is not marked by which of the following features? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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12. With which model/theory of decision making do we associate the name of Charles Lindblow? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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13. Give the correct answer using the codes given below: (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

Assertion (A): Decisions, according to Simon, contain varying degrees of actual and value judgements.

Reason (R): Decisions are made at every level within an organization.

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14. Who among the following said: "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape." (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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15. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the classical approach of Public Administration? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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16. Who said "Government is a sovereign factor in administration"? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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17. The Hawthorne experiments carried out in the Western Electric Company between 1927 to 1932 were conducted by the team led by (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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18. Who said that power is held in trust and used by those in authority for the benefit of all? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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19. The concept of 'public value' in Public Administration is primarily associated with: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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20. The Scientific Management theory laid maximum stress on: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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21. Who among the following scholars makes a distinction between 'policy making' and ‘executive decisions'? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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22. Who has written Gender Images in Public Administration? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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23. Public Management rests on a blending of (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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24. Who said “organization to the basic tool by means of which the administrative process is kept operating"? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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25. Who argued that the staff in an extension of the Chief Executive's persona? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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26. WTO has its headquarters in (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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27. Which of the following scholars is associated with the Incremental Model of decision making? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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28. Which of the following is not a feature of Max Weber’s theory of bureaucracy? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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29. The Hawthorne Studies were based on the following organization (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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30. The Functions of the Chief Executive was written by (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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31. Who said, “Development Administration is an action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system”? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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32. The four major themes of the New Public Administration are: (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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33. Who among the following is a major protagonist of the public choice school? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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34. What is the Riggsian Model of ecological approach to public administration? (WB PSC 2022)

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35. According to Max Weber bureaucracy (WB PSC 2022)

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36. What is/are the source/s of authority? (WB PSC 2022)

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37. Who propounded of Scientific Management Theory? (WB PSC 2022)

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38. What is grapevine communication? (WB PSC 2022)

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39. Which one of the following principles is not included in the concept of POSDCORB? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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40. The coexistence of line and staff agencies in a public organization tends to violate the principles of  (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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41. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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42. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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43. Which one of the following was not identified by Robert Dahl as an issue in the science of public administration? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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44. The basic premise of New Public Management (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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45. Who among the following is a leading proponent of the Public Choice Approach? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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46. According to James D. Mooney, conferring of specific authority by a higher authority is (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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47. Line organization is most suitable when (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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48. Legal-Rational Authority is a core concept in (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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49. 'Leaders are born and not made' is the contention of (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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50. The Motivation Hygiene theory is associated with (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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51. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of New Public Management? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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52. Who is known as the Founding Father of the Human Relations School? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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53. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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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54. In which year did the Minnowbrook Conference III take place? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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55. Who described the principles of administration as 'myths' and 'proverbs'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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56. Who wrote the book The Administrative State? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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57. Who described Development Administration as 'organized efforts to carry out programmes or projects thought by those involved to serve developmental objectives? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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58. The idea of development administration as consisting of 4Ps : Plans, Policies, Programme and Projects was proposed by (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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59. Which one of the following is regarded as a bridge between Scientific Management era and Social Man era? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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60. Herbert Simon identified which model(s) of decision making? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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61. Which one of the following was not emphasised under New Public Management? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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62. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

Assertion (A): H. A. Simon rejected the possibility of maximising decisions.

Reason (R): He observed that human. behaviour in the organisational setting is characterised by 'bounded rationality'.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

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63. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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64. Which one of the following defined administration as 'the organisation and use of men and materials to accomplish a purpose'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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65. Who wrote the book, The Functions of the Executive? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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66. Which one of the following, according to Charles Lindblom, occurs in administrative decision? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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67. 'Administrative Behaviour: A Study of Decision Making Processes in Administrative Organization' was authored by (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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68. Marx visualised the role of bureaucracy in the context of (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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69. 'Four Principles of organization' were identified by (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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70. Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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71. New Public Administration emphasises on (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Relevance

(II) Politics-administration dichotomy

(III) Values

(IV) Equity

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

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72. Who characterised Taylorism as a tool of monopoly capital? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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73. The theory of 'Prismatic Society' in Public Administration is based on which of the following? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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74. Which of the following is concerned with the substantive functions of the government? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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75. The phrase 'developmental bureaucracy' was "coined by whom? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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76. The Motivation Hygiene theory is associated with (WB SET 2018)

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77. 'Leaders are born and not made' is the contention of (WB SET 2018)

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78. Who described Development Administration as 'organized efforts to carry out programmes or projects thought by those involved to serve developmental objectives? (WB SET 2018)

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79. New Public Administration emphasises on (WB SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Relevance

(II) Politics-administration dichotomy

(III) Values

(IV) Equity

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

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80. 11. In which year did the Minnowbrook Conference III take place? (WB SET 2018)

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81. Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies? (WB SET DECEMBER 2023)

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82. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2015)

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83. The theory of 'Prismatic Society' in Public Administration is based on which of the following? (WB SET JANUARY 2023)

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84. Who is known as the Founding Father of the Human Relations School? (WB SET 2018)

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85. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2015)

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86. Who described the principles of administration as 'myths' and 'proverbs'? (WB SET 2018)

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87. The phrase 'developmental bureaucracy' was "coined by whom? (WB SET 2023)

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88. The theory of 'Prismatic Society' is based (WB SET 2024)

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89. Who introduced the concept of 'incrementalism' in the context of rational decision making? (WB SET 2024)

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90. 'Unity of Command' means (WB SET 2024)

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91. Which theory stipulates that citizens are self-interested actors whose decisions fulfil their own needs and wants? (WB SET 2024)

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92. Consider the following statements: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(i) Authority is broader than power.

(ii) Power is capacity to act, authority provides right to act.

(iii) Relations of authority are hierarchical.

(iv) Legitimacy and legality are the same.

Which of the above statements is not true?

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93. Which one of the following does not make a distinction between public and private administration? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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94. Who among the following remarked that “The essence of public administration is policy making”? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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95. Marx, in his thoughts on bureaucracy, refuted (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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96. Which one of the following identified bases of departmental organisation in terms of 4P Formula: Purpose, Process, Persons and Place? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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97. The distinction between traditional and modern societies were derived from which sociologists? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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98. In which writing did Max Weber present ‘types of authority’? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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99. Which of the following books is not written by Max Weber? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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