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This section includes 255 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Public Administration knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Herbert Simon s factual premises means |
| A. | Statement of Reality |
| B. | Expression of Preference |
| C. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. Expression of Preference | |
| 52. |
Herbert Simon was famous for his ___________________ |
| A. | Mental Revolution |
| B. | Decision Making Theory |
| C. | Chain of Command |
| Answer» C. Chain of Command | |
| 53. |
Herbert Simon s Rational Decision Making model is also known as |
| A. | Behaviour Alternative Model |
| B. | Human Alternative Model |
| C. | Economic Rationality Model |
| Answer» B. Human Alternative Model | |
| 54. |
The last phase in decision-making is |
| A. | Choice Activity |
| B. | Intelligence Activity |
| C. | Design Activity |
| Answer» B. Intelligence Activity | |
| 55. |
According to F.W. Riggs, which of the following is not an element of the overlapping feature of the Prismatic Society? |
| A. | Poly communalism |
| B. | Nepotism |
| C. | Formalism |
| Answer» D. | |
| 56. |
F.W. Riggs termed the economic sub-system of a Prismatic society as |
| A. | Bazaar-Canteen |
| B. | Clects |
| C. | Sala |
| Answer» B. Clects | |
| 57. |
Comparative Public Administration aims at the development of a more scientific public administration by |
| A. | Building and strengthening theory in public administration. |
| B. | Motivating workers in an organization |
| C. | Introducing new techniques of administration |
| Answer» B. Motivating workers in an organization | |
| 58. |
Like Marx, Lenin was a bitter opponent of |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Capitalism |
| Answer» D. | |
| 59. |
Who said "Comparative Public Administration" is a study of public administration on a comparative basis"? |
| A. | Waldo |
| B. | Riggs |
| C. | Raphaeli |
| Answer» D. | |
| 60. |
Lenin believed in the |
| A. | Bourgeoisie Revolution |
| B. | Proletariat Revolution |
| C. | Bureaucratic Revolution |
| Answer» C. Bureaucratic Revolution | |
| 61. |
The Human Relations Theory is also known as |
| A. | Classical Theory |
| B. | Behavioural Theory |
| C. | Neo-Classical Theory |
| Answer» D. | |
| 62. |
Who is regarded as Father of Human Relations Theory? |
| A. | Elton Mayo |
| B. | F.W. Taylor |
| C. | M.P. Follett |
| Answer» B. F.W. Taylor | |
| 63. |
Which study formed the basis for the rise of Human Relations Theory? |
| A. | Decision Making Study |
| B. | Hawthorne Study |
| C. | Motivation Study |
| Answer» C. Motivation Study | |
| 64. |
Which style of management advocated by Human Relations Theory? |
| A. | Participative Management |
| B. | Non-Participative Management |
| C. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. Non-Participative Management | |
| 65. |
Before the Revolution, Russia was ruled by |
| A. | The Emperor |
| B. | The Tsar |
| C. | The King |
| Answer» C. The King | |
| 66. |
Which of the groups did Lenin consider as important in carrying out the Russian Revolution? |
| A. | Priests and artisans |
| B. | Workers and peasants |
| C. | Entrepreneurs and capitalists |
| Answer» C. Entrepreneurs and capitalists | |
| 67. |
The Russian Revolution took place in |
| A. | 1918 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1915 |
| Answer» C. 1915 | |
| 68. |
Lenin died in |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1926 |
| Answer» B. 1925 | |
| 69. |
The study of public administration on a comparative basis is called |
| A. | Comparative Public Administration |
| B. | Behavioural Approach |
| C. | Development Administration |
| Answer» B. Behavioural Approach | |
| 70. |
The prices for services rendered is known as |
| A. | Fees |
| B. | Charges |
| C. | Remuneration |
| Answer» D. | |
| 71. |
Comparative Public Administration was developed after |
| A. | World War I |
| B. | World War II |
| C. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. None of the above | |
| 72. |
The most important single contribution to the growth of comparative public administration came from |
| A. | the Minnowbrook Conference |
| B. | the Western Electrical Company |
| C. | the Comparative Administration Group |
| Answer» D. | |
| 73. |
Kautilya was the Prime Minister and Adviser to the king during the time of |
| A. | Bindusara |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» D. | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is not a trend enumerated by Riggs for the comparative Study of Public Administration? |
| A. | From normative to empirical |
| B. | From ideographic to nomothetic |
| C. | From nomothetic to ideographic |
| Answer» D. | |
| 75. |
The father of Comparative Public Administration is |
| A. | F. W. Riggs |
| B. | Ferrel Heady |
| C. | Henry Fayol |
| Answer» B. Ferrel Heady | |
| 76. |
Lenin led the |
| A. | Bolsheviks |
| B. | Mensheviks |
| C. | Christian Democrats |
| Answer» B. Mensheviks | |
| 77. |
Comparative Public Administration emphasizes on |
| A. | Generalization |
| B. | Ecological factors |
| C. | Both a) & b) |
| Answer» D. | |
| 78. |
The emergence of needs is a _____________ phenomenon. |
| A. | sudden |
| B. | repetitive |
| C. | gradual |
| Answer» D. | |
| 79. |
The study of time taken for completion of work is called |
| A. | Time study |
| B. | Motion study |
| C. | Momentary study |
| Answer» B. Motion study | |
| 80. |
Kautilya is also known as |
| A. | Aditya |
| B. | Himanshu |
| C. | Chanakya |
| Answer» D. | |
| 81. |
Pay by piece rates on the basis of standards set by motion and time studies is |
| A. | Recurring Plan |
| B. | Systematic Plan |
| C. | Differential Piece-Rate Plan |
| Answer» D. | |
| 82. |
According to F.W.Taylor, the habit to take it easy is called |
| A. | natural soldiering |
| B. | systematic soldiering |
| C. | unique soldiering |
| Answer» B. systematic soldiering | |
| 83. |
Which of the following does Max Weber consider as the most efficient form of authority? |
| A. | Legal Rational Authority |
| B. | Traditional Authority |
| C. | Charismatic Authority |
| Answer» B. Traditional Authority | |
| 84. |
Max Weber wrote extensively on |
| A. | State |
| B. | Government |
| C. | Bureaucracy |
| Answer» D. | |
| 85. |
Weber died in |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. | |
| 86. |
How many needs are there in Abraham Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs Theory ? |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Four |
| C. | Five |
| Answer» D. | |
| 87. |
Hawthorne Experiments were conducted from the period |
| A. | 1924-32 |
| B. | 1924-34 |
| C. | 1924-36 |
| Answer» B. 1924-34 | |
| 88. |
According to Max Weber, bureaucracy frequently has a |
| A. | administrative head |
| B. | bureaucratic head |
| C. | non-bureaucratic head |
| Answer» D. | |
| 89. |
Max Weber was born in |
| A. | 1865 |
| B. | 1869 |
| C. | 1864 |
| Answer» D. | |
| 90. |
The findings of the Hawthorne experiments are discussed in |
| A. | Management and the Work |
| B. | Management and the Worker |
| C. | Management and the Morale |
| Answer» C. Management and the Morale | |
| 91. |
Who is known as The Indian Machiavelli in the western world? |
| A. | Chanakya |
| B. | Manu |
| C. | Ashoka |
| Answer» B. Manu | |
| 92. |
The book in which the Hawthorne Experiments are discussed in detail authored by |
| A. | F.J. Roethlisberger and William J. Dickson |
| B. | F.S. Roethlisberger and William White |
| C. | F.J. Roethlisberger and Elton Mayo |
| Answer» B. F.S. Roethlisberger and William White | |
| 93. |
In Hierarchy Needs Theory after Security Needs comes |
| A. | Self-Esteem Needs |
| B. | Physiological Needs |
| C. | Social Needs |
| Answer» D. | |
| 94. |
Hawthorne Experiments led to the emergence of the |
| A. | Human Relations Theory |
| B. | Ecological Theory |
| C. | Classical Theory |
| Answer» D. | |
| 95. |
According to the Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Ego Needs are |
| A. | Esteem Needs |
| B. | Biological Needs |
| C. | Security Needs |
| Answer» B. Biological Needs | |
| 96. |
Hierarchy of Needs Theory was advocated by |
| A. | Frederick Herzberg |
| B. | Elton Mayo |
| C. | Abraham Maslow |
| Answer» D. | |
| 97. |
Persons motivated by the nature of environment in an organization are |
| A. | Motivation Seeker |
| B. | Hygiene Seeker |
| C. | Joy Seeker |
| Answer» C. Joy Seeker | |
| 98. |
F.W. Riggs describes functionally specific societies as |
| A. | Fused |
| B. | Prismatic |
| C. | Diffracted |
| Answer» D. | |
| 99. |
Concepts of experiences and observation of situations in administration is known as |
| A. | Administrative Theory |
| B. | Political Theory |
| C. | Public Administration |
| Answer» B. Political Theory | |
| 100. |
Scientism in administration is linked to |
| A. | one-best way |
| B. | two-best ways |
| C. | three-best ways |
| Answer» B. two-best ways | |