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| 1. |
Which of the following statements is/are linked to F.W. Taylor?(i) Trade Unionism is unacceptable.(ii) Scientific Management is mechanical.(iii) Worker is a technical man.(iv) Piece-rate wage plan is an unhealthy practice.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | (i) |
| B. | (ii) |
| C. | (i), (iii) |
| D. | (iii), (iv) |
| Answer» D. (iii), (iv) | |
| 2. |
According to Elton Mayo, a worker’s performance is primarily related to |
| A. | The worker’s personality Variable |
| B. | Technological tools |
| C. | Interaction setting in an organization |
| D. | Socially acquired attitude of the worker in and outside of the factory. |
| Answer» D. Socially acquired attitude of the worker in and outside of the factory. | |
| 3. |
Who called the Scientific Management as ‘Physiological Organisation Theory’? |
| A. | Robert Hoxic |
| B. | Oliver Sheldon |
| C. | Peter Drucker |
| D. | Simon and March |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List-I (Concepts) (a) Linking Pin Model (b) Decision Tree (c) Garbage Cane Model (d) ERG Theory List-II(Thinkers)(i) Rensis Likert(ii) Duncan(iii) Alderfer(iv) Cohen, March and OlsonCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) |
| B. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| C. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| D. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| Answer» D. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following is not M.P. Follett’s Criticism of Classical Theory? |
| A. | It treats organisation a closed system. |
| B. | It suffers from one-sidedness. |
| C. | It is mechanical in approach |
| D. | It ignores psychological aspects. |
| Answer» B. It suffers from one-sidedness. | |
| 6. |
Who among the following has coined the term ‘Representative Bureaucracy’? |
| A. | Robert Merton |
| B. | Donald J. Kingsley |
| C. | F.M. Marx |
| D. | Herman Finer |
| Answer» C. F.M. Marx | |
| 7. |
Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List-I (Thinkers) (a) Herbert Simon (b) Charles Lindbolm (c) David Easton (d) Geoffrey Vickers (v) Modified RationalismList-II(Ideas)(i) Incrementalism(ii) Black Box Model(iii) Art of Judgement(iv) Bounded RationalityCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) |
| B. | (i) (iii) (v) (iv) |
| C. | (ii) (i) (iii) (v) |
| D. | (v) (ii) (i) (iii) |
| Answer» B. (i) (iii) (v) (iv) | |
| 8. |
harismatic authority can be routinized so that it continues to exist even after the departure of charismatic leader.Who said it? |
| A. | Herbert Simon |
| B. | Chester Bernard |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Peter Blau |
| Answer» D. Peter Blau | |
| 9. |
According to Kautilya’s ‘Arthasastra’ a King should avoid --(i) Lust(ii) Greed(iii) Confrontation(iv) VanitySelect the correct answer from the codes given below.Codes: |
| A. | (i), (ii) |
| B. | (ii), (iii) |
| C. | (i), (ii), (iv) |
| D. | (i), (iii), (iv) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which among the following are major functions of line agency?(i) Making decisions(ii) To ensure that Chief Executive is adequately informed(iii) Maintaining production(iv) Taking responsibilitySelect the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | (i), (ii), (iii) |
| B. | (i), (iii), (iv) |
| C. | (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| D. | (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Answer» C. (ii), (iii), (iv) | |
| 11. |
The book ‘From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology’ was edited by -- |
| A. | H.H. Hearth |
| B. | C.W. Mills |
| C. | Talcott Parsons and H.H. Hearth |
| D. | H.H. Hearth and C.W. Mills |
| Answer» D. H.H. Hearth and C.W. Mills | |
| 12. |
Which of the following are the characteristics of communication network, called grapevine in an organisation? Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:(i) It is not controlled by management.(ii) It is perceived by most employees as being more believable and reliable.(iii) It is largely used to serve the organisational interest.(iv) It is an important source of information.Codes: |
| A. | (i) u0026 (ii) |
| B. | (i), (ii) u0026 (iii) |
| C. | (ii) u0026 (iv) |
| D. | (i), (ii) u0026 (iv) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
ureaucracy is an organization that maximizes efficiency in administration or an institutional method of organized social conduct in the interest of administrative efficiency.-- Who has made this statement? |
| A. | Peter M. Blau |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Thomson |
| D. | Alvin Gouldner |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following is not a method of co-ordination? |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Standardization of procedures |
| C. | Centralized house-keeping |
| D. | Inspection |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
ierarchy is the linchpin that locks the form.Who said it? |
| A. | Henry Fayol |
| B. | Urwick and Gullick |
| C. | Mooney and Reiley |
| D. | Earl Latham |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Assertion (AS): New Public Administration openly rejected the value neutrality.Reason (R): Value neutrality in Public Administration is impossibility and the discipline should explicitly espouse the cause of the disadvantaged sections of the Society.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is true but (R) is false. | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is the basis of influence in an informal organisation? |
| A. | Organisational position |
| B. | Person |
| C. | Authority |
| D. | Closeness with higher people |
| Answer» C. Authority | |
| 18. |
Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List-I (Type of Organisation) (a) Project Organisation (b) Matrix Organisation (c) Horizontal Organisation (d) Network Organisation List-II(Characteristics)(i) Existence of horizontal and diagonal relationship(ii) Facilitates co-operation team work and customer orientation(iii) Independent unit having link with a web of other units(iv) Project organization plus a functional organisation(v) Flexible to facilitate management changeCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| B. | (i) (v) (ii) (iii) |
| C. | (v) (ii) (i) (iii) |
| D. | (ii) (iv) (v) (iii) |
| Answer» C. (v) (ii) (i) (iii) | |
| 19. |
Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List-I (Books) (a) Administration: The Art and Science of Organisation and Management (b) Toward a New Public Administration: Minnow brook Perspective (c) Making Democracy Work (d) Public Administration and Public Management List-II(Authors)(i) Frank Marini(ii) Jan-Erick- Lane(iii) Albert Lepawaski(iv) Robert D. Putnam Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) |
| C. | (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) |
| Answer» C. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is not the correct source of New Public Management? |
| A. | New Public Administration |
| B. | Public Choice Theory |
| C. | Managerialism |
| D. | Chicago School of Economics |
| Answer» B. Public Choice Theory | |
| 21. |
he politics -- administration dichotomy is a misleading distinction which has become a fetish, a stereotype in the minds of theorists and practitioners alike.Who said this? |
| A. | Herbert Simon |
| B. | Paul H. Appleby |
| C. | Carl J. Friedrich |
| D. | Dwight Waldo |
| Answer» D. Dwight Waldo | |
| 22. |
dministration is the most obvious part of Government.Who of the following made this statement? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Woodrow Wilson |
| C. | L.D. White |
| D. | Frank J. Goodnow |
| Answer» C. L.D. White | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is most suitable to show the unequality in the distribution? |
| A. | Lorenz curve |
| B. | Bar graph |
| C. | Circle diagram |
| D. | Isopleth |
| Answer» B. Bar graph | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following is the correct geometric mean of the data set : 0,50,100,100,150,250,450,500 ? |
| A. | 125 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below:1. Deserts, marshes and hilly tracts are known as the negative areas of population.2. Dot method is the best technique to show the distribution of population.3. Dot method can be used to show age and sex composition.4. The dot map cannot be transferred into isopleth.Codes: |
| A. | only 1 and 3 are correct. |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct. |
| C. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct. |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct. |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct. | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following techniques is not suitable for showing urban population on the map? |
| A. | Circles |
| B. | Divided circles |
| C. | Spheres |
| D. | Hachures |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The broadest part of the Himalayas lies in |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Jammu u0026 Kashmir |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» D. Nagaland | |
| 28. |
The heights of individual points on topographical maps are indicated by: |
| A. | Spot height only |
| B. | Benchmark only |
| C. | Triangulation point only |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
In the sub-continent of India, the region frequently affected by tropical cyclones is the |
| A. | Gujarat coast |
| B. | Coromandel coast |
| C. | Konkan coast |
| D. | Malabar coast |
| Answer» C. Konkan coast | |
| 30. |
If point A is at 230 m and point B at 570 m elevations from mean sea level with a horizontal equivalent of 2.0 km, which one of the following gradients is correct between these two points? |
| A. | 0.7 percent |
| B. | 7.0 percent |
| C. | 17.0 percent |
| D. | 27.0 percent |
| Answer» D. 27.0 percent | |
| 31. |
Which of the following regions of India is most developed economically? |
| A. | North-eastern hill region |
| B. | Eastern region |
| C. | North-western region |
| D. | Central region |
| Answer» D. Central region | |
| 32. |
Which of the following regions/areas is not affected by the monsoon of the Arabian Sea branch? |
| A. | Western Ghat |
| B. | Deccan Plateau |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab Plain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
In which of the following States of India women outnumber men? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Name the Five Year Plan (FYP) in which the 'Voluntary Sterilization Population Policy' was introduced. |
| A. | First Five Year Plan |
| B. | Second Five Year Plan |
| C. | Third Five Year Plan |
| D. | Fourth Five Year Plan |
| Answer» C. Third Five Year Plan | |
| 35. |
About 85 percent of the total iron ore production of India is from: |
| A. | Jharkhand and Orissa |
| B. | Karnataka and Orissa |
| C. | Bihar and Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Karnataka and Orissa | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following States of India records the lowest density of population according to 2011 Census? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 37. |
The Vale of Kashmir is the only level strip of land in the Himalayas. Which river has laid its deposits to form this level plain? |
| A. | Ravi |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Beas |
| D. | Jhelum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following is not usually considered an indicator of social well being? |
| A. | Infant mortality |
| B. | Female literacy |
| C. | Availability of potable water |
| D. | Crime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The main occupation of the Gonds is |
| A. | Food gathering |
| B. | Forestry |
| C. | Hunting |
| D. | Cultivation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who among the following was an advocate of export based model? |
| A. | Alonso |
| B. | Kuklinski |
| C. | Perroux |
| D. | North |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
What among the following is the correct sequence of the three stages through which a new boundary under most conditions is determined? |
| A. | Delimitation, demarcation, allocation |
| B. | Allocation, delimitation, demarcation |
| C. | Demarcation, delimitation, allocation |
| D. | Allocation, demarcation, delimitation |
| Answer» B. Allocation, delimitation, demarcation | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following is largest in areal extent? |
| A. | Cultural realm |
| B. | Cultural region |
| C. | Cultural landscape |
| D. | Cultural point |
| Answer» B. Cultural region | |
| 43. |
The law of primacy in the context of urban development is most relevant to the countries which have: |
| A. | A relatively simple economy and spatial structure |
| B. | Complex economy |
| C. | Integrated spatial structure |
| D. | Matured economy |
| Answer» B. Complex economy | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following is not related with informal sector of economy? |
| A. | Market type of economy |
| B. | Unskilled/semiskilled labour force |
| C. | Temporary u0026 unstable income |
| D. | Capitalist mode of economy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I Stage of Urbanisation (a) Urbanisation (b) Suburbanisation (c) Disurbanisation (d) Reurbanisation List - II Explanation (i) Certain settlements grow at the cost of surrounding countryside(ii) The commuter belt grows at the cost the urban core(iii) The rate of population loss of the core tapers off or the core starts regaining population(iv) The population loss of the urban core exceeds the Population gain of the commuter beltCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| C. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| D. | (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) |
| Answer» C. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) | |
| 46. |
The rice producing areas are associated with |
| A. | Low density of population |
| B. | Moderate density of population |
| C. | High density of population |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 47. |
The three iron and steel plants at Kulti, Burnpur and Hirapur have been merged together as: |
| A. | Tata Iron and Steel Company |
| B. | Indian Iron and Steel Company |
| C. | Bengal Iron Works |
| D. | Mysore Iron Works |
| Answer» C. Bengal Iron Works | |
| 48. |
The informal sector of economy refers to |
| A. | Capitalist mode of economy |
| B. | Bazaar type of economy |
| C. | Dynamic and stable income |
| D. | Permanent and productive establishment |
| Answer» C. Dynamic and stable income | |
| 49. |
Which of the following statements about the consequences of migration is correct? |
| A. | The population - resource relationship of the two areas involved in the process of migration gets modified significantly as a result of migration. |
| B. | The people who migrate from the rural areas to the urban industrial areas suffer from the lack of open space, fresh air and good housing. |
| C. | The dietary habits of emigrants also changes in new areas |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The footloose industries are those for whom: |
| A. | Transportation costs are relatively unimportant |
| B. | Transport costs are very important |
| C. | Presence of raw material in the neighbourhood is necessary |
| D. | All of the above are necessary |
| Answer» B. Transport costs are very important | |