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This section includes 177 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in Political Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Who wrote the book ‘Towards A New Public Administration: The MinnowbrookPerspective’ ? |
| A. | frank marini |
| B. | dwight waldo |
| C. | c. j. charlesworth |
| D. | j. m. pfiffner |
| Answer» B. dwight waldo | |
| 52. |
Who has analysed the leadership in terms of ‘circular response’ ? |
| A. | c. i. barnard |
| B. | m. p. follett |
| C. | millet |
| D. | taylor |
| Answer» C. millet | |
| 53. |
Who among the following says that public administration includes the operations ofonly the executive branch of government ? |
| A. | l. d. white and luther gulick |
| B. | l. d. white |
| C. | luther gulick |
| D. | w. f. willoughby |
| Answer» D. w. f. willoughby | |
| 54. |
By whom was the ‘Managerial Grid’ developed ? |
| A. | blake and white |
| B. | blake and schmidt |
| C. | blake and mouton |
| D. | mouton and shophan |
| Answer» D. mouton and shophan | |
| 55. |
Globalisation means….? |
| A. | financial market system is centered in a single state |
| B. | the growth of a single unified world market |
| C. | geographical location of a firm is of utmost importance |
| D. | foreign capitalist transactions |
| Answer» C. geographical location of a firm is of utmost importance | |
| 56. |
‘Good Governance’ and ‘Participating Civil Society for Development’ were stressedin World Bank Report of….? |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» B. 1997 | |
| 57. |
If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual,then that system is known as…? |
| A. | board |
| B. | bureau |
| C. | commission |
| D. | council |
| Answer» C. commission | |
| 58. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of New PublicManagement? |
| A. | it has market orientation |
| B. | it upholds public interest |
| C. | it advocates managerial autonomy |
| D. | it focuses on performance appraisal |
| Answer» C. it advocates managerial autonomy | |
| 59. |
Which of the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as “theorganization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends” ? |
| A. | l. d. white |
| B. | j. m. pfiffner |
| C. | j. a. veig |
| D. | h. a. simon |
| Answer» C. j. a. veig | |
| 60. |
The administrative reforms under which various services were merged inoccupational groups were introduced in…? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1973 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» C. 1989 | |
| 61. |
The Ideal Model of bureaucracy is based on authority of…? |
| A. | tradition |
| B. | charisma |
| C. | legal rational |
| D. | money |
| Answer» D. money | |
| 62. |
Formal relationship in an organization is based on…? |
| A. | friendship |
| B. | peer groups |
| C. | authority on subordinates |
| D. | rules and regulations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The President of U. S. who laid the foundation of the study of public administrationwas: |
| A. | president wilson |
| B. | president hoover |
| C. | president kennedy |
| D. | president roosevelt |
| Answer» B. president hoover | |
| 64. |
The concept of Politics-Administration dichotomy was given by…? |
| A. | frank henry goodnow |
| B. | james w. fes1er |
| C. | w paul appleby |
| D. | ordway tead |
| Answer» B. james w. fes1er | |
| 65. |
Communication runs faster in…? |
| A. | centralized structure |
| B. | decentralized structure |
| C. | matrix structure |
| D. | line structure |
| Answer» B. decentralized structure | |
| 66. |
Public Administration is the study of…? |
| A. | maintenance of law and order |
| B. | control of trade and commerce |
| C. | public policy implementation |
| D. | politico-administrative dynamics |
| Answer» D. politico-administrative dynamics | |
| 67. |
Bureaucracy is based on…? |
| A. | personal authority |
| B. | corporate authority |
| C. | traditional authority |
| D. | charishmatic authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Public Administration may be defined as…? |
| A. | administrative capacity |
| B. | management of industry |
| C. | management of property |
| D. | administrative of public |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Who is known as ‘the father of local government’ in India? |
| A. | lord ripon |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | lord cunning |
| D. | lord wellesley |
| Answer» D. lord wellesley | |
| 70. |
Under which of the Article of the Constitution of India did the District Planning Committee come into existence ? |
| A. | 243 zd |
| B. | 243 ze |
| C. | 244 zd |
| D. | 242 zd |
| Answer» B. 243 ze | |
| 71. |
Which of the following states does not have Panchayati Raj Institution at all? |
| A. | assam |
| B. | tripura |
| C. | kerala |
| D. | nagaland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
The State Election Commission conducts, controls and supervises municipal elections under…? |
| A. | article 240(1) |
| B. | article 241(2) |
| C. | article 243(k) |
| D. | article 245(d) |
| Answer» D. article 245(d) | |
| 73. |
The ‘Recall’ provision to remove the elected office-bearers from the local self- government institution has been executed in…? |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | madhya pradesh |
| D. | haryana |
| Answer» D. haryana | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct about civil society organisations..? |
| A. | they are sovereign bodies |
| B. | they are voluntary but nonprofit-making agencies |
| C. | they work in close proximity with people |
| D. | they create awareness; educate and sensitise people on common issues and act as |
| Answer» B. they are voluntary but nonprofit-making agencies | |
| 75. |
Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats contains..? |
| A. | 18 items |
| B. | 28 items |
| C. | 19 items |
| D. | 29 items |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The Lokayukta and Uplokayuktas Act was first passed in..? |
| A. | maharashtra |
| B. | west bengal |
| C. | karnataka |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Town Area Committee is constituted and governed by…?\ |
| A. | district board |
| B. | state legislature |
| C. | governor |
| D. | municipal council |
| Answer» C. governor | |
| 78. |
According to 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the minimum age for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions should be..? |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 23 years |
| C. | 21 years |
| D. | 25 years |
| Answer» D. 25 years | |
| 79. |
Mayor-in-Council form of government means..? |
| A. | cabinet form of government at the municipal level |
| B. | classical prefectorial form of government at the municipal level |
| C. | making mayor unaccountable to his colleagues |
| D. | presidential form of government at the municipal level |
| Answer» B. classical prefectorial form of government at the municipal level | |
| 80. |
Reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj bodies seeks to ensure..? |
| A. | economic welfare of women and children |
| B. | gender parity in rural society |
| C. | participation of women in public life |
| D. | empowerment of women as an individual |
| Answer» D. empowerment of women as an individual | |
| 81. |
Who conceived the concept of Gram Swaraj ? |
| A. | jaya prakash narain |
| B. | vinoba bhave |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | swami dayanand |
| Answer» D. swami dayanand | |
| 82. |
In the Constitution of India, economic and social planning is included in the…? |
| A. | union list of the vii schedule |
| B. | state list of the vii schedule |
| C. | concurrent list of the vii schedule |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 83. |
The first municipal corporation in India was set-up at Madras in the year..? |
| A. | 1767 |
| B. | 1687 |
| C. | 1667 |
| D. | 1678 |
| Answer» C. 1667 | |
| 84. |
Ashok Mehta Committee recommended for the establishment of…? |
| A. | nagar panchayat |
| B. | panchayat samiti |
| C. | mandal panchayat |
| D. | gram panchayat |
| Answer» D. gram panchayat | |
| 85. |
Village Panchayat is accountable to the..? |
| A. | panchayat samiti |
| B. | zila parishad |
| C. | chairman of the village panchayat |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
The Minister-Civil Servant relationship in India emerged as a result of…? |
| A. | government of india act, 1935 |
| B. | montagu-chelmsford reforms, 1919 |
| C. | indian constitution, 1950 |
| D. | morley-minto reforms, 1909 |
| Answer» C. indian constitution, 1950 | |
| 87. |
The existence of the Second Chamber (Legislative Council) in the state largely depends on the wishes of the…? |
| A. | people |
| B. | high court |
| C. | governor |
| D. | legislative assembly |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The District treasury comes under the control of the..? |
| A. | state government |
| B. | district collector |
| C. | district treasury officer |
| D. | chief secretary |
| Answer» C. district treasury officer | |
| 89. |
The principal function of Directorates in a State Government is to…? |
| A. | undertake policy implementation |
| B. | render auxiliary services |
| C. | facilitate policy formulation |
| D. | promote inter-agency cooperation and coordination |
| Answer» B. render auxiliary services | |
| 90. |
Charged expenditure upon the Consolidated fund of India..? |
| A. | is submitted to the vote of parliament |
| B. | is not submitted to the vote of rajya sabha |
| C. | is not submitted for the sanction of the president |
| D. | is not submitted to the vote of parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
A Governor can issue an ordinance..? |
| A. | whenever he likes |
| B. | whenever chief minister advises him |
| C. | whenever the state legislature is not in session |
| D. | when the union government tells him to do so |
| Answer» D. when the union government tells him to do so | |
| 92. |
If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to..? |
| A. | chief justice of india |
| B. | prime minister of india |
| C. | vice-president of india |
| D. | speaker of lok sabha |
| Answer» D. speaker of lok sabha | |
| 93. |
Impeachment proceedings against the President for violation of the Constitution can be initiated in…? |
| A. | the lok sabha |
| B. | the rajya sabha |
| C. | either house of parliament |
| D. | the supreme court |
| Answer» D. the supreme court | |
| 94. |
Planning Commission was setup..? |
| A. | under the government of india act, 1935 |
| B. | as per the provisions of the constitution of india |
| C. | by a cabinet resolution |
| D. | as per the recommendations of the national development council |
| Answer» D. as per the recommendations of the national development council | |
| 95. |
The grants made in advance by the Lok Sabha in respect of estimated expenditure is called…? |
| A. | token grant |
| B. | vote on credit |
| C. | exceptional grant |
| D. | vote on account |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Who among the following said that, “Company form of public enterprise is a fraud on the Indian Constitution ? |
| A. | paul appleby |
| B. | chhagla commission |
| C. | ashok chanda |
| D. | morarjee desai |
| Answer» D. morarjee desai | |
| 97. |
The Public Corporation is…? |
| A. | accountable to finance ministry only |
| B. | partially accountable to parliament |
| C. | not accountable to parliament |
| D. | accountable to parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists ? |
| A. | haldane committee report |
| B. | sarkaria commission report |
| C. | fulton committee report |
| D. | kothari committee report |
| Answer» D. kothari committee report | |
| 99. |
In which of the following articles of the constitution is the term ‘Cabinet’ mentioned ? |
| A. | article 74 |
| B. | article 75 |
| C. | article 352 |
| D. | not mentioned in the constitution |
| Answer» D. not mentioned in the constitution | |
| 100. |
A written constitution Now choose the right option |
| A. | 2, 3, 5 |
| B. | 1, 4, 5 |
| C. | 1, 2, 5 |
| D. | 1, 3, 5 |
| Answer» D. 1, 3, 5 | |