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101.

‘Mandamus’ is a writ issued by the Court…?

A. asking a public official or any authority to perform legal duties
B. enquiring into the legality of claim of any person to public office
C. asking a person who has detained any other person, to appear before a court
D. against any lower court not to do any act excess of their jurisdiction
Answer» B. enquiring into the legality of claim of any person to public office
Discussion
102.

Constitutional Safeguards to civil servants in India are ensured by..?

A. article 310
B. article 312
C. article 311
D. article 315
Answer» D. article 315
Discussion
103.

“Officials make work for each other.” This is said by..?

A. peter drucker
B. ramsay muir
C. parkinson
D. h. finer
Answer» D. h. finer
Discussion
104.

‘Efficiency record’ method for determining the merit for promotion is practised in..?

A. the usa
B. france
C. the uk
D. japan
Answer» B. france
Discussion
105.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration started functioning at Mussoorie from…?

A. june 12, 1959
B. sept. 13, 1959
C. sept. 1, 1959
D. february 12, 1959
Answer» D. february 12, 1959
Discussion
106.

The Union Public Service Commission of India has been established under the..?

A. article 315
B. article 320
C. article 325
D. article 335
Answer» B. article 320
Discussion
107.

Which of the following is not an All India Service ?

A. indian foreign service
B. indian administrative service
C. indian forest service
D. indian police service
Answer» B. indian administrative service
Discussion
108.

The British concept of Civil Service neutrality is laid down by..?

A. fulton committee
B. assheton committee
C. masterman committee
D. northcote-trevelyn committee
Answer» D. northcote-trevelyn committee
Discussion
109.

A new All India Service can be created by..?

A. an amendment of the constitution
B. an executive order
C. a resolution under article 312 of the constitution
D. a statute
Answer» D. a statute
Discussion
110.

‘Position classification’ is the classification of…?

A. salaries
B. duties
C. departments
D. personal status of incumbents
Answer» C. departments
Discussion
111.

The civil service was defined as “professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled” by?

A. herman finer
B. o. g. stahl
C. felix nigro
D. e. n. gladden
Answer» B. o. g. stahl
Discussion
112.

In which year was the decision of separating accounting function from audit function taken by the Central Government for its financial administration?

A. 1950
B. 1965
C. 1976
D. 2000
Answer» D. 2000
Discussion
113.

Who was the Chairman of the Economic Reforms Commission (1981-84) ?

A. dharam vira
B. l. k. jha
C. k. hanumanthiya
D. b. g. deshmukh
Answer» C. k. hanumanthiya
Discussion
114.

The economy cut motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by…?

A. rupees one hundred
B. rupee one
C. a specified amount
D. an unspecified amount
Answer» D. an unspecified amount
Discussion
115.

The question asked orally after the question hour in the House is called…?

A. supplementary question
B. short notice question
C. starred question
D. unstarred question
Answer» D. unstarred question
Discussion
116.

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by ….?

A. speaker of lok sabha
B. prime minister of india
C. president of india
D. chairman of rajya sabha
Answer» B. prime minister of india
Discussion
117.

The Railway Budget was separated from the Central Budget in the year…?

A. 1920
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1923
Answer» C. 1922
Discussion
118.

The role of the Finance Commission in Central-State fiscal relations has been undermined by …….?

A. the state governments
B. the zonal councils
C. the planning commission
D. the election commission
Answer» B. the zonal councils
Discussion
119.

The C & AG of India does not audit the receipts and expenditure of..?

A. municipal undertakings
B. state governments
C. government companies
D. central government
Answer» B. state governments
Discussion
120.

In which year was the Committee on Public Undertakings constituted by the Lok Sabha ?

A. 1953
B. 1956
C. 1963
D. 1964
Answer» E.
Discussion
121.

Audit of State Government is…?

A. a state subject
B. a union subject
C. in the concurrent list
D. none of these
Answer» C. in the concurrent list
Discussion
122.

The term ‘Performance Budget’ was coined by..?

A. administrative reforms commission of india
B. second hoover commission of usa
C. estimates committee of india
D. first hoover commission of usa
Answer» E.
Discussion
123.

which of the following administrative systems is the absence of judicial review a feature ?1. USA 2. UK 3. France 4. India

A. 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 2
Answer» C. 1 and 3
Discussion
124.

If a public servant imposes upon the citizens duties and obligations which are not required by law, it can lead to..?

A. error of law
B. abuse of power
C. error of authority
D. error of fact finding
Answer» C. error of authority
Discussion
125.

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in India consists of..?

A. 15 members
B. 22 members
C. 25 members
D. 30 members
Answer» C. 25 members
Discussion
126.

Who says that “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” ?

A. l. d. white
B. lord beveridge
C. lord acton
D. josiah stamp
Answer» D. josiah stamp
Discussion
127.

The system of ‘Rule of Law’ was propounded by…? A.

A. v. dicey
B. lowell
C. w. f. willoughby
D. h. finer
Answer» B. lowell
Discussion
128.

‘Habeas Corpus’ literally means..?

A. to have the body of
B. to command
C. to prohibit
D. none of the above
Answer» B. to command
Discussion
129.

The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was..?

A. norway
B. usa
C. sweden
D. finland
Answer» D. finland
Discussion
130.

According to Urwick, where the work is of a more simple and routine nature, the span of control varies from…?

A. 9 to 12
B. 8 to 12
C. 7 to 9
D. 10 to 12
Answer» C. 7 to 9
Discussion
131.

The most effective means of citizen’s control over administration is…?

A. election
B. pressure groups
C. advisory committees
D. public opinion
Answer» B. pressure groups
Discussion
132.

One who tells one’s supervisor anything detrimental to an associate is called..?

A. a squealer
B. a rate buster
C. a chiseller
D. none of these
Answer» B. a rate buster
Discussion
133.

The Santhanam Committee on prevention of corruption was appointed in..?

A. 1961
B. 1964
C. 1963
D. 1962
Answer» E.
Discussion
134.

The 4Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luther Gulick are..?

A. purpose, process, plan, place
B. place, person, programme, process
C. purpose, process, place, programme
D. purpose, process, person, place
Answer» E.
Discussion
135.

In hierarchy, the term ‘scalar’ means…?

A. step
B. ladder
C. position
D. process
Answer» C. position
Discussion
136.

Which of the following is not a staff agency in India ?

A. cabinet secretariat
B. cabinet committees
C. planning commission
D. economic affairs department
Answer» E.
Discussion
137.

Which of the following is not a function of staff agency ?

A. planning
B. advising
C. consultation
D. achieving goals
Answer» E.
Discussion
138.

The principle of ‘span of control’ means…?

A. an employee should receive orders from one superior only
B. the number of subordinate employees that an administrator can effectively direct
C. the control or supervision of the superior over the subordinate
D. the number of people being controlled
Answer» C. the control or supervision of the superior over the subordinate
Discussion
139.

In which of the following are public and private administrations not common ?

A. filing
B. managerial techniques
C. scope and complexity
D. accounting
Answer» D. accounting
Discussion
140.

F. W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management movement propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of…?

A. careful observation
B. measurement
C. generalisation
D. all of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
141.

Henry Fayol’s General theory of Administration is applicable at..?

A. policy management level
B. top management level
C. middle management level
D. workshop management level
Answer» C. middle management level
Discussion
142.

The history of evolution of the Public Administration is generally divided into..?

A. three phases
B. four phases
C. five phases
D. six phases
Answer» D. six phases
Discussion
143.

Who among the following is an odd thinker ?

A. taylor
B. maslow
C. herzberg
D. likert
Answer» B. maslow
Discussion
144.

The theory of ‘Prismatic Society’ in Public Administration is based on…?

A. study of public services in developed and developing countries
B. institutional comparision of public administration in developed countries
C. structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries
D. historical studies of public administration in different societies
Answer» D. historical studies of public administration in different societies
Discussion
145.

‘Job loading’ means..?

A. shifting of an employee from one job to another
B. deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge
C. making the job more interesting
D. none of the above
Answer» C. making the job more interesting
Discussion
146.

Simon was positively influenced by ideas of…?

A. terry
B. barnard
C. l. d. white
D. henry fayol
Answer» C. l. d. white
Discussion
147.

How many principles of organization were propounded by Henry Fayol ?

A. 10
B. 14
C. 5
D. 9
Answer» C. 5
Discussion
148.

The classical theory of administration is also known as the….?

A. historical theory
B. mechanistic theory
C. locational theory
D. human relations theory
Answer» C. locational theory
Discussion
149.

Who rejected the principles of administration as ‘myths’ and ‘proverbs’ ?

A. w. f. willoughby
B. herbert simon
C. chester barnard d. l.
D. white
Answer» C. chester barnard d. l.
Discussion
150.

Who wrote the book ‘Towards A New Public Administration: The Minnowbrook Perspective’ ?

A. frank marini
B. dwight waldo
C. c. j. charlesworth
D. j. m. pfiffner
Answer» B. dwight waldo
Discussion