Question 1

Which of the following is important in the organisational structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Well defined jobs 
B)  Coordination. 
C)  Clarifying authority and power 
D)  All the above. 
A)  Well defined jobs 
B)  Coordination. 
C)  Clarifying authority and power 
D)  All the above. D

Question 2

Which of the following are required in organisation as a process?

Accepted Answer

A)  division of work 
B)  grouping jobs and departments 
C)  establishing authority relationship 
D)  all the three 
A)  division of work 
B)  grouping jobs and departments 
C)  establishing authority relationship 
D)  all the three D

Question 3

The 'POSDCORB' relates to the --------------- of the public administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scope 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Purpose 
D)  Philosophy 
A)  Scope 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Purpose 
D)  Philosophy A

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the principles of organisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy or scalar principle 
B)  Staffing 
C)  Unity of command 
D)  Span of control 
A)  Hierarchy or scalar principle 
B)  Staffing 
C)  Unity of command 
D)  Span of control

Question 5

The discipline of public administration originated in----

Accepted Answer

A)  U. K 
B)  U. S. A 
C)  Germany 
D)  India 
A)  U. K 
B)  U. S. A 
C)  Germany 
D)  India

Question 6

Which of the following is a feature of Max Weber's bureaucratic organisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A well defined hierarchy 
B)  Division of labour based on functional specialisation 
C)  Office holder cannot appropriate his office 
D)  All the above. 
A)  A well defined hierarchy 
B)  Division of labour based on functional specialisation 
C)  Office holder cannot appropriate his office 
D)  All the above.

Question 7

The integral view of public administration is supported by:

Accepted Answer

A)  L D. White 
B)  Dimock 
C)  Gladden 
D)  all the above 
A)  L D. White 
B)  Dimock 
C)  Gladden 
D)  all the above

Question 8

The word "POSDCORB" was coined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  J M. Pfiffner 
B)  Marshal Dimock 
C)  Luther Gullick 
D)  L D. White 
A)  J M. Pfiffner 
B)  Marshal Dimock 
C)  Luther Gullick 
D)  L D. White

Question 9

Which one of the following activities are not covered in 'POSDCORB'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Budgeting 
B)  Planning 
C)  Reporting 
D)  Discipline 
A)  Budgeting 
B)  Planning 
C)  Reporting 
D)  Discipline

Question 10

Who was the originator of Politics-administration dichotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W. F. Willoughby 
C)  Mary Parker Follet 
D)  Henry Fayol 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W. F. Willoughby 
C)  Mary Parker Follet 
D)  Henry Fayol

Question 11

Which of the following is required in organisation as a process

Accepted Answer

A)  Division of work 
B)  Grouping jobs and departments 
C)  Establishing authority relationships 
D)  All the three above 
A)  Division of work 
B)  Grouping jobs and departments 
C)  Establishing authority relationships 
D)  All the three above

Question 12

The human relations theory focussed on the

Accepted Answer

A)  Physiological factors 
B)  biological factors 
C)  Social and psychological factors 
D)  Economic factors 
A)  Physiological factors 
B)  biological factors 
C)  Social and psychological factors 
D)  Economic factors

Question 13

The name of Max Weber is associated with -------

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureaucratic theory 
B)  System theory 
C)  Human relations theory 
D)  Administrative theory 
A)  Bureaucratic theory 
B)  System theory 
C)  Human relations theory 
D)  Administrative theory

Question 14

The principle of scalar chain was devised by

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Fayol 
B)  L. Urwick 
C)  Frederick Taylor 
D)  Chester . I. Bernard. 
A)  Henry Fayol 
B)  L. Urwick 
C)  Frederick Taylor 
D)  Chester . I. Bernard.

Question 15

The organisation theory which highlights the social and psychological influences on organisational behaviour is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations theory 
B)  system theory 
C)  bureaucratic theory 
D)  classical theory 
A)  human relations theory 
B)  system theory 
C)  bureaucratic theory 
D)  classical theory

Question 16

Which of the following is the main point of difference between public administration and private administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Profit motive 
B)  Public responsibility 
C)  Nature of functions 
D)  All the above 
A)  Profit motive 
B)  Public responsibility 
C)  Nature of functions 
D)  All the above

Question 17

New Public administration laid emphasis on ------------

Accepted Answer

A)  Economy and efficiency 
B)  Values and ethics 
C)  Behaviour of the public 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Economy and efficiency 
B)  Values and ethics 
C)  Behaviour of the public 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Literally the term 'administration' means---------------------

Accepted Answer

A)  Manage the laws 
B)  Manage the trade 
C)  Manage the affairs of public or private 
D)  Education 
A)  Manage the laws 
B)  Manage the trade 
C)  Manage the affairs of public or private 
D)  Education

Question 19

Public administration is the sum total of all the activities undertaken in pursuit of and in fulfilment of public policy, belongs to which view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managerial view 
B)  Integral view 
C)  POSDCORB view 
D)  Subject matter view 
A)  Managerial view 
B)  Integral view 
C)  POSDCORB view 
D)  Subject matter view

Question 20

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the increasingly important role of public administration in modern state?

Accepted Answer

A)  The complexities of the modern industrial and urbanised world 
B)  It is a great instrument of social change 
C)  Concept of welfare state and total war 
D)  All the above 
A)  The complexities of the modern industrial and urbanised world 
B)  It is a great instrument of social change 
C)  Concept of welfare state and total war 
D)  All the above

Which of the following is important in the organisational structure?

Which of the following are required in organisation as a process?

The 'POSDCORB' relates to the --------------- of the public administration?

Which of the following is not one of the principles of organisation?

The discipline of public administration originated in----

Which of the following is a feature of Max Weber's bureaucratic organisation?

The integral view of public administration is supported by:

The word "POSDCORB" was coined by:

Which one of the following activities are not covered in 'POSDCORB'?

Who was the originator of Politics-administration dichotomy?

Which of the following is required in organisation as a process

The human relations theory focussed on the

The name of Max Weber is associated with -------

The principle of scalar chain was devised by

The organisation theory which highlights the social and psychological influences on organisational behaviour is called:

Which of the following is the main point of difference between public administration and private administration?

New Public administration laid emphasis on ------------

Literally the term 'administration' means---------------------

Public administration is the sum total of all the activities undertaken in pursuit of and in fulfilment of public policy, belongs to which view?

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the increasingly important role of public administration in modern state?

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Exam 1: Public Administration and Organizational Theory

Which of the following is important in the organisational structure?

Which of the following are required in organisation as a process?

The 'POSDCORB' relates to the --------------- of the public administration?

Which of the following is not one of the principles of organisation?

The discipline of public administration originated in----

Which of the following is a feature of Max Weber's bureaucratic organisation?

The integral view of public administration is supported by:

The word "POSDCORB" was coined by:

Which one of the following activities are not covered in 'POSDCORB'?

Who was the originator of Politics-administration dichotomy?

Which of the following is required in organisation as a process

The human relations theory focussed on the

The name of Max Weber is associated with -------

The principle of scalar chain was devised by

The organisation theory which highlights the social and psychological influences on organisational behaviour is called:

Which of the following is the main point of difference between public administration and private administration?

New Public administration laid emphasis on ------------

Literally the term 'administration' means---------------------

Public administration is the sum total of all the activities undertaken in pursuit of and in fulfilment of public policy, belongs to which view?

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the increasingly important role of public administration in modern state?

Public Management and Administrative Law: Functions, Organizations, and Accountability

Administrative Law and Public Service Recruitment

Public Administration in India

Public Administration and Bureaucracy

Administrative Principles and Communication

Indian Administration and Services

Public Administration and Management

Public Administration and State Administration

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