1 Which one of the following is not correct about POSDCORB

Gulick coined the acronym POSDCORB

It incorporates the functions of manager

It considers human elements in an organisation

It is an expression of administrative principles

2 Match List I with List II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Authors) List II (Books)

Gerald E. Caiden Modern Public Administration
Felix A. Nigro The Dynamics of Public Administration
Paul H. Appleby Public Administration and Public Affairs
Nicholas Henry Big Democracy
The Politics of the Administrative Process

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3 Match List I with List II. List I Select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Authors) List II (Ideas)

W.B. Donham our civilisation fails, it will be mainly because of a breakdown of administration'.
Ramsay Muir main purpose of administration is to preserve the status quo in society
Paul H. Appleby 'Administration is the basis of Government. No Government can exist without administration
Paul Pigors 'While Government may come and go, ministers may rise and fall, the administration of a country goes on forever'.
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4 Which one of the following is not included in the Chester Barnard's classification of functions of the executive

Formulation of purposes and objectives

Formulation of structure of organisation

Maintenance of organisation communication

Securing essential services from the individual

5 Who among the following is considered as one of the first generation contributors to the field of Organisational Development

Chris Argyris

Rensis Likert

James D. Mooney

Peter Drucker

6 Which one of the following strategies is not discussed by McGregor to deal with the problems of team work and tension in the management of differences in an organisation

divide and rule

the suppression of differences

working through differences

compromise

7 Match List I with List II. Select correct answer by using codes given below

List I (Leaders) List II (Attributes)

Climbers Minimum change
Conservers Motivation and commitment
Zealots (iii)Maximum role and resources
Advocates Power, Income and Prestige
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8 Which one of the following is not correct about Herbert Simon's views on public organisation

Herbert Simon considered that there is no difference in human behaviour in public and private organisations

The public organisations are characterised by more legalism

The public organisations are subject to legislative scrutiny

The public organisations are more likely to be seen as inefficient and corrupt than are private organisations

9 'Bureaucratic hierarchy is a hierarchy of knowledge'. Who said it

Max Weber

Peter Blau

Karl Marx

Hegel

10 Which of the following principle is called 'First Principle of Organisation' by James D. Mooney

Hierarchy

Co-ordination

Delegation

Supervision

11 'Who among the following called the staff agency as more eyes, more ears and more hands to aid the administrator in forming and carrying out his plans'

James D. Mooney

Pffiner and Presthus

Dimock, Dimock and Koeing

Lepawski

12 In which of the following States/Union Territory, no community has been notified as Scheduled Tribes

Punjab

Haryana

Pondicherry

All of the above

13 Which of the following factors contributed to the growth of Comparative Administration
Emergence of independent nations in Asia and Africa after the Second World War
Launch of the Technical Assistance Programme by the USA
Dissatisfaction with the culture bound character of the traditional administration
Emergence of socio-psychological approach to the study of Public Administration Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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14 Citizen Charter in United Kingdom is based on which of the following committee's report

Committee on Corporate Governance

Sir Robins Ibbs Committee

Committee on Standards in Public Life

Committee on Consumer Voice in Transforming Public Services

15 Which one of the following Fast Stream was rolled out in the year 2013 in United Kingdom's Civil Service

Corporate Fast Stream

Economist Fast Stream

Northern Ireland Fast Stream

European Fast Stream

16 Which of the following is not the exclusive powers of the Senate of United States of America

Consenting to treaties as a precondition to their ratification

Consenting to or confirming the appointments of cabinet secretaries, federal judges etc.

Under 12th Amendment, senate has the power to elect the Vice-President if no Vice-Presidential candidate receives a majority of votes in electoral college

Considering the Finance Bill

17 According to 2002 Census of Governments in United States, 'Special District Governments' are
Special purpose government units
Other than school district governments
Separate entities with substantial administrative independence
Officially called district or authorities

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18 Identify the number of goals and targets for sustainable development laid down by United Nations Organisation for 2030

16 goals and 168 targets

17 goals and 169 targets

18 goals and 169 targets

18 goals and 190 targets

19 'Development administration is primarily concerned with the tasks and processes of formulating and implementing the four Plans, Policies, Programmes and Projects'. This view is expressed by

Merele Fainsod

Donald C. Stone

Fred W. Riggs

Edward Weidner

20 Assertion The spatial dimension emphasizes the need to study the impact of region and space on development.

Reason It (spatial dimension) is the attempt to promote participation for development at all levels.
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Both and are true, but is not correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

21 In which of the following years the Central Vigilance Commission got statutory status by enactment of Central Vigilance Commission Act

1964

1988

1998

2003

22 Which of the following are true of National Institution for Transforming India Aayog (NITI Aayog)
Its aim is to involve states in economic policy making process of Government of India.
It advocates 'bottom-up' approach of planning.
Union Government announced the formation of NITI Aayog on 1pt January, 2015.
NITI Aayog has representations from States and Union Territories. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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23 Consider the following statements regarding duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Duties and powers in relations to the accounts of the Union and States are entrusted to it.
It and AG) audits all receipts payable to Consolidated Fund of India and all expenditure made out of it.
The reports submitted by CAG are laid before each house of Parliament.
The reports (including on Public Undertakings) are examined by PAC before being laid in the Parliament.

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24 Which of the following is a function of Zero-base budgeting

Establishing a functional classification

Establishing quantitative hours of performance

Evolving feedback mechanism under each programme and activity

Throw everything out and start all over again

25 Which one of the following is tron.ly related to Zonal Councils in India

The members of Eastern Zonal Council are Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

The Zonal Councils are established under States' Reorganization Act, 1956.

The Zonal Councils are constitutional bodies.

The Chief Ministers of all the states in the zone are members of the Zonal Council.

26 Which of the following bodies are under the administrative control of Dept. of Personnel and Training
Central Administrative Tribunal
Central Vigilance Commission
Institute of Secretariat Training and Management
Union Public Service Commission

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27 Consider the following statements
Chief Secretary plays a key role in centre-state coordination.
Agenda for the Chief Secretaries' conference is decided by the National Integration Council.
Chief Secretary is the secretary of the concerned zonal council by rotation.
Chief Secretary brings about effective intra-state coordination.

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28 'There is no need to have an intermediate level of administration between State headquarters and the District'. This recommendation was made by

K. Santhanam Committee

I Administrative Reforms Commission

Sarkariya Commission

II Administrative Reforms Commission

29 Consider the following components of "Performance Budgeting".
Programme/function
Staff functions
Activity classification
Itemized expenditure Select the correct answer by using codes given below

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30 In which year on abolition of Civil Service Commission of U.K., the function related to recruitment of civil servants was handed over to the departmental Board or Committees

1968

1992

1995

2002

31 Which of the following is not a recommendation of 2nd ARCs on e-governance

Building a Congenial Environment

Identification of e-governance Projects and Prioritization

Business Process Re-engineering

Permanent Account Number Card

32 Which one of the following is not a method employed to conduct field research

Small group study of random behaviour

Case study and life history

Mass observation

Telephone survey

33 Which one of the following is a null hypothesis

Girls normally excel in academics

Boys are casual in their academic pursuits

Girls and boys do not differ in respect of their academic performance

Girls and boys are found to be equally good in their studies

34 'Experimental error' in an experimental hypothesis testing research is caused by

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Extraneous variable

Cumulative effect of all kinds of variables

35 A proposition which can be put to a test to determine its validity is termed as

Fact

Variable

Concept

Hypothesis

36 Which of the following are anti-corruption measures in India
Right to Information Act, 2005
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

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37 Which one of the following formulae is used to calculate standard deviation for data grouped into a frequency distribution SD= N xI

SD= N fxI

SD= 2 N x.

SD= 2 N Ifx

38 In general social administration includes
Social Welfare Policies
Social Security
Social Services
Social Welfare Institutions

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39 Which of the following is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as on October, 2015

Matters related to Official Language

Welfare of other Backward Classes

Welfare of Minorities

Empowerment of persons with disabilities

40 Which of the following provisions are correct regarding the Social Welfare Schemes in India as per 2015-16 Budget
The capital spending for these schemes is increased by one-fourth as compared to the previous year.
31 schemes are fully sponsored by the Union Government and 8 schemes have been delinked.
Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan is one of the delinked schemes.
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan is a fully centrally sponsored scheme.

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41 Which of the following is not associated with the World Trade Organisation

Uruguay Round

Bretton Wood System

Doha Development Agenda

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

42 Which of the following are the functions of International Monetary Fund
To foster global monetary co-operation
To secure financial stability
To facilitate international trade
To reduce poverty around the world Select the correct answer from codes given below

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43 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I (Industrial Policy Resolutions) List II (Focus of the Resolutions)

Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956 Promotion of Competition in the domestic market, technological upgradation and modernization.
Industrial Policy Statement, 1973 Decentralization and the role of small scale and cottage industries.
Industrial Policy Statement, 1977 Acceleration of the role of economic growth and primacy to the role of the state.
Industrial Policy Statement, 1980 High priority industries for investment from large Industrial Houses and Foreign Companies.

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44 'The Public Corporation must not be thrown into the arms of a ministerial father unless a fond Parliamentary mother is available to restrain excessive application of Paternal discipline'. This statement is made by

Paul H. Appleby

Dr. Lanka Sundaram

Earnest Davies

W.A. Robson

45 Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of Local government

Its statutory status

Its autonomous status free from any state government control

Local community participation in decision making in defined areas

Its power to raise revenue by taxation in its jurisdictional areas

46 Which one of the following is not identified by Second Administrative Reforms Commission as a barrier in citizen-centric administration in India

Lack of accountability of Civil Servants

Rich-Poor discrimination in administration

Red Tapism

Low levels of awareness of the rights and duties of citizens

47 Ministry of Panchayati Raj was created at the Union Level in which of the following month and years

In May 2004

In January 1950

In June 2000

In August 1947

48 Which one of the following is not provided by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

Gram Sabha in a village

Direct Elections to all seats in Panchayats at the village level

Fixing tenure of 5 years for Panchayats at all levels

Holding elections within a period of 9 months in the event of supersession of any Panchayat

49 Which one of the following provides for the Maintenance of Panchayat accounts and their audit

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

State Finance Commission of the Concerned State

District Collector of the Concerned District

State Legislature of the Concerned State

50 74th amendment in the Constitution seeks to ensure which of the following in urban governance
gender empowerment
deepening of democracy
accountability in governance
rigid procedural mechanism to ensure administrative autonomy

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