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1.What is the correct chronological order of the
following administrative events
1. Pendleton Act, USA
2. The All India Services Act
3. Kothari Commission on Recruitment Policy
and Selection Methods
4. Fulton Committee on the Reorganization
of the British Civil Service
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1,2,4,3 (b) 2,3,1,4
(c) 3,4,1,2 (d) 4,3,1,2
Anwer.a
2. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. ln India the basic policy governing
recruitment to the civil service was first laid
down in 1854.
2. Kothari Committee was appointed in 1976.
3. Kothari Committee submitted its report in
1977.
4. Kothari Committees recommendations
were implemented by the Central
government in 1979.
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
Anwer.d
3. The role of training of civil servants has been
thoroughly analyzed by
(a) Appleby‘s Report
(b) Assheton Committee Report
(c) Kothari Committee Report
(d) Hoover Commission Report •
Anwer.b
4. The major feature of induction training is that it
is imparted
(a) before a candidate is selected.
(b) before a candidate assumes responsibility.
(c) when the official is half way through his
service.
(d) when the official is about to be promoted.
Anwer.b
5. Employees learning by doing the work and
‘ acquiring administrative skill through practice
is known as
(a) informal training
(b) Formal training
(c) Post-entry training
(d) Orientation training
Anwer.a
6. The Indian Institute of Public Administration,
New Delhi was established as a result of the
acceptance by the Union government of the
recommendations of
(a) Planning Commission Report
(b) A.D. Gonivala Report
(c) Paul Appleby Report
(d) V.T.Krishnamachari Report
Anwer.c
7. The salaries, allowances and other service
conditions of the UPSC members are
determined by the
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Chairman, UPSC
(d) Ministry of Personnel
Anwer.a
B. The disciplinary authority for Group C and
Group D employees is the
(a) Secretary
(b) President
(0) Chairman, UPSC
(d) Prime Minister
Anwer.a
9. The principle of anonymity of civil servants goes
with
(a) the principle of neutrality
(b) the principle of ministerial responsibility
(c) the principle of committed bureaucracy
(d) the principle of rational bureaucracy
Anwer.b
0. The performance budget is a statement of
(a) the income of the government
(b) the expenditure by the government
(c) select plans of development
(d) the entire programme of governmental
activity
Anwer.d
11. Which of the following are ensured by the
Budget?
1, Financial and legal accountability of the
executive to the legislature
2. Accountability of each subordinate
authority in the executive to the one
immediately above in the hierarchy
3. Accountability of the legislature to the
judiciary
4. Accountability of the government
departments to the Finance Commissions.
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(0) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
Anwer.a
12. The Indian Parliament exercises final control
on public finance:
(a) through the Public Accounts Committee.
(b) through the Estimates Committee.
(c) through the enactment of the Budget.
(d) through the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India.
Anwer.a
13. What is the correct sequence of the different
stages in the enactment of the budget?
1. General Discussion
2. Appropriation Bill
3. Annual Financial Statement
4. Finance Bill
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 2,41,3 (b) 1,2,3,4
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 4, 3, 2,1
Anwer.c
14. Which one of the following powers of the
Council of States is provided in the Indian
Constitution?
(a) To reject or amend a money bill
(b) To decide whether a bill is a money bill
(c) To vote for public expenditure
(d) To delay a money bill for a period not
exceeding fourteen days
Anwer.d
15. Which one of the following statements is correct
with regard to the power of Parliament in
enacting the Budget?
(a) lt can increase a tax, but not reduce it.
(b) It can increase a tax, as well as reduce or
abolish it.
(c) lt cannot increase a tax, but can reduce or
abolish it.
(d) lt can neither increase a tax nor reduce it.
Anwer.c
16. “Auditors do not know and cannot be expected
to know very much about good administration”.
This was said by
(a) VT Krishnamachari
(b) Dr Manmohan Singh
(c) Vasant Sathe
(d) Paul Appleby
Anwer.d
17. The process of recruitment of public personnel
is complete only after their
(a) selection
(b) intimation of their selection
(c) placement and orientation
(d) certification
Anwer.c
18. The most effective instrument of the executive
control over the administration is
(a) Civil service code
(b) Communication
(c) Rule—making power
(d) Power of appointment and removal
Anwer.d
19. To exercise effective control over the
administration, the citizen requires mostly
(a) a high level of education.
(b) a high degree of political consciousness.
(c) an adequate standard of public
spiritedness.
(d) an adequate knowledge of administrative
theory.
Anwer.b
20. Which of the following recommendations were
made in the Northcote Trevelyan Report (1854)
regarding the structure ot the British Civil
Service?
1. Separation of the intellectual from the
mechanical side of administration.
2. Unification of the service with unified
recruitment and inter—departmental
promotions.
3. Recruitment by competitive examination
and not by patronage.
4. Specialists must be given policy making
positions.
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1,2and3 (d) 1,2,3,and4
Anwer.c
21. The principle of Whitleyism is followed in
1. USA 2. USSR
3. India 4. UK
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 only
Anwer.c
22. Attachment to both public and private
organizations is a feature of training of civil
servants in
(a) India (b) France
(c) UK (d) USSR
Anwer.b
23. Development administration in India is
concerned with
(a) development of heavy industries
(b) maintenance of law and order
(c) promotion of economic growth and social
justice
(d) adjudication of disputes between the citizens
Anwer.c
24. Which one of the following is not correct
regarding the executive powers of the Indian
President?
(a) He must be kept informed by the Prime
Minister of all decisions of the Cabinet.
(b) He presides over the meetings of the
Council of Ministers when he deems fit.
(c) He can ask the Prime Minister to submit a
decision of any minister for the consideration of the Council of Ministers.
(d) He must be supplied with such other
information about the administration of the
country as he asks for it.
Anwer.b
25 Which one of the following shows positions in
Indian administration in correct hierarchical
sequence?
(a) Secretary, Additional Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, Joint Secretary
(b) Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint
Secretary, Director, Deputy Secretary
(c) Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under
Secretary, Joint Secretary
(d) Secretary, Joint Secretary, Additional
Secretary, Deputy Secretary
Anwer.b
26. Which one of the following is not correct?
(a) The Planning Commission prepares the
plan in consultation with Union Ministries
and State Governments.
(b) The various Central Ministries and State
Governments draw up their own plans
according to their needs, irrespective of the
allocation received.
(c) An effort is made through negotiation and
discussion to secure agreement among the
Central Ministries and state governments
regarding planning.
(d) The draft five year plan by the Planning
Commission is placed before the
Parliament for its sanction.
Anwer.b
27. Which one of the following is the first and
foremost function of the National Development
Council?
(a) To effect co-operation of efforts between
the Union executive and the bureaucracy.
(b) To effect co—operation of efforts between
the Union executive and the Parliament.
(c) To achieve the targets of the plan and to
promote administrative efficiency.
(d) To effect co-ordination of plan efforts
among the Union government, the Planning
Commission and the state governments.
Anwer.d
28. Which one of the following statements is not
correct regarding the functions and powers of
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’?
(a) He examines the accounts of the Union
government and submits his report to the
President.
(b) He examines the accounts of the state
governments and submits his report to the
Governors of the respective states.
(c) He does not exercise any administrative
control over the offices of the auditors
working in the states.
(d) ln case either House of Parliament desires
to have any information from him, it can
do so through the Public Accounts
Committee.
Anwer.c
29. Which one of the following statements is not
correct ‘?
(a) Government Corporation is the most
important innovation in political
organization and constitutional practice.
(b) Corporation represents the marriage of the
orthodox economist’s preference for
freedom of enterprise with the socialists
desire for services planned by public
authority.
(c) All Union Government corporations in India
have been established by specific Acts of
Parliament.
(d) Corporation device has not been
recommended by the ARC as the best form
of management.
Anwer.d
30. A wing in the secretariat as an important unit
will be under the charge of
(a) a secretary-cum-commissioner to
government
(b) A joint secretary
(c) A deputy secretary
(d) An under secretary
Anwer.b
31. The Steel Authority of India Limited, is a
(a) departmental venture
(b) statutory corporation
(c) holding company
(d) joint stock company
Anwer.c
32. Members of the All India Services serve
(a) the Central government only
(b) the state governments only
(c) the Union Territories only
(d) both the Union and state governments
Anwer.d
33. According to the Constitution of India, a New
All•India Service can be created if
(a) the Parliament of India enacts a law by a
special majority prescribed under Article
312 of the Constitution.
(b) the Fiajya Sabha passes a resolution by a
two-third majority of its members present
and voting and an absolute majority of the
whole house.
(c) the President of India so desires and issues
a proclamation to that effect.
(d) the state governments initiate such a
proposal.
Anwer.a
34. The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to
the
(a) Ministry of Personnel
(b) Parliament
(c) Prime Minister
(d) President
Anwer.d
35. Which of the following is the most fundamental
objective of the foundational course of training
for the probationers of the All-India and Central
Group A Services?
1. To make the trainees programme oriented.
2. To enable them to appreciate rural life and
problems.
3. To bring about radical change of attitude
from authoritative paternalistic behaviour.
4. To foster national outlook.
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1, 2, and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Anwer.c
36. The following statements are associated with
‘specialists’ in administration.
1. They have expertise in professional fields.
2. They are all-rounder.
3. They possess proficiency in operating
particular branches of administration.
4. They develop skills through long
experiences.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Select the answer from the codes given
below:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and4
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 4
Anwer.a
37. Which of the following roles are played by the
Chief Secretary of a state government ?
1. Secretary to the chief minister
2. Advisor to the Cabinet
3. Advisor to individual ministers
4. Co—coordinator of state administration
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Anwer.d
38. The officer playing a vital role in development
administration at the district level in spite of
structural variations in our Panchayati Raj
institutions is the
(a) President of Zilla Parishad
(b) Chairman of Panchayat Samiti
(c) District Collector
(d) District Development Assistant
Anwer.c
39. On which ofthe following does octroi is levied?
1. Commodities coming into the a real
jurisdiction of a city corporation
2. Commodities going out of the a real
jurisdiction of a municipality
3. Commodities coming into the a real
jurisdiction of a municipality
4. Commodities going out of the excise
departments godowns in the area of a
municipal corporation
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Anwer.b
40. Which one of the following constitutes an
important problem of urban local government?
(a) Foreign migrants from other countries
(b) Slums and environmental decay,
sanitation, health and drinking water
scarcity
(c) Lack of family contacts and social cohesion
among the urban people
(d) Conflict of norms and values of urban
community
Answer.b
Directions : The following sixteen (16) items consist of two lists labelled List l and List ll. You are to match items
under List I with those under List ll. Select the correct answers using the codes given under the respective lists.
41. List/(Author)
A. L.D. White
B. W.F. Willoughby
C. E.N. Gladden
D. Ordway Tead
List Il (Name of the Book)
1. Principles of Public Administration.
2. Introduction to the Study of Pubic Administration
3. Administration : Its Purpose and Performance
4. An Introduction to Public Administration
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
Anwer.c
42. ListI(Wrlter)
A. John A. Vleg
B. L.D.White
C. Herbert A. Simon
D. Luther Gulick
List II (Statement)
1. Public Administration consists of all those
operations having for their purpose the fulfillment
or enforcement of public policy.
2. Administration has to do with getting things done;
with the accomplishment of defined objectives.
3. ln its broadest sense, administration can be
defined as the activities of groups co-operating
to accomplish common goals.
4. Administration is a determined action taken in
pursuit of conscious purpose.
5. Administration is the organisation and direction
of human and material resources to achieve
desired ends.
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 5
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 1 5 3
(d) 4 1 3 2
Anwer.d
43 List I ( Author)
A. Brooks Adams
B. Paul Plgcrs
C. Henri Fayol
D. Wallace B Donham ‘
List II (Principle)
The chief function of administration is to facilitate
social change.
2. If our civilisation breaks down, it will be mainly
a breakdown of administration.
3. Administrators are the stabilisers of society and
the guardians of traditions.
4. Administration is a subject of universal importance.
5. Administration is a moral act and administrator
is a moral agent.
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 2 1 3
(0) 3 1 5 2
(d) 2 4 3 5
Anwer.a
44. List I (Principle)
A. Time and Motion Study
B. General Management
C. Hawthorne Studies
D. Behaviour Alternative Model
List I (Advocate)
1. Fayol
2. Taylor
3. Simon
4. Elton Mayo
5. Gullck
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 4 3 5
(c) 3 5 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
Anwer.a
45. List!
A. Departmentalisation
B. Staff and Line
C. C0-ordination
D. Hierarchy
List II
1. Cabinet Secretariat and Government
Corporation
2. The deputy secretary reports to the director who
in turn reports to the joint secretary.
3. Span of control.
4. Function, Process, Area, People
5. inter-departmental committees
Codes: A B C D
(a) 5 1 3 4
(b) 4 1 5 2
(0) 3 4 1 5
(d) 1 2 3 4
Anwer.b
46. List l
(Rank/Status)
A. Secretary
B. Project Manager
C. Section Officer
D. Lower Division Clerk
List II
(Role/Function)
1. Programme implementation
2. Policy making
3. Supervision
4. Budget implementation
5. Routine work
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 5
(b) 1 3 5 2
(c) 5 4 1 3
(d) 3 5 2 1
Anwer.a
47. List!
A. Home Department
B. Cabinet Secretariat
P C. Foreign Policy Committee
D. Government Printing Press
List II
1. General staff
2. Auxiliary staff
3. Line agency
4. Technical staff
Ccdes: A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 4
(b) 2 3 2 1
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
Anwer.d
48. List I (Author)
A. H.A.Sim0n
B. A. Etzioni
C. C.E. Lindbolm
D. Robert Dahl
List II (Decision making theory)
1. Mixed Scanning
2. Incrementalism
3. Programmed and non—programmed decisions
4. Group decision
5. Systems Approach
b
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 5
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 5 4
(d) 3 1 4 5
Anwer.b
49. List l
(Leadership Theory)
A. Traitial theory
B. Sociometric theory
C. Group theory
D. Contingency theory
List II
(Feature)
1. Exchange process between leader and followers
2. Personality characteristics of a leader
3. Environmental factors
4. Goals and structure of an organisation
Codes: A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
Anwer.b
50. Listl
A. Action theory as an explanation of
human motivation
B. inducement-contribution theory
C. Job satisfiers are motivators
D. Process model of work motivation
Listll
1. Leon Fastinger
2, Talcot Parsons
3. Abraham Maslow
4. Barnard
5. Herzberg
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 5
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 5 1
(d) 4 2 1 5
Anwer.c
