COMPULSORY QUESTION, 2003
1. THE DIFFERENCE B/W PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION N POLITICAL SCIENCE IS
A). AMOUNT of constraints from public interest in decision making
B). the emphasis on bureautic structure, behaviour n methodoligies
C). evaluative techniques
D). no difference b/w political science n public administration
E). none of these
2. according 2 Goodnow "administration" refers to:
A). govt. expression of the state will
B) govt execution of policies
C) govt suppresion of public interests
D) govt collection of public interests
E) none of these
3. Gullick & Urwick's POSDCORB anagram was:
A) a reference to the focus of public administration
B). a listing of when to utilize Public administration
C). an expression of administrative principles to follow
D).a means of identifying the problems associated with bureaucracy
E).none of these
4. Herbert Simon refuted the administrative principles theory by:
A).revealing that administrative principles were too specific
B).showing that for every principle there ther is a counter principle
C).explaning that administrative principles could only be used in complex organization
D).relating that administrative principles always allowed for rational decisions
E).none of the above
5.The three components that comprise publicness & privateness in society are:
a).bureaucy, consistency and budget
b).administration, management, n organisation
c) execution, regulation, n strucute
d) agency, access, n interest
e) none of the above
6. the "new public administration" movement was focused on:
a) methods, results, n organisation as a whole
b) leadership n control of organisations
c) values, ethics n individuals member
d) heirarchy n distribution of power in organisations
e) none of the above
7. the one component consistently present in decision making process of public decision maker is:
a) advice seeking
b) information
c) rapidity
d) professionalism
e) none of the above
8. the presurres to rationalize bureaucracy often lead to:
a) non-conformity
b) rebellion
c) conditional acceptance
d) over conformity
e) none of the above
9. according to Max Weber, the three types of leadership are:
a) titular, controlles, organisers
b) charismatic, traditional, rational
c) institutionalists, specialists, hybrids
d) charismatic, institutionalists, specialists
e) none of the above
10. the aim of Taylor's scientific management was to:
a) stress individual accomplishment over organisational yeild
b) reduce production n increased morale
c) improve organisational efficiency n production
d) alter machinery to lessen burden on the labour force
e) none of the above
11. the closed model of organisation theory presents the organisation as:
a) flexible entities with varying routines
b) unorganised entities with unstable conditions
c) structured entities with equal power distribution
d) heirarchial entities with formal n rational methods of operation
e) none of the above
12. the primary force in changing public administration is:
a) organisational enviroment
b) organisational technology
c) how employees react to organisational technology
d) type of interdepence of the organisation
e) none of the above
13. the purposes of decision tree is:
a) cost analysis
b) decision alternatives
c) project coordination
d) time analysis
e) none of the above
14. most analysts agree that information technology will pressure the heirarchial pyramid to:
a) disappear
b) stretch
c) flatten
d) remain as it is
e) none of the above
15. the purpose of public program evaluation is:
a) resource allocation only
b) to abolish inefficient programms
c) to endorse successful programs
d) dependant on the motivation of those who initiate the evaluation
e) none of the above
16. management-by-objectives (MBO):
a) encourages centralization of management
b) discourages communiocations n feedback
c) avoids objective setting
d) encourages self management and decentralization
e) none of the above
17. Lindblom has referred to the incerementalists paradigm of policy making as:
a) dragging feet
b) muddling thorough
c) smooth operating
d) proficient policy making
e)none of the above
18. collective good differ from common-pool goods on the basis of:
a) availability
b) degree of execution
c) consumption
d) delivery
e) none of the above
19. supervision as a mechanism of control over subordinate has been found to be:
a) the most efficient mechanism of control
b) as effective as input control
c) the least effective mechanism of control
d) more effective than behaviour control
e) none of the above
20. according to Herbert Simon the core challenge to executives in the post-industrial age will be:
a) how to increase worker productivity
b) how to process information
c) how to control burgeoning bureaucracy
d) how to improve public relations
e) none of the above
