Public Administration MCQs 2004

Administrative accountability must be accompanied by:
A. If power is not abused.
B. If Ombudsman is independent and non-partisan.
C. If it brings home through legislature.
D. It can be achieved through responsible government.

Judicial control can achieve administrative accountability successfully if:
A. Rule of law is strictly followed.
B. Judicial process should not be cumbersome.
C. Judicial process should be easy and approachable.
D. Administrative action must be under judicial review.

Planning and its technique is common to all human activity such as:
A. Unity of program and timeliness of program.
B. Peoples following is necessary for successful plan.
C. Planners require reliable data for success.
D. Coordination is must in viable planning.

How can effective planning be made meaningful:
A. If it has management support
B. Its objective must be clearly defined.
C. Its feasibility standards mush show wisdom
D. It provides valuable learning experience.

Public corporation is the innovation of 20th century. The basic features are:
A. Public corporation is a corporation by courtesy
B. It is created for particular purpose.
C. It is the result of Government’s entry into business.
D. It has virtue of business management.

Mechanistic theory is formal structure of organization. Its functions are:
A. Drawing up plan for large-scale enterprises
B. It does not tally with realities.
C. It’s the result of Government’s entry into business
D. A human problem requires human solution.

The organization is the act of designing administrative structure. It requires:
A. The determination of what activities are necessary.
B. No engineering approach to achieve goal.
C. Staff for managing it.
D. The allocation of functions and responsibilities to individual.

Centralization and decentralization are the problems of relationship between higher and lower levels of government. They can be solved by:
A. Introduction of local bodies in the country.
B. Solving territorial and functional problems
C. Solving the jurisdictional disputes.
D. Active determination of external factors between the two

Zero-base budgeting evaluates current and new activities and programs which solve:
A. The governmental programs in detail.
B. The risks involving decision-developing and ranking packages.
C. The organizational services programs.
D. The basic developmental issues.

The connection between the politics and public administration is:
A. Politics seeks to deal controversial issues and public administration is the means whereby decisions are implemented.
B. The politicians and administrators do not share unique partnership.
C. Public administrator indulges in party politics.
D. Administrators having strong political conviction, they cannot pursue a carrier of public servant.