Public Administration MCQs 2008

Human Relations approach was a metamorphic step in management theory and practice. The studies for this movement were carried out at _____________.
A. Hawthorne plant at Western Electric Company, Chicago
B. Hawthorne plant at Harvard University
C. HRD Department, Stanford University
D. General Electric Company, New York

Open door policy is an aid to ____________.
A. Downward communication
B. Upward communication
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

The Principle of unity of command implies ____________.
A. In union there is strength
B. Employees should receive orders from one superior only
C. Group to be assigned the responsibility of commanding
D. Command be equally distributed among horizontal line

Which of the following was not enunciated as a principle of management by Henry Fayol?
A. Division of work
B. Planning and Organization
C. Authority and responsibility
D. Espirit de corps

A Plan is a determined course of action. The first major step in the process is _______________.
A. Developing premises
B. Stating organizational objectives
C. Developing plans
D. Putting plans into action

Which of the statements given below regarding decision making is false?
A. It is a continuous process
B. It implies a choice
C. It is an intellectual activity
D. Decision making is identical with problem solving

Which of the following statements about span of management is false?
A. A manager cannot supervise the activities of an unlimited number of people
B. Span of management directly affects the number of management levels in the organization
C. The capacity and the ability of the executive have absolutely no role in determining the span of management
D. Higher the degree of decentralization, larger can the span of management be.

Line organization is most suitable where ____________.
A. Business is carried on large scale
B. Methods of operations are complex
C. Expertise of specialist is required
D. All of these

Managerial authority denotes ____________.
A. Right to act or direct the action of other in attainment of organizational goals
B. Right to give orders and power to extract obedience
C. Supreme coordinating power
D. All of these

Which of the following statements is false?
A. Authority and responsibility co-exist
B. Responsibility can be delegated
C. Accountability arise out responsibility
D. Authority is the Supreme coordinating power