Public Administration MCQs 2019

“Entropy” is a law of nature in which all forms of organizations move towards:
A. Growth and Continuity
B. Continuous Improvement
C. Rebirth and Emergency
D. Disorganization and Death

The bureaucracy has been defined as a system of administration characterized by expertness, impartiality and absence of humanity. Who defined this?
A. Herman Finer
B. La Palombra
C. Max Weber
D. None of these

The dominant role in developing Scientific Management was played by:
A. F.W. Taylor
B. Herber Simon
C. Pfiffner John
D. Mary Parker Follet

Two or more sub systems working together to produce more than the total of what they might produce working alone is:
A. Closed System
B. Open System
C. Sub System
D. Synergy

A goal set by and for top management of the organization is:
A. Tactical Goal
B. Strategic Goal
C. Operational Goal
D. Specific Goal

A condition in which the availability of each alternative and its potential Payoff and costs are all associated with probability estimates is:
A. State of risk
B. State of certainty
C. State of mild certainty
D. State of high certainty

_______ is the central problem of political societies who must determine who has it and how it is distributed.
A. Power
B. Structure
C. Bureaucracy
D. Organization

“Public Administration is detailed and systematic application of law.” The above definition has been given by:
A. L. D. White
B. Luther Gullick
C. E.N. Gladden
D. Woodrow Wilson

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

Who wrote the famous book “Research on the Bureaucracy in Pakistan”?
A. Muneer Ahmad
B. Brian Chapman
C. Inayatullah
D. Ralph Braibanti