Public Administration MCQs 2024
Master the latest CSS exam trends with this complete set of solved Public Administration MCQs from the 2024 paper. This resource is essential for aspirants looking to understand the current focus of the FPSC. Test your knowledge on core topics such as New Public Management (NPM), the structural elements of Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy, and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The 2024 paper also delves into the specifics of the Pakistani context, with questions on the 1973 Constitution and the origins of the Civil Service of Pakistan from the colonial-era Indian Civil Service (ICS). Use this solved paper to gauge your preparation level and build the confidence needed to excel in the objective portion.
Under the Civil Servants Rules of 1973, appointments, promotions, and transfers of civil servants in Pakistan are based on?
A. Education and qualifications
B. Rewards awarding mechanisms
C. Combination of merit and seniority
D. None of these
With respect to one of the definitions, public administration as a field is mainly concerned with the means for:
A. Implementing Political Values
B. Maintaining Cultural Values
C. Promoting bureaucratic governance
D. None of the Above
Rational choice theory is based on the assumption the person making a decision or taking an action will do so on the basis of his/her?
A. Assessment of personal needs
B. Assessment of community needs
C. Assessment of family needs
D. None of these
"New Public Management" (NPM) is a variant of public administration's:
A. Political Approach
B. Managerial Approach
C. Legal Approach
D. None of the Above
Monetary policy involving use of different financial instruments to influence interest rate and money supply is prepared and implemented by?
A. State-owned stock exchange
B. Consortium of commercial banks
C. Central or State Bank of the country
D. None of these
Main structural elements of Max Weber's concept of bureaucracy include?
A. Hierarchy of authority
B. Career structure through specializations
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of the Above
An organization’s efficiency and effectiveness can be improved through application of administrative principles falling under?
A. Administrative Management Theory
B. Bureaucratic Management Theory
C. Scalar Chain Theory
D. None of these
Stephen Robbins has organized the leadership studies into:
A. Bureaucratic and law enforcing groups
B. Political, social, and economic groups
C. Civil servants and police groups
D. None of the Above
Public Private Partnership is a contractual arrangement between government and private sector for the delivery of?
A. Private service funded by public sector
B. Public service financed by private sector
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of these
Maslow's theory of human motivation based on hierarchy of needs, also includes?
A. Self-actualization
B. Self-esteem
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of the Above