CSS Optional Past Papers MCQs

**”New Public Management” (NPM) is a variant of public administration’s:**A. Political ApproachB. Managerial ApproachC. Legal ApproachD. None of the Above Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Managerial Approach

**Monetary policy involving use of different financial instruments to influence interest rate and money supply is prepared and implemented by?**A. State-owned stock exchangeB. Consortium of commercial banksC. Central or State Bank of the countryD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Central or State Bank of the country

**Main structural elements of Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy include?**A. Hierarchy of authorityB. Career structure through specializationsC. Both (A) & (B)D. None of the Above Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both (A) & (B)

**An organization’s efficiency and effectiveness can be improved through application of administrative principles falling under?**A. Administrative Management TheoryB. Bureaucratic Management TheoryC. Scalar Chain TheoryD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Administrative Management Theory

**Stephen Robbins has organized the leadership studies into:**A. Bureaucratic and law enforcing groupsB. Political, social, and economic groupsC. Civil servants and police groupsD. None of the Above Show Answer Correct Answer: D. None of the Above (Behavioral, contingency, and trait approaches)

**Public Private Partnership is a contractual arrangement between government and private sector for the delivery of?**A. Private service funded by public sectorB. Public service financed by private sectorC. Both (A) & (B)D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Public service financed by private sector

**Maslow’s theory of human motivation based on hierarchy of needs, also includes?**A. Self-actualizationB. Self-esteemC. Both (A) & (B)D. None of the Above Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both (A) & (B)

**In pluralistic public administration, the organizational structures are highly representative of the competing?**A. Bureaucratic and law enforcing groupsB. Political, social, and economic groupsC. Civil servants and police groupsD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Political, social, and economic groups

**Literature on public administration in South Asian perspective highlights that main reason of rampant corruption in public offices of developing countries include:**A. Cultural and social phenomenonB. Political, social, and economic groupsC. Civil servants and police groupsD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Cultural and social phenomenon

**In South Asian context, administrative reforms concerning administrative structures and procedures are undertaken to improve governance:**A. Keeping in step with globalizationB. Work life balance issues of employeesC. Low salaries compared to private sectorD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Keeping in step with globalization