CSS Public Administration Past Paper MCQs: Solved (2000-2024)
Excel in your CSS Public Administration exam with this definitive archive of solved past paper Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). This essential resource provides a complete, year-wise compilation of all Public Administration MCQs from the official FPSC papers, offering a comprehensive 25-year review from 2000 to the 2024 examination.
Repeated MCQs of Public Administration (2000–2024)
| Repeated MCQ Topic/Keyword | Focus Area | Years of Occurrence |
| Politics-Administration Dichotomy (Propounder: Woodrow Wilson/F. Goodnow) | Foundational Theory | Wilson: 2017, 2011, 2000, 2014. Goodnow: 2019, 2015, 2013, 2000 |
| Wilson’s “Study of Administration” (Published Year: 1887) | Foundational History | 2017, 2018, 2014, 2011 |
| Definition: “Detailed and systematic application of law” (Author: Woodrow Wilson) | Foundational Definitions | 2013, 2007, 2019 |
| Public Administration Focus (Public Policy Implementation) | Scope | 2019, 2014, 2000, 2015, 2012, 2004 |
| Chief Architect of Bureaucracy (Max Weber) | Classical Theory | 2015, 2000 |
| Bounded Rationality (Concept Giver: Herbert Simon) | Decision Making Theory | 2019, 2003, 2001 |
| Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (5 levels) | Motivation Theory | 2024, 2018, 2014 |
| Hierarchy/Scalar Principle (Meaning: Ladder/Chain of Command) | Organization Structure | 2018, 2017, 2005 |
| Prismatic Society (Author: Fred W. Riggs) | Comparative Administration | 2018, 2014 |
| Systems Theory (Basis: Inter-dependence of elements) | Organizational Theory | 2017, 2010, 2000 |
| POSDCORB Coiner (Luther Gulick) | Classical Management | 2015, 2010 |
| “Research on the Bureaucracy in Pakistan” (Author: Ralph Braibanti) | Pakistan Context | 2019, 2005 |
| First Book on Public Administration (Author: L.D. White) | Literature | 2014, 2000 |
Trend Analysis: Public Administration
Public Administration MCQs are highly predictable, overwhelmingly focused on the founding fathers, classical organizational structure, and Pakistan-specific administrative contexts.
1. Foundational Dichotomy (Extreme Repetition):
The debate over the Politics-Administration Dichotomy is the single most tested concept, tied directly to the works of Woodrow Wilson and Frank Goodnow.
2. Classical Management and Theory:
The works of Max Weber (Bureaucracy), Henri Fayol (Principles), Luther Gulick (POSDCORB), and Herbert Simon (Bounded Rationality) form the backbone of this paper.
3. Core Scope:
The purpose of the field is constantly reinforced as Public Policy Implementation.
4. Pakistan Context:
Specific facts about Pakistan’s administration, such as the required Bureaucracy literature (Braibanti) and the Paternalistic nature of leadership, are recurring.
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