Optional subject MCQs only
**The theory that highlights formal and informal governance structures within societies and examines individual’s social processes is called:**A. Institutional Theory of GovernanceB. Transitional AdministrationC. Contingency AdministrationD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Institutional Theory of Governance
**Performance appraisals and periodic reports on the output of individuals and departments are part of the?**A. Performance Management SystemB. Rewards awarding mechanismC. Promotion and upgradation systemD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Performance Management System
**Under the Civil Servants Rules of 1973, appointments, promotions, and transfers of civil servants in Pakistan are based on?**A. Education and qualificationsB. Rewards awarding mechanismsC. Combination of merit and seniorityD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Combination of merit and seniority
**With respect to one of the definitions, public administration as a field is mainly concerned with the means for:**A. Implementing Political ValuesB. Maintaining Cultural ValuesC. Promoting bureaucratic governanceD. None of the Above Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Implementing Political Values
**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 needsB. Assessment of community needsC. Assessment of family needsD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D. None of these (Rational self-interest)
**”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)
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