Public Administration MCQs 2002

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

Balancing and reconciling possible conflicts among goals is:
A. Communication
B. Leading
C. Inconsistency
D. Optimizing

A plan that generally covers a span of one year or less is:
A. Operational Plan
B. Intermediate Plan
C. Long range Plan
D. Tactical plans

Behavior that does not conform to generally social norms will be considered as:
A. Arrogant Behavior
B. Arbitrary Behavior
C. Ethical Behavior
D. Unethical Behavior

Conceptual and Diagnostic skills in an organization are mostly used by:
A. General managers
B. Top managers
C. Middle managers
D. First line managers

A theory suggesting that people are motivated by a hierarchy of needs was advanced by:
A. Douglas Mc Gregor
B. Arthur D. Little
C. Abraham Maslow
D. F. W. Riggs

An organization which successfully achieves the goals will be considered as:
A. Efficient
B. Systemic
C. Effective
D. Reasonable

The extent to which an organization complies with local, state and Federal Laws is:
A. Social Compliance
B. Philanthropic Awarding
C. Ethical Compliance
D. Legal Compliance

An organization using its resources wisely and in a cost-effective way is considered:
A. Conservative
B. Modern
C. Effective
D. Efficient

The process by which a manager assigns some of his total work load to others is:
A. Decentralization
B. Delegation
C. Division of work
D. Centralization