Public Administration MCQs 2005

Which of the following is categorized as a strategic decision:
A. An officer approving the application for driving license.
B. An executive ordering the transfer of an employee in another department.
C. A head of the department approving a financial sanction.
D. A committee approving a new rule to meet the future public requirements.

A budget is essentially a statement of:
A. Identification of targets to be achieved.
B. Surplus or deficit of the previous budget.
C. Estimated revenue and expenditure over a period of time.
D. Allocation of funds in various heads of expenditure.

The categorization of functions with reference to their direct or indirect concern with the achievement of organizational goals is called as:
A. Primary and Secondary functions
B. Line and Staff functions
C. Major and Minor functions
D. Central and Peripheral functions

Who wrote the famous book “Research on the Bureaucracy in Pakistan”?
A. Muneer Ahmad
B. Brian Chapman
C. Inayatullah
D. Ralph Braibanti

The first Re-organization Committee was constituted in 1947. Who headed the Committee?
A. Justice Muhammad Muneer
B. Sir Victor Turner
C. Akhtar Hussain
D. Rowland Eggar

In an organization, if uniformity of standards and policies is maintained and the head provides direction to all activities, then it is sign of:
A. Efficiency
B. Decentralization
C. Centralization
D. Effective Coordination

In the Constitution of Pakistan, the subjects for legislation have been divided into:
A. Two Lists
B. Three Lists
C. Four Lists
D. Five Lists

Span of Control Means:
A. Power to control an enterprise
B. Duration of executive control
C. Number of subordinates under a superior’s direct control
D. Overall control of an organization

One of (he most significant achievement of the Ford Foundation’s technical assistance to Pakistan in I960, was the establishment of:
A. Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore
B. National Institute of Public Administration Karachi
C. Secretariat Training Institute, Islamabad
D. National Defense College, Rawalpindi

Public corporations have been created with the objective of:
A. Increased profits
B. Handling large scale projects
C. Creating various job opportunities
D. Operational flexibility and autonomy