Public Administration MCQs 2005

The introduction of the Section Officers Scheme in the Central (Federal) Secretariat in 1961, was made on the recommendation contained in:
A. Farooqi Report
B. Cornelius Report
C. Shoib Report
D. G. Ahmed Report

In United State the practice of making appointments in public services on the basis of political affiliation and personal relationship is known as:
A. Party Privilege
B. Spoils System
C. Fitness Principle
D. Discretion System

“Leaders are born and not made” is perception based on:
A. Contingency Theory of leadership
B. Trait Theory of Leadership
C. Fiedler’s Model of Leadership
D. Situational Leadership

In some countries office of the Procurator General, has been created to:
A. Ensure the working of government departments according to rules and regulations.
B. Provide legal support to administrative bodies.
C. Assess the training needs of government departments.
D. Advocate cases on behalf of the government in the court of law.

Rcole National d’ Administration of France acts as:
A. A consulting organization to improve administration
B. An institution of higher learning
C. A recruiting-cum-training agency
D. A public complaint office

The necessary purpose of financial audit should be to focus on:
A. Whether the expenditure was incurred for right purpose.
B. Whether the expenditure had the approval of the top management.
C. Whether the expenditure was in accordance with rules and procedures.
D. Whether the expenditure was made on proper time.

Fiscal deficit in government budget can be reduced by:
A. Improving the productivity of the departments.
B. Closing down some of the expensive projects.
C. Banning the recreational activities.
D. Rationalizing expenditure for economy.

In the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the middle level needs have been categorized as:
A. Social needs
B. Survival needs
C. Security needs
D. Egoistic needs

Motivation is the function of intrinsic factors such as appreciation, recognition etc. who gave this theory?
A. Victor Vroom
B. Herbert Simon
C. Fredrick Herzberg
D. David McClelland

One of the following is not the function of the Cabinet Division of the Federal Government:
A. Preparation of the agenda for Cabinet meeting.
B. Recording the decisions of the Cabinet.
C. Follow up of the implementation of Cabinet decisions.
D. Provision of staff to Cabinet members.