Public Administration MCQs 2008
Decentralization is as an organization concept of ____________.
A. Delegation of actual performance of work
B. Physical or geographical dispersal of its activities
C. Delegation of decision making
D. All of these
Personnel functions is a _____________.
A. Line function
B. Staff functions
C. Can be either line or staff
D. Neither line nor staff
All of the following statements regarding manpower planning are true except _____________.
A. Manpower planning is merely forecasting of demand and supply of human resources
B. planning of Manpower is a continuous process
C. Manpower plans may be formal or informal
D. Manpower planning is a vital managerial function
Job description implies ___________.
A. Personal capacities and inclinations deemed necessary for successful job performance.
B. Written statement of the main duties and responsibilities which job entails
C. Process that ensures that right kind of people at the right placed at the right time do thing for which they are economically most useful
D. None of these
All are the characteristics of Administration except:
A. It is a science and art
B. Has techniques that are universally applicable
C. Is a profession
D. Is not distinct from ownership
An individual who systematically develops a subordinate’s abilities through intensive tutoring is named as __________.
A. Mentor
B. Manager
C. supervisor
D. Peer
According to an early definition that kind of management which conducts a business or affairs by standards established by facts or truth gained through systematic observation experiments or reasoning is known as ____________.
A. Classical management
B. Bureaucratic management
C. Neo-classical management
D. Scientific management
A plan for allowing each employee to determine the make-up of his or her fringe benefit Package is _____________.
A. Compensation
B. Salary administration
C. Cafeteria compensation
D. Loaning
H.Foyal, Terry, Koontz and O’ Donnel had the following view regarding Administration and management.
A. Management and Administration are one
B. Administration is a part of Management
C. Management and Administration are different
D. Depends on the type of organization
Which of the following statement regarding the communication is false ______________.
A. communication is perception
B. communication is expectation
C. communication provides for feedback mechanism
D. communication and information are synonymous