Public Administration MCQs 2008
Excel in your exam with this set of solved MCQs from the CSS Public Administration 2008 paper. This collection is ideal for reviewing classical management theories and organizational principles. It covers scientific management, Henri Fayol’s principles, and the Human Relations approach that emerged from the Hawthorne studies. Key concepts like unity of command, span of management, decentralization, and job description are also tested, making it a perfect tool for a fundamental revision of management theory.
Which of the following was not enunciated as a principle of management by Henry Fayol?
A. Division of work
B. Planning and Organization
C. Authority and responsibility
D. Espirit de corps
A Plan is a determined course of action. The first major step in the process is _______________.
A. Developing premises
B. Stating organizational objectives
C. Developing plans
D. Putting plans into action
Which of the statements given below regarding decision making is false?
A. It is a continuous process
B. It implies a choice
C. It is an intellectual activity
D. Decision making is identical with problem solving
Which of the following statements about span of management is false?
A. A manager cannot supervise the activities of an unlimited number of people
B. Span of management directly affects the number of management levels in the organization
C. The capacity and the ability of the executive have absolutely no role in determining the span of management
D. Higher the degree of decentralization, larger can the span of management be.
Line organization is most suitable where ____________.
A. Business is carried on large scale
B. Methods of operations are complex
C. Expertise of specialist is required
D. All of these
Managerial authority denotes ____________.
A. Right to act or direct the action of other in attainment of organizational goals
B. Right to give orders and power to extract obedience
C. Supreme coordinating power
D. All of these
Which of the following statements is false?
A. Authority and responsibility co-exist
B. Responsibility can be delegated
C. Accountability arise out responsibility
D. Authority is the Supreme coordinating power
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