Public Administration MCQs 2011

Group dynamics refers to:
A. Nature of a group
B. Development of a group
C. Interrelationship of a group
D. All of these

The author of the famous essay “The Study of Administration” was:
A. Dwight Waldo
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Fredrick Taylor
D. Margaret Thatcher

Span of control means:
A. Tenure on a post
B. Geographical jurisdiction
C. Power to control others
D. Number of subordinates under a superior

Job description relates to appointing a suitable person on a job:
A. True
B. False
C. Both of these
D. None of these

Job specification defines the parameters of the job to be done:
A. True
B. False
C. Both of these
D. None of these

Proper job analysis is based on:
A. Job description
B. Job specification
C. Both of these
D. None of these

The mnemonic POSDCORB for management was introduced by:
A. James Mooney
B. Adam Smith
C. Luther Gulick
D. None of these

The famous Hawthorne experiments were conducted by:
A. Elton Mayo
B. Abraham H. Maslow
C. Mark Twain
D. None of these

“Hawthorne effect” refers to increase in productivity because of:
A. Good physical working environment
B. Secure job
C. Presence of observers
D. None of these