Public Administration MCQs 2015
This page features the fully solved Public Administration MCQs from the 2015 CSS past paper, an essential tool for every serious aspirant. The 2015 exam tested knowledge on a variety of core topics, from administrative techniques like Organization & Methods (O&M) to leadership theories such as Douglas McGregor’s Theory Y and Fred E. Fiedler’s Contingency Theory. It also includes questions on the famous POSDCORB acronym coined by Luther Gulick and the role of the Prime Minister as the chairman of Pakistan’s Planning Commission. Use this solved paper for a quick and effective revision.
Who is the chairman of the planning commission of Pakistan?
A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Speaker of National Assembly
D. None of these
Political Administration dichotomy was given by __________.
A. H. Fayol
B. L. Gulick
C. L. Urwick
D. F. Goodrow
Public Administration is concerned with _________.
A. Maintenance of Law and Order
B. Control of trade and commerce
C. Public Policy implementation
D. Politico-administrative dynamics of the state
Who was called the Father of Local Self Government during British Rule?
A. Mayo
B. Montagu
C. Ripon
D. Chelmsford
Chief architect of Bureaucratic model was __________.
A. Erman Finer
B. La Palombra
C. Max Weber
D. Lepawskv
Who was the first person to give red-tape its sociological baptism?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Spencer
C. Sidney Smith
D. Alexander
Maslow’s highest need in his “hierarchy of needs” was:
A. Love or affiliation needs
B. Self-actualization needs
C. Esteem needs
D. None of these
Organization is the form of every human association for attainment of a common purpose. Who has given this definition?
A. Gulick
B. James D. Mooney
C. L.D. White
D. Simon
Willy-nilly, administration is every one’s concern. If we wish to survive, we had better be intelligent about it. Who said it?
A. Henri Fayol
B. Adams Brooks
C. Dwight Waldo
D. Wallace B. Donham
To enhance legislative literacy and administrative responsibility, the budget system should accept:
A. Zero Based Budgeting
B. Performance Budgeting
C. Professional Scrutiny by experts
D. None of these