Public Administration MCQs 2015

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

Who of the following said: ‘I always consider the question time in the House is one of the finest examples of Democracy?’
A. E. Attlee
B. W. Wilson
C. Churchill
D. Chamberlin

Which one of the following statements about Decision making is not correct?
A. Every decision is based upon two premises
B. A factual premise cannot be disproved
C. A value premise can be tested
D. Ends and means have their importance

Theory ‘Y’ is connected with:
A. Democratic leadership style
B. Autocratic leadership style
C. Laissez faire leadership style
D. None of the above

Who of the following developed Contingency Theory of Leadership?
A. Fred E. Feidler
B. Likert
C. Simon
D. Robert Dahl

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolute”, Who said it?
A. Lord Beveridge
B. L. D. White
C. Lord Acton
D. Josiah Stamp