Public Administration MCQs 2016

Which one of the following is the correct meaning of the principle of ‘Unity of Command’?
A. More than one superior official should command the subordinates
B. There should be uniformity in commands by higher officials
C. Subordinates must receive command from only one higher official
D. Subordinate should follow the commands from all the superior officials

Who defined bureaucracy as a ‘state mystifying’ institution?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mao-Tse-Tung
C. Karl Marx
D. V. I. Lenin

O and M stands for ______.
A. Organization & Management
B. Owls & Mules
C. Organization & Methods
D. Officers & Ministers

Who among the following established the Executive Office of the President of the U.S.A?
A. F. Roosevelt
B. A. Jackson
C. G. Washington
D. T. Jefferson

The book “Public Administration in a Time of Turbulence” talks about ______.
A. Crisis of American Democracy
B. New Public Administration
C. Technological applications in Public Administration
D. Politics Administration Dichotomy

Which one of the following is important feature of New Public Administration’?
A. Structural adjustment
B. Social relevance
C. Scientific selection of employee
D. Rationality in decision making

Administration does not include:
A. Group activity
B. Cooperation among the members of the group
C. Coordination among activities of participants
D. Equal participation of members of the group

The concept of ‘Linking Pin’ was propounded by:
A. Mayo
B. Likert
C. Herzberg
D. Maslow

Who of the following characterizes the powers and authority of bureaucracy as ‘New Despotism’?
A. Harold Laski
B. Ramsay Muir
C. Lord Hewart
D. Lord Acton

The Path Goal theory of leader-ship was developed by:
A. Evans and Robert House
B. Alderfer and Evans
C. Hersey and Blanchard
D. Blake and Mouton