Public Administration

**Which of the following is not a feature of good governance?**A. AccountabilityB. TransparencyC. NepotismD. Rule of law Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Nepotism

**The author of “The Function of the Executive” is:**A. F. W. TaylorB. Chester BernardC. Mary Parker FolletD. Henry Fayol Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Chester Bernard

**Which of the following is not of the core values of public administration?**A. EquityB. EfficiencyC. EffectivenessD. Bureaucracy Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Bureaucracy

**Which of the following is one of the features of bureaucracy conceived by Max Weber?**A. AuthorityB. HierarchyC. PublicnessD. Civil society Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Hierarchy

**Which of the following is an essential component of a formal organization?**A. DecentralizationB. Formal StructureC. PowerD. Centralization Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Formal Structure

**Bureaucracy is a form of:**A. Political OrganizationB. Social OrganizationC. Community OrganizationD. Private organization Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Social Organization

**McGregor’s name is most commonly associated with one of the following:**A. Bureaucratic TheoryB. Scientific ManagementC. Theory X and theory YD. Human Relations Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Theory X and theory Y

**Legal-rational authority” is a core concept of:**A. Public Choice TheoryB. Theory of EmergencyC. Maslow’s Theory of MotivationD. Theory of Bureaucracy Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Theory of Bureaucracy

**One of the four functional imperative of a system identified by the Talcott Parsons is:**A. EfficiencyB. EffectivenessC. AdaptationD. Entropy Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Adaptation

**“Entropy” is a law of nature in which all forms of organizations move towards:**A. Growth and ContinuityB. Continuous ImprovementC. Rebirth and EmergencyD. Disorganization and Death Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Disorganization and Death