Public Administration

**The systematic appraisal that occurs annually or semi-annually is termed as:**A. Informal appraisalB. Formal appraisalC. Quasi appraisalD. Objective appraisal Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Formal appraisal

**First step in Human Resource Planning is ___________.**A. Planning for future needsB. Planning for the development of employeesC. Planning for future balanceD. None of the above Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Planning for future needs

**According to Public Administration the main goal of Government is:**A. To do politicsB. To develop citiesC. Welfare of peopleD. To manage courts of the country Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Welfare of people

**Who is father of scientific management?**A. F.W. TaylorB. Herber SimonC. Pfiffner JohnD. Mary Parker Follet Show Answer Correct Answer: A. F.W. Taylor

**The hierarchy of needs theory was developed by ________.**A. VroomB. MaslowC. AlderferD. Herzberg Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Maslow

**Public Administration is the study of:**A. Maintenance of Law and OrderB. Control of trade and commerceC. Public Policy implementationD. Politico-administrative dynamics of the state Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Public Policy implementation

**Budget may refer to:**A. A statement of Revenue and ExpenditureB. An estimate of Revenue and Expenditure for one fiscal yearC. An estimate of Recurring and Developmental expenditureD. A Financial Plan for the Economy Show Answer Correct Answer: B. An estimate of Revenue and Expenditure for one fiscal year

**In ‘Management Grid Theory’ of Blake and Mouton when the ‘concern for people’ is the highest, what is the leadership pattern called?**A. ImpoverishedB. People-centricC. Team ManagerD. Country Club Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Country Club

**The transfer of resources and power to lower level authorities which are largely or wholly independent of higher levels of government is termed as:**A. DevolutionB. StructureC. HierarchyD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Devolution

**Which one of the following streams of thought could not be labelled under ‘situational design theory’?**A. Behavioral approachB. Neo-classical approachC. Contingency approachD. Bureaucratic model Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Bureaucratic model