Questions of Public Administration, H.P.A.S. Preliminary Examination, 2008-Set 6 (Q.101 to 120)

101. Out of the various forms of public enterprises in India , which one of the following is constituted through a separate statutory enactment?
(a) Departmental
(b) Corporation
( c) Company
(d) Control Board

102. Which of the following are not subject to the detailed audit of the CAG of India?
(1) All co-operative societies
(2) All public corporations
(3)All civil expenditure
(4) All defence expenditure

Codes

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4

103. Which one of the following is not a primary function of the accounting system?
(a) To reveal financial health of the organization
(b) To protect those who handle funds
( c) To prevent unnecessary adjustments in expenditure
(d) To help auditing

104. While discussing a budget , the Legislature cannot:
(a) Give assent to the demand
(b) Reduce the demand
( c) Refuse the demand
(d) Increase the demand

105. In accordance with the managerial grid developed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton , which one of the following implies the leadership style that has a high degree of concern for production?
(a) Impoverished management
(b) Country club management
( c) Team management
(d) Middle of the road management

106. Who has analysed leadership in terms of circular response?
(a) C.I. Barnard
(b) Mooney
( c) Y. Dror
(d) McGregor

107. Who has propounded the ‘immaturity – maturity’ theory?
(a) Argyris
(b) R.K. Merton
( c) Y. Dror
(d) McGregor

108.Match the following and choose the correct answers from the codes given below:

List 1 List 2
(a) M.P. Follet 1. Organisational morale
(b) Chris Argyris 2. New patterns of management
(c) C.I. Barnard 3. Organisation and innovation
(d) Rensis Likert 4. Concept of circular human behaviour
5. Blake and Mouton

Codes:
a b c d
a 1 4 3 2
b 4 3 1 2
c 4 1 3 2
d 1 3 2 5

109. The acceptance concept of authority was given by:
(a) L. Urwick
(b) L.D. White
( c) Henry Ford
(d) C. Barnard

110. M.P. Follet is considered to be a link between:
(a) Structural and traditional theories
(b) Classical and behavioural theories
(c ) Elitist and popularist theories
(d) Behavioural and environmental theories

111. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List 1 List 2
(a) Principles of Public Administration 1. Urwick
(b) The Patterns of Management 2. Willoughby
(c) Motivation and personality 3. Maslow
(d) The administrative state 4. Dwight Waldo
5. Max Weber

Codes
a b c d
a 2 1 3 4
b 1 2 4 3
c 5 1 2 3
d 5 3 1 4

112. The phrase ‘Sustainable Development’ is coined by:
(a) A.R.C. Report of India
(b) Esman Report
( c) Bruntland Report
(d) Comparative Administrative Group

113. “ Work division is the foundation of organization.” This statement was made by:
(a) Henry Ford
(b) Woodrow Wilson
(c ) J.D. Mooney
(d) L. Gulick

114. Who coined the acronym POSDCORB?
(a) H. Simon
(b) L. Gulick
( c) H. Fayol
(d) F.W. Taylor

115. The NPA movement emphasizes:
(a) Social Development
(b) Profit Making
( c) Social Equity
(d) Efficiency

116. The members of the UPSC are appointed by:
(a) President
(b) Parliament
( c) Ministry of Personnel
(d)Prime Minister

117. Railway Rates Tribunal was set up in the year:
(a) 1926
(b) 1937
( c) 1949
(d) 1953

118. Small Industries Extension Training Institute is located at:
(a) Baroda
(b) Hyderabad
( c) Pune
(d) Indore

119. Which of the following theories of leadership is based on the expectancy theory of motivation?
(a) Three- Dimensional model
(b) Decision Participation Model
( c) Life Cycle Model
(d) Path Goal model

120. Which Article deals with District Planning Committees?
(a) Article 243-D
(b) Article 243-ZD
( c) Article-ZC
(d) Article 243-G

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