MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 2 Public Administration

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Public Administration
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions. Each question
carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(50) (2)

1. ‘‘Administration is now so vast an 1.
area that a philosophy of
Administration comes close to being
a philosophy of life.’’ Who said
this ?
(A)
(A) Herbert Simon
(B)
(B) L.D. White

(C) Vincent Ostrom (C)

(D) Marshall E. Dimock (D)

2. Market model in public 2.
administration is related with :

(A) Extreme form of decentra
lisation (A)

(B) Market-oriented public (B)
administration
(C)
(C) Fiscal policy of Government

(D) Bazaar canteen model (D)

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3. Delegation is a transfer of authority 3.

for ...........................

(A) planning (A)

(B) policy making (B)

(C) overall control (C)

(D) routine work (D)

4. Follet distinguished between which 4.

3 types of leadership ?

(1) Leadership of position (1)

(2) Leadership of planning (2)

(3) Leadership of personality (3)

(4) Leadership of functions (4)

(A) (1), (2), (3) (A) (1), (2), (3)

(B) (1), (3), (4) (B) (1), (3), (4)

(C) (2), (3), (4) (C) (2), (3), (4)

(D) (1), (2), (4) (D) (1), (2), (4)

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5. Which is the distinctive feature of 5.
public choice approach ?
(A) Institutional (A)

(B) Bureaucratic (B)

(C) Administrative egoism (C)

(D) Monocratic administration (D)

6. Who has analysed the leadership in 6.
terms of ‘circular response’ ?
(A) C.I. Barnard (A)
(B) M.P. Follett (B)
(C) J.D. Millet (C)
(D) F.W. Taylor (D)
7. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern : 7. (A) (A)
Assertion (A) : Scientific manage-
(A) :
ment neglected the human side of
the organisation.
Reason (R) : It viewed organi- (R) :
sation mechanistically codes.
Answer the following by using the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation (A) (A) (R) (R)
of (A) (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R)
(B) (A) (R) (R)
is not the correct explanation
(A)
of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false (C) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)

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8. Herbert A. Simon outlines his theory
8.
in the book ...........

(A) ‘Administrative Behaviour and

Decision-making’ (A)

(B) ‘Administrative Behaviour in
(B)

Administrative Organisation

(C) ‘Decision-making and

Administrative Organisation’ (C)

(D) ‘Administrative Behaviour : A

Study of Decision-making
(D)
Process in Administrative

Organisation

9. Hierarchy demands ............ 9.

(A) Centralised authority
(A)
(B) Clear functions
(B)

(C) Decentralised accountability
(C)

(D) Innovative structure (D)

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10. The first major exponent of the 10.

traditional or classical theory of

motivation is :
(A)
(A) Maslow
(B)
(B) Fayol
(C)
(C) Taylor

(D) McGregor (D)

11. Cabinet in USA is a ......... body. 11.

(A) Constitutional
(A)
(B) Statutory
(B)
(C) Extra-statutory and extra-

constitutional (C)

(D) Semi-constitutional (D)

12. Line agency is a/an .......... 12.

(A) Functional subdivision (A)

(B) Mathematical subdivision
(B)
(C) Filter and funnel in decision-
(C)
making
(D)
(D) Advisory agency

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13. One feature of Weberian model of 13.
Bureaucracy is :
(A)
(A) Inititative
(B)
(B) Cooperation

(C)
(C) Continuity

(D) Flexibility (D)

14. While appointing the judge in USA 14.

the President has to get consent

of ............

(A) Congress (A)

(B) House of Representatives (B)

(C) Senate (C)

(D) Outgoing judge (D)

15. Parliamentary commissioner in the 15.
UK can investigate cases of :

(A) Departments (A)

(B) Nationalised companies (B)

(C) Local authority (C)

(D) Private companies (D)

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16. Who defined Development 16.
Administration as ‘an action-
oriented, goal-oriented administra-
tion system’ ?
(A)
(A) John D. Montgomery
(B)
(B) Albert Waterson

(C) Irving Swerdlow (C)

(D) Edward Weidner (D)

17. Which five year plan gave 17.
importance to Industrial Develop-
ment ?
(A)
(A) First
(B)
(B) Second

(C) Third (C)

(D) Fourth (D)

18. When was the Asian Development 18.
Bank established ?

(A) 19th December, 1966 (A) 19 1966

(B) 19th December, 1967 (B) 19 1967

(C) 19th December, 1968 (C) 19 1968

(D) 19th December, 1969 (D) 19 1969

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19. Which one of the following is not an 19.
example of development administra-

tion in India ?
(A)
(A) Panchayati Raj Institutions
(B)
(B) Revenue Administration

(C) Urban Administration (C)

(D) Nagar Panchayat (D)

20. It is not a factor of internal 20.
coordination :

(A) Superior’s ability (A)

(B) Subordinate’s skill (B)

(C) Singleness of purpose (C)

(D) Operational freedom (D)

21. In the period of ............ the ‘District’ 21.
was formed as a unit for

administrative purpose.

(A) Robert Clive (A)

(B) Lord Cornwallis (B)

(C) Warren Hastings (C)

(D) Lord Wellesley (D)

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22. Match List I with List II and select 22. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I

(Bodies)
(a)
(a) Central Secretariat

(b) Cabinet Secretariat (b)

(c) Planning Commission (c)

(d) Finance Commission (d)

List II II
(Related Activities)

(1) Principles Governing Grants-in-
(1)
aid to states
(2)
(2) Formulation of policies

(3) Co-ordination of activities of (3)

various ministries (4)
(4) Allocation of resources

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) ( d)
(A) (2) (1) (4) (3)
(A) (2) (1) (4) (3)
(B) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(B) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(C) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(C) (2) (3) (4) (1)

(D) (4) (1) (2) (3) (D) (4) (1) (2) (3)

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23. The present cabinet secretariat has 23.

been established on ...........

(A) 26 1950
(A) 26th Jan. 1950

(B) 15 1947
(B) 15th August, 1947

(C) 5 1946
(C) 5th Sept., 1946

(D) 17 1946
(D) 17th Sept., 1946

24. As per sixth pay commission, which 24.

of the following is not included in

the categorisation of employees ?

(A) Industrial and non-industrial

(B) Personnel belongs to all Indian
(A)

Services

(B)
(C) Personnel belongs to Union

Territory
(C)

(D) Personnel belongs to local
(D)
Government

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25. Lal Bahadur Shastri National 25.
Academy of Administration brings

out a quarterly journal known as :
(A)
(A) The Indian Journal of Public

Adminsitration
(B)
(B) Public Administration Review

(C) Administration and Society (C)

(D) The Administrator (D)

26. The merit principle of recruitment 26.

was first recommended by :

(A) Northcote-Trevelyan committee (A)

(B) Aitchison Committee (B)

(C) Lee Commission (C)

(D) Tomlin Commission (D)

27. Which bill is put forth according to 27. 117

Art. 117 ?

(A) Fiscal Bill (A)

(B) Appropriation Bill (B)

(C) Vote on Account Bill (C)

(D) Money Bill (D)

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28. Report placed in Parliament before 28.
discussion on demands of any
ministry is called .........

(A) Economic Survey Report
(A)
(B) Estimate Committee Report
(B)
(C) Public Accounts Committee
Report (C)

(D) Report of CAG (D)

29. The concept of zero based bdugeting 29.
did not prove to be effective in the
India, mainly because of :

(A) Lack of infrastructure (A)

(B) Lack of financial resources (B)

(C) Lack of technology (C)

(D) Lack of capacity building (D)

30. The term ‘‘Indicative Planning’’ was 30.
used by Planning Commission in
annual report of :

(A) 1976-77 (A) 1976-77

(B) 1986-87 (B) 1986-87

(C) 1992-93 (C) 1992-93

(D) 2001-02 (D) 2001-02

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31. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern : 31. (A) (R)
Assertion (A) : District Planning
(A) :
Board plays an important role in
plan formulation.
(R) :
Reason (R) : It has proper
information of local resources.

Answer the following by using the
codes given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(A) (A) (R) (R)
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (B) (A) (R) (R)
(R) is not the correct (A)
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

32. Who deals with the proposals 32.

regarding grant of land for public
institutions in state ?
(A)
(A) Governor
(B)
(B) Chief Minister
(C)
(C) Cabinet

(D) Chief Secretary (D)

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33. Which of the following is not a tool 33.

of executive control ?

(A) Political Control (A)

(B) Administrative Control (B)

(C) Elections (C)

(D) Professional Ethics (D)

34. According to .......... the collector is 34.

the District Development Officer.

(A) The Rajasthan Panchayat
(A)
Samiti and Zila Parishad Act,

1959 1959

(B) Tripura Municipal Act, 1994
(B) 1994

(C) The Zila Parishad and
(C)
Panchyat Samiti Act, 1961

1961
(D) Bombay Village Panchayat Act,

1958 (D) 1958

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35. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern :
35. (A) (A)
Assertion (A) : Parliament control
(A) :
over delegated legislation is weak.

Reason (R) : Legislatures are
(R) :
innocent of legal skill.

Answer the following by using the
codes given below :

Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation (A) (A) (R) (R)
of (A)
(A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(B) (A) (R) (R)
(R) is not the correct
(A)
explanation of (A)
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)

36. According to whom ‘‘To understand 36.

the truth there is no alternative to
scientific method.’’

(A) T.H. Green (A)

(B) Karl Peers (B)

(C) J.W. Best (C)

(D) Chester Barnard (D)

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37. Which of the following is the type 37.
of Social Research ?

(A) Quantitative and qualitative
(A)
research
(B)
(B) Laboratory Research

(C) Physical Research (C)

(D) Biological Research (D)

38. In research sample units need not 38.

to be .........

(A) Systematic (A)

(B) Subjective (B)

(C) Identifiable (C)

(D) Independent (D)

39. Who developed the chi-square test 39. 1900

in 1900 ?

(A) Max Weber (A)

(B) Karl Pearson (B)

(C) Ronald Den (C)

(D) F.W. Max (D)

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40. The study of naturally occurring set 40.
of events of a situation is a type of

research :

(A) Experimental (A)

(B) Survey (B)

(C) Field (C)

(D) Analytical (D)

41. The primary catalyst of social 41.

welfare services is ...........

(A) Panchayats (A)

(B) Social Welfare Board (B)

(C) Voluntary Organisations (C)

(D) Zila Parishad (D)

42. Who started the Family Planning 42. 1925

Programme in 1925 ?

(A) Lokmanya Tilak (A)

(B) Sardar Patel (B)

(C) R.G. Karve (C)

(D) M.K. Gandhi (D)

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43. According to whom ‘‘Research is a
43.

more systematic activity directed

towards discovery and the

development of organised body of

knowledge.’’
(A)
(A) C.A. Mozer

(B)
(B) Bogardus

(C)
(C) J.W. Best

(D) P.L. Bhandarkar (D)

44. Family Planning Programme has 44.

been started at National level since

the year .......
(A) 1952
(A) 1952
(B) 1956
(B) 1956

(C) 1960
(C) 1960

(D) 1949 (D) 1949

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45. Match List I with List II and select 45. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I
(a) 1951
(a) 1951

(b) 1956 (b) 1956

(c) 1991 (c) 1991

(d) 1953 (d) 1953

List II
II
(1) New Industrial Policy
(1)
(2) Industrial Finance Corporation
(2)
of India

(3) Industrial Policy Resolution (3)

(4) The Industries Development (4)
and Regulation Act

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)

(C) (4) (3) (1) (2) (C) (4) (3) (1) (2)

(D) (3) (1) (2) (4) (D) (3) (1) (2) (4)

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46. The first institution of local self-
46.
Government was established in :

(A) 1687 (A) 1687
(B) 1887 (B) 1887

(C) 1893 (C) 1893

(D) 1946 (D) 1946

47. In U.S.A. at present territorially the 47.
largest unit of local government is
..............

(A) City Municipality (A)

(B) Town (B)

(C) County (C)

(D) Special District (D)

48. An authority to determine and 48.

execute measures within restricted
area inside and smaller than the
whole state is called :
(A)
(A) Provincial Government

(B) Regional Government (B)

(C) Local Government (C)

(D) State Government (D)

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49. Aims of E-panchayat as a mission 49.
mode project are :

(1) Internal computerization of
(1)
panchayat process
(2)
(2) Enabling panchayat to make
effective use of IT
(3)
(3) Enabling people to effective use
of IT
(4)
(4) Bring out transparency in
working of the panchayat

Codes :

(A) (1), (2) and (3) (A) (1), (2) (3)

(B) (2), (3) and (4) (B) (2), (3) (4)

(C) (1), (2) and (4) (C) (1), (2) (4)

(D) (1), (2), (3) and (4) (D) (1), (2), (3) (4)

50. Which one of the following functions 50.
of Panchayati Raj is not listed in 11
the 11th schedule of Indian
Constitution ?
(A)
(A) Cultural Activities
(B)
(B) Solid waste management
(C)
(C) Small scale industries
(D)
(D) Public distribution system
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