MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 2 Public Administration

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Public Administration
Paper II

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

1. According to whom Administration 1.
can be defined as activities of groups
cooperating to accomplish common
goals’ ?
(A)
(A) E.A. Nigro
(B)
(B) H. Simon

(C) L.D. White (C)

(D) Waldo (D)

2. According to whom ‘‘Public 2.
Administration is policy execution
and policy formation, it is
bureaucracy and it is public’’ ?
(A)
(A) Paul Appleby

(B) Ferrel Heady (B)

(C) James Fesler (C)

(D) McGregor (D)

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3. Which of the following is not a 3.
similarity between public and
private administration ?

(A) Principle of marginal return (A)

(B) Principle of external financial
(B)
control
(C)
(C) Principle of profit

(D) Principle of uniformity (D)

4. Central theme of New Public 4.
Administration is :
(A)
(A) Decentralisation
(B)
(B) Productivity
(C)
(C) Humanism

(D) Cost-effectiveness (D)

5. ‘Public Administration includes the 5.
operations of only the executive
branch of Government.’ This view
is attributed to :
(A)
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B)
(B) L.D. White

(C) L.D. White and Luther Gulick (C)

(D) Luther Gulick (D)

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6. The claim that Public 6.

Administration is a science was

challenged by :

(A)
(A) Robert Dahl

(B)
(B) C.I. Barnard

(C)
(C) L. Urwick

(D) F.W. Willoughby (D)

7. In its approach ‘Arthshastra’ 7.

is :

(A) Idealistic (A)

(B) Philosophical (B)

(C) Prescriptive (C)

(D) Empirical (D)

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8. According to Chester Barnard which
8.
of the following is not a function of

Leadership ?

(A) Manipulation of means
(A)
(B) Stimulation of coordinated

action (B)

(C) Defence of institutional
(C)
integrity

(D) Motivation (D)

9. The functions of staff agencies do not 9.
include :

(1) Coordination (1)

(2) Planning (2)

(3) Execution (3)

(4) Supervision (4)

(5) Housekeeping (5)

Choose the correct answer :

(A) (1), (2) and (5) (A) (1), (2) (5)

(B) (3) and (5) (B) (3) (5)
(C) (2), (3) and (5) (C) (2), (3) (5)
(D) (3) and (4) (D) (3) (4)

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10. Comparative public administration
10.

does not uphold :

(A) Cross-cultural administration (A)

(B) Theory building in
(B)
administration

(C) Adoption of normative (C)

approaches to administration

(D) Practical application of

knowledge to administration (D)

11. The word ‘Sala’ comes from : 11.

(A) English (A)

(B) Sanskrit (B)

(C) Spanish (C)

(D) German (D)

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12. Match the following and select the 12.

correct answer from the codes given

below :
I II

List I List II
(a) (1)

(a) Written constitution (1) Britain
(b) (2)
(b) Unitary constitution (2) USA
(c) (3)
(c) Unwritten constitution (3) India
(d ) (4)
(d) Federal constitution (4) France

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

(B) (4) (1) (3) (2) (B) (4) (1) (3) (2)

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

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

13. Ecological approach originated from 13.

the application of :

(A) Systems theory (A)

(B) Behavioural theory (B)

(C) Elite theory (C)

(D) Motivational theory (D)

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14. The most popular form of city 14.
Government in the USA is :

(A) The Mayor Council Plan
(A)
(B) The Commission Plan
(B)
(C) The City Manager Plan
(C)
(D) The Mayor Administration

Plan (D)

15. The characteristic of administration 15.

of UK is :

(A) Dominance of specialists (A)

(B) Merit-based recruitment (B)

(C) Pre-entry training (C)

(D) Administrative law (D)

16. Bureaucracy in development 16.

administration needs to be :

(A) Conservative (A)

(B) Responsive (B)

(C) Generalist (C)

(D) Rigid (D)

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17. Social feature of modernization is : 17.

(A) Mobility (A)

(B) Commercialization (B)

(C) Specific functions (C)

(D) Opinion formation (D)

18. Development administration in 18.

India is closely interwoven with :

(A) Revenue administration (A)

(B) Police Administration (B)

(C) Panchayati Raj (C)

(D) Bureaucracy (D)

19. Development as modernization 19.

approach was adopted by :

(A) D. Apter (A)

(B) Fred Riggs (B)

(C) G. Almond (C)

(D) S. Rudolph (D)

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20. Development decisions in 20.

developing countries are influenced

by :

(A)
(A) Politician

(B)
(B) Bureaucracy

(C) Social scientist (C)

(D) People (D)

21. In developing countries ............
21.

influences decision content.

(A) Departmental committees
(A)

(B) Legislative committees
(B)

(C) Interest groups
(C)

(D) Commercial Lobbies
(D)

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22. When was the Act relating to 22.

transfer of Government of India from

the control of company to the crown,

was passed ?

(A) 1842
(A) 1842

(B) 1858
(B) 1858

(C) 1773 (C) 1773

(D) 1784 (D) 1784

23. Government of India Act 1919 was 23. 1919

the first step towards setting up

of :

(A)
(A) Central Rule in India

(B)
(B) Public Service Commission

(C) Planning Commission (C)

(D) Local-self Government
(D)

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24. In vote on accounts, the money 24.

involved is of estimated budget :

(A) 1/3 (A) 1/3

(B) 1/4 (B) 1/4

(C) 1/6 (C) 1/6

(D) 1/10 (D) 1/10

25. India adopted Whitley Councils on 25.

the recommendation of :

(A) ARC-I (A) -I

(B) First Pay Commission (B)

(C) Second Pay Commission (C)

(D) Third Pay Commission (D)

26. It prevents illegal assumption of a 26.

public office :

(A) Injunction (A)

(B) Quo warranto (B)

(C) Mandamus (C)

(D) Prohibition (D)

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27. Consolidated estimates are finally 27.

considered by :

(A) President (A)

(B) Finance Minister (B)

(C) Cabinet (C)

(D) Special Cabinet Committee (D)

28. Which state in India pioneered in 28.

introducing Lokayukta ?

(A) Rajasthan (A)

(B) Orissa (B)

(C) M.P. (C)

(D) Maharashtra (D)

29. Which of the following recommended 29.

complete fan on the strike of Civil

Servants ?
(A) -I
(A) ARC-I
(B)
(B) Gorwala Report
(C)
(C) First Pay Commission
(D)
(D) Second Pay Commission

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30. In which state educational 30.

qualification for election to

Panchayat Raj Institutions has been

made mandatory ?

(A)
(A) Kerala

(B)
(B) Rajasthan

(C) Madhya Pradesh (C)

(D) Bihar (D)

31. New pattern of Civil Service 31.

Examination benefited most :

(A) English medium candidates
(A)
(B) Hindi medium candidates
(B)
(C) Regional language candidates

(C)
(D) Northern language

candidates (D)

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32. Assertion (A) : Religion is 32. (A) :
influential in developing countries.

Reason (R) : Political struggle in
(R) :
developing countries is not secular.

Answer the question by using the
codes given below :

Codes :

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

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

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

33. In Parliament, the CAG’s report is 33.

looked into by :

(A) Committee of the Whole House (A)

(B) Public Accounts Committee (B)

(C) Estimate Committee (C)

(D) Committee on Assurances (D)
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34. If X = 48, median is 47, mode value 34. X = 48, 47

will be :

(A) 42 (A) 42

(B) 43 (B) 43

(C) 44 (C) 44

(D) 45 (D) 45

35. The theoretical goal of social 35.

research is :

(A) Problem solution (A)

(B) Programme evaluation (B)

(C) Theory verification (C)

(D) Planning change (D)

36. Case studies are types of : 36.

(A) Survey study (A)

(B) Inter-relationship study (B)

(C) Casual-comparative studies (C)

(D) Developmental studies (D)

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37. The most common method of 37.

sampling in marketing researches

is :

(A)
(A) Random system

(B)
(B) Stratified random system

(C)
(C) Quota sampling

(D) Proportionate random sampling (D)

38. Content analysis, as a qualitative 38.

technique, aims at :

(A) Objective information (A)

(B) Subjective information (B)

(C) Time frequency (C)

(D) Duration of event (D)

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39. The population that provides 39.

the basis for sampling is known

as :
(A)
(A) Sample

(B)
(B) Sampling frame

(C)
(C) Target population

(D) Sampling unit (D)

40. The Central Welfare Board was 40.

founded in which year ?

(A) 1950 (A) 1950

(B) 1953 (B) 1953

(C) 1956 (C) 1956

(D) 1959 (D) 1959

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41. The child development centres 41.

mainly concern with :

(A) Education (A)

(B) Vocational training (B)

(C) Malnutrition (C)

(D) Scholarships (D)

42. Which of the following is not a 42.

Public Undertaking ?

(A) BHEL (A)

(B) SAIL (B)

(C) GAIL (C)

(D) TISCO (D)

43. The priority sector under Industrial 43. 1991

Policy 1991 was :

(A) Agriculture (A)

(B) Industry (B)

(C) Essential infrastructure (C)

(D) Export (D)

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44. ‘‘Commanding heights of economy’’
44.
resulted in :

(A)
(A) More Government Control over

PSUs

(B) Creation of more ‘Navratna’ (B)

companies
(C)
(C) Merger of private companies in

public sector

(D)
(D) Expansion of Public Sector

45. In which country the consideration 45.

of expenditures and tax measures is

not coordinated ?
(A)

(A) USA
(B)
(B) UK
(C)
(C) India

(D)
(D) France

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46. ‘Magna Carta’ of Local Self 46.

Government is related to :

(A) Lord Mayo’s Resolution (A)

(B) Lord Ripon’s Resolution (B)

(C) Royal Commission (C)

(D) Diarchial Scheme (D)

47. The 64th Constitutional Amendment 47.

Bill in Lok Sabha in 1989 was in 1989 64

response to recommendation of :

(A) G.V.K. Rao Committee (A)

(B) Ashok Mehta Committee (B)

(C) L.M. Singhavi Committee (C)

(D) K. Santhanam Committee (D)

48. Reservation of women at Panchayat 48.

Level ensures mainly :

(A) Economic Welfare (A)

(B) Gender Equality (B)

(C) Participation in Public Life (C)

(D) Social empowerment (D)

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49. Which committee recommended the 49.

Mandal system ?

(A) Ashok Mehta Committee (A)

(B) Balwant Ray Mehta Committee (B)

(C) Singhavi Committee (C)

(D) ARC (D)

50. Match the following list and choose 50. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I II
List I List II

(Village (State)
(a) (1)
Functionaries )
(b) (2)
( a ) Lekhpal (1) Gujarat

(b) Talathi (2) Tamil Nadu (c ) (3)

(c) Karnam (3) Maharashtra (d ) (4)
( d) Patel (4) Uttar Pradesh

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

(B) (3) (4) (2) (1) (B) (3) (4) (2) (1)

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

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

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