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CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2009

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

SUGGESTED  ANSWER KEY

17th MAY, 2009 TEST BOOKLET – D

Questions start with

1. Which   one  of the following  leadership styles  was  identified   by the Michigan University  Leadership Studies  as  the most  effective  leadership  style ?
            a)         Democratic  style  leadership                 b)         Employee-centred  leadership
            c)         Participative group leadership                d)         Team leadership

            Ans :    b

2.         Who among  the  following  has  observed   that  instead of hierarchy………………. series  of needs?
            Ans :  b

3.         According  to Frederick Herzberg, the determinants of job dissatisfaction…………..
            Ans :   b

4.         Match : List-I (A. First Hoover Commission )   List-II (Division of training and education)
            Ans :  b

5.         Which  one ……. Four basic steps  in the position  classification plan ?
            Ans :  a

6.         According  to W.F. Willoughby, ….essentials of a sound promotion system?
            Ans :  a

7.         Which of  the……scholars has/have……………marked emphasis on  administrative ethics ?
            Ans :  d

8.         Which  of  the……Santhanam Committee………….cause  of  corruption in India ?
            Ans :  b

9.         By which one of………… political activities of civil servants  in the USA  regulated ?
            Ans  :  a

10.       The office of the Ombudsman like institution………………United Kingdom…………..Reports?
            Ans :  a

11.       Which one of…………….respect of the  French Civil Service  is not correct ?
            Ans :  a

12.       Which of ……………..local government  units  are  prevalent  in France ?
            Ans :  c

13.       The Amakudari system  in respect of   the civil service  in Japan  is
            Ans :  a

14.       Which  of ……….civil services  in Japan ……1) The NPA  and MCA  are its…………..agencies.
            Ans :  c

15.       Who among   the  following…..politics of the budgetary  process ?
            Ans :  b

16.       Which of  …………advantage/advantages of  zero-based  budgeting ?
            Ans :  d

17.       Consider : The expenditure charged   on. CFI comprises of….1) Pension payable….HC.
            Ans :  a

18.       Which  of the ………..Railway Budget  from the General Budget of  India are  correct ?
             Ans :  d

19.       Consider : A Bill is deemed to be a Money Bill  if it contains  only provisions dealing with the……
            Ans : d

20.       Which one………powers  of the  parliament  of  India in  enacting  the budget ?
            Ans : c

21.       Which of………parliamentary  debate  on  Appropriation Bill ?
            Ans : a

22.       To which  of the following,  the 74th Constitutional Amendment 1) Municipal personnel system
            Ans : b

23.       Which  of  ………………in respect  of  ‘Zero Hour’ discussion ?
            Ans : d

24.       Through……………..judicial  control over  administration  in India  exercised ?
            Ans : c

25.       Which  of the…………correct  of the writ of  prohibition ?
            Ans : c

26.       In which …………….Charter  Mark Programme being  effectively……………..independent  agencies ?
            Ans : c

27.       ‘Poly-communalism’ is the term  coined  by Fred Riggs  to describe 
            Ans : b

28.       The ‘Collegial’  type  of  executive  can be  found  ………….countries ?  a) Japan
            Ans : c

29.       On which  of ……………depend for its success in influencing the  governance  process ?
            Ans : d

30.       Which of the ……………..Right  to  Information Act,  2005 ?
            Ans : c ( 48 hours for issues relating to personal liberty)

31.       Match :             A) Macaulay Committee           1) Classification of civil services
            Ans : a

32.       Which  one ……..Articles  of  the Constitution  of India…………..All India Services ?
            Ans : b

33.       Which of the………decisions of the Council of  Ministers  binding  on the President  of India ?
            Ans : a

34.       Which  of  the…………….Cabinet  according  to the Haldane Committee Report (1918) ?
            Ans : a

35.       Which   of………….. Prime Minister’s  Office (PMO) is / are correct ?  1. The PMO  was  given  the status  of a  department…………1961.
            Ans : c

36.       Consider : Indicative  planning indicates  the……………….
            Ans : a

37.       Which of……………. By the Comptroller  and Auditor  General of India ?
            Ans : b

38.       In  the context of State v/s Market debate……………….
            Ans : c

39.       Which one …………….propounded by F.W. Taylor ?  a) Differential piece  rate system
            Ans : c

40.       Identify  the correct…………….identified by Herbert Simon
            Ans : b

41.       Consider : New Public Administration 1) upholds social  equity
            Ans : c

42.       Which  one……Henri Fayol   as  an alternative  to scalar  chain ?
            Ans : c

43.       Which  of ……..neo-liberalism that have  promoted  new public  management ?
            Ans : d

44.       Consider: The discourse theory of post-modern……………….. by Fox and Miller  believes  in
            Ans :  d

45.       Consider :  NPM  1) It aims at  economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
            Ans : a

46.       According to Chris Argyris…………a) Hierarchical coercion
            Ans : c

47.       Consider: paradigms in the  evolution  of the  discipline ………….by Nicholas Henry
            Ans : b

48.       Which one …………Nicholas Henry …………..organisational  change ?
            Ans : a

49.       Which  one ………The principle of hierarchy is at  the foundation of all government…………..
            Ans : d

50.       Who  among  the following have  supported  ……………..principle of unity of  command ?
            Ans : a

51.       Under which…….principle of unity of command  criticized ?
            Ans : a

52.       Who  among  the  following  has  urged  that strict adherence…………displacement of  goals?
            Ans : a

53.       On which  of the following does span  of control  depend ?
            Ans : c

54.       According   to Chester Barnard, the strength of administrative  authority lies in the zone of
            Ans :c

55.       Consider: Henri Fayol decentralization is greater …………….
            Ans : c

56.       Which one of  the ……………Parliamentary  Standing  Committee ?
            Ans : c

57.       According  to Henri  Fayol, which  of ………supervisory  control process ?
            Ans : d

58.       Match  : A)  Constitution of Municipalities         1)  Article 243 Q
            Ans : b

59.       The legacy  of British rule in India……………
            Ans : d

60.       Consider :  Classical theory of administration emphasizes
            Ans : d

61.       Who among the ……………harsh critics of bureaucracy ……….of government ?
            Ans : d

62.       Which  one……… characteristic  feature  of  Weberian bureaucracy  ?
            Ans : c

63.       Which  one ……………..’Constructive  Conflict’  in an organization ?
            Ans : b

64.       Match: List-I(Critic of Weber) List-II ( Point of Criticism )
            Ans : b

65.       Consider :  duties  of  the PM according  to the constitution of India :
            Ans : b

66.       Which one……………. Committee/ Commission  Reports ?  a) Macaulay
            Ans : c

67.       Which  one…………apply to  generalist  administration in India ?
            Ans : b

68.       Which  one………..Governor’s  Ordinance making  power ?
            Ans : b

69.       Which  one ………with regard  to the  State  Legislature,   is not  correct ?
            Ans :  a

70.       Which one…………….regard   to the Cabinet   Secretary  of  India ?
            Ans :Answer can be  ‘b’  or   ‘d’  

71.       Which  of ……………..State  Level Directorate  is / are  correct ?
            Ans : c

72.       Match : List-I (Lord Wellesley)  List-II ( Created  the  post of  civil Judge )
            Ans : c

73.       Which  one …………… regulatory and development functions at  the  district  level ?
            Ans : d

74.       Consider :  The PM as  the head  of  the Council of  Ministers
            Ans : a

75.       The ARC(1966) …………Lokpal in India  on the lines of Ombudsman ………..countries ?
            Ans : c

76.       Mayor-in-Council form of Municipal Corporation is
            Ans : d

77.       Consider :  State Finance Commissions
            Ans :b

78.       Consider :  The 73rd Constitutional Amendment act  provided………………
            Ans : b

79.       Assertion : A system  constantly  reacts  to the outside environment…………….change.
            Ans :b

80.       A :  Coordination  is both a positive and a negative concept.
            Ans :a

81.       A : Governor  can withhold  a  non-Money Bill passed by the  Legislature.
            Ans : a

82.       A : Conventional  Public Administration is  based  upon the dichotomy  of politics…………..
            Ans :b

83.       A : Functional  supervision runs counter  to the principle of unity of  command.
            Ans :b

84.       Who among  the following subscribed to the ‘non-coercive’ theory of  organization ?
            Ans : d

85.       Which  of…………..contributions of Mary  Parker Follett ?
            Ans :a

86.       According to Chester Barnard,……………….. characteristics of organizational  decisions ?
            Ans :a

87.       Chester Barnard’s  concept of  zone of indifference …………………..
            Ans :c

88.       Consider : Human relations theory 1) views  organization  as  a psychological  and social  system
            Ans :c

89.       Which one ………..in the Hawthorne experiments ?
            Ans : c

90.       Consider :  Hawthorne  studies showed………………. Group as one should not  be a 
            Ans : d

91.       Which  of the ……….the behavioural approach  is considered  to be
            Ans : c

92.       Which  of the……..systems approach ? a) Emphasises the static  structure of the organization
            Ans : c

93.       Which of  the………….. systems  approach  in administrative  studies ?
            Ans : c

94.       Which  one…………. Regard  to the systems  theory of  organization ?
            Ans : c

95.       To which of ………… concept  of  bounded rationality  relate  more  closely ?  1) Economic
            Ans : c

96.       Match :   A) Herbert  Simon                 1) Mixed-scanning model 
            Ans : d

97.       According  to Yehezkel Dror, ……………making help  man in  understanding  the optimal model ?
            Ans : a

98.       Which of …………Theory Y of Douglas  McGregor?
            Ans : c

99.       Who  among  the  following   have  advocated  the public policy aspect of Public Administration ?
            Ans : a

100.     Who  among  the  following……….science  of management  as  applied  to the affairs  of the State?
            Ans : c

101.    According to Gracunas  law of relationships ……..

            Ans : c (Formula : n(2n + n-1)
                                              2  

102.     Match : A) F.A. Nigro              1) Its  real core  consists  of the  basic  services.
            Ans : d

103.     Match :  A) Philosophical approach                   1) Uses administrative  realities and acquaints…..
            Ans : d

104.     Which one………conceptual  approach in …………..by Ferrel Heady ?
            Ans : a

105.     Which one ………..post modern  theory of Public Administration?
            Ans : b

106.     Which  one  of ……………’Sala model’  of  prismatic  society ?
            Ans : b

107.     What  does ‘Bazar-Canteen model’ represent ?
            Ans : b

108.     Which of  the …………….Max Weber’s  Traditional Authority  System ?
            Ans : c

109.     Which  one…………Henri Fayol…….F.W. Taylor’s  concept  of a functional  authority ?
            Ans : d

110.     According  to Ferrel  Heady the developing  countries
            Ans : d

111.     Which  of the ………..Public Administration according  to Sir Josiah Stamp ?
            Ans : c

112.     Which of …………prominence  in public choice   theory ?
            Ans : a

113.     Which  one……..a) There  are  two categories  of Mini Ratna Public Sector………..in India?
            Ans : c *

114.     Which  of …………….Public Sector Enterprises………..impact of liberalization ?
            Ans : d

115.     On which of  the…………. Finance Commission………. to the President  of India ?
            Ans : c

116.     Consider :  Election Commission of India 1) The  terms of office of the  EC ……..UPSC.
            Ans : b

117.     Which among ………..Central Civil Service Commission…………. the higher civil service ?
            Ans : c

118.     Recruitment to the higher  civil services in India……………1) Paul Appleby
            Ans : d

119.     Which one……….CAG of India a) The CAG has been awarded……fully dependent status.
            Ans : b

120.     A member of the UPSC may be  removed  on the ground  of  misbehaviour by
            Ans : b

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