This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Polity > Public Administration > Public Administration – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Administration Quiz 5 (31 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Woodrow Wilson's idea? A) Scientific Management. B) POSDCORB. C) Political-Administrative Dichotomy. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political-Administrative Dichotomy. 2. Which pathway of Government and Public Administration includes Workers who are involved in the operations of U.S. embassies, political and economic analysis or helping American citizens abroad. Includes occupations in embassies, consulates, diplomatic missions, and in Washington, D.C. A) Regulation. B) Public Management and Administration. C) Foreign Service. D) Planning. E) Revenue and Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreign Service. 3. Public personnel is used to achieve certain purposes, EXCEPT A) To ensure public organization has enough and competence staff to perform the tasks of a particular organization. B) To ensure that all government employees are treated well according to the HRM principles. C) To maintain healthy working culture. D) To discourage the productive contribution of the public servants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To discourage the productive contribution of the public servants. 4. Who rejected the principles of administration as 'myths' and 'proverbs'? A) L. D. White. B) Herbert Simon. C) W. F. Willoughby. D) Chester Barnard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Simon. 5. The true information about New Public Service era, Except A) Citizen participation. B) Late 1990s. C) United States. D) The adoption of private sector management concepts and styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The adoption of private sector management concepts and styles. 6. Department of Land Resources is a part of Union Ministry of Lands? A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. B) Ministry of rural development. C) Ministry of Earth Sciences. D) Ministry of Environment and Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of rural development. 7. Which of the following focuses on issues in the workplace related to discrimination based on gender? A) Affirmative action. B) Equal employment opportunity. C) Americans with disabilities. D) Diversity guidelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equal employment opportunity. 8. A virtual organisation is A) One which has profit as the major goal. B) One which has concern of the employees as its top priority. C) A small, core organization that outsources major busi-ness functions. D) One in which leadership always tends to fulfil psychological needs of the subordinates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small, core organization that outsources major busi-ness functions. 9. The elected executive head of a state of the US A) Federal Government. B) Governor. C) House or Representatives. D) Legislator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Governor. 10. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts has made the decisions of the Council of Ministers binding on the President of "India" ? A) 42nd and 44th Amendment Act. B) 43rd Amendment Act. C) 40th Amendment Act. D) 40th and 41st Amendments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 42nd and 44th Amendment Act. 11. Which of the following is the most salient feature of new public management? A) Flexible working conditions and the promotion of contractual opportunities. B) A centralized command structure and task specialization. C) Aligning public sector activities to private sector market conditions. D) Public agencies publicizing their activities and its performance results on a regular basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aligning public sector activities to private sector market conditions. 12. In his article, "The Pillars of Public Program Evaluation, " author George F. Grob offered professional insight and advice for administrators and decision makers seeking to make evaluation a standard part of program management. His recommendations included which of the following? A) Control operations and changes to performance objectives. B) Integrate parts into a whole. C) Train staff to sell and deliver the product. D) Stick to the evidence, and use multiple methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stick to the evidence, and use multiple methods. 13. What rights does the Constitution reserve for the American people? A) All American citizens are free. B) There is equal protection under the law for all. C) Men and women over the age of 18 have the right to vote. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 14. Which of the following statements on Federal spending authority is false? A) Federal government powers have been greatly expanded during times of national crisis:the Civil War, World War I and II, the Great Depression, and after September 11, 2001. B) Federal funding, available to states and localities through grants-in-aid, has been the single most significant factor in bringing about planned federal-state collaboration. C) Cooperative federalism focuses on federal and state agencies synchronizing program budgets, rather than pursing separate objectives. D) As unrestricted funds, federal general revenue sharing had greater economic rather than political impact at the state and local levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As unrestricted funds, federal general revenue sharing had greater economic rather than political impact at the state and local levels. 15. What is the definition of public personal administration? A) The management of resources in public organizations. B) Attract potential candidates to serve in public sector. C) Promote career development in public sector. D) People who work in an organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The management of resources in public organizations. 16. Theorists argue that our behavior is a product of capability, opportunity, and motivation. In this equation, what role does motivation play? A) Motivation engages two opposing forces. B) Motivation determines what we actually do. C) Motivation communicates our intents. D) Motivation provides situational feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivation determines what we actually do. 17. Career Examples:Bill & Account CollectorAccountantBilling & Posting ClerkReal Estate AppraiserBudget AnalystTax ExaminerTax CollectorAuditor A) Regulation. B) Public Management and Administration. C) Governance. D) National Security. E) Revenue and Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Revenue and Taxation. 18. Complete the following sentence. Government in the US is divided into three branches:the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The judicial branch, including the Supreme Court and various federal courts, interprets the law and applies it in individual cases. While not directly subject to popular control, courts may be influenced by popular opinion. An example of public opinion shaping the direction of court decisions includes: A) Search and seizure cases. B) Immigration cases. C) Bankruptcy cases. D) Employment discrimination cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Employment discrimination cases. 19. Complete the following sentence. Prior to the Civil War, the Constitution focused primarily on establishing the limitations of the federal government. Passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments immediately after the Civil War shifted the focus in the balance of power to: A) Divert funds from local government to the federal government. B) Subject a state's control over its own citizens to oversight by either the federal judiciary or Congress. C) Expand the powers of local governments. D) Focus of the rights of the individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject a state's control over its own citizens to oversight by either the federal judiciary or Congress. 20. The timeline for a typical state budget includes at least seven stages, from an agency's budget request to the day the budget year begins. Which of the following would be the most important step in this process? A) Legislature adoption. B) Governor's budget request. C) Public hearings. D) Governor signs or vetoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislature adoption. 21. Who ruled the thirteen colonies? A) The British government. B) The Chinese government. C) Ancient pharaohs. D) Greek kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The British government. 22. Rajya Sabha in India consists of A) 254 members. B) 256 members. C) 250 members. D) 238 members. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 250 members. 23. Professionals working in the Foreign Service pathway serve as ..... of the United States in its embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions around the world. A) Governor. B) Representatives. C) Management. D) Legislators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representatives. 24. The term bureaucracy could be used to describe which of the following? A) The organizational structure and set of regulations that control the activities of people who work in large organizations. B) The division of responsibilities, hierarchy, and informal networks that connect organizations. C) The intricate distribution of authority and patterns of cooperation present in interpreting and executing policies. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 25. Which of the following defines a strategic plan? A) Assessing the results of previous activities compared to expectations. B) Planning that relies heavily on an organization's "capacity". C) Both A and B. D) None of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 26. Which pathway of Government and Public Administration includes workers who ensure that governments obtain revenues from businesses and citizens by collecting tax dollars, reviewing tax returns, conducting audits, monitoring taxes payable and collecting overdue tax dollars. A) Regulation. B) Public Management and Administration. C) Governance. D) National Security. E) Revenue and Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Revenue and Taxation. 27. Ethics and accountability in government operations are essential in preventing a corrupt system. To ensure an unbiased system, which of the following bridges the gap between public perception and the performance of public service? A) Partiality. B) Honesty. C) Transparency. D) A system to monitor and control the quality of government activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transparency. 28. Public Administration Refers To: A) A Process. B) A study. C) A Dicipline. D) All Of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All Of These. 29. Discrimination in the workplace has led to many legal challenges. The US Supreme Court decision in the 1971 Griggs et al. v. Duke Power Company case led to which major finding? A) Acknowledgement that the company openly discriminated prior to 1964. B) No law prohibits an employer's use of testing or measuring procedures. C) An employee with minority origins should receive preferential treatment. D) Any test used must measure the person for the job and not the person in the abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any test used must measure the person for the job and not the person in the abstract. 30. How might an organization interpret a narrow view of public administration? A) Public administration is a part of the political process. B) Public administration covers all branches of government. C) Public administration covers the administrative functions related to the executive branch. D) Public administration is associated with numerous public sector groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public administration covers the administrative functions related to the executive branch. 31. Complete the following sentence with a logical clause. In the American political system, the advantages of federalism include: A) More measured public policies created through compromise and public debate. B) The inclusion of dissenting and different ethnic, cultural, and racial minority viewpoints in policy decisions. C) Uniformity in policy making processes across states. D) A cohesive system of checks and balances. 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