This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Polity > Public Administration > Public Administration – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Administration Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the President a career within the Governance pathway? A) No. B) Maybe. C) Yes. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 2. The US Department of Labor has documented examples of how people have benefited from federal contract compliance programs. Which of the following would be excluded as an example of contract compliance success? A) A woman became an astronaut because of NASA's affirmative action program. B) The US government successfully recruited low-income people from the Appalachian region because of affirmative action programs. C) Native Americans secured employment on federal highway construction projects because of affirmative action programs. D) Women and ethnic minorities have gained access to skilled labor apprentice programs in large federal construction projects because of affirmative action programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The US government successfully recruited low-income people from the Appalachian region because of affirmative action programs. 3. A degree in Public Administration will allow you to work in the following areas ..... A) Management. B) Public Policy. C) Program Evaluation. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. The part of the U.S. government that interprets the law and administers justice A) Senate. B) OSHA. C) Revenue. D) Judicial Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judicial Branch. 5. Bureaucracy is based on: A) Personal Authority. B) Corporate Authority. C) Traditional Authority. D) Charismatic Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charismatic Authority. 6. Complete the following sentence. Whistleblowing is a matter of ethics, because: A) It represents a person's understanding of why an action might be harmful to public interests. B) It encourages employers to make administrative activities more efficient and effective. C) It prevents abuse of authority. D) It reinforces self-regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It represents a person's understanding of why an action might be harmful to public interests. 7. Personnel planning refers to, except A) The process of systematically reviewing human resource requirements to ensure required number of employees with the required skills are available when needed. B) The process of managing and utilizing of people, machines, systems and technologies to achieve certain objectives. C) The process of assessing the organization's human resource needs to ensure that a competent, stable work force is employed. D) The process of obtaining the right number and kinds of people at the right time in order to fulfill organizational needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of managing and utilizing of people, machines, systems and technologies to achieve certain objectives. 8. Complete the following sentence. The theory of inequity is defined as a situation in which a person thinks that he or she is receiving less than he or she is giving, or vice versa. According to the theory, there are several ways to restore equity, including: A) Creating a timeline between projects. B) Altering the person's inputs. C) Embracing a results-driven outcome. D) Altering expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altering the person's inputs. 9. Performance measures-inputs, outputs, outcomes, and other key issues needed to measure progress-are an important part of any effective strategic plan. Which of the following would be an input measure? A) The number of applications received. B) The number of tickets issued. C) The number of personnel hours used. D) The number of students enrolled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of personnel hours used. 10. A relationship between an individual and a state in which an individual owes allegiance to that state and in turn is entitled to it is defined as: A) Citizenship. B) Census. C) Public Administration. D) Public Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizenship. 11. Who is known as the father of Public Administration? A) Ronald Reagan. B) Woodrow Wilson. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woodrow Wilson. 12. Who among the following says that public administration includes the operations of only the executive branch of government? A) LD WHITE. B) LUTHER GULICK. C) W.F. WILLOUGHBY. D) LD WHITE, LUTHER GULICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LUTHER GULICK. 13. Which of the following does not have provisions in the Second Schedule of the Constitution of India? A) President. B) Speaker of the House of People. C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India. D) Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission. 14. What is theory in the Neo-Classical? A) Horthorne Experiment. B) Human Relation Movement. C) Scientific Management. D) Administrative Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Relation Movement. 15. Third phase in Maslow's hierarchy of needs A) Safety needs. B) Love and belonging. C) Esteem. D) Self-actualization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love and belonging. 16. Complete the following sentence. Based on differences in the levels of public and private sector pay and benefits, the general public might assume that workers in the private sector: A) Have more education. B) Are employed in management, professional, and related occupations. C) Enjoy greater union coverage for most occupations. D) Tend to be younger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tend to be younger. 17. You are a unit manager with 10 direct-report subordinates. Your experience with one particular employee has served to strengthen your belief in theory X. Which of the following best describes this employee? A) The employee always arrives to work on time, but never works overtime and has a record of frequent Monday and/or Friday absences. B) The employee performs his job and regularly scores acceptable ratings on his annual performance reviews but can never be counted on to go above and beyond. C) The employee never volunteers for a project but always meets the deadline on any assigned project. D) The employee shows up and enthusiastically works on her PC all day but has been caught more than once working on her social network sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The employee shows up and enthusiastically works on her PC all day but has been caught more than once working on her social network sites. 18. Criteria of Promotion & Career Development A) Nepotism. B) Merit. C) Peter principle. D) Petro principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merit. 19. Complete the following sentence. Experts define the expectancy theory of motivation in terms of: A) Experiences that satisfy and dissatisfy people in the work place. B) The need for achievement, power, and affiliation. C) The relationships among effort, performance, and eventual outcomes. D) The need for managers to constantly watch over their employees to motivate them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relationships among effort, performance, and eventual outcomes. 20. Humans are driven to achieve their maximum potential and will always do so unless obstacles are placed in their way, according to which theory? A) Prime theory. B) Content theory. C) Humanistic theory. D) Adaptive theory. 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