This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Polity > Public Administration > Public Administration – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Administration Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Cooper model of ethical decision-making includes which of the following steps? A) The descriptive task. B) Identifying alternative courses of action. C) Projecting the possible consequences. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 2. Which pathway of Government and Public Administration includes occupations related to the developing of long-and short-term land use plans for residential, commercial, institutional and recreational purposes in urban, suburban and rural communities. A) Regulation. B) Public Management and Administration. C) Governance. D) Planning. E) Revenue and Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planning. 3. There are at least four major classes of public expenditures included in the budget. Which of the following tends to be the largest class of public expenditures? A) Public program expenditures. B) Capital gains. C) Capital expenditures. D) Debt servicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debt servicing. 4. A state university suspended its chief diversity officer after it was discovered that he had signed a petition to put same-sex marriage on the state ballot for a referendum vote. The university is home to a large contingent of gay and lesbian students, and the university's position is that the diversity officer is a public employee, and by signing the petition, the diversity officer may have alienated a large portion of the student body and may not be as effective in carrying out the university's mission. Which of the following statements best justifies whether or not the university was correct or incorrect in making this decision? A) The university was correct in questioning the diversity officer's ability to perform his job. B) The university was incorrect, because its actions infringed upon the diversity officer's First Amendment right to free speech. C) The university was incorrect, because it failed to provide the proper training on university policies and the consequences of employee violations. D) The university was correct in disciplining a public employee for engaging in political activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The university was incorrect, because its actions infringed upon the diversity officer's First Amendment right to free speech. 5. According to various laws regarding workplace diversity, which of the following is prohibited in the workplace? A) Ethnic slurs. B) Offhand comments. C) Physical conduct. D) Derogatory comments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offhand comments. 6. Public Personnel Administration A) Is about how machineries are handled. B) Is about how workforce in the public sector are managed. C) Is about how workforce in the private sector are managed. D) Is about how students are managed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is about how workforce in the public sector are managed. 7. Which of the following scholars did not lay any emphasis on administrative ethics? A) Paul ApplePalby. B) Frederick Mosher. C) Chanakya. D) David Osborne and Ted Gabler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chanakya. 8. The Terms of Bureaucracy, Except? A) Administrative agencies function as organizations within a governmental system a bureaucracy is an administrative group of nonelected officials charged with carrying out functions connected to a series of policies and programs. B) Is an organisationalstructure that is characterisedby many rules, standardisedprocesses, procedures and requirements, number of desks, meticulous division of labourand responsibility, clear hierarchies and professional, almost impersonal interactions between employees. C) Is a form of private sectors and organization. D) Also known as the bureaucratic theory of management, bureaucratic management theory or the max weber theory. For Weber bureaucracy was the most efficient way to set up an organisation, administration and organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a form of private sectors and organization. 9. Phase IV in the evolution of public administration, from 1938-1937, is known as the "behavioral challenge" period. Which of the following best describes the dynamics of public administration during that period? A) The discipline was widened to include policy issues and decision-making processes. B) There was a crisis of identity in public administration as a discipline. C) There was a specific focus on the dynamics that were unique to administration. D) The "science" of administration gained greater credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The discipline was widened to include policy issues and decision-making processes. 10. Hawthorne Experiment/study? A) Informal group within formal organisation has potential in controlling employee habits and attitudes. B) Cooperate with the workers so as to ensure that all work is done in accordance with the principles of the science that has been developed. C) Rationality Recruitment and selection of personnel should be impartial. D) Democracy Responsibility and authority should be recognized by designations and not by persons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informal group within formal organisation has potential in controlling employee habits and attitudes. 11. Dichotomy of Politician, Except? A) Motivated by internal, external and intrinsic motive. B) Behaviour should be characterised by passion and a willingness to fight for one's beliefs. C) Voters heart and political party. D) Make policies (acts, rules, procedures, program, project and others). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motivated by internal, external and intrinsic motive. 12. Which one is right? A) There are two types of Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). B) Mini Ratna PSE may have wholly owned subsidiaries. C) Mini Ratna PSEs cannot raise capital from international markets. D) Mini Ratna may include PSE-authorized directors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are two types of Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). 13. Fill in the blank. Several arbitrators influence how public finances are ultimately dispersed. The public has designated ..... to determine how public money should be spent. A) Corporate leaders. B) Bureaucrats. C) Politicians. D) Judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Politicians. 14. Which of the following statements regarding New Public Management is not correct? A) :Market orientation. B) . It supports public interest. C) Advocates managerial autonomy. D) . Focuses on performance appraisal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . It supports public interest. 15. Which of the following is NOT a career within the Regulation Pathway? A) Investigator. B) Aviation safety officer. C) Child support officer. D) Economic development coordinator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic development coordinator. 16. What is the minimum educational requirement necessary to work as an investigator within the Regulation Pathway? A) No formal educational requirements are necessary. B) Bachelor's degree. C) Doctoral degree. D) Master's degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No formal educational requirements are necessary. 17. In The Narrow Sense Public Administration Includes A) Executive Function. B) Legislative Function. C) Both 1 & 2. D) None Of These Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislative Function. 18. IT IS THE CONCERN FOR THE ECOSYSTEM. A) PLANTITA. B) NATURE-LOVER. C) ENVIRONMETALISM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ENVIRONMETALISM. 19. The Truth information about The New Public Management era, Except? A) 1980s. B) The idea of market > business management methods in publicadministration. C) Citizen participation. D) US, UK, NZ, Australia, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizen participation. 20. What was not a result of the PWA A) Reduced unemployment. B) It was successful. It benefited construction. C) Increased purchasing power through the construction of highways and public buildings. D) Contributed to a revival of American industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was successful. 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