Match the following
List-I (Books)List-II (Authors)
a. The New Science of Management Decision
1. David McClelland
b. Organisation and Innovation
2. Abraham Maslow
c. The achieving Society
3. Chris Argyris
d. Eupsychian Management
4. Herbert Simon
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
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Rational Choice theory is the application of . . . . . . . . to politics.
A. Economics
B. Rationality
C. Personal choice
D. Market policies
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John-Adair gave
A. Leadership continuum
B. Action-centred leadership model
C. Transactional leadership theory
D. Least preferred co-worker theory
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"The field of administration is a field of business. It is removed from the hurry and strife of Politics." This was stated by:
A. L. D. White
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Dwight Waldo
D. Marshall E. Dimock
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Which of the following is not a dominant theme of the first stage of the evolution of Public Administration as a discipline?
A. Public Administration is capable of a value free science
B. Politics and Administration are to be kept separate
C. Importance of the structure of organisation
D. The mission of Public Administration is economy and efficiency
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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Public Administrative Principles
1. Willoughby
b. In American Public Administration intellectual Crisis
2. Waldo
c. Elements of Public Administration
3. Ostrom
d. Public Administration in a Time of Turbulence
4. F. M. Marx
A. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
B. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
C. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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Which of the following group does not come under the situational leadership?
A. Lewin and Lombardo
B. Hersey and Blanchard
C. Vroom and Yetton
D. House and Mitchel
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Which of the following statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
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Match the following
List-I List-II
a. Likert
1. Indifference zone
b. Barnard
2. Theory of immaturity maturity
c. Argyris
3. Group dynamics
d. Lewin
4. Participative management
5. Training of sensitivity
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-5
B. a-4, b-2, c-5, d-3
C. a-4, b-1, c-5, d-3
D. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-5
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"We are no longer confronted with several administrative sciences, but with one which can be applied equally well to public and to private affairs". The statement was made by
A. Appleby
B. Henri Fayol
C. M. P. Fallet
D. None of these
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The study of 'Public Administration' as an independent discipline originated in:
A. Britain
B. United States of America
C. India
D. West Germany
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Concept of systematic adaption was first used by
A. Winslow Taylor
B. Louis Brande
C. David Osborne
D. Weidner
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In Expectancy theory employees are motivated when
A. pressure is put on them
B. better performance lead to organisational rewards
C. they take high-risk
D. they are given less-work
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Match the following
List-I List-II
a. Supervision
1. Synchronisation of efforts
b. Delegation
2. Military administration
c. Coordination
3. Conferring discretion
d. Line and Staff
4. Direction accompanied by authority
A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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Scientific Management theory came in which phase of industrial revolution?
A. Second Phase
B. First Phase
C. Fourth Phase
D. Third Phase
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Assertion (A): Public Administration has acquired certain distinctive features differentiating it from private administration.Reason (R): Public accountability is its half-mark; consistency of treatment and its watch word; and consciousness of community service, its deal.
A. A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The theory in which leaders transform followers is
A. Transactional theory
B. Least preferred co-worker theory
C. Action-centred theory
D. Transformational theory
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Human Relation theory is given by
A. Elton Mayo
B. Henry Fayol
C. Rothlis Berger
D. Pennock
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Woodrow Wilson's name is associated with which of the following statements?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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In acronym SMART 'A' stands for
A. Acceptability
B. Adjustability
C. Accountability
D. None of these
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