The current syllabus included in Public Administration, Public Administration: meaning and evolution, theories and concepts, comparative P huublic Administration, Theories and Principles of Organization, Managing the Organization, Organisational Communication, Managing Conflict in the Organization, Management by Objectives.
1)Who is regarded as in exponent of the ecological approach in the study of Public Administration?
A)Charles Merriam
B)Fred Riggs
C)Lucian Pye
D)Elton Mayo
Correct Option-B)✔️ Fred Riggs
👉Fred Riggs is regarded as the exponent of the ecological approach in the study of Public Administration. It was attempted to understand the interrelation, interdependence and mutual impact between Public organisation and it's the socio-cultural environment. For explaining his approach, he created a social structure on the basis of Fused, Prismatic and Diffracted model
2)Hawthorne experiment was conducted during:
A)1927-32
B)1932-37
C)1922-26
D)1942-47
Correct Option-A)✔️ 1927-32
👉In a real sense, Hawthorne experiment was conducted in 4 phases by Elton Mayo during 1924-32, (first phase 1924-27 illumination experiment), (second phase 1927-28 relay assembly test room experiment), (third experiment 1927/28-30 human interview and sentiment experiment), (fourth experiment 1931-32 bank wiring observation room experiment)
3)The new Public Administration lays emphasis on:
A)Excellence
B)Scientific analysis and ethical values
C)Scientific analysis and relevance
D)Ethical values and relevance
Correct Option-D)✔️ Ethical values and relevance
👉The NPA criticised Scientific analysis theorists being value-neutral and ignoring real social problems. NPA focused on Social Equity, ethical values, relevance and changes. Origin of NPA traced back to the first Minnowbrook Conference held in 1968 by Dwight Waldo
4)The informal organisation is generally:
A)Rigid
B)Flexible
C)Hierarchical
D)Written
Correct Option-B)✔️ Flexible
👉Informal Organisation is generally friendly, flexible, fulfilment for individuals and based on no behaviour patterns
5)The principle of the span of control has been elaborated by:
A)Gracias
B)H. Simon
C)Peter Blau
D)L. D. White
Correct Option-A)✔️ Graicunas
👉The principles of the span of control depict the number of employees that can be handled/controlled by a single manager. Hamilton, Urwick, Graicunas, Lord Haldane and Graham Wallace have pointed out that what number of subordinates or employees should be under a manager. Graicunas talked about (4-5) subordinates for the supervision under a single manager
6)Match the correct pairs:
a)Lord Hewart 1)The Functions of
the Executive
b)Ordway Tead 2)Ideas and Issues in
Public Administration
c)Dwight Waldo 3)The new Despotism
d)Barnard 4)The Art of Administration
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Correct Option-B)✔️ a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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