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(1) Kautilya’s ideas on taxation do not relate to :
(1) taxing power of state is limited.
(2) taxation should not be felt to be heavy or exclusive.
(3) tax increase should be graduated.
(4) tax increase should be doubled in every five years.
Answer: tax increase should be doubled in every five years.
(2) Who among the following propounded the ‘Theory of Justice’ as major ethical framework for Public Administration ?
(1) John Stuart
(2) John Rawls
(3) Robert Dahl
(4) Herbert A. Simon
Answer: John Rawls

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(3) “Accountability refers to the formal and specific location of responsibility, whereas responsibility is personal, moral and not necessarily related to formal power.” Whose statement it is ?
(1) Webster’s Dictionary
(2) John M. Pfiffner
(3) Robert Merton
(4) William Scott
Answer: John M. Pfiffner
(4) The member of a bureaucracy needs statemanship which cannot be tested through examination. Who said it ?
(1) Herald Laski
(2) Hegal
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Karl Marx
(5) “It is impossible for humanity to advance its knowledge of organisation unless the factor on structure is isolated from other considerations, however artificial such isolation may appear”. Who made this statement ?
(1) Lyndall Urwick
(2) M.P. Follet
(3) Luther Gullick
(4) Henri Fayol
Answer: Luther Gullick
(6) According to Herzberg, “Which one of the following is not a determinant of job satisfaction” ?
(1) Responsibility
(2) Working conditions
(3) Supervision
(4) Interpersonal relations
Answer: Responsibility
(7) In which year, Elton Mayo started research to find out the reasons for unjustified absenteeism ?
(1) 1924
(2) 1928
(3) 1931
(4) 1943
Answer: 1943
(8) Which of the following is not a characteristic of Charismatic leadership ?
(1) They have a vision.
(2) They are willing to take personal risks to achieve vision.
(3) They are sensitive to followers needs.
(4) They exhibit ordinary behaviour.
Answer: They exhibit ordinary behaviour.
(9) Which of the following is not related to Sensitivity Training ?
(1) It promotes interpersonal competence.
(2) It enhances dependence and control.
(3) It helps in understanding effective group functioning.
(4) It develops awareness and acceptance of self.
Answer: It enhances dependence and control.
(10) Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Karl Marx views on bureaucracy ?
(1) It is an unnecessary evil.
(2) It has a class character.
(3) It is the political expression of the division of labour.
(4) It can be abolished only when the general interest becomes real.
Answer: It is an unnecessary evil.
(11) Who among the following viewed that development administration is characterised by its “purposes”, its “loyalties” and its “attitudes” ?
(1) Edward Weidner
(2) F.W. Riggs
(3) George Gant
(4) V.A. Pai Panandikar
Answer: George Gant
(12) Who among the following classified administrative structure in less developed countries as Bureaucracy Prominent regimes and Party Prominent Political regimes ?
(1) F.W. Riggs
(2) Ferrel Heady
(3) Comparative Administration Group of USA
(4) Robert Jackson
Answer: Ferrel Heady
(13) During the Mughal era, the District Collector was known by which of the following name ?
(1) Vishay Pati
(2) Subedar
(3) Karori Faujdar
(4) Shikdar
Answer: Karori Faujdar
(14) Which one of the following is not an Apex/Independent Office in the organization of the central government ?
(1) Cabinet Secretariat
(2) Prime Minister’s office
(3) President’s Secretariat
(4) University Grants Commission
Answer: University Grants Commission
(15) In which year the practice for presentation of separate budget of Railway was introduced in India ?
(1) 1858
(2) 1893
(3) 1921
(4) 1951
Answer: 1921

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