Public Administration Multiple Choice Questions

1.The State Election Commission conducts, controls and supervises municipal elections under—

(A) Article 240(1)

(B) Article 241(2)

(C) Article 243(K)

(D) Article 245(D)

Ans : C

2.Which one of the following statements is not correct about civil society organisations ?

(A) They are sovereign bodies

(B) They are voluntary but nonprofit-making agencies

(C) They work in close proximity with people

(D) They create awareness; educate and sensitise people on common issues and act as catalysts of social change

Ans : A

3.The Lokayukta and Uplokayuktas Act was first passed in—

(A) Maharashtra

(B) West Bengal

(C) Karnataka

(D) Orissa

Ans : D

4.Mayor-in-Council form of government means—

(A) Cabinet form of government at the municipal level

(B) Classical prefectorial form of government at the municipal level

(C) Making Mayor unaccountable to his colleagues

(D) Presidential form of government at the municipal level

Ans : A

5.State Finance Commission is appointed by a State Government every five year to determine—

(A) Financial resources of the state for placing state’s requirements before the Union Government

(B) Development requirements of the state for formulating State Five Year Plan

(C) Budgetary requirements of various departments of the state government

(D) Pattern of distribution of state’s tax revenue between the state government and local bodies (both rural and urban) and the pattern of grant-in-aid to local bodies

Ans : D

6.Which among of the following is not considered as part of the Civil Society ?

(A) Non-Government Organisations

(B) Caste associations

(C) Legislature

(D) Family

Ans : C

7.The Minister-Civil Servant relationship in India emerged as a result of—

(A) Government of India Act, 1935

(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919

(C) Indian Constitution, 1950

(D) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

Ans : B

8.Ashok Mehta Committee recommended for the establishment of—

(A) Nagar Panchayat

(B) Panchayat Samiti

(C) Mandal Panchayat

(D) Gram Panchayat

Ans : C

9.The principal function of Directorates in a State Government is to—

(A) Undertake policy implementation

(B) Render auxiliary services

(C) Facilitate policy formulation

(D) Promote inter-agency cooperation and coordination

Ans : A

10.A Governor can issue an ordinance—

(A) Whenever he likes

(B) Whenever Chief Minister advises him

(C) Whenever the State Legislature is not in session

(D) When the Union Government tells him to do so

Ans : C

11.Planning Commission was setup—

(A) Under the Government of India Act, 1935

(B) As per the provisions of the Constitution of India

(C) By a Cabinet resolution

(D) As per the recommendations of the National Development Council

Ans : C

12.The term ‘Federation’ has been used in the Indian Constitution in—

(A) Article 373

(B) Article 280

(C) Article 90

(D) Nowhere

Ans : D

13.‘Efficiency record’ method for determining the merit for promotion is practised in—

(A) The USA

(B) France

(C) The UK

(D) Japan

Ans : A

14.Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists ?

(A) Haldane Committee Report

(B) Sarkaria Commission Report

(C) Fulton Committee Report

(D) Kothari Committee Report

Ans : C

15.Which of the following is not an All India Service ?

(A) Indian Foreign Service

(B) Indian Administrative Service

(C) Indian Forest Service

(D) Indian Police Service

Ans : A