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MH SET 2021: 26 September, Paper II, Public Administration

  • Date: 26 September 2021
  • Paper code: SEp21221
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 32 pages
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                                                                                                                      A
                                           PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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                           Public Administration
                                      Paper II


                                                       II
Time Allowed : 120 Minutes]                          [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This Paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
       carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                              (100)                                           (2)


1.   The relationship in which a superior         1.
     exercises direct supervision over a
     subordinate is :
                                                        (A)
     (A) Staff authority
                                                        (B)
     (B) Line authority
                                                        (C)
     (C) Auxiliary authority
                                                        (D)
     (D) Both staff      and    auxiliary
         authority
2.   It is not a factor of internal               2.
     coordination :
     (A) Ability of superiors                           (A)
     (B) Skill of subordinates                          (B)
     (C) Singleness of purpose                          (C)
     (D) High level conferences                         (D)
3.   ‘‘It is a form that authority assumes        3.
     when it enters into a process’’ ? This
     is true of :
                                                        (A)
     (A) Communication
                                                        (B)
     (B) Coordination
     (C) Leadership                                     (C)

     (D) Motivation                                     (D)

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4.   Assertion (A) Reason (R) Pattern :          4.         (A)              (R)
     Assertion (A) : Publicness in Public                   (A) :
                       Administration is a
                       complex-structured
                       concept.
     Reason (R) : Public           Admin-
                       istration differs                    (R) :
                       from        private
                       administration with
                       regard to at least
                       three        major
                       dimensions–locus
                       (agency),     focus
                       (public interest)
                       and          access
                       (openness).
     Codes :                                          (A) (A)       (R)
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and                    (R)     (A)
           (R) is the correct explanation
           of (A)                                     (B) (A)       (R)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but                    (R)     (A)
           (R) is not the correct                     (C) (A)                 (R)
           explanation of (A)
     (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                 (D) (A)                 (R)
     (D) (A) is false but (R) is true            5.
5.   Supervision is to :                              (A)
     (A) Check        compliance      with
           instructions                               (B)
     (B) Deter or detect wrong doing                  (C)
     (C) Fitting         each      person
           harmoniously into the working
           group                                      (D)
     (D) Control staff
                                                 6.
6.   Lateral entry is the form of
     recruitment normally considered
     for :
                                                      (A)
     (A) Lower level positions
     (B) Middle level positions                       (B)
     (C) Higher level positions                       (C)
     (D) Lower and middle level
           positions                                  (D)

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7.  Promotion means :                          7.
    (A) Change in responsibilities                   (A)
    (B) Change in responsibility and                 (B)
        designation                                  (C)
    (C) Transfer                                     (D)
    (D) Change in designation                  8.
8. Informal training is imparted
    through :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Syndicate method
                                                     (B)
    (B) Lecture method
                                                     (C)
    (C) Trial and Error method
                                                     (D)
    (D) Case study method
                                               9.
9. The main leadership approach that
    focuses on small group is :
    (A) Situational                                  (A)
    (B) Traitist                                     (B)
    (C) Contingency                                  (C)
    (D) Participative                                (D)
10. Match List I with List II and select       10.         I         II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :                                                          I
                 List I                              (a)
    (a) Leadership process                           (b)
    (b) Motivational forces                          (c)
    (c) Communication process                        (d)
    (d) Decision-making                                                   II
                List II                              (1)
    (1) Friendly interaction                         (2)
    (2) Overlapping groups
                                                     (3)
    (3) Group participation
                                                     (4)
    (4) Confidence and trust
    Codes :
                                                         (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
        (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (A) (4) (3) (1) (2)                              (A) (4)   (3)   (1)       (2)
    (B) (4) (3) (2) (1)                              (B) (4)   (3)   (2)       (1)
    (C) (3) (1) (4) (2)                              (C) (3)   (1)   (4)       (2)
    (D) (1) (3) (2) (4)                              (D) (1)   (3)   (2)       (4)

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11. The classical thinkers believed in :        11.
    (A) Wider        participation     of             (A)
         individuals in the organization
                                                      (B)
    (B) Rationality of individual
         behaviour                                    (C)
    (C) Existence        of    informal
         organization within formal                   (D)
         organization
    (D) Organization as a structure of          12.
         authority
12. One of the following is not a feature             (A)
    of modern organizational theory :
                                                      (B)
    (A) Decision-making
    (B) Fact-value dichotomy                          (C)
    (C) Organizational humanism                       (D)
    (D) More recognized sources of              13.
         authority
13. ‘The matter of giving orders seems
    a very simple affair; on the other
    hand surrounded by many                           (A)
    difficulties’, who observed it ?                  (B)
    (A) Peter Drucker
                                                      (C)
    (B) Chris Argyris
    (C) Chester Barnard                               (D)
    (D) Mary Parker Follett                     14.
14. According to Luther Gulick, why he
    divided work, is based on :                       (1)
    (1) Men differ in nature
                                                      (2)
    (2) Men differ in capacity
    (3) Men differ in skill                           (3)
    (4) Gain greatly in dexterity by                  (4)
         specialization
    Codes :
                                                      (A)       (1)
    (A) Only (1)
    (B) (1), (2) and (3)                              (B) (1), (2)        (3)
    (C) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                         (C) (1), (2), (3)         (4)
    (D) Only (4)                                      (D)       (4)

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15. One who passes unfavourable                  15.
     information about his colleagues to
     the superior is called :
     (A) a rate buster
     (B) a chesler                                     (A)

     (C) a squealer                                    (B)
     (D) a cheater
                                                       (C)
16. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern :
                                                       (D)
     Assertion (A) : Bureaucracy is a
                       major element in          16.          (A)              (R)
                       the rationalization
                                                              (A) :
                       of    the   modern
                       world.
     Reason (R) : The           protestant                    (R) :
                       social       ethics
                       contributed to the
                       ascendancy       of
                       Bureaucracy.
     Codes :
                                                       (A) (A)        (R)
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                             (R)    (A)
         (R) is the correct explanation
         of (A)                                        (B) (A)        (R)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but                       (R)    (A)
         (R)      is   not   the   correct
                                                       (C) (A)                       (R)
         explanation of (A)
     (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
     (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                  (D) (A)                 (R)

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17. Match List I with List II and select         17.         I           II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                               I
                     List I
                 (Books)
    (a) The Science of Muddling                        (a)
        Through                                        (b)
    (b) Public    Policy            Making             (c)
        Re-examined
    (c) Administrative Behaviour                       (d)

    (d) The Human Problems of an
        Industrial Organization                                                II
                 List II                                                            )
               (Thinkers)                              (1)
    (1) Yezkel Dror
                                                       (2)
    (2) Elton Mayo
                                                       (3)
    (3) Charles Lindbloom
                                                       (4)
    (4) Herbert Simon
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                            (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (3)    (1)     (4)    (2)                      (A) (3)     (1)   (4)        (2)
    (B) (1)    (3)     (2)    (4)                      (B) (1)     (3)   (2)        (4)
    (C) (4)    (2)     (1)    (3)                      (C) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)
    (D) (2) (1) (4) (3)
                                                       (D) (2)     (1)   (4)        (3)
18. In US, which one of the following
    is the President’s principal staff           18.
    agency in fiscal, legislative and
    administrative management ?
    (A) The Executive Office                           (A)
    (B) Office of Management and
                                                       (B)
        Budgeting
    (C) White House Office                             (C)
    (D) Office of Administration                       (D)

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19. The characteristics of Post-modern        19.
    Societies are :                                 (1)
    (1) Situational
                                                    (2)
    (2) Logical Positivism
                                                    (3)
    (3) Consumerism
                                                    (4)
    (4) Decentered self
    Codes :
    (A) (1), (2) and (3)                            (A) (1), (2)         (3)
    (B) (2), (3) and (4)                            (B) (2), (3)         (4)
    (C) (1), (3) and (4)                            (C) (1), (3)         (4)
    (D) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                       (D) (1), (2), (3)          (4)
20. Dwight Waldo in his book ‘‘The            20.
    Administrative State’ attacked :
    (1) Notion of unchanging principles             (1)
        of administration
                                                    (2)
    (2) Human        emotions       in
        organization                                (3)
    (3) Narrowness of values         of
        economy and efficiency                      (4)
    (4) Inconsistent methodology used
        to determine principles
    Codes :                                         (A) (1)        (4)
    (A) (1) and (4)                                 (B) (2)        (3)
    (B) (2) and (3)
                                                    (C) (1), (3)         (4)
    (C) (1), (3) and (4)
                                                    (D) (1), (2)         (3)
    (D) (1), (2) and (3)
                                              21.
21. As per Kautilya’s thoughts, who
    prepared the annual budget ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Samaharta
    (B) Amatya                                      (B)
    (C) Samnidhata                                  (C)
    (D) Swamin                                      (D)

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22. According to the Government of Act,         22.
    1858 the powers of the crown were
    to be exercised by whom ?
    (A) The Prime Minister of England                 (A)

    (B) Queen or King of England                      (B)
    (C) Governor-General of India                     (C)
    (D) The Secretary of State for India
                                                      (D)
23. The Britishers introduced the
    portfolio system in the colonial            23.
    administration in India in the year
    ............................                      (A) 1861
    (A) 1861
                                                      (B) 1859
    (B) 1859
                                                      (C) 1853
    (C) 1853
    (D) 1861                                          (D) 1861
24. Which of the following statements           24.
    are not incorrect ?
                                                      (1)
    (1) The EVM and VVPAT are
        being    manufactured        by
        Electronic Corporation of India
        Limited, Hyderabad.                           (2)
    (2) The EVM and VVPAT are
        being manufactured by Bharat
        Electronics Limited, Bangalore.
    (3) Presently, there are two models               (3)       ; M2               M3
        of EVMs—M2 model and M3
        model.
    Codes :
                                                      (A)        (2)
    (A) Only (2)
    (B) (1), (2) and (3)                              (B) (1), (2)           (3)
    (C) (1) and (3)                                   (C) (1)          (3)
    (D) (2) and (3)                                   (D) (2)          (3)

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25. Match List I with List II and select             25.         I           II
    the correct answer by using the
    codes given below :
                                                                                   I
                     List I
                                                           (a)
    (a) College of            Fort    William
        (Calcutta)                                         (b)
    (b) The Indian Council                Act              (c)
        (Morley-Minto)
                                                           (d)
    (c) Simon Commission
    (d) The Government of India Act
                                                                                   II
        (Montague-Chelmsford)
                                                           (1) 1806
                 List II
    (1) 1806                                               (2) 1909

    (2) 1909                                               (3) 1927

    (3) 1927                                               (4) 1919
    (4) 1919
    Codes :                                                      (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)
                                                           (A) (1)     (2)   (3)        (4)
    (A) (1)    (2)     (3)    (4)
                                                           (B) (1)     (4)   (3)        (2)
    (B) (1)    (4)     (3)    (2)
                                                           (C) (4)     (2)   (3)        (1)
    (C) (4)    (2)     (3)    (1)
    (D) (3)    (4)     (1)    (2)                          (D) (3)     (4)   (1)        (2)
26. How many broad areas of                          26.
    specialization  have    been
    recommended by second ARC for
    organising the administrative
    machinery ?
    (A) 2                    (B) 4                         (A) 2                       (B) 4
    (C) 8                    (D) 10                        (C) 8                       (D) 10

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27. Which of the recommendations given           27.
    below were made by the National
    Police Commission to curb the
    misuse of the police ?
                                                       (a)
    (a) Tenured office of the chief of
        police                                         (b)
    (b) Constitution of permanent state                (c)
        security commission
    (c) To implement measures to hold
        police accountable to the people,
        to the law and organisation.
    Select the correct codes :
    Codes :                                            (A) (a), (b)     (c)
    (A) (a), (b) and (c)                               (B)       (a)     (c)
    (B) Only (a) and (c)                               (C)       (b)
    (C) Only (b)                                       (D)       (c)
    (D) Only (c)                                 28.
28. Constitution of NITI Aayog in 2015
    is :
                                                       (a)
    (a) An ideological response to
        change socio-economic milieu
    (b) A response to post-colonial                    (b)
        dirigisme state                                (c)
    (c) Considered as critical in growth
        and development
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    Codes :
    (A) (a), (b) and (c)                               (A) (a), (b)     (c)

    (B) Only (c)                                       (B)       (c)
    (C) Only (a) and (b)                               (C)       (a)    (b)
    (D) Only (b) and (c)                               (D)       (b)    (c)

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29. Under which Article of the                   29.
    constitution the Council of Ministers
    is collectively responsible to the
    Legislative Assembly ?                             (A)
    (A) Article 163                                    (B)
    (B) Article 163(2)                                 (C)
    (C) Article 164(2)
    (D) Article 164(3)                                 (D)
30. Which of the given below is an               30.
    executive body ?
    (A) The Staff Selection Commission                 (A)
    (B) The National Commission for
         Minorities                                    (B)
    (C) The National Commission for                    (C)
         Women
                                                       (D)
    (D) Election Commission
31. Who submits the annual report of             31.
    the State Public Service Commission
    to the State Legislature ?
    (A) The chairman of the State
         Public Service Commission                     (A)
    (B) The Chief Minister                             (B)
    (C) The Governor                                   (C)
    (D) The Chief Secretary
                                                       (D)
32. The Legislative Council can be
    created by :                                 32.
    (A) Amendment Act of Parliament                    (A)
    (B) Resolution by the Loksabha
                                                       (B)
    (C) Resolution by Legislative
         Assembly                                      (C)
    (D) According the Article, 169                     (D)
33. Which one of the following
    statements is incorrect about the            33.
    Chief Secretary of a State ?
    (A) He is the Head of the Civil                    (A)
         Service in the State
    (B) He is the Secretary to the State               (B)
         Cabinet                                       (C)
    (C) He is the principal advisor to
         the State Chief Minister
                                                       (D)
    (D) He does not supervise the
         execution of Cabinet decisions
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34. Which one of the following was              34.
    recommended by the Taxation                                 (1953-54)
    Enquiry Commission (1953-54) ?
    (A) Revitalizing Urban Government                 (A)
    (B) The widening of the sphere of
        taxation of urban bodies                      (B)
    (C) The constitution of a statewise
        cadre of municipal employees                  (C)
    (D) The segregation of certain taxes
        for exclusive utilization for                 (D)
        Local Government
35. The Municipal Council can not levy
                                                35.
    tax on one of the following :
    (A) Environment Tax
    (B) Education Tax                                 (A)
    (C) Tax on Houses                                 (B)
    (D) Professional Tax                              (C)
36. Assertion (A), Reason (R) Pattern :               (D)
    Assertion (A) : The post of District        36.         (A)               (R)
                    Collector was first
                    created in 1781.                        (A) :

    Reason (R) : The       District
                 Collector is the                           (R) :
                 Kingpin of district
                 administration.
    Answer the question using the below
    given codes :
    Codes :
                                                      (A) (A)       (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
        (R) is the correct explanation                    (R)     (A)
        of (A)                                        (B) (A)        (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and                     (R)     (A)
        (R) is not the correct                        (C) (A)                        (R)
        explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
                                                      (D) (A)                       (R)
    (D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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37. Which one of the following was              37.
    recommended by the committee on
    service conditions of Municipal                   (1965-68)
    Employees (1965-68) ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Revitalizing Urban Government
                                                      (B)
    (B) Widening the sphere of taxation
        of urban bodies
    (C) Constitution of a statewise                   (C)
        cadre of municipal employees
    (D) Segregation of certain taxes for              (D)
        exclusive utilization for local
        government                              38.
38. Which one of the following is not a
    source of income of the municipal
                                                      (A)
    bodies ?
    (A) Non-tax Revenue                               (B)
    (B) Cess                                          (C)
    (C) Grants-in-aid                                 (D)
    (D) Loans                                   39.         I         II
39. Match List I with List II and select
    the correct answer from the codes                                       I
    given below :                                     (a)
                List I
                                                      (b)
    (a) Governor
                                                      (c)
    (b) Council of Ministers
    (c) Duties of Chief Minister                      (d)
    (d) Legislative Council                                                II
                List II                               (1)
    (1) Article 167                                   (2)
    (2) Article 169                                   (3)
    (3) Article 155                                   (4)
    (4) Article 163
    Codes :
        (a) (b) (c) (d)                                   (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
    (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)                               (A) (1)   (2)   (3)       (4)
    (B) (4) (3) (2) (1)                               (B) (4)   (3)   (2)       (1)
    (C) (3) (2) (4) (1)                               (C) (3)   (2)   (4)       (1)
    (D) (3) (4) (1) (2)                               (D) (3)   (4)   (1)       (2)
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40. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban                  40.
    Renewal Mission was launched by
    the Prime Minister ......................              (A)
    (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
                                                           (B)
    (B) Narendra Modi
    (C) P.V. Narasimha Rao                                 (C)
    (D) Rajiv Gandhi                                       (D)
41. The period known as golden era in                41.
    Comparative Public Administration
    is :                                                   (A) 1920-1940
    (A) 1920-1940                                          (B) 1941-1960
    (B) 1941-1960                                          (C) 1960-1976
    (C) 1960-1976
                                                           (D) 1976
    (D) 1976 to date
42. Which one is the most popular                    42.
    approaches in Comparative Public
    Administration which has been
    stressed considerably by Fred                          (A)
    Riggs ?                                                (B)
    (A) Structural-Functional Approach                     (C)
    (B) Systems Approach                                   (D)
    (C) Behavioural Approach
                                                     43.
    (D) Ecological Approach
43. From       human       development
    perspective, democratic governance                     (A)
    means :
    (A) Respect for people’s human                         (B)
         rights and freedoms
    (B) People have a say in decisions                     (C)
         that affect them
    (C) People are free from ascriptive
                                                           (D)
         discrimination
    (D) Policies reflect needs of present
         generations                                 44.
44. Who summarised the British
    bureaucracy as orderly, symmetrical,
    prudent, articulate and cohesive ?                     (A)
    (A) Herman Finer                                       (B)
    (B) J.D. Kingsley
                                                           (C)
    (C) Milton Mandell
    (D) W.S. Sayre                                         (D)
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45. What are the types of local                   45.
    government in Japan ?
    (a) Prefectures (b) Municipalities                  (a)                       (b)
    (c) Commune        (d) County                       (c)                       (d)
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    (A) All the above
    (B) Only (a) and (b)                                (A) (a), (b), (c)          (d)
    (C) Only (b) and (c)                                (B)        (a)          (b)
    (D) (a), (b) and (c)                                (C)        (b)          (c)
46. In which country these four types                   (D) (a), (b)          (c)
    of cities–Designated city, Core city,         46.
    Special city and City exist ?
    (A) USA               (B) UK
    (C) France            (D) Japan                     (A)                       (B)
47. Match List I with List II and select
                                                        (C)                       (D)
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :                                 47.         I         II
                 List I
             (Statements)                                                     I
    (a) Development never can be
         defined to universal satisfaction              (a)
    (b) Development stands for
         transformation of society                      (b)
    (c) Development means change                        (c)
         plus growth
                                                        (d)
    (d) Development is probably one of
         the most depreciated terms in
         social science literature.                                          II
                 List II
          (Made by Whom)                                (1)
    (1) T.N. Chaturvedi                                 (2)
    (2) Colm and Geiger                                 (3)
    (3) Brandt Commission Report                        (4)
    (4) Uphoff and Ilchman
    Codes :
                                                            (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
         (a) (b) (c) (d)
                                                        (A) (1)   (2)   (3)       (4)
    (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
    (B) (2) (1) (4) (3)                                 (B) (2)   (1)   (4)       (3)
    (C) (4) (3) (1) (2)                                 (C) (4)   (3)   (1)       (2)
    (D) (3) (1) (2) (4)                                 (D) (3)   (1)   (2)       (4)

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48. Origin of Public Interest Litigation        48.
    is associated with justice :
    (A) Krishna Iyer                                  (A)
    (B) Hans Raj Khanna                               (B)
    (C) Jagdish Sharan Verma
                                                      (C)
    (D) Bellur       Narayanaswamy
         Srikrishna                                   (D)
49. Implementing social responsibilities        49.
    by Corporate sector enhances :
    (A) Business Profitability                        (A)
    (B) Positive Satisfaction                         (B)
    (C) Consumer Satisfaction                         (C)
    (D) Corporate Efficiency and
                                                      (D)
         Economy
                                                50.
50. Which one of the following is a mode
    of Public Private Partnership in
    India ?                                           (A)
    (A) Divestment                                    (B)
    (B) Design, Build, Finance and                    (C)
         Operate                                      (D)
    (C) Disinvestment
                                                51.
    (D) Collaboration
51. The concept of joint sector was
    introduced in :                                   (A)        1948
    (A) Policy Resolution 1948                        (B)        1956
    (B) Policy Resolution 1956                        (C)         1973
    (C) Policy Statement 1973                         (D)         1977
    (D) Policy Statement 1977                   52.
52. Privatisation and Disinvestment
    owe their initiation to the Policy
    Resolution of :
                                                      (A) 1977       (B) 1991
    (A) 1977           (B) 1991
    (C) 1998           (D) 2007                       (C) 1998       (D) 2007
53. ‘Navratna’ status was awarded to            53.
    public enterprises in :
    (A) 1985           (B) 1991                       (A) 1985       (B) 1991
    (C) 1997           (D) 2007                       (C) 1997       (D) 2007
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54. Public enterprises get their working        54.
    capital from :
    (A) Bank advance                                  (A)
    (B) Cash Credit                                   (B)
    (C) Non-plan loan                                 (C)
    (D) Disinvestment                                 (D)
55. When the government sells majority          55.
    of its shares in a company to a
    private sector company, it is
    called :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Privatisation
                                                      (B)
    (B) Disinvestment
                                                      (C)
    (C) Partial Disinvestment
    (D) Strategic Disinvestment                       (D)
56. Match List I with List II and select        56.         I         II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :                                                           I
                 List I                               (a)
    (a) Plan Funds                                    (b)
    (b) Non-Plan Funds                                (c)
    (c) Grants for State Plans                        (d)
    (d) State-Specific Grants                                              II
                 List II                              (1)
    (1) Finance Commission                            (2)
    (2) Union Government                              (3)
    (3) Planning Commission                           (4)
    (4) National Development Council
    Codes :                                               (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
          (a) (b) (c) (d)                             (A) (3)   (1)   (4)       (2)
    (A) (3) (1) (4) (2)
                                                      (B) (1)   (3)   (2)       (4)
    (B) (1) (3) (2) (4)
                                                      (C) (4)   (2)   (1)       (3)
    (C) (4) (2) (1) (3)
                                                      (D) (2)   (4)   (3)       (1)
    (D) (2) (4) (3) (1)
                                                57.
57. It is known as a blank cheque given
    to the executive by the Lok Sabha :
    (A) Vote on Account                               (A)
    (B) Additional Grant                              (B)
    (C) Vote on Credit                                (C)
    (D) Exceptional Grant                             (D)
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58. A policy-cut motion ends up in :              58.
    (A) Cut in plan expenditure
    (B) Suggesting an alternative                       (A)
          policy                                        (B)
    (C) Change in government policy
                                                        (C)
    (D) Rejection of a programme
                                                        (D)
59. Annual Grants-in-aid to the states
    has been provided under Article :             59.
    (A) 264
    (B) 271                                             (A) 264
    (C) 275                                             (B) 271
    (D) 280
                                                        (C) 275
60. It is a multistage destination based
    tax :                                               (D) 280
    (A) Income Tax                                60.
    (B) Property Tax
    (C) Sales Tax                                       (A)
    (D) Goods and Services Tax                          (B)
61. The key agency to initially translate
                                                        (C)
    the constitutional provisions of a
    social welfare state into practice has              (D)
    been :                                        61.
     (A) Central Social Welfare Board
     (B) Ministry of Social Justice and                 (A)
         Empowerment                                    (B)
     (C) National Commission for SC/ST
                                                        (C)
     (D) Planning Commission
                                                        (D)
62. Durga Bai Deshmukh award for
    women development is given to :               62.

     (A) A woman social worker
                                                        (A)
     (B) Voluntary organization
     (C) Department of women and child                  (B)
         development                                    (C)
     (D) Family counselling centre                      (D)
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63. Who stated that social welfare                63.
    measures were essential but their
    implementation         should       be
    undertaken co-operatively rather
    than as a function of state ?
    (A) Fried Lanter                                    (A)
    (B) Wayne Vasey                                     (B)
    (C) Robert Owen
                                                        (C)
    (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
64. The concept of ‘cultural lag’’ was put              (D)
    forth by :                                    64.
    (A) Wilfredo Pareto
    (B) K. Davis
    (C) Ginsberg                                        (A)
    (D) William Ogburn                                  (B)
65. Which one of the following is not
                                                        (C)
    correctly matched ?
    (A) B.P. Mandal Commission –                        (D)
         1978                                     65.
    (B) National Commission for
                                                        (A)                 1978
         Backward Classes – 1993
    (C) Backward Classes Commission                     (B)                           1993
         – 1953                                         (C)                1953
    (D) National Commission for
                                                        (D)
         Socially and Educationally
         Backward Classes – 2015                                               2015
66. Which of the following Articles of the        66.
    Constitution of India makes
    provision       for     educational
    advancement of the Scheduled
    Tribes by Reserving Seats in
    educational institutions and
    granting scholarships ?                             (A)   15(4)
    (A) Article 15(4)
                                                        (B)   16(4)
    (B) Article 16(4)
    (C) Article 330 and 332                             (C)   330        332
    (D) Article 339(1)                                  (D)   339(1)
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67. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :        67.           (A)                (R)
     Assertion (A) : Economic Planning                          (A) :
                     can partially solve
                     the problem of
                     social justice.
     Reason (R) : Economy is the                                (R) :
                  wheel of society.
     Codes :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                        (A) (A)          (R)
         (R) is the correct explanation
         of (A)                                               (R)       (A)

     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but                  (B) (A)           (R)
         (R) is not the correct                               (R)       (A)
         explanation of (A)
                                                        (C) (A)                     (R)
     (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
     (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                   (D) (A)                     (R)

68. Which of the following do not                 68.
    provide social welfare services
    throughout the whole world ?                        (A)                               (WHO)
     (A) World Health Organisation
                                                        (B)
         (WHO)
     (B) Red Cross                                      (C)

     (C) United Nations Children’s Fund                 (D)
     (D) U.N. Security Council                    69.
69. The National Commission for
    Minorities celebrates ‘Minorities
    Rights Day’ on ......................
                                                        (A) 24
     (A) 24th April
                                                        (B) 25
     (B) 25th December
                                                        (C) 8
     (C) 8th March
     (D) 18th December                                  (D) 18

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70. Match List I with List II and select           70.         I           II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                                 I
                     List I
                                                         (a)
     (a) Article-14
                                                         (b)
     (b) Article-15
                                                         (c)
     (c) Article-16
                                                         (d)
     (d) Article-17
                                                                                 II
                 List II
                                                         (1)
     (1) Equality before the law
     (2) Prohibits untouchability                        (2)

     (3) Equality of opportunity                         (3)

     (4) Prohibits discrimination on                     (4)
         grounds of religion, race, caste,
         sex or place of birth
     Codes :
                                                               (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                        (A) (1)     (2)   (3)        (4)
     (A) (1)   (2)     (3)    (4)                        (B) (3)     (4)   (2)        (1)
     (B) (3)   (4)     (2)    (1)                        (C) (1)     (4)   (3)        (2)
     (C) (1)   (4)     (3)    (2)                        (D) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)

     (D) (4)   (2)     (1)    (3)                  71.
71. Who defines public policy as
    ‘Authoritative allocation of values for
    the whole society’’ ?                                (A)
     (A) Peter Self                                      (B)
     (B) Thomas Dye                                      (C)
     (C) Y. Dror
                                                         (D)
     (D) David Easton

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72. Who said, ‘Policy Analysis is both           72.
    Art and Craft’ ?
    (A) William Dunn                                   (A)
    (B) Aaron Wildvasky                                (B)
    (C) Charles Lindbloom                              (C)
    (D) E.S. Quade
                                                       (D)
73. Which three ‘policy evaluation’
                                                 73.
    criteria were suggested by Thomas
    Smith ?
    (A) Policy design, Policy process                  (A)
        and Policy achievement
    (B) Policy making, Policy approved                 (B)
        and Policy implementation
    (C) Policy achievement, Policy                     (C)
        process and Policy evaluation
    (D) Policy process, Policy plan and                (D)
        Policy approval
74. Which one is not a hall-mark of post-        74.
    positivists approach to policy
    studies ?
    (A) Subjective Reflection                          (A)
    (B) Normative Analysis
                                                       (B)
    (C) Quantitative Analysis
                                                       (C)
    (D) Argumentation
                                                       (D)
75. According to whom ‘Lindbloom’s
    Incrementalist model’ of decision            75.
    making was quite conservative and
    unsatisfactory ?
    (A) Harold Lasswell                                (A)
    (B) Y. Dror                                        (B)
    (C) David Easton                                   (C)
    (D) Thomas Dye                                     (D)

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76. Policy streams perspective of agenda            76.
     setting is advocated by :

     (A) Roger Cobb                                       (A)
     (B) Charles Elder                                    (B)
     (C) John Kingdon                                     (C)
     (D) James Anderson                                   (D)
77. The Implementation game is a                    77.
     seminal work of :

     (A) Jeffrey L. Pressman
                                                          (A)
     (B) Daniel A. Mazmanion
                                                          (B)
     (C) Peter Hupe
                                                          (C)
     (D) Eugene Bardach
                                                          (D)
78. The official policy makers are .........
                                                    78.
     (1) Legislatures
                                                          (1)
     (2) Executives
                                                          (2)
     (3) Administrators
                                                          (3)
     (4) Civil society
                                                          (4)
     Select the correct answer from the
     codes given below :

     Codes :

     (A) (3) and (4)                                      (A) (3)        (4)

     (B) (1), (2) and (3)                                 (B) (1), (2)         (3)

     (C) (2), (3) and (4)                                 (C) (2), (3)         (4)

     (D) (1) and (4)                                      (D) (1)        (4)

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79. Match the following List I with List          79.         I           II
    II and select the correct answer from
    the codes given below :
                                                                                I
                 List I
    (a) David Easton                                    (a)
    (b) Dror Y.                                         (b)
    (c) Nagel Stuart (ed)                               (c)
    (d) Dunn William N.
                 List II                                (d)
    (1) System Analysis of Political Life                                      II
    (2) Public Policy making Re-                        (1)
         examined
                                                        (2)
    (3) Public Policy Analysis
    (4) Public Policy Analysis—An                       (3)
         Introduction                                   (4)
    Codes :
         (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (A) (4) (3) (2) (1)                                   (a) (b)         (c)       (d)
    (B) (2) (4) (1) (3)                               (A) (4) (3)         (2)       (1)
    (C) (1) (2) (3) (4)                               (B) (2) (4)         (1)       (3)
    (D) (3) (1) (4) (2)                               (C) (1) (2)         (3)       (4)
80. Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
    pattern :                                         (D) (3) (1)         (4)       (2)
    Assertion (A) : Participatory                 80.       (A)                       (R)
                       approach to policy                  (A) :
                       making leads to
                       adoption of better
                       informed policies.
    Reason (R) : Participatory approach                           (R) :
                     takes            into
                     consideration the
                     views of different
                     stakeholders.
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    Codes :                                             (A)      (A)       (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true                       (B) (A)      (R)                    (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and                         (A)
         (R) is the explanation of (A)
                                                        (C)      (A)           (R)
    (C) Only (A) is true, (R) is False
    (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but                  (D)     (A)      (R)
         (R) is not the explanation of (A)                  (A)    (R)

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81. Match List I with List II and select        81.         I           II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                              I
                     List I
                                                      (a)
    (a) E-Seva
                                                      (b)
    (b) Bhoomi
                                                      (c)
    (c) Setu
                                                      (d)
    (d) Gyandoot
                                                                              II
                 List II
                                                      (1)
    (1) Maharashtra
                                                      (2)
    (2) Karnataka
                                                      (3)
    (3) Madhya Pradesh
                                                      (4)
    (4) Andhra Pradesh
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                           (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)

    (A) (2)    (4)     (1)    (3)                     (A) (2)     (4)   (1)        (3)
    (B) (2)    (3)     (1)    (4)                     (B) (2)     (3)   (1)        (4)
    (C) (4)    (1)     (3)    (2)                     (C) (4)     (1)   (3)        (2)
    (D) (4) (2) (1) (3)                               (D) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)
82. Delegated legislation is an outcome
                                                82.
    of the positive role of :
    (A) Citizens      (B) Executive
    (C) Technology (D) Values                         (A)                     (B)
83. World Bank for first time in 1989                 (C)                     (D)
    highlighted the concept of good             83.
    governance. Which of the following
    is not its dimensions ?
    (A) Public Sector Management
    (B) Accountability                                (A)
    (C) Legal      Framework         for              (B)
         development                                  (C)
    (D) Democracy                                     (D)

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84. The following is not a salient feature          84.
    of new public management :
    (A) Output oriented administration                    (A)
    (B) Process oriented administration                   (B)
    (C) Privatization                                     (C)
    (D) Major emphasis on cost cutting
                                                          (D)
85. Digital Divide is :
                                                    85.
    (A) More effective linkages between
         Citizens and Government                          (A)
    (B) Improved        efficiency        of
         government workers                               (B)
    (C) Gap between groups having                         (C)
         access to technology and
         without technology                               (D)
    (D) Partnership between public,
         private and civil society
                                                    86.
86. Gender Related Development Index
    attempts to capture .................
                                                          (A)
    (A) Human Poverty Index
                                                          (B)
    (B) Adult Illiteracy Rate
    (C) Gender Disparities                                (C)
    (D) Human Development Index                           (D)
87. 12th Annual Convention of the                   87.
    Central Information Commission
    was organized on :                                    (A)
    (A) 6th December, 2017                                (B)
    (B) 6th December, 2016
                                                          (C)
    (C) 6th December, 2015
                                                          (D)
    (D) 6th December, 2018
                                                    88.
88. The concept ‘Droit Administratif’ is
    related with :
    (A) Good Governance                                   (A)
    (B) Administrative Law                                (B)
    (C) New Public Service                                (C)
     (D) New Public Management                            (D)

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89. Who termed third world countries as           89.
    soft states ?
    (A) U.L. Goswami                                    (A)
    (B) Weidner
                                                        (B)
    (C) Gunnar Myrdal
                                                        (C)
    (D) Donald Stone
                                                        (D)
90. The origins of the Right to
    Information Movement lie in :                 90.
    (A) Devdungri, Rajasthan
    (B) Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan                            (A)
    (C) Bikaner, Rajasthan                              (B)
    (D) Jaipur, Rajasthan                               (C)
91. According to whom ‘‘ to decide upon                 (D)
    the right problem of research is half
                                                  91.
    way to success’’ ?
    (A) George Holmes
    (B) R. L. Eckoff
                                                        (A)
    (C) Lundberg
                                                        (B)
    (D) Goode and Hatte
92. Which of the following is not an                    (C)
    advantage of using closed questions                 (D)
    in a survey ?                                 92.
    (A) It reduces the risk of variability
        in the way answers are recorded
                                                        (A)
    (B) It makes answers easier to
        process and analyse
                                                        (B)
    (C) They present respondents from
        giving spontaneous unexpected
        answers                                         (C)
    (D) Closed questions are quicker
        and easier for respondents to                   (D)
        complete

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93. The term ‘secondary analysis’ refers          93.
    to the techniques of :
    (A) conducting study of seconds and                 (A)
         other measures of time
    (B) Analysing your own data in two                  (B)
         different ways
    (C) Analysing existing data that
                                                        (C)
         has been collected by another
         person or organisation
    (D) Working part time on project                    (D)
         along side other responsibilities
94. This method entails in-depth study            94.
    of any one unit of social life :
    (A) Field study                                     (A)
    (B) Case study                                      (B)
    (C) Experimental method                             (C)
    (D) Survey method                                   (D)
95. Which one of the following is not a           95.
    fundamental principle of scientific
    research ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Empiricism
    (B) Moral Neutrality                                (B)
    (C) Objectivity                                     (C)
    (D) Definiteness                                    (D)
96. ‘‘A questionnaire is a list of                96.
    questions given to a decided number
    of respondents for them to answer’’.
    Who stated ?                                        (A)
    (A) P.V. Young                                      (B)
    (B) Bogardus                                        (C)
    (C) Johan Galtung
                                                        (D)
    (D) M.L. Bowell
                                                  97.
97. The outcome of an interview may be
    faulty due to its :
    (A) Flexibility                                     (A)
    (B) Easy administration                             (B)
    (C) Subjective interpretation                       (C)
    (D) Less anonymity                                  (D)

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98. Match List I with List II and select         98.          I           II
     the correct answer by using the
     codes given below :                                                        I
                 List I                                 (a)
     (a) Exploration                                    (b)
     (b) Description                                    (c)
     (c) Explanation                                    (d)
     (d) Diagnosis
                                                                                II
                List II
                                                        (1)
     (1) Research tries to establish what
         the problem is and which factors
         or actors contribute to the
         problems                                       (2)
     (2) Research that investigates a
         subject about which little or no
         knowledge is available                         (3)
     (3) Research in which the causes of
         a certain problem are sought or                (4)
         studied
     (4) Research in which events or the
         characteristics of a certain
         subject is described                                 (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
     Codes :                                            (A) (4)     (1)   (2)        (3)
         (a) (b) (c) (d)
     (A) (4) (1) (2) (3)                                (B) (2)     (4)   (3)        (1)
     (B) (2) (4) (3) (1)                                (C) (1)     (2)   (3)        (4)
     (C) (1) (2) (3) (4)
     (D) (4) (3) (2) (1)                                (D) (4)     (3)   (2)        (1)
99. The element on whose basis the               99.
     sample is taken out from the total
     universe is called :                               (A)
     (A) Sampling fraction                              (B)
     (B) Sampling trait                                 (C)
     (C) Sampling frame                                 (D)
     (D) Target population                       100.
100. Which of the following is not a
     plagiarism software ?                              (A)
     (A) Copyscape
                                                        (B)
     (B) SPSS
                                                        (C)
     (C) Plagscan
     (D) Authenticate                                   (D)

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