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MH SET 2023: 26 March, Paper II, Public Administration

  • Date: 26 March 2023
  • Paper code: MAR-21223
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 36 pages
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                                                                                                                      A
                                           PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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MAR - 21223                                                                                                (To be filled by the Candidate)
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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.   According to Goodnow, ‘‘Two distinct       1.
     functions of government’’ are :

     (A) Politics and Administration                  (A)

     (B) Administration and Management                (B)

     (C) Justice and Administration                   (C)

     (D) Politics and Policy Formulation              (D)

2.   ‘Managerial Grid’ is developed by :        2.

     (A) Rensis Likert                                (A)

     (B) Blake and Mouton                             (B)

     (C) Tannenbaum and Schmidt                       (C)

     (D) Fred Fiedler                                 (D)

3.   Which is not the barrier in                3.
     communication ?
                                                      (A)
     (A) Unclarified assumptions
                                                      (B)
     (B) Semantic distortion
                                                      (C)
     (C) Lack of planning
                                                      (D)
     (D) Upward communication

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4.   Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :       4.          (A)               (R)
     Assertion (A) : Conventional Public
                                                               (A) :
                     Administration is
                     based upon the
                     dichotomy of politics
                     and Administration
     Reason (R) : Public     Admini-
                                                               (R) :
                  stration in India
                  and Britain is
                  opposed to any
                  active political role
                  of civil servants.
     Codes :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
         (R) is the correct explanation                (A) (A)         (R)
         of (A)                                              (R)    (A)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
                                                       (B) (A)         (R)
         (R) is not the correct
         explanation of (A)                                  (R)    (A)

     (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false                 (C) (A)                    (R)
     (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true                 (D) (A)                   (R)
5.   Five bases or sources of power
                                                  5.
     identified by French and Raven’s
     study are :
     (A) Legitimate, coercive, reward,                 (A)
         expert and referent
     (B) Traditional,      charismatic,                (B)
         legitimate, legal and rational
     (C) Legitimate, charismatic, reward,              (C)
         expert and referent
     (D) Traditional, coercive, legitimate,            (D)
         legal and rational

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6.   Match List I with List II and select       6.         I               II
     the correct answer from the codes
     given below :
                                                                                I
                    List I
                                                     (a)
     (a) Yukta
                                                     (b)
     (b) Samaharta
                                                     (c)
     (c) Tatpurusha
     (d) Adhyaksha                                   (d)

                    List II                                                     II

     (1) Preparation of annual budget                (1)
     (2) Servant of the lowest level                 (2)
     (3) Head of department                          (3)
     (4) Incharge of record-cum-audit
                                                     (4)
           office
     Codes :
                                                               (a)   (b)        (c)   (d)
            (a)     (b)   (c)   (d)
                                                     (A)       (1)   (2)        (3)   (4)
     (A)    (1)     (2)   (3)   (4)
     (B)    (3)     (1)   (2)   (4)                  (B)       (3)   (1)        (2)   (4)

     (C)    (2)     (4)   (1)   (3)                  (C)       (2)   (4)        (1)   (3)

     (D)    (4)     (2)   (3)   (1)                  (D)       (4)   (2)        (3)   (1)
7.   The ‘intern’ and ‘apprentice’ is :         7.

     (A) Pre-entry training
                                                     (A)
     (B) Post-entry training
                                                     (B)
     (C) Mid-service training                        (C)
     (D) Pre-fresher training                        (D)

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8.  Which is not the feature of position         8.
    classification ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Organised around ‘post’ or
         ‘position’                                    (B)
    (B) Hampers mobility as transfers
         are difficult
                                                       (C)
    (C) Ideal for specialist civil service
    (D) Prevails in England, India,                    (D)
         Western Europe                          9.
9. The decision technique to determine
    the optimal combination of limited
    resources and organisational
    objectives is known as :                           (A)
    (A) Delphi Technique                               (B)
    (B) Linking Pin
                                                       (C)
    (C) Linear programming
    (D) Simulation                                     (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) Participation                                  (b)
    (b) Novel and Unstructured                         (c)
    (c) Organizational Functioning                     (d)
    (d) Expression of Preference
                                                                                  II
                 List II
                                                       (1)
    (1) Value Decision
                                                       (2)
    (2) Group Decision
                                                       (3)
    (3) Non-programmed Decision
                                                       (4)
    (4) Programmed Decision
    Codes :
           (a)   (b) (c)     (d)                                 (a)   (b)        (c)   (d)
    (A) (1)      (4) (3)     (2)                       (A)       (1)   (4)        (3)   (2)
    (B) (2)      (3) (4)     (1)                       (B)       (2)   (3)        (4)   (1)
    (C) (4)      (1) (3)     (2)                       (C)       (4)   (1)        (3)   (2)
                                                       (D)       (3)   (4)        (2)   (1)
     (D)   (3)   (4)   (2)   (1)
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11. Find the odd one out :                    11.
    (A) Human Relations Theory                      (A)
    (B) Socio-Economic Theory                       (B)
    (C) Humanistic Theory                           (C)
    (D) Structural-functional Theory                (D)
12. Who believed that ‘‘the best              12.
    management is a true science’’
    applicable to all kinds of human
    activities ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Taylor
                                                    (B)
    (B) Fayol
    (C) Weber                                       (C)

    (D) Gulick                                      (D)
13. The    selections,   according   to       13.
    Kautilya’s Aarthshastra should be
    based upon :
                                                    (A)
    (A) Patronage system
                                                    (B)
    (B) Caste
    (C) Merit                                       (C)

    (D) Heredity                                    (D)
14. Scientific management mainly refers       14.
    to the management of :
    (A) Technique and strategy                      (A)
    (B) Policy and Plan                             (B)
    (C) Initiative an incentive                     (C)
    (D) Profit and surplus                          (D)
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15. Who     amongst          the    following       15.
     administrative thinkers felt that
     without theory no teaching is
     possible ?
                                                          (A)
     (A) Taylor
                                                          (B)
     (B) Weber
     (C) Fayol                                            (C)

     (D) Urwick                                           (D)
16. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern :          16.          (A)              (R)
     Assertion (A) : Chester Barnard                             (A) :
                       examined the role
                       of informal organi-
                       sations.
     Reason (R) : He considers them                              (R) :
                       as essential and
                       complementary to
                       formal organisations.
     Answer the question using the codes
     given below :
     Codes :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and                    (A) (A)        (R)
         (R) is the correct explanation                         (R)    (A)
         of (A)
                                                          (B) (A)        (R)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
                                                                (R)    (A)
         (R)      is   not    the     correct
         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)

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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
    (a) Authority, Legitimacy and                    (a)
        Social Development                           (b)
    (b) A critique of US administrative
                                                     (c)
        system
    (c) Organization as a human
        enterprise seeking internal and
        external equilibrium                         (d)
    (d) Bureaucracy and the social                                              II
        system
                                                     (1)
                 List II
    (1) Herbert Simon                                (2)

    (2) Frederick Riggs                              (3)
    (3) Max Weber                                    (4)
    (4) Lyndall Urwick
    Codes :
                                                               (a)   (b)         (c)   (d)
           (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)
                                                     (A)       (3)   (2)         (1)   (4)
    (A)    (3)   (2)   (1)   (4)
                                                     (B)       (1)   (4)         (2)   (3)
    (B)    (1)   (4)   (2)   (3)
    (C)    (3)   (4)   (1)   (2)                     (C)       (3)   (4)         (1)   (2)

    (D)    (4) (2)     (1)   (3)                     (D)       (4)   (2)         (1)   (3)
18. Who is one of the first thinkers           18.
    installed in the thinkers 50 Hall of
    fame ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Ferrel Heady
    (B) Robert Golenbiewski                          (B)
    (C) Chris Argyris                                (C)
    (D) Douglas Mc Gregor                            (D)

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19. Who is the author of the book,              19.
    ’Postmodern Public Administration’ ?
    (A) Miller and Fox                                (A)
    (B) Alice Rivlin                                  (B)
    (C) John Rohr                                     (C)
    (D) Naomi Caiden                                  (D)
20. New Public Service is basically a           20.
    concept or movement built on :
    (A) Integral humanism                             (A)
    (B) Democratic citizenship                        (B)
    (C) Control of the society                        (C)
    (D) Control of the bureaucracy                    (D)
21. In the Rigvedic period a group of           21.
    villages was known as :
    (A) The Vish                                      (A)
    (B) The Kul                                       (B)
    (C) The Janpada                                   (C)
    (D) The Gopa                                      (D)
22. A Subhah in the Mughal                      22.
    administrative system means :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Provincial administration
                                                      (B)
    (B) Local administration
    (C) Town administration                           (C)
    (D) Village administration                        (D)
23. The commercial monopoly of the              23.
    East India Company in India came
    to an end by :
                                                      (A)     1773
    (A) The Regulating Act, 1773
    (B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784                        (B)          1784
    (C) The Charter Act, 1833                         (C)   1833
    (D) The India Act, 1853                           (D)   1853
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24. Parliament of India is not sovereign         24.
    because :                                          (1)
    (1) Parliament         has   limited
         legislative powers
                                                       (2)
    (2) Laws enacted by the parliament
         are subjected to judicial review
                                                       (3)
    (3) India has adopted a federal
         form of government
    Select correct codes :
    (A) (1), (2) and (3)                               (A) (1) (2)          (3)

    (B) Only (1) and (3)                               (B)        (1)        (3)

    (C) Only (2) and (3)                               (C)        (2)        (3)

    (D) Only (1) and (2)                               (D)        (1)        (2)
25. Arrange the following named Prime            25.
    Ministers of India in chronological
    order of their assumption of office
    and select correct codes :
                                                       (a)
    (a) V.P. Singh
                                                       (b)
    (b) Charan Singh
                                                       (c)
    (c) Deve Gowda
                                                       (d)
    (d) A.B. Vajpayee

    Codes :

    (A) (b), (a), (d) and (c)                          (A) (b), (a), (d)           (c)

    (B) (b), (a), (c) and (d)                          (B) (b), (a), (c)          (d)

    (C) (a), (b), (d) and (c)                          (C) (a), (b), (d)           (c)

    (D) (b), (a), (d) and (c)                          (D) (b), (a), (d)           (c)

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26. The most prevalent pattern                    26.
    regarding relationship between the
    executive agency and the secretariat
    is :                                                (A)
     (A) Integrated pattern
     (B) Link officer pattern                           (B)

     (C) Coordinating pattern                           (C)
     (D) Generalist-specialist dichotomy
         pattern                                        (D)
27. College education is an example               27.
    of :
     (A) In-service training                            (A)
     (B) Mid-career training                            (B)
                                                        (C)
     (C) Pre-service training
     (D) Foundational training                          (D)
28. When was the Lokpal Bill presented            28.
    in the Parliament for the first time ?
     (A) 1st May 1968                                   (A) 1    1968
     (B) 2nd August 1971                                (B) 2       1971

     (C) 23rd July 1998                                 (C) 23     1998

     (D) 3rd August 1998                                (D) 3       1998
29. Which one of the following is not a           29.
    function of NITI Aayog ?
     (A) Fostering cooperative federalism
     (B) Allocation of resources among                  (A)
         states
                                                        (B)
     (C) Forging partnerships with
         national and international                     (C)
         think tanks
     (D) Formulation of plans at village
         level                                          (D)

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30. Assertion (A), Reason (R) Pattern :          30.          (A)                  (R)
    Assertion (A) : In India generalist                       (A) :
                   administrators are
                   preferred      over
                   specialist.                                               -
    Reason (R) : Generalist admini-                           (R) :
                 strators successfully
                 play roles as a
                 facilitator, mediator,
                 arbiter and coordi-
                 nator.
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    Codes :
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are false                     (A)          (A)          (R)
                                                       (B)          (A)      (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, while
        (R) is justification of (A)                          (R)      (A)

    (C) Only (A) is true, (R) is false                 (C)           (A)           (R)

    (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but                 (D)          (A)      (R)
        (R) is not justification of (A)                      (R)      (A)
31. Whenever the Governor of a state             31.
    has to address the State Legislature,
    who among the following prepares
    his address ?
    (A) Chief Secretary of the State
                                                       (A)
    (B) Chief Minister and his Council
        of Ministers                                   (B)
    (C) Speakers of the Legislative
        Assembly                                       (C)

    (D) Governor himself                               (D)
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32. The Chief Minister cannot advice the          32.
     Governor regarding appointment of :
     (A) Advocate General                               (A)
     (B) Chairman, State Public Service
                                                        (B)
         Commission
                                                        (C)
     (C) Chief Justice of High Court
     (D) State Election Commissioner                    (D)

33. Which factor is not considered for the        33.
     appointment of Chief Secretary of
     State ?
     (A) Seniority                                      (A)
     (B) Service Record
                                                        (B)
     (C) Recommendation by Central
         Government                                     (C)
     (D) Evaluation     by   the   Chief
         Minister                                       (D)

34. Who has recommended that the                  34.
     maximum size of the council may be
     fixed in a range between 10 to 15
     percents of the strength of the
     respective Legislative Assembly ?                  (A)
     (A) First Administrative Reforms
         Commission (1966-70)
                                                        (B)
     (B) Second Administrative Reforms
         Commission (2005-2009)
     (C) Sarkaria Commission (1988)                     (C)

     (D) Punchhi Commission (2007)                      (D)

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35. Which of the following Departments            35.
    at the district level is headed by the
    District Collector in Maharashtra ?
     (A) Revenue Department and Police                  (A)
         Department
                                                        (B)
     (B) Police Department and General
         Administration Department
                                                        (C)
     (C) General Administration Department
         and Judicial Department
                                                        (D)
     (D) Revenue        and     General
         Administration Department
36. Assertion      (A) : The State                36.          (A) :
                    Secretariat is the
                    highest office of the
                    state government
     Reason (R) : It ensures consistency                       (R) :
                  and objectivity in the
                  administrative system
     Answer the question using the below
     given codes :
     Codes :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and                  (A) (A)        (R)
         (R) is the correct explanation                       (R)   (A)
         of (A)
                                                        (B) (A)        (R)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
                                                              (R)   (A)
         (R) is not the correct
         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)

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37. Which one of the following is not the        37.
    objective of PESA Act of 1996 ?
    (A) To provide self-governance                     (A)
    (B) To recognise traditional rights                (B)
    (C) To free tribal people from                     (C)
         exploitation
    (D) To create autonomous regions                   (D)
         in tribal areas
38. Match List-I with List-II and select         38.         I           II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                               I
                     List I
                                                       (a)
    (a) Firka
                                                       (b)
    (b) Pargana
                                                       (c)
    (c) Mohakama Parishad
                                                       (d)
    (d) Circle
                                                                               II
                 List II
    (1) Maharashtra                                    (1)

    (2) Tamil Nadu                                     (2)
    (3) Uttar Pradesh                                  (3)
    (4) Assam                                          (4)
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                            (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (3)    (2)     (4)    (1)                      (A) (3)     (2)   (4)        (1)
    (B) (2)    (3)     (1)    (4)                      (B) (2)     (3)   (1)        (4)
    (C) (2)    (3)     (4)    (1)                      (C) (2)     (3)   (4)        (1)
    (D) (3)    (2)     (1)    (4)
                                                       (D) (3)     (2)   (1)        (4)
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39. AMRUT mission is related with :
                                                    39. AMRUT
     (A) Rural and Urban Transportation
     (B) Rejuvenation and           Urban                 (A)
         Transformation
                                                          (B)
     (C) Rural and Urban Trans-
         formation                                        (C)
    (D) Rejuvenation and Urban Trans-
         portation                                        (D)
40. Which one of the following was                  40.
    suggested by the Local Finance
    Enquiry Committee (1949-51) ?
                                                          (A)
    (A) The widening of the sphere of
         taxation of urban bodies
    (B) Revitalizing Urban government                     (B)
    (C) The constitution of a statewise                   (C)
         cadre of municipal employees
    (D) The segregation of certain taxes
                                                          (D)
         for exclusive utilization for local
         government
41. Comparative administrative studies              41.
    are basically :
    (A) Organizational                                    (A)
    (B) Functional                                        (B)
    (C) Structural                                        (C)
    (D) Cross-cultural                                    (D)
42. A prime methodology used in                     42.
    Comparative Public Administration
    is :
                                                          (A)
    (A) Philosophical
    (B) Experimental                                      (B)
    (C) Model building                                    (C)
     (D) Historical                                       (D)
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43. The structural-functional approach           43.
    was developed from the work of the
    anthropologist :
    (A) Robert Merton and Peter Blau                   (A)
    (B) Malinowski and Radcliffe
         Brown                                         (B)
    (C) Anthony Downs and Gordon                       (C)
         Tullock
    (D) Miller and Rice                                (D)
44. The tasks of a Central Personnel             44.
    Agency for federal government in
    USA are divided between :
    (A) Office of the Management and
         Budget and Department of                      (A)
         Treasury
    (B) Office of Personnel Management
                                                       (B)
         and Merit Systems Protection
         Board
    (C) Office of Policy Development                   (C)
         and Office of Administration
    (D) Office of Administration and
         Department of Treasury                        (D)
45. Independence and autonomy of                 45.
    Indian Judiciary is not dependent
    on :                                               (A)
    (A) Rules of Seniority                             (B)
    (B) Tenure of Judges
                                                       (C)
    (C) Salary of Judges
    (D) Transfers of Judges                            (D)
46. The Bureaucratic Administration of           46.
    Japan is divided into three basic
    levels :
                                                       (A)
    (A) National, Prefactural, Municipal
    (B) National, State, Local                         (B)
    (C) National, Departmental, Municipal              (C)
    (D) National, Local, Divisional                    (D)
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47. Given below are the Editors (Authors)
                                                 47.
    and their books. Select the incorrect

    answer :

    (A) Political and Administrative                   (A)

         Development — Ralph Braibanti

    (B) Frontiers of Development

         Administration — Fred W.                      (B)

         Riggs

    (C) Spatial      Dimensions       of
                                                       (C)
         Development Administration

         — James J. Heaphey

    (D) Temporal      Dimensions       of
                                                       (D)
         Development Administration —

         Edward W. Weidner

48. According to whom, 1940 was the year         48.

    of divide between old and new

    approaches to Public Administration ?

    (A) Dwight Waldo                                   (A)

    (B) Fred Riggs                                     (B)

    (C) Robert Merton                                  (C)

    (D) Michael Monroe                                 (D)

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49. One of the major dimension of               49.
    human development indicator is :
    (A) Wealth                                        (A)
    (B) Health                                        (B)
    (C) Technological advancement                     (C)
    (D) Culture                                       (D)
50. Who is the architect and founder of         50.
    the Human Development Reports ?
    (A) Amartya Sen                                   (A)
    (B) Mahbub-Ul-Haq                                 (B)
    (C) Joseph Stiglitz                               (C)
    (D) Jean-Paul Fitoussi                            (D)
51. Change from planned economy to              51.
    market economy emerged as a goal
    under the :
                                                      (A) VII
    (A) VII Five Year Plan
                                                      (B) VIII
    (B) VIII Five Year Plan
    (C) IX Five Year Plan                             (C) IX
    (D) X Five Year Plan                              (D) X
52. The purpose of joint sector was to :        52.
    (A) Reduce Concentration          of              (A)
        Economic power
                                                      (B)
    (B) Speed up industrialization
    (C) Develop cottage industries                    (C)
    (D) Increase employment                           (D)
53. Component       of    disinvestment         53.
    strategy is :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Sound governmental control
    (B) Lesser bureaucratic control                   (B)

    (C) Sharing management                            (C)
    (D) Public-private partnership                    (D)

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54. The Fiscal Responsibility and                 54.
    Budget Management Act (2003)
    aims at to :                                        (1)
    (1) Institutionalise fiscal discipline              (2)
    (2) Improve       macro-economic
        management of public funds                      (3)
    (3) Strengthen fiscal prudence
                                                        (4)
    (4) Innovate proportional taxation
    Codes :
    (A) (1) and (2)                                     (A) (1)         (2)
    (B) (1), (2) and (4)                                (B) (1)                    (4)
    (C) (3) and (4)                                     (C) (3)         (4)
    (D) (1), (2) and (3)                                (D) (1), (2)           (3)
55. Major regular source of funding               55.
    public sector enterprises is :
    (A) Equity                                          (A)
    (B) Foreign Investment                              (B)
    (C) Government Grants                               (C)
    (D) Borrowings from the exchequer                   (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) Company                                         (a)
    (b) Corporation                                     (b)
    (c) Department                                      (c)
    (d) Holding company                                 (d)
                List II                                                       II
    (1) Stock Holding Corporation of                    (1)
        India
                                                        (2)
    (2) Ministry of Railways
                                                        (3)
    (3) State Trading Corporation
    (4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.                   (4)
    Codes :
        (a) (b) (c) (d)                                     (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (4) (3) (2) (1)                                 (A) (4)   (3)   (2)        (1)
    (B) (3) (2) (1) (4)                                 (B) (3)   (2)   (1)        (4)
    (C) (1) (4) (3) (2)                                 (C) (1)   (4)   (3)        (2)
     (D) (2)   (1)   (4)   (3)                          (D) (2)   (1)   (4)        (3)

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57. The development funds to the States         57.
    are allocated by the Union
    Government under Article :                        (A) 268
    (A) 268
                                                      (B) 282
    (B) 282
                                                      (C) 284
    (C) 284
    (D) 285                                           (D) 285
58. In Parliament, the CAG’s report is          58.
    looked into by :
    (A) Committee of the Whole House                  (A)
    (B) Public Accounts Committee                     (B)
    (C) Committee on Assurances                       (C)
    (D) Estimate Committee                            (D)
59. Match List I with List II and select        59.         I           II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                              I
                List I
                                                      (a)
    (a) Line item budget
    (b) Performance budget                            (b)
    (c) PPBS (Planning Programming                    (c)
        Budget System)                                (d)
    (d) Zero based budget                                                     II
                List II                               (1)
    (1) Program priorities oriented                   (2)
    (2) Economic planning oriented
                                                      (3)
    (3) Control oriented
                                                      (4)
    (4) Management oriented
    Codes :
        (a) (b) (c) (d)                                     (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (3) (4) (2) (1)                               (A) (3)     (4)   (2)        (1)
    (B) (2) (1) (4) (3)                               (B) (2)     (1)   (4)        (3)
    (C) (1) (3) (2) (4)                               (C) (1)     (3)   (2)        (4)
    (D) (4)   (1)   (3)   (2)                         (D) (4)     (1)   (3)        (2)

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60. The best example of pay-as-you earn           60.
    method of collecting personal tax is :
    (A) Annual tax deduction                            (A)
    (B) Tax deducted at source                          (B)
    (C) 15 H                                            (C)
    (D) 15 G                                            (D)
61. Who defines social welfare                    61.
    administration as the process of
    transforming a social policy into
    social services ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) Arthur Kruse
     (B) Richard Titmuss                                (B)

     (C) John Kidneigh                                  (C)
     (D) Rosemary Sarri                                 (D)
62. Andrew Heywood gives the following            62.
    arguments in favour of social welfare,
    which one is not a part of it ?
     (A) It assists individuals in need
                                                        (A)
     (B) It ensures prosperity
                                                        (B)
     (C) It strengthens a sense of social
         responsibility                                 (C)

    (D) It promotes social cohesion and                 (D)
        national unity
63. According to whom–social change               63.
    may be defined as modification in
    ways of doing and thinking of
    people ?
    (A) Muzumdar H.T.                                   (A)
    (B) M.D. Jenson                                     (B)
    (C) Koenig S.                                       (C)
     (D) Karl Marx                                      (D)
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64. The term ‘affirmative action’ was first        64.
     used in 1961 in the United States
     by :                                                (A)
     (A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
                                                         (B)
     (B) Thomas Weisskopf
                                                         (C)
     (C) John F. Kennedy
     (D) Marc Galanter                                   (D)

65. Which of the following approach                65.
     papers mentions voluntary agencies
     as the eyes and ears of the
     beneficiaries and weaker sections ?                 (A)
     (A) The Seventh Plan
                                                         (B)
     (B) The Eighth Plan
                                                         (C)
     (C) The Ninth Plan
                                                         (D)
     (D) The Tenth Plan
66. ‘‘It is a pioneering institutional             66.
     arrangement        innovated      for
     mobilising voluntary efforts by the
     government.’’ This statement relates
     to :
                                                         (A)
     (A) Ministry of Social Justice
            Empowerment                                  (B)

     (B) Central Social Welfare Board
                                                         (C)
     (C) Panchayat Raj Institutions
     (D) Urban local bodies                              (D)

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67. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :          67.          (A)               (R)
     Assertion (A) : Scandinavian coun-
                                                                 (A) :
                       tries are reputed to
                       have the world’s
                       best developed and
                       most efficient social
                       welfare systems.
     Reason (R) : ‘‘There, the social                            (R) :
                       welfare system is
                       based       on   the
                       principle that a
                       citizen has to enjoy
                       more rights.’’
     Codes :                                              (A) (A)        (R)
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and                          (R)    (A)
         (R) is the correct explanation
                                                          (B) (A)        (R)
         of (A)
                                                                (R)    (A)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
         (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
68. The concept of tribal sub-plan
                                                    68.
     evolved and was implemented
     during the :
                                                          (A)
     (A) Fourth Five-year plan
     (B) Fifth Five-year plan                             (B)

     (C) Third Five-year plan                             (C)
     (D) Sixth Five-year plan                             (D)

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69. Which one of the following schemes            69.
    provides financial assistance for free
    coaching for the candidates of
    minority communities ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Padho Pardes
    (B) Naya Savera                                     (B)
    (C) Nai Roshni                                      (C)
    (D) Nai Manzil                                      (D)
70. Match List I with List II and select          70.         I            II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
                                                                                I
                     List I
   (Patterns of Social Change)
     (a) Linear change                                  (a)

     (b) Up down change                                 (b)
     (c) Circular change                                (c)
     (d) Wave like change                               (d)
                 List II                                                        II
                (Subject)
     (1) Technology
                                                        (1)
     (2) Culture
                                                        (2)
     (3) Economic activity and population
                                                        (3)
     (4) Social values and          public
         behaviour                                      (4)
     Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                             (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
     (A) (3)   (4)     (2)    (1)                       (A) (3)     (4)   (2)        (1)
     (B) (1)   (2)     (4)    (3)                       (B) (1)     (2)   (4)        (3)
     (C) (2)   (4)     (1)    (3)
                                                        (C) (2)     (4)   (1)        (3)
     (D) (4)   (1)     (2)    (3)
                                                        (D) (4)     (1)   (2)        (3)

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71. The concept of Policy Science was             71.
    first formulated by :
    (A) Thomas Dye                                      (A)
    (B) Harold Lasswell                                 (B)
    (C) Peter Self                                      (C)
    (D) Carl Fredrick                                   (D)
72. Who said ‘government spending is              72.
    common indicator of the scope of
    public policy ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Thomas Dye
    (B) Charles Chochran                                (B)

    (C) James Anderson                                  (C)
    (D) Peter De Leon                                   (D)
73. Which one of the following is not             73.
    true about ex-ante policy analysis ?
    (A) It takes place before a policy is
                                                        (A)
        implemented
    (B) It focuses on the future                        (B)
        outcomes of proposed policy
    (C) Policy analyst seeks to predict                 (C)
        the future results of given policy
        options
    (D) It focuses on analysis of past
        policies                                        (D)

74. Rational policy analysis is not               74.
    constrained by :
    (A) Lack of political feasibility
    (B) Weak policy implementation                      (A)

    (C) Incapability of resolving social                (B)
        conflicts
                                                        (C)
    (D) Scientific diagnosis of policy
         problems                                       (D)
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75. Individual is a unit of analysis in which        75.
     of the given below approaches ?

     (A) Pluralist Approach                                (A)

     (B) Corporatist Approach                              (B)
     (C) Group Approach                                    (C)
     (D) Public Choice Approach                            (D)
76. Who put forth the normative                      76.
     optimum model of policy making ?

     (A) Yehezkel Dror                                     (A)
     (B) Harold Lasswell                                   (B)

     (C) Charles Lindblom                                  (C)

     (D) Thomas Dye                                        (D)
77. Amongst the given below, which is                77.
     not a phase of policy formulation ?
                                                           (A)
     (A) Appraisal
                                                           (B)
     (B) Dialogue
                                                           (C)
     (C) Formulation

     (D) Adoption                                          (D)

78. Provision of Hospital beds, school               78.
     enrollments are examples of :

     (A) Policy process evaluation                         (A)
     (B) Policy effort evaluation                          (B)
     (C) Policy efficiency evaluation                      (C)
     (D) Policy performance evaluation                     (D)
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79. Match List I with List II and select         79.         I                 II
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :                                                               I
                List I                                 (a)
    (a) Lindblom Charles                               (b)
    (b) Harold Lasswell                                (c)
    (c) Dye Thomas
                                                       (d)
    (d) Anderson James E
                                                                                II
                List II
                                                       (1)
    (1) The Policy Orientation
                                                       (2)
    (2) Understanding Public Policy
                                                       (3)
    (3) Public Policy Making
    (4) The Intelligence of Democracy                  (4)
    Codes :
          (a) (b) (c)       (d)                                  (a)     (b)    (c)         (d)
    (A) (1) (2) (3)         (4)                        (A)       (1)     (2)    (3)         (4)
    (B) (4) (1) (2)         (3)                        (B)       (4)     (1)    (2)         (3)
    (C) (3) (4) (2)         (1)                        (C)       (3)     (4)    (2)         (1)
    (D) (2) (3) (1)         (4)                        (D)       (2)     (3)    (1)         (4)
80. Assertion (A) and Reason (R)                 80.             (A)                      (R)
    pattern :                                                    (A) :
    Assertion (A) : Policy decision
                     making is not a                             (R) :
                     technical exercise.
    Reason (R) : Public policy decisions
                   result in creation of
                   winners’ and ‘losers’.
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    Codes :                                            (A)             (A)           (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true                      (B)             (A)            (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are false
                                                       (C)     (A)              (R)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                           (R)   (A)
        (R) is the reason of (A)
    (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but                 (D)     (A)                  (R)
                                                           (R)   (A)
         (R) is not the reason of (A)
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81. According to Kautilya which of the          81.
    following is not an important
    parameter of good governance ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) The king should be the servant
         of the state                                 (B)
    (B) The king should be just and
         honest                                       (C)
    (C) The chief duty of the king is to
         maintain law and order
                                                      (D)
    (D) The chief duty of the king is to
         collect revenue
82. Main components of Good                     82.
    Governance are :
                                                      (1)
    (1) Transparent administrative
         system                                       (2)
    (2) Partnership           between
         Government, NGO and Private
         agencies                                     (3)
    (3) Capacity building of the
                                                      (4)
         communities
    (4) Maintenance of macro-economic
        stabilization
                                                      (A) (1)        (2)
    Codes :
    (A) (1) and (2)                                   (B) (2), (3)         (4)
    (B) (2), (3) and (4)                              (C) (1), (2)         (3)
    (C) (1), (2) and (3)
    (D) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                         (D) (1), (2), (3)          (4)
83. Catalytic government is not :               83.
    (A) Community owned                               (A)
    (B) Competitive                                   (B)
    (C) Mission driven                                (C)
    (D) Vision driven                                 (D)
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84. Which of the following is not the           84.
    policy recommendation of the public
    choice school ?
    (A) Minimize the role of the state                (A)
    (B) Limit the discretionary power of
                                                      (B)
        politicians
    (C) Reduce public monopolies to a
        minimum                                       (C)
    (D) Increase the functions of
        government agencies                           (D)

85. Collaborative governance is not :           85.
    (A) The forum initiated by public
                                                      (A)
        agencies
    (B) Participants are non-state
        actors                                        (B)
    (C) Participants engage in decision
                                                      (C)
        making
    (D) Non-formally organised forum                  (D)
86. What are the challenges for adoption        86.
    of IT in administration ?
    (i)   Lack of information technology              (i)
          education
                                                      (ii)
    (ii) Lack of infrastructure for
         information technology
    (iii) Lack of financial resources                 (iii)

    (iv) Non-cooperation of bureaucracy               (iv)
    (A) (i), (ii), (iii)                              (A) (i), (ii), (iii)
    (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)                        (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
    (C) (i), (ii)                                     (C) (i), (ii)
    (D) (i)                                           (D) (i)
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87. The gap between those people who            87.
    have internet access and those who
    do not is :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Digital deficit
    (B) Digital illiteracy                            (B)

    (C) Digital divide                                (C)
    (D) Digital ignorance                             (D)
88. Citizens Charter is :                       88.
    (A) Legally enforceable                           (A)
    (B) Non-justifiable                               (B)
    (C) Non-statutory                                 (C)
    (D) Quasi judicial                                (D)
89. Match the following List I with List        89.                I             II
    II and select the correct answer :
                List I                                                       I
           (Institutions)
    (a) World Bank                                    (a)
    (b) World Trade Organization                      (b)
    (c) Asian Development Bank                        (c)
    (d) World Health Organization                     (d)
               List II
                                                                         II
      (Year of Establishment)
    (1) 1995
                                                      (1) 1995
    (2) 1966
    (3) 1944                                          (2) 1966
    (4) 1948                                          (3) 1944
    Codes :                                           (4) 1948
        (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (A) (2) (4) (3) (1)                                   (a)    (b)   (c)       (d)
                                                      (A) (2)    (4)   (3)       (1)
    (B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
                                                      (B) (2)    (3)   (4)       (1)
    (C) (3) (1) (2) (4)                               (C) (3)    (1)   (2)       (4)
    (D) (3)   (2)   (1)   (4)                         (D) (3)    (2)   (1)       (4)
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90. Assertion (A) and Reason (R)                 90.          (A)                     (R)
    pattern :                                                 (A) :
    Assertion (A) : E-governance is a
                     tool for achieving
                     good governance in
                                                              (R) :
                     a country.
    Reason (R) : E-governance cuts
                   red-tape, improves
                   efficiency, trans-
                   parency and citizen-
                   government interface.
    Answer the question using the codes
    given below :
    Codes :
                                                       (A)       (A)            (R)            (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and
        (R) is the reason of (A)                               (A)
    (B) (A) is false, (R) is true                      (B) (A)            (R)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are false                     (C)          (A)          (R)
    (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but                 (D)       (A)            (R)
        (R) is not the reason of (A)                         (R)   (A)
91. Who was the first to decide the              91.
    scientific nature of social science ?
    (A) Chester Barnard                                (A)
    (B) Auguste Comte                                  (B)
    (C) Goode and Hatte                                (C)
    (D) C.A. Moser                                     (D)
92. ‘‘Research is a more systematic              92.
    activity directed towards discovery
    and development of organized body
    of knowledge.’’ Who stated ?
    (A) J.W. Best                                      (A)
    (B) C.A. Moser                                     (B)
    (C) L.V. Redman                                    (C)
    (D) E.S. Bogardus                                  (D)
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93. Which of the following is not a                   93.
    research method ?                                       (A)
    (A) Historical
                                                            (B)
    (B) Comparative
    (C) Interview                                           (C)
    (D) Empirical                                           (D)
94. The research which is conducted by                94.
    controlling one or more variables is :
    (A) Pure Research                                       (A)
    (B) Quantitative Research                               (B)
    (C) Experimental Research                               (C)
    (D) Evaluation Research                                 (D)
95. A systematic literature review is :               95.
    (A) Starts in library, goes to online                   (A)
         databases and finally to the internet
    (B) A replicable, scientific and
         transparent process
                                                            (B)
    (C) One which gives equal attention
         to the principal contributors to
         the areas                                          (C)
    (D) A responsible professional
         process of time management for                     (D)
         research
96. A hypothesis is a :                               96.
    (A) Value judgement
                                                            (A)
    (B) Established fact
                                                            (B)
    (C) Assumed relationship between
                                                            (C)
         variables
    (D) Opinion                                             (D)
97. A questionnaire is a :                            97.
    (A) Direct primary source                               (A)
    (B) Indirect primary source                             (B)
    (C) Secondary source                                    (C)
     (D) Documentary source                                 (D)
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98. Match List I with List II and select          98.          I            II
     the correct answer from the codes
     given below :                                                               I
                  List I
              (Interviews)                               (a)
     (a) Structured                                      (b)
     (b) Semi-structured                                 (c)
     (c) Unstructured                                    (d)
     (d) Hard                                                                    II
                 List II
               (Research)                                (1)
     (1) Qualitative                                     (2)
     (2) Quantitative                                    (3)
     (3) Quantitative & Qualitative
     (4) More quantitative          than
          qualitative
                                                               (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
     Codes :
         (a) (b) (c) (d)                                 (A) (2)     (3)   (1)        (4)
     (A) (2) (3) (1) (4)                                 (B) (2)     (4)   (3)        (1)
     (B) (2) (4) (3) (1)
     (C) (4) (2) (1) (3)                                 (C) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)
     (D) (3) (4) (1) (2)                                 (D) (3)     (4)   (1)        (2)
99. It is a form of probability sampling :        99.
     (A) Convenience                                     (A)
     (B) Purposive                                       (B)
     (C) Stratified                                      (C)
     (D) Interval                                        (D)
100. Which of the following is not                100.
     normally included in a written
     account of qualitative research ?
     (A) An introduction, learning the
          research in its theoretical
          context                                        (A)
     (B) An explanation of the design of
          the study
     (C) A discussion of the main                        (B)
          findings in relation to the                    (C)
          research questions
     (D) A decision to accept or reject                  (D)
          hypothesis

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