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Comparative and Development Administration Questions and Answers

131.

"Development administration means the implementation of programmes designed to bring about modernity, and changes within the administrative system which increase its capacity to implement the programmes." Who of the following made this statement ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The key attributes this definition of development administration, the implementation of programmes designed to bring about modernity and the changes within the administrative system which increase its capacity to implement them, to Harry J. Friedman. Riggs and Pai Panandikar also wrote on development administration, but the quotation is credited here to Friedman and not to them. George Gant is also a recognised writer on the subject, and the key does not give him this statement. The answer follows the key.

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132.

Which of the following is not correct about the role of developmental bureaucracy in developing countries ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The developmental bureaucracy in developing countries has the roles of formulating development policies, executing development programmes and monitoring and evaluating development schemes. The maintenance of law and order is the traditional regulatory function of administration, and not a role that marks developmental bureaucracy, so it is the option that is not correct. The answer is the first option.

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133.

Which one of following is not correct about Civil Services in France ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The statement that the recruitment system of the French civil service is not elitist, and that people appreciate it, is not correct. French recruitment is highly elitist, built on the grandes ecoles such as the ENA and the Ecole Polytechnique and the grands corps. The other statements are correct: the Conseil d'Etat covers a very wide range of administrative activities, the Corps des Ponts et Chaussees is one of the grands corps, and the Ecole Polytechnique is a much prized school.

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134.

Which of the following institution is responsible for the recruitment of Civil Services in USA ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The Office of Personnel Management is the institution responsible for the recruitment of civil servants in the United States, since it runs the federal civil service system, including examinations and personnel policy.

The Federal Labor Relations Authority handles labour relations in federal service, the Merit Systems Protection Board hears appeals of employees, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces anti-discrimination law, so these options are not the recruiting body.

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135.

Which one of following is not a feature of administrative system of developing countries ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Operational autonomy is not a feature of the administrative system of developing countries, which tend to lack it because of political interference and weak institutions.

Colonial legacy, formalism and lack of technical competence are widely noted features of administration in developing countries, so the other three options are features and are wrong for a negative question.

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136.

Which one of following French Prime Ministers said that "the administration is as represented by the grands corps" ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The French Prime Minister who said that the administration is as represented by the grands corps was Michel Debre, according to the key. He was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic and founded the Ecole Nationale d'Administration.

Edith Cresson, Jacques Chirac and Michel Rocard were also Prime Ministers, but the remark is not credited to them.

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137.

Which of the following is not one of the department of US Federal Government ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Industry is not a department of the United States Federal Government. The federal executive departments include Agriculture, Commerce and Health and Human Services, among others.

There is no Department of Industry in the American cabinet, so the answer is Industry and the other three options are wrong.

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138.

Match items in List - I with items in

List - II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List - I (Civil Service)List - II (Characteristic)
(a) Conseil d'Etat(i) Corps for bridges and roads
(b) Inspection des Finances(ii) Technical corps
(c) Corps des Mines(iii) Specializes in administrative law
(d) Corps des Ponts et Chaussées(iv) One of the first five grands corps

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The correct matches are the Conseil d'Etat with specialisation in administrative law, the Inspection des Finances with being one of the first five grands corps, the Corps des Mines with the technical corps, and the Corps des Ponts et Chaussees with the corps for bridges and roads. This is the code (iii) (iv) (ii) (i).

The other codes mismatch at least one corps, for example giving bridges and roads to the Conseil d'Etat, and are wrong.

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139.

The study which compares whole administrative system of two countries in their proper ecological context is called as

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

The study which compares whole administrative systems of two countries in their proper ecological context is called a macro study. It looks at the system as a whole and its environment, as in the ecological approach of Riggs.

A micro study deals with a single organisation or unit. A middle range study lies between the two, and an area study is concerned with a geographical region, so those options do not fit.

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140.

Donald C. Stone states that, "the process involved in moving from an objective to be accomplished to the actual creation of organisation, service-system, new practices or relationships which evidence that change has actually taken place" is termed as

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The process of moving from an objective to be accomplished to the actual creation of organisation, service systems, new practices or relationships that show that change has taken place is termed institution building, in Donald Stone's words.

Administrative development, capacity building and nation building have different meanings, such as improving the general level of administration, strengthening skills or creating national unity, and so are not Stone's definition.

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