NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 29 of 104)
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- In which one of the following States, is unified personnel system operating in municipal corporations?
- Andhra Pradesh
- West Bengal
- Gujarat
- Kerala
- As per Article 243 − H of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act the Legislature of a State, may by law, provide for making grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from
- Contingency Fund of the. President
- Contingency Fund of the Governor
- Consolidated Fund of the State
- Consolidated Fund of India
- Consider the following statements: 73rd Amendment of the Constitution has provided constitutional sanction for
- Building a three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj
- Reservation of seats for women
- Withdrawal of the right of governments to hold elections to Panchayats
- Taking away the right of State
- Governments to give grants to
- Panchayats
- Which of these statements are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 1,2 and 3
- 2,3 and 4
- 1 and 4
- Which of these statements are correct?
- Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats contains
- 18 items
- 28 items
- 19 items
- 29 items
- Which one of the following is not correct for the Local Government?
- A constitutional obligation for the Village Panchayats to function as units of self-government
- The Constitution places the subject of local self-government as a responsibility of the States
- A constitutional obligation for the Slates to constitute Finance Commission to ensure financial viability of Municipalities
- A constitutional obligation for the
- Municipalities to carry out schemes related to public distribution system
- In which pair of Schedules of the Constitution, the functions of Panchayats and Municipalities are incorporated?
- 8th and 9th
- 9th and 10th
- 10th and 11th
- 11th and l2fth
- A new Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a Panchayat before the expiration of its term shall continue
- For next five years from the date of its first meeting and no longer
- For the remainder of the period for which the dissolved panchayat would have continued had it not been so dissolved
- Till it enjoys the pleasure of the Governor
- Till State Legislative Assembly allows it to continue
- Consider the following with regard to important features of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment
- Direct elections of members at all levels
- Mandatory provision for holding elections
- Direct election of Chairperson at the village level
- Indirect election of the Chairperson at the intermediate and at the district level
- Which of these statements are correct?
- 1,2 and 3
- 2,3 and 4
- 1,2 and 4
- 1,3 and 4
- Ashok Mehta Committee report, 1978 recommended Constitution of
- Two tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village and block levels
- Two tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at Mandal (group of villages) and district levels
- Three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village, block and district levels
- Three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village, district and regional levels
- Which one of the following is not a feature of the Japanese Civil Service?
- No horizontal entry into top and middle ranks
- There are post-retirement assignments
- Participatory decision-making does not fit into working of the private sector
- Social sanctions ensure responsibility and accountability of civil servants
- Assertion (A) : Provision of public services irrespective of citizens satisfaction is the aim of traditional model of Public Administration.
- Reason (R) : The Public Choice theorists believe that bureaucracy has oversupplied public services.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : The traditional approach to the principle of unity of command assumes that each individual receives orders from one and only one superior.
- Reason (R) : It is not practicable.In case of conflict of commands, the subordinates tend to obey the command of different superiors.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : The number of social relationships is more crucial to analyzing span of control than merely the number of subordinates.
- Reason (R) : The number of relationships in a span of control increases at a tremendous rate.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : Delegation is a process whereby the superior assigns certain tasks and responsibilities within his control to his subordinates.
- Reason (R) : Thus, delegation creates authority-responsibility relationship between a superior and his subordinates.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : March and Simon՚s ‘Organizations’ was as important to the behavioral movement in Public Administration as Gulick՚s Papers on the Science of Administration.
- Reason (R) : ‘Organizations’ was easy to read and its lessons could be easily understood by the new students of administration.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true