NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 81 of 104)
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- Which one of the following statements is incorrect in respect of Simon՚s decisions making theory?
- Deciding is as Important as doing
- Decisions are, in the final analysis, composite
- Administrative man maximizes
- There is always a means-ends relationship
- Which of the following statements regarding decision-making are attributable to Simon?
- Divorce of ends from means is false.
- Means also entail value assumptions.
- Traditional ends-means approach is not logical.
- Behavior alternative model is superior.
- Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- ‘Decision-making necessitates the location and control of strategic factors,’ this view is expressed by:
- Fayol
- Barnard
- Likert
- Simon
- Assertion (A) : Though the decision making process is an important variable in the organization situation, it alone is not adequate to explain the totality of the organization picture.
- Reason (R) : Decision-making is a process involving emotional, expressive, rational and instrumental dimensions. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- The concept of satisfying behavior comes close to the economic concept of:
- Maximizing output
- Optimum output
- Best output
- Easily achievable output
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 81 of 104) List-I List-II - Laissez-faire-Leader
- Country-Club-Leader
- Task Management Leader
- Team Management Leader
- Deserter
- Compromise
- Missionary
- Executive
- Autocrat
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 81 of 104) List-I List-II - Trait theory
- Sociometric theory
- Group theory
- Contingency theory
- Exchange process between leaders and followers
- Personality characteristic of a leader
- Environmental factors
- Goals and structure of an organization
- Facts and values
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 4
- Assertion (A) : Leadership comes from a complex relationship between the leader and the led conflicts that arise between the organization and its environment.
- Reason (R) : In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Which one of the following theories views leadership as a manipulative function?
- Human Relations Theory
- Scientific Management Theory
- Classical Theory
- Decision Making Theory
- Assertion (A) : The function of communication is not just to get something off the mind of the transmitter.
- Reason (R) : Communication must create the desired impact at the receiving end.
- In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are 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) : Classical theorists did not take cognizance of the needs of individuals.
- Reason (R) : Need theorists believe that workers are motivated by their own intrinsic needs.
- In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 81 of 104) List-I List-II - ERG theory
- Acquired-Needs Theory
- Hierarchy of Needs Theory
- Equity Theory
- A. H. Maslow
- Clayton Alderfer
- David C. McClelland
- J S Adams
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 2
- Consider the following statements about Civil Service in a developing society:
- It should act as an agent of change.
- It should have concern for social equity.
- It should have concern for vested interests.
- It should be politically neutral.
- Which of the above are correct?
- Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
- 1 and 2
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of the four basic steps in the Position Classification Plan?
- Job analysis, Grouping of Positions, Standardization, Position allocation
- Standardization, Job analysis, Grouping of Positions, Position allocation
- Grouping of Position, Job analysis, Position allocation, Standardization
- Position allocation, Standardization
- Job analysis, Grouping of Positions
- Assertion (A) : Rank classification facilitates literal entry.
- Reason (R) : Rank classification facilitates transfers within the service.
- In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true