NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Public Administration MCQs (Practice_Test 98 of 104)
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- Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Ombudsman institution?
- Being independent of the Executive and Legislature
- The authority to criticise all governmental agencies
- The practices being similar in all the countries
- Being recommendatory in nature
- Which of the following statements are correct? To exercise effective control over administration, the citizen is required to have
- high level of education.
- high degree of political consciousness.
- the opportunity to participate.
- some knowledge of the administrative system.
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- 1,3 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- Which one of the following is NOT applicable regarding the purpose of Cut Motion?
- Raising questions of urgent public importance
- Drawing attention to any lapse on part of administration
- Drawing attention to specific problems
- Concentration discussion on some concrete points
- Which one of the following is NOT a measure of control exercised by the Legislature over Administration?
- Asking questions
- Committee system
- Review of decision
- No confidence motion
- Which one of the writs is issued by an appropriate judicial authority body to free a person who has been illegally detained?
- Quo-warranto
- Mandamus
- Certiorari
- Habeas Corpus
- Which one of the following is true of Appropriation Act?
- It is the demand for grants approved by the Parliament
- It applies to approval of the budget of the Parliament
- Authorization by the Parliament for Withdrawal of money from the consolidated fund
- Authorization by the Parliament for withdrawal of money from the contingency fund
- In the USA, the Independent Regulatory Commission types of organisations as widely used primarily to
- escape the pervasive influence of party politics in administration
- eradicate corruption in administration
- provide better services to the people
- off-load the burden of the government departments
- Which of the following statements are correct? Members of the British Civil Service are
- selected on the basis of general mental ability.
- recruited at an early age.
- non-interchangeable between public and private sectors.
- directly responsible to the Parliament.
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- 1,3 and 4
- Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
- The President of France has the power to dissolve the Parliament
- Before dissolving the Parliament, the President of France is required to consult the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament and Prime Minister
- While dissolving Parliament, President of France is required to follow the advice of Prime Minister & Presidents of two chambers
- The President of France cannot dissolve the Parliament more than once in twelve months
- The administrative system of France is called ‘classic’ because
- France adopted different administrative orientations
- French bureaucracy conforms most closely to the Weber Ian model
- Administrative change in France has been abrupt, drastic and frequent
- France has had remarkable administrative and bureaucratic continuity
- Which one of the following is NOT correct regarding the structural features of Soviet bureaucracy?
- Hierarchical structure
- Division of labour
- Lack of political commitment
- Use of regulations
- Lenin did NOT develop which one of the following as the basic principle of administration?
- Democratic centralism
- Democratic decentralization
- Objectivity and concreteness
- Effectiveness
- Which one of the following does NOT represent a distinctive feature of the American Presidential Cabinet?
- Political homogeneity
- Collective responsibility
- Primacy of the President
- Lack of agenda
- Which one of the following is NOT true of Independent Regulatory Commissions of America?
- Headless institutions
- Fourth organ of the government
- Islands of autonomy
- Regulatory institutions
- Which one of the following is NOT true of British administration?
- It is a product of evolution
- It is run by a politically committed bureaucracy
- It is unitary in character
- It is based on the common law of the land