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WorksheetsPublic Administration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
... is the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling of government operations.
(a)
Match the words to make collocations.
manual
activities
business
unit
group
effort
conscious
purpose
government
machinery
The (a) is all encompassing and consists of sum of all managerial, clerical, technical and manual activities and employees form all levels. On the other hand, the (b) , says that the public administration involves only the managerial activities.
Match the words with their synonyms.
to endorse
to support
to fulfil
to complete
to emerge
to appear
to allot
to distribute
to dwell
to inhabit
If the elected officials are … to the public, public administrators are the anonymous specialists.
apparent
visible
perceptible
noticeable
First come the works of art produced by the … since the Academy was founded in 1752.
scientists
scholars
tutors
academicians
This is a big step towards raising the political … of the working class.
consciousness
alertness
responsiveness
apprehension
Some academicians argue that only the ... aspect of government functioning comprises public
administration.
legislative
political
judicial
executive
The word administration itself is contextual, and may … in meaning and definition from one organization
to another.
modify
vary
fluctuate
range
Public administration is the implementation of government (a) and also an academic (b) that (c) this implementation and (d) civil servants for working in the public service. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope"; its "fundamental goal is to advance (e) and policies so that government can function".
Reorder the following.
Public Adminstration is the machinery
used by the state to place
itself in a position
to make plans and programmes
that can be carried out.
The group of people who are responsible for controlling and organizing
a company or organization is called ...
management
supervisors
administrator
the board
Match the following definitions of Public Administration to the authors.
PA is the systematic ordering of affairs and the calculated use of resources aimed at making those happen which one wants to
happen.
Marx
PA consists of all those operations having for their purpose the fulfillment or enforcement of public policy.
L D White
PA plays a crucial role in formulation
of policies therefore it is a part of the political process as well.
F A Nigro
Administration is determined action taken in ... of a conscious purpose.
(a)
Debbie told me this week that she had invited Derek to dinner ...
the previous week
the following week
last week
next week
He told me that he ... at the bus stop number ten.
waited
was waiting
is waiting
has been waiting
Match how time expressions change in Reported Speech.
today
that day
yesterday
the previous day
now
then
next month
the following month
two days ago
two days before
Do you play chess?
He asked me do I play chess.
He asked me if I did play chess.
He asked me did I play chess.
He asked me if I played chess.
Where did you buy these shoes?
Ann asked me where did I buy these shoes.
Ann asked me where I bought those shoes.
Ann asked me where did I buy these shoes.
Ann asked me where I had bought those shoes.
