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I. The Practice of Public Administration

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He states that, "PA is also the action part of the government —the means by which the purposes and goals of the government are realised."

a)

Waldo, 1955

b)

Rosenbloom, 1989

c)

Farazmand, 1998

2.

"The practice of Public Administration generally refers to the organization and management of men and materials to achieve the purposes of the government," is said by?

a)

Waldo, 1955

b)

Rosenbloom, 1989

c)

Farazmand, 1998

3.

He notes that, "both civilization and administration have been developed hand-in-hand by human activities in the societal realms, and both have complement and reinforced each other".

a)

Farazmand, 1998:1

b)

Waldo, 1955

c)

Rosenbloom, 1989

4.

True or false only.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The increasing complexities of human cooperative action and of living together required stability for peaceful human social life comes from. The Mammoth dwellers of the?

a)

Upper Paleolithic Age

b)

Lower Paleolithic Age

c)

Lateral Paleolithic Age

6.

This occurrence gave rise to the creation of city states, feudal kingdoms, and major empires with greater social, political and economic activities?

a)

The decreasing complexities of human and animal cooperative action.

b)

B. The increasing complexities of human cooperative action and of living together required stability for peaceful human social life

c)

None of the above

7.

He argues that, "archaeological findings reveal certain bureaucratic characteristics of prehistoric public administration. "

a)

Nystrom and Nystrom, 1998:7

b)

Waldo, 1955

c)

Farazmand, 1998

8.

This evidence of the rudimentary forms of Weberian bureaucracy dated back to 17,000-10,000 BC through the Mammoth bone dwellers on the Southern part of Russia and in Kiev, Ukraine.

a)

Hierarchy, rules, specialisation, merit

b)

Hierarchy, specialisation, needs, merit

c)

Hierarchy, rules specialisation, morals

9.

of units of organization and individuals based on formal authority and chain of command.

(a)  

10.

It is applied to distinct categories of cases. The operation regulated by consistent application of decree.

(a)  

11.

of units of organization and individuals based on the division of labor.

(a)  

12.

It is based on employment practices. Employment decisions are based on technical qualifications and effective performance.

(a)  

13.

He averred that the action part of the government has expanded and covered the three branches of the government namely: The executive, legislative, and judiciary.

a)

Waldo, 1955

b)

Reyes, 1995

c)

Rosenbloom, 1989