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WorksheetsPA Quiz 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. Which of the following is not typically considered a part of the scope of public administration?
Personnel Management
Public Finance
Industrial Manufacturing
Policy Implementation
The POSDCORB model by Luther Gulick primarily addresses which dimension of public administration?
Public policy analysis
Organizational management
Comparative politics
Economic theory
Public administration’s involvement in policy formulation is a reflection of
The politics-administration dichotomy
The Scientific Management Approach
The integration of governance and bureaucracy
The civil service neutrality doctrine
Which thinker emphasized the “study of administration” as distinct from constitutional studies?
Max Weber
Dwight Waldo
Woodrow Wilson
Frank Goodnow
One of the key characteristics of modern public administration is:
Exclusive focus on rule enforcement
Value-neutrality in all government actions
Citizen-centric service delivery
Avoidance of political processes
Which of the following best reflects a key shift introduced by the New Public Administration (NPA) paradigm?
Emphasis on political neutrality and hierarchy
Focus on efficiency through scientific management
Advocacy for social equity, responsiveness, and participatory governance
Strict separation between politics and administration
In the POSDCORB framework proposed by Luther Gulick, the 'C' stands for:
Communication
Coordination
Control
Consultation
Why is Woodrow Wilson often considered the father of public administration in the United States?
He created the first civil service commission
He advocated complete separation between federal and state governments
He emphasized the need to study administration as a distinct academic discipline
He introduced the POSDCORB framework
The politics-administration dichotomy, as originally proposed, advocates that:
Political leaders should also manage day-to-day administration
Public administrators must actively shape policy through political advocacy
Administrative functions should remain separate from political decision-making
Public administration must prioritize political ideologies over neutrality
Which of the following best describes the core focus of New Public Administration (NPA)?
Emphasizing efficiency and bureaucratic neutrality
prioritizing social equity and responsiveness to public needs
strengthening hierarchical control and rule-based administration
Advocating for privatizing and market driven forces
Which of the following reforms is commonly associated with New Public Management (NPM)?
Increased reliance on centralized decision-making
Expansion of bureaucratic structures and rigid hierarchies
Adoption of performance measurement and outcome-based evaluation
Rejection of managerial techniques in public administration
Which ancient Indian text, authored by Kautilya, serves as a comprehensive treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy?
Rajatarangini
Arthashastra
Charakasamhita
Manusmriti
Which of the following concepts is central to the New Public Management (NPM) approach?
Strict adherence to traditional public administration principles
Emphasis on public sector unionization
Increased bureaucratic oversight
Decentralization of authority
What is the primary focus of the Good Governance framework in public administration?
Efficiency in service delivery
Transparency and accountability
Centralized decision-making
Maximizing bureaucratic control
Which of the following best describes the role of public administrators in a democratic society?
To maintain strict separation from elected officials
To prioritize political party agendas
To implement policies without public input
To act as neutral facilitators of public policy
