UPSC-Exams-Indian Civil Services- Sociology-Preliminary exam 2010-answer

UPSC-Exams-Indian Civil Services- Sociology-Preliminary exam 2010-answer

C-Series

1. Alter are differentiated in terms of their degrees as well as types of significance to ego, and that the force of a sanction is therefore a function of its source in this respect as well as in others. Which one of the following is the correct concept to describe the above?

a. Closeness
b. Social control
c.Social distance
d.Role-pattern

Ans : b


2. When a caste from Sudra Varna emulates customs, habits, manners, dresses foods, etc., along

with various other cultural elements of a high caste of the locality, the process can be termed as

a.Brahmanization
b.Sanskritization
c.upward caste mobility
d.change in the structural

Ans : b


3. Consider the following figure and identify from the code given below the explanation of the figure:

Other saleswomen and
salesmen
Sales Manager
Poornima as Saleswoman
Customers
Rate-fixer
Supervisor

Code:

a. Multiple roles of Poornima
d.The role-set of Poornima
c.Role conflict of Poornima a work
d.Role performance of Poornima at work

Ans : b


4. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of ‘class’ as interpreted by Max Weber?

1. A class is a group c individual sharing a similar position in the market economy.

2. Conflict on economic interest between the classes’ leads to their abolition.

3. Political power of the classes is derived from economic power.

4. No polarization of the classes takes place.

Code:

a.1 only
b.1 & 4
c.2 & 4
d.1 & 3

Ans : b


5. Which of the following is/are the main feature(s) of the post-Fordism?

1. Flexible production with flexible specialization made according to satisfaction of consumers.
2. Very rigid production unit keeping target of fixed production.
3. Production is environment friendly
4. Large-scale production of fixed standardized goods for large group of masses.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 only
b.2 & 3
c.2 & 4
d.1 & 3

Ans : d


6. Who among the following is a prominent member of social structure of ‘Little Tradition’ in India?
a. Folk artists
b.Teachers
c.Elites
d.Nobles

Ans : a


7. In which of the following, the Jajmani system was operative in India?

1. Caste system
2. Religious system
3. Kinship system
4. Political system

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2 only
b.2 only
c.1, 3 & 4
d.1, 2 & 3

Ans : a


8. Which one of the following is the correct feature of peasant economy?

a. Small-scale production on land only for family consumption

b.Production on land for selling a part of the produce in the market

c.Production on land for selling the products in the market for profit-making motive.

d.Production on land for family consumption and selling the surplus for profit.

Ans : a


9. A person pursuing postgraduate studies in a medical college interacts not only with the teachers but with other students, nurses, medical technicians, etc.How could this be conceptualized in terms of the functional analysis?
1. Multiple roles
2. Role conflict
3. Role-set
4. Status

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 4
b.3 only
c.1 & 3
d.2

Ans : b


10. Which one of the following is not a feature of an urban community?

a. Increasing commercial activities
b. Social control on kinship basis
c.Increasing division of Labour
d.Increasing social complexity

Ans : b


11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Concept) (Explanation)

A. Incest 1.Kin through any link
B.Exogamy 2.Kin through male link
C.Cognate 3.Sexual relations
D.Agnate 4.Conjugal relations


Code:
a.A B C D
3 1 4 2

b. A B C D
2 4 1 3

c. A B C D
3 4 1 2

d. A B C D
2 1 4 3

Ans : c


12. Consider the following:

1. Peasant family form as a unit of consumption and production

2. Agriculture as the main source of livelihood

3. Domination of peasantry by outsiders

4. Specific traditional culture related to the way of life of small communities

Which of the above are the characteristics of Indian peasantry?

Code:

a.1 & 2 only
b.2 & 4 only
c.1, 3 & 4 only
d.1, 2, 3 & 4

Ans : d


13. The study of changes in the material aspects and the non-material aspects of culture has been used for understanding

1. the causes of change in society

2. the elements of culture

3. the discrepancies between the rates of change in different sectors of social life.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 3
b.2 & 3
c.1 only
d.3 only

Ans : a

14. Who among the following is/are considered as ‘Alliance’ theorist(s)?

1. B.Malinowski
2. R.Needham
3. A.R.Radcliffe-Brown
4. C.Levi-Strauss

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a. 4 only
b.1 & 4
c.2 & 3
d.2 & 4

Ans : a


15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Interpretation of caste) (Scholar)

A. Caste is a ‘closed community’ 1.L.Dumont

B.Caste is a ‘closed organic stratification’ 2.G.Myrdal

C.Caste is an ‘extreme form of absolutely 3.F.Bailey
rigid class’

D.Caste is an ‘expression of hierarchy 4.M.Weber
rather than stratification’


Code:
a.A B C D
4 3 2 1

b. A B C D
2 1 4 3

c. A B C D
3 1 2 4

d. A B C D
1 4 3 2


Ans : a


16. Which one of the following is opposite in meaning and spirit to the concept of cultural relativism?

a. Ethnocentrism

b. Ethno methodology

c. Ethno statistics

d. Ethnography

Ans : a


17. With respect to a movie-loving high school girl, a film star forms part of her

a. secondary group

b.reference group

c.primary group

d.in-group

Ans : b


18. Which of the following is not a mechanism of child socialization in the family?

a. Praise and blame

b.Observing and learning

c.Reward and punishment

d.Study of scriptures

Ans : d


19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Type of culture) (Event)

A. Subculture 1.Dalit literature symposium

B.Deviant culture 2.Kitty party

C.Dominant culture 3.Rave party

D.Counterculture 4.Ram Lila festival


Code:
a.A B C D
1 4 3 2

b. A B C D
1 3 4 2

c. A B C D
2 4 3 1

d. A B C D
2 3 4 1

Ans : d


20. Which one of the following statements does not derive from E.Durkheim’s of social facts?

a.Social facts are collectively collaborated and constrain individual behaviour

b. Social facts must be understood if they were things, and can be explained only in relation to their social facts.

c.Social facts are characteristics of social system that have an influence and authority that amount to more than the sum of the intentions and motivations of the people who to be part of that system.

d.Social facts arise in the collective consciousness of a group and therefore influence individuals only when they are engaged with the group

Ans : d


21. Which one of the following is maintained by class as well as caste society by delicate, carefully observed distinctions of etiquette similar to notions of purity-pollution between castes in India?

a. Relative deprivation
b.Assimilation
c.Social distance
d.Social conflict

Ans : c


22.’Grounded theory’ comes closest to Which one of the following major classical perspectives in sociology?

a. Functionalist perspective

b.Symbolic interactionist perspective

c.Conflict perspective

d.Evolutionist perspective.

Ans : b


23. Which one of the following statements about culture is not correct?

a. Culture is learnt

b.Culture is shared by members of a group

c.Culture is biologically inherited by members of a group

d.Culture is dynamic and changes with time.

Ans : c


24. Which one of the following factors is least relevant as an explanation for the declining sex ratio in India?

a. Migration of males to urban areas

b.Female foeticide

c.Lower nutritional status of girl children

d.High maternal mortality

Ans : a


25. Consider the following passage and answer the question given below:

In India, a few traditional mercantile communities like Banias in North India, Chettis in the South, the Marwaris and the Paris specialized in business activities under colonial rule.Kammas of Andhra Pradesh, Patidars in Gujarat, Gounders and the Nadars in Tamil Nadu, the Khatris in North India became prominent in different sectors of business and industry in the late colonial period and gained momentum after independence.

What does the author of the above passage indicate about the new capitalist class in India?

a. All these communities operate in the same was in business

b.Business opportunities are available in the same way in business.

d.The social bases of the capitalist class have remained fundamentally the same despite new communities coming in.

d.Transformation of agrarian based groups into industrial capitalists was possible, because of the opportunities opened up by colonial trade and later by nationalist economic.

Ans : c


26. Dumont’s work on the caste system is citied for

1. Weak development of the argument

2. ignoring empirical variations

3. reliance on Ideological source

4. invoking a timeless India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1, 2 & 3
b.1 only
c.2 & 4 only
d.2, 3 & 4

Ans : d


27. Which one of the following statements about Jajmani system is not correct?

a. It combines economic and ritual roles in a common set of relationships.

b.It is based on the twin concepts of interdependence and hierarchy

c.It brings together economic and political functions of a caste and weaves it into inter-caste relations

d.The Jajman was originally the person who paid for the conduct of the sacrifice.

Ans : d


28. Sanskritization as an explanation for social change in India embodies a/an

a. Cultural approach

b.Structural approach

c.evolutionary approach

d.interactionist approach

Ans : a


29. Despite above average level of prosperity, the State of Punjab hab a very low sex ration. Which of the following is not a valid explanation for this phenomenon?

a. Unwillingness to partition agricultural landholdings

b.There is a son-preference in North Indian Kinship systems

c.There are no matrilineal communities in Punjab

d.Dowry imposes a burden on parents of daughters.

Ans : a


30. Which of the following can be designated as ‘norm’?

1. Touching the feet of elderly and respected persons

2. Loyalty to the country of birth

3. Giving up seat to a pregnant woman in a bus

4. Maintaining the honour of the family

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

a.1 & 3 only
b.2 & 4 only
c.1, 3 & 4
d.1 only

Ans : a


Directions:

The following five (5) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II.You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:

Code:

a. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

b.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

c.Statement I is true but Statement II is false

d. Statement I is false but Statement II is true


31. Statement I:

Nuclear households were common in pre-modern India, even though the joint family ethos was strong.

Statement II. :
All households went through a development cycle of expansion and fission.

Ans : a


32. Statement I:
Caste as a system of village-level hierarchical interdependence is gradually disappearing.

Statement II:
The influence of caste on electoral politics has led to competition among some castes and cooperation between some other castes.

Ans : a


33. Statement I:
According to Marx, economic action pertains to satisfaction of desires for useful things.

Statement II:
Marx believed that economic actions are taken to control the market for maximizing profit.

Ans : d


34. Statement I:
Indian middle class is largely a creation of British rule.

Statement II:
Affirmative action in favour of Scheduled Castes has helped them elevated to the middle class

Ans : b


35. Statement I:
Urbanization is coterminous with westernization.

Statement II:
Urbanization has brought about new forms of social organization.

Ans : b


36. The concept of ‘Cultural Capita’ as developed by Pierre Bourdieu helps to explain which one of the following phenomena?

a.Reserverd seats for DNT (Denotified Tribes) in colleges often remain unfilled

b.Recognition from UNESCO as a World Heritage Site increases tourism at an archaeological site.

c.Museums located in State capitals are developed as symbols of national identity.

d.Dharwar region in Karnataka has produced as extraordinarily large number of Hindustani classical musicians.

Ans : a


37. Sociologist Andre Beteille has argued that in the current scenario in India, the family plays a significant role in reproduction of social inequalities. Which one of the following
Is not cited by him as a mechanism in the above process?

a. Funding of caste associations by prominent families belonging to the caste.

b.Control over choice of marriage partners of the members of the family through arranged marriage.

c.Socialization of children in the areas of social interaction with other classes and communities.

d.Transferring occupational advantages to younger members through the family’s social networks.

Ans : d


38. In the holistic study of cultures, Which one of the following terms refers to the approach of adopting the viewpoint of those who belong to that culture?

a. Empathetic
b.Emic
c.Dynamic
d.Etic

Ans : b


39. Eco-feminism is a theoretical perspective that addresses the connection between gender and nature. Which one of the following statements correctly explains the eco-feminism perspective?

a. In a natural disaster, women are likely to be more affected than men.

b.In development projects, which entail massive displacement of human beings, rehabilitation policy should give priority to women.

c.Due to their role as creators and nurturers of life, women are better conservatives of the environment.

d.Women as a group contribute much less industrial and vehicular population than men.

Ans : c


40. Which one of the following correctly explains the concept of ‘Thick Description’ as developed by Clifford Geertz?

a. Cultural description that includes observed behaviour, as well as intentions of the actors and meaning attached to the behaviour.

b. Cultural description of participants’ observation.

c. Cultural description that includes written documents from the field such as genealogies, letters, diaries, etc.

d. Cultural description based on repeated follow-up visits over a period of a year or more.

Ans : a


41. The central constituents of any culture would consist of

1. its artistic and literary productions

2. its material goods

3. shared world view of its members

4. its knowledge and skill base in various spheres

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.2, 3 & 4 only
b.1 & 2 only
c.1, 3 & 4 only
d.1, 2, 3 & 4 only

Ans : d


42. Which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy in complex society?

a. Employees organized on the principle of hierarchy

b.Interpersonal relationship is valued

c.Work carried out as per written rules

d.Recruitment based on competence

Ans : b


43. Which one among the following is not consistent with Weber’s characterization of charismatic leadership?

a. Followers attribute supernatural or superhuman power to the charismatic leader

b.A charismatic leader breaks with tradition and prevailing legal norms

c.A charismatic leader operates through a personally devoted inner circle rather than an established administrative staff.

d.A charismatic leader can endure for a lone time through hereditary succession.

Ans : d


44. Class and Status group are two categories of social stratification. Which one of the following is not a valid distinction between the two?

a. Class is defined by its position in the system of production. whereas status group is characterized by its pattern of consumption

b.A class is a larger aggregate than a status group

c.Membership in class is achieved, whereas membership in a status group is necessarily by birth.

d.A class acquires its identity in opposition to each other in the political Rena, whereas the relations between status groups are relations of emulations.

Ans : d


45. Which one of the following research themes is likely to be favored by the Constructivist School of Sociology?

a. Communication system of science, via specialists and peer review system

b.The basis and quantitative measurement of recognitions and rewards

c.The norms of science, and the manner and extent of deviation

d.Process of selection and modification of theories and of aligning experimental evidence with theoretical claims.

Ans : d


46. Consider the following statements in the context of ‘acculturation’:

1. Although acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group, acculturation can be reciprocal, that is, the
Dominant group also adopts patterns typical of the minority group.

2. The most comprehensive measure of acculturation for use in health services and epidemiological research in Mexican-American populations was developed by Hazuda et al. (1988).


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 only
b.2 only
c.Both 1 & 2
d.Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : c


47. In some societies, property is transferred in the male line from father to the youngest son. Which one of the following would best describe this rule?

a. Patriarchy

b.Ultimogeniture

c.Primogeniture

d.Patrilineal

Ans : b


48. Consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution of India provides for the Tribes Advisory Council in the Scheduled area only.

2. The functions of Tribes Advisory Council and District Council are the same as per the provisions of the Constitution of India.

3. The Tribes of Nagaland are covered under the provisions of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

4. The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides for the formation of the District Council and the Regional Council.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.4 only
b.3 only
c 1 & 3
d.2 & 4

Ans : c


49. Class differentiation in advanced industrial society is based on

a. economy

b.race and ethnicity

c.power and authority

d.individual performance

Ans : a


50. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of ‘social fact’?

1. Social fact exercises constraints on individual’s behaviour

2. Social fact is any behaviour of an individual.

3. Social fact is regulated by individual’s behaviour.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1, 2 & 3
b.2 & 3 only
c.1 & 2 only
d.1 only

Ans : d


51. Consider the following statements:

1. Urbanization covers the movement of people permanently or temporarily from village to city.

2. Urbanization refers to the breakdown in religious solidarity of the communities.

3. Urbanization means the extension of cities on the ground in the way in which they grow from small towns or spread put to incorporate villages.

4. Urbanization means transformation of castes into classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 only
b.2 & 4
c.1 & 3
d.3 & 4

Ans : c


52. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Concept) (Example)

A.Sankritization 1.Backward classes movement in South India

B.Industrialization 2.Humanitarianism

C.Westernization 3.Economic growth

D.Caste-mobility 4.Dominant caste

Code:

a.A B C D
2 4 1 3

b. A B C D
4 3 2 1

c. A B C D
2 3 4 1

d. A B C D
1 4 3 2

Ans : b


53. Which one among the following does not form part of the general theory of social action systems as propounded by T.Parsons?

a. Action is a process in the actor-situation system

b.Physical objects are means and conditions of ego’s action

c.Physical objects as empirical entities interact with ego

d.In action terms, the object world is classified as social, physical and cultural

Ans : c


54. Soon after independence, a controversy arose in India about whether tribal communities should be assimilated into the mainstream or kept separate with their distinct identities intact. The two major sociologists involved in the controversy were

a.A.Ayyappan and Verrier Elwin

b.Verrier Elwin and G.S.Ghurye

c.N.K.Bose and D.P.Mukherjee

d.B.S.Guha and B.K.Roy Burman

Ans : b


55. Family formed after marriage is called

a. family of recreation

b.monogamous family

c.family of orientation

d.family of procreation

Ans : d


56. Which one of the following is the case of ascriptive status?

a.A law graduate

b.A Gram Pradhan

c.A married person

d.A woman

Ans : d


57. The demographic dividend in India refers to the phenomenon of

a. increasing proportion of aged persons (65+) in the population

b.imbalance between the life expectancy of men and women

c.the decreasing infant mortality rate

d.The fastest growing working population vis-à-vis dependent population.

Ans : d

58. Which one of the following pairs matching

(Social scientist) (Research theme in the study of tribal communities)

1. N.K.Bose : Christianization of tribes

2. Verrier Elwin : Preservation of separate tribal identity

3. R.K.Mukherjee : 19th century tribal movements

4. G.S.Ghurye : Tribes as backward Hindus


Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 4
b.2 & 4
c.2 & 3
d.1 & 3

Ans : b


59. Consider the following statements about post-industrial society:

1. Post-industrial society has no impact on the labour class.

2. Knowledge is the source of change in the post-industrial society.

3. Post-industrial society affects only the sphere of economy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 & 2
b.2 only
c.2 & 3
d.1 & 3

Ans : b


60. The spirit of capitalism is based on

a. rational economic pursuit

b.less work and more pay

c.unwillingness to adapt to new method of work

d.personal relations with workers

Ans : a


61. The prohibition of Sagotra marriages among Hindus is an example of

a. taboo on cross-cousin marriage

b.clan exogamy

c.the rules of caste endogamy

d.incest taboo

Ans : b


62. Members of a family who live in different cities often celebrate annual festivals together in one household. This is best seen as an example of

A.The process of fission and fusion in families

b.development cycle in domestic groups

c.nuclear households with a joint family ethos

d.the impact of urbanization and migration


Ans : c


63. Which one of the following is an example of wealth promised to the bride by the bridegroom?

a.Mehr

b.Stridhan

c.Dowry

d.Brideprice

Ans : a


64. The practice of fraternal polyandry

a. contradicts patrilineal principles

b.can happen only in matrilineal societies

c.endorses patrilineal principles

d.is independent of patriliny and matriliny

Ans : d


65. According to Irawati Karve, in South India, there is no clear-cut distinction between the family of birth and family of marriage, because of the

practice of cross-cousin marriage
absence of village exogamy
Dravidian cultural ethos
Centrality of Thali in the wedding rituals

Ans : a


66. When Victor Turner discusses ‘Liminality’, he is referring to

a. reintegration of deviants back into the social system

b.temporary suspension of norms and customary behaviour

c.ordeal devised by a culture to establish truth of a given situation

d.punishment of transgression by banishment from the community

Ans : b


67. Under which of the following Acts/Laws can a marriage between a Hindu Rajput man and a Sikh Jat woman be solemnized?

1. Hindu Marriage Act

2. Customary Law

3. Special Marriage Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2 only
b.3 only
c.1 & 3 only
d.1, 2 & 3

Ans : c


68. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Inheritance right of daughter) (Community)

A. Daughter can inherit but share is half that of a son 1.Telugu Kamma

B.Daughter can inherit from parent but not from ancestral 2.Sunni Muslim
property

C.Youngest daughter inherits ancestral property 3.Tamil Iyer

D. Daughter has a share in ancestral property 4.Khasi

Code:
a.A B C D
2 3 4 1

b. A B C D
1 4 3 2

c. A B C D
1 3 4 2

d. A B C D
2 4 3 1

Ans : a


69. Who among the following scholars has/have proposed the idea of an ‘Indian Culture of Kinship’ that integrates North and South?

1. Thomas Trautmann

2.Irawati Karve

3.Louis Dumont

4.T.N.Madan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 only
b.1 & 3
c.2 & 3
d.2 & 4

Ans : d


70. Which of the following ceremonies best reflect(s) the idea of marriage as a contract?

1.Exchange of rings

2.Kanyadan

3.Nikahnama

4.Signing before the Registrar of Marriages

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.4 only
b.3 & 4
c.1,2 & 3
d.2 & 4

Ans : b


71. Which one of the following is/are relevant to the trend of increase in single-person households?

1.Ageing of the population

2.Increased rate of divorce

3.Preference for live in relationships over marriage

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1,2 & 3
b.1 & 2 only
c.1 only
d.2 only

Ans : d


72.The case of the Parsis who migrated to Gujarat from Persia and switched to Gujarati language is an example of

a. accommodation

b.integration

c.syncretism

d.assimilation

Ans : d


73. Who among the following social thinkers has focused on equilibrium rather than conflict as the basis of society?

a.C.Wright Mills

b.R.Dahrendorf

c.L.Coser

d.T.Parsons

Ans : d


74. Consider the following paragraph and answer the question given below?

Traditional societies are small-scale,self-contained,and technologically primitive with a simple division of labour and specialization. Each individual occupies a few roles, mostly kinship-based. Modern industrial societies are large-scale,technogically advanced with a complex division of labour.Each individuals occupies many roles and kinship is not always central to them.

What do the terms ‘division of labour’ and ‘specialization’ as stated above connote?

A.The spread of specialization implies that we can do certain things which our fellows cannot do

b.All members master the same basic skills to keep themselves alike and no one person is indispensable to society

c.Individuals are confronted with a vast array of possibilities and can,therefore,develop in different directions and can acquire multiple skills

d.Division of labour refers to all forms of specialization and not just those of an economic kind.

Ans : d


75. Which one among the following best reflects the features of ‘Community’?

a. All India Lawn Tennis Association

b.Maharashtra Federation of University and college Teachers Associations

c.NOIDA Sector 15A Residents Welfare Association

d.International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.

Ans : c


76. Which one of the following best reflects the concept of urbanism?

a. Process of migration to cities in search of employment

b.Pattern of life in terms of work situation, food habits, stress patterns of those who live in cities

c.A system of values and norms in terms of formalism, individualism and anonymity

d.The system of high-rise construction

Ans : b

77. Which one of the following was the theme of discussion in Amartyasen’s ‘Cooperative Conflict’?

a. Understanding between trade union and employer in an industrial conflict

b.Harmonious and acrimonious aspects of family structure and roles

c.Alliances between castes in electoral politics

d.Merit vs. Need principle as manifested in institutions of technical education

Ans : b


78. Which one of the following terms has a meaning that is in contrast to the other three terms, which are related to each other?

a. Ethnocentrism

b. Social distance

c.Cultural relativism

d.Xenophobia

Ans : c


79. Which one of the following is not typical of community?

a. Bureaucratic arrangements

b.Face-to-face relations

c.Small-scale

d.Sense of belonging

Ans : a


80. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Category) (Specific group)

A. Reference group 1.College football teammates

B.Primary group 2.Siblings

C.In- group 3.All India debating association members

D.Secondary group 4.Bollywood actors


Code:
a.A B C D
3 1 2 4

b. A B C D
4 2 1 3

c. A B C D
4 1 2 3

d. A B C D
3 2 1 4

Ans : b


81.Which one of the following does not endorse the meaning and spirit of the other three?

a. Culture is contested

b. Culture is negotiated

c. Culture is dynamic

d. Culture is holistic

Ans : a


82.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Structure of social action : T.Parsons

b.Subconscious structures of the mind : B.Malinowski

c. Structure and function : A.R.Radcliffe Brown

d. Structuration : A.Giddens

Ans : b

83.Arrange the following theories of sociology in chronological sequence beginning with the earliest :
1.Structuralism
2.Functionalism
3.Evolutionism
4.Pots-modernism

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.3-2-1-4
b.1-3-2-4
c.2-1-3-4
d.3-2-4-1

Ans : a


84.In the study of small-scale cultures, which one of the following methods was stressed on and developed in detail by Malinowski?

a. Case studies

b.Life history narratives

c.Cultural translation

d.Participants’ observation

Ans : d


85.Whose theory of social change cannot be classified as linear theory of change?

a.A.Comte
b.H.Spencer
c.M.Weber
d.K.Marx

Ans : c


86.How is syncretism best defined?

a. Spread of cultural attributes from one culture to another through contact between groups

b.Immigrant or subordinate group becoming indistinguishably merged into dominant host society

c.Two or more groups of different cultures interact to produce a third culture

d.None of the above

Ans : c



87. Which among the following marriages are consanguineous?

1.Bridegroom is bride’s mother’s brother’s son

2. Bridegroom is bride’s brother’s wife’s brother

3. Bridegroom is bride’s mother’s brother

4. Bridegroom is bride’s father’s sister’s son

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 3 only
b.1 & 4 only
c.2 & 3
d.1,3 & 4

Ans : d


88.According to Gerth and Mills, Which one of the following is not an issue concerning social causation of factors in social change?

a. Role of individual

b.Relative influence of material factors

c.Role of State

d.Relative influence of ideas

Ans : d


89. Which one of the following features is not common to the ideas of post-industrialism and post-Fordism?

a. Technological advancement

b.Advancement of knowledge

c.Role of knowledge in the organization of production

d.Mass production

Ans : d


90. Who among the following sociologists has given purity-pollution the fundamental place in his characterization of the caste system?

a.L.Dumont

b.G.S.Ghurye

c.M.N.Srinivas

d.A.M.Hocart

Ans : a


91. Which of the following represent(s) the change that has taken place in family structure and functioning over the past two centuries?

1.The family has become a mere isolated unit, relatively separate from wider sets of kin and functioning chiefly as a conjugal or nuclear family.

2.The nuclear family exists in close interlinkages with a wider network of kin extending over two or more generations.


Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 only
b.2 only
c.Both 1 & 2
d.Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : a


92. Which one of the following is not included by A.R.Radcliffe-Brown in the concept of social structure?

a. It is a network of social relationships

b.It contains social relationships of dyadic nature

c.Every structure has a function

d.It is abstract, having no relation with the existing reality

Ans : d


93. Which one of the following statements regarding culture is not correct?

a. Culture is an acquired pattern of living

b. Culture represents heritage

c. Culture is natural

d.Culture includes material as well as non-material objects of life.

Ans : c


94. Consider the following statements :

1.Industrialization is responsible for breaking down caste hierarchy in India

2.The concept of industrialism is associated with the concept of Fordism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 only
b.2 only
c.Both 1 & 2
d.Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : c


95. Which one of the following impacts of globalization on relative deprivation was most prominent in the last two decades?

a. Relative deprivation disappeared

b. Relative deprivation decreased

c. Relative deprivation increased

d.No impact on relative deprivation

Ans : c


96.According to Anthony McGrew,what are the impacts of globalization on national identities?

1.National identities are being eroded as a result of the growth of cultural homogenization and the global post-modernism.

2.National and other local or particularistic identities are being strengthened by the resistance to globalization.

3.National identities are declining but new identities of hybridity are taking their place.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2only
b.1,2 & 3
c.1 & 3 only
d.2 & 3 only

Ans : ?


97. Which of the following statements about tribes in India is/are not correct?

1.Tribes have lower sex ration than non-tribes in their respective States.

2.Tribes live in hilly or jungle areas isolated from the mainstream.

3.Typically,brideprice is the form of marriage payments among some tribes.

4.Tribes in India are linguistically heterogeneous.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2only
b.2 only
c.1 & 4
d.1,2 & 3

Ans : a


98. Which of the following can diffuse across culture and bring cultural changes through diffusion?

1.Cultural knowledge
2.Customs and practices
3.Material products
4.Religious beliefs

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2only
b.1,2,3 & 4
c.3 & 4 only
d.1,2 & 4 only

Ans : b


99. Consider the following stages of Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development :

1.Concrete operational stage

2.Formal operational stage

3.Sensory motor stage

4.Pre-operational stage


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1-4-2-3
b.4-1-2-3
c.3-4-1-2
d.3-1-4-2

Ans : c


100.The Jajmani system of traditional Indian society was interpreted by T.O.Beidelman as a system of

a.Social interdependence among castes for survival

b.interchange of goods and services among castes

c.economic interdependence and welfare among caste

d.exploitation whereby the upper castes exploit the lower castes

Ans : d


101.In hypogamous marriage in Hindu society,exogamous principles are relaxed. Which one of the following exogamy is practiced?

a.Marriage of a woman of lower caste to a man of upper caste

b. Marriage of a woman of upper caste to a man of lower caste

c. Marriage of a woman to a man of any caste

d.Marriage of a man to a woman of any caste

Ans : a


102.According to Karl Marx, Which one of the following is not a law of dialectical materialism?

a.The law of unity and struggle of opposites

b. The law of transformation of quantity to quality

c. The law of development of human consciousness

d.The law of negation of the negation

Ans : c


103.A person on his way to attend the office at 10 a.m. found an injured person lying on the road and took him to hospital.As a result of this,he could not reach his office in time.According to Marx Weber,the above may be categorized as a/an

a.rational action with goal

b.emotional action

c.rational action with value

d.charismatic action

Ans : c


104. Consider the following statements :

1.Initiation ceremony in clubs and other exclusive organizations marking the transition from non-member to member is an example of rites of passage.

2.According to R.K.Merton’s theory of deviance,ritualism is a form of quasi-deviance.

3.Relationship of a person with the siblings,with the spouse,and with the children is an example of role-set of that person.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 only
b.2 & 3 only
c.1 & 2 only
d.1,2 & 3

Ans : c


105. Which one of the following ‘causality’ is the correct in Marx Weber’s explanation of methodological aspects of social action?

a.Historical causality

b.Situational causality

c.Rational-legal causality

d.Religious causality

Ans : c


106. Consider the following sets of interpersonal relationships in the context of rural India :

1.Gram Pradhan/Sarpanch and villager

2.Zamindar and landless labourer

3.Barber and a villager

4.Grocer and a customer

Which of the above is/are the correct set/sets of Jajmani relationship?

a.2
b.3 & 4
c.1 & 3
d.3 only

Ans : d


107. Consider the following statements related to the concept of ‘Mechanical Solidarity’ as explained by E.Durkheim:

1.Society is coherent,because individuals are undifferentiated

2.Individuals resemble each other.

3.Members of the society follow specialized occupations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a.1 only
b.1 & 2 only
c.2 & 3 only
d.1,2 & 3

Ans : b


108.Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of Sanskritization?

1.Shift to vegetarian diet

2.Withdrawal of women from paid work

3.Learning to recite from the Sanskrit scriptures

4.Going on pilgrimages

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

a.1 & 2
b.2 & 3
c.2 & 4
d.1 only

Ans : a


109. Which one of the following best reflects tribal society?

a.Hierarchical social relations

b.Kinship relations

c.Commercial agriculture

d.Scriptural religion

Ans : b


110. Which one of the following pairs not correctly matched?

a.Ascribed status : A social position that one receives at birth or involuntarily
assumes latter in life

b.Master status : A status that has exceptionsl importance for social
identity,often shaping one’s entire life.

c.Role strain : The incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single
status

d.Role exit : The incompatibility among roles corresponding to two or
more different statuses

Ans : d


111.A medical specialist working in a government hospital compares herself/himself with a specialist with similar educational qualifications and experience working in the private sector and finds that the latter is earning a higher income.The specialist in the former case feels that her/his was a case of

1.discrimination against her/him

2.exploitation

3.relative deprivation

Which of the above is/are correct on the basis of functional analysis?

a. 1 & 2 only
b.1 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3
d. 3 only

Ans : d


112. Which one of the following is not typical of industrial society?

a.Bonded labour

b.Wage labour

c.Women’s household labour

d.Unorganized labour

Ans : a


113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II
(Type of society) (Prominent feature)

A.Agrarian society 1.Shifting cultivation

B.Tribal society 2.Patron-client relation

C.Industrial society 3.Mass production

D.Post-industrial society 4.Information technology



Code:
a.A B C D
4 1 2 3

b. A B C D
4 2 1 3

c. A B C D
2 1 3 4

d. A B C D
2 3 1 4

Ans : c


114.the modern,from pre-industrial to industrial,from rural to the urban way of life,from small-scale personal to large-scale impersonal society,from simple society to complex modern society;refers to various sociological theories of

a.social movement

b. social change

c. social conflict

d.social development

Ans : b


115. Consider the following statements :

1.In all societies,arrangements exist for the social recognition of who may legitimately mate with whom.

2. In all societies,arrangements exist for giving legitimacy to the children,giving them social recognition,an identity,a name,membership of a socially recognized group.

3. In all societies,there exists an anticipatory provision for the needs of the mother-child unity,which is generally regarded as the basic uit of kinship system.


a.The family

b.Kinship

c.Marriage

d.Household

Ans : c


116. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List-II

A.Nation 1.Institution

B.State 2.Social control

C.Sanctions 3.Ideas about right and wrong behaviour

D.Morals 4.Community

Code:
a.A B C D
1 2 3 4

b. A B C D
4 2 1 3

c. A B C D
2 1 3 4

d. A B C D
4 1 2 3

Ans : d


117.An actress/actor in order to excel in her/his occupational role sacrifices her/his kinship role.Which one of the following is the correct term to explain such behaviour?

a.Role conflict

b.Social distance

c.Deviant motivation

d.Role conformity

Ans : a


118.What did Adam Smith mean when he wrote that “the division of labour is limited by the extent of the market…..There are some sorts of industry,even of the lowest kind,which can be carried on nowhere but in a great town”?

a.The market is of little importance in any town

b.As the division of labour becomes more complex,the economy becomes simpler

c.The economic development is usually closely linked to the growth of towns

d.The economic development does not hinge upon the growth of towns

Ans : c


119.Advanced technology is the central feature of an advanced society,because technology

a.makes all other societies appear primitive by contrast

b.refers to little division of labour between parts

c.gives people greater independence of their environment

d.does not respect race,class or caste.

Ans : d

120. Consider the following passage and answer the question given below:

Unlike the newborn calf,which gets up and walks within hours of its birth,human cannot even sit up for several months.They learn how to behave,starting with control over their bowel movements and eating habits.They are st the same time encouraged to internalize norms of conduct,to practice their won capacity to learn and to create.

Which one of the following processes would best describe what the author of the above passage is trying to explain?

a.The process of cultural assimilation

b.The process of natural growth

c. The process of socialization

d. The process of social development.


Ans : c

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UPSC: Indian Civil Services-Preliminary Exam 2010-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION- Solved Paper

1.According to Elton Mayo,a worker’s performance is primarily related to

a.interactive setting in an organization
b.the worker’s personality variables
c.technology and tools made available to the worker
d.Socially acquired attitudes of the worker in the post and outside the factory.


Ans : d


2. Consider the following statements with regard to Citizens’ Charter:

1.The idea of Citizens’ Charter had evoloved in Britain as a part of neo-liberal ethics.
2.It was articulated by John Major.
3.It contains demands of factory workers.
4.It has elements of class-hegemony

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 4 only
d. 1 only


Ans : a


3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Characteristic) (Leadership Theory/Model)
A.Personality characteristics 1.Three-dimensional theory
B.What leaders do 2.Behavioural theory
C.Leadership is multidimensional 3.Decision-participation
D.Continuum from authoritarian 4.Trait theory
to consultative
5.Situational theory

Code :
a. A B C D
4 2 5 3

b. A B C D
4 3 1 5

c. A B C D
5 4 3 2

d. A B C D
3 1 2 5


Ans : a


4.Which of the following statements reflect the views of Frederick Taylor?

1.An industrial organization is governed by definite regularities and laws.

2.Derregulation of various activities and other factors of production is necessary.

3.A radical separation between planning and performance of the work is essential.

4.Management has to bear the main responsibility for transforming an organization.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 3 only
b. 2,3 & 4
c. 1 & 4 only
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : b


5. Consider the following statements with regard to the Finance Commission :
1.The 13th Finance Commission was mandated to take stock of the arrangements regarding financing of disaster management with regard to the National Calamity Contingency Fund and the Calamity Relief Fund.

2. The 13th Finance Commission highlighted the likely impact of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax Act.

3.The recommendation of the Finance Commissions cover a period of five years.

4.The Reports of the Finance Commission are submitted to the Prime Minister.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?
a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 3 & 4 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1& 2 only


Ans : c


6.Anti-bureaucratic approach was most dominant in the writings of
a.Christopher Hood
b.Ferrel Heady
c.Vincent Ostrom
d.Dwight Waldo


Ans : c


7.The Directorates in a State Government are responsible for
1.policy formulation
2.provision of staff inputs
3.policy implementation
4.rendering advice to Ministries concerned on technical matters
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2
b. 3 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. 2,3 & 4


Ans : d


8. Consider the following statements on ‘line-item’ budget:

1.It is a British legacy.
2.It is oriented to a system of checks and counterchecks.
3.It facilitates decentralization.
4.It is aimed at rigid control over expenditure.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

a. 1 ,2 & 4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1 & 2 only
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : b


9.Which of the following are the observations of Brownlow committee with regard to the Independent Regulatory Commissions (IRSs) of USA?

1.The IRCs would be better off,if congressional control over them is strengthened.
2.They enjoy power without responsibility.
3.They should be converted into adjudicatory boards inside the departments.
4.They are an outstanding development in the American federal government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 1,2 & 3 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. 1,2,3 & 4


Ans : d


10.Which one of the following is the first orthodoxy of Public Administration that gave birth to the discipline of Public Administration?
a.Public-private dichotomy
b.Politics-administration dichotomy
c.Political science-management science dichotomy
d.Political science-public administration dichotomy.


Ans : b


11.Decentralization in the form of deconcentration is not truly decentralization,because it
1.is intra-organizational
2.is merely a devolution of powers.
3.involves physical shifting of some central activities to a different space.
4.decentres the administration,not the government

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 4 only
b. 1,3 & 4 only
c. 3 only
d. 1,2,3 & 4


Ans : d


12.Dwight Waldo and Herbert Simon challenged politics-administration dichotomy for different reasons.Which one of the following reasons may be attributed to Waldo?

a.It is difficult to unbundled politics from administration and vice versa.

b.Administration decisions involved questions of facts as well as of values.

c.Politics-administration formula was an attempt on the part of the public administration to fulfill the demarcation of administrative jurisdiction.

d.Administration is what the administrators do,just as politics is what the politicians do


Ans : a


13.Which one of the following is not related to New Public Management (NPM) orientation in public administration?

a.NPM’s focus is on outcomes,rather than inputs.
b. NPM’s explanatory targets are efficiency and customer satisfaction.
c. NPM is essentially a new brand of organization theory
d. NPM acknowledges the unique cultural and political role of public goods and public sector.


Ans : c


14. Consider the following paragraph:
It is this school of intensive work in the realities of administration that equips an assembly to be a selecting ground, not for mere demagogues but for effective politicians with a grasp of reality of which the English Parliament is the supreme example.Only this kind of relationship between officials and professional politicians generates the continuous control of the administration and through this the political education of both leaders and led.
(Max Weber)
In the above paragraph, Weber formulated a normative principle to govern the relationship between the bureaucrats and the politicians.Which of the following is/are the basic principle(s) identified here?

1.Effective politicians need to intervene regularly in the realities of administration.

2.The parliamentary system creates opportunities for the political education for all the politicians as well as the bureaucrats.

3.Control over administration has to be a continuous process to be engaged in by the politicians.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 3


Ans : c


15. The most widely used model of the communication process that evolved from the work of Shannon, Weaver and Schramm includes the following :

Source
Receiver
Encoder
Decoder
Message Channel]
Feed Back
Noise

Which one of the following is the proper sequence of the above ?

a. 1-3-5-6-7-2-4
b. 1-3-5-4-2-6-7
c. 2-4-5-6-7-1-3
d. 3-4-2-6-7-5-1


Ans : b


16. Citizens’ Charter is framed on the principles of

1. Co-management of civic services with citizens’ participation in administration
2. assured time-bound quality/ quantity of services
3. simplified procedures for receipt of complaints and their quick redressal
4. provision of performance scrutiny with citizens’ involvement


a. 1,2 and 3
b. 2,3 and 4
c. 1,3 and 4
d. 2 and 4 only


Ans : a


17. Which of the following form part of Amitaj Etzioni’s classification of control structures ?

1. Utilitarian
2. Normative
3. Passive
4. Coercive

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code :

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4


Ans : c


18. Which of the following metaphors is/are parts(s) of the organization change models formulated in interactions with environment ?

1. Biological metaphor
2. Rational metaphor
3. Political metaphor
4. Public choice metaphor

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code :

a. 1, 2 and 3 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4


Ans : c


19. Which one of the following correctly conceptualizes the concept of ‘functional
Foremanship ?

a. Each employee reporting to his immediate boss in the line of command
b. Each employee reporting to different superiors (leaders) for different aspects of his work
c. One foreman responsible for many functions at the shop level
d. Opposite of the principle of multiplicity of command


Ans : b


20. According to Henri Fayol, all undertakings –large or small, industrial, commercial, political, religious or others have to perform certain common activities. These are

a. executive, legislative, judicial and public relation functions.
b. Financial, accounting, controlling, planning and evaluation functions
c. Planning, organizing, commanding, controlling and coordination functions
d. Technical, commercial, financial, security, accounting and managerial
Functions


Ans : c


21. The concept of hierarchy implies

1. the formal structuring of the line of authority and responsibility in an organization from top to bottom
2. superior subordinate relationship amongst employees of an organization
3. an arrangement of all the members of an organization in a pyramidal form for facilitating discipline, control and coordination

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code :

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3


Ans : c


22. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Type of Accountability) (Behavioral Expectation)
A.Hierarchical 1.Responsible to key external stakeholders.

B.Legal 2.Obedience to organizational directions.

C.Professional 3.Compliance with institutional and regulatory mandates.

D.Political 4.Deference to individual judgment and expertise.

Code :
a. A B C D
2 3 4 1

b. A B C D
2 4 3 1

c. A B C D
1 4 3 2

d. A B C D
1 3 4 2

Ans : a


23.Who of the following is not a part of the committee that recommends the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner to the President?

a.The Prime Minister
b.The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha
c.The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
d.A Union Cabinet Minister,nominated by the Prime Minister.


Ans : c


24.Which one of the following is correct with respect in the Right to Information Act,2005?

a.Information relating to Cabinet Papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers are provided.

b.An applicant making request for information is not required to give any reason for the same.

c.Only an institution or an organization can make a request for information.

d.A non citizen can make a request for information.


Ans : b


25.Promotion in the Japanese Civil Service depends on
1.Seniority
2.managerial ability
3.negotiating skills
4.professional excellence with demonstrable ability to draft legislation

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1,2,3 & 4


Ans : c


26.The Master man Committee of Britain deals with

a.service conditions of civil servants
b.political activities of civil servants
c.functioning of Whitley Councils
d.None of the above.


Ans : b


27.In the Council-Manager form of city government of USA,the Mayor used to be a ceremonial head.The current trend,however,is towards directly elected full-time Mayor having,greater control over city bureaucracy.Due to these structural changes,the council-Manager cities are now called
a.Strong-Mayor cities
b.Adapted cities
c.Mayor-Council cities
d.Manager-Council cities


Ans : a


28.Sherry Arnstein’s classic paper,’A Ladder of Citizen Participation’ presents a typology of eight levels of participation grouped into a number of discrete clusters.Which of the following are the correct clusters as identified by him?

1.Non-participation
2.Tokenism
3.Citizen power
4.Incremental participation

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,3 & 4 only
b. 1,2 & 3 only
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1 & 2 only


Ans :


29. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct with regard to the US Civil Service?

1.Higher Civil Service is both specialist and generalist.

2.Professionals serve as Bureau Chiefs.

3.Bureaucracy is fragmented.

4.Civil servants do not have the right to organize unions.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 2 only
b. 1 & 4
c. 2 & 3
d. 3 & 4


Ans : a



30.Which one of the following is not a feature of Ashok Mehta Committee recommendations on Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRIs)

a.Constitutional recognition to the PRIs

b.Non-involvement of political parties in elections to PRIs

c.Reservation of seats for SCs and STs

d.A Minister in charge of Panchayati Raj



Ans : a



31.In which one of the following approaches to decision-making,the bureaucrats is portrayed in a self-aggrandizing and budget-maximizing role?

a.Rational approach
b.Prticipative approach
c.Bargaining approach
d.Public choice approach


Ans : c


32.Which one of the following definitions of ‘public’ dominates the literature in public administration?
a.Institutional definition
b.Normative definition
c.Organizational definition
d.Political definition


Ans : b



33.In advocating ‘normative accountability’,Carl Friedrich has argued in favor of
1.Professional standard
2.Codes of ethics
3.Social values
4.Inner conscience-driven ethics

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1 & 4 only


Ans : c


34.In the perspective of public administration reform,which among the following major ideas were introduced by the ‘Reinventing Government’ Phase(1992)?

1.Government should empower citizens and public employees alike.

2. Government should be customer and mission driven
3.Government should not anticipate but solve problems.
4. Government should be entrepreneurial and competitive.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1 & 4 only
d. 1,2 & 4 only


Ans : b


35.Which of the following is not a part of the conceptualization scheme of ‘public ness’ and ‘private ness’ formulated by Benn and Gaus?

a.Agency-agent acting privately or publicity

b.Access-degree of openness that distinguishes public ness from private ness

c.Scope-extent of social space affected by organizational activities

d.Interest-relating to status of people who will be better or worse off for whatever is in question.


Ans : c


36.Fundamental differences between open and closed models of organization have been explained in terms of perceptions about

1.the nature of human beings
2.the role and significance of organization in society
3.the organizational environment
4.the technological impact on the operating organization

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 4
b. 1,2 & 3
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1 & 3 only


Ans : c


37.Which of the following included as Hygiene factors in Herzberg’s theory of motivation?
1.Salary
2.Supervision
3.Recognition
4.Interpersonal relationships

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 4
c. 1,2 & 4
d. 1 & 4 only


Ans : b


38.Which one of the following does not belong to Shamsul Haque’s typology of the dimensions of accountability in the context of entrepreneurial management?

a. Accountability for what,or the standards of accountability
b. Accountability to whom,or the agents of accountability
c. How to assume accountability,or the means of accountability
d. When to ensure accountability,or the periodicity of accountability


Ans : c


39.In India,an election to constitute a municipality has to be completed

a.immediately on completion of its term of five years

b.before the expiry of its fixed tenure

c.before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution

d.None of the above


Ans : c


40. Which one of the following about Article 243G is correct?

a.Panchayats should be enabled by law to function as an agent of the State Government.

b. Panchayats should be enabled by law to function as institution of self-governement.

c. Panchayats will act as the implementing agencies for centrally sponsored schemes.

d.Gram panchayats will be answerable to District Panchayats.


Ans : b


41.The earliest roots of Municipal Administration in India can be traced to

a.the Government of India Act,1935
b.Lord Ripon’s Resolution on Local Self-Government
c.establishment of the Municipal Corporation at Madras
d.the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Decentralization.


Ans : b


42. Which of the following did Luther Gulick list as factors impacting the span of control of an officer in an organization?

a.Age and location of the organization,nature of the work done and personality of the supervisor.

b.Span of attention of the superior,cooperation,diligence and punctuality of workers.

c.Use of computers,modern information and communication techniques.

d.Informal relations and contacts with subordinates,use of leasers of informal organization within the formal organization and location of the organization.


Ans : c


43.Why did Frederick Taylor emphasize the need for ‘mental revolution’ as an essential requisite of scientific management?
1.It called upon the management to equally divide the functions and responsibilities between managers and workers.
2.Workers were trained,instructed and required to use scientifically developed tools,standardized methods and practices and increase production to maximum extent.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2


Ans : a


44. Consider the following paragraph and using the code given below,identify the leadership theories discussed in it:

These theories of leadership focus on the actions of leaders,not on their mental qualities or internal states.According to these theories,people can learn to become leaders through teaching and observation.These theories of leadership are based upon the belief that great leaders are made, not born.

Code:
a.Participative theories
b.Behavioural theories
c.Situational theories
d.Contingency theories


Ans : a


45.’Votes of Credit’ provides for making

a.an exceptional grant which forms no part of current service of any financial year

b.any grant in advance in respect of estimated expenditure for a part of any financial year.

c.a grant for meeting an unexpected demand upon resources of India.

d.a grant for additional expenditure upon new service not contemplated in the financial year.


Ans : b


Directions:
The following eight(S) items consist of two statements,Statement I and statement II.you are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below

Code:
a.Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

b.Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not correct explanation of statement I.

c. statement I is true but statement II is false.

d.statement I is false but statement II is true.


Ans : c


46. Statement I:
The principle of correspondence as defined by Urwick implies that authority and responsibility of a functionary must be coequal.

Statement II:
Assignment of responsibility to a functionary need not always carry commensurate authority.


Ans : c


47. Statement I:
All bureaucratic organizations are hierarchically organized.

Statement II:
The principle of hierarchy serves as an effective tool for ensuring smooth communication,coordination,supervision and control within an organization.


Ans : b


48. Statement I:
‘Publicness’ in Public Administration is a complex structured concept.

Statement II:
Public Administration differs from private administration with regard to at least three major dimension-locus(agency),focus(public interest) and access(openness)..


Ans : a


49. Statement I:
Almost the States in USA are required by law to balance their budgets each year.

Statement II:
Frustrated by the growing deficit budgets,the US Congress committed an act of extraordinary rarity : it increased the budget making power of the President by eacting the Line Item Veto Act of 1996.


Ans : c


50. Statement I:
Usually a vote on account is discussed in detail and voted upon by the Parliament.

Statement II:
A vote account empowers the Lok Sabha to make a grant in advance for a part of the financial year pending completion of the budgetary process.


Ans : b


51. Statement I:
A public corporation in India is a statutory entity.

Statement II:
A public corporation is financed by annual appropriations from the Treasury.


Ans : c


52. Statement I:
The Weberian model of bureaucracy is undoubtedly less relevant to public administration today than it used to be in the past.

Statement II:
New Public Management approach challenges and replaces the Weberian bureaucratic model.


Ans : a


53. Statement I:
Traditional literature on public administration suggested that an organization should have a narrow span of control,if orders were to be communicated and carried out effectively.

Statement II:
Simon argued that every principle in the traditional literature had a counter-principle. If organizations were to maximize effective communication,thereby enhancing responsiveness and control,there should be a flat hierarchical structure.


Ans : c


54.Why M.P.Follett’s concept of ‘Constructive Conflict’ considered innovative?

1.It rejects the conventional view of conflict,which is considered intrinsically bad for an organization.
2.It views organizational conflicts as natural and unavoidable.
3.While rejecting the earlier methods,she advocates conflict resolution through integration.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1 & 3 only


Ans : c


55. Consider the following significant landmarks towards decentralization in India:

1.Report of Montagu-Chelmsford of Constitutional Reforms
2.Royal Commission on Decentralization
3.Riopn’s Resolution on Local Self-Government
4.Report of Balwantrai Mehta Committee

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?
a.3-1-2-4
b.4-1-3-2
c.2-3-4-1
d.3-2-1-4


Ans : d


56. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding Scientific Management Movement in public administration?
a.Both Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol contributed to the corpus of ideas called Scientific-Management.

b.While Taylor concentrated on shop management,Fayol focused his analysis on functions of the top management.

c.While Fayol advocated the 14 principles of management,Taylor firmly believed that management of work is a true science based on one best way of doing things.

d.While Taylor had been concentrated with the pedagogy of management,Fayol in contrast,focused on the microprocesses of work.


Ans : d


57. Which one of the following is not true with regard to the Report of 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission regarding training of higher Civil Services in India?

a.The practice of having a Common Foundation Course for all Group ‘A’ Services may continue.
b.Successful completion of training be made mandatory for promotions
c.Eminent experts be included on governing bodies of national training institutes
d.A new national training policy be framed


Ans : a


58. Which one of the following is the foundational basis of Public Choice Theory?
a.Methodologoical individualism
b.Neo-liberal cosmopolitanism
c.Critique of Marxist class contradiction
d.Political rationality


Ans : a


59.Why did Gulick and Urwick prefer administrative departments headed by single top executive ( bureau system) to administrative units headed by plural bodies like boards/committees?
1.In their view,committees are cumbersome and wasteful.
2.They were influenced by the Report of the US President’s Committee on Administrative Management.
3.They found that higher-level administrators almost always head conspicuously well-managed administrative units.
4.Collective wisdom,in their view, factilitates taking sound administrative decisions.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1,3 & 4 only


Ans : a


60.In which of the following circumstances,courts are debarred to interfere in electoral matters?
1.Delimitation of constituencies
2.Allotment of scats to the constituencies
3.Election petition presented to appropriate authority provided under the law.
4.Election results.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 4 only
d. 1,2 & 3 only


Ans : d


61.A Performance Budget is a technique emphasizing most on a scheme

a.of planning to deploy public resources to achieve the best results

b.for ensuring legislative financial control

c.for co-relating relationship between outputs and inputs

d.providing justification for all programmes and activities


Ans : c


62.The evolution of the study/discipline of Public Administration has witnessed many paradigms.The politics-administration dichotomy paradigms identified the locus of public administration in the
a.Government’s bureaucracy
b.Legislature
c.Judiciary
d.Council of Ministers


Ans : a


63.After the Second World War,the scope of the study and practice of Public Administration widened leaps and bounds,because of

1.post-War rehabilitation and reconstruction of the economy

2.spread of the concept of Welfare State

Which of the reasons given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2


Ans : c


64.The conceptualization of organization ‘as a designing process’ may be regarded as limited,one-sided and incomplete,because it
1.highligts the formal structural aspect of the organization only

2.privileges tasks and functions over the members of the organization

3.focuses on the organizational efficiency only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 1 & 3 only
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 3


Ans : d


65. Consider the following statements:

1.The classical model of rational choice allows all members of an organization to make choices.

2.Herbert Simons model of decision-making takes into account both rational and non-rational aspects of organization members.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2


Ans : d


66.As per the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act,Legislatures of states have not been conferred the power to empower municipalities with the responsibility of

a.preparation of plans for economic development and social justice

b.management of law and order

c.implementation of schemes as may be entrused to them
d.levy,collection and appropriation of taxes,duties,tolls,etc.


Ans : c


67. Which of the following does not find mention in Philip Sclznick’s key tasks of leadership?
a.The definition of institutional mission and role

b.The institutional generation of resources

c.The defence of institutional integrity

d.The ordering of internal conflict


Ans : c


68.Commenting on the relationship between political development and administrative development,Fred Riggs advocated that a strong bureaucracy is

a.most helpful to political development

b.inimical to political development

c.somewhat helpful to political development

d.neither helpful nor inimical to political development


Ans : c


69. Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Planning Commission?

1.Deputy Chairman has always been a whole-time member.

2.Some Union Cabinet Ministers have been part-time members.

3.Members of the planning Commission enjoy the status of a Cabinet Minister.

4.Number of whole-time expert members has varied.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 2 & 4 only
b. 4 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 4


Ans : d


70. Which of the following are the non-divestiture options of privatization of sick public enterprises in India in the era of liberalization?
1.Restructuring
2.Contracting out
3.Management buy-out
4.Joint ventures
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 2 & 4 only
b. 1 & 2 only
c. 1,2 & 4
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : b


71. Which one of the following is not correct regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) of India?
a.His salary and other service conditions are determined by the Parliament

b.He shall take an oath before the President

c.He may also take an oath before any other person appointed on behalf of the President

d.He can be removed on the grounds as in case of a Judge of High court.


Ans : d


72.According to article 78 of the Constitution of India,the Prime Minister has to furnish information to the President in respect of

1.all decisions of Council of Ministers relating to administration of the affairs of the Union
2.submitting for consideration of Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister,but not considered earlier by the Council of Ministers.
3.submitting proposals for Legislation as the President may call for
4.international treaties

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 4
b. 1 & 3 only
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 3


Ans : d


77. Which one of the following is not true of the attributes of New Public Administration?
a.Based on normative political theory
b.Administration with social concerns,humanism,participation and democracy/decentralization
c.Scientism and fact-value separation
d.Emphasis on the ethical dimension of public administration


Ans : c


78. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the State vs.Market debate?
a.State and Market are two sovereign independent entities
b. State and Market function in complementary relationship
c.Although Market is self-regulatory,crisis situations invite intervention by the State
d.Imperfection of either State or Market would reflect on the efficacy of the other


Ans : a


79. Which of the following powers does the President of India assume during the Proclamation of Emergency?
1.He can issue directions to any State
2.He has the right to alter or amend distribution pattern of financial resources between the Union and States.
3.He can extend the life of the Lok Sabha by 6 months at a time.
4.He can empower the Parliament to frame laws on the subjects under List II.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 4 only
b. 2,3 & 4
c. 1,2 & 4 only
d. 1 & 2 only


Ans : c


80.The President is recommended by the Finance Commission as to the

1.distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and States

2.principle governing grants-in-aid of the revenues of States out of Contingency Fund of India.

3.measures to augment Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement resources of Municipalities

4. measures to augment Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement resources of Panchayats.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 1,3 & 4
c. 1 & 4 only
d. 3 & 4 only


Ans : b


81. Which of the following are within the mandate of the 73rd Amendment to the constitution of India?

1.Disqualified provison for Panchayat membership

2.Setting up a State Finance Commission

3.Empower the State Election Commission to hold periodic local government elections

4.Constitution of a District Planning Committee

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 4
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 3


Ans : b


82.In comparative public administration,there is

1.search for a theory of public administration
2.practical application of knowledge
3.comparative analysis of ongoing problems of public administration
4.neglect of cultural factors from comparative analysis of administrative systems

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 4


Ans : c


83.According to Fred W.Riggs,Development Administration involves an egg-chicken type of relationship between two major factors.They are

a.politics and administration
b. administration of development,and law and order
c. . administration of development, and development of administration
d.agraria and industrial


Ans : c


84.Who of the following is not appointed by the Governor?

a.State Council of Ministers
b. State Advocate General
c. State Director General of Police
d.Members of State Public Service Commissions


Ans : c


85.The New Public Administration approach is the offshoot of the

a.First Minnowbrook Conference
b.Second Minnowbrook Conference
c.wirtings of Ferrel Heady and Sybil L.Stokes
d.theory of prismatic society coined by Fred W.Riggs


Ans : a


86.The paradigm shift towards liberalization,privatization and globalization in public policy has spawed the

1.New Public Management approach
2.rejection of the administrative state
3.reliance on public choice-based approach
4.bureaucratic expansion

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3
d. 3 & 4


Ans : c


87. Consider the following statements regarding Maslow’s theory of motivation:

1.Human needs are not watertight compartments,but relative.

2.Human needs occur in clusters.

3.Self-actualization needs are of topmost importance all the time.

4.The emergence of human needs is gradual

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1,2 & 4
b. 2 & 3
c. 4 only
d. 1 & 4 only


Ans : d


88.Which one of the following is not a characteristics of Weber’s theory of bureaucracy?

a.Distribution of activities in a random way

b.Written documents

c.Fixed jurisdictional arena

d.Authority to give commands


Ans : a


89.Unlike other classical writers,Frederick Taylor was mainly interested in

a.overall organizational problems
b.problems arising out of mechanization of the work setting
c.practical problems of efficiency
d.changing context of capitalism


Ans : b


90.Which among the following is/are the main emphasis/emphases of the classical theory of organization?

1.Design and rules
2.Behaviour and motivation
3.Deduction rather than induction
4.Prescribed relationships among assigned responsibilities

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 only
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 4 only
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : d


91. Which of the following conditions is/are necessary for undertaking the exercise of Performance Budgeting?

1.Advance programming of government operations on a short-term basis

2.End results of the programme must be measurable

3.Total outlay must be capable of allocation between fixed and variable costs

4.Budget should provide for the entire project cost from a long-term point of view

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 4
b. 2,3 & 4
c. 3 only
d. 2 & 3 only


Ans : a


92. Which one of the following perspectives is owed to Max Weber in his formulation of contrasting ethics?
a.Personal ethics
b.Ethics of responsibility
c.Situational ethics
d.Regime values


Ans : d


93.Why did James Mooney describe the principle of Coordination as the first principle of organization?
1.It is an all-inclusive principle which provides unity of action.

2.It expresses unity of action in pursuit of a common purpose.

3.It contains devices for distribution of authority.

4.It makes leadership imperative.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 4 only
b. 1 & 3 only
c. 2 & 4 only
d. 1,2,3 & 4


Ans : d



94.What are the rationales behind the principle of Supervision in public administration?

1.It is an extension of the leadership function

2.It involves the function of direction and guidance to subordinates

3.It facilitates coordination of work

4.It is the principle means to identify errant workers.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 1 & 3 only
c. 3 & 4
d. 1,2 & 3


Ans : d


95. Which one of the following is not a function of a State Finance Commission?

a.Determination of taxes,duties and tolls which may be assigned to Panchayats

b.Grant-in-aid to Panchayats from Consolidated Fund of the Union Government

c.Measure to improve financial position of Panchayats

d.Distribution of the net proceeds of fees leviable by the State between the State and Panchayats


Ans : b


96.The Metropolitan Planning Committee while preparing the draft plan has to give due regard to

1.matters of common interest between Municipalities and Panchayats

2.overall objectives and priorities set by the Union Government

3.plans prepared by Panchayats in Metropolitan areas

4.contingent circumstances emerging out of natural calamities

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 3 only


Ans : c


97. Which one of the following agencies does not have statutory oversight over public expenditure?
a.The Parliament

b.The Planning Commission

c.The Comptroller and Auditor General

d.The Finance Ministry


Ans : b


98.As per the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India,the rules for the first constitution of District and Regional Councils are prepared by

a.the Ministry of Home,Government of India

b.the Chief Minister in consultation with existing tribal councils or other representative tribal organizations of the region

c.the Governor in consultation with existing tribal councils or other representative tribal organizations of the region.

d.the State Legislature.


Ans : c


99. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Feature) (Theory)
1.Internal accountability 1.New Public Management

2.Self-serving bureaucracy 2.Taylorism

3.Efficiency,economy and 3.Public choice theory
effectiveness

4.Efficiency and economy 4.Max Weber’s bureaucratic theory


Code :
a. A B C D
4 3 1 2

b. A B C D
1 2 3 4

c. A B C D
1 3 2 4

d. A B C D
4 1 3 2


Ans : a


100. Which one of the following does not figure in bureaucratic forms as suggested by Merle Fainsod?
a.Representative bureaucracies
b.State party bureaucracices
c.Neutral bureaucracies
d.Military-dominated bureaucraciea

Ans : c

101.The paradigm of ‘reversals’ mooted by Robert Chambers in the context of development management includes

1.Spatial reversals

2.reversals in professional values and preferences

3.reversals in specialization

4.management reversals

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3 only
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2,3 & 4


Ans :


102.Civil society’s contribution to ‘good governance’ has in recent times been highlighted in Robert Putnam’s research work on ‘social capital’ which stand ofr
1.Social cohesion
2.democratization
3.civic ethos
4.network of primary association

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 3 only
b. 3 & 4 only
c. 1,3 & 4
d. 2 & 4


Ans :


103.The First Administrative Reforms Commission recommended gradations when writing the confidential reports of secretary and above.Which one of the following gradations was not included in their recommendations?

a.’Fit for Promotion’
b.’To be sent for training before promotion’
c.’Unfit for promotion’
d.’Not yet fit for promotion’



Ans : d


104.Bridging ‘fiscal deficit’ is a major problem in governmental budgeting.This is sought to be solved through
1.market borrowing

2.selling of government securirties

3.tapping deposit funds like provident fund and small savings schemes

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1 only


Ans : c


105.In conceptualizing the motivations of the bureaucrats,Anthony Downs’ classification of bureaucratic personalities has shed new light on the realities of bureaucratic performance.His typology includes
1.’Climbers’
2.’Conservers’
3.’Politicians’
4.’Statesman’

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 4 only


Ans : d


106. Which of the following are true of New Public Administration?

1.It is client-oriented and concentrated with social equity.
2.It is an outcome of globalization
3.It decreases the role and importance of bureaucracy
4.It is supportive of innovation and change

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 3 only
b. 3 & 4 only
c. 1,2 & 4
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : d


107. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.The Vice-Minister(Administrative) in Japan is a civil servant.

2.A French bureaucrat is more a public servant than a public official

3.American civil servants at the top level can be political appointees.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 1 & 2
b. 1 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 & 3


Ans : d



108.In American context,Nicholas Henry observes that “Public Administration is the device used to reconcile bureaucracy with democracy”. Which of the following truly reflect his observation?

1.A superior understanding of government and its relationship with the society it governs

2.Encouragement to public policies to be more responsible to the social needs

3.Concious planning to overcome the constraints of tradition upon the functioning of government

4.Institution of managerial policies attuned to effectiveness,efficiency and requirements of the citizenry

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1,2 & 4
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : c


109.Which one among the following recommendations of Satich Chandra Committee for recruitment to higher Civil Services did the Government accept?

a.The number of attempts for candidates belonging to SC and ST be limited to six

b.The age limit for general candidates may be limited to 21-26 years

c.De-linking of Seven Central Group ‘A’ Services and Eight Central Group ‘B’ Services from Combined Civil Service

d.Total marks of interview test be increased from 250 to 300


Ans : d


110.Which of the following statements given above is/are correct in respect of New Public Administration?
1.It is a philosophical movement of the 1970s.

2.It elevantes techniques over values

3.It focuses on issues of social equity and social change

4.It is basically normative

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 1,3 & 4 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 4 only


Ans : b


111. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the changing role of the District Collector after independence?
a.The Collector is vested with powers under various Central and State laws either by express provisions or by delegation

b.The emergence of several technical departments at the district level under the State has reduced the Collector’s authority

c.Even in times of natural calamities,the collector’s supremacy no longer prevails

d.The Collector’s role in rural development is affected by his relationship with the Zila Parishad.


Ans : c


112.In employer-employee relationship,Whitelyism stand for

1.joint consultative machinery between the government and its employees

2.a forum for free discussion and redressal of individual grievances

3.a form of compulsory arbitration

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2
b. 1 only
c. 2 & 3
d. 2 only


Ans : b


113.A number of streams run through the ‘Open Model’ of organization theory’s overarching framework. Which one of the following falls outside this typology of streams?
a.Administrative or generic management

b.Organization development

c.Human relations school

d.Organization-environment interaction


Ans : a


114. Which of the following are the features of the Fused model of Fred Riggs?
1.Particularism
2.Attainment
3.Ascriptive values
4.Functionality

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 3 only
b. 3 & 4 only
c. 1,3 & 4
d. 1,2 & 4


Ans : c


115. Which of the following is/are true with respect to the Public Accounts Committee?

1.Its work based solely on the audit reports of the CAG.

2.It examines the accounts of the Government of India for appropriations made by the Lok Sabha

3.It examines the accounts of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 2 only
d. 3 only


Ans : c


116.As per Herbert Simon, Which one of the following is the correct order of the three key activities that are central to decision-making?

a.Choice-design-Intelligence
b.Planning- Choice-design
c. Intelligence-design- Choice
d. Intelligence- Choice-design


Ans : c


117. Which of the following are the contributions of Comparative Administration Group in the development of public administration?

1.It facilitated cross-cultural research relevant to public administration.

2.It enriched the literature on public administration.

3.It supplied intellectual inputs for technical assistance programmes.

4.Its mainstream remained ethno-centric.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2 & 3
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. 1,2 & 4


Ans : a


118. Which of the following are the recommendations of the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commissoin?

1.Creation of autonomous personnel boards on a statutory basis for assisting the high-level political authorities

2.At the higher level-say the Joint Secretary level-all posts should be open for recruitment from a wide variety of sources including the open market

3.Constitutional safeguards provided to civil servants under Article 311 should be considered sacrosanct

4.The specialist should not be required to play second fiddle to the generalist at the top

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 1,2 & 4
d. 1,3 & 4


Ans : c


119. Which one of the following is not correct in respect of the Civil Service of France?

a.ENA is responsible for recruitment and training of higher civil servants

b.A career civil servant cannot hold a ministerial post

c.A civil servant is recruited to a corps and stays in it for the rest of his career

d.A civil servant can go on deputation with right of ‘reintegration’ into his corps.


Ans : b


120. Which of the following matters are brought before Staff Councils attached to each Ministry in the Central Secretariat for discussion?

1.Welfare of staff members

2.Working conditions of staff members

3.Improving efficiency and standard of work

4.Salary structure and perks

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a. 1,2,3 & 4
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1,2 & 3 only
d. 1 & 4 only


Ans : c