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Political Science MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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The famous administrative acronym ‘POSDCORB’ was coined by:
AHenri Fayol and Chester Barnard
BLuther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick
CHerbert Simon and Robert Dahl
DElton Mayo and F.W. Taylor
The ‘Washington Consensus’ formulated by John Williamson in 1989 refers to a set of free-market economic policy recommendations for developing countries, emphasizing:
AState nationalization of key industries
BFiscal discipline, privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization
CHigh protective trade tariffs
DPrice controls on basic commodities
The ‘Hawthorne Studies’ conducted by Elton Mayo laid the foundation for which school of management thought?
AScientific Management Approach
BClassical Bureaucratic Approach
CHuman Relations Approach
DStructural-Functional Approach
Frederick Winslow Taylor (F.W. Taylor) is best known as the founder of:
ABehavioral Management Theory
BSystems Management Theory
CContingency Theory
DScientific Management Theory
Herbert Simon won the Nobel Prize in Economics (1978) for his concept of ‘Bounded Rationality’ in:
ADecision-Making Process
BBudgetary Allocation
CPersonnel Recruitment
DDiplomatic Negotiation
The ‘New Public Management’ (NPM) movement that emerged in the 1980s advocates for:
AExpanding the size and monopoly of state bureaucracies
BApplying market principles, privatization, and efficiency from the private sector to public governance
CEliminating performance evaluation metrics
DRestricting foreign direct investment
Chester Barnard’s work ‘The Functions of the Executive’ (1938) introduced the concept of:
ABureaucratic Imperative
BAdministrative Centralization
CAcceptance Theory of Authority
DScientific Piece-Rate System
Which principle of public administration dictates that a subordinate should receive orders from and report to ONE superior only?
ASpan of Control
BScalar Chain
CCentralization
DUnity of Command
The concept of ‘Span of Control’ in administration refers to:
AThe number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise
BThe geographic radius covered by a public office
CThe budget allocated to a government department
DThe maximum years an official can serve in office
The ‘Good Governance’ paradigm popularized by the World Bank in the 1990s emphasizes eight characteristics, including:
ACentralized economic command
BAccountability, Transparency, and Rule of Law
CSecrecy in state budgeting
DArbitrary executive discretion