Who among the following described Public Administration as a subject-matter in search of a discipline and said that there was no single dominant analytical paradigm in the field?

The Public Choice Model known as the paradigm of democratic administration was advocated by:

The marketisation and privatization of public administration may result in:

Who among the following mooted the Minnowbrook Conference of 1968?

Consider the following statements: Public Administration is different from Private Administration for it

1. has to provide socially essential public services
2. has to protect and promote public interest
3. is subject to public accountability
4. can show differential treatment to different people Which of these is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: According to F.W. Riggs, Comparative Public Administration involves a shift from

1. normative to empirical.
2. non-ecological to ecological.
3. idiographic to nomothetic.
4. inter-disciplinary to intra-disciplinary. Which of these is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: The imperatives of globalization for public management reforms include

1. a push towards non-governmental sector.
2. empowerment of weak and women.
3. re-invention of government.
4. human resource development in developing countries. Which of these is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: The New Public Management perspective

1. theorises proactive participation of public-minded communities.
2. emphasizes on inter-agency adhocracies.
3. does not dismiss non-public administrative structures as extra legal.
4. concentrates on existing institutions, organisations and bureaucracies. Which of these is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is connected with the managerial view of administration?

`New Public Administration'

Consider the following statements: In Public Choice Model, the organisation of public services is strongly inclined towards

1. small-scale rather than large-scale enterprises in public service provision.
2. single all-purpose provider structures of public service rather than multiple-provider structures.
3. user-charges rather than general tax funds as the basis of funding public services other than pure public goods.
4. private or independent enterprise rather than public bureaucracy as the instrument of service provision. Which of these is/are correct?

According to Robert Dahl, the evolution of a science of public administration is a problem because of the need to concentrate on:

1. clarification of ends

2. aspects of human behaviour

3. integrated view of politics and administration

4. comparative studies from which it may be possible to discover principle

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Public Administration must scrupulously observe the principle of:

In the context of pursuing the objectives of the Indian administrative system as laid down in our Constitution, administrative theory should address itself to the problem of:

What is the correct sequence of the following landmarks in the growth and emergence of New Public Administration?

1. The Minnowbrook Conference
2. The Honey Report on Higher Education for Public Service
3. The Philadelphia Conference on the Theory and Practice of Public Administration
4. Publication of 'Toward a New Public Administration : The Minnowbrook Perspective' Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

The emergence of 'New Public Administration' is associated with:

Given below are four definitions given by four authors on Administration. Which one was given by Simon?

The following quotation deals with the significance of administration: 'This is why there should be a science of administration which shall seek to straighten the paths of government, to make its business less unbusiness like to strengthen and purify its organisation and to crown its duties with dutifulness.' The above statement was made by:

'The science of Administration is the latest fruit of that study of the science of Politics which was begun some twenty-two hundred years ago.' This statement was made by:

Consider the following two statements: Assertion (A) : Public Administration is more comprehensive than private administration Reason (R) : Public Administration regulates private administration. n the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

The book written by Simon Smithberg and Thompson emphasizes:

Which of the following are reasons or facts that made Goodnow separate the spheres of Politics and Administration?

1. Both were separate disciplines.

2. Separation of powers provided the basis of distinction.

3. He was keen to promote Administration as an independent discipline.

4. Politics and Administration are two separate functions of government.

Choose the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Comparing the administrative systems of different countries is useful. Which of the following are reasons for this?

1. It promotes democracy in the sense that democracy in administration is allowed to grow.
2. It facilitates quick transplantation of western administrative institutions in aid-receiving countries
3. It helps in formulating universal general principles concerning public administration
4. It widens the scope for interaction among the countries concerned Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The comparative context has provided a most difficult setting for social scientists. Reason (R) : Academic programmes in public administration for study and research are not offered by all universities In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?.

The New Public Administration movement is mainly against: