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Bureaucracy - class-VIII

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Law and order are included in the _______ subject.

  1. Central

  2. State

  3. Local

  4. All of the Above


Correct Option: B

Karnataka Public Service Commission has one chairman and ______ members.

  1. seven

  2. eight

  3. nine

  4. ten


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Karnataka public service commission was established in 1951 which aims at solving all regional problems and to provide commission services in Karnataka. it is conducted of one chairman and nine members. 

In the _______ schedule of the constitution, the law and order are included under the state subject. 

  1. 5th

  2. 6th

  3. 7th

  4. 9th


Correct Option: C

As per the article ____ of the constitution, the central government has to protect the states from external aggression.

  1. 320

  2. 350

  3. 355

  4. 356


Correct Option: C

The word 'Public' denotes to _______.

  1. People

  2. Government

  3. Society

  4. All of the Above


Correct Option: B

When was the word 'Public Administration' used for the first time?

  1. 1810

  2. 1812

  3. 1816

  4. 1824


Correct Option: B

The main office of Karnataka Public Service commission is located in _______.

  1. Mysore

  2. Bengaluru

  3. Kalburgi

  4. Belagavi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karnataka public service commission was established in 1951 which aims at solving all regional problems and to provide services in Karnataka. The main office of Karnataka public service commission in is Bengaluru. 

Bureaucracy that is committed to the programmes of the political party in power is called _________________.

  1. Depoliticised bureaucracy

  2. Semi-politicised bureaucracy

  3. Committed bureaucracy

  4. Fully politicised bureaucracy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bureaucracy that is committed to the programmes of the political party in power is called as Committed bureaucracy. It is associated with the political party. 

  According to _________, Public Administration scope is limited to the executive activities of the government. 

  1. Simon

  2. Luther Gulick

  3. Woodrow Wilson

  4. Both A & B


Correct Option: D

What is the importance of public administration?

  1. It is the pillar of the government

  2. It serves various functions in the interest of the public

  3. It implements the laws and policies

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public administration performs all the function that are in the best interest of the public. They are the link between the public and the government as they implement all the law and policies of the government. 

All the government institutions are part of public administration.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

All the government institutions are part of public administration. Public administration consists of the organizations and enterprises which are owned and operated by the government. So public administration and government institutions are synonymous terms.  

According to _________, Recruitment is the base of staff structure. 

  1. Luther Gukick

  2. O.G. Stall

  3. Alexander Hamilton

  4. L.D White


Correct Option: B

According to _________, "The holistic and orderly implementation of law is Public Administration". 

  1. Woodrow Wilson

  2. Luther Gulick

  3. Pifnar

  4. Simon


Correct Option: A

According to _______ , The consolidation of community initiatives in implementing public policies is Public Administration.

  1. Woodrow Wilson

  2. Luther Gulick

  3. Pifnar

  4. Alexander Hamilton


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a staff agency in India?

  1. Cabinet Secretariat

  2. Cabinet Committees

  3. Planning Commission

  4. Economic Affairs Department


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic Affairs Department is a branch of Union Government to prepare and check country's economic policies and programmes having a relation on domestic and international aspects of economic management. The main responsibility of this department is the preparation and presentation of the Union budget of the state government under President's Rule and Union territory administrations.

 Public administration is the study of ______________.

  1. Maintenance of Law and Order

  2. Control of trade and commerce

  3. Public Policy implementation

  4. Politico-administrative dynamics of the state


Correct Option: C

Government tries to find solutions like _________ and ensure the welfare of the people through public administration.

  1. Free ration for people below poverty line

  2. Housing for all by 2020

  3. Free textbooks for school children

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public administration is mainly concerned with the performance of different activities carry out by the government in the public interest. Government tries to find solutions like free ration for people below poverty line, housing for all by 2020, free textbooks for school children and ensure the welfare of the people through public administration. Governments go long way in creating and adopt policies, laws etc.

Bureaucracy is based on _____________.

  1. Traditional Authority

  2. Personal Authority

  3. Charismatic Authority

  4. Corporate Authority


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bureaucracy is a large administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of a government or society. It is the administrative system governing any large institution. It is managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. 

The term private administration refers to the ___________ of the affairs of the business enterprise. 

  1. Operation

  2. Management

  3. Organization

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Private administration is the operation, management and organization of the affairs of the business enterprise. Administration is carried out by private individuals/groups to earn profit for the organization while keeping in mind the interests of employees and clients/partners.

Who among the following said, "There can be no doubt that the standard of administration depends upon the caliber of civil servants who are appointed to these posts"? 

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. Warren Hastings


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dr BR Ambedkar, while explaining the reasons behind creation of All India services, made this comment. He emphasized on the strategic nature of some Govt posts and their role in ensuring high standards of administration.

Basic functions of administration include planning, ____________.

  1. Organizing

  2. Directing

  3. Controlling

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Administration means running organization with the skill to achieve the objective. To run the organization efficiently, the work has to be first planned, preparation for the particular work should be done. After planning, it has to be organized in a systematic manner. Then Controlling, it has to be supervise the running of that particular work to be done.

Which of the following system is adopted for classification of higher civil services in India? 

  1. Rank Classification

  2. Position classification

  3. Unified Grading Structure

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Higher civil services in India comprise of All India services (AIS) and Central Services (Group A) and rank classification system is used for classifying them.

In position classification system, an employee’s rank and salary are a function of the position she holds, i.e. the kind of functions and responsibilities attached to the job. For example, an education secretary will be paid for the work associated with the position and not on other factors like the service alloted to her.

On the contrary, in rank classification system, an employee’s status and salary are determined with reference to the service she is assigned after recruitment and not on the position she holds or the work she does. For example, an IAS officer gets same salary irrespective of the fact whether she works in the field or in secretariat.

Gandhiji's concept of Gram Swaraj influenced India's outlook of public administration to a great extent.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True, Gandhiji's concept of Gram Swaraj influenced India's outlook of public administration to a great extent. Gram Swaraj, also called the village self-rule, focused on the decentralization of village rule. This means that all the villages should have their own working mechanism and means to obtain necessities of life such as, food, clothing, etc. rather being dependent on others. 

Match the following:
       Institutions                                     Functions

1. Degree College a. Maintains law and order
2. Primary Health Centre b. Provides higher education
3. Krishi Bhavan c. Provide treatment facilities
4. Police Station d. Promotes agriculture
  1. 1 - b; 2 - c; 3 - d; 4 - a

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

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

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Degree college provides higher education to the students to achieve their goal.

Primary health centre provide treatment facilities to the people with various health care.
Krishi Bhavan helps in promoting the growth of the agriculture.
Police station maintains law and order.

In India on an average one post office serves _________ persons approximately.

  1. $5500$

  2. $6600$

  3. $7500$

  4. $8500$


Correct Option: D

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Select the correct statements about 14th Finance Commission which submitted its report to President
1. It covers the period between 1 April, 2015 and 31 March, 2020.
2. The Commission headed by former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy.
3. Provides for devolution of tax receipts form the Centre to the States.
4. Article 280 of Constitution provides for appointment of Finance Commission 
5. 1st and 13th Finance Commission was headed by ICC. Neogy & Dr. Vijay Kelkar respectively. 

  1. 1,3 & 5 are correct

  2. 1,2 & 3 are correct

  3. 1,3 & 4 are correct

  4. All are correct


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All are correct .

  • The Fourteenth Finance Commission of India was a finance commission constituted on 2 January 2013. The commission's chairman was former Reserve Bank of India governor Y.V. Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle, and AN Jha. The recommendations of the commission entered force on April 2015; they take effect for a five-year period from that date.
  • The fourteenth finance commission is of the view that tax devolution should be the primary route of resources to the states. The commission recommends to increase the tax devolution of the divisible pool to states to 42% for years 2015 to 2020.
  • The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.
  • The First Finance Commission of India was appointed in 1951, for the period 1952-57 by the President of India and was chaired by K. C. Neogy.Thirteenth Finance Commission of India was constituted by the President of India under the chairmanship of Vijay L. Kelkar on 13 November 2007.

"Public administration is concerned with the administration of the government." Who gave this definition of public administration?

  1. Gladden

  2. Dwight Waldo

  3. L D White

  4. Herbert A Simon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

E.N.Gladden defines Public administration as " Public Administration is concerned with the administration of government." It is an organization which use manpower and materials to complete the purpose. Public administration is plays  very vital role in the efficient running of the government. It is an action process of the government.

The founding father of theory of Bureaucracy was _____________.

  1. Herman Finer

  2. La Palomba

  3. Max Weber

  4. Albert Lepawsky


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bureaucracy is a government administration which is carried by departments staffed with non-elected officials. The founding father theory of Bureaucracy was Max Weber. He was a German Sociologist. According to him, Bureaucracy was a administration which is carried out by the trained professionals along with a rules which is fixed by the government.

Public administration is the effective utilization of men and materials for the implementation of _______________.

  1. Existing laws

  2. Government policies

  3. Developmental projects

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public administration consist of coordinating the work of the government  They have to work very effectively with the proper use of  men and material for the means by which the goals of the government are realized.

_______________ is a business activity.

  1. Public administration

  2. Private administration

  3. Social administration

  4. Religious administration


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Private administration is a business activity. Private administration is the operation, management and organization of the business enterprise. It is non-governmental set-up. Private administration is profit oriented.

Which one of the following explains the concept of Selection from within? 

  1. Selection of candidates through direct recruitment

  2. Selection based on merit

  3. Selection through promotions

  4. Selection based on seniority


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Selection from within concept deals with the selection through promotions. It means that the selection is done through the action of choosing someone as being the best at his work. The skill of that individual bring out the best in his work, so he is selected by his within capability.

Who carries out the function of ensuring security of the country?

  1. Defence Minister

  2. Armed forces

  3. Prime Minister

  4. Civil Servants


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces consist of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Airforce. They are responsible for maintaining and protecting the territorial security and integrity of India. They work under Defence ministry of the Union government and take actions against the aggression and rebellion.

Which of the following means that a civil service should not be held directly responsible for any success or failure of policy?

  1. Permanent mechanism

  2. Anonymity

  3. Political neutrality

  4. Consistency


Correct Option: B

Who holds the Minister responsible for malpractices?

  1. Secretary

  2. Parliament

  3. Prime Minister

  4. President


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Parliament (Union Legislature) keeps check on the conduct of ministers in the government. It exercises control on the cabinet and critically assess the policies of the cabinet. Members of the Parliament have the right to question the ministers about the working of their ministries. If they are not satisfied with their work they can pass no confidence vote against the minister. It is usually done to remove government in power.

Which is the administrative system that works under the Union Executive and has the responsibility of actual implementation of government's policies?

  1. Council of Ministers

  2. Democracy

  3. Bureaucracy

  4. Parliamentary System


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Bureaucracy means civil servants or functionaries of the administration who are trained in public services and administration task of the nation.Bureaucracy is a system of 
administration wherein there is a specialization of functions, objective qualifications for office, action according to the adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority and delegated power.

Who should abstain from taking a political stand or act according to their political views?

  1. Civil servants

  2. Prime Minister

  3. President

  4. Council of Ministers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Bureaucrats or civil servants have strict code of conduct. They are supposed to be politically neutral. They must serve all political powers without being biased. They make policies and actions not in the influence of any political party's stand. They work for the administration of nation in which welfare of the people is paramount. They should abstain from taking any political stand which goes against the norms of bureaucracy.

Who gives expert advice to the Ministers?

  1. President

  2. Prime Minister

  3. Secretary

  4. Armed Forces


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To facilitate the efficient and capable administration, various departments and ministries are created. Secretariat is an organisation that aids the government in fulfilling its aims. It advices the ministers in framing policies. Principal or chief secretary is the head of the Secretariat.

Who undertakes the task of tax collection, environment protection, maintenance of law and order and provisions regarding social security?

  1. Council of Ministers

  2. Prime Minister

  3. Bureaucracy

  4. President


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bureaucracy means civil servants or functionaries of the administration who are trained in public services and administration task of the nation. They form and implement public policies and work for the welfare of people. The collection of tax, rules regarding environment protection and implementing laws made by legislature in this regard and maintenance of law and order comes under the area of jurisdiction of Bureaucracy.

Which of the following is responsible for bringing the marginalised sections of society into the mainstream?

  1. Reservation policy

  2. Security policy

  3. Government

  4. Parliament


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reservation policy means reserving certain percentages of seats for certain marginalised section or backward classes in Government education institution, government jobs, promotions etc. It ensures equal participation and representation of marginalised sections of the society who otherwise cannot avail these opportunities.

Which of the following is an important instrument of social transformation?

  1. Democracy

  2. Bureaucracy

  3. Reservation

  4. Security


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bureaucracy are not linked with politics. They work under government regime but remains politically neutral. Bureaucrats or public administrators play important roles in formation as well as implementation of the public policies. They work under strict rules and regulations and work for the welfare of the people. It articulates an ideology of state ownership and planning. It organises the 

means of its own reproduction by passing on to the off springs disproportionately, advantageous opportunities to obtain the qualification needed for entry into bureaucratic occupations and therefore the new class.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bureaucracy?

  1. Transparency

  2. Politically neutral

  3. Permanent in nature

  4. Anonymity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Bureaucracy means civil servants or functionaries of the administration who are trained in public services and administration task of the nation. They are of permanent character and hold their post as government servants till the retirement age which is usually above 60 years of age. They make and implement policy and work for the administration of the Nation.
Bureaucrats work behind the curtain and do not come into limelight of media or otherwise. They are not applaud for any policy nor blamed for its failure. 
Bureaucracy serves all political parties in power without being bias. They are not affiliated with with any political party.
Bureaucracy is not accountable for their work of action. They are not responsible to show the mechanism of work and policy made. It is upon political executive to be transparent for the people of the nation.

How many types of Civil services are there in India?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Civil Services Examination is a competitive exam conducted by Union Public Services Commission. It recruits various civil servants for the Government of India. Broadly three types of civil services are :
1) Indian Administrative Services
2)Indian Foreign Services
3)Indian Police Services.

What gives stability to the political system?

  1. Parliament

  2. Council of Ministers

  3. Government

  4. Bureaucracy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bureaucracy means civil servants or functionaries of the administration who are trained in public services and administration task of the nation. They are of permanent character and hold their post as government servants till the retirement age which is usually above 60.

In which of the following does Bureaucracy play an important role?

  1. Social Inequality

  2. Security of society

  3. Democratisation of society

  4. Reservation of society


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bureaucracy are not linked with politics. They work under government regime but remains politically neutral. Bureaucrats or public administrators play important roles in formation as well as implementation of the public policies. They work under strict rules and regulations and work for the welfare of the people. It articulates an ideology of state ownership and planning. It organises the 

means of its own reproduction by passing on to the off springs disproportionately, advantageous opportunities to obtain the qualification needed for entry into bureaucratic occupations and therefore the new class.

Which of the following is a part of All-India Services?

  1. State Government

  2. Indian Revenue Services

  3. Indian Foreign Services

  4. Indian Administrative Services


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
All India Service consists of civil services of India. The Indian Administration Service which is Administrative wing of India is one amongst three of All India services. 
Indian Foreign services recruits administrative diplomats for India who serve Outside India.
Indian Revenue services is the administrative revenue services of India.

Which of the following is permanent in nature?

  1. Bureaucracy

  2. Council of Ministers

  3. Prime Minister

  4. President


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bureaucracy means civil servants or functionaries of the administration who are trained in public services and administration task of the nation. They are of permanent character and hold their post as government servants till the retirement age which is usually above 60 years of age. They make and implement policy and work for the administration of the Nation.

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