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Public Administration Test

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Parliament exercises control over public expenditure through the

  1. Comptroller and Auditor General

  2. Advocate General

  3. Law Minister

  4. Finance Minister


Correct Option: A

The Audit Report laid before the Parliament is referred to the

  1. Ministry of Finance

  2. Comptroller and Auditor General

  3. Public Accounts Committee

  4. President


Correct Option: D

The tool of executive control over administration is

  1. power of appointment and removal

  2. no confidence motion

  3. adjournment motion

  4. cut motion


Correct Option: A

Which writ is sought to be issued to prohibit action for which the law does not endow?

  1. Certiori

  2. Quo Warranto

  3. Prohibition

  4. Habeas Corpus


Correct Option: C

Who is associated with the concept of the 'Rule of Law'?

  1. L.D. White

  2. A.V. Dicey

  3. Willoughby

  4. Graves W. Brooke


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is not a limitation of Judicial Control?

  1. Administrative actions are of highly technical nature

  2. Judicial remedy is quite expensive

  3. Judicial process is time consuming

  4. Judiciary can by itself take cognizance of the excess of the officials


Correct Option: D

At present institutions for the redressal of citizen's grievances in India include

  1. the Supreme Court and the Lokpal

  2. the Lokpal and the Lokayukta

  3. the Lokayukta and the Supreme Court

  4. the Administrative Tribunals and the Lokpal


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following events is not considered to be an indication of loss of confidence of the lower house of the Parliament?

  1. Adjournmentation is carried

  2. Vote of thanks on the President's address is not carried

  3. Cut on Money Bill is passed

  4. Censure motion is passed


Correct Option: A

Which type of cases often thrown largely the corridors of the courts against the officials?

  1. Error of Facts

  2. Error of Procedure

  3. Lack of Jurisdiction

  4. Abuse of Discretion


Correct Option: D

The establishment of the institution of Ombudsman (Lokpal) at Centre was first of all suggested by

  1. Administrative Reforms Commission

  2. Paul Appleby

  3. Sarkaria Commission

  4. Santhanam Committee


Correct Option: A

The writ which commands a public official to do a thing which is part of his official duty, but which he has failed to perform is known as

  1. Habeas Corpus

  2. Mandamus

  3. Prohibition

  4. Quo Warranto


Correct Option: B

The tool of executive control over administration is the

  1. power of appointment and removal

  2. no-confidence motion

  3. censure motion

  4. adjournment motion


Correct Option: A

The control over administration which examines the legality of administrative actions and protect the constitution and rights of public is known as

  1. Legislative Control

  2. Executive Control

  3. Audit Control

  4. Judicial Control


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following writs is issued by an appropriate judicial authority/body to free a person who has been illegally detained?

  1. Quo-warranto

  2. Mandamus

  3. Certiorari

  4. Habeas Corpus


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is not a measure of control exercised by the legislature over the administration?

  1. Asking questions

  2. Committees system

  3. Review of decision

  4. No-confidence motion


Correct Option: C

Power in a democratic society requires control, and greater the power, the more need for control.'' Who said this?

  1. Willoughby

  2. Lord Acton

  3. L.D. White

  4. L. Urwick


Correct Option: C

To exercise effective control over administration, the citizen is required to have

  1. high level of education
  2. high degree of political consciousness
  3. the opportunity to participate
  4. some knowledge of the administrative system Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 4

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is not applicable regarding the purpose of Cut Motion?

  1. Raising questions of urgent public importance

  2. Drawing attention to any lapse on the part of the administration

  3. Drawing attention to specific problems

  4. Concentrating discussion on some concrete points


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Ombudsman institution?

  1. Being independent of the Executive and the Legislature

  2. The authority to criticize all governmental agencies

  3. The practices being similar in all the countries

  4. Being recommendatory in nature


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is not related to Adjournment Motion?

  1. The matter is framed in general terms.

  2. The matter is urgent.

  3. The matter is of general public interest.

  4. The matter does not raise a question of privilege.


Correct Option: A

�The Indian Parliament excessively interferes in the working of administration of India.'' This has been the view of

  1. G.V. Mavalankar

  2. Administrative Reforms Commission

  3. A.D. Gorwala

  4. Dean Paul Appleby


Correct Option: D

A judicial remedy whereby the State inquires into the legality of the claim which a party asserts to an office of franchise, is better known as

  1. Mandamus

  2. Certiorari

  3. Prohibition

  4. Quo Warranto


Correct Option: D

Which of the following Committees consist of representatives of both the Houses namely Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

  1. Estimate Committee
  2. Committee on Subordinate Legislation
  3. Public Accounts Committee
  4. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
  1. 1 and 4

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 2, 3 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: C

In which one of the following countries is control over the administration through questions and motions of 'no confidence' not possible?

  1. Pakistan

  2. Britain

  3. USA

  4. France


Correct Option: C

The specific purpose of the proposed institution of Lok Pal is to

  1. strengthen legislative control over administration

  2. supplement judicial control over administration

  3. protect and promote integrity in administration

  4. enable effective popular control over administration


Correct Option: C
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