Administrative Theory Set 2

Public Administration

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This set of Administrative Theory Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Administrative Theory Set 2

Q1 | Bheda refers to
  • Chivalry
  • Training
  • Internal competition
Q2 | Sama, dama,danda and bheda are
  • Motivation means
  • Personality Traits
  • Means of communication
Q3 | During the time of Kautilya, the king secured people’s cooperation through
  • Punishment
  • Financial Assistance
  • Retribution
Q4 | Arthashastra was written in
  • 320 BC
  • 326 BC
  • 340 BC
Q5 | Kautilya is also known as
  • Aditya
  • Himanshu
  • Chanakya
Q6 | Arthashastra mainly focuses on
  • finance
  • polity
  • customs
Q7 | Dharmashastras are
  • Sacred laws
  • Sacred beliefs
  • Sacred customs
Q8 | According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the Defence Department was headed by the
  • Chief of Elephants
  • Senapati
  • Superintendent of Infantry
Q9 | According to Kautilya, Amatya was
  • the Finance Minister of the State
  • the Prime Minister of the State
  • the Defence Minister of the State
Q10 | Kautilya was the Prime Minister and Adviser to the king during the time of
  • Bindusara
  • Ashoka
  • Chandragupta Maurya
Q11 | Who is known as ‘The Indian Machiavelli’ in the western world?
  • Chanakya
  • Manu
  • Ashoka
Q12 | Arthashastra is divided into
  • 13 books
  • 14 books
  • 15 books
Q13 | Concepts of experiences and observation of situations in administration is known as
  • Administrative Theory
  • Political Theory
  • Public Administration
Q14 | Theories help us to understand the working of
  • People
  • Organization
  • None of the above
Q15 | The Father of Public Administration is
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Henry Fayol
  • Aristotle
Q16 | The letter ‘O’ in POSDCORB stands for
  • Organic
  • Office
  • Organising
Q17 | The letter ‘P’ in POSDCORB stands for
  • Programme
  • Planning
  • Participation
Q18 | The essay by Woodrow Wilson published in 1887 was titled as
  • Public Administration
  • Political Administration
  • The Study of Administration
Q19 | ‘State and Revolution’ was written by
  • Kautilya
  • Lenin
  • Woodrow Wilson
Q20 | Lenin died in
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
Q21 | Lenin believed in the
  • Bourgeoisie Revolution
  • Proletariat Revolution
  • Bureaucratic Revolution
Q22 | Like Marx, Lenin was a bitter opponent of
  • Communism
  • Socialism
  • Capitalism
Q23 | Before the Revolution, Russia was ruled by
  • The Emperor
  • The Tsar
  • The King
Q24 | The Russian Revolution took place in
  • 1918
  • 1917
  • 1915
Q25 | Lenin led the
  • Bolsheviks
  • Mensheviks
  • Christian Democrats
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