(Paper) IAS: Public Admiistration Prelims (1997)
IAS : Public Admiistration Prelims (1997)
Public Administration - 1997 (Preliminary Examination)
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 300
26 . Which of the
following are included in the principles of anonymity of civil service?
1. Non-accountability of the civil service to the legislature
2. Civil servants becoming professional experts
3.Application of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility
4. Explaining by civil servants what their departments are doing
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1,2 and 3. (d) 2, 3 and 4
27 . Which one of
the following is a common objective of the 'Rule of Lapse', 'Sunset Legislation'
and 'Zero-Based Budgeting'?
(a) Economy in expenditure
(b) Legislative control
(c) Review and reauthorization of expenditures
(d) Ensuring achievement of physical targets
28 . Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer:
List I List II
A. The Speaker 1.Fixes the time limit for discussion of Demands
B. The Finance Minister 2. Examines the financial operation of the executive
C. The President 3. Makes mention in the Parliament about the annual financial
statement
D. The C & AG 4. Participates in the formulation of Five Year Plan
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 1 4 2 3 (c) 4 1 3 2
29. Given below
are two statements, one labeled as R. Assertion (A) and the other labeled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Re-appropriation is an executive act.
Reason (R) : Re-appropriation is permissible to meet the
expenditure in a new service.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is
correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
30 . In the
context of the budget, the term guillotine is used with reference to
(a) Appropriation bill
(b) Consolidated fund charges
(c) Voting of Demands
(d) Finance Bill
31 . Which of the following form part of the budget in India?
1. Estimated income and expenditure for the following year
2. Revised figures for the preceding year
3. Revised estimates for the current year
4. Actual figures for the previous year
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
32 . Given below
are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) : The Ministry of Finance is no longer the
central agency to exercise control over finances.
Reason (R) : Administrative ministries demand greater
delegation of financial powers from the Finance Ministry for speedy
implementation of development programmes.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is
correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the Correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(a) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
33 . Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer:
List I List II
A. Voting on the 1. Prior consent of the demands for grants President
B. Budget 2. Not subject to vote of Parliament
C. Money Bill 3. Al instrument of socioeconomic change
D. Charged Expenditure 4. Enactment of Budget
5. Public Accounts Committee
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 4 2 5
(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 1 4 3 2
34 . In the h1dian
budgetary system, pending the passage of Finance Bill in the Parliament, the
provisional collection under Tax Act, 1931 empowers the government to collect taxes
for a period of
(a) 50 days (b) 60 days (c) 75 days (d) 90 days
35 . Which of the
following are included in Budgetary Control by executive?
1. Allotment
2. Apportionment
3. Audit
4. Sanctions
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2,3 and 4 (b) 1,2 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
36 . Which one of
the following is NOT the occasion for criticizing the administration in the Lok
Sabha?
(a) General discussion on the budget
(b) Voting on demands for grants
(c) Motion of tanks to the President
(d) Discussion on the finance Bill
37 . Which one of
the following is NOT a function of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation? (a)
To evolve a systematic pattern of the terms of delegation ,
(b) To improve the methods of publicity of the rules
(c) To lay down rules and regulations on the table of the House
(d) To achieve uniformity in rule-making procedures
38. Given below
are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) : The Legislature exerts authority over
administration through the appropriation process.
Reason (R) : The gross amount of the appropriation determines
the volume of official activity and an itemized appropriation act may leave
little or no administrative discretion.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is
correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explaT1ation of A
(b) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
39. Which of the
following are tools of executive control over administration?
1. Budget 2. Civil Service Code
3. Audit by C & AG 4. Rule-making power
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
40. The most
important device of supplying power to the judiciary to invalidate a Statute in
India is provided by:
(a) The Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) The Fundamental Rights
(c) Articles 350 and 351
(d) Prerogative Writs
41. Under which of
the following circumstances judicial intervention in administration is
justified? 1. When there is abuse of discretion
2. When there is honest difference of opinion
3. When there is error of law
4. When there is lack of jurisdiction
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
42 . The specific
purpose of the proposed institution of Lok Pal is to
(a) strengthen legislative control over administration
(b) supplement Judicial Control over administration
(c) protect and promote insufficient administration
(d) enable effective popular control over administration
43 . Which of the
following are emphasized by Riggs to compare administrative systems?
1. Model building
2. Cultural Dimension
3. Ecological perspective
4. Structure-functional approach
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
44 . In which one
of the following countries is control over the administration through questions
and motions to 'no confidence' NOT possible ?
(a) Pakistan (b) Britain
(c) USA (d) France
45 . Given below
are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) : Comparative Public Administration is an attempt
to study administrative systems in their ecological settings.
Reason (R) : Socio-economic context has a bearing on
administration.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is
correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
46. The major
conceptual achievement of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 in the USA is the
vindication of the
(a) inadequate validity of the merit principle
(b) separation of managerial, political and legal aspects of personnel
administration
(c) defect of bipartisan nature of the erstwhile C. S. Commission
(d) merits of the theory of checks and balances
47. Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer:
List I List II
A. Northgate Trevelyan Report 1. Organization of permanent civil service
B. The Pendleton Act 2. Training of Police Personnel
C. Hoover Commission Report 3. Civil Service Examination reform
D. Satish Chandra Committee Report 4. Political activities of civil servants
5. Introducting Merit System:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 3 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 5 4 3 (d) 1 5 3 2
48. Given below
are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) : The Soviet bureaucracy had a subordinate
relationship with the Communist Party.
Reason (R) : The functions of the Soviet Government used to be
controlled and directed by the Communist Party.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is
correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
49 . Which one of
the following statements is correct?
(a) What the Treasury does in U.K. is done.
(b) What the Treasury does in U.K. is shared by three agencies in U.S.A.- The
Treasury, the
Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems protection Board.
(c) What the Treasury does in U.K. is done by the U.S. Treasury.
(d) There are Civil Service Commissions in both the U.K. and the U.S.A
50 . Which of the
following are distinct features of the British Civil Service as compared with
the French Civil Service?
1. Dominance of generalist administrators.
2. Anonymity of central government officers.
3. Restriction on political rights of civil servants.
4. Appointment of the members of the British Administrative class as Chief
Executive officers of Local Authorities.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
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