MH SET 2024 Paper 2 Public Administration Question Paper (07-Apr-2024)

Question 1

Who of the following has restricted the use of term administration to the activities of the administrative branch only ?

Accepted Answer

Willoughby

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L.D. White

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Luther Gulick

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Marshal Dimock

Question 2

According to critics, what is the main drawback of the view that equates administration with managerial techniques ?

Accepted Answer

It is too abstract and arbitrary

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It includes technical and operational activities

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It focuses on the common purpose of administration

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It provides a realistic character to administrative study

Question 3

Who were the Cameralists and what was their primary focus during 16th to the 18th century in Europe ?

Accepted Answer

German and Austrian professors and administrators studying civil service

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Chinese administrators studying public administration

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Indian priests practicing public administration

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Egyptian bureaucrats specializing in pyramid construction

Question 4

In the administrative hierarchy, what is the special connotation of the term “department” ?

Accepted Answer

The largest and highest unit below the chief executive

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The smallest unit below the chief executive

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The territorial subdivisions of a country

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The academic divisions in universities

Question 5

Which has made administration more transparent and closer to people ?

Accepted Answer

Information and Technology

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Liberal Policy

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New Economy Policy

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Administrative Reforms