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UGC NET · Political Science — practice MCQs
Free Political Science questions for UGC NET, each with the answer and an explanation.
- Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding management according to Peter Drucker?
- Who wrote the book 'Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices'?
- Management by Objectives was the key idea put forward by Peter Drucker in which of the following works?
- Match List I (Scholar) with List II (Work) and choose the correct option:
- Arrange the following administrative thinkers in the correct chronological order:
- Which of the following are the ideas advanced by Mary Parker Follett?
- According to M. P. Follett, which of the following is not a principle for achieving coordination?
- Who among the following came out with the innovative idea of 'constructive conflict'?
- Who among the following was the first to advance the idea of worker's participation in management?
- Who among the following considered the concept of delegation as a mere myth of organizational (administrative) theory?
- Which of the following ways are suggested by Mary Parker Follett for resolving conflict in an organisation?
- Who among the following thinkers advocated 'effective communication' as a basic prerequisite for the attainment of organizational goals?
- Chester Barnard developed a concept regarding the acceptance of authority by a subordinate from his manager. Identify it.
- Upward communications are basically unconventional, but can be improved by which of the following?
- Who among the following thinkers said that 'the communication of intangible facts, opinions, suggestions and suspicions that cannot…
- Who has given the concept of 'Managerial Revolution'?
- What is the concept of 'Gangplank' in an organization?
- Which one of the following is not a feature of Barnard's theory of formal organisation?
- In an informal organisation, authority always flows:
- Match List I (Work) with List II (Author) and choose the correct option:
- Which of the following is an example of an auxiliary agency?
- The Hawthorne experiments belong to the era of:
- Internal communications can be:
- The correct sequence of the communication process in an organization is:
- Which of the following idea(s)/concept(s) is/are given by Chester Barnard?
- According to C. I. Barnard, in an organization the accomplishment of a common purpose through the persons contributing…
- In Expectancy Theory, employees are motivated when:
- The disadvantages of hierarchy are:
- McGregor, in his celebrated text 'The Human Side of Enterprise', gave his famous theoretical assumptions. Which of the…
- 'Leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives.' This was said by:
- Which of the following are the determinants of job satisfaction according to Frederick Herzberg?
- Which of the following associations/groups lashed out at Mayoism and branded the Hawthorne researchers as 'Cow Sociologists'?
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Arrange the following in sequence according to Maslow's scale of need hierarchy:
- Match List I (Scholar) with List II (Work) and choose the correct option:
- Match List I (Author) with List II (Books) and choose the correct option:
- Abraham Maslow's theory of needs in the hierarchy consists of which of the following?
- Consider the following ideas associated with Douglas McGregor and choose the correct answer:
- Rensis Likert considers 'Management Systems 1-4' as a model of management. These are:
- Match List I (Theory) with List II (Thinker) and choose the correct option:
- Arrange the following in the correct chronological order of the hierarchy of human needs given by Maslow:
- What was Mooney referring to when he said 'conferring of specified authority by a higher authority'?
- Which one of the following is not one of the styles of leadership given by Likert?
- Who has analysed leadership in terms of 'circular response'?
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Which one of the following is not included as a cause for disciplinary action against public servants by…
- Who among the following hold the view that administration comprises the work of only those persons who are…
- Who among the following has specified six qualities of an administrator/manager: physical, mental, moral, general education, special knowledge…
- Who among the following gave the 4P-Formula for departmental organization?
- Defending policy is the function of:
- Who among the following said that behaviour in administration should be studied through psycho-analysis?
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Who defined leadership as 'the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with zeal and confidence'?
- Who wrote the book 'The Functions of the Executive'?
- Choose the correct thinkers and ideas from below:
- Match List I (Author) with List II (Concept) and choose the correct option:
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Match List I (Author) with List II (Work/Concept) and choose the correct option:
- Which one of the following theories is known as the traditional theory?
- Who is known as the Father of Scientific Management?
- Which is a principle of 'organisation' according to Taylor?
- Rensis Likert identified four systems of management on the basis of the nature of authority and control of…
- Lyndall Urwick identified eight principles of organization. Which of the following is not part of those eight?
- Who among the following thinkers proposed the concept of 'Mental Revolution'?
- Which of the following are part of Merton's criticism of bureaucratic theory?
- Match List I with List II and choose the correct option:
- Match List I (Committee/Act) with List II (Outcome/Recommendation) and choose the correct option:
- Who among the following has defined a budget as 'a series of goals with price tags attached'?
- Who among the following is the creator of Zero-Based Budgeting?
- What is the correct sequence of Morstein Marx's classification of bureaucracy given below?
- Which of the following are the factors determining the length of span of control?
- Which one of the following was not in the list of functional requisites for any society, given by…
- Which one of the following is not a stage of the decision-making process given by Herbert Simon?
- Who among the following is not associated with evolving the principles of organisation?
- The 'one best way' in scientific management means:
- Who among the following laid down the 'Seven Principles of Organisation'?
- Which one of the following is not a principle of organisation?
- Which one of the following is not a part of the underlying ideas of the traditional or mechanistic…
- A horizontal grouping of specialized activities is attained in an organization that is:
- The names associated with the behavioural theory of organization are:
- Which one of the following was not supported by Taylor in his Scientific Management theory?
- Who among the following are of the view that the managerial techniques and skills of planning, organizing, coordinating…
- 'Squealer' in the Human Relations theory is:
- In the UK, merit-based recruitment was adopted on the recommendation of which report?
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct option:
- Who wrote the book 'Reinventing Government' (1992)?
- Which of the following are correct about Comparative Public Administration (CPA)?
- Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding New Public Management (NPM)?
- The Civil Service Reform Act, 1978 of the United States of America introduced which of the following?
- Which of the following statements are correct regarding accountability and control over administration?
- Who among the following remained Chairman of the Comparative Administrative Group in the United States of America for…
- Which one of the following is not a staff agency in the USA?
- The literature on New Public Administration lays emphasis on which of the following?
- Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct option:
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select…
- Which of the following are the salient features of New Public Management?
- Which of the following are the features of New Public Management?
- In which of the following countries can a person enter the public service at almost any level and…
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