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Department : Public Administration
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Administrative Thought Model Question Paper :

MAY 2012 U/ID 2039/NPC
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (25 ´ 1 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

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Choose the correct answer from are given alternatives :

1. Who is known as the founding father of public Administration
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Henri Fayol
(c) Mcgregor
(d) Herzberg

2. Who is the great advocate of unity of commend?
(a) Fayol
(b) Gulick
(c) Follett
(d) Dror

3. An ideal of Bureaucracy was given by.
(a) Herzbery
(b) Riggs
(c) Mayo
(d) Weber

4. Who wrote the book the functions of the Executive?
(a) Peter Drucker
(b) Abraham Maslow
(c) Chester Barnard
(d) F.W. Riggs

5. Who introduced the public policy perspective in administrative analysis?
(a) Yehezkel Dror
(b) M.P. Follett
(c) Elton Mayo
(d) Herbert Simon

6. Who wrote the book ‘Creative Experiance’?
(a) M.P. Follett
(b) Rensis Likert
(c) Peter Drucker
d) Abraham Maslow

7. Which one of the following book is written by Peter Drucker?
(a) Administrative
(b) Functions of Executive
(c) Creative Experience
(d) Concept of the Corporation

8. Who taught at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta?
(a) Douglas Mcgregor
(b) Peter Drucker
(c) Elton Mayo
(d) F.W. Taylor

9. Who is close associate with the ‘Dual structure Theory’?
(a) Abraham Maslow
(b) Henry Fayol
(c) Frederick Herzberg
(d) M.P. Follett

10. The book ‘the Ecology of Public Administration is written by’
(a) F.W. Riggs
(b) M.P. Follett
(c) H.A. Simon
(d) C.I. Barnard

Fill in the Blanks
11. Henry Fayol as the father of ——————— theory.
12. _________ theory is also called the Physiological organisation theory
13. Max Weber coined ——————— characteristics of Bureaucracy.
14. ——————— is the father of Public Administration.
15. Elton Mayo was the father of ——————— theory.
16. Fayol’s Administration has ——————— elements.
17. Abragam Maslow is associated with the ——————— theory.
18. Theory X and theory Y is associated with———————.
19. ——————— is the important book of F.W. Riggs.
20. Concept of Corporation is the book written by———————.

True or False
21. Woodrow Wilson is associated with the motivation theory.
22. F.W. Taylor is the father of Scientific Management.
23. The word Bureaucracy was first coined by Vincent de Cournay.
24. The formal organisation theory is known as the Mecharistic Theory
25. Herzberg is associated with Theory X and theory Y.

PART B : (5 ´ 6 = 30 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions :
All questions carry equal marks.
26. F.W. Taylor is considered as father of Scientific Management-Explain.
27. Examine the management systems of Rensis Likert.
28. Write a short note on Herbert Simon’s contribution to organisation Theory.
29. Discuss the significance of Elton Mayo’s empirical study of social group.
30. Describe Abraham Maslow’s theory of Human motivation.
31. Discuss the two factor theory of motivation of F. Herzberg.
32. Analyse the contribution of F.W. Riggs to the understanding of administrative Behaviour.
33. Write a short note on Y. Dror.

PART C : (3 ´ 15 = 45 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
34. (a) Bring out the contribution of Woodrow Wilson to Public Administration.
Or
(b) Define the features of Marx Webrian Bureaucracy.

35. (a) Analyse the impact of Hawthorne experiments of Elton Mayo.
Or
(b) Explain the contribution of Mcgregor to Public Administration.

36. (a) Discuss the features of Contingency theory.
Or
(b) Bring out Hanri Fayol’s fourteen Principles of Organisation.

October 2012 : U/ID 2039/NPC
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A : (25 ´ 1 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
** All questions carry equal marks.

Choose the correct answer from given alternatives :
1. Administration consists of
(a) 2 elements
(b) 3 elements
(c) 4 elements
(d) 5 elements

2. Fourteen principles of administration is associated with
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Henry Fayol
(c) F.W. Taylor
(d) All of the above

3. The book “The Theory of social and economic organisation” was written by
(a) Max Weber
(b) Elton mayo
(c) Simon
(d) Fayol

4. M.P. Follett propounded the concept of
(a) constructive conflict
(b) formal organisation
(c) informal organisation
(d) authority

5. The book “The Functions of the Excessive” was written by
(a) C.I. Barnard
(b) M. P. Follett
(c) Mayo
(d) Weber

6. Rensis Likert was a
(a) American sociologist
(b) German socialist
(c) Russian sociologist
(d) None of these

7. The book “motivation and personality” was written by
(a) Abragam Maslow
(b) Peter Drucker
(c) McGregor
(d) Simon

8. Peter Drucker was a
(a) German sociologist
(b) American sociologist
(c) Russian sociologist
(d) None of these

9. Two Factor theory is associated with
(a) Herzberg
(b) Riggs
(c) Y. Dror
(d) None of these

10. The book “Administrative Reform and Political Representatives” is written by
(a) F. W. Riggs
(b) Herzberg
(c) M. P. Follett
(d) Dror

Fill in the blanks :
11. Woodrow Wilson is father of ———————.
12. Henry Fayol is the father of ———————.
13. Charismatic Authority is associated with ———————.
14. The term bureaucracy is associated with ____________.
15. Max Weber classifies the authority into ————— types
16. Likert conceptualizes ——————— types of management system.
17. The Fourth level of Need hiearchy theory of Maslow is ———————
18. Ecological approach in public administration was adopted by ———————
19. Administrative problems of developing country is associated with ———————
20. Policy science is associated with ———————.

True (or) False :
21. Henry Fayol is the Father of Public Administration.
22. Max weber is associated with bureaucratic theory.
23. Herbert simon is associated with management system.
24. Maslow propounded Two Factor theory.
25. The concept of prismatic society is coined by Dror.

PART B : (6 ´ 5 = 30 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions :
26. Discuss the contribution of Fayol to organisation theory.
27. Explain the concept of Functional Foremanship.
28. Bring out the Legal Authority concept of Max Weber.
29. Discuss the any two management system of Likert.
30. Write a short note Peter Drucker.
31. Discuss the any two levels of Need hierarchy theory of Maslow.
32. Write a short note on Two Factory Theory.
33. Write short note on Y. Dror.

PART C : (3 ´ 15 = 45 marks)
Answer THREE questions :
34. (a) Discuss the contribution of Woodrow Wilson to public administration.
Or
(b) Discuss the 14 principles of Henry Fayol on organisation.
35. (a) Discuss the different types of Bureaucratic theory of max weber.
Or
(b) Write an essay on Decesion – Making.
36. (a) Explain the ‘Functions of the Executive of Barnard.
Or
(b) Discuss the prismatic society of F. W. Riggs.