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[#256] "We are no longer confronted with several administrative sciences, but with one which can be applied equally well to public and to private affairs". The statement was made by

(A) Appleby

(B) Henri Fayol

(C) M. P. Fallet

(D) None of these

Correct Answer

(B) Henri Fayol

[#257] What does it mean when we add public to administration?

(A) Private administration

(B) Management of public institutions

(C) Governmental administration

(D) To manage public affairs only

Correct Answer

(C) Governmental administration

[#258] The following quatation deals with the significance of administration- "This is why there should be a science of administration which shall seek to straighten the paths of government, to make it business less unbusinesslike, to strengthen and purify its organisation and to crown its duties with dutifulness." The following statement was made by:

(A) Frank Goodnow

(B) Herbert Simon

(C) Woodrow Wilson

(D) Dwight Waldo

Correct Answer

(C) Woodrow Wilson

[#259] Soldiering is a phenomenon in which

(A) workers work according to capability

(B) workers work below their capacity

(C) workers work more than capacity

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(B) workers work below their capacity

[#260] Consider the following statements. 1. The systematic study of public administration relies on observation. 2. Public administration has been regarded as social science. 3. According to Woodrow Wilson, public administration was defined as detailed and systematic application of law. 4. Wilson believed that every particular application of law is not an act of administration. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2 and 4

(C) Only 4

(D) All of these

Correct Answer

(A) 1, 2 and 3