Tamil Nadu National Law School

Class Test-II

4th year-Eighth Semester

Answer all the 25 Questions

TotalMarks:50 ( Mark 251=25 )

PART A (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. Literally, Hierarchy means the control of

1. Lower over the superior

2. The higher over the lower

3. Controlling of executives

4. It conveys the superior subordinate relationship

Select the answers which given below

a) 1and 2 are not correct

b) 2 is only a correct answer
c) Both 2 and 4 are correct
d) Both 3 and 1 are correct
Ans: c

2. Hierarchy is a universal phenomenon, which can find

A. Only in Private organization

B. Only in military type of organization

C. Only in public organization

D. In both private and public and also in military organizations

E. None of the above

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 Ans D

3. The issue on internal autonomy of public corporations always raised by

experts, what kind of internal autonomy that are enjoyed by public

corporations.

a. Creating investment Policies and targeted achievements on their own for their future

development.

b. Day to day routinized operation

c. Creating own policy on personnel and their service conditions.

d. All of the above

ANS D

4. List out the types of organizations functioning in India

A. Public organization, private organization and public sector organization

B. Para-statal organizations, semi-governmental organizations

C. Formal, informal organization

D. All of the above

5. How You Can Categorize the Public Sector Organization In India On

The Basis Of Their Distinguished Profitable Activities

a. YUVARATNA

b. NAVRATNA

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 c. MINIRATNA

d. MAHARATNA

E. B , C,D are correct

ANS E

6. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

LIST I LIST II

A. Supervision 1.confering Discretion

B. Delegation 2.Military Administration and Advisory

C. Coordination 3.Direction Accompanied by Authority

D. Line and Staff 4.Synchronization of Efforts

Select the Code

A B C D

A. 2 4 3 1

B. 3 1 4 2

C. 2 3 1 4

D. 3 4 2 1

ANS B

7. In Henry Fayols 14 principles, Espirit De Corps is one of the principles

which plays an important role in the organization, It means,

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A. Harmony or Union among the personnel

B. material and social order

C. Stability of Tenure

D. Combination of kindness and Justice

ANS A

8. Functional differentiation is an another important principle in the

organization, what does it mean;

A. This is the concept of specialization or division of labour

B. Distinct difference in the nature of duties.

C. Specified functions with enough authority and responsibility

D. All of the above.

ANS D

9. Auxiliary agencies means

A. Agencies which do Supportive functions to Line and staff agencies

B. Advisory functions to Line agencies

C. Managerial functions

D. All of the Above

ANS A

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10. Generalist Vs Specialists Controversies are very common in public

administration, how it differs with each other,

A. Generalist cannot do Engineering or professional based functions

B. Specialist can do both general and specialized functions

C. Generalist can do Engineering or professional based functions.

D.A and B are correct and C is incorrect

ANS D

11. Unity of Command means,

A. Acceptance of command from only one head

B. Acceptance of command from plural heads

C. This type of commands prevails in defence and centralized Agencies

D.A and C are correct and B is incorrect

ANS D

12. Luther Gullick recommends the 4-P formula as base for Departmental

type organization, the 4 Ps cover 1.Purpose (functions), 2.Process (skills),

3.Persons (clientele),4........ What does another Pdenotes,

A. Passion

B. Persuasion

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C. Place (Area or Territory)

D. Planning

ANS C

13. Functional decentralization can be achieved through,

A. It can be achieved through the establishment of technical bodies like UGC, Flood control

board, authority pollution Control Board

B. By the way of delegating the decision making authority in the specialized units by the

central agencies.

C. By the way of establishing field level agencies like districts and taluks

d. A, B,C are correct

e. Only A.B. are correct

ANS A

14. Span of Control implies

a. Ability of supervision by an individual or manager in an organization

b. Ability of coordination by the individual or manager

c. Ability of reporting by the individual or manager

c. Ability of directing by the individual or manager

ANS A

15. The scope of span of control depends on

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A. Nature of work to be supervised

B. Time and Space and personality of supervisor

C. knowledge and skills of personnel who are being supervised

d. All of the above

ANS D

16. The 'Gang-Plank' theory was propounded by Henry fayol, it refers to

(A)Discipline

(B)Initiative

(C)Equity

(D)Level-jumping

ANS D

17. If Chief executive as head of the government in the parliamentary

democracy, who can exercise the executive power at the central level

A. The Prime Minister

B. The President of India

C. Home Minister

D. Finance Minister

ANS B

18. Which is not one among the functions of executive?

A. Enforcement of Laws, Appointment-making Functions, Treaty-making Functions:

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B. Defence, War and Peace Functions, Foreign Policy-making and the Conduct of Foreign

Relations:

D. Policy-making, Functions relating to Law-making, Law-making under the system of

Delegated Legislation

E. All the functions are carried out by executives

ANS E

19. If the Chief executive as head of the public organization, Who will be

exercised the Chief Executive Power from the following options,

A. Chief Secretary, in the State secretariat

B. Chairman in TNEB

C. Managing Director in Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board

D. Vice-Chancellor in State University

E. The Chief Executives mentioned above can be exercised the chief executive power

ANS E

20. Characteristics of formal Structure

A. It structured on the basis of job assigned not according to individuals who are to perform

B.-It is deliberately impersonal ,no room for emotional aspects

C.-The authority and responsibility relationships created by the organization is used to

honored by everybody

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D. Organizational Charts are usually drawn for the purpose of mentioning the organization

positions which occupied by the personnel

E. All of the Above

ANS E

21. Public Sector undertakings are mostly registered under the three acts,

Enacted by Parliament of India

A. Societies Registration Act, 1860, The new Companies Act 2013 (Companies Act, 1956 )

and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 [LLP Act]

B. Tamil Nadu Trust Act 1980,Tamil Nadu Societies Act 2001, and Indian Trust Act 1986

C. Indian Association Act, Indian Legal Regulation acts and Indian Trust Act 1988

D.A and B are correct.

ANS A

22. The following is not one among the characteristics of public

corporation,

A. It provides freedom from political influences and partisan considerations.

B. It provides for a healthy mix of commercial efficiency of a private enterprise with public

accountability of a government department

C. It provides freedom from unsuitable rules, regulations and controls of the government.

D. The corporation pattern facilitates a high degree of financial flexibility and personal

mobility and serves as a valuable instrument for social control of economic life.

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E. It is inherently rigid and ill-suited to meet the requirements of changing times becuase the

changes in traditional organization structure or procedure cannot give any good result in the

functional aspect of newly created organizations.

ANS E

23. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A. Line Agency-Defence

B. Staff agency-NITI Aayog

C. Home Guard- an auxiliary agency to the Indian Police

D. Generalist -Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

E. Specialists-Indian Engineering Service (IES)

F. All the Pair is correctly matched.

ANS F

24.After 53 years, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board was restructured as per G.O.114 dated

08.10.2008 by establishing a holding company with the name "Tamil Nadu Electricity

Board Ltd(TNEB Ltd)" and Its two subsidiary companies, what are those two

companies?

A.Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd.,"(TANTRANSCO) and Tamil Nadu

Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd.," (TANGEDCO)

B.Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution (TANECAB) AND Tamil Nadu

Electricity Storage and Distribution Agncies(TANESDA)

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C.Tamil Nadu Electricity Corporation Ltd(TANELCOL) and Tamil Nadu Electricity

Transmission and distribution(TANELTRAD)

D.A and B are correct.

ANS A

25. The activities of Ministry of Women and Child are undertaken

through six autonomous organisations, namely,.

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)

National Commission for women (NCW)

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB)

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)

Among these, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD )

and Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) are establishes under Acts of parliament, particularly

NIPCCD has been registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. CSWB is a

charitable company registered under section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956.

Whether these statements are correct or not?

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A. Correct B. Not correct C. All the above mentioned agencies registered under

Indian Companies Act 1956.

ANS A

Part B

Answer any Five of the Following Questions 55=25

26. Classify the different types of chief executives and explain their

characteristics
27. Critically examine the Span of Control concept in Administration

and what are the influencing factors of span of control?

28. List out the differences between delegated legislation and

decentralization of powers.
29. The political executive in India demoralizes the permanent

executive.-Critically analyze.
30. What is a Matrix type of organizational structure? What are its

salient features?, Is Matrix type of structure suitable to administer

public organization in India?

31. What is meant by Unity of Command?, in real situation ,Unity of

command does not actually exist and it cannot be established in public

organization.- analyse critically?.

32. In most of the public enterprises organizations, specialists are

working more in number and there is no much scope for Generalists-

What do you think about this statement?

33. Explain the role of Management Information System (MIS) in public

administration.
34. The Departmental pattern of undertaking does not offer the

necessary, autonomy, flexibility in public organization Examine.

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35. List out the various types of public enterprises organization?

Describe the Characteristics of Public corporations, departmental

undertaking and Government companies.

36.Describe the different structures of Public organization?
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