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Which political theorist defined bureaucracy as a system where official control threatens the liberties of ordinary citizens?

Barker

Laski

Green

Liner

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Evaluate the relationship between the assertion regarding staff and auxiliary agencies and the provided reason.

Assertion is false, Reason is true

Assertion is true, Reason is false

Both statements are true but Reason does not explain Assertion

Both statements are true and Reason explains Assertion

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Which of the following is not considered a desirable function or characteristic of a professional bureaucracy?

It should try to be maximum efficient

It should vigorously implement laws

It should properly scrutinize ligislative proposals

It should be inelastic in law implementation

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Which of the following is not a standard function performed by the bureaucracy?

To keep financial stability

To take their greievances to the Members of Parliament

To properly perform quasi-judicial allotted functions

To help in maintaining sound economy

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Which committee was responsible for examining the political activities of civil servants in Britain?

Plowden Committee

Assheton Committee

Northcote-Trevelyan Committee

Mastermann Committee

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Which of the following is NOT a primary factor contributing to the increased workload of the modern bureaucracy?

States have become police states

The government's workload has increased

States are performing both compulsory and optional functions

Ministers lack professional expertise

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Which of the following best defines the concept of bureaucracy?

A career based appointed administrative service of fixed status and tenure with salary limited to rank and a known rank order of advancement

The activity concerned with the implementation of policies by the direction or management of efforts of individuals and groups towards specific goals

A particular pattern of administrative behaviour, associated with certain types of social organisation and identificable by reference to a constellation of objective criteria

A set of government officials, possessed of certain traits of excessive formality, the use of verbiage and jargon as the basis of communication, inflexibility of procedure and insistence on the powers of their office

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During which constitutional period were the Federal Public Service Commission and Provincial Service Commissions established?

None of the above

1973

1962

1956

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What is the scope of functions typically performed by bureaucrats within a state?

All the above functions and many other too

Inspection of factories

Audit of accounts

Collection of taxes

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What is a characteristic expectation of a well-functioning bureaucracy regarding its relationship with the political executive?

It should properly guide political executive

It should help political executive in the implementation of programmes

It should keep its records properly

It should avoid giving classified information to political executive

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Bureaucracy and Civil Services MCQs for Competitive Exams

Bureaucracy and Civil Services MCQs for Competitive Exams

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