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POL123
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1. The transference of
administrative authority
from a lower to a higher
level of government is
known as
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The ----- function of management is focused on addressing the peculiar problems of the organization.
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3. was established to
actualize the need for
advanced professional
training and research in
public administration.
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4. Who defined bureaucracy
in terms of its structural
characteristics?
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5. The conduct of private
administration is motivated
by profit making, but, that of
public administration is
motivated by
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6. Managerial, technical,
manual and
_are activities adopted in
administration in pursuit of
and in fulfillment of public
policy.
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7. The
_regime in Nigeria can be
described as not only an
aberration but an
abnormality in public
administration.
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8. The first basic element
between public and private
administration is
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Law making by the means of administration aligns with -----
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The earliest advocate of public Administration was -- ----
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The writings of the following authors have significant relevance for public administration studies except ------
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12. Policy differs from rule
because the former is
dynamic and flexible while
the latter is
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The four P's of public administration include the following ------
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The ministers as well executives exercise control over administration through all of these methods except ------
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The first person who pointed out in 1887 that politics and administration disciplines were separate fields was ------
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16. The administrative role of
the Queen/King in the
parliamentary system of
government is
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Administration is organised in a ------ structure to achieve certain objectives
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Habeas Corpus not only punishes wrong doers but -- ---
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The term bureaucracy was first coined in eighteenth century by ----- a French economist
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20. _defined bureaucracy as “a
system of government, the
control of which is in the
hands of officials whose
power jeopardizes the
liberties of the ordinary
citizens”.
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21. The first basic element
between public and
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22. The problem of leadership ,
supervision, planning and
public relations are
addressed under
_direction.
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23. One of the attributes of a
Policy is that it may be in
the form of an explicit
_in writing or may be
interpreted from the
behaviour of top level
members.
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The 'power-relationships' study in administration is linked to -----
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25. One of the attributes of a
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According to Pfiffners the following features distinquish political from administrative officers except: -----
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27. The administration of an
organisation can be
internally controlled through
------ managemen
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The coordinating feature in public administration apart from inter-relating various parts of work also aims at -- ----eliminating__ .
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Which approach is premised on the ability of an organisation to find out about certain principles which will facilitate the efficient functioning of an organisation -------
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30. The Udeoji and Dotun
Philips commission in
Nigeria was instituted by
the
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31. This is the process of
directing and facilitating the
work of people organized in
formal groups to achieve a
desired goal: -----
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32. In management, input
refers to the quantity of
men, money and
_in the working of an
organization.
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33. Appointments into positions
in the ministerial
organization of the state
civil service is made by the
_.
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According to Pfiffners the following features distinquish administrative from political officers except: ------
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35. The civil service of Nigeria
is organized into Federal
Civil Service and
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36. The method which a
section of the public uses in
pursuing the promotion of
some special interests at
the legislature is known as -
----
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37. Public administration and
_are disciplines of the same
specie and genus.
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The Administrative responsibility consists of the sum total of the following except -----
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39. The
_hour in parliament is very
important because it serves
as a check on
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40. The public
_committee of the
legislature scrutinizes the
report submitted by the
Auditor-General
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The word CO in the acronym POSDCORB means ------
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42. _could be regarded as acts
against administrative
responsibility in Nigeria.
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43. The principal concern of
management is
_in the operation of an
enterprise.
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44. A large scale administrative
body organizes its roles
between three categories of
management such as: Top
management, Middle
management and
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45. Nigeria became a social
_state after the
inauguration of the
independent Constitution in
1960.
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46. _positively means to secure
co-operation and teamwork
amongst the numerous
employees of an
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A valuable material necessary for the study of public administration is -----
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48. The activities undertaken
by the government to fulfill
its desired ends means
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49. The force of ------ is a
strategy used to correct the
inherent defects of
bureaucracy.
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50. Bureaucracy is basic to ----
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