POL123

1. Public Administration is the

science which deals with

getting things done in the

most efficient way in the

sector.

2. In the words of ------,

“Management is the

accomplishing of

predetermined objective

through the efforts of other

people”.

3. _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”.

4. A

_leader is said to be

participatory and employee

centred

5. The first basic element

between public and

6. 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.

The acronym POSDCORB
was coined by ------

The Ecology of
Administration was
developed by ------

9. The activities undertaken

by the government to fulfill

its desired ends means

This is the work which the
government does to give
effect to a law: ----

11. Ethics has to do with the

moral values of the

community while

administration enforces

12. The body of persons who

run administration are

known as

13. The public

_committee of the

legislature scrutinizes the

report submitted by the

Auditor-General

This ensures the
adjustment and ordering of
human relations in the
society: ------

15. Bureaucracy is basic to

society.

The ----- function of
management is focused on
addressing the peculiar
problems of the
organization.

17. The administrative role of

the Queen/King in the

parliamentary system of

government is

Psychology could not
influence public
administration because of
its capability of discovering
immutable laws of -----

A writ of ------ is directed to
the inferior, courts,
tribunals, cooperation or
officer, requiring the
performance of a specified
duty fixed by law.

20. _is the systematic and

continuous process of

telling, listening and

understanding.

In all democratic countries,
the ----- determines the
amount of money which is
to be made available for
expenditure to the
executive.

22. The principal concern of

management is

_in the operation of an

enterprise.

This administration is
concerned primarily with
the tasks and process of
formulating and
implementing the four P’s of
administering an
organisation: -----

The four P's of public
administration include the
following ------

25. Who defined bureaucracy

in terms of its structural

characteristics?

The quantity of men, money
and material applied in the
working of an organisation
is an aggregate of ----

27. The laissez faire concept in

administration means

28. The devolution of power

from a higher to a lower

authority, and between

equal authorities is known

as

Habeas Corpus not only
punishes wrong doers but --
---

This forms the first element
of the special minds of
government: ------

31. The

applies to a government at

a lower level enjoying

certain amount of autonomy

as given by the constitution

or statute.

32. Delegation is conditional

when the action of a

subordinate is subject to

_and

_by the superior.

The Administrative
responsibility consists of
the sum total of the
following except -----

According to Pfiffners the
following features
distinquish political from
administrative officers
except: -----

Public Adminstration deals
with the science of getting
things done efficiently in the
------

36. _is the systematic and

continuous process of

telling, listening and

understanding.

37. _was the first person who

pointed out in 1887 that

Public Administration and

Political Science are

separate from each other

with their own specialized

fields.

The ------ occupies a central
position in public
administration.

39. The following constitute the

principles of coordination:

Direct contact, Early

Beginning, Continuity and

40. The following constitute the

principles of coordination:

Direct contact, Early

Beginning, Continuity and

A valuable material
necessary for the study of
public administration is -----

42. The control over public

expenditure is done by the

legislature, through the

43. Policy differs from rule

because the former is

dynamic and flexible while

the latter is

44. _could be regarded as acts

against administrative

responsibility in Nigeria.

To be acquainted with
Public administration, it has
to be studied within a
country’s ------

46. The

_hour in parliament is very

important because it serves

as a check on

administration.

According to the integral
view, public administration
activities include not only
managerial and technical
but -----

According to Pfiffners the
following features
distinquish administrative
from political officers
except: ------

49. The true goals of

management according to

Gullick include: to make the

conduct of affairs

technically sound, politically

responsible, publicly

acceptable, progressively

approved, and

50. The civil service of Nigeria

is organized into Federal

Civil Service and