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Public administration is essentially -----
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What activity is the bane of public administration: ------
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S.B Chrines work titled, An Introduction to the Administrative History of Medieval England, is an example of a ------
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4. Efficiency is measured in
terms of output in
proportion to
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5. was established to
actualize the need for
advanced professional
training and research in
public administration.
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6. The devolution of power
from a higher to a lower
authority, and between
equal authorities is known
as
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The activities undertaken by the government to fulfill its desired ends means ----- -
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This is among the classified functions of management according to Millett: -----
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The writings of the following authors have significant relevance for public administration studies except ------
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10. A ----- is a vested group of
industrialist and traders with
organized commercial
interests.
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The ------ system pyramidically arranges the administrative groups or units in a scale.
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12. Which leader is concerned
with higher productivity
rather than the welfare of
his/her employees?
_.
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When an electorate calls for the dismissal of an official before the expiry of his/her term is known as -----
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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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The four P's of public administration include the following ------
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16. The civil service of Nigeria
is organized into Federal
Civil Service and
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According to Pfiffners the following features distinquish administrative from political officers except: ------
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18. The public
_committee of the
legislature scrutinizes the
report submitted by the
Auditor-General
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19. Who defined bureaucracy
in terms of its structural
characteristics?
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20. Judicial control over
administration means the
powers of the courts to
examine the
_of official acts and the
safeguard of citizens rights.
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21. The full meaning of the
acronym ASCON is
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22. Nigeria became a social
_state after the
inauguration of the
independent Constitution in
1960.
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23. The apex administrative
position of each of both the
Federal and States Civil
Service Structure in
Nigeria, is the
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According to Pfiffners the following features distinquish political from administrative officers except: -----
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25. Delegation is conditional
when the action of a
subordinate is subject to
_and
_by the superior.
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26. The administrative role of
the Queen/King in the
parliamentary system of
government is
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27. The head of service
controls, and co-ordinates
the activity of the entire civil
servants within
and
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When an aggrieved citizen brings a civil or criminal suit in a court of law against a public servant , it is regarded as ---- control over administration.
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In 1973 Negro and Negro pointed out four basic elements of similarity between public and private administration, of which the first was the ------ element
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Administration is organised in a ------ structure to achieve certain objectives
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Public Adminstration deals with the science of getting things done efficiently in the ------
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A bureaucrat is known as -- ----
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33. In the words of ------,
“Management is the
accomplishing of
predetermined objective
through the efforts of other
people”.
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This administration is concerned primarily with the tasks and process of formulating and implementing the four P’s of administering an organisation: -----
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The word CO in the acronym POSDCORB means ------
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36. The problem of leadership ,
supervision, planning and
public relations are
addressed under
_direction.
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37. The transference of
administrative authority
from a lower to a higher
level of government is
known as
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38. The activities undertaken
by the government to fulfill
its desired ends means
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39. The concept of power and
_has common relationship
in public administration
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40. 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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41. Any policy that emanates
either from the legislature
or administration must be
based on factual data and
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The functional principles of the administrative organization include all of these except -----
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43. The test of management
efficiency include the
following: satisfactory
service, Timely Service,
Ample Service, Continued
Service, Progressive
Service,
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44. Modern scientific
developments and
industrial civilization have
created several
administrative problems,
such as health problems,
housing problems and
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This ensures the adjustment and ordering of human relations in the society: ------
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This forms the first element of the special minds of government: ------
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47. P in the acronym
PODCORB stands for
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The 'power-relationships' study in administration is linked to -----
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Public Adminstration is known for its -----
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50. The control over public
expenditure is done by the
legislature, through the
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