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Which of these is not among the advantages of a bureaucratic system
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The French word, bougette from where the word budget was derived means ___
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s regarded as the traditional unit of public administration
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Fayol replaced the principle of unity of command with
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The staff agencies in Nigeria include all of these but one, namely,___
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Which of these is not among the disadvantages of aristocratic system of personnel organisation?
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Mechanical concept of organisation likens organisation to
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is regarded as the most important factor of a succesful public administration
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___ allows field organisation the freedom to decide a large number of matters locally by itself without reference to the headquarters
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hypothesis states that workers would respond like machines to changes in working conditions
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One well equipped with indepth knowledge of science and technology in one particular branch or sector is called a
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The main advantage of departmental enterprise is its to the parliament
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Which of these is not among the disadvantages of the bureau type
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Between the generalist and the specialist who has more capacity for leadership,
15 / 50
Complete the following saying on the principle of natural justice: No man is a in his own case
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The democratic system of personnel organisation has its origin in __
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Informal training occurs in all of these situations but one
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Which of these is not among the elements of organisation as listed by L. D. White?
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An organisation organised on the basis of the people it serves is said to be organised on principle
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The basic features of civil service do not include which of these?
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The specialists' training is in specialisation whereas that of the generalist is in
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is defined as training by doing the work
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A training which is carefully conceived, prearranged and conducted under expert guidance is called
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Which is of more practical importance: general knowledge or technical knowledge,
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Beyond money, budgets also entail the following except ___
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Apart from the Ministry of Information, the publicity function of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is undertaken by
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Historically, corruption in Nigeria is traced to __
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The civil service in Nigeria has always been accused of all of the following but one, namely
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Traditional theory of organisation has ___ origin
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In Nigeria, NAFDAC, NUC, etc are examples of ____
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Which of these is not listed among factors that determine degree of span of control?
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Which of these is not among the processes budgets pass through before they are passed in Nigeria?
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The law-making power vested with the Executive by the Legislature itself is known as
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The process of developing skills, habits, knowledge and attitudes in employees for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of employees in their present government positions as well as preparing employee’s for future government position is known as
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Recruitment of right and competent person gives rise to the following questions but one. Identify the odd one.
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Which of these is not among the functions of line agency
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According to Weber, which of these is not among the advantages of bureaucracy
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The emphasises the absolute supremacy of the ordinary law of the land, permitting no arbitrary power of discretion to administrative authorities.
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Fayol recommended number of supervisor for each work man
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An organization built on the basis of the nature of functions it is to perform is said to be
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Recruitment targeted at recruiting only the best and the most competent hand available is known as
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Which of these is not a principle of organisation?
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The only disadvantage of position classification is that it engenders consciousness among the service
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Administrative adjudication is guided by two principles, namely, ___ and ___
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Only the procedure adoptd to achieve the desired end can ever be reagrded as procedure
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The tendency of people to change their behaviour when they know that they are being observed is called __
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Which of these is an advantage of centralised system?
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Administrative courts came into existence in France during the era of ____
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A department organised on the nature of its purpose is said to be organised on principle
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Organisations which bring members of the same profession together for the exchange of information and experience and for the advancement of their profession is known as
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