PPSC Chief Officer / Local Government Todays Solved Paper
Public Administration & Management
Q: Public Administration is traditionally considered to be mainly a sub-domain of which discipline?
A: Political Science
Q: Who is known as the “Father of Public Administration”?
A: Woodrow Wilson
Q: What does the acronym POSDCORB stands for, as coined by Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick?
A: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Co-ordinating, Reporting, and Budgeting
Q: The classic debate that separates political decision-making from administrative execution is known as:
A: Politics-Administration Dichotomy
Q: Which school of management thought emerged directly after Frederick Winslow Taylor’s Scientific Management approach?
A: Human Relations Approach (pioneered by Elton Mayo)
Q: The concept of ideal Bureaucracy characterized by hierarchy, rules, and impersonality was introduced by:
A: Max Weber
Q: Which administrative approach focuses on the interaction between an organization and its surrounding environment?
A: Ecological Approach (pioneered by Fred Riggs)
Q: The movement that introduced private sector management practices, efficiency, and market competition into the public sector is called:
A: New Public Management (NPM)
Q: In traditional administrative setups like Pakistan, the civil service structure is predominantly based on which model?
A: Generalist Model
Q: The administrative setup of the civil service in South Asia inherited from British rule is known as a:
A: Colonial System
Q: Education and training in modern Public Administration are heavily influenced by the systems of which two countries?
A: US & British
Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
Q: The theory of motivation which suggests that individuals compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others is:
A: Equity Theory (J. Stacy Adams)
Q: A statement outlining the minimal acceptable qualifications, skills, and knowledge required to perform a job is called:
A: Job Specification
Q: An individual who achieves organizational goals by allocating resources, directing activities, and overseeing others is defined as a:
A: Manager
Q: What is the simple definition of a decision?
A: A choice made between two or more alternatives
Public Policy & Strategic Management
Q: In public policy analysis, what is the term for replacing an existing policy with an entirely new policy or modifying it substantially?
A: Policy Succession
Q: Issues in public policy that are routine, well-defined, and have clear procedural solutions are categorized as:
A: Structured Problems
Q: How does mass media influence public policy?
A: By shaping Public Opinion and setting the Political Agenda
Q: In public policy and performance evaluation, what is the key difference between Output and Outcome?
A: Output is the immediate product/service delivered, whereas Outcome is the long-term impact/result achieved
Q: Policy issues that affect small sectors are minor, whereas issues that affect the entire nation or system are classified as:
A: Major Issues
Finance, Economics & Accounting
Q: The policy managed by the central bank to control money supply and interest rates is known as:
A: Monetary Policy
Q: The policy through which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation’s economy is:
A: Fiscal Policy
Q: What is the normal balance of a Liability account in financial accounting?
A: Credit
Q: What is the normal balance of a Revenue account in financial accounting?
A: Credit
Q: Why are internal management accounting reports not presented to external shareholders?
A: Because management accounts are confidential and used internally for managerial decision-making, while shareholders receive financial accounting reports
Q: The discount rate at which the Net Present Values (NPV) of two mutually exclusive projects are equal is known as:
A: Fisher Rate of Return / Fisher Intersection
Project Management & Quantitative Analysis
Q: What does PERT stand for in project management?
A: Program Evaluation and Review Technique
Q: Strategic analysis evaluating Internal Strengths & Weaknesses alongside External Opportunities & Threats is called:
A: SWOT Analysis
Q: What are the standard sequential stages of a Project Life Cycle?
A: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, and Closure
Q: In decision theory, which mathematical framework analyzes strategic interaction between rational decision-makers?
A: Game Theory
Q: Which pay model links employee compensation directly to individual performance, productivity, or skill level?
A: Pay Theory / Performance-Related Pay
Political Science & Governance
Q: A political system with a strong central authority and shared power with states is a Federation, whereas a voluntary association of independent sovereign states is a:
A: Confederation
Q: Which administrative model suggests that political decisions are made by a small, wealthy, and powerful ruling class?
A: Elite Theory
Q: Under the principle of Separation of Powers, which core function is strictly kept outside the domain of the Parliament?
A: Judicial Decisions / Passing Court Judgments
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