HR Professional Quiz For IBPS SO Exam

1. The systems approach is mainly based on the work of which one of the following?

(a) Chris Argyris

(b) Chester Barnard

(c) Ludwig Bertalanffy

(d) A. Etzioni

2. What is a ‗Shadow Cabinet‘ in the British system?

(a) A group of young members of the ruling party

(b) A group of members from the opposition party who scrutinize some functions of the government and present alternative policy

(c) A team of intellectuals who advise the Cabinet

(d) A Cabinet Committee that functions under the guidance of the Cabinet

3. Consider the following statements about the features of the administrative system in France:

1. Ministers are more concerned with direct administration in the provinces.

2. Specialist personnel are found only in small numbers in the advisory and policy-making roles.

3. Freedom of executive action from the legislature‘s supervision increased under the Fifth

Republic.

Which of the statements given above are correct? 

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) Only 1 and 2 

(c) Only 2 and 3

(d) Only 1 and 3

4. Which of the following Departments of the Government of India were put under the Cabinet

Secretariat at the time of their creation?

1. Department of Electronics

2. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

3. Department of Personnel

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

(a) Only 1 and 2

(b) Only 2 and 3 

(c) Only 1 and 3 

(d) 1, 2 and 3

5. Consider the following statements:

1. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) had recommended that the Department of

Personnel of a State should be put under the charge of the Chief Secretary of the State.

2. Chief Secretary of a State is not involved in any manner in the promotion of State Civil officers to the All-India Services.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

6. Who among the following are administratively linked with the Department of Personnel and

Training?

1. Central Bureau of Investigation

2. Union Public Service Commission

3. Central Vigilance Commission

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

(a) Only 1 and 2

(b) Only 2 and 3 

(c) Only 1 and 3 

(d) 1, 2 and 3

7. Who among the following introduced the concepts and phrases— ―conflict resolution‖ and ―the task of leadership‖?

(a) Henri Fayol

(b) Elton Mayo

(c) Mary Parker Follett 

(d) Chester Barnard

8. Consider the following statements:

1. The rationalist paradigm of public policy is dominated by scholars of public administration rather than by political scientists.

2. The increment list paradigm of public policy making and implementation is theoretical, effectual, prescriptive and nonnative.

Which of the staten1ts given above is/are correct? 

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

9. Consider the following statements:

1. The Management Information System (MIS) provides decision making assistance for unstructured problems.

2. Decision Support System (DDS) is structured around analytic decision models on a specialized management database.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

10. Consider the following statements about open model of organization:

1. Means (or the proper way to do a job) are emphasized in the open model.

2. Non-routine tasks occur in unstable conditions in the open model.

3. The beginning of the open model can be traced to Saint-Simon and Auguste Comte. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 2 

(b) 1 and3

(c) 2 and 3 

(d) 1 and 2

Answer :-

Q. 1 (C)	Q. 2 (B)	Q. 3 (A)	Q. 4 (D)	Q. 5 (A)
Q. 6 (D)	Q. 7 (C)	Q. 8 (A)	Q. 9 (B)	Q. 10 (C)