Public Management Mock Test 2 (50 Questions)

When the authority writes "sadar", it means:

• A) Rejected
• B) Approved as proposed ✔
• C) Sent back
• D) Kept pending

Why: 'Sadar' (सदर) written by the authority on a tippani means approved as proposed.

Achieving the right goals is called:

• A) Efficiency
• B) Economy
• C) Effectiveness ✔
• D) Equity

Why: Effectiveness means achieving the right goals. Efficiency means achieving them with the least resources.

Who deputes the Chief Administrative Officer of a local level?

• A) The Government of Nepal ✔
• B) The ward committee
• C) The Supreme Court
• D) The Election Commission

Why: The Chief Administrative Officer of a local level is a civil servant deputed by the Government of Nepal.

Finding why the deviation happened is part of:

• A) Analysing deviations and their causes ✔
• B) Recruitment
• C) Budget speech
• D) Retirement

Why: In the control process, the manager analyses why a deviation happened before correcting it.

Taking part in strikes that obstruct office work is:

• A) Against conduct rules ✔
• B) Allowed
• C) Required
• D) Rewarded

Why: Strikes that obstruct office work are against the civil service conduct rules.

Why does the RTI Act provide a classification process through a committee?

• A) To make all information secret forever
• B) To increase fees
• C) So that information is not kept secret without limit ✔
• D) To punish applicants

Why: Under the RTI Act, a committee classifies information so that information is not kept secret without a valid reason.

Which is NOT listed as a way to overcome the challenges of good governance?

• A) Strong political will
• B) Honest leadership
• C) A free press
• D) Banning citizen participation ✔

Why: The note calls for active citizens; banning participation would harm good governance.

Voluntary retirement allows an employee to:

• A) Retire before 58 after a set service period ✔
• B) Work beyond 65
• C) Avoid pension
• D) Skip probation

Why: Voluntary retirement lets an employee retire before 58 after completing the required years of service.

One drawback of horizontal filing is that it is:

• A) Very costly
• B) Slower to find papers ✔
• C) Needs passwords
• D) Needs electricity

Why: In horizontal filing, papers are stacked flat, so finding a paper takes longer.

The response of the receiver is called:

• A) Medium
• B) Feedback ✔
• C) Noise
• D) Channel

Why: The receiver's response in communication is feedback.

Which is mainly used for recruitment and selection?

• A) Job specification ✔
• B) Inspection report
• C) Darta register
• D) Agenda

Why: The job specification lists the qualifications needed, so it is used in recruitment and selection.

Who chairs the District Security Committee?

• A) CDO ✔
• B) Chief of District Police
• C) Mayor
• D) DCC chair

Why: The CDO chairs the District Security Committee.

Making or changing policies for private benefit is:

• A) Policy corruption ✔
• B) Good governance
• C) Planning
• D) Coordination

Why: Making or changing policy for private benefit is policy corruption.

A provincial law conflicting with federal law is:

• A) Void to the extent of conflict ✔
• B) Fully valid
• C) Above federal law
• D) Automatically federal

Why: A provincial law that conflicts with federal law is void to the extent of the conflict.

Audit of budget spending is finally done by:

• A) The Auditor General ✔
• B) The Finance Minister
• C) The Speaker
• D) The ward chair

Why: The Auditor General finally audits government spending (Article 241).

'Administration of development' plus 'development of administration' describes:

• A) Traditional administration
• B) Development administration ✔
• C) Military administration
• D) Judicial administration

Why: Development administration combines administration of development and development of administration.

The person who keeps order in a meeting is the:

• A) Chairperson ✔
• B) Member secretary
• C) Visitor
• D) Peon

Why: The chairperson keeps order and conducts the meeting.

A bribe up to Rs 25,000 is punished with imprisonment of up to:

• A) 3 months ✔
• B) 1 year
• C) 5 years
• D) 10 years

Why: Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059, a bribe up to Rs 25,000 is punished with up to 3 months' imprisonment plus a fine.

EFT stands for:

• A) Electronic Fund Transfer ✔
• B) Equal Fiscal Tax
• C) Extra Financial Time
• D) External Finance Treaty

Why: EFT stands for Electronic Fund Transfer.

After retirement, a former chief of a constitutional body may be appointed to which kind of work?

• A) Any post in the civil service
• B) A post in the Nepal Army
• C) Political posts or investigation, inquiry, advisory or research work ✔
• D) Chief of another constitutional body only

Why: After retirement they cannot get other government service except political posts or investigation, inquiry, advisory or research work.

Transferring real power to elected local governments is called what?

• A) Centralisation
• B) Devolution ✔
• C) Deconcentration
• D) Hierarchy

Why: Devolution transfers real power to elected bodies, while deconcentration only shifts work to field offices of the centre.

Providing services to citizens by government bodies is called:

• A) Public service delivery ✔
• B) Privatisation
• C) Taxation
• D) Legislation

Why: Providing services to citizens through government bodies is public service delivery.

Nepal Administrative Staff College was set up in:

• A) 2029 BS
• B) 2039 BS ✔
• C) 2049 BS
• D) 2059 BS

Why: Nepal Administrative Staff College was set up in 2039 BS (1982).

Standard bidding documents are issued by:

• A) PPMO ✔
• B) Supreme Court
• C) NTA
• D) Election Commission

Why: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) issues standard bidding documents.

Chapter 1 of the Act is:

• A) Preliminary ✔
• B) Bases of inter-relation
• C) Disputes
• D) Miscellaneous

Why: Chapter 1 of an Act is the Preliminary chapter: title, commencement and definitions.

Which is an example of expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund?

• A) Salary of a section officer
• B) Remuneration of the President ✔
• C) Cost of building a road
• D) Office stationery

Why: Remuneration of the President, Vice-President, Chief Justice, judges and heads of constitutional bodies is charged expenditure.

Showing a lower value of goods on the invoice to pay less tax is called:

• A) Over-budgeting
• B) Under-invoicing ✔
• C) Forfeiture
• D) Reconciliation

Why: Under-invoicing understates value to evade tax and is listed as a problem.

Merging two sections into one division is:

• A) Structural change ✔
• B) People change
• C) No change
• D) Weather change

Why: Merging two sections into one division changes the structure, so it is structural change.

Each house's Secretary helps:

• A) Run that house's work ✔
• B) Run the army
• C) Run banks
• D) Run courts

Why: Each house's Secretary helps run that house's work.

Creating new civil service posts generally needs the consent of which ministry for the financial burden?

• A) Ministry of Finance ✔
• B) Ministry of Tourism
• C) Ministry of Defence
• D) Ministry of Health

Why: New posts add salary cost, so the Ministry of Finance must agree.

Luther Gulick's four bases of organisation are known as:

• A) The 4 Ps: purpose, process, persons and place ✔
• B) POSDCORB
• C) SWOT
• D) PERT

Why: Luther Gulick's four bases of organisation are the 4 Ps: purpose, process, persons and place.

Suggestions for action are written in the:

• A) Background
• B) Recommendations ✔
• C) Title
• D) Method

Why: Suggestions for action are written in the recommendations section of a report.

The Nepali name of the Transaction of Business Rules is:

• A) कार्यविभाजन नियमावली
• B) निजामती सेवा नियमावली
• C) कार्यसम्पादन नियमावली ✔
• D) आर्थिक कार्यविधि नियमावली

Why: The Transaction of Business Rules is कार्यसम्पादन नियमावली. कार्यविभाजन नियमावली is the Allocation of Business Rules.

Setting objectives comes after:

• A) Being aware of opportunities and problems ✔
• B) Implementation
• C) Budget
• D) Follow-up

Why: In planning, being aware of opportunities and problems comes before setting objectives.

Linking the work of different units to reach common goals is:

• A) Coordination ✔
• B) Communication
• C) Controlling
• D) Staffing

Why: Coordination links the work of different units towards common goals.

An incoming letter goes for action to:

• A) The chief or concerned section ✔
• B) The bin
• C) A private person
• D) The bank

Why: After darta, an incoming letter goes to the chief or the concerned section for action.

Federal–provincial–local coordination is mainly the job of:

• A) MoFAGA ✔
• B) Department of Customs
• C) Nepal Army
• D) NEA

Why: MoFAGA (Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration) coordinates the three levels of government.

Confidential letters are marked:

• A) गोपनीय ✔
• B) बोधार्थ
• C) सादर
• D) मन्जुर

Why: Confidential letters are marked गोपनीय. बोधार्थ means 'for information'.

FCGO prepares:

• A) Consolidated financial statements of the government ✔
• B) Exam results
• C) Election lists
• D) Court orders

Why: FCGO prepares the consolidated financial statements of the federal government.

Which body investigates money laundering offences in Nepal?

• A) Department of Money Laundering Investigation ✔
• B) Public Service Commission
• C) National Planning Commission
• D) Survey Department

Why: The Department of Money Laundering Investigation investigates money laundering offences.

Advance beruju is settled by:

• A) Submitting bills or refunding ✔
• B) Ignoring it
• C) Transfer of staff
• D) Promotion

Why: Advance beruju is settled by submitting proper bills or refunding the unspent advance.

A good MIS is 'management-oriented'. This means it is:

• A) Designed around the decisions managers must take ✔
• B) Built only for IT staff
• C) Used only for typing
• D) Meant to replace managers

Why: A management-oriented MIS is designed around the decisions managers need to make.

The managerial grid was developed by:

• A) Blake and Mouton ✔
• B) Hersey and Blanchard
• C) Fiedler
• D) McGregor

Why: Robert Blake and Jane Mouton developed the managerial grid (1964).

A register with pages set aside for each letter or subject is a:

• A) Card index
• B) Visible index
• C) Page index ✔
• D) Computer index

Why: A page index uses a book or register with pages per letter or subject.

What does ICT stand for?

• A) Internal Control Technique
• B) Information and Communication Technology ✔
• C) International Computer Training
• D) Integrated Census Tool

Why: ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology.

Where is the central office of the Public Service Commission located?

• A) Singha Durbar
• B) Babarmahal
• C) Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu ✔
• D) Lalitpur

Why: The Public Service Commission's central office is at Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu.

Coming on time and respecting seniors are examples of:

• A) Organisational norms ✔
• B) Budget heads
• C) Store items
• D) Taxes

Why: Punctuality and respect for seniors are organisational norms.

The federal share of VAT and domestic excise revenue is:

• A) 50%
• B) 60%
• C) 70% ✔
• D) 85%

Why: The federal government keeps 70% of VAT and domestic excise; provinces and local levels get 15% each.

Informing the complainant of the result should be done:

• A) Within the set time ✔
• B) Never
• C) After 10 years
• D) Only if asked by court

Why: The complainant should be told the result within the set time.

The annual jinsi inspection checks:

• A) That goods in the register exist and are in good condition ✔
• B) Staff salaries
• C) Tax collection
• D) Election results

Why: The annual jinsi inspection checks that goods in the register exist and are in usable condition.