Public Management Mock Test 3 (50 Questions)

Public institutions under the Act include:

• A) Government-owned companies, boards, educational institutions and local bodies ✔
• B) Only ministries
• C) Only private shops
• D) Only foreign NGOs

Why: Public institutions include government-owned companies, boards, corporations, universities and other bodies wholly or mainly owned by the government.

Which is the best way to improve inter-government staff mobility?

• A) A federal civil service law with clear mobility rules ✔
• B) Stopping all transfers
• C) Closing provinces
• D) Abolishing PSC

Why: A Federal Civil Service Act with clear rules for moving staff between federal, provincial and local governments would improve mobility.

Supervision while work is in progress is:

• A) Concurrent (steering) control ✔
• B) Feedback control
• C) Budget control
• D) External control

Why: Supervision while work is going on is concurrent (steering) control.

Fayol's five functions include planning, organising, commanding, coordinating and:

• A) Controlling ✔
• B) Budgeting
• C) Reporting
• D) Staffing

Why: Fayol's five functions are planning, organising, commanding, coordinating and controlling.

Settlement of programme accounts must follow the:

• A) Financial Procedures and Fiscal Accountability Rules and expenditure norms ✔
• B) Organiser's personal rules
• C) Hotel's rules only
• D) Participants' votes

Why: Settling programme accounts must follow the Financial Procedures and Fiscal Accountability Act, 2076 and its Regulation, 2077.

Development administration became important especially for:

• A) Newly independent developing countries after World War II ✔
• B) Ancient kingdoms
• C) Only rich countries
• D) Private companies

Why: Development administration grew in importance for newly independent developing countries after World War II.

Which of these is a provincial tax power?

• A) Customs duty
• B) House and land registration fee ✔
• C) VAT
• D) Passport fee

Why: House and land registration fee is a provincial revenue power under Schedule 6. Customs and VAT are federal.

On imported goods, VAT and excise are collected at:

• A) Inland Revenue Offices only
• B) Customs offices ✔
• C) Commercial banks only
• D) District Administration Offices

Why: The Department of Customs collects customs duty along with VAT and excise on imported goods.

Maintaining law and order is a:

• A) Traditional (regulatory) function of public administration ✔
• B) Private function
• C) Developmental function only
• D) Function of NGOs only

Why: Maintaining law and order is a traditional (regulatory) function of public administration.

In brainstorming, ideas are produced:

• A) Freely without criticism ✔
• B) Only by the boss
• C) With immediate criticism
• D) In secret only

Why: In brainstorming, members produce ideas freely and criticism is held back until later.

How many members does the Constitutional Council have?

• A) Five
• B) Seven
• C) Nine
• D) Six ✔

Why: The Constitutional Council (Article 284) has six members, chaired by the Prime Minister.

Spreading authority to lower levels and local units is:

• A) Decentralisation ✔
• B) Centralisation
• C) Matrix
• D) Line

Why: Decentralisation spreads authority to lower levels and local units.

Departmental punishment is provided in section:

• A) 59 ✔
• B) 3
• C) 20
• D) 7

Why: Section 59 of the Civil Service Act, 2049 sets out departmental punishments.

Informing people about a decision is usually done through:

• A) Chalani (dispatch) of letters ✔
• B) Rumour
• C) Social media gossip
• D) Silence

Why: Decisions are communicated through chalani: an official letter with a dispatch number and date.

Which is a core value of public service?

• A) Partiality
• B) Integrity ✔
• C) Secrecy from the public
• D) Favouritism

Why: Integrity is a core value of public service, along with impartiality, accountability and transparency.

Cash, property and records protected by an office are examples of:

• A) Assets ✔
• B) Forms
• C) Layouts
• D) Routines

Why: Cash, property and records that an office protects are its assets.

Low performance and staff grievances are:

• A) Internal forces of change ✔
• B) External forces
• C) Weather events
• D) Laws

Why: Low performance and staff grievances arise inside the organisation, so they are internal forces of change.

Concurrent powers of the federation and provinces are listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?

• A) Schedule 5
• B) Schedule 6
• C) Schedule 7 ✔
• D) Schedule 8

Why: Schedule 7 lists the concurrent powers of the federation and provinces.

Not knowing who does what in an office leads to the time waster called:

• A) Inability to say no
• B) Interruptions
• C) Unclear goals and roles ✔
• D) Batching

Why: When no one knows who does what, time is wasted because of unclear goals and roles.

Records in current daily use are:

• A) Inactive
• B) Active ✔
• C) Archived
• D) Destroyed

Why: Records in daily use are active records.

Line ministries compile estimates in:

• A) LMBIS ✔
• B) SuTRA
• C) ASYCUDA
• D) PIS

Why: Line ministries prepare and compile budget estimates in LMBIS (Line Ministry Budget Information System).

Examining responses to clear beruju is called:

• A) Sampariksan ✔
• B) Darta
• C) Dharauti
• D) Tok

Why: Examining the responses given to clear audit objections (beruju) is called sampariksan (सम्परीक्षण).

Who appoints the Chairperson and members of the PSC?

• A) The Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet
• B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives
• C) The President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council ✔
• D) The Chief Justice

Why: Under Article 242 the President appoints them on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.

Experience in remote areas is a criterion for:

• A) Promotion ✔
• B) Recruitment advert
• C) Leave
• D) Retirement

Why: Service in remote areas earns marks for promotion.

Which of the following should you NOT do when using ICT in office?

• A) Lock the screen when leaving
• B) Take regular backups
• C) Use official email for official work
• D) Use pirated software ✔

Why: Using pirated software is illegal and a security risk, so it should never be done in office.

How many core features of good governance are widely accepted according to the note?

• A) Four
• B) Six
• C) Ten
• D) Eight ✔

Why: Eight core features of good governance are widely accepted: participation, rule of law, transparency, responsiveness, consensus, equity, effectiveness and accountability.

Who decides promotion in the civil service?

• A) Promotion committee ✔
• B) The employee
• C) Local ward
• D) Bank manager

Why: Promotion is decided by the promotion committee on the basis of set criteria.

What is the term of office of the information commissioners?

• A) Three years
• B) Four years
• C) Six years
• D) Five years ✔

Why: Under the Right to Information Act, 2064, information commissioners serve a five-year term.

CDD means:

• A) Customer Due Diligence ✔
• B) Central Data Department
• C) Cash Deposit Duty
• D) Court Decision Document

Why: CDD means Customer Due Diligence: banks must verify their customers' identity to prevent money laundering.

The member secretary sends notice on the instruction of:

• A) The chairperson ✔
• B) A visitor
• C) The auditor
• D) The bank

Why: The member secretary sends meeting notices on the instruction of the chairperson.

Staff adjustment for federalism was supported by:

• A) MoFAGA ✔
• B) Nepal Army
• C) NRB
• D) Supreme Court

Why: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) led staff adjustment for federalism.

Financial progress measures:

• A) How much of the budget is spent ✔
• B) How many kilometres of road are built
• C) Number of inspections done
• D) Staff satisfaction

Why: Financial progress measures how much of the budget has been spent.

Follett's 'reciprocal relations' means:

• A) All factors influence each other ✔
• B) Only the boss matters
• C) Units are independent
• D) No relation

Why: Mary Parker Follett's 'reciprocal relations' means all factors in a situation influence one another.

A bank account is which type of account?

• A) Personal ✔
• B) Real
• C) Nominal
• D) Capital only

Why: A bank account is a personal account, because it relates to a person or institution (the bank).

Recognition and achievement are, according to Herzberg:

• A) Hygiene factors
• B) Motivators ✔
• C) Physiological needs
• D) Theory X

Why: In Herzberg's two-factor theory, recognition and achievement are motivators.

Procurement notices are now mainly published on:

• A) The e-GP portal (bolpatra) ✔
• B) Only newspapers
• C) Only notice boards
• D) Social media gossip

Why: Procurement notices are now mainly published on the e-GP portal (bolpatra.gov.np) run by PPMO.

Which law sets financial and jinsi procedures?

• A) FPFA Act 2076 and Regulation 2077 ✔
• B) Local Administration Act 2028
• C) RTI Act 2064
• D) Civil Code 2074

Why: Financial and store (jinsi) procedures are set by the FPFA Act, 2076 and FPFA Regulation, 2077.

The title page of a report includes:

• A) Subject, office, submitted to, prepared by and date ✔
• B) Only photos
• C) Only recommendations
• D) Only annexes

Why: A report's title page shows the subject, the office, to whom it is submitted, who prepared it and the date.

FCGO works under the:

• A) Ministry of Finance ✔
• B) Ministry of Home Affairs
• C) Ministry of Education
• D) Ministry of Tourism

Why: The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) works under the Ministry of Finance.

On which date is the federal budget presented?

• A) Jestha 15 ✔
• B) Asar 1
• C) Shrawan 1
• D) Baisakh 1

Why: The federal budget is presented on Jestha 15 each year, as required by the Constitution.

Where is the decision on a tippani written?

• A) On the tippani itself ✔
• B) On a notice board
• C) In a newspaper
• D) In a personal diary

Why: The decision is written on the tippani itself, signed by the authorised official.

The number and level of posts in an office are fixed through:

• A) Cabinet lottery
• B) O&M (Organisation and Management) survey ✔
• C) Public hearing
• D) Audit report

Why: An O&M (Organisation and Management) survey fixes the number and level of posts in an office.

The CDO is appointed by:

• A) Government of Nepal ✔
• B) Province assembly
• C) Local voters
• D) DCC

Why: The Chief District Officer is appointed by the Government of Nepal.

Mobile service camps help:

• A) Bring services to people in remote areas ✔
• B) Close offices
• C) Increase delay
• D) Hide services

Why: Mobile service camps take government services to people in remote areas.

Who implements policies and approves plans at federal level?

• A) Executive Committee ✔
• B) NEOC only
• C) DCC
• D) Ward office

Why: Under the DRRM Act, the Executive Committee implements policies and approves plans at federal level.

Information sharing among levels helps:

• A) Better planning and coordination ✔
• B) Secrecy
• C) Duplication
• D) Conflict

Why: Sharing information among federal, provincial and local levels improves planning and coordination.

Delegation of authority means:

• A) Giving part of one's authority to a subordinate ✔
• B) Giving up all responsibility
• C) Firing a subordinate
• D) Transferring the office

Why: Delegation means giving part of one's authority to a subordinate while keeping ultimate accountability.

Hello Sarkar is an example of:

• A) A budget system
• B) A public grievance information system ✔
• C) An accounting standard
• D) A procurement rule

Why: Hello Sarkar is a public grievance management system run from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The local legislative power lies with the:

• A) Village or Municipal Assembly ✔
• B) Executive
• C) Ward committee only
• D) DCC

Why: Local legislative power lies with the Village or Municipal Assembly.

Which is the chalani process order?

• A) Signed letter → number & register → keep office copy → dispatch → record dispatch ✔
• B) Dispatch → sign → register
• C) Register → tear → send
• D) Copy → sign later → number

Why: Chalani order: the signed letter is numbered and entered in the register, a copy is kept, then it is dispatched.