Nothing other than serving the public impartially give you pleasure in your life!!!!!!!!!

WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY

College of business and economics
Department of public administration and development
management

Time
allowed 2:00 hrs

Final examination of public personnel administration

Instructions .
Make sure that the exam has 5 true false questions, 10 multiple questions, 5 blank
space, and 4 short answer questions.
Attempt all questions and make it clear.
Write legibly; unreadable answers may not be marked.
Use attached paper for the answer.
Write your name and id no. on the answer sheet.
Any sign of cheating completely results F grade.
Do not turn this page until you told to do so!

STUDENT INFORMATION
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For instructors use only
Part I

Part II

part III

Part IV

Total

Good work!!!

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Part I say true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is false (2pts each)
1. Bureaucracy is a recent phenomenon of administrative system in public as well as large
private organizations.
2. In bureaucracy every person and decision is supposed to go up and down by personality
in complex organizations.
3. Patronage system is a system which occurred in England and other countries in which the
appointing authority selects the candidates based on personal favoritism presently.
4. In open competition every person who possesses minimum qualification will compete
for a position available in public organizations.
5. Every permanent civil servant must be free from any political participation in their life
time personally.
Part II choose the answer from given alternatives (2pts each)
1. All explain the advantage of merit system except
A. Neutrality in politics is a base of efficient administration which is inherited from
merit.
B. It pulls out state service from political and personal favor to qualification based
service.
C. It frees the employee from economic worries by avoiding tax payment for
government.
D. It provides equal opportunity to all citizens without any precondition.
E. C and D
F. A and B
G. None
2. One of the following is true concerning the reasons behind spoil system?
A. Spoil system is helpful to have constant and long time civil service administration.
B. The motives of American people by its self favor spoil system.
C. Americans completely intrust in principles of bureaucracy.
D. All
E. None
3. Which of the following is among critics forwarded against advantage of bureaucracy as
defined by Weber?
A. There may be a difference between ideal type and real organizational behavior.
B. The bureaucratic model of Weber was limited to adopt change.
C. Weber underlines how bureaucrats can do rationally.
D. According to Webers definition of bureaucracy the boss is actually dependent on the
subordinates for a decision.
E. All

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4. Which of the following explain merit clearly?
A. System of administration in which every staff equal payment.
B. System of political organization in which government find and fill vacancies by its
supporters.
C. Giving equal opportunity for all citizens to compete for a position irrespective of their
educational back ground.
D. Giving position on the bases of internal qualification.
E. All
5. Identify the false statement among the following alternatives.
A. Spoil system is a well fitted and representative of democratic principles in America.
B. Sales office system is a real representative of merit system in all circumstances in
France.
C. Nothing other than spoil system is trustable in American administrative system
currently.
D. All
E. None
6. Public bureaucracy is important in one of the following
A. Providing feedback for superiors, tasks which are difficult during implementation.
B. Guiding decision makers by providing actual facts.
C. Help decision making process by keeping hierarchical procedure.
D. Help in collecting more facts and data keeping its accuracy.
E. All
F. None
7. Identify the correct statement among given alternatives
A. Bureaucracy leads to inefficiency and red tape.
B. Every large organization especially modern complex organizations possess
bureaucratic system.
C. Bureaucracy is a system which is evidenced in public organization only.
D. Bureaucracy does not have any direct equation with the size of an organization.
E. B and C
F. A and D
G. None
8. Bureaucracy may refer to an organized body of system according to hierarchical order,
rational principles and in which operations characterized by impersonal rules. This
statement indicates definition of bureaucracy based on;
A. Impersonal and hierarchical
D. All government office
B. Structural arrangement
E. None
C. A general invective
9. Which of the following explain features of bureaucracy
A. Obeying and executing the decisions of superior.
B. Bureaucrats are always guided by past precedents.
C. Employee has security of service and is not affected by political upheaval.
D. All
10. Modern civil service regulations laid down by civil service commission regarding merit
principle include;
A. Civil service position must be filled on the bases of written examination or other tests.
B. Employee should neither removed nor appointed on political bases.
C. Employee should not be forced to contribute money or other services to party
organization.
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D. All
Part III fill the blank space i.e. only full and correct words have value(2pts each)
1. ________________ is a principle which involves entry to get service, higher payment,
and promotion by ways of tests and examination of fitness.
2. _______________is also reflected by relative easier means of calculability 0f results in
the organization.
3. _______________ is the system of authority, people, office and methods that government
uses to achieve its objectives.4
4. For Karl Marxs the universal spirit of bureaucracy is______________
5. _______________is one quality of merit principle that supports administrative staff must
be value free riders in their provision of service.
Part IV essay part i.e. good hand writing and correct grammar has its own value
1. Write and discuss mechanisms through which authority gains legitimacy. (3pts)
2. Write the imperfections of spoil system. (5pts)
3. Write and discuss factors for the development of modern bureaucracy at least three.
(3Pts)
4. Write and discuss the behavioral characteristics of bureaucracy. (4pts)

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