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Consider the contributions of early management thinkers during the Pre-Scientific Management Period. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Charles Babbage, a Professor of Mathematics, advocated for applying scientific and mathematical methods to business problems, replacing guesswork with data-driven insights.
  2. Robert Owen is often called the Father of Personnel Management due to his revolutionary focus on worker welfare, including shorter hours, housing, and education for employees.
  3. James Watt Jr. and Mathew Robinson Boulton were the primary proponents of the 'differential piece-wage system' to incentivize higher worker output.
  4. Henry Robinson Towne primarily stressed the importance of rigid investigation and time studies for every task in a workshop.

    Which of the following statements correctly describes the evolution of management thought?

    1. Management principles only emerged with the Industrial Revolution, signifying the true beginning of organizational theory.
    2. The Neo-classical theory, also known as the Behavioral Approach, primarily focused on understanding human behavior, motivation, and social dynamics in the workplace.
    3. The Modern Theory views organizations as isolated entities, with little influence from their external environment.
    4. Pre-scientific Management involved formal, systematic theories that were widely adopted before the mid-18th century.

      Consider the following statements.
      Assertion (A): Private administration focuses on profit as its primary objective.
      Reason (R): Public administration’s objectives are often measurable in monetary terms and checked by accountancy methods.

      Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

      1. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

      2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

      3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

      4. (A) and (R) are false.

      Consider the following statements.
      Assertion (A): Private administration focuses on profit as its primary objective.
      Reason (R): Public administration’s objectives are often measurable in monetary terms and checked by accountancy methods.

      Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

      1. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

      2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

      3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

      4. (A) and (R) are false.

      Choose the correct statement(s) regarding Public and Private Administration:

      1. Public administration is characterized by bureaucratic processes, while private administration is business-like.

      2. Private administration is subject to the same level of public accountability as public administration.

      Consider the following statements regarding Public and Private Administration:

      1. Public administration involves policies and actions of immense complexity, requiring diverse expertise.

      2. Private administration is subject to external financial control by legislative bodies.

      3. Public administration is inherently political, responding to the public interest.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

      Which disorders are commonly treated using cognitive-behavioral therapies?
      What do behaviorism and cognitive psychology fundamentally disagree on?
      What is one key characteristic of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
      Which two psychological schools are combined in cognitive-behavioral therapies?
      What is a key feature of Skinner’s radical behaviorism?
      Who proposed the philosophy of radical behaviorism?
      What was a key goal of methodological behaviorism?
      What did Watson want psychology to study?
      What method did Watson's behaviorism reject?
      When did John B. Watson publish his work on methodological behaviorism?
      Who introduced the “law of effect”?
      What issue did traditional psychology face, according to behaviorists?
      Behaviorism developed as a reaction to which school of thought?
      When did behaviorism emerge?
      What distinguishes behaviorism from other psychological approaches?
      According to behaviorism, what plays a key role in shaping behavior?
      What type of behavior does behaviorism say can be evoked by stimuli?
      What does behaviorism primarily aim to understand?
      What kind of written work do children with ADHD often produce?
      Which behavior is commonly seen in children with ADHD?
      What is the current general term used for attention difficulties?
      What was the older term used to refer to attention difficulties?
      Dyslexic students may lose their place on a page because:
      What may cause halted writing in dyslexic children?
      Letter reversals are common in dyslexia. Which is an example?
      What does a poor grasp of phonics mean?
      Inconsistent spelling means a child with dyslexia might:
      Which emotional effect is mentioned as a consequence of dyslexia?
      How might children with dyslexia feel about themselves?
      Note-taking may be difficult for dyslexic students because:
      Why are reading and writing especially important in schools?

      Consider the following statements regarding Public and Private Administration:

      1. Public administration is subject to political direction and control, unlike private administration.

      2. The principle of uniformity ensures that public administration operates under common laws and regulations.

      3. Private administration’s primary objective is profit, measurable through accountancy methods.
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

      Which of the following statements about Public and Private Administration is/are not correct?
      i. Public administration operates under the principle of marginal return, focusing on profit.
      ii. No private organization can match the size and diversity of activities of government administration.
      iii. Public administration is subject to red-tape, while private administration is relatively free from it.

      What does phonological dyslexia mainly affect?
      What is dyslexia commonly classified as?

      Which of the following statements about Public and Private Administration is/are not correct?
      i. Public administration is primarily bureaucratic, while private administration is business-like.
      ii. Public administration is free from political influence, unlike private administration.
      iii. Public administration is subject to external financial control by legislative bodies.

      Which of the following statements about Luther Gulick’s POSDCORB framework are correct?

      1. Staffing includes recruiting, training, and maintaining favorable working conditions.

      2. Reporting involves keeping both the executive and subordinates informed through records and research.

      3. Budgeting excludes fiscal planning and focuses only on accounting.

      Which of the following statements about the branches of public administration are correct?

      1. Public Personnel Administration deals with the entire personnel function, including recruitment and training.

      2. Comparative and Development Administration studies administrative systems across different contexts and their evolution.

      3. Organizational Theory and Behaviour is unrelated to the techniques of POSDCORB.

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