Past-paper MCQs · VI · 2024–2026 (2 questions)

Syllabus home: VI. Administrative Law

2 questions · 1 mark each. Extracted from the supplied 2024–2026 papers. These are reasoned study answers, not an official FPSC key. Where wording or options are defective, the likely intended answer and the precise concept are distinguished.

2025 · Q1(14)

Source: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2025.pdf, PDF page 1

Assigning work to others is known as:

• (A) Proscription
• (B) Delegation
• (C) Interdiction
• (D) None of these

Answer: B

Delegation assigns work and appropriate decision authority to another person within defined limits. The superior does not thereby abandon supervisory responsibility.

2026 · Q1(4)

Source: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2026.pdf, PDF page 1

The process by which a manager assigns some of his total workload to others is:

• (A) Decentralization
• (B) Delegation
• (C) Centralization
• (D) None of these

Answer: B

Assigning part of a manager’s workload and relevant authority to others is delegation. Decentralisation concerns the wider distribution of authority.