Past-paper MCQs · XI · 2024–2026 (3 questions)

Syllabus home: XI. Public Administration Accountability & Control

3 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.

2024 · Q1(7)

Source: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2024.pdf, PDF page 1

Recent literature on public administration in South Asian perspective highlights that main reason of rampant corruption in public offices of developing countries include:

(A) Cultural and social phenomenon
(B) Work life balance issues of employees
(C) Low salaries compared to private sector
(D) None of these.

Answer: A — likely intended

Social norms and institutionalised relationships can help explain corruption, but no single cause is universally dominant. Low remuneration may contribute in some settings. The unspecified reference to “recent literature” prevents a uniquely evidenced answer.

Wording/key caution: Ambiguous: the cited literature is not identified.

2025 · Q1(15)

Source: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2025.pdf, PDF page 1

Where people are held responsible for their decision making is known as:

(A) Autonomy
(B) Own Responsibility
(C) Self Sufficiency
(D) None of these

Answer: D

The concept is accountability: having to explain and answer for decisions. None of the named concepts is an adequate substitute.

2026 · Q1(18)

Source: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2026.pdf, PDF page 2

Supervision as a mechanism of control over subordinates is:

(A) The most effective mechanism of control
(B) As effective as input control
(C) More effective than behavior control
(D) None of these

Answer: D — defensible

Supervision is a form of behavioural or process control. Its effectiveness depends on the task, information and circumstances; none of the universal comparisons offered is justified.

Wording/key caution: No context or identified framework supports A, B or C as a universal claim.