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Study session 1

1. __________________is an innovative approach to public management and social engineering.

(a) Development administration
(b) Development areas
(c) Development opinion
(d) None
2. . Development Administration requires public savings and investment in the economy, and state intervention
in the______________.
(a) Market system.
(b) Market areas
(c) Market place
(d) Market staggered
3. _____________________ as a concept is multi-dimensional and thus appears elusive.
(a) Development
(b) Environment
(c) Area
(d) None
4. According to ________________ Development is defined as ‘a multidimensional process involving major
changes in social structures, political attitudes and national institutions as well as the acceleration of
economic growth, the reduction of inequality and the eradication of absolute poverty’.
(a) Lane and James, 1994
(b) James and Kelechi, 1995
(c) Lane and Ersson, 1997
(d) None
5. Development is used to refer to all of the above except __________________________.
(a) Nature
(b) Growth
(c) Modernization
(d) Transformation
6. True/False: Similarly, administration is the process of planning, organizing and controlling the mobilization
and utilization of resources to achieve goals.
(a) False
(b) True
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above
7. In ___________ point of view: Development administration is the process of consciously planning,
coordinating, controlling, organizing and directing resources for the transformation of a society.
(a) Babalola ,1985
(b) Balogun,1983
(c) Babatunde, 1999
(d) Bello,1983
8. Development administration is "that aspect of ________________which focus attention on organizing and
administering public agencies in such a way as to stimulate and facilitate defined programmes of social and
economic progress.
(a) Public Development
(b) Public Opinion
 (c) public Administration
(d) Public order
9. According to Iyoha, et-al _________development involves the administration of government or, of an agency
to ensure capability to cop up with social change and sustained growth.
(a) (2003)
(b) (2006)
(c) (2002)
(d) (2004)
10. The purposes of development administration are to stimulate and facilitate defined programs of social and
economic progress and are conceived with certain tendencies as presented below except________________.
(a) It enhanced administrative capability and the role of administrators as agents of social change.
(b) Fashions out a system for the smooth running and functioning of government agencies.
(c) Helps to improve independence on foreign experts by enslaving the people to trader under them.
(d) Creates politics-administrative environment which is oriented towards securing basic needs of the
population.
11. The major reason for development administration is the belief that the basic obstacle to socioeconomic
advancement is administrative in nature, according to ______________.
(a) (Esman, 1988)
(b) (Alice, 1996)
(c) (Bright, 1999)
(d) (Moses, 2000)
12. Hence, the adoption of _________________, procedures, rules and practices to aggressively address and
promote development.
(a) Administrative state
(b) Administrative structures
(c) Administrative body
(d) Administrative nature
13. ______________ define development administration as the combined process of ‘administration of
development’ (implementation of development policies and plans) and, the ‘development of administration’
(improvement of administrative capabilities).
(a) Figgs (1894)
(b) Femi Alanini (1992)
(c) Biden Charles( 1945)
(d) Riggs (1964)
14. Max Weber described a___________________as a formal organization based on functional specialization,
clear hierarchical lines of authority, application of rules, appointment and promotion based on merit, assured
tenure of office and proper communication and record keeping.
(a) Bureaucracy
(b) Government
(c) Administrator’s
(d) Organization
15. Development administration refers ___________________ except.
(a) To the administration of development programmes as well as,
(b) The methods used by government to implement policies,
(c) And non-plans assign to meet non development of the objective.
(d) And plans designed to meet developmental objectives.
16. Development of bureaucracy is required to administer development in ___________.
(a) Nigeria.
 (b) Canada.
(c) Congo.
(d) Ghana.
17. Bureaucracy in Nigeria was instituted and transferred by the colonial rule.
(a) Germany
(b) European
(c) Russian
(d) British
18. The high hopes raised by nationalists, anxiety of post-independence leaders of Nigeria to achieve quick social
economic development of the country and the availability of more resources especially the oil windfall in the
________.
(a) 1970s
(b) 1980s
(c) 1981s
(d) 1970s
19. Such inquiries include the Gorsuch Report (1954), the Adebo Commission on the Review of the Salary
Structure of the Civil-Service (1971), the Udoji Commission (1974), the 1988 Civil Service Reforms and the
_____________.
(a) Ayida Panel (1994).
(b) Peter Prery (1995).
(c) Paulette Peti (1967)
(d) Bug Duke (1997)
20. ___________ Commission introduced Management by Objective, Project Performance and Management
Budgeting.
(a) Udoka
(b) Euncie
(c) Udoji
(d) Caramel
21. Through various reforms, the conflict between the administrative cadre and professional cadre was
resolved in favor of the generalist administrators.
Who made this statement?
(a) Balogun, 1983
(b) Bello, 1985
(c) Brebuchi, 1997
(d) Buglass, 1992
22. Development is the structural transformation of the economy, society, polity and__________.
(a) Cults
(b) Community
(c) Culture
(d) Century
23. According to_______ (1990) development is coterminous with capacity expansion and freedom.
(a) Sam
(b) Sean
(c) Sen
(d) Sami
24. According to _____________ Development involves modernizing a traditional society or a subsistence sector
of a developing society with the aim of attaining sustained growth.
(a) Rostow, 1960
 (b) Romas, 1997
(c) Romote , 1999
(d) Ramous, 1992
25. As freedom, development demands autonomy for the political community and its constituent units as well as
the individual members of such communities (________, 2003).
(a) Omotola
(b) Omowumi
(c) Omonike
(d) Omotoso
26. _____________involves modernizing a traditional society or a subsistence sector of a developing society with
the aim of attaining sustained growth (Rostow, 1960).
(a) Development
(b) Administration
(c) Empowerment
(d) None
27. True/False: The task of development is problematic because majority of the population does not possess or
enjoy basic socio-economic necessities that enhance standard of living.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) None
(d) All
28. There how many developmental stages?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 4
29. The following are the development stage except_________________________________________.
(a) Level of arrangement and improvement in terms of growth.
(b) The traditional society.
(c) Sustained economic progress.
(d) The preconditions for 'take-off; the 'take off
30. According to Turner and_______________ the components of development cover social (human health and
wellbeing, life expectancy, education, etc.)
(a) Humble (1996)
(b) Hulme (1997)
(c) Hoston (1995)
(d) Harry (1992)
31. ________________defines development as social change and introduction of new ideas that enhance
production methods and improve social organization.
(a) Rachard (1969)
(b) Rogers (1969)
(c) Raul (1969)
(d) Richard (1969)
32. However, you should not conclude that social and economic aspects are the determining ________of
development.
(a) Force
(b) Work
(c) Room
 (d) None
33. This is because development implies not only the rise in real income, employment and reduction in poverty
and inequality as well as changes in social attitude and_____________.
(a) Customs.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Community.
(d) Culture.
34. The underlying values of development administration in emerging economies like __________focused on the
materialistic and quantifiable targets that meet the basic conditions of live.
(a) Britain
(b) Colombia
(c) Nigeria
(d) United Kingdom
35. Hence, development also encompasses qualitative and immeasurable changes in the socio-cultural,
_________ and _____________aspects of the people.
(a) Political and administrative
(b) Administrative and power
(c) Political and power
(d) None
36. MDGs means_______________________________________________________.
(a) Millennium Development Goals.
(b) Millenniums Distribution Generals.
(c) Minister Distraction Goals.
(d) None.
37. NEPAD means ______________________________________________________.
(a) New partnership for American Department.
(b) National Publication for Association Development.
(c) New Partnership for African Development.
(d) All of the above.
38. NEEDS means______________________________________________________.
(a) National Economy Environment, Development Society.
(b) National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy.
(c) National Enterprise Economic and Department State.
(d) National Environment Entitlement and Distribution Size.
39. SIP means _________________________________________________________.
(a) Social Interpersonal Post.
(b) Social Important Position.
(c) Social Investment Programmes.
(d) None.
40. Development is a process in which something passes by degrees to a different state, especially a more
advanced or mature___________.
(a) State.
(b) Society.
(c) Community
(d) Compound
41. According to _____________ it represents an act of improving by expanding, or enlarging or refining; a
gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes.
(a) Abasili, 2004
 (b) Aba, 2001
(c) Abbet, 2009
(d) Albert, 2002

With this explanation, you can now appreciate the unique characteristics of development.
42. Development is multi-dimensional, multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary in __________.
(a) Nature.
(b) Universe.
(c) Nation
(d) Natal
43. Development implies increased capacity to regulate both internal and _________________________within
socio-economic groups
(a) External relationships
(b) Internal relationships
(c) Personal relationships
(d) None
44. Development is sustained improvement in material wellbeing, which is reflected in increased flow of
___________________.
(a) Goods and services.
(b) Product and services.
(c) Supply and goods.
(d) None.
45. Development is progressive and the gradual evolution towards ultimate wellbeing and satisfaction of the
preferences of the ______________________.
(a) Population.
(b) Crowd.
(c) Multitude.
(d) People.
46. Development is both an ____________________ and an overall social process which is dependent upon
human effort to understand and control the natural environment.
(a) Economic price
(b) Economic affairs
(c) Economic situation
(d) None
47. Development involves structural ____________________of the economy, society, polity and culture of the
people.
(a) Transition
(b) Transmutation
(c) Transfiguration
(d) Transformation
48. Development implies increased skill and capacity, greater freedom, creativity, self-discipline, responsibility
and_______________________.
(a) Material nature
(b) Material wellbeing
(c) Material health
(d) None
49. High and sustained investment in mechanized ______________________and food processing facilities.
(a) Agriculture
 (b) System
(c) Culture
(d) Cultivation
50. Development is knowledge_____________, elusive, value – laden and encompassing.
(a) Draven
(b) Driven
(c) Moved
(d) None
51. Rostow (1960) perceives underdevelopment as the failure of society to transit from one state to another;
that is stationary or backward state in human _____________________.
(a) Revolution
(b) Evolution
(c) Improvation
(d) None
52. Developing and___________________ imply various stages of improvement, stagnation or degradation,
regression or decline.
(a) Underdevelopment
(b) Undeveloped
(c) Undevelpment
(d) None
53. _________________is caused by primitive technology, lack of scientific enquiry, and absence of
entrepreneurial spirit.
(a) Development
(b) Undevelopment
(c) Underdevelopment
(d) None

The major characteristics of underdevelopment are presented as under:

54. ______________________ of the people manage to survive with predominance of subsistence agriculture
and high levels of reliance on imported goods and consumables.
(a) Minority
(b) Majority
(c) Major
(d) Minor
55. Lack of _____________________institutions and structures to perform integrative functions; achieve
national unity, common purpose and feeling of patriotism.
(a) Administrative
(b) Administration
(c) Administrant
(d) None
56. _________________is characterized by low income, low savings, low capital accumulation and low
investment.
(a) Economy
(b) Public
(c) Community
(d) None
57. Political__________________, absence of political participation, poor regulatory control and, prevalence of
lawlessness and insecurity in society.
 (a) Stability
(b) Science
(c) Instability
(d) None
58. ______________________ Ineffectiveness to provide basic socio-economic services and opportunities as well
as discharge its primary role as agent of development.
(a) Government
(b) Chairman
(c) Senator
(d) None
59. Superstition such as angry deity, curses and witchcraft is a key socio-cultural feature that place individual
destiny beyond human _____________.
(a) Control
(b) Action
(c) Power
(d) None
60. ________________ level of apathy and mutual distrust which deprive individuals of the necessary
cooperation required in engineering solutions to pressing national or community issues.
(a) High
(b) Low
(c) Average
(d) Middle