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UKPSC PCS 2012 · Question 28 of 78

Authority means : (i) power to take decision (ii) power to communicate decisions to subordinates (iii) power to influence the behaviour pattern of people in organization (iv) power to make subordinates socially responsible

Decision Making

  1. Aonly (i) is correct.Correct
  2. Bboth (i) and (ii) are correct.
  3. C(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
  4. Dall the four options are correct.

Answer: A. only (i) is correct.

Explanation

Authority is the power to take decisions; the other items describe communication, influence and responsibility.

Source: UKPSC 2012 Prelims CSAT Paper-II (adda247/studyfry PDF), exam held 30 Nov 2014

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