Critics of modern quas-non- governmental organisations pomt to their remoteness, lack of accountability and the difficulty of managing such bureaucratic organisations. Quangos, which are funded by the government but operate at an arms length, are often viewed by the public as mefficient and ineffective, spending more time talking about their goals than actually achieving them. Controversial though they may be, there is evidence of a nse in the number of quangos m the UK, though many of these state-run organssations use alternative names such as executive agency, board, council or commission. A recent report that the UKs quangos spent over one billion pounds last year on public relations and communications 1s not likely to improve these organisations popularity with taxpayers.
Question: The terms executive agency and quango are interchangeable.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: A