1. The hypothesis that consumption in one period would be a
function of income in that period and the returns on savings of the
previous period is given by
(A) Irving Fisher(B) Franco Modigliani(C) Duesenberry(D) Robert
Hall
Answer B
2. From the following identify one which is not a property of
Indifference curve ?
(A) Indifference curves are downward sloping.(B) Indifference
curves are concave to the origin.(C) Indifference curves are convex
to the origin.(D) Indifference curves do not intersect each
other.
Answer B
3. Which one of the following statements is true ?
(A) Business decisions cannot be taken without a sound knowledge
of Macro Economic Theories.(B) Knowledge of Economic Theory is
misleading in making business decisions.(C) With the help of
Economic Theories, it is always possible to predict the future
accurately.(D) Every Economic Theory is based on realistic facts
which are common to all societies.
Answer A
4. Arrange the following in the proper order for decision under
capital budgeting.
(i) Estimating the cost and benefits of proposals.(ii) Deciding
the investment objective.(iii) Selecting the best investment
proposal.(iv) Applying the capital budgeting decision
technique.
Codes :
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)(C) (ii) (i) (iv)
(iii)(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Answer C
5. Match the following items in List A with the most appropriate
options from List B : List-A List-B
a. A lender buys securities to protect 1. Interest rate
collarhimself from a falling interest rateb. A borrower buys
securities to 2. Interest rate capprotect himself from
risinginterest ratec. A combination of interest rate 3. Interest
rate corridorcap and floord. A combination of two or more 4.
Interest rate floorinterest rate caps
Codes :
a b c d(A) 2 4 3 1(B) 4 2 1 3(C) 4 2 3 1(D) 3 2 1 4
Answer B
6. The form of learning in which people acquire new behaviours
by systematically observing the rewards and punishments given to
others is known as
(A) Operant conditioning(B) Positive reinforcement(C)
Modelling(D) Law of effect
Answer A
7. Diffusion of routine information takes place through
(A) Downward Communication(B) Upward Communication(C) Horizontal
Communication(D) External Communication
Answer A
8. An integrated group of activities to bring about a change is
known as
(A) Organisation development(B) Interventions(C) OCTAPACE(D)
Collaborative culture
Answer A
9. Match the following :
a. Motivation is a function of 1. Expectancy Theoryfairness in
social exchanges.
b. People are motivated to behave in ways 2. Alderfers ERG
Theorythat produce valued outcomes.
c. Determining specific levels of performance for 3. Equity
Theoryworkers to attain and then striving to attain them.
d. When people are frustrated by their inability 4. Goal-
Setting Theoryto meet needs at the next higher level in
thehierarchy, they regress to the next lowercategory of needs and
intensify theirdesire to gratify these needs.
Codes :
a b c d(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 4 3 2 1(C) 3 1 4 2(D) 3 4 1 2
Answer C
10. Match the following :
a. Selfefficacy 1. Determining specific levels of performance
for workers to attain them.b. Goal setting 2. The belief that ones
efforts will positively influence ones performance.c. Expectancy 3.
People strive to maintain ratio of their own outcomes to their own
inputs that are equal to that of those with whom they compare
themselves.d. Equity Theory 4. Ones belief about having the
capacity to perform a task.
Codes :
a b c d(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 4 1 2 3(C) 3 4 1 2(D) 2 3 4 1
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UGC NET Dec 2013 Management paper I solved
SET W
1. Which is the main objective of research ?
(A) To review the literature(B) To summarize what is already
known(C) To get an academic degree(D) To discover new facts or to
make fresh interpretation of known facts
Answer D
2. Sampling error decreases with the
(A) decrease in sample size(B) increase in sample size(C)
process of randomization(D) process of analysis
Answer B
3. The principles of fundamental research are used in
(A) action research(B) applied research(C) philosophical
research(D) historical research
Answer B
4. Users who use media for their own ends are identified as
(A) Passive audience(B) Active audience(C) Positive audience(D)
Negative audience
Answer B
5. Classroom communication can be described as
(A) Exploration(B) Institutionalisation(C) Unsignified
narration(D) Discourse
Answer D
6. Ideological codes shape our collective
(A) Productions(B) Perceptions(C) Consumptions(D) Creations
Answer B
7. In communication, myths have power, but are
(A) uncultural(B) insignificant(C) imprecise(D) unpreferred
Answer C
8. The first multi-lingual news agency of India was
(A) Samachar(B) API(C) Hindustan Samachar(D) Samachar
Bharati
Answer C
9. Organisational communication can also be equated with
(A) intra-personal communication(B) inter-personal
communication(C) group communication(D) mass communication
Answer C
10. If two propositions having the same subject and predicate
terms are such that one is the denial of the other, the
relationship between them is called
(A) Contradictory(B) Contrary(C) Sub-contrary(D)
Sub-alternation
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Management paper III solved
1. Match the items of List I with those of List II and give the
correct code from the following :
List I List II
a. Sales Maximisation Model i. John Williamsonb. Managerial
Discretion Model ii. R.M. Cyert and J.G. Marchc. Integrative Model
iii. William J. Baumold. Behavioural Model iv. Oliver
Williamson
Codes :
a b c d (A) ii iii iv i (B) iii iv i ii (C) i ii iii iv (D) iv i
ii iii
Answer B
2. Match the items of the following two lists and give the
correct code for the following :
List I List II
a. Scale of Preferences i. Indifference Curvesb. Inadequate
Explanation of Giffen Goods ii. Ordinal Utilityc. Curves always
slope negatively iii. Demand Curvesd. Inseparation of Income and
Substitution effects iv. Marshallian Utility Analysis
Codes :
a b c d (A) ii i iii iv (B) i iii iv ii (C) ii iv i iii (D) iii
ii iv i
Answer C
3. Cost-plus pricing is not suitable for
(A) Monopoly Pricing (B) Product Tailoring (C) Refusal Pricing
(D) Monopsony Pricing
Answer A
4. Indicate the correct code matching the items of List I with
those in List II as follows :
List I List II
a. Resorting to New Technology i. Cost reduction through output
expansionb. Excess Capacity of the Plant ii. Constant cost despite
output expansionc. Employees Training Centres iii. Internal
Economiesd. Reserve Capacity of the Plant iv. External
Economies
Codes :
a b c d (A) i iii ii iv (B) iii i iv ii (C) iv ii i iii (D) ii
iv iii i
Answer B
5. In a mixed economy, the central problems are solved through
which of following ?
(A) Price mechanism (B) Regulated market mechanism (C) Market
mechanism and economic planning (D) Economic planning and
control
Answer C
6. Indicate the correct code matching the items in List I with
those in List II as follows :
List I List II
a. Excess of aggregate investment over i. Stability of National
Incomeaggregate savings, at full employment levelb. Equality of
aggregate income ii. Recessionary gap and savingsc. Comparatively
greater decrease in iii. Multiplier effectincome following a
decrease in investmentd. Aggregate expenditure being less than iv.
Inflationary gapnational income at full employment level
Codes :
a b c d(A) ii iv i iii(B) iv i iii ii(C) iii ii iv i(D) i iii ii
iv
Answer B
7. The study of gestures and body postures for their impact on
communication is known as :
(A) Kinesics(B) Proximics(C) Semantics(D) Informal channels
Answer A
8. Which of the following deals with what, why, when and how
tasks to be performed ?
(A) Job Analysis(B) Job Description(C) Job Specification(D) Job
Enrichment
Answer B
9. According to Henry Mintberg, managers perform three roles.
Indicate the one role which is not among them.
(A) Decisional(B) Informational(C) Interpersonal(D)
Supervisory
Answer D
10. The Ringlemann effect describes
(A) the tendency of groups to make risky decisions(B) social
loafing(C) social facilitation(D) the satisfaction of members
social needs
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UGC NET Management June 2013 solved paper 1SET - X
1. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace
the question mark. Bee Honey, Cow Milk, Teacher ?
(A) Intelligence(B) Marks(C) Lessons(D) Wisdom
Answer D
2. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the
brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T ?
(A) Wife(B) Sister-in-law(C) Brother-in-law(D)
Daughter-in-law
Answer B
3. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing
attitudes or stirring emotions is called
(A) Lexical(B) Persuasive(C) Stipulative(D) Precisions
Answer B
4. Which of the codes given below contains only the correct
statements ?
Statements :(i) Venn diagram is a clear method of notation.(ii)
Venn diagram is the most direct method of testing the validity of
categorical syllogisms.(iii) In Venn diagram method the premises
and the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is diagrammed.(iv) In
Venn diagram method the three overlapping circles are drawn for
testing a categorical syllogism.
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)(B) (i), (ii) & (iv)(C) (ii), (iii)
& (iv)(D) (i), (iii) & (iv)
Answer B
5. Inductive reasoning presupposes
(A) unity in human nature(B) integrity in human nature(C)
uniformity in human nature(D) harmony in human nature
Answer C
Read the table below and based on this table answer questions
from 6 to 11 :
Area under Major Horticulture Crops (in lakh hectares)Year
FruitsVegetables Flowers Total Horticulture Area
2005-06537211872006-07567511942007-08587822022008-09617922072009-1063792209
6. Which of the following two years have recorded the highest
rate of increase in area under the total horticulture ?
(A) 200506 & 200607(B) 200607 & 200809(C) 200708 &
200809(D) 200607 & 200708
Answer D
7. Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in
the area under total horticulture are respectively :
(A) 1, 38 and 30 percent(B) 30, 38 and 1 percent(C) 38, 30 and 1
percent(D) 35, 36 and 2 percent
Answer A
8. Which of the following has recorded the highest rate of
increase in area during 2005-06 to 2009-10 ?
(A) Fruits(B) Vegetables(C) Flowers(D) Total horticulture
Answer C
9. Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase
of area by around 10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10
(A) Fruits(B) Vegetables(C) Flowers(D) Total horticulture
Answer B
10. What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and
flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007- 08 ?
(A) 53 percent(B) 68 percent(C) 79 percent(D) 100 percent
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UGC NET Management June 2014 solved paper IThis paper contains
60 questions out of which 50 are to be attempted. If more than 50
questions are answered then first 50 answers will be examined. Each
question contains 2 marks each.
SET - W
1. Break-down in verbal communication is described as
(A) Short circuit(B) Contradiction(C) Unevenness(D) Entropy
Answer D
2. The Telephone Model of Communication was first developed in
the area of
(A) Technological theory(B) Dispersion theory(C) Minimal effects
theory(D) Information theory
Answer D
3. The Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2013 has been conferred
on
(A) Karan Johar(B) Amir Khan(C) Asha Bhonsle(D) Gulzar
Answer D
4. Photographs are not easy to
(A) Publish(B) Secure(C) Decode(D) Change
Answer C
5. The grains that appear on a television set when operated are
also referred to as
(A) sparks(B) green dots(C) snow(D) rain drops
Answer C
6. In circular communication, the encoder becomes a decoder when
there is
(A) noise(B) audience(C) criticality(D) feedback
Answer D
7. In a post-office, stamps of three different denominations of
Rs. 7, Rs. 8, Rs. 10 are available. The exact amount for which one
cannot buy stamps is
(A) 19(B) 20(C) 23(D) 29
Answer A
8. In certain coding method, the word QUESTION is encoded as
DOMESTIC. In this coding, what is the code word for the word
RESPONSE?
(A) OMESUCEM(B) OMESICSM(C) OMESICEM(D) OMESISCM
Answer C
9. If the series 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, 17, 22, .... is continued in
the same pattern, which one of the following is not a term of this
series?
(A) 31(B) 32(C) 33(D) 35
Answer C
10. Complete the series BB, FE, II, ML, PP, ........... by
choosing one of the following option given:
(A) TS(B) ST(C) RS(D) SR
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UGC NET Management June 2014 Paper III solved
1. In case a decrease in price of a commodity results in an
increase in its demand on a negatively sloping demand curve, it is
called
(A) An increase in demand(B) An increase in quantity demanded(C)
Law of demand(D) Any of the above
Answer B
2. Production function is not based on the assumption of the
(A) Substitutability of inputs(B) Complementarity of inputs(C)
Marketability of products(D) Specificity of inputs
Answer C
3. Match the items of the following two lists and indicate the
correct code :
List I List IIa. Trade channel discounts i. Oligopoly pricingb.
Tie-up sales ii. Locational price differentialsc. Price being
nonresponsive to changes in iii. Differential pricing demand
costsd. Basing-point pricing iv. Product-line pricing
Codes : a b c d(A) iv ii iii i(B) iii iv i ii(C) ii i iv iii(D)
I iii ii iv
Answer B
4. Indicate the correct code matching the items in List I with
those in List II as follows : List I List IIa. Competitive parity
in advertising i. Variations in advertisingb. Promotional
elasticity of product ii. Advertising schedulingc. Optimal
promotion mix iii. Advertising expenditured. Pulsing advertising
iv. Marginal equivalence of dvertising media outlayCodes : a b c
d(A) ii iii i iv(B) iii i iv ii(C) i iv ii iii(D) iv ii iii i
Answer B
5. Macroeconomics basically concerns with which of following in
an economy?
(A) Industry, Trade and Commerce(B) Agriculture, Industry &
Trade(C) Employment, Inflation & Growth(D) Population, Income
and Economic Planning
Answer C
6. The competition commission of India has no rule in regulating
which of the following?
(A) Restrictive Trade Agreements(B) Abuse of Market Power(C)
Unfair Trade Practices(D) Mergers and Acquisitions
Answer C
7. The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate and
support other people, both individually and in groups, defines
which of the following management skills?
(A) Hard Skills(B) Soft Skills(C) Conceptual Skills(D) Political
Skills
Answer B
8. As __________, managers receive a wide variety of information
and serve as the nerve centers of internal and external information
of the organization.
(A) Leaders(B) Monitors(C) Distribution handlers(D) Resource
allocators
Answer B
9. Which one is the correct combination?
(A) Theory of Conditioning Bernara(B) Operant Conditioning
Theory B.F. Skinner(C) Stimulus Response Theory Hoodman(D) Theory
of Associates Marshall
Answer B
10. Match the following:
List I List IIa. Evaluative statements or judgments i. Attitudes
concerning objects, people or eventsb. The opinion or belief
segment of ii. Cognitive Component an attitudec. The emotional or
feeling segment iii. Affective Component of an attituded. An
intention to behave in a certain way iv. Behavioural component
towards someone or something
Codes :
a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) iv iii ii i(C) iv ii iii i(D) i iii ii
iv
Answer A
11. As per Rorsach value survey, which of the following is not
an instrumental value?
(A) Ambitious(B) Imagination(C) Wise(D) Capable
Answer C
12. When we judge someone on the basis of our perception of the
group to which he or she belongs, we are using the shortcut, called
________
(A) Selective Perceptive(B) Halo effect(C) Contrast effect(D)
Stereotyping
Answer D
13. Performance = f (m, a, e). In this expression e stands
for
(A) Efficiency(B) Effectiveness(C) Environment(D)
Entrepreneurship
Answer C
14. Selecting a representative sample of jobs, preparing job
descriptions for them, comparing them on the basis of the
information in the job descriptions and placing them in order of
their perceived importance represents which of the following job
evaluation methods?
(A) Job grading method(B) Job ranking method(C) Points rating
method(D) Guide chart method
Answer B
15. Match the following:
List I List IIa. A pay plan in which most employees are i.
Elitest pay system part of the same compensation system.b. A pay
plan in which different compensation ii. Skill based pay systems
are established for employees or groups at different organizational
levels.c. A pay system in which employees are iii. Egalitarian pay
system paid on the basis of the jobs they can do. d. The perceived
fairness of the pay structure iv. Internal equity within a
firm.
Codes :
a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) iii i ii iv(C) i iii ii iv(D) iii ii i
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UGC NET June 2014 Management paper II solved1. In case the price
(P), quantity (Q), and changes (D) are represented by respective
symbols given in the brackets, the price elasticity of demand (Ed)
is measured by
(A) Ed = DQ/DP(B) Ed = (DQ/Q)/(DP/P)(C) Ed = DP/DQ(D) Ed =
(DP/P)/(DQ/Q)
Answer B
2. Law of Diminishing Return applies when the gaps among the
successive multiple-level of output isoquants
(A) decreases(B) remains constant(C) increases(D) remains
irregular
Answer C
3. In case the demand elasticity under imperfect competition is
unity, the marginal revenue will be
(A) more than utility, but less than infinity.(B) equal to
unity.(C) less than unity, but more than zero.(D) equal to
zero.
Answer D
4. Rise in general price level alongwith declining output in the
economy is called
(A) Inflation(B) Deflation(C) Stagflation(D) Demand-pull
inflation
Answer C
5. National income equilibrium is not at the level where
(A) aggregate investment equals aggregate savings(B) aggregate
expenditure equals aggregate income(C) inflationary and
deflationary gaps are absent(D) aggregate consumption is
constant
Answer D
6. Which of the following is a correct match ?
(A) McClelland ERG Theory(B) Skinner Reinforcement Theory(C)
Vroom Equity Theory(D) Locke Expectancy Theory
Answer B
7. The study of gestures and body postures for their impact on
communication is known as
(A) Kinesics(B) Proxemics(C) Semantics(D) None of the
aboveAnswer A
8. According to Organisational Culture Inventory (OCI), an
organisation in which members are encouraged to work together in
ways that meet higher order human needs is classified as having a
_________ culture.
(A) constructive(B) motivational(C) passive(D) high
achievement
Answer A
9. A matrix structure of organisation
(A) reinforces unity of command(B) is inexpensive(C) is easy to
explain to the employees(D) gives to some employees more than one
boss
Answer D
10. Organisational development (OD) is a planned change plus
(A) Evaluation(B) Intervention(C) Ability for self-renewal(D)
Reinforcement
Answer C
11. Match the following : List I (Concept) List II (Term)
a. An ongoing and formalised effort i. Direction phasethat
focuses on developing enriched and morecapable workers
b. A career development activity in which ii. Career
developmentmanagers make decisions regardingthe advancement
potential of subordinates
c. A career development activity that focuses iii. Promotability
forecaston preparing people to fill executive positions
d. Determining the type of career that employees iv. Succession
planningwant and the steps they must take to realisetheir career
goals
Codes : a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) ii iii iv i(C) ii iii i iv(D)
i iii ii iv
Answer B
12. A formal explanation of the knowledge, skills, abilities,
traits and other characteristics necessary for effective job
performance is known as
(A) Job Description(B) Job Analysis(C) Job Specification(D) Job
Enrichment
Answer C
13. _________ aims to reduce reliance on arbitrary methods of
pay determination by introducing an element of objectivity in the
way jobs are compared.
(A) Performance appraisal(B) Job evaluation(C) Job enrichment(D)
Attrition
Answer B
14. Match the following :
List I List II
a. The process of examining how work creates or i. Job
Enrichmentadds value to the ongoing processes in a business
b. A fundamental rethinking and radical redesign ii. Job
Designof business processes to achieve dramaticimprovements in
cost, quality, service and speed
c. The process of organising work into the tasks iii. Work flow
analysisrequired to perform a specific task
d. The process of putting specialised tasks back iv. Business
process reengineeringtogether so that one person is responsible for
(BPR)producing a whole product or an entire service
Codes :
a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) ii i iv iii(C) iii iv i ii(D) iii iv
ii i
Answer D
15. The process of reorganising a companys employees to improve
their efficiency is termed as
(A) Right sizing(B) Down sizing(C) Retrenchment(D) Lay-offs
Answer A
16. The value of a bond with a given maturity period is
(A) Present value of maturity value of the bond(B) Present value
of annual interest plus present value of maturity value(C) Total
amount of interest plus the maturity value received(D) Maturity
value received
Answer B
17. The capital budgeting appraisal criterion that is most
appropriate in the situation of capital rationing will be
(A) Payback period(B) Internal Rate of Return(C) Net present
value(D) Profitability index
Answer D
18. For computation of cost of equity, arrange the following
measures in the ascending order of accuracy :
I. Capital Asset Pricing ModelII. Dividend-Price RatioIII.
Earning-Price RatioIV. Dividend-Price Plus Growth Ratio
Codes :
(A) I --> III --> II --> IV(B) IV --> I --> III
--> II(C) III --> II --> IV --> I(D) II --> IV
--> I --> III
Answer C
19. Match the items given in the two lists :
List I List II
a. Debt securities without any explicit i. Floating Rate
Bondsinterest rate
b. Company issuing such bonds ii. Zero-coupon bondsexperiences
less financial distress
c. Coupon rate quoted as mark-up on the iii. Income Bondsgiven
rate
Codes :
a b c(A) i ii iii(B) i iii ii(C) ii iii i(D) iii i ii
Answer C
20. Which one of the following types of working capital is
financial through a portion of long-term funds ?
(A) Gross working capital(B) Net working capital(C) Floating
working capital(D) Regular working capital
Answer B
21. In the model of consumer adoption of new products developed
by Everitt M. Rogers, the first category of people to adopt a new
product is called
(A) Early adopters(B) Initial adopters(C) First users(D)
Innovators
Answer D
22. Pepsico used ________ to enter the Indian market in the
early 1980s.
(A) Mega marketing(B) Meta marketing(C) Micro marketing(D)
Multistage marketing
Answer A
23. Pricing decisions are most complex at which stage of the
product life cycle ?
(A) Decline stage(B) Growth(C) Introduction(D) Maturity
Answer D
24. Branding seeks
(A) to differentiate the product(B) to charge differential
price(C) to sell the product in different countries(D) to give
attractive name to a product
Answer A
25. The most widely used method of collecting the primary data
is
(A) Experimental Research(B) Observation Research(C) Statistical
Research(D) Survey Research
Answer D
26. If the EOQ for an item of inventory in a firm is 1000 units,
the estimated demand for the term next year gets doubled, what
shall be the revised EOQ next year, all other relevant costs
remaining unchanged ?
(A) 1000(B) 1414(C) 2000(D) None of the above
Answer B
27. From the following two statements, choose the correct answer
:
Statement I : A person can have one utility curve for one
situation and a quite different one for the next
situation.Statement II : Business executive with a linear utility
curve can effectively use the expected monetary value as their
decision criterion.
Codes :
(A) Statement I is true, but II is false.(B) Statement I is
false, but II is true.(C) Both the Statements I and II are true.(D)
Both the statements I and II are false.
Answer C
28. Which of the following is not included in the Five-p model
of transformation organisation used in the Production and
Operations Management ?
(A) People(B) Plant(C) Production(D) Programmes
Answer C
29. Demand forecasting through Survey of Buyers Intentions is
not suited for which type of products ?
(A) Convenience goods(B) Industrial products(C) New products(D)
Consumer durables
Answer A
30. The names of certain reputed authors and their works are
listed in the following lists. Match the names and their works in
the correct order :
List I List IIa. Elwood S. Buffa and Rakesh K. Sarin i. A
Behavioural Theory of the Firm
b. Richard M. Cyert and James E March ii. Introduction to
operations research
c. Martin K. Starr and D.W. Miller iii. Production and
Operations Management
d. J.M. Juran iv. Quality Control Handbook
e. Hillier and Leiberman v. Inventory Control : Theory and
Practice
Codes :
a b c d e(A) i ii iii iv v(B) ii iii iv v i(C) iii iv i ii v(D)
iii i v iv ii
Answer D
31. What is the probability of a value, chosen from a
population, is less than its median ?
(A) 1.0(B) 0.75(C) 0.50(D) 0.25
Answer C
32. If in a given Binomial distribution with n fixed and P <
0.5, then
(A) The Poisson distribution will provide a good
approximation(B) The Binomial distribution will be skewed to the
left(C) The Binomial distribution will be skewed to the right(D)
The Binomial distribution will be symmetric
Answer C
33. What separates the physical aspects of data storage from the
logical aspects of data representation?
(A) Schema(B) Relationships(C) Constraints(D) Data
Answer A
34. The components of E-business model are
i. Web Serverii. Web Masteriii. Internetiv. Web
Administrator
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii & iv(B) i, ii & iii(C) i & iii
only(D) iii only
Answer C
35. The simple probability of the occurrence of an event is
called the
(A) Bayesian probability(B) Conditional probability(C) Joint
probability(D) Marginal probability
Answer D
36. Indicate the statement which is not correct :
i. Credit risk is loss on account of default of repayment of
loan.ii. Liquidity risk is the risk on account of the mismatches of
cash inflow and outflow in a firm.iii. Basic risk is the risk in a
firm owing to the differences in the index to which financial
assets and liabilities are tied up.iv. Forward rate agreement is a
contract where a borrower / lender locks the interest rate and
protects itself from the loss on account of change in the future
interest rate.
Codes :
(A) i and ii(B) ii and iii(C) iii and iv(D) None of the
above
Answer D
37. Which of the following facts are not correct in the context
of Indias relations with the WTO ?
i. India has been the founder member of the GATT.ii. India has
agreed to abide by the arrangement on the intellectual property
rights.iii. Under the trade-related investment measures, India has
already notified its stand.iv. India has agreed to allow entry to
foreign service providers.v. The Indian government has amended the
Civil Procedure Code for the benefit of foreign service
providers.
Codes :
(A) i and ii(B) ii and iii(C) iv only(D) v only
Answer D
38. Intra-firm transfer of technology is found when
(A) the price of technology development is very low.(B) it is
difficult to protect the technology through patents.(C) the price
of technology is very high.(D) the technology is developed in
association with an allied firm
Answer B
39. Match the theories of Foreign Direct Investment with their
contributors :
List I List II (Theory) (Contributor)
a. Industrial Organization Theory i. Kemp & McDougall
b. Location Specific Theory ii. Hood and Young
c. Product Cycle Theory iii. Stephen Hymer
d. Two-Country Model iv. Raymond Vernon
Codes :
a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) iv iii i ii(C) iii ii iv i(D) i ii iv
iii
Answer C
40. Assertion (A) : The laws regarding patents and trademark are
ineffective in many countries. Reasoning (R) : There are cases when
a government does not abide by the rulings of the International
Court of Justice.
(A) (A) and (R) both are correct, and (R) is the right
explanation of (A).(B) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not
the right explanation of (A).(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not
correct.(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct.
Answer A
41. A study conducted by the Entrepreneurship Development
Institute of India, Ahmedabad,revealed that the possession of
competencies is necessary for superior performance of
theentrepreneurs. The study was conducted under the guidance of
(A) James T. McCrory(B) David C. McClelland(C) James J. Berna(D)
P.L. Tandon
Answer B
42. ________ is considered as a creative capital which performs
economic functions different from other investment vehicles, which
primarily serve as the expansion capital.
(A) Equity Capital(B) Fixed Capital(C) Venture Capital(D) Share
Capital
Answer C
43. Which is the apex body in India for formulating the policy
in respect of entrepreneurship development ?
(A) Reserve Bank of India(B) Small Industrial Development Bank
of India(C) National Entrepreneurship Board(D) Industrial
Development Bank of India
Answer C
44. _________ means identifying and imitating the best in the
world at specific tasks.
(A) Quality circle(B) Bench marking(C) Strategy(D)
Outsourcing
Answer B
45. Which of the following factors can be regarded as a symptom
of industrial sickness ?
(A) Lowering the employees morale(B) Delay and default in the
payment of dues(C) Continuous decrease in the price of its
shares(D) All of the above
Answer D
46. Assertion (A) : Ethical relativism means that there are
universal standards of human behaviour.Reasoning (R) : Ethical
behaviour is primarily personal behaviour conforming to standards
of morality.
(A) (A) is correct, and (R) is the right explanation of (A).(B)
(A) is incorrect, and (R) is a correct statement in isolation.(C)
(A) and (R) both are incorrect.(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is not
the right explanation of (A).
Answer B
47. Clause 49 of SEBI Regulations was amended on
(A) 15 August, 2000(B) 26 August, 2003(C) 26 January, 2007(D) 14
February, 2008
Answer B
48. Fundamental legal obligations in taking corporate business
decisions are formulated on the basis of
(A) Judicial Principles(B) Moral Principles(C) Ethical
Principles(D) Legislative Principles
Answer C
49. Corporate governance mechanism should ensure that corporate
executive make strategic decisions that serve the entire group
of
(A) Environmentalists(B) Government officials(C) Suppliers(D)
Shareholders
Answer D
50. Morality of an employee in a business organisation depends
upon
(A) Individual disposition(B) Understanding of business
activities(C) Understanding of individual in a group(D) Family
setup of individual employee
Answer A