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1. Which one of the following is the oldest
and simplest form of organisation ?
(A) Functional organisation
(B) Committee organisation
(C) Line and staff organisation
(D) Line organisation.
2. Which one of the following shows a big
picture of what a company wants to achieve
in future ?
(A) Vision statement
(B) Mission statement
(C) Value statement
(D) Quality statement.
3. Which among the following is one of the
largest .Job providers. in India ?
(A) Network marketing
(B) Business process outsourcing
(C) Medical tourism
(D) Film industry.
4. Which one of the following is treated as a
separate legal entity different from its
members ?
(A) Sole proprietorship
(B) Hindu undivided family
(C) Partnership
(D) Limited liability partnership.
5. Value system of an organisation have an
impact on its :
I. Objectives
II. Policies
III. Practices
IV. Profit
The correct option is .
(A) I and II only
(B) I, II and III only
(C) II, III and IV only
(D) I, II III and IV.
6. Which one of the following is a great
concern for E-COMMERCE ?
(A) Speed
(B) Quality
(C) Security risk
(D) Maintenance cost.
7. Why co-operative marketing society is
formed ?
(A) To protect the interest of general
consumers
(B) To sell the product of small farmers
and producers
(C) To protect the interest of small
producers
(D) To provide financial support to the
members.
PAPER.1 (Q. No. 1 to 50)
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PART.A
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

8. The definition of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India
is based on .
(A) Total sales of the unit
(B) Investment in machines and
equipments
(C) Market coverage
(D) Export turnover.
9. Which one of the following is not a part of
Porter's generic strategy ?
(A) Focus
(B) Cost leadership
(C) Differentiation strategy
(D) Market segmentation.
10. Which one of the following is not a part of
'marketing mix'?
(A) Planning
(B) Product
(C) Price
(D) Place.
11. The abbreviation .BIFR. with reference to
sick companies in India means .
(A) Board for Indian Financial Reserves
(B) Board for Industrial and Financial
Resources
(C) Board for Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction
(D) Board for International Fund Reserves.
12. Which among the following are the key
drivers of globalisation ?
(A) Government action, exchange rates,
competition and socio-demographic
factors
(B) Market convergence, competition,
exchange rates and cost advantages
(C) Cost advantages, government action,
economic cycles and competition
(D) Market, cost, competition and
government policies.
13. In marketing, a distinctive group of
consumers is known as .
(A) A class
(B) A segment
(C) An emerging market
(D) None of the above.
14. Which one of the following is a push factor
influencing the internationalisation of a
company ?
(A) Difficulty in finding skilled staff in the
home country
(B) The need to be close to key resources
(C) Low-cost labour in other countries
(D) Financial incentives from governments
in emerging markets.
15. Foundation of public enterprises in India
was laid down by .
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

16. What is the meaning of maxim ultra vires ?
(A) An accomplished act
(B) Within the powers
(C) Beyond the powers
(D) With the guilty mind.
17. Which kind of precedent from the following
creates and applies a new rule of law ?
(A) Declaratory
(B) Persuasive
(C) Absolutely authoritative
(D) Original.
18. Notice for calling a statutory meeting of a
company should be given within a period
of not less than .
(A) 21 clear days
(B) 14 clear days
(C) 7 clear days
(D) None of the above.
19. In a company maximum time difference
between two board meetings is .
(A) 3 months
(B) 4 months
(C) 6 months
(D) 5 months.
20. Which one of the following company must
hold statutory meeting ?
(A) Private company
(B) Public company having share capital
(C) Government company
(D) Public company not having share
capital.
21. In a company who conceives the idea of
the business ?
(A) Promoters
(B) Auditors
(C) Directors
(D) Shareholders.
22. .Voidable. contract means .
(A) Parties are incompetent to contract
(B) Free consent of the parties is missing
(C) Consideration is inadequate
(D) The object of contract is expressly
declared void by the act itself.
23. An agreement in restraint of marriage .
(A) Is voidable at the option of the
promisor
(B) Is voidable at the option of the
promisee
(C) Is expressly declared as void
(D) Cannot be enforced as there is no
privity of contract.
24. For acceptance to be considered as valid
it must .
(A) Be absolute
(B) Be unqualified
(C) Be both absolute and unqualified
(D) Be conditional.
25. A person whose behaviour arouses
misunderstanding that he is a partner in the
firm but actually he is not, is called .
(A) Nominal partner
(B) Dormant partner
(C) Ostensible partner
(D) Partner by estoppel.
PART.B
BUSINESS LAWS

26. Which one of the following cannot be
claimed as a matter of right by a partner ?
(A) To have access to books of account
(B) To take part in the conduct of the
business
(C) To share the profits
(D) To receive remuneration.
27. The phrase quantum meruit literally
means .
(A) As much as earned or reasonable
remuneration
(B) The fact in itself
(C) A contract for sale
(D) As much as is gained.
28. According to Section 25 of the Indian
Partnership Act, 1932, the liability of a
partner is .
(A) Joint
(B) Several
(C) Joint and several
(D) None of the above.
29. The relationship of partnership arises
out of .
(A) An Agreement
(B) Statute
(C) Operation of law
(D) Both an agreement and statute.
30. A contract of sale of goods under
Section 4 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930
comprises of .
(A) Executory contract of sale
(B) Executed contract of sale
(C) Both executory and executed contracts
of sale
(D) None of the above.
31. An unpaid seller of goods has a right .
(A) Against the buyer only
(B) Against both the buyer and the goods
(C) Against the goods only
(D) None of the above.
32. A bill of exchange contains a/an .
(A) Unconditional undertaking
(B) Unconditional order
(C) Conditional undertaking
(D) Conditional order.
33. Which one of the following is not an
example of material alteration as per
section 87 of the Negotiable Instruments
Act, 1881 ?
(A) Alteration of the date of instrument
(B) Alteration of the sum payable
(C) Alteration in the time of payment
(D) Crossing of instrument.
34. A cheque is a .
(A) Promissory note
(B) Bill of exchange
(C) Hundi
(D) None of the above.
35. Who among the following is not a party to
a cheque ?
(A) The drawer
(B) The acceptor
(C) The drawee
(D) The payee.

36. The word .Entrepreneur. has its origin
from .
(A) Latin word
(B) French word
(C) German word
(D) Indian word.
37. Albert S. Humphery was the originator
of .
(A) SWOT Analysis
(B) Industry Analysis
(C) GE Model
(D) BCG Matrix.
38. Components of creativity do not include .
(A) Expertise
(B) Creative thinking
(C) Motivation
(D) Self efficacy.
39. Which one of the following is correct about
business plan ?
(A) Business plan is necessary only for big
companies
(B) Business plan lays down the best
growth path and strategy
(C) Business plan is substitute for strategic
planning
(D) Business plan should emphasize on
ideas and concept only.
40. Which one of the following is not a method
of environmental scanning ?
(A) SWOT Analysis
(B) Industry Analysis
(C) GE Model
(D) PESTLE Analysis.
41. Who coined the statement ..sell dreams, not
products.. ?
(A) Joseph Schumpeter
(B) Jacob Viner
(C) Alfred Marshall
(D) Steve Jobs.
42. Expansion into new line of business is .
(A) Strength of the firm
(B) Weakness of the firm
(C) Opportunity of the firm
(D) Threat of the firm.
43. According to the Porter's Five Forces
Model, which one of the following is not a
competitive force for a firm ?
(A) Substitute products
(B) Buyer's power
(C) Supplier's power
(D) Unique selling proposition.
44. Primary task for running a successful
venture is .
(A) Identification of opportunity
(B) Developing a plan
(C) Conceiving an idea
(D) Arrangement of resources.
PART.C
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

45. ..What to achieve and till when.. is explained
by _________ of an organization.
(A) Objectives
(B) Mission
(C) Goal
(D) Vision.
46. Which one of the following is not the
characteristics of entreprenurship ?
(A) Innovation
(B) Organising skills
(C) Indifferent approach
(D) Risk taking.
47. Which one of the following is true about
investment cost per job?
(A) Investment costs per job are high in
large and medium industries.
(B) Investment costs per job are high in
small scale enterprises.
(C) Investment costs per job are high in
micro enterprises.
(D) Investment costs per job are higher in
micro enterprises than small scale
enterprises.
48. A company engaged in alcohol
manufacturing merged with a cigarette
manufacturing firm. What type of merger
is this ?
(A) Horizontal merger
(B) Product extension merger
(C) Market extension merger
(D) Vertical merger.
49. In a business environment, which one of
the following is not a political factor?
(A) Tax policy
(B) Employment laws
(C) Environment regulations
(D) Exchange rate.
50. Cantillon referred entrepreneurs as one of
the classes of ________ who are financially
independent aristocrat.
(A) Landowners
(B) Employees
(C) Entrepreneurs
(D) Investors.

51. The concept of 'zero base budgeting' was
introduced in 1970 by .
(A) Joseph L. Massie
(B) Lester R. Bittel
(C) Peter Pyhrr
(D) Peter F. Drucker.
52. Functions of administration are .
(A) Executive and governing
(B) Policy making and implementation
(C) Legislative and determinative
(D) None of the above.
53. Which one of the following acronym did
'Luther Gulick' coin using initial letters of
management's functions?
(A) POSBRD
(B) POSDBRD
(C) POSDCORB
(D) POCDSORB.
54. Mathematical approach to management is
closely related to .
(A) Empirical approach of management
(B) Inter personal behaviour approach of
management
(C) Corporate approach of management
(D) Decision theory approach of
management.
55. Under ______ organization, there is a clear
demarcation between thinking and doing.
(A) Line and staff
(B) Functional
(C) Matrix
(D) Project management.
56. Performance appraisal means systematic
process of measuring and evaluation of
_______ of each employee by a person
trained for merit rating.
(A) Personality/Performance
(B) Intelligence
(C) Mental health/vigour
(D) Participation.
57. Ranking Method of performance appraisal
can conventionally be applied when the
number of employees is .
(A) Large
(B) Small
(C) Both (A) and (B) above
(D) None of the above.
58. Who among the following suggested the
method of goal setting approach for
performance appraisal which is also called
'Management by Objectives' ?
(A) Peter F. Drucker
(B) Douglas McGregor
(C) Newmann and Summer
(D) Henri Fayol.
59. Which one of the following is called the
Siamese twins of management?
(A) Planning and organizing
(B) Co-ordination and co-operation
(C) Directing and controlling
(D) Planning and controlling.
PAPER.2 (Q. No. 51 to 100)
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION
(This Question Paper is supplied in English Medium only)
PART.A
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

60. Which one of the following control
techniques provides basis for collective
actions to be taken to improve future
performance?
(A) Internal audit
(B) Standard costing
(C) Break-even analysis
(D) Statistical control.
61. Which one of the following involves
assessing potential threats and finding ways
to avoid those threats?
(A) Crisis management
(B) Total quality management
(C) Administrative management
(D) Risk management.
62. The traditional control techniques are .
(A) Budgetary control and CPM
(B) PERT and CPM
(C) Zero base budgeting and management
audit
(D) Budgetary control and standard
costing.
63. Premises signify ___________ within which
planning will take place.
(A) Planning assumptions
(B) Planning deviations
(C) Planning resources
(D) None of the above.
64. The fundamental assumption of ________
is that full advantage of employee potential
can be utilised by motivating them to accept
organizational objectives.
(A) Theory-X
(B) Equity theory
(C) Monistic theory
(D) Theory-Y.
65. While appraising performance of people, it
is assumed that people usually differ in .
(A) Their tasks
(B) Their behaviour
(C) Their abilities and aptitude
(D) Their ways of actions.
66. How many principles of management have
been suggested by Henri Fayol?
(A) 10
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 16.
67. Entrepreneur's role of a disturbance handler,
allocator of resources and negotiator's role
are ______ roles that the manager has to
perform.
(A) Interpersonal
(B) Decisional
(C) International
(D) None of the above.
68. According to decision theory approach,
which one of the following is the core of
management?
(A) Leadership
(B) Decision-making
(C) Motivation
(D) Planning.
69. Management is an art because it involves
use of .
(A) Experience and intelligence
(B) Creativity and personalization
(C) Skills and knowhow
(D) None of the above.
70. Which one of the following is the first and
primary step in the planning process?
(A) Premising
(B) Determining alternative courses
(C) Evaluating alternatives
(D) Establishing objectives.

PART.B
BUSINESS ETHICS
71. The idea of business ethics caught the
attention of academics, media and business
firms by the end of .
(A) First World War
(B) Second World War
(C) Cold war
(D) None of the above.
72. Providing information to law enforcement
or regulatory agencies about a business'
illegal or improper activities by its
employees. is known as .
(A) Ethical wrong
(B) Whistle blowing
(C) Ethical dilemma
(D) Ethical wonder.
73. Which one of the following is not correct
about business ethics?
(A) Business ethics is a universal and
absolute concept
(B) Business ethics is based on well
accepted moral and social values
(C) Business ethics is a code of conduct
which businessmen should follow
while conducting their normal activities
(D) Business ethics give protection to
customers and other social groups
related to a firm.
74. To be successful, business ethics and
training program need to .
(A) Be focused on personal opinion of
employees
(B) Be limited to higher management
(C) Educate employees on formal ethical
frameworks and models of ethical
decision-making
(D) Promote the use of emotions in making
tough ethical decisions.
75. When a firm charges different prices from
different groups of customers, it may be
accused of .
(A) Cultural relativism
(B) Money laundering
(C) Facilitating payments
(D) Price discrimination.
76. Codes of conduct and codes of ethics .
(A) Are formal statements that describe
what an organisation expects of its
employees
(B) Become necessary only after a
company has been in legal trouble
(C) Are designed for top executives and
managers and not for regular
employees
(D) Rarely become an effective component
of the ethics and compliance program.

77. Which one of the following is not the
primary elements of a strong organisational
compliance program?
(A) A written code of conduct
(B) An ethics officer
(C) Significant financial expenditures
(D) A formal ethics training program.
78. Businesses must first be responsible to .
(A) Employees
(B) Customers
(C) Owners
(D) Bankers.
79. The Sarbanes.Oxley Act, 2002 was enacted
and passed in USA to .
(A) Punish those who committed
accounting frauds in the late 1990s
(B) Improve corporate profits
(C) Help laid-off employees get their jobs
back
(D) Help restore confidence in corporate
America.
80. Most companies begin the process of
establishing organisational ethics programs
by developing .
(A) Ethics training programmes
(B) Codes of conduct
(C) Ethics enforcement mechanisms
(D) Hidden agendas.

81. Communication by the CEO of the
organisation to the purchase officer is an
example of .
(A) Upward communication
(B) Downward communication
(C) Horizontal communication
(D) Informal communication.
82. Which one of the following is grammatically
correct?
(A) I bought three dozens bananas
(B) I bought three dozen bananas
(C) I bought three dozens banana
(D) I bought three dozen banana.
83. Don't worry we are prepared __________
anything. Which one of the following is the
correct preposition to fill-in the blank space ?
(A) By
(B) From
(C) To
(D) For.
84. Which one of the following serves as a
road map for the meeting?
(A) Addendum to the notice
(B) Agenda
(C) Quorum
(D) Notice.
85. Crosswise communication is also known
as ___________ communication.
(A) Vertical
(B) Horizontal
(C) Diagonal
(D) None of the above.
86. If you want to reduce miscommunication,
you should :
(X) Start assuming
(Y) Talk to people
(Z) Improve your working environment
The correct option is .
(A) (X) and (Y)
(B) (Y) and (Z)
(C) (X) and (Z)
(D) All of the above.
87. Which one of the following method is used
frequently by an organisation to decide its
strategic goals?
(A) Group discussion
(B) Brain storming
(C) Interview
(D) None of the above.
88. Which one of the following is not true about
a job interview?
(A) In a job interview, one needs to study
about the job, the company and
industry
(B) Memorise and rehearse the answers
to the probable questions in the
interview
(C) Reach at the interview venue about
10-15 minutes early
(D) Bring an extra copy of resume at the
time of interview.
PART.C
COMMUNICATION

89. Which one of the following is not a barrier
to communication?
(A) Incorrect choice of medium
(B) Difference in status
(C) Trust level
(D) Open communication channel.
90. A remedy for all diseases or difficulties is
called .
(A) Panacea
(B) Concrete
(C) Numismatics
(D) Philistine.
91. Ram scored overall 99% marks. No other
students of his class could do this. On the
basis of his performance we may say —
(A) Ram is an intelligent student of his
class
(B) Ram is more intelligent student in his
class
(C) Ram is the most intelligent student of
his class
(D) Ram is one of the more intelligent boys
of his class.
92. The quality of expressing much in few
words is known as —
(A) Exigency
(B) Brevity
(C) Apprises
(D) None of the above.
93. The place where an aeroplane is housed is
known as —
(A) Shed
(B) Yard
(C) Cold storage
(D) Hangar.
94. A person who seeks to promote the
welfare of poor by donating money is
known as —
(A) Benefactor
(B) Philanthropist
(C) Collaborator
(D) Ornithologist.
95. The Latin phrase mutatis mutandis stands
for —
(A) With the necessary changes
(B) A way of doing something
(C) A deadlock
(D) Privilege entails responsibility.
96. The term 'subjudice' means .
(A) Not to be considered by judiciary
(B) Under judicial consideration
(C) Prohibited by law
(D) None of the above.

97. Which one of the following is correct about
office notes?
(i) Office notes are a form of internal
communication between two different
departments
(ii) Office notes are put up by sections or
departments to higher authorities
(iii) The actual layout of the office note is
same for all the companies
The correct option is .
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (i) and (iii) only
(D) All of the above.
98. Match the parts of communication process
to their respective definition :
1. Receiver (i) It decodes the message
to determine the
meaning of the
message sent
2. Feedback (ii) An idea or an argument
initially originates from
here.
3. Medium (iii) After this process one
cycle of interpersonal
communication is
completed.
4. Sender (iv) It may be in the form
of a letter or report, fax
or telegram, telephone
or email
The correct option is .
(A) 1(i), 2(iii), 3(iv), 4(ii)
(B) 1(iii), 2(i), 3(iv), 4(ii)
(C) 1(iv), 2(iii), 3(i), 4(ii)
(D) 1(ii), 2(i), 3(iv), 4(iii).
99. Which one of the following general rules
is not applicable when composing a
telegram?
(A) Block letters must be used as far as
possible
(B) Sentences are to be divided by the
word 'STOP'
(C) The message must be brief and clear
(D) Normal grammar and punctuation
must not be ignored.
100. When an organisation needs to share
important information with members of
general public such as a change of name or
representative, it drafts —
(A) A press release
(B) An advertisement
(C) A public notice
(D) An e-mail message.




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