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51. Famous studies at the Hawthorne Plant 51. ^ ^
of the Western Electric Company is
related to whom ? % ?
(A) Walter Dill Scott (A)
(B) Chester Barnard (B)
(C) Max Weber (C) ^^
(D) Elton Mayo and F. J. Roethlisberger (D)
52. Regression Forecasting uses demand as : 52. "afWFT ^ f:
(A) Independent variable (A) ^
(B) Dependent variable (B) ^
(C) Dummy variable (C) ^
(D) Intervening variable (D) ^
53. From the product angle, utility is defined 53. "3^ ^ ^^
as the : HR"Hin=(a "I" :
(A) Psychological feeling of satisfaction
(A) ^
(B) Subjective or relative concept
(B) "^n smtnw
(C) Post-consumption phenomenon
(C) ^ ^^
(D) Want-satisfying property of a
commodity (D) Rbtil "5^1 -ciiea— ipr
54. In an organisation, what refers to the 54. ^ "^IT
disclosure by former or current
employees of any illegal, immoral or
^ dNI'4'd o^ci^K ^
illegitimate practices involving its
employees ?
IpTRTT t?
(A) Employee Remuneration (A)
(B) Performance Appraisal (B) dj|4R<>HKH
(C) Whistle-Blowing (C)
(D) Sexual Harassment
(D) ^
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55. The results of a job analysis are set down 55. "fel ^ M
in. I
(A) Job Description (A) feFT
(B) Role analysis (B) RlVelHtJI
(C) Poaching (C)
(D) Headhunting (D)
56. What is the another name for ^Division 56. ^ HPT, "EPRH
of Labour' in management ? mil
(A) Work Specialization (A)
(B) Span of Control (B) IWm ^ 31^
(C) Centralisation (C)
(D) Coordination (D)
57. Which type of departmentalization allows
for the effective and efficient handling of
specific regional needs ? ^ 37^ ^ t ?
(A) Process Departmentalization (A)
(B) Geographical Departmentalization (B)
(C) Customer Departmentalization (C)
(D) Product Departmentalization (D)
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58. The application of economic science in 58. ^TToRTTf^T^ ^
business decision-making is described as
leading to the emergence of : ■iFTT f ?
(A) Macro-economics (A)
(B) Micro-economics (B)
(C) Managerial Economics (C)
(D) Public Finance (D) fer
59. What kind of inflation allows people to 59. ^ ^
^ tiS\iWlRi dVil ^ *ijrH
hold money as a store of value, as
described under moderate inflation ?
t ?
(A) Galloping inflation
(A) WTZ "gsRFTftfd
(B) Hyperinflation
(B)
(C) Suppressed inflation (C) ^ if
(D) Moderate inflation (D) ^stl^lPd
60. Price discrimination is most likely to 60. M'm ^ ^
occur in : ^ t ?
(A) Oligopoly (A)
(B) Monopoly (B)
(C) Perfect Competition (C). lyf "RiOTtirf
(D) Imperfect Competition (D) arjyf
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61. Organisation is a consciously 61. ^^ wirto
coordinated social unit, composed of two "I, ^ ^
or more people that functions on a ^^f, # -TR ^
relatively : i I
(A) Fast basis (A) ^
(B) Continuous basis (B) aimK
(C) Slow basis (C) ^
(D) Abrupt basis (D)
62. Which one of the below is not a 62. ^ ^ W\
component of attitude ? t ?
(A) Affective (A)
(B) Behavioural (B)
(C) Relationship (C)
(D) Cognitive (D) ^VnirH+
63. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI) 63. RFRf-fel^ (MBTI)
does not classify the personality of ■ Pi^^RiHaa ^
individuals on which basis ? 37mR -q^ T# WT t ?
(A) Extroverted vs. Introverted (A)
(B) Sensing vs. Intuitive (B) (-R^)
(C) Thinking vj. Feeling (C) W ^^
(D) Caring vs. Indifferent (D) 6«tiH
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64. Norming stage of group development is 64. .fern ^ ^^
followed by : 37TcTT "I" ?
(A) Storming (A) (wPm)
(B) Performing (B)
(C) Forming (C) WT
(D) Making (D)
65. Transformational leadership theory of
Bums was later enriched by : ?
(A) James MacGregor (A)^ "torn:
(B) Herzberg (B)
(C) Bernard M. Bass (C) T3JT. ^
(D) Bill Weiss (D) "f^
66. Emotional intelligence is a person's
ability to : t ^:
(A) Perceive emotions in the self and (A) WT ak ^^ wnaqf ^
others
(B) Understand the meaning of mood (B) ^ aT^^
swings (C) ^ ^ ^
(C) Regulate others' behaviour
(D) Understand the background of (D) "^Ruaif ^ ^ WIT
actions
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67. Co-operation agreement between two or 67. ^^^ ^^
more companies is one of the ways to
avoid : i 7
(A) Walk-ins (A)
(B) Internet Recruiting (B)
(C) Poaching (C)
(D) Campus recruiting (D) %ff
68. ADDIE training process model has 68. ADDIE (TT^) ^
second and third stage as : ciklft t ?
(A) Develop, Design (A) tofed
(B) Discuss, Develop (B) ^ 1^"fecr
(C) Develop, Discuss (C) fefkr ^
(D) Design, Develop (D) fefkr
69. Which of the following terms is 69. PHHRriR^d ^ ^(^)
associated with Job Analysis ? ^^t ?
(A) Job Enlargement (A) ^ C^) ^ fTOR
(B) Job Rotation (B) ^ C"^)
(C) Job Description (C) ^(^)^
(D) Job Redesign (D) ^(^)^ iiHRnfui
70. The method of job evaluation in which 70. "STR ^ ^ Mr ^
jobs are grouped on the basis of the ^ M
similarities found in their characteristics 4 3TT??R "'R ■H^isd f^RlT
and values is : t :
(A) Job Grading (A) ^
(B) Paired Comparison (B) 4^
(C) Factor Comparison (C) ^vPTT
(D) Ranking (D)
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71. Which of the following is not a feature 71. rHHPdRdd ^ TOPFT
of Human Resource Management ? ^ ^ ?
(A) Pervasiveness (A)
(B) People Oriented (B) dlchl-tiWl
(C) Continuous Function (C) ^l4uu||d1
(D) Profit Oriented (D)
72 are distinct patterns of self- 72.
perceived talents, attitudes, motives and
values that guide and stabilise a person's
career after several years of experience. ^ HHkvId ^ t 3fk ^t I
(A) Career mentors (A) "tec
(B) Career anchors (B) W
(C) Career planners (C)
(D) Career managers (D)
73. Which of the following is false about 73. PHMRrinsId ^ 31^
^^ 71^ t ?
performance appraisal ?
(A) 7?^ 3rf^ t I
(A) It is a systematic process.
(B) "qqr qf^yqh^ f I
(B) It is a future-oriented activity.
(C) "q^ f I
(C) It is a past-oriented activity.
(D) "q^ 4M^lP<=h "Qiq Si'flM-dlRdi
(D) It can be both formal and informal.
i[ t I
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74 is not an industrial relation 74. sMto ^
approach. f I
(A) Psychological approach. (A)
(B) Administrative approach (B) IRIRTto?
(C) Sociological approach (C)
(D) Human relations approach (D) HHcilq ^
75. Which is correct sequence of stages in 75. ^ "4* PiHRrlRsid "4'
Lewin's change model ? ^ ^^ t ?
(A) Freezing Changing Unfreezing
(A) -> -> SHSfWT
(B) Unfreezing -> Changing ->
(B) -)• ->
Refreezing
(C) Changing Unfreezing ^Freezing (C) ->
(D) Unfreezing -> Freezing -> Changing (D) ->
76. Which of the following is true about 76. PHHRdRsld
attributes of the global manager ?
(A) Speaks one language (A) ^ %RTT t I
(B) Doesn't commimicate well
(B) ^ tNk ^ ^ I
(C) 3^
(C) Respects different beliefs, values
iFRH "i" I
and practices
(D) ^
(D) Doesn't respect different beliefs t I
77 is not a central trade union 77. TO ^
organization in India. t I
(A) All India Trade Union Congress (A) 3%
(B) National Labour Organization (B)
(C) Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh (C) TOt^ ^
(D) Indian Labour Organisation (D)
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78. The All India Trade Union Congress 78. ^ (AITUC)
(AITUC) was formed in the year. I
(A) 1920 (B) 1929 (A) 1920 (B) 1929
(C) 1945 (D) 1950 (C) 1945 (D) 1950
79. Which of the following about Trade 79. ^
Union is false ? f ?
(A) It is temporary formation of workers (A) ^^ ^
as a group.
(B) It is an association of either (B) ^ ^ ^ ^FnkiM
employees or employers or
independent workers.
s (C) w
(C) It includes a federation of trade
unions also.
t I
(D) It is, a formal association of (D) ^ ^ ^
workers. f I
80. Which of the following statements is true 80. ^ Rnr^Rdd
about employee engagement ? ^ WT f ?
(A) It refers only to employees (A) ^ ch4-mR*il "3^ ^cTT
satisfaction with their salaries.
^ ^ t I
(B)
(B) It focuses only on employee
retention strategies.
m ^pslcT t I
(C) "q? ^^ wiW ^^
(C) It is a short-term motivational
technique used during appraisals.
t I
(D) It is a state of emotional and
(D) ^ ^ TTf^T 4i4-dlR4T ^
intellectual involvement that
sik yTFW ^
employees have towards the
t I
organisation.
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81. When a proprietor of a business, invests 81. ^ BqriR if
money into business (for example '^<01 "i"
Rs. 1,00,000), as per accoimting concept, 1,00,000^), ^
it will be shown as 'Liability' i.e. capital. ^ 3T5RR "3:^ (^) i{
The accounting concept of the above ■=3n?fT I "3^ oHcieK
treatment is :
(A) Money measurement concept (A) "5^ Rm ^ mmm
(B) Going concern concept (B) ^ Rfl 3TRRRRT
(C) Separate entity concept (C) ^ mWM
(D) Cost concept (D) elFTd STRRRRT
82. Which of the following is a statement of 82. RnPeiR^d
changes in Financial Position ? MRcidd RJT IrRFT RW t ?
(A) Cash Flow Statement (A) "5TRT?" fRRTR
(B) Balance Sheet (B) Ric^ui
(C) Profit and Loss Account (C) MdT
(D) Retained Earnings (D) RRmrfel RTRlf
83. What will be the Gross Profit Ratio, if 83, <H'=tici ^^Hid RRT
Gross Sales is Rs. 3,30,000, sales return 3,30,000 Rmt
is Rs. 10,000, Net profit afleir interest is
10,000 ^ 10,000
Rs. 75,000; Indirect expenses Rs. 10,000
sfk ^ 15,000 ?R^
and interest paid on debentures is
oS" RIR 75,000 ^R^ ^ ?
Rs. 15,000 ?
(A) 31.25% (B) 42.25% (A) 31.25% (B) 42.25%
(C) 41.25% (D) 35.75% . (C) 41.25% (D) 35.75%
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84. Interest on capital is : 84. t
(A) Implicit cost of capital (A) ^
(B) Marginal cost (B) wm
(C) Explicit cost of capital (C) ^ "WS
(D) Operating cost (D) WIcT
85. The influence of one financial variable 85. ^^^
over some other financial variable is
called :
(A)
(A) Financial Management
iB)
(B) Variance Analysis
(C) WFT
(C) Cost Management
(D) Financial Leverage (D) Riulq
86. Product-Z has a profit-volume ratio of 86. ^3?qK-Z ^ 28% 81T I
28%. Fixed operating cost directly fdnlq 2024-25 <^<1 Rihi^I
attributable to Product-Z during quarter qR-qidH ^TFTcT
II of Financial Year 2024-25 will be 2,80,000^ ^ ■ciT 11
Rs. 2,80,000. What will be the sales
70,000 ^ 3ir<T ^ ^
revenue required to achieve a quarterly
"f^ Rtiddl Ristil ch/.il sVH ?
profit of Rs. 70,000 ?
(A) 10,50,000-^
(A)-'Rs. 10,50,000
(B) 12,50,000-^
(B) Rs. 12,50,000
(C) Rs. 8,50,000
(C) 8,50,000 ^
(D) Rs. 15,50,000 (D) 15,50,000
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87. The method to prepare budget, in which 87. "f^TRW ^ H'JilQll,
allocation for every budget item is
decided as per justification and relevance
of the expenditure, not as per the amoimt t, ^ ^ ^ "3^ IK ■qr M
spent in previous year, is called :
(A) Zero Base Budgeting (A)
(B) Flexible Budget (B) "STsfZ
(C) Cash Budget (C)
(D) Purchase Budget (D) sh-H
88. Which of the following leverage 88. Pi^-iRnRsirt "Srfeqi" [qsh^
measures the relationship between the
SWT sfe oqi>ji fi8TT ^ 3TPT (EBIT)
Sales Revenue and the Earning Before
Interest and Tax (EBIT)?
(A) dtilcnch
(A) Financial Leverage
(B) STiltnch
(B) Combined Leverage
(C) Sxllcieii
(C) Operating Leverage
(D)
(D) Relational Leverage
89. Indian Accounting Standard (INDAS)-17 89. -RIW (INDAS)-17 ^
is related with : t :
(A) Income Tax (A) STiw^
(B) Inventories (B) ^
(C) Lease Property (C) ^ ^
(D) Earning per Share (D) 3Tf^ sm 3TFT ^
90. Direct material quantity variance 90. wnft vufw
includes : t :
(A) Direct material price variance (A) WTTlt
(B) Direct material mix variance (B) WTift
(C) Direct material yield variance (C) WElf "STST Rixi^ui
(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) (B) ^ (C) ^
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91. Which of the following statements about
the impact of interest rates and time on ^ -qr
future value of money is not correct ?
(A) When the interest rate increases, the (A) ^ ^ t",
future value increases. . t I
(B) When the interest rate decreases, the (B) ^ ^ t, ^
future value increases. t I
(C) When the number of years (C) ^^^ WTT t, ^
increases, the future value increases. ^ t I
(D) When the number ofyears decreases, (D) ^^^ #sqT t, ^
the future value decreases. ^ "I" I
92. Which of the following statement about 92. yPd^bvi ^ (ARR),
Accounting Rate of Return (ARR), Cost "qftqhsRT ^
of Capital and Project Decision is
correct ? t ?
(A) If Project's ARR is equal to the (A) "qftikqi qft*5HT
targeted ARR or cost of capital, ^ (ARR) ARR "qi "$311 qft
then it indicates that one is enqq ^ t, cit ^ qftqta
indifferent to the project and the ^ -qfq t ^
project is rejected. ■qft^jRT aR^tqiR f i
(B) If the Project ARR is greater than
(B) ^ "qftqNqr qfl ARR ARR
"qr ^ viiqq ^frfqqi" <6ql "I",
the targeted ARR or cost of capital, ^ -qftq^qr atwl^hK qR
then the project is rejected. t I
(C) If the Project's ARR is less than the (C) qfq qftqkqr q^t arr vifeq arr
targeted ARR or cost of capital, qr "fsit ^ viTO ^ ^ t,
q) "qftqtoi qi^ wldiK qR Iot «
then project is accepted.
iI
(D) None of the above
(D) dMiJqd qi^
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93. Walter's model about dividend policy is 93. ^ ^
criticized because :
t ?
(A) In real world, the firms have some
(A) dlWPdd) ^ w
level of external financing.
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(B) The rate of return on investment is ^t 1
not always constant. (B) TR TTfdW ^
^f I
(C) The cost of capital can never be
(C) ^^ ^^ ^
constant.
I
(D) All of the above
(D)
94. Which of the following theories is a part 94. rdHPeiRsld
of the dividend irrelevance group school.
of thought ? i ?
(A) Miller-Modigliani Model (A) feR-HlP^PdSTFTt
(B) Gordon's Model (B)
(C) J. Curve Model (C) hT-sqi
(D) McMillan-Max Model (D) AdiP^eid-^ 'TfSeT
95. Calculate the present value of ? 50,000 95. 10% ^ ^ -qr 5 ^ ^
received after 5 years discounted at 10%. ? 50,000 ^ ^ feRT ^?
(A) ? 30,150 (A) ? 30,150
(B) ^ 35,150 (B) ? 35,150
(C) ^31,050 (C) ^31,050
(D) ? 31,500 (D) ? 31,500
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99. What are the reasons behind short 99. ^^ ^t ?
selling ? (A) "qr ^
(A) Profiting from declining prices (B) aifqqr ^
(B) Identifying overvalued companies
(C) Capitalizing on negative news (C) ^hnkT ^ tFrn "sott
(D) All of the above (D)
100. Which of the following statements is 100. ^ ^rdcil<(l ^
correct in context to conservation policy aRPfd PiHidRsid ^ ^
of working capital ? f ?
(A) Risk and uncertainty of the funds (A)
employed by the firm for future
benefits are high. 3Tf^ I
(B) Funds are diverted towards (B) ^ cj|dlci<u| -^f
profitable investment opportunities ^ aik tte ■STTdT
in the external environment. t I
(C) Liquidity is very high due to high (C) ^
investment in current assets. ^ t 1
(D) Liquidity is very low due to low (D) ^ ^
investment in current assets.
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101. Philosophy of carefully integrating and 101. "fert TERsn 3k "Scqr^* ^
coordinating the company's many
^ l5ff^ ^
communication channels to deliver a
clear, consistent and compelling message
about the organisation and its products is
known as :
(A) Interactive Marketing Communi ^f :
cation
(A) f^WT
(B) Branding
(B)
(C) Impulsive Marketing Communi
cation
(C)
(D) Integrated Marketing Communi
cation (D) qct)l<})0
102. In the context of environmental appraisal, 102. M^IcKui ^ pHMPdr^d
which of the following represents an
external environment influence ? t ?
(A) Strength (A)
(B) Weakness (B)
(C) Opportunity (C)
(D) Financial limitations (D)
103. Which of the following is not a part of 103. PHHPdP^dd
primary activities in the Value Chain TTfeoi "snsifei 'iRiRtPrit
Model by Porter ? ^ t ?
(A) Inbound logistics (A)
(B) Operational (B)
(C) Outbound logistics (C) 37l3^sn^ (rtTPnf^ct^
(D) Human Resources (D) TITO W«FT
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104. Which of the following is not a part of 104. RHRrlR^d ^ ^
McKinsey's 7S framework ? S ^ [5^1 f ?
(A) Skills (A)
(B) Style (B)
(C) Sustainability (C) f^STOTT (#Mc1T)
(D) Shared value (D) W
105. Which of the following represents an 105. PiMPdnsld ^ ^ dehdlchl
opportunity in the SWOT analysis STMftd SWOT
matrix, for a technology oriented firm ? ^ t ?
(A) Favourable location (A) WT
(B) Excellent distribution network (B)
(C) Low technology options available (C)
(D) Low worker commitment (D) ^ ^ "sfcTOHT
106. Which of the following represents a 106. PdHRrlR^d
psychographic segmentation ? I^^Pdddi^ui ^ t ?
(A) Lifestyle (A)
(B) User rate (B) wiPT ^ ^
(C) Loyalty status (C) ^
(D) Family size (D) "qfeR ^ aTOR
107. Which of the following is a pricing 107. PiMldPsid ^ 13;^ "3cqK
strategy of a new product ? ^ ^ t ?
(A) Product line pricing (A) "3?^ WT
(B) Market penetration strategy (B)
(C) Captive product pricing (C)
(D) Discount and allowance pricing (D)^ ^
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108. Laggards are typically associated with 108. "qr "Scqrq
which stage of the product life-cycle ?
(A) Introduction (A) "qft^
(B) Growth (B)
(C) Maturity (C) "qftq^^
(D) Decline (D) tTKTO
109. Which of the following is not a 109, RHfelRsld
component of channel design decisions ? ^ t ?
(A) Analysing consumer needs (A) -sq^te ^ ^
(B) Setting channel objectives
(B) ^ qq
(C) Identifying major channel
(C) qiw
alternatives
(D) 1^q^ ^
(D) Creating marketing message
110.
110. A marketing framework 'STP' refers
to :
t:
(A) Segmentation, Targeting and (A) •qNkif^
Positioning
(B) System, Targeting and Positioning (B) 1^T^, iKAPdM "qHWlf^
(C) Segmentation, Tailoring and
(C)
Positioning
(D) Segmentation, Targeting and (D) *1#^, zRte -q^*
Providing
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111. Which of the following factors is a social 111.
factor influencing consumer behaviour ?
(A) Family (A) hRcik
(B) Lifestyle (B)
(C) Motivation (C) ^
(D) Culture (D)
112. What is a buying center ? 112. ^ ^^ f ?
(A) Fixed unit of any organisation (A) ^
(B) Group of all individuals and units (B) c^Rkl^T ^^
who play a role in the business ^ ^ yPsb^l
purchase decision-making process t
(C) Central department overseeing all
financial transactions f^*TFT
(D) A part of Central Government (D) ^ ■M'tctiK ^ W]
113. If a company uses an existing brand 113. "^rf^ ^ 13^ qRfqF ^ ^ "qm
"qqi Bcqrq 3wt
name to launch a new product in a
^ Rm. eft
different category, then it is known as :
fHHRrindd ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(A) Brand Safety t ?
(A) ^
(B) Brand Renovation
(B) 9[r^
(C) Brand Extension
(C) ^
(D) Brand Exploitation P) 'm
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114. A medical detailer representing a 114. ^ ^ WT
pharmaceutical company is an example
of: f ?
(A) Technical salesperson (A) actJilqil
(B) Professional salesperson (B) fqsticii
(C) Order taker salesperson (C) ^
(D) Missionary salesperson (D) TT^IW Shell
115. In which of the steps of effective selling, 115. ^
a salesperson meets prospect and open
with a positive statement ? TIR^ i ?
(A) Pre-Approach (A)
(B) Presentation
(B) y^dl4i<u|
(C)
(C) Closing
(D) #1^
(D) Approach
116. Which of the following is not important 116. PiHrerinsld
in customer relationship management ?
W Heeqeln ?
(A) Customer satisfaction
(A) ^ "HdW
(B) Superior quality services to
customers
(B) illgchl ^ "3^ ipWdT ^
(C) Taking maximum profit from
(C) Tlrf -5™ #11
customers
(D) Long-term good relations with (D) <{l4chiRnq,
customers
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117. Which of the following statements is 117. [HHlelRsld ^ ^f ?
true ?
(A) ^ WfT ^t I
(A) Customers calculate accurate value.
(B) ^ wir ^
(B) Customers calculate objective
t I
value.
(C) Customers act on perceived (C) ^
value. t i
(D) Customers don't give any (D) ^^
importance to value. ^ I
118. The work to train and motivate 118. meetiT ^ ^ %iT
employees to serve customers well is ^ TTf^Tfer ^^^
known as : ^ ^TRTT "i" ?
(A) Internal marketing (A) ^ldR4) f^WT
(B) External marketing (B) f^WT
(C) Marketing (C) t^WT
(D) Service marketing (D) f^WT
119. Wallmart is an example of exactly which 119. fHHRrlR^d Rh^^+il
of the following ? ■3^1^ t ?
(A) Speciality store (A) ^
(B) Convenience store (B) ^
(C) Superstore (C)
(D) e-Store (D)
120. Which of the below mentioned 120. rkPddd HIdTfdJI RlHl^Rdd
companies does the least of direct and
digital marketing ? ^ t ?
(A) Amazon (A) 3^^
(B) Tata Steel (B) 3T2T ^
(C) Myntra (C) trfqr
(D) Flipkart (D) twmi
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121. Which of the following Job Title at entry 121. fdnldRsId
level is not in operation management ?
(A) Production Supervisor-
Manufacturing Industry (A) -sritn
(B) Quality Specialist - Manufacturing
(B) ipiwr ^811 ^
and Service Industry
(C) Copyright Assistant - Service
Industry
(C) ^ ^3^
(D) Production Controller
Manufacturing Industry (D) - t^PrqfuT
122. Which of the following statements 122. PdHPdrtdd ^ ^8pT
is incorrect about ISO 9000 series 9000 ^■PEsTefl Hiiqil 'i^nu
standards ? t ?
(A) ISO 9000 provides an overview of (A) 3TT^.T3:^.a;ft. 9000 IfPW
fundamental concepts and principles yuiiP^qV dlPddi
related to quality management 3^ 1^4fdT
system.
(B) ISO 9001 lays out the specific (B) 3ITf.-g:?T,3^^. 9001 13^ "5^^^
requirements for quality
management system.
(C) ISO 9000 is a standard within the (C) 3TT^.T3:?T.3il. 9000 ^
ISO 9000 family, which includes 9001 ^ ^
other standards like ISO 9001. f 1
(D) ISO, has enabled trade and (D) ^ 1^
cooperation between people and 3Tlf.T3;H.3Tr., 1986 ^
companies all over the world since a^k ^ WTR alk
1986.
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123. Which of the following factors is not 123. "?«TPT ^ ^
related to regional level decision -at
PHHldRdd ^ ^
the time of taking facility location
decision ?
(A) ^ ^ sfk
(A) Material and supplies availability
ciMia
and costs
(B)
(B) Government incentives
(C) Currency exchange rate (C)
(D) Transportation system availability (D) sRctS'i yuiKril ^
124. When a sample unit is selected 124. PlR-dd "3^?^
with definite purpose in view, it is ^ t, ^
called : f:
(A) Random sampling method (A)
(B) Stratified sampling method (B) «i<l^d
(C) Purposive sampling method (C) "3^^^
(D) Simple sampling method (D) "M#
125. Which of the following is a characteristic 125. Piwldfed ^ Mmr
of *Data' ? t ?
(A) Group of Facts (A) cr82if ^
(B) Numerical presentation (B)
(C) Pre-decided objective of collection (C) ^
(D) All of the above (D)
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126. When population size is large and 126. ^ aTOR ^
variance is known, the statistical test
used to determine whether two SftR
population means are different, is : ^ t* :
(A) Z-Test (A) (Z-test)
(B) t-Test (B)
(C) Chi-square test (C)
(D) None of the above (D) "317^ -^f ^ ^
127. Sequence the steps given from I to IV, 127. ^ PsbHicbd "qisT
in Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis (^.iI,T3?T.) ^ 375^
by choosing the alternatives : (I ^ IV) ^ IIT :
xlTtT :
Steps :
® Compute the Earliest Finish (EF) of (I) "SIc^ ^
each activity
(II) Compute the Latest Finish (LF) of
(II) ^ ^
each activity
(HI) ^
(HI) Draw CPM network
(IV) Compute the Earliest Start(ES) and
(IV) ^ aTR'q 3fl7
HcllHdH STR^ ^ Tmi ^R^
Latest Start (LS) of each activity.
ar^Rlf ^ ^ W PcichvM :
Options :
(A) (IV), (III), ai),(I)
(A) (IV), (HI), (II), (I)
(B) (IE), (IV), (I),(E)
(B) (El), (IV), (I),(H)
(C) (El), (I), (II), av)
(C) (III), (I), (II), (IV)
(D) (IE), ai), (I), (IV)
(D) (III), (U), (I), (IV)
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128. Which of the following is incorrect as 128. IRFTFT ^ ^ ^
regard normal distribution ? ^ t ?
(A) Normal distributions are symmetric (A) ^ TTTM ^ 3iRT--qra
around their mean.
f I
(B) The mean, median and mode of
(B) sSk
normal distribution are equal.
wm ^ f I
(C) The area under the normal curve is
(C) •HTTTFI ^ ^^ ^ 1.0 ^
equal to T.O.
t I
(D) 98% of the area of normal
distribution is within one standard (D) ^^'98% ^ ^
deviation of the mean.. "JRFT fq-qei'l ^ f I
129. The coefficient of correlation between X 129. X alk Y ^ ^
and Y is 0.6. Their covariance is 4.8 and 0.6 t 3lk 4.8 t 3Tk
the variance of X is 9. Then the standard X 9 f, ^ Y IRFT
deviation of Y will be : fq-qtrn :
(A) 3.6 (A) 3.6
(B) 10 (B) 10
(C) 2.7 (C) 2.7
(D) Cannot be computed from the given (D) ^
information ■5IT I
130. When occurrence of one event excludes 130. ^ ^ ^
the occurrence of another event, such
event in computation of probability is t, ^ "3^ "grtedT ^ "wn k*
called :
(A) Independent Event (A) ^0*51 "^13^
(B) Mutually Exclusive Event (B) WR STWsff
(C) Dependent Event (C) snfrsicl ^T3=T[
(D) None of the above (D) "3^^ k* ^ ^
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131. Which organisation was replaced by 131. 1 1995 ^
WTO on 1 January, 1995 ? "SRI 'I'Hl ?
(A) NAFTA (A)
I
(B) IMF (B) ^
(C) IRDB (C) afk ^
(D) GATT (D) ^
132. Balance of payments is a record of : 132. ^n?TFT RHrdRsId ^ fef# t :
(A) All trade in goods only (A) ^aif ^ WTR
(B) A country's economic transactions
(B) ^ ^ ■RT8I
with the rest of the world
(C) Only capital inflows
(C)
(D) Government income and
expenditure (D) aiFi 3^ ^
133. The statutory purpose of the IMF 133. ^
includes : t :
(A) Promote World peace (A) ?Tff?T ^
(B) Promoting the balanced expansion (B) oHIMK ^ fqWK ^
of World Trade
(C) Monitor environmental regulations (C) MilfcKW ^ fPKRt
(D) Regulate oil prices (D) ^ ^ ^
134. SDR stands for : 134. RR.^.ajR ^ aiS!? t :
(A) Standard Deposit Reserve (A) ^ ajRfer . 'Wi
(B) Strategic Development Rates (B) Tjpftto
(C) Special Drawing Rights (C) aRT?lJiI a^fq^
(D) Stabilized Development Revenues (D) ft«R
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139. Sensitivity analysis in DSS helps 139. "4*
in :
(A) Identifying data entry errors (A) ^
(B) Determining the effect of change in (B) "4* nRcirJi ^ ^
variables
(C) Checking network performance (C) ^^
(D) Measuring employee productivity (D) ^icMK+dl "qrw
140. Which technique helps employees accept 140. ^ actrllct)
new technology ? "4 t ?
(A) Training and development (A) ^
(B) Restricting access (B)
(C) Increasing workload (C)
(D) Reducing communication (D) 4-qK "qiW
141. Intrapreneurship is best described as : 141. ^ tor
^fmr t :
(A) Owning a Franchise
(A)
(B) Entrepreneurial venturing inside an
(B) ^s#id qj4
established firm d^pqdi
(C) Social entrepreneurship (C) qiMlRl<+) ^^fqdl
(D) Government start-up policy (D)
142. Feasibility analysis precedes the business 142. "qpjRT 4 H^^rl
4^1 "I :
plan because it :
(A) RiMUH ^ 4^1 t
(A) replaces marketing
(B) ^ WRT qr oqq^i4di ^
(B) tests viability at low cost ■^rildT "t
(C) guarantees success (C) ^q)ddl ^ 4dT t
(D) is required by law (D) aiN^^qqidl t
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143. Which organization is specifically 143. TTsqrt
focused on Micro and Small Enterprises (v^.i3:H.i/MSE) ^ ^
(MSB) finance and development ? feTRT ^ f ?
(A) EXIMBank (A) -fe (EXIM Bank)
(B) SIDBI (B) (SIDBI)
(C) NABARD (C) HRli (NABARD)
(D) NHB
(D) (NHB)
144. Under institutional finance, which is a
144.
typical working capital product from
Commercial Banks ?
t ?
(A) Project term loan only (A)
(B) Cash-credit/overdrafl (B)
(C) Equity infusion (C) (^OT)
(D) Venture capital (D)^ -^fef
145. According to McClelland, a training that 145. ^ TT^
most directly raises entrepreneurial drive ^ ^ ^ t,
would focus on :
(A) ■^TT#5ite
(A) Public speaking
(B) ^
(B) Tax optimization
(C) -^rf^ ^iRnd
(C) Negotiation to gain market power
(D) Enhancing need for achievement (D) 3liq^fH=tiai ^ cjtoHl
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146. Sensitivity analysis differs from scenario 146. PdVvlNUI ^
analysis because it : 3MTT t :
(A) varies one, variable at a time (A) 3^^ ^
keeping others constant it ^ t
(B) varies many variables together (B) M t
(C) is always superior (C) ^ t
(D) ignores base case (D) ^ t
147. A sound rehabilitation plan of sick small 147. ^ WT ^ 31^
enterprise begins with : "Rt^RT' ^ I
(A) Media blitz (A)
(B) Layoffs only (B) chMei
(C) Immediate product diversification (C) d^^^iicn "SRK
(D) Viability study (D) 3?^2RR
148. A rural enterprise is least likely to face 148. UrN "SIR -^dldl
with which challenge ? cfft efTTT ?
(A) Inadequate cash flow (A) TRTF
(B) Poor quality standards (B) -fMm RPRT
(C) Lack of entrepreneurial zeal (C) d^R^Oddl ^ ^^
(D) Inadequate infrastructure facility (D) ^Pd-MKl
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149. The corridor principle , in 149. "SWfiM "4' tTOcT '^m\
entrepreneurship states : t;
(A) The importance of social networks (A) mm "Wm ^
to opportunity recognition. ^ "I I
(B) Opportunity recognition must be an (B) % mm ^ 'wm
innate skill.
(C) Chance discovery made by someone (C) "^f ^ ^ Tff
with a prepared mind.
(D) Once the entrepreneur starts a firm, (D) m
a new venture opportunities become "I", eft 13;^ ^ ^
apparent. ^ "I* 1
150. Which one of the following is not a part 150. ^ R^Ndl
of discounted cash flow capital budgeting 1WHTT
technique ? t ?
(A) Net Present Value (NPV) (A) ^ (NPV)
(B) Internal Rate of Return (IRR) (B) 'Se^TPT ^ 37feTR^ ^ (IRR)
(C) Discounted Payback (DP) (C) ^TTdPT (DP)
(D) Profitability Index (PI) (D) (PI)
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Source: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.