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TS SET 2014: Paper II, Commerce

  • Paper code: 03
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                                                                                                                 A-03-02                                                         COMMERCE                                                                       II
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                                                                                                                              OMR SHEET NUMBER



                                                                                                                 DURATION                                   MAXIMUM MARKS                          NUMBER OF PAGES                            NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
                                                                                                           1 HOUR 15 MINUTES                                           100                                         24                                            50
                                                                                                       This is to certify that, the entries made in the above portion are correctly written and verified.



                                                                                                       Candidate’s Signature                                                                                                Name and Signature of Invigilator
                                                                                                                       Instructions for the Candidates                                                                          A¿æýÅÆæÿ$¦ËMæü$ çÜ*^èþ¯èþË$
                                                                                                       1. Write your Hall Ticket Number in the space provided on the top                         1. D ç³#r ò³O ¿êVæü ÌZ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ çÜ¦Ë ÌZ Ò$ çà̌ý sìýMðüsŒý ¯èþ ºÆæÿ$ Æ>Äæý$ yìþ.
                                                                                                          of this page.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 2. D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Äæý*¿ñýO ºçßý$âñýO_eMæü {ç³Ôèý²Ë¯èþ$ MæüÍW E ¨.
                                                                                                       2. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions.
                                                                                                       3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will                          3. ç³È„æü {´ëÆæÿ ¿æýÐèþ$$¯èþ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Ò$Mæü$ CÐèþÓºyæþ$™èþ$ ¨. Ððþ$$§æþsìý I§æþ$
                                                                                                          be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open   °Ñ$çÙÐèþ$$ËÌZ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ™ðþÇ_ Mìü §æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ A Ôé˯èþ$ ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV>
                                                                                                          the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below :                   çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mø yìþ.
                                                                                                            (i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper          (i) D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ^èþ*yæþyé°Mìü MæüÐèþƊÿõ³h A ^èþ$¯èþ E¯èþ² M>W™èþç³# ïÜË$¯èþ$
                                                                                                                seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet                _ ^èþ yìþ. íÜtMæüPƊÿ ïÜË$Ìôý° Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ C¨ÐèþÆæÿMóü ™ðþÇ_ E¯èþ² {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
                                                                                                                without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet.                    Ò$Ææÿ$ A XMæüÇ ^èþÐèþ§æþ$ª.
                                                                                                           (ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions in
                                                                                                                the booklet with the information printed on the cover              (ii) MæüÐèþÆæÿ$ õ³h ò³O Ðèþ$${¨ _¯èþ çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ {ç³M>Ææÿ D {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ÌZ° õ³iË
                                                                                                                page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing                        çÜ Qůèþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {ç³Ôèý²Ë çÜ Qůèþ$ çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mø yìþ. õ³iË çÜ QÅMæü$
                                                                                                                or duplicate or not in serial order or any other                            çÜ º «¨ _ V>± Ìôý§é çÜ*_ _¯èþ çÜ QÅÌZ {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ ÌôýMæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é °f{糆
                                                                                                                discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a                         M>Mæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ {MæüÐèþ$ç³§æþ®†ÌZ ÌôýMæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é HÐðþO¯é ™óþyéË$ yæþ$r
                                                                                                                correct booklet from the invigilator within the period                      Ðèþ sìý §øçÙç³NǙèþÐðþ$O¯èþ {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™é°² Ððþ r¯óþ Ððþ$$§æþsìý I§æþ$ °Ñ$ÚëÌZÏ ç³È„>
                                                                                                                of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet                     ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æüMæü$°Mìü †ÇW C_aÐóþíÜ §é°Mìü º§æþ$Ë$V> çÜÇV>Y E¯èþ² {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™é°² ¡çÜ$Mø yìþ.
                                                                                                                will be replaced nor any extra time will be given.                          ™èþ§æþ¯èþ ™èþÆæÿ {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Ðèþ*Ææÿaºyæþ§æþ$ A§æþ¯èþç³# çÜÐèþ$Äæý$ CÐèþÓºyæþ§æþ$.
                                                                                                        (iii) After this verification is over, the Test Booklet Number
                                                                                                              should be entered in the OMR Sheet and the OMR Sheet             (iii) ò³O Ñ«§æþ V> çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mö¯èþ² ™èþÆ>әèþ {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþ çÜ Qůèþ$ OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O
                                                                                                              Number should be entered on this Test Booklet.                                A§óþÑ«§æþ V> OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ çÜ Qůèþ$ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O °ÇªçÙtt çÜ¦Ë ÌZ Æ>Äæý$ÐèþÌñý¯èþ$.
                                                                                                    4. Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) 4. {糆 {ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ ¯éË$Væü$ {糙éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþË$ (A), (B), (C) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (D)
                                                                                                       and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the        Ë$V> CÐèþÓºyézÆÿ$$. {糆{ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ G¯èþ$²Mö° Mìü §æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ V>
                                                                                                       correct response against each item.                                     OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ÌZ {糆 {ç³Ôé² çÜ QÅMæü$ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ ¯éË$Væü$ Ðèþ–™é¢ÌZÏ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
                                                                                                       Example : A             B      C      D                                   {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ çÜ*_ ^óþ Ðèþ–™é¢°² »ê̌ý ´ëÆÿ$$ sŒý ò³¯Œþ™ø Mìü §æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ V>
                                                                                                       where (C) is the correct response.
                                                                                                                                                                               ç ³NÇ ^éÍ.
                                                                                                                                                                                 E§éçßýÆæÿ×ý :                   A           B          C        D
                                                                                                    5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Answer
                                                                                                       Sheet given to you. If you mark at any place other than in the          (C) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ AÆÿ$$™óþ
                                                                                                       circle in the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated.                5. {ç³Ôèý²ËMæü$ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ D {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$™ø CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O¯èþ
                                                                                                    6. Read instructions given inside carefully.                               CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ Ðèþ–™é¢ÌZϯóþ ç³NÇ _ Væü$Ç¢ ^éÍ. AÌêM>Mæü çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþ ç³{™èþ ò³O ÐóþÆöMæü ^ør
                                                                                                    7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet.                    Væü$Ç¢õÜ¢ Ò$ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ Ðèþ$*ÌêÅ Mæü¯èþ ^óþÄæý$ºyæþ§æþ$.
                                                                                                    8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the OMR 6. {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ÌZç³Ë C_a¯èþ çÜ*^èþ¯èþ˯èþ$ gê{Væü™èþ¢V> ^èþ§æþÐèþ yìþ.
                                                                                                       Answer Sheet, except for the space allotted for the relevant 7. _™èþ$¢ç³°° {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ _ÐèþÆæÿ C_a¯èþ RêäçܦËÐèþ$$ÌZ ^óþÄæý*Í.
                                                                                                       entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself 8. OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O °È~™èþ çÜ¦Ë ÌZ çÜ*_ ^èþÐèþËíܯèþ ÑÐèþÆ>Ë$ ™èþí³µ _ C™èþÆæÿ çÜ¦Ë ÌZ
                                                                                                       liable to disqualification.                                             Ò$ Væü$Ç¢ ç³#¯èþ$ ™ðþÍõ³ Ñ«§æþ V> Ò$ õ³Ææÿ$ Æ>Äæý$yæþ V>± Ìôý§é C™èþÆæÿ _à²Ë¯èþ$ ò³rtyæþ
                                                                                                    9. The candidate must handover the OMR Answer Sheet to the                 V>± ^óþíܯèþrÏÆÿ$$™óþ Ò$ A¯èþÆæÿá™èþMæü$ Ò$Æóÿ »ê«§æþ$ÅËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
                                                                                                       invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and
                                                                                                                                                                            9. ç³È„æü ç³NÆæÿ¢Æÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆ>әèþ Ò$ OMR ç³{™é°² ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV> ç³È„æü ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æüMæü$yìþMìü CÐéÓÍ.
                                                                                                       must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. The
                                                                                                       candidate is allowed to take away the carbon copy of OMR                Ðésìý° ç³È„æü Væü¨ ºÄæý$rMæü$ ¡çÜ$Mæü$ÐðþâæýÏMæü*yæþ§æþ$. ç³È„æü ç³NÆæÿ¢Æÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ A¿æýÅÆæÿ$¦Ë$
                                                                                                       Sheet and used Question paper booklet at the end of the                   {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™é°², OMR ç³{™èþ Äñý$$MæüP M>Ææÿ¾¯Œþ M>ï³° ¡çÜ$Mæü$ÐðþâæýÏÐèþ^èþ$a.
                                                                                                       examination.                                                        10. ±Í/¯èþËÏ Ææÿ Væü$ »ê̌ý ´ëÆÿ$$ sŒý ò³¯Œþ Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ Eç³Äñý*W ^éÍ.
                                                                                                   10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen.                                 11. ÌêVæüÇ£æþЌþ$ sôýº$̌ýÞ, M>ÅÍMæü$ÅÌôýrƊÿË$, GË[M>t°MŠü ç³ÇMæüÆ>Ë$ Ððþ$$§æþËVæü$¯èþÑ ç³È„æüVæü¨ÌZ
                                                                                                   11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited.                 Eç³Äñý*W ^èþyæþ °õÙ«§æþ .
                                                                                                   12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers.                   12. ™èþ糚 çÜÐèþ*«§é¯éËMæü$ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$PË ™èþWY ç³# Ìôý§æþ$.
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                                              COMMERCE
                                                Æ>Ðé×ìýfÅÐèþ$$
                                                Paper – II
                                                    õ³ç³ÆŠÿ – II
 1. The process of exploring the strategic                     1.   VøÏºÌŒý ÐéÇà VŠü ÐèþNÅà™èþÃMæü çÜ*^èþ¯èþ˯èþ$
    implications of global warming is best                          ѯèþÄñý*W ^èþ$ {ç³{MìüÄæý$ CMæüPyæþ ^èþMæüPV> ÑÔèý©MæüÇ ^èþ
    described as :                                                  ºyìþ¯èþ¨
     (A) External Environmental Analysis
                                                                     (A) ºíßýÆæÿY™èþ ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý
     (B) Scenario Planning
     (C) Future Forecasting                                          (B) §æþ–ÔèýÅ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
     (D) PESTLE Analysis                                            (C) ¿æýÑçÙřŒþ Ðèþ$$ §æþ$gê{Væü™èþ¢
 2. Assertion (A) : Growth over time is                             (D) PESTLE ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
                    an economic
                    objective for all the                      2.   °Õa™èþÐéMæüÅÐèþ$$ (A) : M>Ë ™ø Ðèþ–¨® A°² çÜ çܦË
                    enterprises.                                                              BǦMæü E§óþªÔèýÅÐèþ$$
       Reason (R)       : It is not necessary                       M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$ (R) : JMæü ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿÐèþ$$ ò³§æþª¨V>
                           for the business to                                                ò³ÆæÿVæüÐèþËíܯèþ AÐèþçÜÆæÿ Ìôý§æþ$
                           grow bigger, but it is
                           necessary that it                                                  M>° M>Ë {MæüÐóþ$×ý íÜ¦Ææÿ V>
                           constantly grows                                                   Ðèþ–¨® ^ðþ §éÍ
                           better.                                   (A) A çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ M>§æþ$
       (A)   A is true but R is false
                                                                     (B) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑM>Ðèþ#
       (B)   Both A and R are false
       (C)   Both A and R are true and R is                          (C) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
             the correct explanation of A                                   R , A Äñý$$MæüP çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (D)   A is false and R is true                                (D) A çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨ý
 3. Global sourcing is needed for                              3.   {´ëç³ _Mæü Ðèþ¯èþÈMæüÆæÿ×ý ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°Mìü AÐèþçÜÆæÿ
       i) improving the productive
                                                                        i) E™èþµ†¢ ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦üÅ Ððþ$Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË
          efficiency
      ii) increasing inflow of FDI                                     ii) FDI ÌZ° {ç³Ðéçßý ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æ Ë
     iii) reducing the purchase cost                                  iii) Mö¯èþ$VøË$ ÐèþÅÄæý$ ™èþWY ^èþ$r
     iv) increasing the import of human                               iv) Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$Ë ¨Væü$Ðèþ$† ò³ ^èþ$r
          resources
                                                                     (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
    (A) i and iii
    (B) ii and iv                                                    (B) ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
    (C) iv and i                                                     (C) iv Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ i
    (D) i, ii and iii                                                (D) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii


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 4. Match the following :                               4.   f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$ :
       List-I (Committee)     List-II (Purpose)              g꼙é-I (MæüÑ$sîý)                   g꼙é-II (E§óþªÔèýÅÐèþ$$)
       1. Mahajan Committee        a. Pension
                                      scheme
                                                             1. Ðèþ$àf¯Œþ MæüÑ$sîý                   a. ò³¯èþÛ¯Œþ ç³£æþMæüÐèþ$$
                                                             2. AÀh™ŒþõܯŒþ MæüÑ$sîý                 b. ©ÆæÿƒM>Ë BàÆæÿ
       2. Abhijjit Sen             b. Long term                                                         Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$
          Committee                   food policy
                                                             3. ÐðþO.Ñ. Æðÿyìþz MæüÑ$sîý             c. ^èþMðüPÆæÿ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$
       3. Y-V Reddy                c. Sugar                  4. §æþÐðþ MæüÑ$sîý                      d. B§éÄæý$ç³#
          Committee                   Industry                                                          糯èþ$² Ç»ôýr$Ï
       4. Dave Committee           d. Review of
                                                                                                        ç³#¯èþ@ ç³ÇÖ˯èþ
                                      Income Tax
                                      rebates                          1             2        3           4

            1        2       3        4                      (A) 1-a                2-b     3-c          4-d
       (A) 1-a      2-b     3-c      4-d                     (B) 1-c                2-b     3-d          4-a
       (B) 1-c      2-b     3-d      4-a                     (C) 1-d                2-c     3-a          4-b
       (C) 1-d      2-c     3-a      4-b
                                                             (D) 1-b                2-c     3-a          4-d
       (D) 1-b      2-c     3-a      4-d

 5. What is the target that has been fixed              5.   ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Ñf¯Œþ 2020 ÌZ hyìþí³ õÜÐ鯿ÿ Væü Ðésê
    for service sector share in GDP under                    sêÆðÿYr$
    “India vision -2020” ?
                                                             (A) 12                                (B) 35
       (A) 12                     (B) 35
                                                             (C) 46                                (D) 52.5
       (C) 46                     (D) 52.5
 6. The practice of appending notes                     6.   BVæü ™èþ$Mæü A糚ËMæü$ çÜ º «¨ _ AMú sìý VŠü
    regarding contingent liabilities in                      °Ðóþ¨MæüËMæü$ ¯ør$Þ¯èþ$ f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþr D {Mìü ¨ §é°Mìü
    accounting statements is in pursuance
    to
                                                             A¯èþ$Væü$×ý V> fÆæÿ$Væü$™èþ$ ¨
       (A) Convention of consistency                         (A) °ËMæüyæþ Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$

       (B) Convention of conservatism                        (B) Ñ$™èþÐé§æþ Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$
       (C) Convention of materialism                         (C) çÜõßý™èþ$Mæü™èþ Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$
       (D) Convention of disclosure                          (D) ºíßýÆæÿY™èþ ^óþõÜ Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$


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 7. Cash Flow statement is :                           7.   ¯èþVæü§æþ$ {ç³Ðéçßý °Ðóþ¨Mæü A¯èþV>
       Statement-1 (S1) : An estimate of cash               Ððþ$$§æþsìý ÐéMæüÅ -1 (S1) : JMæü °Õa™èþ M>Ìê°Mìü ¯èþVæü§æþ$
                            receipts and
                                                                                         ÐèþçÜ*âæýÏ, ^ðþÍÏ ç³#Ë A ^èþ¯é
                            payments during a
                            given period of time            Æðÿ yæþÐèþ ÐéMæüÅ -2 (S2) : A{Mæü*Ðèþ̌ý AMú sìý VŠü ç³§æþ®†
       Statement-2 (S2) : Based on accrual                                              B«§éÆæÿ
                            basis of accounting
                                                            (A) S-1, S-2 Æðÿ yæþ* ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (A) Both S-1 and S-2 are correct
                                                            (B) S-1 ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ , S-2 AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (B) S-1 is correct and S-2 is false
                                                            (C) S-1 AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ S-2 ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (C) S-1 is false and S-2 is correct

       (D) Both S-1 and S-2 are false                       (D) S-1, S-2 Æðÿ yæþ* AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ

 8. Match the following Ratios :                       8.   D {Mìü ¨ °çÙµ™èþ$¢Ë¯èþ$ f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ yìþ

       1. Current Ratio      a. Net sales /                 1.   {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ °çÙµ†¢                a. °Mæ ü Ææ ÿ AÐè þ $ÃM>Ë$/
                                 Current Assets                                                       ^èþÆ>çÜ$¢Ë$
       2. Acid Test Ratio    b. Current Assets /            2.   Äæý*íÜyŠþ ç³È„æü °çÙµ†¢          b. ^èþÆ>çÜ$¢Ë$/ ^èþÆæÿ
                                 Current
                                                                                                      A糚Ë$
                                  Liabilities
                                                            3.   ^èþÆæÿÐèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ rÆø²ÐèþƊÿ c. °MæüÆæÿ AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$/
       3. Working Capital c. Net sales /
          Turnover Ratio         Inventory                       °çÙµ†¢                               C¯ðþÓ rÈ
       4. Inventory turnover d. Quick Assets /              4.   C¯ðþÓ rÈ rÆø²ÐèþƊÿ              d. Ö{çœ$ BçÜ$¢Ë$/^èþÆæÿ
          Ratio                  Current
                                                                 °çÙµ†¢                               A糚Ë$
                                 Liabilities


                                                            (A) 1-c,           2-a,       3-b,         4-d
       (A) 1-c,    2-a,   3-b,   4-d

       (B) 1-b,    2-d,   3-a,   4-c                        (B) 1-b,           2-d,       3-a,         4-c

       (C) 1-d,    2-b,   3-c,   4-a                        (C) 1-d,           2-b,       3-c,         4-a

       (D) 1-b,    2-a,   3-d,   4-c                        (D) 1-b,           2-a,       3-d,         4-c


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 9. What is the amount of average stock,               9.   AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ Ææÿ*. 4,00,000, ÝëtMŠü rÆø²ÐèþƊÿ 10
    if sales are Rs. 4,00,000, stock                        Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ çÜ*¦Ë Ìê¿æý 25% AÆÿ$$™óþ çÜVæür$ ÝëtMŠü
    turnover is 10 and gross profit is 25                   G ™èþ ?
    percent ?
                                                             (A) Ææÿ*. 40,000
       (A) Rs. 40,000
                                                             (B) Ææÿ*. 30,000
       (B) Rs. 30,000
                                                             (C) Ææÿ*. 32,000
       (C) Rs. 32,000
                                                             (D) Ææÿ*. 25,000
       (D) Rs. 25,000

10. The marginal cost equation can be                 10.   E´ë ™èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$ çÜÒ$MæüÆæÿ×ý D {Mìü ¨ Ñ«§æþ V>
    derived as follows :                                    Ðèþ#řèþµ¯èþ² ^óþÄæý$Ðèþ^èþ$a
        a) Sales = Variable cost + Contribution                a) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ = ^èþÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$ + Ðèþ ™èþ$
        b) Sales = Variable cost + Fixed cost                  b) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ = ^èþÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$ + íÜ¦ÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$
        c) Sales = Fixed cost ± Profit / Loss                   c) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ = íÜ¦ÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$ ± Ìê¿æý /¯èþçÙt
        d) Sales = Variable cost + Fixed                       d) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ = ^èþÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$ + íÜ¦ÆæÿÐèþÅÄæý$
                   cost ± Profit / Loss                                                   ± Ìê¿æý /¯èþçÙt
       (A) ‘a’ and ‘b’                                       (A) ‘a’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘b’

       (B) ‘a’ and ‘c’                                       (B) ‘a’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘c’
                                                             (C) ‘b’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘c’
       (C) ‘b’ and ‘c’
                                                             (D) ‘a’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘d’
       (D) ‘a’ and ‘d’

11. Change in cost brought about by the               11.   E™èþµ†¢ {ç³{MìüÄæý$ Ìôý§é M>ÆæÿÅMæüÌêç³ Ðèþ˯èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$ ÌZ
    changes in production process or                        Ðèþ^óþaÐèþ*Ææÿ$µ
    activity is known as                                     (A) E´ë ™èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$
    (A) Marginal cost                                        (B) çÜ MŠü ÐèþÅÄæý$
    (B) Sunk cost                                            (C) C {MìüÐðþ$ řý ÐèþÅÄæý$
    (C) Incremental cost
                                                             (D) AÐèþM>Ôèý ÐèþÅÄæý$
    (D) Opportunity cost

12. Slope of a curve is also known as                 12.   ÆóÿQ "ÐéË$' ¯èþ$ D Ñ«§æþ V> Mæü*yé ^ðþç³µÐèþ^èþ$a
       (A) Marginal                                          (A) E´ë ™èþ

       (B) Derivative                                        (B) yðþÇÐóþsìýЌþ
       (C) Intercept                                        (C) C rƊÿò܋³t
       (D) 1 & 2
                                                            (D) 1 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 2


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13. Which of the following statements                    13.   D {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ H¨ (HÑ) Äæý$§éÆæÿ¦Ððþ$O¯èþÑ ?
    is/are true ?
                                                                1. A«¨Mæü «§æþÆæÿ Ðèþ§æþª yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÐéÅMø^èþ yìþÐèþ* yŠþ
        1. Demand is elastic at higher
           price                                                2. yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÆóÿQ ‘x’ A„>°Mìü çÜÐèþ* ™èþÆæÿ V>
        2. Price elasticity of demand is                             E sôý yìþÐèþ* yŠþ Äñý$$MæüP «§æþÆæÿ ÐéÅMø^èþ™èþÓ
           zero when demand curve is                                 Ôèý*¯èþÅ
           horizontal to ‘x’ axis
                                                                3. MR Ôèý*¯èþÅÐðþ$O™óþ yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÐéÅMø^èþ™èþÓ
        3. Demand is unitary elastic when                            "JMæüsìý'
           MR is zero
                                                                4. yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÆóÿQ X A„>°Mìü FÆæÿ¦üÓ V> E sôý,
        4. Price elasticity of demand is ‘ ∝ ’
           When demand curve is vertical                             yìþÐèþ* yŠþ «§æþÆæÿ ÐéÅMø^èþ™èþÓ " ∝ '
           to X-axis.                                          (A) HÑ M>Ðèþ#
       (A) None
                                                               (B) 1 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 3
       (B) 1 & 3
                                                               (C) 2 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
       (C) 2 & 4
       (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4                                         (D) 1, 2, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4

14. Assertion (A) : As more units of a                   14.   °Ôèýa™èþÐéMæüÅ (A)      :   C™è þ Ææ ÿ C¯Œ þ ç ³ #sŒ ý ˯è þ $ í Ü ¦ Æ æ
                    variable input are                                                     Äæý$*°r$ÏV> E _, ^èþÆæÿ
                    used with a fixed
                    amount of other inputs,
                                                                                           C¯Œ þ ç ³ #sŒ ý Äæ ý $*°rÏ ¯ è þ $
                    after a point a smaller                                                GMæü$PÐèþV> Eç³Äñý*WõÜ¢, JMæü
                    and smaller return will                                                Ýë¦Æÿ$$ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ {糆 A§æþ¯èþç³#
                    accrue to each
                    additional unit of the                                                 ^èþÆæÿ Äæý$*°sŒýMæü$, ™èþMæü$PÐèþ
                    variable input                                                         {糆çœÌêË$ ÐèþÝë¢Æÿ$$
       Reason (R)        : This occurs because
                                                               M>Ææÿ×ý (R)             :   {糆 A§æþ¯èþç³# ^èþÆæÿ C¯Œþç³#sŒý,
                           each additional unit of
                           the variable input has                                          A«¨M>«¨Mæü íÜ¦Ææÿ C¯Œþç³#rϙø MæüËíÜ
                           more and more of the                                            ç³°^óþÄæý$r
                           fixed inputs with which
                           to work                             (A) (A) (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct                        (B) (A)(R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
                                                               (C) (A) ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ (R) AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (C) (A) is correct (R) is incorrect
       (D) (A) is incorrect (R) is correct                     (D) (A) AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ (R) ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ



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15. Match the following :
                                                 15.    f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$ :
       1. Perfect       a. Differentiated
          competition      product                      1.    çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~ ´ùsîý       a. ¿ôý§æþç³Ç_¯èþ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#

       2. Monopoly      b. Iron & Steel                 2.    HMæü ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$     b. C¯èþ$Ðèþ$$, EMæü$P
       3. Monopolistic c. Unique product                3.    HMæüÝëÓÐèþ$Å ´ùsîý     c. ÑÕçÙx ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#
          competition
                                                        4.    ºçßý$âæý ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$ d. HMæüÆæÿ*ç³ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#
       4. Oligopoly     d. Homogeneous
                           product                     (A) 1-c            2-d       3-a          4-b

   (A) 1-c       2-d    3-a       4-b                  (B) 1-d            2-b       3-c          4-a
   (B) 1-d       2-b    3-c       4-a                  (C) 1-d            2-b       3-a          4-c
   (C) 1-d       2-b    3-a       4-c
                                                       (D) 1-d            2-c       3-a          4-b
   (D) 1-d       2-c    3-a       4-b

16. Correlation can not be studied               16.    çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$ D ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé° Ðèþ$«§æþÅ A«§æþÅÄæý$¯èþ
    between                                              ^óþÄæý$ÌôýÐèþ$$
       (A) Production of cereals and their              (A)     ™èþ–×ý«§é¯éÅË E™èþµ†¢ Ðé° ¨Væü$Ðèþ$™èþ$Ë$
           imports
                                                        (B)     ç³ ^èþ§éÆæÿ çÜç³ÏÆÿ$$ §é° «§æþÆæÿ
       (B) Supply of sugar and its price
                                                        (C)     ™èþ {yæþ$Ë$ Möyæþ$Mæü$Ë$
       (C) Fathers and Sons

       (D) Production of sugarcane and
                                                        (D)     ç³ ^èþ§éÆæÿ E™èþµ†¢, Ððþ*sêÆæÿ$ M>ÆæÿÏ E™èþµ†¢
           Motor cars
                                                 17.    JMæü ^èþÆ> ÔèýÐèþ$$ÌZ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþËMæü$, Ðèþ$Æø çÜ º «¨™èþ
17. If an increase in a variable is always
    followed by a corresponding
                                                        ^èþÆ> ÔèýÐèþ$$ÌZ A¯èþ$Væü$×ý V> A¯èþ$´ë™èþÐèþ$$ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µ
    proportional change in the other                    {糡ÝëÇ fÇW™óþ §é°°
    related variable, it is                             (A)     «§æþ¯é™èþÃMæü çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþ A §æþ$Ææÿ$
       (A) Positive correlation
                                                        (B)     º$$×ê™èþÃMæü çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþ A §æþ$Ææÿ$
       (B) Negative correlation
                                                        (C)     çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~ çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþ A §æþ$Ææÿ$
       (C) Perfect correlation
                                                        (D)     çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~ º$$×ê™èþÃMæü çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþ
       (D) Perfect negative correlation
                                                                A §æþ$Ææÿ$

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18. All dots on Galton Graph lie on a             18.   V>Ët¯èþ$ {V>çœ#ÌZ A°² ^èþ$MæüPË$ JMæü çÜÆæÿâæýÆóÿQÌZ
    straight line. Then correlation is                  E sêÆÿ$$ A糚yæþ$ çÜçßýçÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$
       (A) Perfect                                       (A) çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~Ðèþ$$
       (B) Direct                                        (B) {糙èþńæüÐèþ$$
       (C) Inverse                                      (C) ÑÌZÐèþ*¯èþÐèþ$$
       (D) Unity                                        (D) HMæü™èþÓÐèþ$$

19. The path to display the VAT amount            19.   Mæü ò³± ¯èþ$ _ ^ðþÍÏ ^èþ$ VAT Ððþ$$™èþ¢Ðèþ$$¯èþ$
    paid by the company is                              {ç³§æþÇØ ^èþ$ Ȇ
       (A) Gateway of Tally → VAT                       (A) Gateway of Tally → VAT
           computation → Display → Tally                    computation → Display → Tally
           reports                                          reports
       (B) Gateway of Tally → VAT reports               (B) Gateway of Tally → VAT reports
           → Display → VAT computation                      → Display → VAT computation
       (C) Gateway of Tally → Tally reports             (C) Gateway of Tally → Tally reports
           → Display → VAT computation                      → Display → VAT computation
       (D) Gateway of Tally → Display →                 (D) Gateway of Tally → Display →
           Tally reports → VAT computation                  Tally reports → VAT computation

20. Splitting a window can be done by :           20.   D Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ window ¯èþ$ Ñ¿æýh ^èþ$¯èþ¨,
       (A) Click file → Custom → Split
                                                        H¨ ?
                                                        (A) Click file → Custom → Split
       (B) Click help → Window → Split
                                                        (B) Click help → Window → Split
       (C) Click format → View → Split
                                                        (C) Click format → View → Split
       (D) Click view → Window → split                  (D) Click view → Window → split

21. To safeguard this management                  21.   D °ÆæÿÓçßý×ê çÜ*{™é°² Ææÿ„ìü ^èþ$rMæü$ òßý{±
    principle of Henry Fayol gangplank                  õœÄæý*̌ý&V> VŠü ´ëÏ MŠü ç³§æþ®†° Eç³Äñý*WÝë¢Ææÿ$
    method is used
                                                        (A)    B§óþÔèý HMæü™èþÓ
       (A) Unity of command
                                                        (B)    °ÆóÿªÔèýMæü™é HMæü™èþÓ
       (B) Unity of direction

       (C) Order                                        (C)    {MæüÐèþ$
       (D) Scalar chain                                 (D)    õÜPÌêÆæÿ$ VöË$çÜ$

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22. Power is characterized by                             22.   ÔèýMìü¢ D ˄æü×êËò³O E r$ ¨
         i. Quality of the person                                      i. ÐèþÅMìü¢ Væü$×ý
        ii. Non-delectability                                        ii. A«¨M>Ææÿ §æþ™èþ¢™èþM>Ìôý° Væü$×ý
       iii. Good definition                                        iii. Ðèþ$ _ °ÆæÿÓ^èþ¯èþ
       iv. de jure concept                                         iv. ¯éÅÄæý$ ¿êÐèþ¯èþ
       (A) i and iv                                              (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
       (B) i and iii
                                                                 (B) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
       (C) i and ii
                                                                (C) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ii
       (D) iii and iv
                                                                (D) iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
23. Assertion (A) : The market researcher
                                                          23.   °ÔèýaÄæý$ÐéMæüÅÐèþ$$ (A) : Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$ ç³ÇÔZ«§æþMæü$yæþ$,
                    does survey and
                                                                                           çÜÆóÿÓ^óþíÜ Mö™èþ¢ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ëò³O
                    advises marketing
                                                                                           Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$ Ðóþ$¯óþfÆæÿ$Mæü$
                    manager for new
                                                                                           çÜËàÍÝë¢yæþ$
                    products.
                                                                M>Ææÿ×ý (R)              : Ýët ‹ œ A« ¨ M>Ææ ÿ A¯è þ V>
       Reason (R)       : Staff authority means
                                                                                           ^ó þ †ÌZ Mæ ü {Ææ ÿ ™ø ¨Væ ü $Ðè þ
                          the stick carried in the
                                                                                           E§øÅVæ ü $Ëò³O ò³™è þ ¢ ¯ è þ
                          hand for direct
                                                                                           ^èþÌêÆÿ$$ ^èþ$r
                          command over
                          subordinates.                          (A) A çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ M>§æþ$

       (A) A is correct but R is wrong                           (B) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ
       (B) Both A and R are correct                              (C) A çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ M>§æþ$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨
       (C) A is wrong but R is correct                           (D) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#
       (D) Both A and R are wrong

24. Arrange the following in order of their               24.   D ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°° Ðésìý E™èþµ¯èþ²™èþ¯èþ$ ºsìýt
    derivation                                                  {MæüÐèþ$ ÌZ E ^èþ yìþ
       (A) Vision, Mission, Goals,                               (A) Ñf¯Œþ, Ñ$çÙ¯Œþ, ˄>ÅË$, «§óþÓÄæý*Ë$,
           Objectives, Strategies                                         ÐèþNÅàË$
                                                                 (B) Ñ$çÙ¯Œþ, Ñf¯Œþ, «§óþÓÄæý*Ë$, ˄>ÅË$,
       (B) Mission, Vision, Objectives,
           Goals, Strategies
                                                                          ÐèþNÅàË$
                                                                 (C) Ñf¯Œþ, Ñ$çÙ¯Œþ, «§óþÓÄæý*Ë$, ˄>ÅË$,
       (C) Vision, Mission, Objectives,                                   ÐèþNÅàË$
           Goals, Strategies
                                                                 (D) Ñ$çÙ¯Œþ, Ñf¯Œþ, ˄>ÅË$, «§óþÓÄæý*Ë$,
       (D) Mission, Vision, Goals,
           Objectives, Strategies
                                                                          ÐèþNÅàË$

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25. Match the following theories with their               25.    D ¨Væü$Ðèþ íÜ§é® ™é˯èþ$ Ðésìý° {糆´ë¨ _¯èþ
    proponents                                                   ÐéǙø f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ yìþ
       i. Need hierarchy           a. Alderfer                    i. ±yŠþ òßýOÆ>ÈP íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ a. Alderfer
          theory                                                 ii. Æðÿ yæþ$ M>ÆæÿM>Ë íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$b. Victor Vroom
       ii. Two-factor theory       b. Victor Vroom
                                                                iii. BÕ ^èþ$ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$          c. Herzberg
    iii. Expectancy theory c. Herzberg                          iv. ERG íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$               d. Maslow
    iv. ERG theory                 d. Maslow
                                                                 (A) i-a            ii-b       iii-c       iv-d
       (A) i-a          ii-b   iii-c   iv-d                      (B) i-b            ii-a       iii-d       iv-c
       (B) i-b          ii-a   iii-d   iv-c                      (C) i-c            ii-a       iii-b       iv-d
       (C) i-c          ii-a   iii-b   iv-d                      (D) i-d            ii-c       iii-b       iv-a
       (D) i-d          ii-c   iii-b   iv-a
                                                          26.   ""„óüÐèþ$MæüÆæÿ Ðéçßý¯èþ^é˯èþÐèþ$$ Ò$ Mæü$r$ »ê°²
26. ‘Safer driving saves your family’ is a                      M>´ëyæþ$™èþ$ ¨'' A¯èþ$ Ðéyæþ$Mæü¯èþ$ {糿æý$™èþÓ
    slogan used by government to create                         Ðéçßý¯èþ^éËMæü$ËÌZ GÆæÿ$Mæü¯èþ$ çܖíÙçtÜ$¢ ¨ D Ðéyæþ$Mæü
    awareness among risky drivers. This                         ©°Mìü çÜ º «¨ _¯èþ¨
    slogan belongs to :
                                                                 (A) {X¯Œþ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý VŠü
       (A) Green marketing
                                                                 (B) ÐðþOsŒý Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý VŠü
       (B) White marketing
                                                                 (C) ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý VŠü
       (C) Environmental marketing
                                                                 (D) ÝëÐèþ*hMæü Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý VŠü
       (D) Social marketing

27. Which of the following are examples                   27.   D ¨Væü$Ðèþ A ÔéË$ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý Væü$Mæü$ E§éçßýÆæÿ×ýË$
    to marketing                                                   i. Rê™é§éÆæÿ$° çÜ ™èþ–í³¢
         i. Customer satisfaction
                                                                  ii. ºË{ç³Äñý*VæüÐèþ$$
        ii. Coercion
                                                                 iii. Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæüÐèþ$$
        iii. Exchange
                                                                 iv. çÜÓÄæý$ E™èþµ†¢
        iv. Self-production
       (A) i and iv                                             (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv

       (B) ii and iii                                           (B) ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii

       (C) i and iii                                            (C) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
       (D) ii and iv                                            (D) ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv

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28. The new product development                       28.   Mö™èþ¢ ÐèþçÜ$¢ AÀÐèþ–¨® {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ D ¨Væü$Ðèþ
    process consists of the following                       §æþÔèýË$ sêÆÿ$$
    steps :
                                                             (A) BÌZ^è þ ¯è þ fÌñ ý Ï y æ þ Mæ ü r$t r , ¿êÐè þ ¯é ç ³ Ȅæ ü ,
       (A) Idea screening, Concept testing,
           Idea generation, Product
                                                                     BÌZ^èþ¯é E™éµ§æþ¯èþ, ÐèþçÜ$¢ BMæü–†, ÐèþçÜ$¢ ç³È„æü,
           design, Product testing, Product                          ÐèþçÜ$¢ {´ëÆæÿ ¿æý
           launch                                            (B) BÌZ^è þ ¯é E™éµ§æ þ ¯é, BÌZ^è þ ¯è þ fÌñ ý Ï y æ þ
       (B) Idea generation, Idea screening,                          Mæür$tr, ÐèþçÜ$¢ ç³È„æü, ¿êÐèþ¯é ç³È„æü, ÐèþçÜ$¢
           Product testing, Concept testing,                         BMæü–†, ÐèþçÜ$¢ {´ëÆæÿ ¿æý
           Product design, Product launch
                                                            (C) BÌZ^èþ¯é E™éµ§æþ¯èþ, BÌZ^èþ¯èþ fÌñýÏyæþ Mæür$tr,
       (C) Idea generation, Idea screening,
           Concept testing, Product                                  ¿êÐèþ¯é ç³È„æü, ÐèþçÜ$¢ BMæü–† ÐèþçÜ$¢ ç³È„æü, ÐèþçÜ$¢
           design, Product testing, Product                          {´ëÆæÿ ¿æý
           launch
                                                            (D) BÌZ^èþ¯èþ fÌñýÏyæþ Mæür$tr, BÌZ^èþ¯é E™éµ§æþ¯èþ,
       (D) Idea screening, Idea generation,                          ¿êÐèþ¯é ç³È„æü, ÐèþçÜ$¢ ç³È„æü ÐèþçÜ$¢ BMæü–†, ÐèþçÜ$¢
           Concept testing, Product testing,
           Product design, Product launch
                                                                     {´ëÆæÿ ¿æý

29. Match the following :                             29.   f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
       i. Pull type promotion a. Directed at                i. ç³#̌ý ÆæÿMæüç³# {ç³Ððþ*çÙ¯èþ$          a. yîþËÆæÿ$Ï, BÐèþ$ÃMæü
                                 dealers and                                                              E§øÅVæ ü $ËMæ ü $
                                 sales force                                                              °ÆóÿªÕ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ¨
       ii. Push type           b. Motivating
                                                            ii.    ç³#‹Ù ÆæÿMæüç³# {ç³Ððþ*çÙ¯èþ$       b. {´ù™éÞçßýM>Í^èþ$ar
           promotion              the consumer
                                  by giving
                                                                                                          §éÓÆ>
                                  incentives                                                              °Äñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$˯èþ$
                                                                                                          {õ³Æóÿí³ ^èþ$r
    iii. Advertising           c. Oral
                                  presentation              iii.   {ç³Mæür¯èþË$                        c. KÆæÿ̌ý
    iv. Personal selling       d. Non-personal                                                            {ò³gñý sôýçÙ¯Œþ
                                  presentation              iv.    ÐèþÅMìü¢Væü™èþ AÐèþ$ÃMæü            d. ÐèþÅMìü¢Væü™óþ™èþÆæÿ °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ
       (A) i-b      ii-a   iii-d   iv-c                      (A) i-b                    ii-a       iii-d        iv-c

       (B) i-a      ii-b   iii-c   iv-d                      (B) i-a                    ii-b       iii-c        iv-d

       (C) i-b      ii-a   iii-c   iv-d                      (C) i-b                    ii-a       iii-c        iv-d

       (D) i-d      ii-a   iii-b   iv-c                      (D) i-d                    ii-a       iii-b        iv-c


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30. The discount rate, which equals the            30.   ¿æýÑçÙÅ ¯èþVæü§æþ$ {ç³ÐéàË {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ ÑË$Ðèþ¯èþ$, {´ëgñýMŠüt
       present value of future cash inflows              ò³r$tºyìþ™ø çÜÐèþ*¯èþ ^óþõÜ yìþÝûP sŒý Æóÿr$
       with the investment of a project, is              (A)     õ³»êMŠü M>Ë
       known as
                                                         (B)     çÜVæür$ Æ>ºyìþ Æóÿr$
       (A) Payback period
                                                         (C)     A ™èþÆæÿY™èþ Æ>ºyìþ Æóÿr$
       (B) Average Rate of Return
                                                         (D)     Ìê¿æý§éÄæý$Mæü™èþ çÜ*`
       (C) Internal Rate of Return

       (D) Profitability Index                     31.   D {Mìü ¨ §é° {ç³M>Ææÿ Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ °Æ>Ã×ý ÌZ
                                                         Ææÿ$×ý GMæü$PÐèþ ÌôýMæü ™èþMæü$PÐèþ AÐèþr Ðèþ˯èþ çÜ çܦ
31. An increase or decrease in the
    amount of debt in the capital structure
                                                         Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ÑË$Ðèþ ò³O H {糿êÐèþ E yæþ§æþ$ ?
    has no effect on the total market value                (a) °MæüÆæÿ B§éÄæý$ ç³ £é
    of the firm under the
       (a) Net income approach                             (b) °MæüÆæÿ Bç³Æóÿsìý VŠü ç³ £é
       (b) Net operating approach                          (c) Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$ ç³ £é
       (c) Traditional approach                            (d) Ñ$ËÏÆŠÿ&Ððþ*yìþWÏÄæý*° ç³ £é
       (d) Miller-Modigliani approach
                                                          (A) ‘a’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘b’
       (A) ‘a’ and ‘b’
                                                          (B) ‘b’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘c’
       (B) ‘b’ and ‘c’
                                                          (C) ‘b’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘d’
       (C) ‘b’ and ‘d’
       (D) ‘a’ and ‘c’                                    (D) ‘a’ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ‘c’

32. ABC Limited issues 5,000, 8%                   32. ABC Í. Ð鯿ÿ$ 8% yìþ»ñý ^èþÆæÿ$Ï JMöPMæüPsìý
       debentures of Rs.100 each at a                    Ææÿ*.100 ÑË$ÐèþVæüËÑ 5,000, 10%.{ï³Ñ$Äæý$
       premium of 10%.        The costs of               ò³O gêÈ ^óþÔ鯿ÿ$. gêÈ ÐèþÅÄæý$ 2% Mæü ò³±Mìü ÐèþÇ¢ ^óþ
       floatation are 2% and the tax rate                糯èþ$² Æóÿr$ 60%. Ææÿ$×ý Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$
       applicable to the company is 60%.                 (A) 2.26
       The cost of debt capital is
                                                         (B) 2.46
       (A) 2.26
       (B) 2.46                                          (C) 2.96
       (C) 2.96                                          (D) 3.26
       (D) 3.26

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33. Assertion (A) : The term working                   33.   °Õa™èþÐéMæüÅ (A)           :   ^èþÆæÿÐèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþÐèþ$¯èþV> {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ
                    capital represents the
                    amount of funds
                                                                                            BçÜ$¢ËÌZ ò³r$tºyìþ ò³sìýt¯èþ
                    invested in current                                                     Ðð þ $$™è þ ¢ ©°° ç Ü *¦ Ë
                    assets and it is                                                        ^èþÆæÿÐèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ V> Mæü*yé
                    referred to as gross                                                    í³Ë$Ýë¢Ææÿ$
                    working capital
       Reason (R)       : Current assets are
                                                             M>Ææÿ×ý (R)           ^èþÆ>çÜ$¢Ë¯èþV> JMæü AMú sìý VŠü
                                                                                        :
                          those assets which                                       ç Ü Ðè þ ™è þ ÞÆæ ÿ ÌZ ¯è þ Væ ü §æ þ $V>
                          are normally expected                                    Ðèþ*Ææÿa§æþW¯èþÑ
                          to be converted into
                                                             (A) ‘A’, ‘R’ Æðÿ yæþ* ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
                          cash within an
                          accounting year                    (B) ‘A’ ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ ‘R’ AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (A) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct
                                                             (C) ‘A’ AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ ‘R’ ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (B) ‘A’ is correct and ‘R’ is wrong
                                                             (D) ‘A’, ‘R’ Æðÿ yæþ* AÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ
       (C) ‘A’ is wrong and ‘R’ is correct
       (D) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are wrong.
                                                       34.   AÌñýV>j yæþƊÿ ÌñýOr¯Œþ ¯ðþO†Mæü íܦ† (morale) Mìü Ðèþ$$QÅ
34. Alexander of Leighton enumerates
    five major determinants of morale
                                                             °Æ>®ÆæÿM>˯èþ$ ™ðþÍ´ëyæþ$ AÑ
    which are                                                  1.    çÜÐèþ$*çßý «§óþÅÄæý$ ò³O çÜÐèþ$*çßý çÜ¿æý$ÅËMæü$ VæüË
        1. Confidence of the individual                               ÑÔèýÓçܱĿý$™èþ
           members in the purpose of the
           group                                               2.    ¯éÄæý$Mæü™èþÓ, ¯éÄæý$Mæü™èþÓ ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦üÅ ò³O,
        2. Confidence of the different
                                                                     ç Ü Ðè þ $*ç ß ý ¯éÄæ ý $Mæ ü ™è þ Ó ÝëÐè þ $Ææ ÿ ¦ ü Å ò³O
           members of the group in the                               çÜÐèþ$*çßý ÌZ° ÑÑ«§æþ çÜ¿æý$ÅËMæü $ Væü Ë
           leadership and the ability of the                         ÑÔèýÓçܱĿý$™èþ
           leadership
                                                               3. çÜçßýM>ÇÃMæü$Ëò³O çÜ¿æý$ÅËMæü$ VæüË ÑÔèýÓçܱĿý$™èþ
        3. Confidence of the individual
                                                               4. ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ ÝëçÐèþ$Ææÿ¦üÅ
           members in their fellow workers
        4. Organizational efficiency                         (A) 1, 2, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
       (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
                                                             (B) 1, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
       (B) 1, 3 and 4
                                                             (C) 1, 2 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
       (C) 1, 2 and 4
                                                             (D) 2, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
       (D) 2, 3 and 4


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35. Under training and development the                   35.   Մæü×ý, AÀÐèþ–¨® {Mìü §æþ, Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$Ë ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
       human resource system covers                            ç³ÇVæü×ìý ^óþ¨
       (A) Job design and evaluation                           (A)      g껌ý Ææÿ*ç³Mæü˵¯èþ, çÜÒ$„æü
       (B) Recruitment and selection                           (B)      Ç{Mæü*sŒýÐðþ$ sŒý, òÜ˄æü¯Œþ
       (C) Training and development                            (C)      Մæü×ý, AÀÐèþ–¨®
       (D) All of these
                                                               (D)      ò³OÐèþ±²
36. Match the following
                                                         36.   f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ yìþ :
         Part-A                    Part-B

       (Functions of                (Main                           ´ëÆæÿ$t-A                                ´ëÆæÿ$t-B
       personnel                    function)                  ({ÔéÑ$Mæü °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý Ñ«§æþ$Ë$)              (Ðèþ$$QÅÑ«¨)
       management)
                                                               a.    °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý Ñ«¨                     1. Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$Ë
       a. Management              1. Human
          function                   resource                                                               {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                                     planning                  b.    çÜËà Ñ«¨                           2. Ñ¿êV>«¨ç³™èþ$ËMæü$
       b. Advisory function       2. Advise the                                                             çÜËà
                                     departmental
                                     officers                  c.    ÐèþÅÐèþÝë¦ç³Mæü Ñ«¨                3. {ÔéÑ$Mæü$Ë,

       c. Executive function 3. Appointment
                                                                                                            E§øÅVæü$Ë
                                of labour and                                                               °Äæý*Ðèþ$Mæü
                                employee
                                                               d.    G í³Mæü Ñ«¨                        4. {ÔéÑ$Mæü
       d. Selection function      4. Personnel                                                              {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                                     planning
                                                          MøyŠþÞ : (a)              (b)         (c)         (d)
 Codes : (a)      (b)     (c)       (d)
                                                               (A) 2                 3            1           4
       (A)   2     3          1       4
                                                               (B) 1                 2            3           4
       (B)   1     2          3       4
                                                               (C) 3                 1            2           4
       (C)   3     1          2       4
                                                               (D) 4                 2            3           1
       (D)   4     2          3       1



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37. Match the following :                             37.   D {Mìü ¨ Ðé°° f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ yìþ
              Part-A              Part-B                          ´ëÆæÿ$ t– A                       ´ëÆæÿ$t – B
       a. Elmar H. Burak     1. Strategies for
                                                            a.    ǦýÐèþ*Ɗÿ H. º$Æ>MŠü       1. Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ ÔèýMìü¢
                                  manpower
                                                                                                     {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                                  planning
                                  and                                                                M>ÆæÿÅMæüÌê´ëË
                                  programme                                                          ÐèþNÅàË$
       b. Smith and          2. Business                    b.    íÜٌþ, ÐéMæüƊÿ             2. ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ
             Walker               planning is                                                        {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ôý ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë
                                  people                                                             {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                                  planning
                                                            c.    Ç^èþƊÿz B. {´ë sŒýfƊÿ¾     3. Ðè þ *¯è þ Ðè þ Ðè þ ¯è þ Ææ ÿ $Ë
       c. Richard            3. Human
                                                                                                     {ç ³ ×êãMî ü Mæ ü Ææ ÿ ×ý
             B. Frantzerb         resource
                                  planning –                                                         Ðè þ *¯è þ Ðè þ Ðè þ ¯è þ Ææ ÿ$Ë
                                  forecasting                                                        AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë ¿æýÑçÙÅ
                                  manpower                                                           A ^èþ¯é
                                  needs

                                                            d.    yéVæüÏ‹Ü B. VðüƊÿÐèþ$¯Œþ    4. « § ó þ ÅÄæ ý $ B« § éǙè þ
       d. Douglas            4. Objective
                                                                                                     Ðè þ *¯è þ Ðè þ Ðè þ ¯è þ Ææ ÿ$Ë
             B. Gehrman           based human
                                  resource
                                                                                                     {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                                  planning             MøyŠþÞ :     (a)              (b)      (c)         (d)

 Codes : (a)          (b)   (c)     (d)                     (A) 1                    3         2            4
       (A)     1       3     2       4
                                                            (B) 1                    2         3            4
       (B)     1       2     3       4
                                                            (C) 3                    1         2            4
       (C)     3       1     2       4
                                                            (D) 4                    2         3            1
       (D)     4       2     3       1




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38. Banks show provision for income tax             38.   »êÅ Mæü$Ë$ B§éÄæý$ç³# 糯èþ$²MðüO HÆ>µr$¯èþ$ ©°ÌZ
       under                                              ^èþ*ç³#™éÆæÿ$
       (A) Contingency accounts                           (A)    BVæü ™èþ$Mæü Rê™éË$
       (B) Contingent liabilities                         (B)    BVæü ™èþ$Mæü ^ðþÍÏ ç³# »ê«§æþřèþË$
       (C) Other Liabilities and Provisions               (C)    C™èþÆæÿ ^ðþÍÏ ç³# »ê«§æþřèþË$, HÆ>µr$Ï
       (D) None of the above                              (D)    ò³OÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#

39. Banks should transfer the following             39.   »êÅ Mæü$Ë$ D ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ôé™èþç³# Ìê¿ê˯èþ$ Ôéçܯé™èþÃMæü
       percentage of profits to statutory                 ÇfÆæÿ$ÓMæü$ Ðèþ$ãå ^éÍ
       reserve
                                                          (A) 20 Ôé™é°Mìü A«¨Mæü            M>Mæü$ yé
       (A) Not exceeding 20%
                                                          (B)    Mæü±çÜ 20 Ôé™èþ
       (B) At least 20%
                                                          (C) 20 Ôé™èþ
       (C) 20%
                                                          (D)    ò³OÐóþÒM>Ðèþ#
       (D) None of the above
                                                    40.   D ¨Væü$Ðèþ A ÔèýÐèþ$$ ÇfÆæÿ$Ó »êÅ Mæü$ Ñ«¨ M>§æþ$
40. The following is not the function of RBI

        1. Currency issue
                                                            1.   ¯ørÏ gêÈ

        2. Credit control                                   2.   ç³Ææÿ糆 °Äæý$ {™èþ×ý
        3. Supervision of Banks                             3.   »êÅ Mæü$Ë ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æü×ý
        4. Regulation of Banks                              4.   »êÅ Mæü$Ë {MæüÐèþ$º©®MæüÆæÿ×ý
        5. Auditing of Banks                                5.   »êÅ Mæü$˯èþ$ Byìþr$ ^óþÄæý$$r
       (A) 4 and 5                                        (A) 4 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 5

       (B) 3, 4 and 5                                     (B) 3, 4 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 5
       (C) 4 only
                                                          (C) 4 Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (D) 5 only
                                                          (D) 5 Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$



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41. Match the following :                            41.   f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
       a. IDBI               1. 1982                       a. IDBI                      1. 1982

       b. NABARD             2. 1935                       b. NABARD                    2. 1935

       c. RBI                3. 1994                       c. RBI                       3. 1994

       d. ICICI              4. 1964                       d. ICICI                     4. 1964

 Codes : (a)      (b)       (c)   (d)                 MøyŠþÞ :    (a)            (b)   (c)        (d)
       (A)   1     2        3      4                       (A) 1                 2     3             4
       (B)   4     1        2      3                       (B) 4                 1     2             3
       (C)   4     3        2      1                       (C) 4                 3     2             1
       (D)   3     2        1      4                       (D) 3                 2     1             4

42. Match the following                              42.   f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
       a. ICICI              1. Investing                  a. ICICI                     1. ò³r$tºyìþ ò³r$tr
       b. HUDCO              2. H o u s i n g              b. HUDCO                     2. Væü–àÀÐèþ–¨®
                                Development
                                                           c. GIC                       3. ½Ðèþ*
       c. GIC                3. Insurance
                                                           d. ECGC                      4. ÐèþÆæÿ¢MæüÐèþ$$
       d. ECGC               4. Trade
 Codes : (a)      (b)       (c)   (d)
                                                      MøyŠþÞ : (a)              (b)    (c)        (d)

       (A)   1     2        3      4                       (A) 1                 2     3             4

       (B)   4     3        2      1                       (B) 4                 3     2             1

       (C)   2     1        4      3                       (C) 2                 1     4             3

       (D)   1     2        4      3                       (D) 1                 2     4             3

43. When exporter has agreed to give                 43.   ѧóþÖ Mö¯èþ$VøË$§éÆæÿ$¯èþMæü$ A糚 C^óþa §æþ$Mæü$
    credit to the foreign buyer, he draws                  GVæü$Ðèþ$†§éÆæÿ$yæþ$ A XMæüÇ _ A™èþyæþ$ {ÐéÄæý$$
    bill of exchange called                                ѰÐèþ$Äæý$ ¼Ë$ϯèþ$ CÌê A sêÆæÿ$
       (A) Usance Draft                                    (A) Äæý$*Ý믌þÞ Ðèþ$$ÝëÆÿ$$§é

       (B) Sight Draft                                     (B) §æþÆæÿدèþ Ðèþ$$ÝëÆÿ$$§é

       (C) Bill of Lading                                  (C) ¯úM>¿êÆæÿ ç³{™èþ

       (D) Demand draft                                    (D) yìþÐèþ* yŠþ {y鋜t


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44. Power Distance Index (PDI) of 77                  44.   {´ëç³ _Mæü çÜVæür$ 56.5 ™ø çÜÇ^èþ*õÜ¢ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèýç³#
       compared to the world average of
                                                            ç³ÐèþƊÿ yìþçÜt¯ŒþÞ çÜ*` 77 çÜ*_ ^èþ$¯èþ¨
       56.5 for India indicates

       (A) High level of inequality of power
                                                            (A)       çÜÐèþ*fÐèþ$$ÌZ ÔèýMìü¢, çÜ ç³§æþË Ðèþ$«§æþÅ E¯èþ²™èþ
            and wealth within the society                             Ýë¦Æÿ$$ AçÜÐèþ$™èþ$ËÅÐèþ$$
       (B) Low level of inequality of power                 (B)       çÜÐèþ*fÐèþ$$ÌZ ÔèýMìü¢ çÜ ç³§æþË Ðèþ$«§æþÅ ™èþMæü$PÐèþ
            and wealth within the society
                                                                      Ýë¦Æÿ$$ AçÜÐèþ$™èþ$ËÅÐèþ$$
       (C) High level of political corruption
                                                            (C)       E¯èþ²™èþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ Aѱ†
       (D) Low        level     of      Human
            Development Index                               (D)       ™èþMæü$PÐèþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ AÀÐèþ–¨® çÜ*`
45. Match the following list of World Bank
                                                      45.   {ç ³ ç ³ ^è þ »êÅ Mæ ü $ °ÇÙè þ í Ü ¦ † Mì ü ç Ü º « ¨ _
       administrative set up
                                                            f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
          List-I                     List-II

       a. Board of             1. 7 Members
                                                                 g꼙èþ – I                             g꼙èþ – II
          Governors                                         a.    VæüÐèþÆæÿ²ÆæÿÏ »ZÆæÿ$z            1. 7 çÜ¿æý$ÅË$
       b. Board of             2. 21 Members
                                                            b.    yðþOÆðÿMæütÆæÿÏ »ZÆæÿ$z           2. 21 çÜ¿æý$ÅË$
          Directors

       c. Permanent            3. One Governor              c.    {ç³ç³ ^èþ »ê Mæü$                 3. JMæü VæüÐèþÆæÿ²Ææÿ$
          Member of                                               ÔéÔèýәèþ çÜ¿æý$ÅË$
          World Bank
                                                            d.    çÜàÄæý$Mæü Mú°ÞË$                 4. 5 çÜ¿æý$ÅË$
       d. Advisory             4. 5 Members
          Council                                           (A) 1-a,                        2-b,   3-c,         4-d

       (A) 1-a,       2-b,    3-c,      4-d
                                                            (B) 1-c,                        2-b,   3-d,         4-a
       (B) 1-c,       2-b,    3-d,      4-a
                                                            (C) 1-d,                        2-c,   3-a,         4-b
       (C) 1-d,       2-c,    3-a,      4-b
                                                            (D) 1-b,                        2-c,   3-a,         4-d
       (D) 1-b,       2-c,    3-a,      4-d



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46. LIBOR means                                        46.     Í»ZƊÿ A¯èþV>
       (A) London Interbank Bid Rate                            (A) London Interbank Bid Rate
       (B) London Interbank Offer Rate                          (B) London Interbank Offer Rate
       (C) London International Banking
                                                               (C) London International Banking
           Rate
                                                                   Rate
       (D) London Inter-banking Original
           Rate                                               (D) London Inter-banking Original
                                                                     Rate
Read the passage and write the                        {Mìü ¨ ´ëÆ>¯èþ$ ^èþ¨Ñ {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ 47 ¯èþ$ yìþ 50 ÐèþÆæÿMæü$
answers for the question from 47 to 50.               çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþ {ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ$$
The XYZ Co. is a toothpaste manufacturer              XYZ Mæü ò³± JMæü r*™Œþõ³‹Üt E™èþµ†¢§éÆæÿ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
and marketer across India. Its sales are              Ðèþ*Ææÿ$Psìý VŠü ^óþÄæý$$Ð鯿ÿ$. C yìþÄæý*ÌZ° Ææÿ*. 10,000
Rs.1000 crores out of Rs.10,000 crores in             MørÏ AÐèþ$ÃM>ËÌZ XYZ Äñý$$MæüP AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ Ææÿ*. 1,000
India. It’s competitors are many in number.           Mør$Ï ©°Mìü ^éÌê Ðèþ$ ¨ ´ùsîý§éÆæÿ$Ë$¯é²Ææÿ$. r*™Œþ õ³çÜ$t™ø
Neemstick and Ayurvedic powder are also               ´ër$V> Ðóþç³ ç³#ËÏË$, BÄæý$$ÆóÿÓ§æþ ´ûyæþÆæÿ$Ë$ Mæü*yé
being used by customers. The toothpaste               ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ë$ Ðéyæþ$™èþ$¯é²Ææÿ$. r*™Œþõ³çÜ$t Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý
market is varying in their characteristics and        §é° ÌZ° ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ë {ç³ÐèþÆæÿ¢¯èþ, ÐéÇ Äñý$$MæüP ˄æü×ê˯èþ$
buying behavior and hence dividing the                ºsìýt ÐóþÆæÿ$ ÐóþÆæÿ$V> E yæþr ÐèþËÏ D Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý¯èþ$ ÑÑ«§æþ _¯èþ²
market into different small markets is                Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$ÏV> Ñ¿æýh ^èþ$rMæü$ íÜ¸ëÆæÿçÜ$ ^óþÄæý$yæþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨. H¨
recommended. However, since, XYZ Co.                  HÐðþ$O¯èþç³µsìýMìü, XYZ Mæü ò³± A°² Ðèþ*ÆðÿPrϯèþ$ õÜÑ ^èþyæþ
can not serve all the markets, it selected            Mæü$§æþÆæÿ§æþ$ M>Ðèþ#¯èþ, A¨ ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ë Ðèþ$¯èþçÜ$ÌZ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#
only few markets to serve and fixed the               Äñý$$Mæü P Ðèþ$*ËÐèþ$$¯èþ$ {糆íÙt ç³^óþÄæý$$rMæü $ Mö°²
locus of the product offer in the minds of            Ðèþ*ÆðÿPrϯèþ$ Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ G¯èþ$²Mö¯èþ²¨.
customers markets.
                                                       47.     C yìþÄæý*ÌZ° Ææÿ*. 10,000 MørÏ AÐèþ$ÃM>ËÌZ
47. What is called the sales of Rs.1,000                       XYZ Mæ ü ò³± Äñ ý $$Mæ ü P Ææ ÿ *. 1,000 MørÏ
    crores of XYZ Co. when compared                            AÐèþ$ÃM>˯èþ$ HÐèþ$° í³Ë$Ýë¢Ææÿ$ ?
       to Rs.10,000 crores of sales in India.
                                                               (A) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë Ðér
       (A) Sales share
                                                               (B) ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$ Ðésê
       (B) Industry share
                                                               (C) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý Ðésê
       (C) Market share
                                                               (D) çÜ*Mæü‡ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý Ðésê
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48. Dividing the toothpaste market into           48.    r*™Œþõ³‹Üt Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý¯èþ$ ÑÑ«§æþ _¯èþ² Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$ÏV>
       various small markets is called                   Ñ¿æýh ^èþyé°² CÌê A sêÆæÿ$
       (A) Differentiation                                (A)    ¿ôý§æþ {ç³§æþÆæÿدèþ
       (B) Diversification                                (B)    ÐðþOÑ«§æþÅ
       (C) Segmentation                                   (C)    Q yæþ¯èþ
       (D) Division                                       (D)    ¿êXMæüÆæÿ×ý

49. Selecting only few markets by XYZ             49. XYZ Mæ ü ò ³ ± Mö°² Ðè þ *Æð ÿPrÏ ¯ è þ $ Ðè þ *{™è þ Ðè þ $$
       Co. is called                                     G¯èþ$²Mö¯èþyé°² CÌê A sêÆæÿ$
       (A) Market targeting                               (A)    Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý Væü$Ç ò³rtyæþ
       (B) Market segmenting                              (B)    Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý Q yæþ¯èþ
       (C) Market differentiation                         (C)    Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ¿ôý§æþ {ç³§æþÆæÿدèþ
       (D) Market diversification                         (D)    Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ÐðþOÑ«§æþÅ

50. Fixing the locus of the product in the        50.    ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ# Äñý$$MæüP Ðèþ$*ËÐèþ$$˯èþ$ XYZ Mæü ò³± ™èþ¯èþ
       minds of selected market by XYZ Co.               ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ë Ðèþ$¯èþçÜ$ÌZ {糆íÙt ç³ ^óþÄæý$$r¯èþ$
       is called
                                                         A sêÆæÿ$

       (A) Market targeting
                                                          (A)    Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒ ¯èþ$ Væü$Çò³rtyæþ

       (B) Psychographic segmentation
                                                          (B)    Ðèþ*¯èþíÜMæü Q yæþ¯èþ

       (C) Standardization
                                                          (C)    Ýë¦ç³¯èþ

       (D) Positioning                                    (D)    ´÷hçÙ° VŠü


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Source: Telangana State Eligibility Test. Question paper published by Telangana State Eligibility Test.