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TS SET 2018: Paper II, Commerce

  • Paper code: 03
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  • 32 pages
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                                                                Subject Code	                                                Subject




                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Question Booklet Number
                                                                       A-03-18                                           commerce
                                                                           hALL tICKET number	PaPER
                                                                		                          ii

                                                                   OMR Sheet Number nUMBER OF qUESTIONS
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                                                                        2 hOUrs	                                200                                          32
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                                                                and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the
                                                                correct response against each item.                      CÐèþÓºyézÆÿ$$. {糆 {ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ fÐéº$¯èþ$ G¯èþ$²Mö° OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ÌZ {糆 {ç³Ô>²
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                                            		 where (C) is the correct response.
                                                                                                                     		 E§éçßýÆæÿ×ý :                            A           B   C               D
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                                                be evaluated.                                                            Ðèþ–™é¢ÌZϯóþ ç³NÇ…_ Væü$Ç¢…^éÍ. AÌêM>Mæü çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþ ç³{™èþ… ò³O ÐóþÆöMæü ^ør Væü$Ç¢…_¯èþ
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                                             7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet.                     ^óþÄæý$ºyæþ§æþ$.
                                             8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the OMR 6. {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ÌZç³Ë C_a¯èþ çÜ*^èþ¯èþ˯èþ$ gê{Væü™èþ¢V> ^èþ§æþÐèþ…yìþ.
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                                                entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself
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                                                liable to disqualification.
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                                                the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily              ò³rtyæþ… V>± ^óþíܯèþrÏÆÿ$$™óþ Ò$ A¯èþÆæÿá™èþMæü$ Ò$Æóÿ »ê«§æþ$ÅËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
                                                and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. 9. ç³È„æü ç³NÆæÿ¢Æÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆ>Ó™èþ OMR ç³{™é°² ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV> ç³È„æü ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æüMæü$yìþMìü CÐéÓÍ.
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                                                examination.                                                         10. ±Í/¯èþËÏ Ææÿ…Væü$ »êÌŒý ´ëÆÿ$$…sŒý ò³¯Œþ Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ Eç³Äñý*W…^éÍ.
                                            10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen.                                  11. ÌêVæüÇ£æþÐŒþ$ sôýº$ÌŒýÞ, M>ÅÍMæü$ÅÌôýrÆŠÿË$, GË[M>t°MŠü ç³ÇMæüÆ>Ë$ Ððþ$$§æþËVæü$¯èþÑ ç³È„æü
                                            11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited.
                                            12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers.
                                                                                                                         Væü¨ÌZ Eç³Äñý*W…^èþyæþ… °õÙ«§æþ….
                                                                                                                     12. ™èþ糚 çÜÐèþ*«§é¯éËMæü$ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$PË ™èþWY…ç³# Ìôý§æþ$.
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                                          commerce
                                          þÐé×ìýfÅ Ô>ç܈Ðèþ$$
                                           Paper – II
                                              þõ³ç³ÆŠÿ – II
 1. The key drivers of globalisation are                  1. {ç³ç³…`MæüÆæÿ×ýMæü$ MîüËMæü E{™óþµÆæÿM>Ë$
       (A) Govt. action, privatisation, cost and                (A) {糿æý$™èþÓ ^èþÆæÿÅ, [ò³OÐóþsîýMæüÆæÿ×ý, ÐèþÅÄæý$…, Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
           competition                                              ´ùsîý
       (B) Cost advantages, economic cycles                     (B) ÐèþÅÄæý$ {ç³Äñý*f¯éË$, BǦMæü ^èþ{Mæü…, Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
           and competition                                          ´ùsîý
       (C) Market convergence, exchange rates                   (C) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$t Ðóþ$âæýÑ…ç³#, Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæüÆóÿr$Ï Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
           and demographic factors                                  f¯èþçÜ…RêÅ çÜ…º…«¨ M>ÆæÿM>Ë$
       (D) Govt. policies, cost, market and                     (D) {糿æý$™èþÓ Ñ«§é¯éË$, ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$, Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$Ï
           competition                                              Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ´ùsîý
 2. Ministry of industry constituted                      2. ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë Ðèþ$…{†™èþÓÔ>Q^óþ {糿æý$™èþÓÆæÿ…Væü yìþ‹Ü
    a public sector disinvestment
                                                                C¯ðþÓ‹ÜtÐðþ$…sŒý MæüÒ$çÙ¯Œþ¯èþ$ HÆ>µr$ ^óþíܯèþ çÜ…
    commission during the year
                                                                Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ…
       (A) 1991
                                                                (A) 1991
       (B) 1993
                                                                (B) 1993
       (C) 1996
                                                                (C) 1996
       (D) 2002
                                                                (D) 2002
 3. The Age of Discontinuity is authored
    by                                                    3. The Age of Discontinuity Ææÿ_…_¯èþ
                                                                Ð鯿ÿ$.
       (A) Adam Smith
                                                                (A) ByæþÐŒþ$ íÜÙŒþ
       (B)	Peter F. Drucker
                                                                (B) ï³rÆŠÿ G‹œ. {yæþMæüPÆŠÿ
       (C) J. M. Keynes                                         (C) gôý.Äæý$ÐŒþ$.Mîü¯ŒþÞ
       (D) John Dryden                                          (D) gꯌþ [yðþOyðþ¯Œþ

 4. Removal of poverty was strongly                       4. õ³§æþÇMæü °Ææÿ*Ã˯èþ D ç³…^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü M>Ë…
    emphasised during                                           ÌZ ¯öMìüP ^ðþç³µºyìþ…¨.
       (A) Fourth five year plan                                (A) ¯éËYÐèþ ç³…^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü
       (B) Fifth five year plan                                 (B) I§æþÐèþ ç³…^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü
       (C) Sixth five year plan                                 (C) BÆæÿÐèþ ç³…^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü
       (D) First five year plan                                 (D) {ç³£æþÐèþ$ ç³…^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü

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 5. Assertion (A) : Scanning is the                     5. °Ðó þ §æ þ¯èþ (A) : ÐéÅ´ëÆ>°² {糿êÑ™èþ… ^óþõÜ
    process of analysing the environment                    M>ÆæÿM>˯èþ$ Væü$Ç¢…^èþyé°Mìü ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ê°²
    for identifying the factors which have                  ÑÔóýÏíÙ…^óþ {ç³{MìüÄôý$ ÝëP°…VŠü.
    an impact on the business.
                                                           ÐèþÆæÿ~¯èþ (R) : ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ… ™èþ¯èþ ºÌêË$ ºËïßý¯èþ™èþË$
       Reasoning (R) : Analysis of                         Væü$Ç¢…^èþyé°Mìü ºíßýÆæÿY™èþ ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý
       external environment enables a                      Eç³Äñý*Væüç³yæþ$¢…¨.
       business to identify its strengths
       and weaknesses.                                     MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :                                             (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜ™éÅÌôý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) A¯óþ¨
       (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is                      (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y çÜÐèþ$ǦçÜ$¢…¨
           the correct explanation of (A)                  (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜ™éÅÌôý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) A¯óþ¨
       (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is                      (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y çÜÐèþ$Ǧ…^èþ§æþ$
           not the correct explanation of (A)              (C) (A) çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
       (C) (A) is true but (R) is not true
                                                           (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™éÅÌôý
       (D) Both (A) and (R) are false

 6. Match the following :                               6. f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ.
          List – I                List – II           		 ç³sìýMæü – I                           ç³sìýtMæü – II
       a. MRTP Act                i. 1971                   a. MRTP ^èþrt…                      i. 1971
       b. FERA                   ii. 1999                   b. FERA                            ii. 1999
       c. FEMA                   iii. 2002                   c. FEMA                           iii. 2002
       d. Competition Act        iv. 1969                   d. ´ùsîý ^èþrt…                   iv. 1969

 Codes :                                                    MøyŠþÞ :
		 a b               c     d                          		 a b                  c     d
 (A) iv i             ii   iii                         (A) iv i                ii   iii
 (B) iv ii             i   iii                         (B) iv ii                i   iii
 (C) iv iii           ii    i                          (C) iv iii              ii    i
 (D) iv ii           iii    i                          (D) iv ii              iii    i

 7. Tripple bottom-line accounting is                   7. {sìýç³#ÌŒý »êrÐŒþ$ ÌñýO¯Œþ AMú…sìý…VŠü¯èþ$ _________
    also called                                            A° Mæü*yé A…sêÆæÿ$.
       (A) Historical Accounting                           (A) ^éÇ{™é™èþÃMæü AMú…sìý…VŠü
       (B) Full Cost Accounting
                                                           (B) ç³NÇ¢ ÐèþÅÄæý$ AMú…sìý…VŠü
       (C) Incremental Costing
                                                           (C) C…{MìüÐðþ$…rÌŒý M>íÜt…VŠü
       (D) Management Accounting
                                                           (D) °Æ>Óçßý×ý AMú…sìý…VŠü

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 8. Cost incurred on recruiting, training        8. E§øÅVæü$Ë °Äæý*Ðèþ$Mæü…, Õ„æü×ý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ AÀÐèþ–¨®
    and development of employees is                 ò³O Ððþ_a…_¯èþ ÐèþÅÄæý*°² _________
    called                                           A…sêÆæÿ$.
    (A) Replacement cost                             (A) ç³#¯èþ@ Ýë¦ç³¯èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$…
    (B) Historical cost                              (B) ^éÇ{™é™èþÃMæü ÐèþÅÄæý$…
    (C) Opportunity cost                             (C) AÐèþM>Ôèý ÐèþÅÄæý$…
    (D) None of the above                            (D) ò³OÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#

 9. A share of Rs. 20 each was forfeited         9. {糆ÐésêMæü$ Ææÿ*. 10 Ë ™èþ$¨í³Ë$ç³# ^ðþÍÏ…^èþ
    for non-payment of final call of
    Rs. 10 per share and the same is
                                                    ¯èþ…§æþ$ÐèþËÏ Ææÿ*. 20 ÑË$ÐèþVæüË Ðésê¯èþ$ fç³#¢^óþíÜ
    re-issued for Rs. 50. The amount to             Ææÿ*. 50. ËMæü$ †ÇW gêÈ ^óþÄæý$yæþÐðþ$O¯èþ…¨. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ
    be credited to the Capital Reserve               ÇfÆæÿ$Ó Rê™éMæü$ {MðüyìþsŒý ^óþÄæý$ÐèþËíܯèþ Ððþ$$™èþ¢….
    A/c will be                                      (A) Ææÿ*. 0 (zero)
    (A) Rs. zero
                                                     (B) Ææÿ*. 40
    (B) Rs. 40
    (C) Rs. 90                                       (C) Ææÿ*. 90
    (D) Rs. 50                                       (D) Ææÿ*. 50

10. For buying controlling interest in          10. JMæü Mæü…ò³±ÌZ °Äæý$…{™èþ×ý BçÜMìü¢° Mö¯èþ$VøË$
    the company, the most appropriate                ^óþõÜ…§æþ$Mæü$ ÐésêË ÑË$Ðèþ °Æ>®Ç…^èþyé°Mìü
    method for valuation of shares is                A™èþÅ…™èþ A¯èþ$ÐðþO¯èþ ç³§æþ®†.
    (A) Dividend capitalisation method               (A) yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$ Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ±MæüÆæÿ×ý ç³§æþ®†
    (B) EPS capitalisation method                    (B) EPS Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ±MæüÆæÿ×ý ç³§æþ®†
    (C) Market value approach                        (C) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$t ÑË$Ðèþ ç³§æþ®†
    (D) None of the above                            (D) ò³OÐóþÑ M>§æþ$

11. Which of the following formula is           11. Ìê¿êË$ ÌñýMìüP…^èþyé°Mìü Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H çÜ*{™é°²
    used for computing the profit ?                 Eç³Äñý*W…^èþÐèþ^èþ$a ?
    (A)	P/V ratio (×) total sales                   (A)	P/V °çÙµ†¢ (×) Ððþ$$™èþ¢… AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$
    (B)	P/V ratio (×) B.E.P. sales                  (B)	P/V °çÙµ†¢ (×) B.E.P. AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$
    (C)	P/V ratio (×) Margin of safety              (C)	P/V °çÙµ†¢ (×) Ææÿ„æü×ý ÐèþÅÐèþ«¨
    (D) None of the above                           (D) CÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#

12.	Production budget is governed by            12. E™è þ µ†¢ ºyð þ j s Œ ý ™è þ Äæ ý *ÈÌZ _________
    (A) Flexible budget                              Eç³Äñý*Væüç³yóþÑ
    (B) Sales budget                                 (A) ^èþÆæÿ ºyðþjsŒý
    (C) Master budget                                (B) AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë ºyðþjsŒý
    (D) Material budget                              (C) Ðèþ*çÜtÆŠÿ ºyðþjsŒý
                                                     (D) Ððþ$sîýÇÄæý$ÌŒý ºyðþjsŒý
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 13. Which of the following is a correct            13. JMæü Rê™é °ËÓ Mæü¯èþ$Vö¯èþyé°Mìü Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ
     sequence of balancing of an                        çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜ{MæüÐèþ$… H¨ ?
     account ?                                          (A) _sêtç³§æþ$ªË$ Æ>Äæý$yæþ…, ¯èþÐðþ*§æþ$, Mæü*yæþr…
     (A) Journalising, posting, casting and                   Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ °ËÓ Mæü¯èþ$Vö¯èþyæþ…
         balancing                                        (B) yðþ¼sŒý ^óþÄæý$yæþ…, {MðüyìþsŒý ^óþÄæý$yæþ…, ¯èþÐðþ*§æþ$
     (B) Debiting, crediting, posting and                     Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Mæü*yæþr…
         casting                                          (C) {MðüyìþsŒý ^óþÄæý$yæþ…, yðþ¼sŒý ^óþÄæý$yæþ…, Mæü*yæþr…
     (C) Crediting, debiting, casting and                     Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ¯èþÐðþ*§æþ$ ^óþÄæý$yæþ…
         posting                                          (D) ò³OÐóþÑ M>Ðèþ#
     (D) None of the above
                                                    14. gê¼™é – A ¯èþ$ gê¼™é – B ™ø f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ.
14. Match List – A with List – B
        List – A                List – B
                                                            gê¼™é – A                     gê¼™é – B
    a. Trading on          i. Responsibility           a. {sôýyìþ…VŠü B¯Œþ DMìüÓsîý i. ÆðÿÝëµ°Þ¼Ísîý
        equity 		 accounting                                		 AMú…sìý…VŠü
    b. Degree of          ii. Funds flow               b. Bç³Æóÿsìý…VŠü ÍÐèþÆóÿh     ii. °«§æþ$Ë {çÜÐèþ…†
		 operating		 statement                           		 Ýë¦Æÿ$$		 °Ðóþ¨Mæü
		 leverage
                                                       c. °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ… iii. òœO¯é°ÛÄæý$ÌŒý ÎÐèþÆóÿh
     c. Change in        iii. Financial
                                                   		 ÌZ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µ
		 working capital		 leverage
    d. Investment        iv. Operating                 d. ò³r$tºyìþ Móü…{§æþ…       iv. Bç³Æóÿsìý…VŠü Ç‹ÜP
		 centre		 risk                                   		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :		                                       		 a                b     c      d
		 a b c d
                                                          (A) i        ii    iv     iii
   (A) i   ii iv iii
                                                          (B) ii       i     iii    iv
   (B) ii i iii iv
  (C) iii iv ii   i                                       (C) iii iv          ii     i
  (D) iv iii ii   i                                       (D) iv iii          ii     i

 15. Which of the following affect the EPS          15. Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H¨ JMæü Mæü…ò³± EPS ¯èþ$ {糿êÑ™èþ…
     of a company ?                                     ^óþçÜ$¢…¨ ?
      1. EBIT                                              1. EBIT
      2. Interest obligation                               2. Ðèþyîþz ^ðþÍÏ…ç³# Ñ«¨
      3. Tax Burden                                        3. 糯èþ$² ¿êÆæÿ…
      4. No. of shares outstanding                         4. gêÈ ^óþÄæý$V> Ñ$Wͯèþ ÐésêË$
     (A) 2, 3 and 4                                     (A) 2, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
     (B) 1, 2 and 3                                     (B) 1, 2 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 3
     (C) 1, 3 and 4                                     (C) 1, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4
     (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4                                  (D) 1, 2, 3 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 4

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16. Assertion (A) : Expired portion of                  16. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ… Æÿ$$_a¯èþ ™èþÆ>Ó™èþ
    revenue expenditure is an expense;                      Æ>ºyìþ ÐèþÅÄæý$…ÌZ M>Ë… ^ðþÍϯèþ ¿êVæü….
    if it expires after providing benefit.
                                                          M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : Æ>ºyìþ ÐèþÅÄæý*ÌZÏ M>Ë… ^ðþËϰ
       Reasoning (R) : Unexpired portion                  ¿êVæü… {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ BíÜ¢.
       of revenue expenditure is a current
                                                       		 MøyŠþÞ :
       asset.
                                                          (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅÌôý
		 Codes :
                                                          (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™éÅÌôý
       (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct
                                                         (C) (A) Ðè þ *{™è þ Ðó þ $ ç Ü ™è þ Å… M>± (R) Ðè þ *{™è þ …
       (B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect                       AçÜ™èþÅ…
       (C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct         (D) (A) Ðè þ *{™è þ Ðó þ $ Aç Ü ™è þ Å… M>± (R) Ðè þ *{™è þ …
       (D) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct                  çÜ™èþÅ…
17. “Invisible hand principle” is related               17. “A§æþ–ÔèýÅ çßýçÜ¢ çÜ*{™èþ…” §óþ°Mìü çÜ…º…«¨…_…¨ ?
    to
                                                              (A) B«¨ç³™èþÅ BǦMæü ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
       (A) Command economy
                                                              (B) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$t BǦMæü ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
       (B) Market economy
                                                              (C) Ñ${ÔèýÐèþ$ BǦMæü ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
       (C) Mixed economy
                                                              (D) Ýë…{ç³§éÄæý$Mæü BǦMæü ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
       (D) Traditional economy
                                                        18. E™èþµ†¢ çÜ$¯é²Mæü$ çÜÐèþ*¯èþÐèþ$Æÿ$$¯èþ糚yæþ$ Mìü…¨
18. These costs are zero when output
    is zero
                                                              ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$ Mæü*yé çÜ$¯é²Mæü$ çÜÐèþ*¯èþ…
                                                              (A) Ððþ$$™èþ¢… ^èþÆæÿ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$
       (A) Total variable costs
                                                              (B) Ððþ$$™èþ¢… íÜ¦Ææÿ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$
       (B) Total fixed costs
                                                              (C) çÜVæür$ íÜ¦Ææÿ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$
       (C) Average fixed costs
                                                              (D) Ððþ$$™èþ¢… çÜVæür$ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$
       (D) Total average costs

19. Which of the following is a                         19. Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H¨ ¿ôý§é™èþÃMæü ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ# ?
    differentiated product ?                                  (A) çßý…ºÆæÿYÆŠÿ
       (A) A hamburger                                        (B) ^öM>P (A…X)
       (B) A shirt                                            (C) BsZ Ððþ$$»ñýOÌŒý
       (C) An automobile                                      (D) ò³OÐèþ±²
       (D) All the above

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 20. Which one of the following is not               20. {Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H¨ Ìê¿æý ¯èþçÙt Ææÿíßý™èþ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý
     an assumption of break-even                         {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý$… M>§æþ$ ?
     analysis ?                                          (A) Ðè þ ÅÄæ ý *…Ô>Ë$ ÑÑÐè þ « § æ þ Ðè þ Æ>Y Ë $V> Ñyæ þ ©Äæ ý $
     (A) Elements of cost cannot be divided                    ÌôýÐèþ$$
         into different groups
                                                           (B) çÜ$¯é² ¯èþ$…yìþ ç³NÇ¢ E™èþµ†¢ ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦Å… ÐèþÆæÿMæü* íÜ¦Ææÿ
     (B) Fixed cost remains constant from                      ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$ °ÔèýaË…V> E…sêÆÿ$$
         zero production to full capacity
                                                           (C) ÑÑ«§æþ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë {ç³Ðèþ–†¢ çÜÆæÿâæýÆóÿTÄæý$…V>
     (C) Behaviour of different costs is                       E…r$…¨
         linear
                                                           (D) AÐèþ$ÃMæü… «§æþÆæÿ °ÔèýaË…V> E…r$…¨
     (D) Selling price remains constant
                                                     21. BǦMæüÔ>ç܈ A«§æþÅÄæý$¯èþ… AÐèþçÜÆæÿ… ©° Ðèþ˯èþ
 21. The need for study of economics
     arises because of
                                                       ÐèþçÜ$¢…¨.
      a. Scarce resources having alternative              a. {ç ³ ™éÅÐè þ *²Äæ ý $ Eç ³ Äñ ý *V>Ë$¯è þ ² ç ³ ÇÑ$™è þ
         uses.                                                Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$ËÐèþËÏ.
      b. Human wants are unlimited but                    b. Ðè þ *¯è þ Ðè þ MøÆð ÿ PË$ Aç ³ ÇÑ$™è þ … M>± Ðésì ý °
         means are limited.
                                                              ¡Ææÿ$aMö¯èþ$ Ðèþ*Æ>YË$ ç³ÇÑ$™èþ….
      c. Increase in the per-capita income of
         people.                                          c. ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë ™èþËçÜÇ B§éÄæý$…ÌZ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË.
      d. The growth of economy at about                   d. 7% V> ¯èþ$¯èþ² BǦMæü Ðèþ–¨®.
         7%.
                                                    		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
   (A) a and c               (B) c and d               (A) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ c                  (B) c Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d
  (C) a and b                (D) b only               (C) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ b                   (D) b Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$

22. Match the following :                           22. Mìü…¨ Ðésìý° f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ.
		 List – I                      List – II          		 gê¼™é – I                                 gê¼™é – II
    a. Joint demand        i. Beaf and Hide                a. çÜÑ$íÙt yìþÐèþ*…yæþ$         i. ½‹œ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ òßýOyŠþ
    b. Joint supply       ii.	Pepsi and                    b. çÜÑ$íÙt çÜÆæÿçœÆ>           ii. ò³ï³Þ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
				 coco-cola                                      				 MøMæüMøÌê
     c. Derived          iii. Tea and sugar                c. Ðèþ#Å™èþµ¯èþ² yìþÐèþ*…yæþ$ iii. sîý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
		 demand                                                  		 ç³…^èþ§éÆæÿ
    d. Competitive       iv. Computer                 d. ´ùsîý yìþÐèþ*…yæþ$ iv. Mæü…ç³NÅrÆŠÿ
		 demand		 operator                                				 Bç³ÆóÿrÆŠÿ
 Codes :                                             MøyŠþÞ :
		 a b           c     d                            		 a b                    c      d
 (A) iii i       iv     ii                           (A) iii i                iv      ii
 (B) iv ii        i    iii                           (B) iv ii                 i     iii
 (C) ii i        iii   iv                            (C) ii i                 iii    iv
 (D) iii iv       i     ii                           (D) iii iv                i      ii

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 23. Assertion (A) : When the demand                   23. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : yìþÐèþ*…yæþ$ ÐéÅMø_…_ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       is elastic and prices decrease, it                    «§æþÆæÿ ™èþWY¯èþç³#yæþ$, A¨ ÐèþçÜ$¢ WÆ>Mîü ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþËMæü$
       will result in increase in quantity                   Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ððþ$$™èþ¢… B§éÄæý$… ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþËMæü$ §éÇ
       demanded and increase in total                        ¡çÜ$¢…¨.
       revenue.
                                                      		 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : «§æþÆæÿÌZ ™èþVæü$Y§æþË A¯óþ¨ ÝûMæüÆæÿÅ
		 Reasoning (R) : With the reduction                        Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ÑÌêçÜ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë Ñ°Äñý*Væü§éÆæÿϯèþ$
       in price, comfort and luxury goods                    BMæüÇÛ…^èþyæþ…™ø ÐèþçÜ$¢ WÆ>Mîü Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ððþ$$™èþ¢…
       attract more number of customers                      B§éÄæý$… ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþËMæü$ §éÇ¡çÜ$¢…¨.
       which results in increase in quantity                 MøyŠþÞ :
       demanded and total revenue.
                                                             (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅÌôý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R)
       Codes :
                                                                 A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y °Ðóþ¨çÜ$¢…¨
       (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
           the correct explanation of (A)                    (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅÌôý M>± (R)
       (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is                  A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y °Ðóþ¨…^èþ§æþ$
           not the correct explanation of (A)
                                                             (C) (A) Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
       (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
       (D) Both (A) and (R) are false                        (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™éÅÌôý

 24. Depreciation is entered in ________               24. Tally ¯è þ …§æ þ $ Væ ü Ë ________ K^è þ Ææ ÿ $ÌZ
       voucher in Tally.                                   ™èþÆæÿ$Væü$§æþ˯èþ$ ¯èþÐðþ*§æþ$ ^óþÝë¢Ææÿ$.
                                                             (A) F4
       (A) F4
                                                             (B) F6
       (B) F6
                                                             (C) F7
       (C) F7
                                                             (D) F9
       (D) F9
                                                       25. AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Mö¯èþ$VøâæýÏ ÌêÐé§óþÒ˯èþ$
 25. Following is used to see all the
                                                             ^èþ*^èþ$rMæü$ {Mìü…¨ §é°° Eç³Äñý*WÝë¢Ææÿ$.
       sellings and buying transactions
                                                             (A) yìþ‹Üõ³Ï
       (A) Display
                                                             (B) Ðèþ*çÜtÆŠÿÞ
       (B) Masters
                                                             (C) yóþº$MŠü
       (C) Day book
       (D) Trial balance                                     (D) [sñýOÌŒý »ê˯ŒþÞ


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 26. The following ledgers are created in        26. Tally ¯èþ…§æþ$ Eõ³„æü Ææÿíßý™èþ…V> (by default)
     Tally by default                                  D {Mìü…¨ Rê™éË$ çÜ–íÙt…糺yìþ¯èþÑ.
      a. Cash Account                                   a. ¯èþVæü§æþ$ Rê™é
      b. Capital Account                                b. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ Rê™é
      c. Profit and Loss Account                        c. Ìê¿æý¯èþÚëtË Rê™é
                                                        d. ™èþÆæÿ$Væü$§æþË Rê™é
      d. Depreciation Account
                                                       (A) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ b
     (A) a and b
                                                       (B) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ c
     (B) a and c
                                                       (C) b Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ c
     (C) b and c
                                                       (D) a, b, c Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d
     (D) a, b, c and d

 27. Assertion (A) : ‘ X ’ is a reliable         27. çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ (A) : ‘ X ’ ‘µ’ Äñý$$MæüP ¯èþÐèþ$ÃÔèýMæüÅÐðþ$O¯èþ
     estimate of ‘µ’.
                                                A…^èþ¯é
		 Reasoning (R) : Expected ( X ) is ‘µ’.
		 Codes :                                   		 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : ‘µ’ A¯èþ$¯èþ¨ BÕ…_¯èþ ( X )
   (A) Both (A) and (R) are true             		 MøyŠþÞ :
   (B) Both (A) and (R) are false               (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
  (C) (A) is true but (R) is false              (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#
  (D) (A) is false but (R) is true             (C) (A) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨, M>± (R) çÜÇM>§æþ$
                                               (D) (A) çÜÇM>§æþ$, M>± (R) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨
 28. Which of the following pairs of null
     and alternative hypothesis are true         28. Mìü…¨ Ôèý*¯èþÅ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {ç³™éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$ ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþË
     in the correct form ?                           f™èþÌZÏ H¨ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ ?
         i. H0 = x − µ = 0                                 i. H0 = x − µ = 0
            H1 = x − µ ≠ 0                                     H1 = x − µ ≠ 0
        ii. H0 = x = µ                                    ii. H0 = x = µ
            H1 = x > µ                                         H1 = x > µ
        iii. H0 = x = µ                                  iii. H0 = x = µ
            H1 = x < µ                                         H1 = x < µ
        iv. H0 = x1 − x2 = µ1 − µ2                       iv. H0 = x1 − x2 = µ1 − µ2
            H1 = x1 − x2 ≠ µ1 − µ2                             H1 = x1 − x2 ≠ µ1 − µ2
       (A) i, ii and iii                                (A) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
       (B) i and ii only                                (B) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ii Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) i and iv only                               (C) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (D) ii, iii and iv                              (D) ii, iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv

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 29. Match the following :                           29. {Mìü…¨ Ðésìý° f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$ :
		 List – I                     List – II            		 ç³sìýtMæü – I                           ç³sìýtMæü – II
      a. Drop cap            i. Mailing list                a. {y鋳 M>Å‹³                  i. Ðóþ$Í…VŠü Í‹Üt
      b. Data source        ii. Begin 		                    b. yóþsêÝùÆŠÿÞ                ii. õ³Æ>{V>‹œ¯èþ$
         		 paragraph with                                    		 M>Åí³rÌŒý
				 capital letter                                           		 ÌñýrÆæÿ$™ø Ððþ$$§æþË$
      c. Spelling tool     iii. Standard             				 ò³r$tr
				 toolbar                                             c. òܵÍÏ…VŠü r*ÌŒý iii. Ýët…yæþÆŠÿz r*ÌŒý »êÆŠÿ
      d. Landscape         iv. Superscript               d. ÌêÅ…yŠþ õÜP‹³   iv. çÜ*ç³ÆŠÿ{íÜP‹³t
			                         v.	Page 		               			                     v. õ³gŒý KÇÄæý$…sôýçÙ¯Œþ
         		 orientation                              		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :                                           		 a b                    c     d
		 a b c d                                            (A) iv i                  ii   iii
     (A) iv i    ii iii                               (B) i  ii                iii   v
     (B) i  ii iii v                                  (C) v iv                  ii    i
     (C) v iv ii       i                              (D) ii i                 iii   v
     (D) ii i iii v
                                                     30-31 : JMæü »ZË$tË$ E™èþµ†¢ ^óþõÜ MæüÆ>ÃV>ÆæÿÐèþ$$ÌZ°
30-31 : A bolt manufacturing factory, A,             A, B Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ C A¯óþ Äæý$…{™éV>ÆæÿÐèþ$$Ë$ {MæüÐèþ$Ðèþ$$V>
B and C plants manufacture 60%, 25%                  60%, 25% Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 15% »ZË$t˯èþ$ E™èþµ†¢
and 15% bolts respectively. Of the total of          ^óþÝë¢Æÿ$$. Ðésìý Äñý$$MæüP E™èþµ†¢ÌZ {MæüÐèþ$Ðèþ$$V> 1%, 2%
their output 1%, 2% and 1% are defective             Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 1% ÌZ糿æý*Æÿ$$çÙtÐèþ$$V> E¯èþ²Ñ. Ððþ$$™èþ¢Ðèþ$$
bolts from each plant respectively. A bolt is        E™èþµ†¢ÌZ° Äæý*«§æþ–_eMæü…V> ¡Äæý$ºyìþ¯èþ JMæü »ZË$t
drawn at random from the total production
                                                     ÌZ糿æý*Æÿ$$çÙt Mæü¯èþ$Vö¯èþºyìþ¯èþ¨.
and found to be defective.
 30. What is the probability that the                  30. A Äæ ý $…{™éV>Ææ ÿ … ™è þ Äæ ý *Ææ ÿ $ ^ó þ í Ü ¯è þ »ZË$t
     defective bolt is manufactured by                     ÌZ糿æý*Æÿ$$çÙt…V> E…yæþ$rMæü$ çÜ…¿êÐèþÅ™èþ HÑ$ ?
     plant A ?                                             (A) 12                         (B) 10
                                                                 15                               25
     (A) 12              (B) 10
         15                   25                                                                  3
                                                           (C) 9                          (D) 25
                               3                                  25
     (C) 9               (D) 25
         25
                                                       31. B Äæý$…{™éV>Ææÿ…^óþ ™èþÄæý*Ææÿ$ ^óþÄæý$ºyìþ¯èþ »ZË$t
 31. What is the probability that the                        ÌZç³ ¿æý*Æÿ$$çÙtÐèþ$$V> E…yæþ$rMæü$ çÜ…¿êÐèþÅ™èþ
     defective bolt is manufactured by                       HÑ$ ?
     plant B ?
                                                             (A) 12                         (B) 10
       (A) 12                (B) 10                              25                             25
           25                    25
                                                            (C) 9                           (D) 3
       (C) 9                 (D) 3                              25
                                                                                                25
                                 25
           25

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32. The responsibility for direction                32. °ÆóÿªÔèý¯èþ »ê«§æþÅ™èþ {´ë£æþÑ$Mæü…V> GÐèþÇò³O
    primarily lies with                                    E…r$…¨ ?
    (A) Top management                                     (A) ò³O Ýë¦Æÿ$$ °Æ>ÓçßýMæü$Ë$
    (B) Middle level management                            (B) Ðèþ$«§æþÅÝë¦Æÿ$$ °Æ>ÓçßýMæü$Ë$
    (C) Board of directors                                 (C) yðþOÆðÿMæütÆæÿÏ Ðèþ$…yæþÍ
    (D) First line managers                                (D) {ç³£æþÐèþ$ ÌñýO¯Œþ °Æ>ÓçßýMæü$Ë$
33. First management thinker who                    33. M>Ææ ÿ Å Mæ ü $Ôè ý Ë™è þ ò³…ç ³ #¯è þ Mæ ü $ ï ³ ‹ Ü Æó ÿ r$ ç ³ §æ þ ® †
    introduced piece rate system to                        {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³sìýt¯èþ Ððþ$$§æþsìý ™èþÆæÿ… °Æ>Óçßý×ý Ô>ç܈Ðóþ™èþ¢.
    improve efficiency is
                                                           (A) àÌôýÞ                               (B) ÆøÐ鯌þ
    (A) Halsey            (B) Rowan
    (C) Taylor            (D) Robert Owen                  (C) sôýËÆŠÿ                             (D) Æ>ºÆŠÿt KÐèþ¯Œþ

34. Which one of the following statements           34. Mìü…¨ ÐéM>ÅÌZÏ H¨ AçÜ™èþÅ… ?
    is false ?
                                                            (A) ¯éÄæý$Mæü™èþÓ… °Æ>Óçßý×ýÌZ ¿êVæüÐóþ$ M>± A§óþ
    (A) Leadership is a part of management
         but not all of it                                     ç³NÇ¢V> M>§æþ$
    (B) Leadership is the process of getting               (B) ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë^óþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë §éÓÆ> ç³° ^óþÆÿ$$…^óþ
         things done through and with the
         people
                                                               {ç³{MìüÄôý$ ¯éÄæý$Mæü™èþÓ…
    (C)	People become leaders by birth                     (C) ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë$ ç³#r$tMæü™ø¯óþ ¯éÄæý$Mæü$ËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$
    (D) Leadership is an interpersonal                     (D) °Ç®çÙt ç³Çíܦ† A«©¯èþ$Ëò³O Eç³Äñý*W…^óþ Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ
         process exercised by the leader on
         the followers in a given situation                    çÜçßýçÜ…º…«¨™èþ {ç³{MìüÄôý$ ¯éÄæý$Mæü™èþÓ…
35. Which of the following functions of             35. Mìü…¨ °Æ>Óçßý×ý Ñ«§æþ$ÌZÏ H¨ °Æ>Óçßý×ý ÝëÆæÿ…V>
    management is referred to as the                       ^ðþç³µºyæþ™èþ$…¨ ?
    essence of management ?
    (A)	Planning         (B) Organising                    (A) {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý                      (B) ÐèþÅÐèþïܦMæüÆæÿ×ý
    (C) Co-ordinating    (D) Controlling                   (C) çÜÐèþ$¯èþÓÆÿ$*MæüÆæÿ×ý                 (D) °Äæý$…{¡MæüÆæÿ×ý

36. Which of the following is/are not a             36. Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ HÑ çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ Ayæþz…Mìü
    barrier of communication ?                          M>Ðèþ# ?
     a. Unclarified assumptions                            a. AçܵçÙt {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý*Ë$
     b. Open mind                                          b. Kò³¯Œþ Ððþ$O…yŠþ
     c. Loss by transmission                               c. çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ ç³…í³×îýÌZ ¯èþçÙt…
     d. Clarify of thought                                 d. BÌZ^èþ¯èþÌZ çܵçÙt™èþ
       Codes :                                              MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) a and b        (B) b and c                      (A) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ b                         (B) b Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ c
       (C) b and d        (D) a and c                      (C) b Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d                         (D) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ c

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37. Match the following                                      37. Mìü…¨ Ðésìý° f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþa…yìþ.
		 List – I                              List – II
                                                                          gê¼™é – I                        gê¼™é – II
        a. F. W. Taylor            i. Behavioural
                                                                     a. F. W. sôýËÆŠÿ               i. {ç³ÐèþÆæÿ¢¯é Ðèþ*ÆæÿY…
				 approach
        b. Henry Fayol            ii. Human relations                b. òßý{±õœÄæý*ÌŒý             ii. Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ çÜ…º…«§éË$

        c. Elton Mayo             iii. Administrative                c. GËt¯Œþ Ðóþ$Äñý*            iii. ç³Ç´ë˯é íܧ鮅™èþ…
				 theory                                                          d. A{ºçßý… Ðèþ*ÝùÏ            iv. Ô>ïÜˆÄæý$ °Æ>Óçßý×
        d. Abraham                iv. Scientific
		 Maslow		 management                                             MøyŠþÞ :
                                                             		 a               b      c     d
       Codes :
		 a             b     c    d                                      (A) ii        i    iv     iii

       (A) ii     i    iv   iii                                    (B) iv iii          ii     i

       (B) iv iii      ii    i                                     (C) iii iv          i      ii

       (C) iii iv      i    ii                                     (D) iv        i     ii    iii

       (D) iv     i    ii   iii
                                                             38. Mìü…§æþ C_a¯èþ {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ýÌZ° §æþÔèý˯èþ$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
38. Arrange the following steps of                                 {MæüÐèþ$…ÌZ AÐèþ$Ææÿa…yìþ.
       planning in a proper sequence :                                  i. {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý*Ë AÀÐèþ–¨®
         i. Developing premises                                        ii. {ç³™éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$ Ðèþ*Æ>YË Ðèþ$¨…ç³#
        ii. Evaluating alternative courses                           iii. AÐèþM>Ô>Ë Væü$Ç¢…ç³#
        iii. Being aware of opportunities                           iv. {ç³™éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$ G…í³Mæü
        iv. Selecting a course                                        v. «§óþÓÄæý*Ë HÆ>µr$
        v. Establishing objectives                                 (A) i        iii   iv      v       ii
       (A) i     iii   iv   v       ii                             (B) i        iii    ii     v       iv
       (B) i     iii   ii   v       iv                             (C) iii      v      i      ii      iv
       (C) iii   v     i    ii      iv                             (D) iii       i     v     iv       ii
       (D) iii    i    v    iv      ii


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39. Assertion (A) : Robert Owen is                     39. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : B«§æþ$°Mæü íܺ¾…¨ °Æ>Óçßý×ýMæü$
    known as the father of modern
    personnel management.
                                                             Æ>ºÆŠÿt KÐèþ¯Œþ¯èþ$ ™èþ…{yìþV> Væü$Ç¢…^鯿ÿ$.
       Reasoning (R) : He conducted time              M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : C™èþ¯èþ$ Ððþ[çÜt¯Œþ GË[MìütMæüÌŒý
       and motion studies at Hawthorne
       works of western electric company.
                                                      Mæü…ò³±ÌZ à£éÆŠÿ² ´ëÏ…r$ÌZ M>Ë Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
		 Codes :                                            Væü†ÖË A«§æþÅÄæý$¯èþ… ^óþÝëyæþ$.
       (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is    		 MøyŠþÞ :

           the correct explanation of (A)             (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅË$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$

       (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is             (R) A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y çÜÐèþ$ǦçÜ$¢…¨

           not the correct explanation of (A)         (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅË$ M>± (R)

       (C) Both (A) and (R) are false                       A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV>Y çÜÐèþ$Ǧ…^èþ§æþ$
       (D) (A) is true but (R) is false              (C) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™éÅÌôý
                                                     (D) (A) Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
40. Early adopters and innovators are
       thought to operate as                           40. ™öÍ §æþ™èþ¢ïÜÓMæüÆæÿ¢Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ¯èþÐèþMæü˵¯é MæüÆæÿ¢Ë$

       (A) Opinion leaders                                   {Mìü…¨ Ð鯿ÿ$V> ^ðþË$Ï»êr$ AÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$
       (B) Social leaders                                    (A) AÀ{´ëÄæý$ ¯éÄæý$Mæü$Ë$

       (C) Market leaders                                    (B) ÝëÐèþ*hMæü ¯éÄæý$Mæü$Ë$

       (D) Segmentation leaders                              (C) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ¯éÄæý$Mæü$Ë$
                                                             (D) Q…yîþMæüÆæÿ×ý ¯éÄæý$Mæü$Ë$
41. AIDA stands for
       (A) Attention – Imitation – Dependence          41. AIDA A¯èþ$¯èþ¨ ©°Mìü çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ

           – Admiration
                                                             (A) ÝëÐèþ«§é¯èþ™èþ – A¯èþ$MæüÆæÿ×ý – A«©¯èþ™èþ – {ç³Ôèý…çÜ
       (B) Attention – Interest – Desire –
           Action                                            (B) ÝëÐèþ«§é¯èþ™èþ – BçÜMìü¢ – MøÇMæü – {MìüÄæý$

       (C) Action – Intention– Desire –
                                                             (C) {MìüÄæý$ – E§óþªÔèý… – MøÇMæü – çœ$ÆæÿÛ×ý
           Attrition
       (D) Attraction – Imitation – Deployment               (D) BMæüÆæÿÛ×ý – A¯èþ$MæüÆæÿ×ý – °Äæý$$Mìü¢ – {MìüÄæý$
           – Action


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 42. According to needs hierarchy theory,             42. AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë A«¨{MæüÐèþ*¯èþ$Væü™èþ íܧ鮅™èþ… {ç³M>Ææÿ…
     the following needs are arranged in                     {Mìü…§æþ ^èþ*糺yìþ¯èþ AÐèþçÜÆ>˯èþ$ AÐèþÆøçßý×ê
     the descending order as follows :                       {MæüÐèþ$…ÌZ {Mìü…¨ Ñ«§æþÐèþ$$V> AÐèþ$Ææÿaºyìþ¯èþÑ :
         i. Safety needs                                          i. ¿æý{§æþ™èþ AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë$
        ii. Self actualization needs                             ii. çÜÓÄæý$… Äæý$«§éȦMæüÆæÿ×ý AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë$
        iii.	Physiological needs                               iii. ¿o†Mæü AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë$
       iv. Esteem needs                                       iv. VúÆæÿÐèþ AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë$
        v. Social needs.                                        v. Ýë…íœ$Mæü AÐèþçÜÆ>Ë$.
       (A) v ii iv i          iii                           (A) v          ii     iv      i        iii
       (B) ii iv v     i      iii                           (B) ii        iv       v      i        iii
       (C) i   ii iii iv      v                             (C) i          ii     iii    iv        v
       (D) iii i v iv         ii                            (D) iii        i      v      iv        ii

 43. Assertion (A) : Services marketing               43. çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ (A) : õÜÐèþË Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý…VŠü ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë
     is different from goods marketing.                Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý…VŠü Ðèþ$«§æþÅ ^éÌê ÐèþÅ™éÅçÜÐèþ$$¯èþ²¨
   Reasoning (R) : Services contribute                 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜ*¦Ë çÜÓ§óþÖ B§éÄæý$…ÌZ
   60% of Indian GDP.                                  õÜÐèþË$ 60% A…¨çÜ$¢…¨.
		 Codes :                                          		 MøyŠþÞ :
   (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is            (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       the correct explanation of (A)                         (R), (A) Äñý$$MæüP çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
   (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is            (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ, M>± (R)
       not the correct explain of (A)                         , (A) Mìü çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ýM>§æþ$
  (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                    (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨, M>± (R) A¯èþ$¯èþ¨ çÜÇM>§æþ$
  (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                    (D) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$, M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ý

 44. Assertion (A) : CRM is to make focus             44. çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ (A) : E¯èþ² MæüçÜtÐèþ$Ææÿϯèþ$ °Ë»ñýr$tMøÐèþyæþÐóþ$
     on retaining existing customers.                      CRM Äñý$$MæüP Ë„æüÅÐèþ$$.
		 Reasoning (R) : Attracting new                   		 M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$ (R) : E¯èþ² MæüçÜtÐèþ$Ææÿϯèþ$
   customer is costlier than retaining                 °Ë»ñýr$tMøÐèþyæþ… Mæü¯é² {Mö™èþ¢ MæüçÜtÐèþ$Ææÿϯèþ$
   the existing customer.                              BMæüÇÛ…^èþyæþ… ^éÌê QÆæÿ$a™ø Mæü*yæþ$Mö¯èþ²¨.
		 Codes :                                          		 MøyŠþÞ :
   (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R)            (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       is the correct explanation of (A)                     (R), (A) Äñý$$MæüP çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
   (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R)           (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ, M>±
       is not the correct explanation of (A)                 (R), (A) Äñý$$MæüP çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ýM>§æþ$
  (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                    (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨, M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$
       (D) (A) is false but (R) is true               (D) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$, M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨

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 45. Match the type of customers with                 45. gê¼™é – I ° gê¼™é – II ™ø f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
     their characteristics :                               gê¼™é – I		 gê¼™é – II
           List – I		 List – II                       a. Ðèþ$…§æþ             i. A¯èþ$Ðèþ*°™èþ$Ë$
        a. Laggards             i. Skeptical          b. ™öÍ ç³„æü$Ë$        ii. AÀ{´ëÄæý$
        b. Early birds ii. Opinion 		                      		 ¯éÄæý$Mæü$Ë$
           		 leaders                                 c. ™égê B«¨MæüÅ™èþ    iii. ÝëÐèþ«§é¯èþ
        c. Late                iii. Deliberate        d. ¯èþÐèþ Mæü˵Mæü$Ë$ iv. Ýë…{ç³§éÆÿ$$Mæü
		 majority                                       			                        v. ÝëçßýíÜMæü
        d. Innovators          iv. Traditional
                                                  		 MøyŠþÞ :
			                            v. Venturesome
                                                  		 a                   b      c       d
		 Codes :
                                                           (A) ii         i     iv      iii
		 a b             c     d
                                                           (B) iii iv            ii      i
   (A) ii i        iv    iii
   (B) iii iv       ii    i                                (C) i         ii     iii     iv
  (C) i     ii     iii   iv                                (D) iv        ii      i      v
  (D) iv ii          i    v
                                                  46-47 : ABC ÍÑ$sñ ý yŠ þ {´ë£æ þ Ñ$Mæ ü …V> sZMæ ü $
46-47 : ABC Ltd., wants to promote its
products primarily to wholesalers, the
                                                  ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$ËMæü$, sZMæü$ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$Ë ¯èþ$…yìþ _ËÏÆæÿ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$ËMæü$
wholesalers to retailers and retailers to         Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ _ËÏÆæÿ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$Ë ¯èþ$…yìþ ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$ËMæü$
consumers.                                        {´ù™èþÞíßý…^èþ§æþË^èþ$Mö…¨.
One the other hand, it wants to initiate          C…™óþ V>Mæü, ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿÏ WÆ>Mìü ò³…^èþyé°Mìü A™èþÅ«¨Mæü
aggressive sales promotion and frequent           AÐèþ$ÃM>Ë ò³…ç³# ç³§æþ®™èþ$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ™èþÆæÿ$^èþ$V> {ç³Mæür¯èþË$
advertising to build up consumer demand.          ^óþÄæý$§æþË_…¨. D ÐèþNÅçßý… ÐèþËÏ Mæü…ò³± E™èþµ™èþ$¢Ë¯èþ$
It thinks that the strategy would motivate        ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ï, _ËÏÆæÿ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$˯èþ$ AyæþVæüyæþ…, _ËÏÆæÿ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$Ë$
consumers to ask retailers for the products,
                                                  sZMæü$ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$˯èþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ sZMæü$ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü$Ë$ Mæü…ò³±°
the retailers will ask the wholesalers who
                                                  Ayæþ$Væü$™éÆæÿ° ¿êÑÝù¢…¨.
inturn ask ABC Ltd., for the product.
                                                      46. Ððþ$$rt Ððþ$$§æþr ÐèþNÅà°² HÐèþ$…sêÆæÿ$ ?
 46. What is the first strategy called ?
                                                           (A) BMæüÆæÿÛMæü ÐèþNÅçßý…
       (A)	Pull strategy
                                                           (B) ç³#ÇMöË$µ ÐèþNÅçßý…
       (B)	Push strategy
                                                           (C) BMæüÆæÿÛMæü Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ç³#ÇMöË$µ ÐèþNÅçßý…
       (C)	Pull and push strategy
                                                           (D) G…í³Mæü Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ç³#ÇMöË$µ ÐèþNÅçßý…
       (D)	Pick and push strategy


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 47. Identify the strategy followed by ABC          47. ABC ÍÑ$sñ ý yŠ þ A¯è þ $ç Ü Ç…_¯è þ Ðè þ NÅà°²
     Ltd :                                                Væü$Ç¢…^èþ…yìþ.
     (A)	Push strategy                                    (A) ç³#ÇMöË$µ ÐèþNÅçßý…
     (B)	Pick and pick strategy                           (B) G…í³Mæü Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ G…í³Mæü ÐèþNÅçßý…
     (C)	Pull and pull strategy                           (C) BMæüÆæÿÛMæü Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ BMæüÆæÿÛMæü ÐèþNÅçßý…
     (D)	Pull strategy                                    (D) BMæüÆæÿÛMæü ÐèþNÅçßý…

 48. Given the nominal rate of discount at          48. ¯éÐèþ$Ðèþ*{™èþ yìþÝûP…sŒý Æóÿr$ 12% Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
     12% and the rate of inflation at 5%,               {§æþÐøÅËÂ×ý Æóÿr$ 5%, AÆÿ$$¯èþç³#yæþ$ °fÐðþ$O¯èþ
     the real rate of discount will be                    yìþÝûP…sŒý Æóÿr$
     (A) 17%                (B) 7%                        (A) 17%                            (B) 7%
     (C) 6.7%               (D) 7.6%                      (C) 6.7%                           (D) 7.6%

 49. Gordon dividend model is based                 49. V>Ææÿz¯Œþþ {糆´ë¨™èþ yìþÑyðþ…yŠþ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯èþ ©°ò³O
     on                                                   B«§éÆæÿç³yìþ…¨.
     (A) Constant growth rate in dividend                 (A) yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$ Æóÿr$ÌZ íÜ¦Ææÿ AÀÐèþ–¨®
     (B) Increasing growth rate in dividend               (B) yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$ Æóÿr$ÌZ ò³ÆæÿVæü$™èþ$¯èþ² AÀÐèþ–¨®
     (C) Decreasing growth rate in dividend               (C) yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$ Æóÿr$ÌZ ™èþVæü$Y™èþ$¯èþ² AÀÐèþ–¨®
     (D) None of the above                                (D) ò³OÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#

 50. The reciprocal of P/E ratio is called          50. «§æþÆæÿ, BÆæÿj¯èþ °çÙµ†¢ Äñý$$MæüP Ðèþ#Å™èþµ¯é²°²
     (A) Overall cost of capital (Ko)                     H Ðèþ$…sêÆæÿ$.
     (B) Cost of debt (Kd)                                (A) Ððþ$$™èþ¢… Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$… (Ko)
     (C) Cost of Equity (Ke)                              (B) º$$×ý…ò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$… (Kd)
     (D) Cost of retained earnings (Kr)                   (C) DMìüÓsîý Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$… (Ke)
                                                          (D) °Íí³ÐóþÄæý$ºyìþ¯èþ BÆæÿj¯èþËò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$… (Kr)
 51. In which order the following variables
     are to be considered while arriving            51. EVA °Æ>®Ææÿ×ýÌZ Eç³Äñý*W…^óþ ^èþËÆ>Ôèý$Ë
     at EVA ?                                           {MæüÐèþ$… ?
		 Variables :                                     		 ^èþËÆ>Ôèý$Ë$ :
        i. EBDIT                                             i. EBDIT
       ii. Interest on debt (I)                             ii. º$$×ý…ò³O Ðèþyîþz (I)
      iii. Depreciation (D)                               iii. ™èþÆæÿVæü$§æþË (D)
      iv. Taxes (T)                                      iv. 糯èþ$²Ë$ (T)
       v. Cost of equity (Ke)                              v. DMìüÓsîý Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$… (Ke)
     (A) EBDIT – I – T – D – Ke                        (A) EBDIT – I – T – D – Ke
     (B) EBDIT – T – I – D – Ke                        (B) EBDIT – T – I – D – Ke
     (C) EBDIT – D – T – I – Ke                        (C) EBDIT – D – T – I – Ke
     (D) EBDIT – D – I – T – Ke                        (D) EBDIT – D – I – T – Ke

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 52. Terminal value of a project is affected            52. {´ëgñýMŠüt Äñý$$MæüP A…†Ðèþ$ ÑË$Ðèþ ©°ÐèþËÏ {糿êÑ™èþ…
     by                                                       AÐèþ#™èþ$…¨.
        i.	Project life                                          i. {´ëgñýMæü$t M>ËÐèþÅÐèþ«¨
       ii. Growth rate                                          ii. AÀÐèþ–¨® Æóÿr$
      iii. Initial outlay                                      iii. {´ëÆæÿ…¿æý ò³r$tºyìþ
                                                               iv. çÜ…çܦ ÌZç³ÍMìü Ìôý§é ÐðþË$ç³ÍMìü {ç³Ðèþíßý…^óþ ¯èþVæü§æþ$
      iv. Incremental cash inflows or outflows                      {ç³Ðéçßý Ðèþ–¨®
     (A) i, ii and iv      (B) i, iii and iv                  (A) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv        (B) i, iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
     (C) ii, iii and iv   (D) i, ii, and iii                  (C) ii, iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv      (D) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii

 53. Which of the following statements is/are           53. D {Mìü…¨ °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþÌZÏ H¨ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ ?
     correct ?                                               i. NI Ñ«§é¯èþ… {ç³M>Ææÿ…, AÀËçÙ×îýÄæý$ Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ
        i. As per NI approach, optimum capital                  °ÇÆ A¯èþV> 100% º$$×ý…
           structure means 100% debt capital.
                                                            ii. {糡 (Ìôý§é H§óþ°) º$$×ý&DMìüÓsîý Ñ${ÔèýÐèþ$…
       ii. Every (or any) Debt-equity mix is an
                                                                    AÀËçÙ×îýÄæý$ Ñ${ÔèýÐèþ$…
           optimum mix.
                                                               iii. 糯èþ$² Ìôý° Ðèþ$…yæþË…ÌZ° Mæü…ò³± Ðèþyîþzò³O 糯èþ$²MæüÐèþ^èþ
      iii. Tax-free zone company enjoys the
           benefit of Interest tax shield.
                                                                    {ç³Äñý*f¯é°² ´÷…§æþ$™èþ$…¨
      iv. Interest tax shield is the side effect               iv. Ðèþyîþzò³O 糯èþ$² MæüÐèþ^èþ… º$$×ý… DMìüÓsîý Ñ${ÔèýÐèþ$…ò³O
           of mixing debt with equity.                              A¯èþ$çÙ…WMæü {糿êÐèþ… E…r$…¨
     (A) i and ii only                                        (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ii Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
     (B) iii and iv only                                      (B) iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
     (C) i, ii and iii                                        (C) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
     (D) i, ii and iv                                         (D) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv

 54. Assertion (A) : The more the duration              54. çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ (A) : çÜ*¦Ë Bç³Æóÿsìý…VŠüü ^èþ{Mæü M>Ë ÐèþÅÐèþ«¨
     of the gross operating cycle, the more            GMæü$PÐèþÆÿ$$¯èþ Mö˨ GMæü$PÐèþ çÜ*¦Ë °Æ>Óçßý×ý
     the amount of gross working capital
     requirement and vice-versa.
                                                       Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ… Ñç³ÆæÿÅ…V> AÐèþçÜÆæÿÐèþ$Ðèþ#™èþ$…¨.
       Reasoning (R) : The duration of the             M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : çÜç³ÏÄæý$ÆŠÿ A¯èþ$Ðèþ$†…^óþ ç³Ææÿ糆 M>Ë…™ø
       gross operating cycle is independent of         °Ñ$™èþ¢… ÌôýMæü$…yé çÜ*¦Ë Bç³Æóÿsìý…VŠü ^èþ{MæüM>Ë… E…yæþr…
       the credit period granted by the supplier       ÐèþËÏ, çÜ*¦Ë °Æ>Óçßý×ý Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ… {糿êÑ™èþ… M>§æþ$.
       and therefore, the gross working capital
       remains unaffected.                          		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :                                             (A) (A) çÜ™èþÅ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
   (A) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct           (B) (A) AçÜ™èþÅ… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜ™èþÅ…
   (B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct
                                                      (C) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜ™èþÅ…
  (C) Both (A) and (R) are correct
  (D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect                  (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…


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55. Match the List – A with the List – B :                   55. f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ…yìþ :
             List – A		 List – B                                          List – A		 List – B
        a. Zero-coupon           i. Cost of equity                   a. Ôèý*¯èþÅ Mæü*糯Œþ »ê…yæþ$ i. D MìüÓsîýò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$…
		 Bond                                                              b. CAPM ¯èþÐèþ$*¯èþ                ii. °Íí³ E…^èþºyìþ¯èþ
        b. CAPM model           ii. Cost of retained        				BÆæÿj¯èþò³O ÐèþÅÄæý$…
				earnings                                                         c. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O AÐèþM>Ôèý iii. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O
        c. Opportunity cost iii. Nominal cost               		 ÐèþÅÄæý$…		 ¯éÐèþ$ Ðèþ*{™èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$…
		 of capital		of capital                                            d. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ…ò³O              iv. {´ëÆæÿ…¿æý ò³r$tºyìþ
        d. Real cost of         iv. Initial outflow         		 ÐéçÜ¢Ðèþ ÐèþÅÄæý$…		 Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ A…†Ðèþ$
		 capital		and terminal                                    				 {ç³Ðéçßý…
				inflow                                                  		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :                                                  		 a                     b         c       d
		 a              b       c     d                                  (A) iv             i        ii      iii
       (A) iv     i       ii    iii                                (B)      i        ii        iii     iv
       (B)   i    ii      iii   iv                                 (C) iv             i        iii      ii
       (C) iv     i       iii   ii                                 (D)      ii        i       iv       iii
       (D)   ii   i       iv    iii
                                                             56. Ðèþ$*yæþÐèþ ´ëÈt MæüËVæü^óþçÜ$Mö¯óþ A°² ç³§æþ®™èþ$ÌZÏ Mìü…¨ H
56. Which intervention method listed below
    is the most definitive of all third party                      ç³§æþ®† ^éÌê °Ç®çÙtÐðþ$O…¨ ?
    interventions ?                                                (A) °f °Æ>®Ææÿ×ý
       (A) Fact finding
                                                                   (B) Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþÇ¢™èþÓ…
       (B) Mediation
                                                                   (C) ™èþí³µ…^èþ$MøÌôý° Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþÇ¢™èþÓ…
       (C) Binding arbitration
       (D) Interest arbitration                                    (D) BçÜMìü¢ VæüË Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþÇ¢™èþÓ…

57. Acts of misconduct that cause very little                57. Mìü…¨ §æþ$ÆæÿÓÆæÿ¢¯èþÌZÏ Mæü…ò³±Mìü A† ™èþMæü$PÐèþ
    harm but if neglected can accumulate                           à°MæüÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþç³µsìýMìü, °ÆæÿÏ„æü Å… ÐèþíßýõÜ¢ çÜ…_™èþÐèþ$Æÿ$$
    and result in serious problems for the                         {ç³Ðèþ*§æþMæüÆæÿ çÜÐèþ$çÜÅV> ç³Ç×ýÑ$çÜ$¢…¨.
    organisation.                                                  (A) çÜÓ˵ EËÏ…çœ$¯èþË$
       (A) Minor infractions                                       (B) ¿êÈ EËÏ…çœ$¯èþË$
       (B) Major infractions                                       (C) çÜíßý…^èþÆ>° ™èþí³µ§éË$
       (C) Intolerable offences                                    (D) ¡{Ðèþ §æþ$ÆæÿÓÆæÿ¢¯èþË$
       (D) Serious misconduct


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 58. Sending your employees to work on                 58. Mæü…ò³± àfÆæÿ$ ç³sîýtÌZ Mö¯èþÝëVæü$™èþ* E…yìþ C™èþÆæÿ
       projects of another company while they                Mæü…ò³± {´ëgñýMæü$tÌZ ç³°^óþÄæý$yé°Mìü E§øÅVæü$˯èþ$
       continue to be on your rolls is called                ç³…í³…^èþyé°² ____________ A…sêÆæÿ$.
       (A) Work sharing                                      (A) ç³° ç³…^èþ$MøÐèþyæþ…
       (B) Retrenchment                                      (B) Ç{sñý^ŒþÐðþ$…sŒý
       (C) Benching                                          (C) »ñý…_…VŠü
       (D) Loaning                                           (D) AÆæÿ$Ðèþ#MìüÐèþÓyæþ…

 59. Assertion (A) : When people working               59. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : ÑË$ÐðþO¯èþ, AÆæÿ$§ðþO¯èþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ A¯èþ$MæüÆæÿ×ý
     in the company are valuable, rare and            Ýë«§æþÅ… M>° E§øÅVæü$Ë$ Mæü…ò³±ÌZ E…sôý, Ð鯿ÿ$ Mæü…ò³±Mìü
     difficult to imitate, they can be a source       ´ùsîý ç³NÆæÿMæü {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ Ðèþ$*ÌêËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
     of competitive advantage.
                                                      M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : ¯ðþOç³#×ýÅ… ç³Çgêq¯èþ… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
		 Reasoning (R) : People are a source
   of competitive advantage when their
                                                      ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦Å… VæüË ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë$ ´ùsîý§éÆæÿÏMæü$
   skills, knowledge and abilities are                çÜ$Ë¿æý…V> Ë¿æýÅÐèþ$Ðèþ#™óþ Ð鯿ÿ$ ´ùsîý ç³NÆæÿÓMæü
   easily available to competitors.                   {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ Ðèþ$*ÌêËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
		 Codes :                                         		 MøyŠþÞ :

       (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is       (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜ™èþÅ… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) A¯óþ¨
           the correct explanation of (A)                    (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV> çÜÐèþ$ǦçÜ$¢…¨

       (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is       (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$(R) çÜ™èþÅ… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) A¯óþ¨
           not the correct explanation of (A)                (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV> çÜÐèþ$Ǧ…^èþyæþ… Ìôý§æþ$

       (C) (A) is true but (R) is false              (C) (A) çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…

       (D) Both (A) and (R) are false                (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™èþÅ…

 60. An interview during the course of                 60. C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅ {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ JMóü A¿æýÅǦ° ÑÑ«§æþ ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë$
       which several interviewers take turns in              JMæüÇ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ JMæüÆæÿ$ C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅ ^óþõÜ¢ §é°²
       interviewing the candidate is called                  ____________ A…sêÆæÿ$.

       (A) Structured interview                              (A) °ÇÃ¡Äæý$ C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅË$

       (B) Unstructured interview                            (B) A°ÇÃ¡Äæý$ C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅË$
       (C)	Panel interview                                   (C) ´ëůèþÌŒý C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅË$
       (D) Group interview                                   (D) çÜÐèþ$*çßý C…rÆŠÿÐèþNÅË$


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 61. Which of the following are off-the-job                     61. {Mìü…¨ Ðé°ÌZ HÑ ç³°Mìü §æþ*Ææÿ…V> Õ„æü×ý ç³§æþ®™èþ$Ë
     training methods ?                                             Mìü…¨Mìü ÐèþÝë¢Æÿ$$ ?
      a. Lecturing                                                     a. E糯éÅçÜ…
      b. Apprenticeship                                                b. A{ò³…sìý‹ÜíÙ‹³
       c. In basket training                                           c. C¯Œþ »êòÜPsŒý Õ„æü×ý
      d. Seminars                                                      d. òÜÑ$¯éÆæÿ$Ï
		 Codes :                                                     		 MøyŠþÞ :
     (A) a and b             (B) b and d                            (A) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ b           (B) b Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d
     (C) c and d            (D) a and d                             (C) c Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d           (D) a Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ d
 62. Assertion (A) : The use of information                     62. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ Ýë…Móü†Mæü gêq¯èþ… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
     technology and internet by employees                         A…™èþÆ>jË… Eç³Äñý*W…^èþyæþ… ÐèþËÏ E§øÅVæü$Ë ç³°
     has raised concerns regarding the                            M>ÆæÿÅMæüÌêç³ Vøç³Å™èþ {ç³Ôèý²±Äæý$Ððþ$O…¨.
     privacy of employee work activities.
                                                                  M>Ææ ÿ ×ý… (R) : ç Ü Ðè þ *^鯿 ÿ Ýë…Mó ü †Mæ ü gêq ¯ è þ …
       Reasoning (R) : Information technology                     Eç³Äñý*W…^èþyæþ… ÐèþËÏ °Äæý$…{™èþ×ý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       offers current and accurate data for the                   °Ææÿ~Æÿ$*MæüÆæÿ×ýMæü$ M>ÐèþËíܯèþ Q_a™èþÐðþ$O¯èþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       purposes of control and decision making.                   {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ §æþ™é¢…Ôèý… A…§æþ^óþÄæý$ºyæþ$™èþ$…¨.
		 Codes :                                                     		 MøyŠþÞ :
   (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R)                       (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™èþÅÐóþ$ M>± (R)
       is not the correct explanation of (A)                             A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV> çÜÐèþ$Ǧ…^èþyæþ…Ìôý§æþ$
   (B) Both (A) and (R) are false                                 (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
  (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                               (C) (A) çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
  (D) (R) is true but (A) is false                               (D) (R) çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (A) AçÜ™èþÅ…

 63. Assertion (A) : Role playing is a technique  63. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : ´ë{™èþ«§éÆæÿ×ý ç³§æþ®†ÌZ ÑÀ¯èþ² çÜ…§æþÆ>ÂÌZÏ
     that requires the trainee to assume
     different identities to learn how others
                                                      ÑÑ«§æþ ÐèþÅMæü$¢Ë ¿êÐèþ¯èþË$ ¯óþÆæÿ$aMøÐèþyæþ… MøçÜ… Õ„æüMæü$yæþ$
     feel under different circumstances.              ÑÑ«§æþ Ææÿ*´ëÌZÏ Fíßý…^èþ$MøÐéÍ.
		 Reasoning (R) : This is an opportunity for 		 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : ©° ÐèþËÏ B…„æüË$ Ìôý° çÜÐèþ$*çßý ^èþÆæÿaË
     the participants to provide their ideas on       çÜ…§æþÆæÿÂ…V> ´ëÌŸY¯óþ Ð鯿ÿ$ ^èþÇa…^óþ çÜÐèþ$çÜÅò³O ÐéÇ
     a stated problem during a freewheeling           AÀ{´ëÄæý*˯èþ$ ™ðþÍõ³ AÐèþM>Ôèý… E…¨.
     group discussion.
                                                 		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
                                                      (A) (A) çÜ™èþÅ… M>± (R) AçÜ™èþÅ…
     (A) (A) is true but (R) is false
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are false                   (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* AçÜ™éÅË$
     (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is         (C) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅÌôý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R)
          the correct explanation of (A)                     A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV> çÜÐèþ$ǦçÜ$¢…¨
     (D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is         (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜ™éÅÌôý M>± (R)
          not the correct explanation of (A)                 A¯óþ¨ (A) ¯èþ$ çÜÇV> çÜÐèþ$Ǧ…^èþ§æþ$
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64. Match the following :                           64. f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ :
		 List – I		 List – II                                  gê¼™é – I		 gê¼™é – II
		 (Methods of wage 		 (Base)                   		 (Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ ^ðþÍÏ…ç³# ç³§æþ®™èþ$Ë$ )		 (B«§éÆ>Ë$)
		 payment)                                         a. M>ËÐóþ™èþ¯èþ…                 i. »Z¯èþ‹Ü
    a. Time wage            i. Bonus
                                                    b. ç³°°ºsìýt Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ…         ii. Mæü±çÜÐóþ™èþ¯èþ…
    b.	Piece wage          ii. Minimum wage
                                                    c. çÜÐèþ$™èþ$Ë Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ…      iii. E™èþµ†¢
     c. Balance wage      iii.	Production
                                                    d. {´ù™éÞçßýMæü Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ      iv. M>Ë…
    d. Incentive wage iv. Hours
		Plans                                         		 ç³§æþ®†
		 Codes :                                      		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 a           b     c     d                    		 a                       b          c     d
   (A) ii       i    iv    iii                   (A) ii                     i         iv    iii
   (B) iv      iii    ii    i                    (B) iv                    iii         ii     i
  (C) iv       iii     i   ii                    (C) iv                    iii          i    ii
  (D) iii      iv     ii    i                    (D) iii                   iv          ii     i

65. Match the following :                           65. f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ :
        List – I		 List – II                                  List – I		 List – II
    a. Intelligence tests i. Measures                      a. Ðóþ$«§ø ç³È„æüË$                    i. Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ˜ãMæü
                               basic human                                                        çÜÓ¿êÐé°²
                               nature                                                             MöË$çÜ$¢…¨
    b. Aptitude tests      ii. Measure
                                                           b. AÀÆæÿ$_ ç³È„æüË$                ii. {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ {ç³ÐóþÕMæü¯èþ$
                               the current
                               proficiency
                                                                                                  MöË$çÜ$¢…¨
     c.	Personality tests iii. Measure an                  c. ÐèþÅMìü¢™èþÓ ç³È„æüË$          iii. Mö°² ¯ðþOç³#×êÅË$
                               individual’s                                                       ¯óþÆæÿ$aMö¯óþ
                               potential to                                                       ÝëÐèþ$Æ>¦Å°²
                               learn certain                                                      MöË$çÜ$¢…¨
                               skills                      d. M>ÆæÿÅíܨ® ç³È„æüË$            iv. Ðèþ*¯èþíÜMæü
    d. Achievement        iv. Measure                                                             ÝëÐèþ$Æ>¦Å°²
		 tests		 mental ability                                                                         MöË$çÜ$¢…¨
		 Codes :                                      		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 a       b         c     d                    		 a                       b          c     d
   (A) iv  iii        i    ii                      (A) iv                  iii          i    ii
   (B) ii    i       iv    iii                     (B) ii                    i        iv    iii
  (C) iv    ii         i   iii                    (C) iv                    ii          i   iii
  (D) iii  iv         ii    i                     (D) iii                  iv          ii     i

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66. In order to control credit.                        66. ç³Ææÿ糆 °Äæý$…{™èþ×ý MøçÜ….
       (A) CRR should be increased and bank                  (A) CRR ¯èþ$ ò³…^èþr… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ »êÅ…MŠü Æóÿr$¯èþ$
           rate should be decreased                                ™èþWY…^èþr…
       (B) CRR should be decreased and bank
                                                             (B) CRR ¯è þ $ Ðè þ $ÇÄæ ý $$ »êÅ…Mæ ü $ Æó ÿ r$˯è þ $
           rate should be decreased
                                                                   ™èþWY…^èþr…
       (C) CRR should be increased and bank
           rate should be increased                         (C) CRR ¯èþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ »êÅ…MŠü Æóÿr$¯èþ$ ò³…^èþr…

       (D) CRR should be decreased and bank                 (D) CRR ¯èþ$ ™èþWY…^èþr… Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ »êÅ…MŠü Æóÿr$¯èþ$
           rate should be increased                                ò³…^èþr…

67. ‘Repo Rate’ refers to the rate at which            67. ‘Æðÿ´ùÆóÿr$’ A¯èþV> H Æóÿr$ §æþVæüYÆæÿ
       (A) RBI borrows short term money from                 (A) Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ¯èþ$…_ RBI A糚V> ´÷…§æþ$ çÜÓ˵M>ÍMæü
           the market                                           {§æþÐèþÅ…
       (B) Banks keep the money with RBI                    (B) RBI §æþVæüYÆæÿ »êÅ…Mæü$Ë$ E…^èþ$ {§æþÐèþÅ…
       (C) Bills are discounted by RBI                      (C) RBI ^óþ™èþ yìþÝûP…sŒý ^óþÄæý$ºyæþ$ ¼Ë$ÏË$
       (D) Forex is purchased by RBI                        (D) RBI ^óþ™èþ Mö¯èþºyæþ$ ѧóþÖ Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæü {§æþÐèþÅ…

68. The concept of mutual funds was started            68. Äæý$*°sŒý {r‹Üt B‹œ C…yìþÄæý* ÐéÇ Äæý$*°sŒý ïÜP…™ø
       with unit schemes of Unit Trust of India              ´ër$ Ðèþ$*Å^èþ$ÐèþÌŒý 眅yŠþ A¯èþ$ ¿êÐèþ¯èþ¯èþ$ {´ëÆæÿ…À…_¯èþ
       during                                                çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ…
       (A) 1964                                              (A) 1964

       (B) 1974                                              (B) 1974

       (C) 1984                                             (C) 1984

       (D) 1994                                             (D) 1994

69. Which bank took over the entire                    69. ARDC A¯èþ$ çÜ…çܦ¯èþ$ ¡çÜ$Mæü$¯èþ² »êÅ…MŠü H¨ ?
       undertaking of the ARDC ?                             (A) RBI
       (A) RBI                                               (B) NABARD
       (B) NABARD                                           (C) SBI
       (C) SBI                                              (D) SEBI
       (D) SEBI

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70. Match the following :                                 70. f™èþMæüËç³…yìþ :
             Bank 		 Merged with                               »êÅ…Mæü$ 		 ™ø ÑίèþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨
        a. New Bank of         i.	Punjab National         a. ¯èþ*Å»êÅ…Mæü$ B‹œ       i. ç³…g껌ý ¯óþçÙ¯èþÌŒý
		 India 		 Bank                                      		 C…yìþÄæý* 		 »êÅ…MŠü
        b. Bank of            ii. HDFC Bank               b. »êÅ…MŠü B‹œ            ii. HDFC »êÅ…MŠü
		 Madhura                                            		 Ðèþ$«§æþ$Ææÿ
        c. Times Bank         iii. Oriental Bank          c. sñýOÐŒþ$Þ »êÅ…MŠü     iii. KÇÄæý$…rÌŒý »êÅ…MŠü
        d. Global Trust       iv. ICICI Bank
                                                          d. VøÏºÌŒý {r‹Üt »êÅ…MŠü iv. ICICI »êÅ…MŠü
		 Bank
                                                      		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
                                                      		 a                       b         c       d
		 a              b     c      d
                                                                (A)      ii      iii        i      iv
       (A)   ii   iii     i    iv
                                                                (B)      i       iv        ii      iii
       (B)   i    iv    ii     iii
                                                                (C) iii           i       iv       ii
       (C) iii     i    iv      ii
       (D) iv      i    iii     ii                              (D) iv            i        iii     ii

71. Which of the following is not a form of               71. D {Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ, H A…Ôèý… ѧóþÖ {ç³™èþÅ„æüò³r$tºyæþ$ËMæü$
    Foreign Direct Investment ?                               çÜ…º…«¨…_¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ ?
       (A)	Purchase of existing assets in a                     (A) ѧóþÔ>ËÌZ E¯èþ²r$Ðèþ…sìý BçÜ$¢Ë¯èþ$ Mö¯èþr…
           foreign country
                                                                (B) ѧóþÖ MæüÆðÿ±Þ Ðèþ*ǵyìþ »ê…yæþϯèþ$ Mö¯èþr…
       (B)	Purchase of foreign currency
           convertible bonds                                    (C) ѧóþÖ Mæü…ò³±™ø EÐèþ$Ãyìþ ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ…ÌZ ´ëÌŸY¯èþr…
       (C)	Participation in a joint venture with a
           foreign firm                                         (D) ѧóþÖ Mæü…ò³±ÌZ° DMìüÓsìýMðüO Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$˯èþ$

       (D) Transfer of human resources for
                                                                       º§æþÌêÆÿ$$…^èþr…
           equity in foreign companies
                                                          72. H Æóÿr$ §æþVæüYÆæÿ ѧóþÖ Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæü {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$ Äñý$$MæüP
72. The rate at which demand for the foreign                    yìþÐèþ*…yæþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ çÜç³ÏÆÿ$$ çÜÐèþ*¯èþ…V> E…r$…§ø,
    exchange and the supply of foreign                          §é°° ____________ A…sêÆæÿ$.
    exchange are equal, is called
                                                                (A) Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæü… Æóÿr$
       (A) Exchange rate
                                                                (B) ^ðþÍÏ…ç³# Æóÿr$
       (B)	Payment rate
                                                                (C) çÜÐèþ$™èþ$ËÅ Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæü… Æóÿr$
       (C) The equilibrium exchange rate
                                                                (D) BoP Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæü… Æóÿr$
       (D) The BoP exchange rate

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73. BRICS includes                                        73. BRICS ÌZ MæüÍíÜ E¯èþ² §óþÔ>Ë$
       (A) Bhutan, Romania, Indonesia, Chile
                                                               (A) ¿æý*sꯌþ, ÆöÐóþ$°Äæý*, C…yø¯óþíÙÄæý*, _Î
           and South Korea
                                                                      Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ §æþ„ìü×ý MöÇÄæý*
       (B) Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Chile and
                                                               (B) {»ñ ý hÌŒ ý , Ææ ÿ ÚëÅ, C…yø¯ó þ í Ù Äæ ý *,_Î Ðè þ $ÇÄæ ý $$
           Sudan
                                                                      çÜ$y鯌þ
       (C) Brazil, Russia, India, China and
           South Africa                                        (C) {»ñýhÌŒý, ÆæÿÚëÅ, C…yìþÄæý*, ^ðþO¯é Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
       (D) Britain, Russia, India, Chile and                          §æþ„ìü×ê{íœM>
           Sri Lanka                                           (D) {¼r¯Œþ, ÆæÿÚëÅ, C…yìþÄæý*, _Î Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ }Ë…Mæü

74. Which of the following is the Central                 74. D {Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ {§æþÐèþÅ Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
       Institution of the International Monetary                ¯èþyæþ$ç³# Móü…{§æþ çÜ…çܦ H¨ ?
       System ?
                                                               (A) BíÜÄæý* AÀÐèþ–¨® »êÅ…Mæü$
       (A) Asian Development Bank
       (B) International Monetary Fund                         (B) A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ {§æþÐèþÅ °«¨

       (C) Bank of International Settlements                   (C) A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ ç³ÇÚëPÆ>Ë »êÅ…Mæü$
       (D) World Trade Organization                            (D) {ç³ç³…^èþ Ðé×ìýfÅ çÜ…çܦ

75. When the Balance of Payments shows                    75. ^ðþÍÏ…ç³#Ë °ËÓ A¯èþ$¯èþ¨ Ñ$Væü$Ë$ Ìôý§é ÌZr$¯èþ$
       either a surplus or a deficit, it is called             ^èþ*í³õÜ¢, §é°° __________ A…sêÆæÿ$.
       (A) Cyclical disequilibrium                             (A) òÜOMìüÏMæüÌŒý AçÜÐèþ$™úËÅ™èþ
       (B) BoP disequilibrium                                  (B) BoP AçÜÐèþ$™úËÅ™èþ
       (C) Structural disequilibrium                           (C) [çÜtMæü$aÆæÿÌŒý AçÜÐèþ$™úËÅ™èþ
       (D) Development disequilibrium                          (D) yðþÐèþË‹³Ððþ$…sŒý AçÜÐèþ$™úËÅ™èþ

76. Which of the following is included in current         76. ^ðþÍÏ…ç³#Ë ÔóýçÙ…¯èþMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯èþ MæüÆðÿ…sŒý Rê™éÌZ
       account of Balance of Payment ?                         D {Mìü…¨ H A…Ôèý… MæüÍW E…r$…¨ ?
       (A) International capital transfers                     (A) A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ º¨Î ÐèþÅÐèþàÆæÿÐèþ$$Ë$
       (B) Foreign debts                                       (B) ѧóþÖ A糚Ë$
       (C) Commodity imports and exports                       (C) ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë ¨Væü$Ðèþ$™èþ$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ GVæü$Ðèþ$™èþ$Ë$
       (D) Long term financial transactions                    (D) ©ÆæÿƒM>ÍMæü BǦMæü ç³ÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþ ÐèþÅÐèþàÆæÿÐèþ$$Ë$

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77. Unilateral payment received from abroad          77. ѧóþÔ>Ë ¯èþ$…_ ïÜÓMæüÇ…_¯èþ HMæü 糄æü ^ðþÍÏ…ç³#˯èþ$
    are considered as                                    ___________ V> ç³ÇVæü×ìýÝë¢Ææÿ$.
    (A) Debits of capital account of balance
                                                          (A) ^ð þ ÍÏ … ç ³ #Ë °ËÓ Äñ ý $$Mæ ü P Ðè þ $*Ë« § æ þ ¯è þ Rê™é
        of payment
    (B) Credits of current account of Balance                 yðþ¼sŒýË$
        of payment                                        (B) ^ðþÍÏ…ç³# °ËÓ Äñý$$MæüP MæüÆðÿ…r$ Rê™é {MðüyìþsŒýË$
    (C) Credits of unilateral transfers
        account                                           (C) HMæü 糄æü º©Î Rê™éÌZ° {MðüyìþsŒýË$
    (D) Debits of current account                         (D) MæüÆðÿ…r$ Rê™éÌZ° yðþ¼sŒýË$

78. Arrange the following Regional Trade             78. E°Mìü° B«§éÆæÿ…V> ^óþçÜ$Mö° D {Mìü…¨ {´ë…¡Äæý$
    Blocs in sequence as per the year in                  ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü Mæü*rÐèþ$$˯èþ$ ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜ {MæüÐèþ$…ÌZ {ÐéÄæý$…yìþ.
    which they came into being :
                                                           1. EEC
        1. EEC
                                                           2. NAFTA
        2. NAFTA
                                                           3. ASEAN
        3. ASEAN
                                                           4. SAARC
        4. SAARC
                                                 		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
                                                          (A) 4, 1, 3, 2
       (A) 4, 1, 3, 2
                                                          (B) 1, 3, 2, 4
       (B) 1, 3, 2, 4
                                                          (C) 2, 3, 1, 4
       (C) 2, 3, 1, 4
                                                          (D) 1, 4, 3, 2
       (D) 1, 4, 3, 2
                                                     79. ÐéÅ´ëÆ>°² A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$… ^óþÄæý$$rÌZ çÜ…çܦË$ ´÷…§óþ
79. Arrange the following stages of evolution
    of companies in internationalisation of
                                                         ç³Ç×êÐèþ$ §æþÔèý˯èþ$ {MæüÐèþ$ ç³§æþ®†ÌZ {ÐéÄæý$…yìþ.
    their business.                                        1. Ðèþ$Ît¯óþçÙ¯èþÌŒý Mæü…ò³±
        1. Multinational company                           2. çÜÓ§óþÖ Mæü…ò³±
        2. Domestic company                                3. A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ Mæü…ò³±
        3. International company                           4. {sꯌþÞ¯óþçÙ¯èþÌŒý Mæü…ò³±
        4. Transnational company                           5. VøÏºÌŒý Mæü…ò³±
        5. Global company                        		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :                                                (A) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
       (A) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4                                  (B) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
       (B) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5                                  (C) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
       (C) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5                                  (D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
       (D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

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80. Match the following in List – I with those          80.D {Mìü…¨ ç³sìýtMæü – I ° ç³sìýtMæü – II f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ.
    in List – II :                                                ç³sìýtMæü – I		 ç³sìýtMæü – II
		 List – I		 List – II
                                                          çÜÆæÿ$Mæü$/A…ÔèýÐèþ$$Ë$        ^ðþÍÏ…ç³#Ë °ËÓMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…
    Goods / Items       Entries/Accounts of
                                                                                         _¯èþ Rê™éË$/G…{sîýË$
                        Balance of Payment
                                                            a. çÜÆæÿ$Mæü$Ë GVæü$Ðèþ$† 1. MæüÆðÿ…r$ Rê™é Äñý$$MæüP
     a. Merchandise 1. Debit entry of
                                                       				 yðþ¼sŒý ç³§æþ$ª
		 Exports		 current account
                                                            b. Mæü°í³…^èþ° ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë 2. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ Rê™é
     b. Invisible       2. Debit entry of
                                                       		 ¨Væü$Ðèþ$†		 Äñý$$MæüP yðþ¼sŒý ç³§æþ$ª
		 imports		 capital account
                                                            c. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ ÐðþË$ç³ÍMìü 3. MæüÆðÿ…sŒý Rê™é Äñý$$MæüP
     c. Capital outflow 3. Credit entry of
                                                       		 {ç³Ðéçßý…		 {MðüyìþsŒý ç³§æþ$ª
                           current account
                                                            d. ѧóþÔ>ËÌZ ^óþíܯèþ 4. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ Rê™é
     d. Dividends on 4. Credit entry of
                                                       		 ò³r$tºyæþ$Ëò³O		 Äñý$$MæüP {MðüyìþsŒý ç³§æþ$ª
		 investments 		 capital account
                                                       		 Ðèþ_a¯èþ yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$Ï
		 made in abroad
                                                       		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
                                                       		 a                   b        c       d
		 a               b   c   d
                                                        (A) 4                 2        3       1
   (A) 4           2   3   1
                                                        (B) 1                 2        3       4
   (B) 1           2   3   4
                                                        (C) 1                 4        3       2
  (C) 1            4   3   2
                                                        (D) 3                 1        2       4
  (D) 3            1   2   4
                                                        81. Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$Ë Ðèþ$¨…ç³# Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ AMú…sìý…VŠü¯èþ$
 81. The first Indian to suggest a model
                                                              çÜ*_…_¯èþ Ððþ$$§æþsìý ¿êÆæÿ¡Äæý$$yæþ$
     for human resource valuation and
     accounting is                                            (A) §é‹Ü Væü$´ë¢
       (A) Das Gupta                                          (B) »ê»ê™ø‹Ù »ñý¯èþÈj
       (B) Babatosh Banerjee                                  (C) S. K. ^èþ{MæüÐèþÇ¢
       (C) S. K. Chakraborty                                  (D) ò³OÐéÆðÿÐèþÆæÿ$ M>§æþ$
       (D) None of these
                                                        82. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$tÌZ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µ ÐèþËÏ ÝëtMŠü Æ>ºyìþÌZ Ðèþ^óþa çÜ$°Õ™èþ
 82. The sensitivity of a stock’s return to the               Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µ¯èþ$ §óþ°™ø Ðèþ$¨…ç³# ^óþÝë¢Ææÿ$ ?
     changes in the market is measured by
                                                              (A) {´ëÐèþ*×ìýMæü Ñ^èþ˯èþ…
       (A) Standard deviation
                                                              (B) ½sê
       (B) Beta
                                                              (C) BÌê¹
       (C) Alpha
                                                              (D) ÐéË*Å GsŒý Ç‹ÜP
       (D) Value-at-risk

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 83. A short term lease, which is often                   83. Ææÿ§æþ$ª ^óþÄæý$VæüË AÐèþM>ÔèýÐèþ$$¯èþ² çÜÓ˵M>ÍMæü MúË$
     cancellable, is known as
                                                              ___________ A…sêÆæÿ$.
     (A) Financial Lease                                      (A) BǦMæü MúË$ (Financial Lease)
     (B) Net Lease                                            (B) °MæüÆæÿ MúË$ (Net Lease)
     (C) Operating Lease                                      (C) Bç³Æóÿsìý…VŠü MúË$ (Operating Lease)
     (D) Leveraged Lease                                      (D) ÎÐèþÆóÿgŒýyŠþ MúË$ (Leveraged Lease)
 84. Which of the following money market                  84. Mì ü …¨ Æÿ$$_a¯è þ {§æ þ Ðè þ Å Ðè þ *Æð ÿ Pr$t ç ³ {™éÌZÏ §ó þ °²
     instruments would typically be used in                   A…™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$ ÐèþÅÐèþàÆ>ÌZÏ Eç³Äñý*WÝë¢Ææÿ$ ?
     international transactions ?
                                                              (A) {sñýfÈ ¼Ë$ÏË$
     (A) Treasury Bills
                                                              (B) »êÅ…MæüÆæÿ$ A…XM>Ææÿ ç³{™èþ…
     (B) Banker’s Acceptances
     (C) Commercial papers                                    (C) Ðé×ìýfÅ ç³{™éË$
     (D) Negotiable CDs                                       (D) ѰÐèþ$Äæý$ CDË$

 85. Euro issues include                                  85. Äæý$*Æø gêÈÌZ°¨
     (A) Foreign currency convertible bonds                   (A) ѧóþÖ {§æþÐèþÅ…ÌZMìü Ðèþ*Ææÿa§æþW¯èþ »ê…yæþ$Ï
                                                              (B) VøÏºÌŒý yìþ´ëhrÈ ÆæÿÖ§æþ$Ë$
     (B) Global depository receipts
                                                              (C) AÐðþ$ÇMæü¯Œþ yìþ´ëhrÇ ÆæÿÖ§æþ$Ë$
     (C) American depository receipts
                                                              (D) ò³OÐèþ±²
     (D) All the above
                                               86. òÜMæü*ÅÇsîýË ¯èþ*™èþ¯èþ gêȰ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsìý…VŠü ^óþÄæý$yé°Mìü
 86. Which of the following methods are used
     for marketing new issues of securities ?      Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H ç³§æþ®†° Eç³Äñý*WÝë¢Ææÿ$ ?
        i. Listing of securities                       i. òÜMæü*ÅÇsîýË ÍíÜt…VŠü
       ii. Jobbers and Brokers                        ii. gêºÆŠÿÞ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {»ZMæüÆŠÿÞ
      iii.	Private placement                         iii. [ò³OÐóþr$ õ³Ï‹ÜÐðþ$…sŒý
      iv.	Privileged subscriptions                   iv. {í³ÑÌôýgŒýyŠþ çÜ»Œý {íÜPç³Û¯ŒþÞ
		 Codes :                                    		 MøyŠþÞ :
     (A) i and ii                                  (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ii
     (B) ii and iii                                (B) ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
     (C) iii and iv                                (C) iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
     (D) i, ii, iii and iv                         (D) i, ii, iii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iv
 87. Assertion (A) : Blue chip shares are               87. °Ðóþ§æþ¯èþ (A) : º*Ï_‹³ ÐésêË$, ÝëtMŠü Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý
     listed on the stock exchange.                          gê¼™éÌZ ^óþÆæÿ$a™éÆæÿ$.
		 Reasoning (R) : Blue chip shares give               		 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : º*Ï_‹³ ÐésêË$ °Ææÿ…™èþÆæÿ…V>
     consistent high dividends.                             GMæü$PÐèþ yìþÑyðþ…yæþ$Ï Æÿ$$Ýë¢Æÿ$$.
		 Codes :                                             		 MøyŠþÞ :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are right                         (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong                         (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ M>§æþ$
     (C) (A) is right but (R) is wrong                      (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$
     (D) (A) is wrong but (R) is right                      (D) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨

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 88. Match List – I with List – II                           88. gê¼™é – I ¯èþ$ gê¼™é – II ™ø f™èþç³Ææÿa…yìþ
		 List – I		 List – II                                              gê¼™é – I		 gê¼™é – II
      a. Market risk             i. Marketability of              a. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ¯èþçÙt ¿æýÄæý$… i. Ñ{Mæ ü Æÿ$$…^è þ §æ þ W¯è þ
                                    security                                                                  òÜMæü*ÅÇsîýË$
      b. Interest risk          ii.	Price volatility            b. Ðèþyîþz ¯èþçÙt¿æýÄæý$…                 ii. «§æþÆæÿË íÜ¦Ææÿ™èþÓ…
      c. Business risk         iii. Bank Rate                   c. ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ ¯èþçÙt ¿æýÄæý$…              iii. »êÅ…MŠü Æóÿr$
      d. Liquidity risk       iv. Recession                     d. {§æþÐèþÅ™èþÓ ¯èþçÙt¿æýÄæý$…           iv. BǦMæü Ðèþ*…§æþÅ…
		 Codes :                                                  		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 a            b      c    d                               		 a                  b         c  d
     (A) i      iii    iv   ii                                 (A) i             iii       iv   ii
     (B) ii     iii    iv    i                                 (B) ii            iii       iv    i
     (C) i       ii    iii iv                                 (C) i               ii       iii iv
     (D) iv     iii     ii   i                                (D) iv             iii        ii   i
 89. The Bond is sold at par, if the rate of                 89. JMæü Ðóþâæý ÐèþyîþzÆóÿr$ ©°Mìü çÜÐèþ*¯èþÐèþ$Æÿ$$™óþ »ê…yæþ$¯èþ$ çÜÐèþ$
     interest is                                                   Ðèþ$*ÌêŰMìü AÐèþ$$Ã™éÆæÿ$.
     (A) Equal to its YTM                                          (A) §é° YTM Mæü$ çÜÐèþ*¯èþÐèþ$Æÿ$$¯èþ糚yæþ$
     (B) More to its YTM                                           (B) §é° YTM Mæü¯é² GMæü$PÐèþ Ðèþ#¯èþ²ç³šyæþ$
     (C) Less to its YTM                                           (C) §é° YTM Mæü¯é² ™èþMæü$PÐèþ Ðèþ#¯èþ²ç³šyæþ$
     (D) Zero                                                      (D) çÜ$¯é²(Ôèý*¯èþÅ…) AÆÿ$$¯èþç³#yæþ$
 90. To levy income tax on a corporate                       90. Mæü…ò³± AòÜÞïÜÞ° 糯èþ$² Ñ«¨…ç³#Mæü$ Væü$Ç^óþÄæý$yé°Mìü
     assessee, the company’s residential                         Mæü…ò³± °ÐéçÜ {糆糆¢° __________ B«§éÆæÿ…V>
     status is decided on the basis of                             °Æ>®Ææÿ×ý ^óþÝë¢Ææÿ$.
     (A) Company’s management and control                          (A) Mæü…ò³± °Æ>ÓçßýMæü$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ °Äæý$…{™èþ×ý
         (domestic or foreign)                                     (B) Mæü…ò³± çÜÓ¿êÐèþ… (§óþÖ Mæü…ò³± Ìôý§é ѧóþÖ
     (B) Nature of the company                                           Mæü…ò³±)
     (C) Profits of the company                                    (C) Mæü…ò³± Ìê¿êË Ððþ$$™èþ¢…
     (D) Ownership of the company                                  (D) Mæü…ò³± Äæý*fÐèþ*¯èþÅ…

 91. Depreciation which remains unadjusted                   91. çÜÆæÿ$ª»êr$ M>° ™èþÆæÿ$Væü$§æþË Ððþ$$™èþ¢…¯èþ$ Ðèþ$$…§æþ$
     can be carried forward for a period of                      çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>ËMæü$ ___________ çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë ÐèþÆæÿMæü$
     (A) 4 years                                                    ¡çÜ$Mö° ´ùÐèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$.
     (B) 8 years                                                   (A) 4 çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
     (C) 6 years                                                   (B) 8 çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
                                                                   (C) 6 çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
     (D) Till it is fully adjusted
                                                                   (D) ç³NÇ¢V> çÜÆæÿ$ª»êr$ AÄôý$Å…™èþÐèþÆæÿMæü$
 92. For a corporate assessee, the due date
     for filing an Income-tax return is                      92. Mæü…ò³± AòÜÞïÜÞ B§éÄæý$… 糯èþ$² ÇrÆŠÿ² çÜÐèþ$ǵ…^èþ$rMæü$
                                                                   BQÆæÿ$ ™óþ©
     (A) 30th September of every A.Y.                              (A) {糆 BǦMæü çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… òÜò³t…ºÆŠÿ 30 Ðèþ ™óþ©
     (B) 30th June of every A.Y.                                   (B) {糆 BǦMæü çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… l¯Œþ 30 Ðèþ ™óþ¨
     (C) 30th November of the A.Y.                                 (C) {糆 BǦMæü çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… ¯èþÐèþ…ºÆŠÿ 30 Ðèþ ™óþ©
     (D) None of the above                                         (D) ò³OÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#

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93. Which of the following is/are treated as         93. D Mìü…¨ ÐésìýÌZ H¨/HÑ B§éÄæý$… 糯èþ$² ^èþrt… 1961
    deemed profits under Section 41 of I.T.              òÜMæüÛ¯Œþ 41 {ç³M>Ææÿ… ¿êÑ…_¯èþ Ìê¿êË$ M>Ðèþ# ?
    Tax ?
                                                          (A) »êÅ˰ޅVŠü béÇj
    (A) Balancing charge
    (B) Profit on sale of assets used for                 (B) Ýë…Móü†Mæü ç³ÇÔZ«§æþ¯èþMðüO Eç³Äñý*W…_¯èþ BçÜ$¢Ë
        scientific research                                   AÐèþ$ÃMæü…ò³O Ðèþ_a¯èþ Ìê¿æý…
    (C) Bad debts allowed earlier but                     (C) Væü™èþ…ÌZ A¯èþ$Ðèþ$†…^èþºyìþ {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ…ÌZ
        recovered now                                         ÐèþçÜ*ÌñýO¯èþ Æ>° »êMîüË$
    (D) All the above                                     (D) ò³OÐèþ±²
94. Assume that the municipal value of a
                                                     94. Ðèþ$$°Þç³ÌŒý ÑË$Ðèþ Ææÿ*. 1,05,000 çÜÐèþ$$_™èþ A§ðþª
    house property is Rs. 1,05,000 fair rent
    is Rs. 1,07,000, the standard rent is                Ææÿ*. 1,07,000, {´ëÐèþ*×ìýMæü A§ðþª Ææÿ*. 1,35,000
    Rs. 1,35,000 and the actual rent is                  ÐéçÜ¢ÑMæü A§ðþª Ææÿ*. 97,000 AÆÿ$$¯èþç³#yæþ$ Væü–àíÜ¢
    Rs. 97,000. The gross annual value of                çÜ*¦Ë ÐéÇÛMæü ÑË$Ðèþ __________ V> E…r$…¨.
    the house property will be                            (A) Rs. 1,07,000                  (B) Rs. 1,35,000
    (A) Rs. 1,07,000      (B) Rs. 1,35,000
                                                          (C) Rs. 97,000                   (D) ò³OÐóþÒ M>Ðèþ#
    (C) Rs. 97,000        (D) None of these
                                                     95. JMæü AÐðþ$ÇM> ´ûÆæÿ$yæþ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ>°Mìü Ððþ$$§æþsìýÝëÇV>
95. An American citizen came to India for the
    first time on May 28, 2017 and stayed
                                                         Ðóþ$ 28 Ðèþ ™óþ¨ 2017 çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… ¯éyæþ$ Ðèþ_a
    upto December 5, 2017. His residential               yìþòÜ…ºÆŠÿ 5, 2017 ÐèþÆæÿMæü$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý…ÌZ E¯é²yæþ$.
    status will be                                        BÄæý$¯èþ °ÐéçÜ {糆糆¢° °Æ>®Ç…^èþ…yìþ.
    (A) Resident                                          (A) ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý
    (B) Resident but not ordinarily resident              (B) ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý M>° Ýë«§éÆæÿ×ý ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý M>§æþ$
    (C) Non-resident                                      (C) ¯é¯Œþ ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý
    (D) Indeterminate                                     (D) °Æ>®Ç…^èþÌôýÐèþ$$

96. All assessees are required to follow             96. D Mìü…¨ çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… ¯èþ$…yìþ A°² B§éÄæý$ Ðèþ$*ÌêËMæü$
    uniform previous for all sources of                  JMóüÆæÿMæüÐðþ$O¯èþ Væü™èþ çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>°² __________
    income w.e.f. the assessment year                      AòÜ‹ÜÐðþ$…sŒý çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… ¯èþ$…yìþ A¯èþ$çÜÇçÜ$¢¯é²Ææÿ$.
    (A) 1989-90          (B) 1999-2000                    (A) 1989-90                      (B) 1999-2000
    (C) 2009-2010        (D) 2013-2014                    (C) 2009-2010                    (D) 2013-2014
97. Mr. A has invested Rs. 1,00,000 in               97. } A 9% 糯èþ$²Ìôý° yìþ»ñý…^èþÆæÿÏÌZ Ææÿ*. 1,00,000
    9% tax-free debentures of a company.
    Interest accrues on 1st January of every             ò³r$tºyìþ ò³sêtyæþ$. Ðèþyîþz {糆 çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… f¯èþÐèþÇ 1
    year. If the rate of deduction of tax at               Ðèþ ™óþ©¯èþ {´ëí³¢çÜ$¢…¨. Ðèþ$*Ë…ÌZ¯óþ ™èþWY…^óþ 糯èþ$²
    source is 10%, his taxable income for                  Ô>™èþ… 10%, AÆÿ$$¯èþç³#yæþ$, B™èþyìþ 糯èþ$²Mæü$ Væü$ÆæÿÄôý$Å
    the previous year 2017-18 will be                      B§éÄæý$… Væü™èþ çÜ…Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ… 2017-18 Mæü$ G…™èþ ?
    (A) Rs. 9,000         (B) Rs. 10,000                  (A) Rs. 9,000                     (B) Rs. 10,000
    (C) Rs. 11,000        (D) None of these               (C) Rs. 11,000                   (D) ò³OÑ HÒ M>Ðèþ#

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 98. Income earned and received outside                        98. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý… ÐðþË$ç³Í ¯èþ$…yìþ °Äæý$…{†…^èþºyìþ¯èþ
     India, from business controlled from                        Mæü…ò³± ¯èþ$…yìþ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý… ÐðþË$ç³Ë çÜ…´ë¨…_,
     outside India is not taxable in India when                  AMæüPyóþ ´÷…¨¯èþ B§éÄæý$… 糯èþ$²Mæü$ D Mìü…¨ ÐéÇ
     an assessee is                                              ÑçÙÄæý$…ÌZ 糯èþ$²Mæü$ Væü$Ç M>§æþ$
        i. Resident and ordinarily resident                          i. ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ýë«§éÆæÿ×ý…V> ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý
       ii. Resident but not ordinarily resident                     ii. ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý M>° Ýë«§éÆæÿ×ý…V> ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý M>§æþ$
      iii. Non-resident in India                                   iii. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý…ÌZ ÆðÿíÜyðþ…sŒý M>§æþ$
		 Codes :                                                    		 MøyŠþÞ :
   (A) i and ii                   (B) ii and iii                 (A) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ii                 (B) ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii
  (C) i and iii                   (D) i, ii and iii             (C) i Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii                (D) i, ii Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ iii

99. Match the List – A with List – B :                        99. gê¼™é – A ¯èþ$ gê¼™é – B ™ø f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ…yìþ.
        List – A		 List – B                                           gê¼™é – A		 gê¼™é – B
    a. Voluntary return i. Section 139(5)                          a. B§éÄæý$… ÇrÆæÿ$²¯èþ$ i. òÜ„æü¯Œþ 139(5)
                                                              		 çÜÓ^èþe…§æþ…V>
		 of income
                                                              		 çÜÐèþ$ǵ…^èþ…yìþ
    b. Return of loss ii. Section 139(4)                          b. ¯èþçÙt… ÇrÆæÿ$²        ii. òÜ„æü¯Œþ 139(4)
     c. Belated return iii. Section 139(3)                        c. BËçÜÅÐðþ$O¯èþ ÇrÆæÿ$² iii. òÜ„æü¯Œþ 139(3)
    d. Revised return iv. Section 139(1)                          d. ç³ÇçÙPÆæÿ×ý ^óþíܯèþ  iv. òÜ„æü¯Œþ 139(1)
		 Codes :                                                    		 ÇrÆæÿ$²
                                                              		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 a                b      c     d                            		 a                  b       c       d
   (A) ii           iii    iv     i                            (A) ii               iii     iv        i
   (B) iii          iv       i    ii                           (B) iii              iv        i      ii
  (C) i              ii    iii   iv                            (C) i                 ii     iii     iv
  (D) iv            iii     ii    i                            (D) iv               iii      ii      i

100. Assertion (A) : Both tax planning and tax 100. çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦¯èþ (A) : 糯èþ$² ¯èþ$…yìþ ™èþí³µ…^èþ$MøÐèþyæþ…, 糯èþ$²
     avoidance are legal and aim at reducing        {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý (°ÆæÿÓçßý×ý) Æðÿ…yæþ* ^èþrtº§æþ®Ððþ$O¯èþÑ,
     tax liability.                                 糯èþ$² ™èþWY…ç³#MðüO E§óþªÕ…糺yìþ¯èþÑ.
		 Reasoning (R) : Tax planning follows the 		 M>Ææÿ×ý… (R) : 糯èþ$² {ç³×êãMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý (°ÆæÿÓçßý×ý)
     intent of the Income Tax Act, whereas          B§éÄæý$… 糯èþ$² BÔèýÄæý$…¯èþ$ AÐèþ$Ë$ç³Ææÿ$çÜ$¢…¨
     the tax avoidance looks at the flaws in
                                                    AÆÿ$$™óþ 糯èþ$² ¯èþ$…_ ™èþí³µ…^èþ$MøÐèþyæþ… ^èþrt…ÌZ Ðèþ#¯èþ²
     the law to serve the purpose.
                                                    ÌZ´ë˯èþ$ ÌñýMæüPÌZMìü ¡çÜ$Mæü$…r$…¨.
                                               		 MøyŠþÞ :
		 Codes :
                                                    (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct               (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ…yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑM>Ðèþ#
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect             (C) (A) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨
     (C) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect               M>§æþ$
     (D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct        (D) (A) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R)
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Source: Telangana State Eligibility Test. Question paper published by Telangana State Eligibility Test.