Q1:
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
_______________ is a mandatory document for opening DEMAT account.
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Q2:
Business Studies
Nature & Significance
Easy
"Management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims". The definition is given by:
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Q3:
Business Studies
Staffing
Easy
"It is a more reliable source of recruitment, and it also simplifies the process of selection and placement". The source of recruitment discussed here is:
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Q4:
Business Studies
Directing
Medium
"A good motivation plan with suitable monetary and non-monetary rewards can motivate an employee as he or she may feel that efforts will bring them suitable rewards." This statement is associated with which principle of Directing?
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Q5:
Business Studies
Principles of Management
Easy
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Principles of Management) | List-II (Explanation) |
|---|---|
| (A) Equity | (I) The overall pay and compensation should be fair to both employees and the organization. |
| (B) Remuneration of employees | (II) Employee turnover should be minimized. |
| (C) Stability of personnel | (III) Employees should be treated as fairly as possible. |
| (D) Order | (IV) People and materials must be in suitable places at the appropriate time for maximum efficiency. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Q6:
Business Studies
Controlling
Easy
Identify the incorrect step in the process of controlling listed below:
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Q7:
Business Studies
Principles of Management
Medium
"Employees deserve fair and just remuneration. But what is just and fair is determined by multiple factors. They include the contribution of the employee, the paying capacity of the employer and also the prevailing wage rate for the occupation under consideration."
The nature of principles of management depicted in the above is:
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Option 1
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Q8:
Business Studies
Organising
Easy
Arrange the following steps in the process of Organising in a logical sequence:
(A) Departmentalization
(B) Assignment of Duties
(C) Establishing authority and reporting relationships
(D) Identification and division of work
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q9:
Business Studies
Directing
Easy
A__________ not only commits his followers to organisational goals but also pools needed resources, guides and motivates subordinates to reach the goals.
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Q10:
Business Studies
Organising
Easy
According to Louis Allen, one of the following is not an essential element of the Delegation. Identify:
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Q11:
Business Studies
Consumer Protection
Medium
"Form consumer societies which would play an active part in educating consumers and safeguarding their interests" is a :
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Q12:
Business Studies
Planning
Easy
"Planning is an activity which is done by the top management. Usually, the rest of the members just implement these plans."
The limitation of Planning stated above is related to:
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Option 3
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Q13:
Business Studies
Nature & Significance
Easy
"Management has a systematized body of knowledge. It has its own theory and principles that have developed over a period of time, but it also draws on other disciplines such as Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Mathematics". In the above statement, management has been described as:
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Q14:
Business Studies
Staffing
Easy
Ryan is the HR Manager in an organization providing Pest Control Services in large corporate houses. He has been assigned the work of appointing Field Supervisors. The sequence of steps which will be undertaken by him will be:
(A) Recruitment
(B) Placement and orientation
(C) Estimating manpower requirements
(D) Selection
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q15:
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
In 1992 _______________ was incorporated to establish a nationwide trading facility for all types of securities.
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Q16:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Hard
Rekha is the Factory Manager of an Export house manufacturing garments. The factors which she will keep into consideration while deciding about working capital requirements will include:
(A) Operating administration
(B) Suitability of raw materials
(C) Level of competition
(D) Growth prospects
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q17:
Business Studies
Planning
Easy
Arrange the steps in the planning process in a logical sequence
(A) Follow-up action
(B) Setting objectives
(C) Selecting an alternative
(D) Developing premises
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Option 4
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Q18:
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Easy
Rukul is a regular investor in the stock market. He follows the settlement cycle of _________ on a rolling settlement basis.
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Q19:
Business Studies
Marketing
Medium
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Branding terminology) | List-II (Explanation) |
|---|---|
| (A) Trademark | (I) Unutterable part |
| (B) Brand name | (II) Legal protection against its use by other firms. |
| (C) Brand | (III) Verbal component |
| (D) Brand mark | (IV) Name, term, sign, symbol, design or some combination |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Q20:
Business Studies
Directing
Medium
___________ is an inner state that energizes, activates or moves and directs behavior towards goals.
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Q21:
Business Studies
Staffing
Medium
Which function of management is seen as a generic function?
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Q22:
Business Studies
Staffing
Easy
The Plant Supervisor is preparing the list of candidates after taking an interview. The correct sequence of steps to be followed by him in this selection process would be:
(A) Reference and background checks
(B) Selection decision
(C) Job offer
(D) Medical Examination
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q23:
Business Studies
Planning
Easy
"They define the future state of affairs which the organization strives to realize and serve as guide for overall business planning."
_______________ is the type of plan referred here.
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Q24:
Business Studies
Business Environment
Easy
"A change in food habits i.e. shift towards packaged food, due to the ongoing trend" is related to which dimension of the business environment.
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Q25:
Business Studies
Consumer Protection
Medium
Points of importance of consumer protection from a business point of view include:
(A) Consumer justification
(B) Government intervention
(C) Social responsibility
(D) Business uses society's resources
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q26:
Business Studies
Directing
Easy
Identify the correct sequence of hierarchy of needs in Motivation theory as given by Abraham Maslow in 1943
(A) Safety/Security Needs
(B) Affiliation Needs
(C) Self Actualisation
(D) Esteem Needs
(E) Physiological Needs
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Q27:
Business Studies
Nature & Significance
Easy
"Management is multidimensional" doesn't include:
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Q28:
Business Studies
Staffing
Medium
"This method incorporates a prearranged and proposed acquisition of some specific skills or general knowledge". Identify the method of training:
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Q29:
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
"No fixed geographical location" is a distinctive feature of:
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Q30:
Business Studies
Business Environment
Medium
The components of the Political Environment are:
(A) The degree of politicisation of business and economic issues
(B) Dominant ideologies and values of major political parties
(C) The level of political morality
(D) Concern with quality of life
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q31:
Business Studies
Controlling
Hard
"Planning and Controlling are inseparable twins of Management". Based on this statement
Match the following relationship between planning and controlling
| List-I (Planning Characteristics) | List-II (Controlling Characteristics) |
|---|---|
| (A) Planning is prescriptive | (I) Controlling is easier and more effective |
| (B) Planning is looking ahead | (II) Controlling compels events to conform to plans |
| (C) Planning based on facts | (III) Controlling is Evaluative |
| (D) Planning based on articulated programmes | (IV) Controlling is looking back |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q32:
Business Studies
Financial Markets
Medium
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Functions/objectives of SEBI) | List-II (Explanation) |
|---|---|
| (A) Training of intermediaries | (I) Objective of SEBI |
| (B) Controlling insider trading | (II) Regulatory function |
| (C) Guide and educate individual investors | (III) Development function |
| (D) Levying fee for carrying out the purposes of the act | (IV) Protective function |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Q33:
Business Studies
Directing
Easy
"It is a complex process as the individuals are heterogeneous in their expectations, perceptions and reactions." Identify the term:
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Q34:
Business Studies
Organising
Easy
Identify the advantage of functional structure:
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Option 1
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Q35:
Business Studies
Organising
Medium
Who gave the following definition of Decentralisation
"Decentralisation refers to systematic effort to delegate to the lowest level all authority except that which can be exercised at central points"
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Option 1
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Q36:
Business Studies
Principles of Management
Medium
The significance of Principles of Management can be highlighted by
(A) Optimal procurement of cheap resources and justifiable administration
(B) Providing managers with ready-made solutions to all the problems
(C) Meeting the static environmental requirements
(D) Help in taking scientific decisions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q37:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
Objections to advertising include:
(A) Undermines social values
(B) Some advertisements are in bad taste
(C) Adds to cost
(D) Confuses the seller
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q38:
Business Studies
Consumer Protection
Medium
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Consumer Rights) | List-II (Explanation) |
|---|---|
| (A) Right to seek redressal | (I) Right to file a complaint in case of dissatisfaction with a good or service. |
| (B) Right to be heard | (II) Right to get relief in case the product or service falls short of his expectations. |
| (C) Right to be informed | (III) Right to get complete details about the product |
| (D) Right to consumer education | (IV) Right to acquire knowledge throughout life. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q39:
Business Studies
Organising
Medium
The definition, "Organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing authority relationships among them." is given by:
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Option 4
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Q40:
Business Studies
Directing
Easy
"A worried person cannot communicate properly, and an angry receiver cannot understand the real meaning of a message" This statement is related to:
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Q41:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Easy
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Q42:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Easy
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Q43:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Easy
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Q44:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Easy
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Q45:
Business Studies
Business Finance
Easy
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Q46:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
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Q47:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
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Q48:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
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Q49:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
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Q50:
Business Studies
Marketing
Easy
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