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M.Phil / Ph.D. Entrance (Faculty of Commerce & Management)

Examination, May - 2019 (Special Drive)
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Research Methodology + M. Com. Based Subject Matter / M.B.A.
Based Subject Matter

Day and Date : Tuesday, 21 - 05 - 2019 Total Marks : 100

Time : 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.

Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory.

2) Each question carries 2 marks.

3) The correct answer should be marked in the given OMR answer sheet
by darkening the appropriate circle.

4) Use black pen only for marking the circle. Do not make any stray
mark on the Answer sheet

5) To mark the correct answers follow the instructions given on OMR

sheet.

6) Rough work should be done on the sheet provided at the end of question
paper.

7) OMR answer sheet should be handed over to supervisor after your

exam.

8) Only non-programmable calculators are allowed.

9) All candidates should solve the section - I (25 questions for 50 marks)

10) The candidates should solve the Section-II (25 questions for 50 marks)
according to their P. G. degree on which basis they have applied for
this admission process. (For e.g. who has applied on the basis of M.
Com. degree should solve Section-II M. Com. based Subject Matter
and who has applied on the basis of M. B. A. degree should solve
Section-II M. B. A. based Subject Matter)

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SECTION - I
PART - A
Research Methodology
Choose the most appropriate alternative as an answer :
1) __________ refers to inferring about the whole population based on the
observations made on a small part.
a) Deductive inference b) Inductive inference
c) Pseudo-inference d) Objective inference

2) Type-I Error occurs if _________

a) the null hypothesis is rejected even though it is true
b) the null hypothesis is accepted even though it is false
c) both the null hypothesis as well as alternative hypothesis are rejected
d) None of the above

3) ______ is a preferred sampling method for the population with finite size.
a) Area sampling b) Cluster sampling
c) Purposive sampling d) Systematic sampling

4) The longitudinal approach of research deals with ______

a) Horizontal researches b) Long-term researches
c) Short-term researches d) None of the above

5) Survey research studies ________

a) Circumstances b) Events
c) Populations d) Processes

6) The research antagonistic to ex-post facto research is

a) experimental studies b) normative researches
c) library researches d) all of these
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7) Research is not considered ethical if it _________
a) is not of a very high standard
b) tries to prove a particular point
c) does not investigate the data scientifically
d) does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent

8) Which of the following statements about plagiarism is most accurate?

a) It is so easy to "copy and paste" from the internet that everyone does it
nowadays. If a proper reference is given, where is the harm in that?
b) How can we say for sure where our own ideas come from exactly? If we
tried to give a reference for everything we could never hope to succeed.
c) Any suggestion that we have written what another actually wrote is morally
wrong. The whole point of a literature review is to show what we have
read and what we thought about it.
d) Plagiarism is such an awful crime that those found guilty should be obliged
to wear a scarlet "P" on their clothing.

9) Diagram such as cubes and cylinders are classified as _______

a) Three dimensional diagrams b) One dimensional diagrams
c) Two dimensional diagrams d) Dispersion diagrams

10) Descriptive research studies is a category of research that aims to _____

a) achieve new insights of a concept
b) analyze characteristics of something
c) determine the frequency with which something occurs
d) test the relationship between variables

11) The marks scored by 15 students out of 50 in a subject are as follows: 31, 35,
27, 29, 32, 43, 37, 41, 34, 28, 36, 44, 45, 42, 30 its median is ______
a) 34 b) 35
c) 36 d) None of these

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12) The glossary is the list of _________
a) Technical terms used in the report
b) References
c) Subject covered in the report
d) Diagrams used in the report

13) When two or more successive footnotes refer to the same work which one of
the following expression is used?
a) ibid b) et. al.
c) op. cit. d) loc. cit.

14) Books and records are primary sources of data in _________

a) Historical research b) Participatory research
c) Clinical research d) Laboratory research

15) The core elements of dissertation are _________

a) Introduction. Data Collection. Data Analysis. Conclusion and
Recommendations
b) Executive Summary. Literature review. Data gathered. Conclusions .
Bibliography
c) Research Plan, Research Data, Analysis, References
d) Introduction, Literature review, Research methodology. Results.
Discussion and Conclusion

16) ______ method is the gathering of primary data by investigator's own direct
observation of relevant people, actions and situations without asking from the
respondent.
a) Survey b) Observation
c) Experimental d) None of these

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17) Data collected on Likert Type Scale is ________
a) Nominal Scale Data b) Interval Scale Data
c) Ordinal Scale Data d) None of above

18) National Statistical Survey conducted by Government of India is _______

a) Exploratory Research b) Descriptive Research
c) Diagnostic Research d) Experimental Research

19) _______ is the ‘false’ statement.

a) Bibliography is given at the end of the chapter.
b) References are given at the end of the chapter.
c) Suggestions should be written in the last chapter.
d) Statement of the problem should be given in introductory chapter.

20) _________ is not a method of transcription.

a) Listing or List and Tally Method
b) Card Sort and Count Method
c) Punch Card Method
d) Discussion Method

21) Logical method of generalization does not include _________

a) method of agreement b) biased method
c) method of difference d) joint method

22) If the historical research on colleges is to be conducted _____ will not be the
source of data.
a) Students Register for current year
b) Alumni Register of the college
c) Documents of establishment and evolution of the college
d) News published in news paper regarding college

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23) _________ is the 'false' statement.

a) The persons from whom research related information is to be collected

are called unit of analysis.

b) Discrete variables can have only two discrete values.

c) The causal variable is also called an independent variable.

d) The dependent variable is also called the effect.

24) _________ is the ‘false’ statement.

a) The HR manager who wishes to undertake a study to find out the reasons
for attrition iin the organization so that she can make necessary changes
in the existing employee policies, is carrying out an applied research study.

b) The research process is a precise and essentially a sequential process.

c) Research design is the flexible contract between the researcher and the
client about the methodology of the study.

d) The group of individuals from whom one needs to collect data for the
study is called the sample.

25) ______ is the 'false' statement.

a) The area between the lines in a stratum chart represents the volume of the
factors represented there.

b) Histograms show both positive and negative patterns on the same graph
in the shape of bars.

c) Histograms assume normality of the distribution.

d) The thumb rule for oral presentation of findings is ideally not to go beyond
20 minutes.

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SECTION - II
PART - B
M. Com. Based Subject Matter
(The candidates who have applied on the basis of M. Com. degree, they
should solve this part)
Choose the most appropriate alternative as an answer :
26) The basic function of management accounting is to ________
a) record all business transactions
b) interpret the financial data
c) assist the management in performing its functions effectively
d) none of these

27) ________ would reduce the current ratio if it is 2:1 at present.

a) To pay a current liability
b) To sell a motor car for cast at a slight loss
c) To borrow money on an interest-bearing promissory note
d) To purchase stock for cash

28) ______ ratio indicates 'increase in average credit period to maintain sales in
view of falling demand'.
a) Gross profit ratio b) Creditors turnover ratio
c) Debtors turnover ratio d) Debt-service coverage ratio

29) _________ will result in decrease in working capital.

a) A company issued 10,000 shares of Rs. 10 each at par and fully paid up.
b) Investments were sold for Rs. 50,000
c) Building was purchased for Rs. 15,00,000.
d) Cash paid to creditors Rs.30,000

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30) Increase in the amounts of debtors results in __________
a) decrease in cash b) increase in cash
c) no change in cash d) none of these

31) Standard costs are ________

a) ideal costs b) normal costs
c) average costs d) reasonably attainable costs

32) Calendar variance arises because of extra or less number of working days than
a) actual cost b) revised
c) budgeted d) performed

33) Profit volume ratio will increase as a result of ________

a) An increase in the physical sales volume
b) An increase in the fixed cost
c) A decrease in the variable cost per unit
d) A decrease in the contribution margin

34) Modern management lays great emphasis on an orderly approach to the _____
a) present b) future
c) past and present d) present and future

35) _________ is not traditional source of finance.

a) share capital b) borrowings
c) public deposits d) lease financing

36) __________ is not party involved in mortgage.

a) corporation b) debenture-holders
c) trustee d) equity-shareholders

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37) The rate of return on investment ________ with the shortage of working
capital.
a) falls b) increases
c) hikes d) does not change

38) Commercial paper one of the instruments of _______ market.

a) share b) money
c) commodity d) capital

39) ________ is not the credit rating agency.

a) CRISIL b) ICRA
c) RACE d) O NICRA

40) The essentials of task-oriented leadership style include _______

a) Good interpersonal relations
b) Sensitive to the needs and feelings of others
c) No consultations with subordinates
d) Open communication with subordinates

41) According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership, which one of the

following is not contextual variable?
a) Leader-member relations b) Task structure
c) Position power d) Planning system

42) One of the major contributions of Herbert Simon is in the area of ________
a) Decision making b) Interpersonal behaviour
c) Managerial hierarchy d) Contingency approach

43) As far as groups are concerned, relations are modified in practice by certain
processes which have been called 'Overlays' by Pfiffner and Sherwood. These
overlays does not include ________
a) Socio-metric Overlay b) Econometric Overlay
c) Functional Overlay d) Power Overlay

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44) An organization structure is effective if it enables individuals to contribute to
the objectives of the enterprise. This is known as ________
a) Sealer Principle
b) Principle of functional definition
c) Principle of unity of objectives
d) None of the above

45) __________ is not the principle of communication.

a) principle of clarity b) principle of attention
c) principle of consistency d) principle of ambiguity

46) A monopolist's marginal revenue is always ______ than the price of its goods.
a) Less b) Higher
c) Greater d) None of these

47) If price of capital P(k) = Rs.2 and price of labour P(1) = Rs.5 and Q = 20, find
out the slope of cost.
a) 2.50 b) 2.45
c) 2.40 d) 2.60

48) The short run Average Cost curve is ________ shaped

a) V b) U
c) L d) Any of the above

49) Pure monopoly exists __________

a) When there is a single producer without any close substitutes
b) When there is a single producer with close substitutes
c) When there is a single producer
d) When a few producers control the industry

50) Arbitrated transfer price for intra-company transfer is fixed by the management
in a situation when _________
a) it wants to evaluate the performance of each division of the organization
b) when the market price is not available
c) the product contains a secret ingredient not to be disclosed to the outsiders
d) none of these

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SECTION - II
PART - C
M. B. A. Based Subject Matter
(The candidates who have applied on the basis of M.B.A. degree, they should
solve this part)
Choose the most appropriate alternative as an answer :
26) One of the following P's of marketing mix creates relatively more cost.

a) Product b) Price

c) Place d) Promotion

27) The term communication in marketing is equivalent to ________

a) Product b) Price

c) Place d) Promotion

28) What comes first amongst, segmentation, targeting, positioning, marketing mix

a) Segmentation b) Targeting

c) Positioning d) Marketing mix

29) If, μ > 190 then it is ______ tailed test.

a) Down tailed test b) Two tailed test

c) Left tailed test d) Right tailed test

30) Which scale is the simplest form of measurement?

a) Nominal b) Ordinal

c) Interval d) Ratio

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31) The marks scored by 15 students out of 50 in a subject are as follows, find the
median: 31,35,27,29,32,43,37,41,34,28,36,44.45,42,30.
a) 34 b) 35
c) 36 d) None of these

32) The sum of deviations from the mean of following series is ______ 3, 5, 13,
14, 15, 16.
a) 11 b) 0
c) 66 d) None of these

33) To acquire an unrelated business is a

a) Management control decision
b) Strategic decision
c) Task control decision
d) HR decision

34) Responsibility centers concept achieves

a) Concentration of power
b) Decentralization
c) Disempowered managers
d) None of the above

35) Zero base budgeting is

a) Incremental budget
b) Making a budget from scratch
c) Add a zero to last year's figures
d) Used by all government departments

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36) In which type of audit reporting is done only to management of organsation
a) Internal audit b) Financial audit
c) Cost audit d) All of above

37) Integration of goals of organization and of employees is termed as

a) Goal congruence b) Goal setting
c) Goal diversion d) Goal equivalence

38) An application that executes on separate PCs like this is called ______
application.
a) Enterprise b) Distributed
c) Tier d) Global

39) The _______ performs document tracking.

a) Distributed application b) Enterprise software
c) Oracle software d) EDM software

40) _______ will answer questions you did not think to ask of your data.
a) Data mining b) Data extrapolation
c) Knowledge discovery d) Data enlightenment

41) Data mining evolve as a mechanism to cater the limitations of ______ systems
to deal massive data sets with high dimensionality, new data types, multiple
heterogeneous data resources etc.
a) OLTP b) OLAP
c) DSS d) DWH

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42) Which type of software monitors a computer or network for potential
weaknesses?

a) Public key encryption b) Firewall

c) Virus d) Intrusion-detection

43) Rejections allowed in 5th Sigma level is

a) 233 PPM b) 691462 PPM

c) 3.4 PPM d) 66807 PPM

44) Baldrige Quality Award consists of criteria _________

a) Leadership b) Productivity

c) Rejections d) Commitment

45) Quality circle membership could between

a) 5 to 15 b) 7 to 18

c) 10 to 20 d) 5 to 20

46) Which one of the following is the dimension of quality

a) Durability b) Elasticity

c) Viscosity d) None of the above

47) Demand curve confronted by a monopoly is _________

a) Perfectly elastic b) Perfectly inelastic

c) Relatively elastic d) Relatively inelastic

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48) What is cost plus pricing?

a) Pricing on the basis of cost per unit plus profit margin

b) Pricing on the basis of total revenue minus total cost

c) Pricing on the basis of price per unit plus profit margin

d) None of the above

49) ________ will result in decrease in working capital.

a) A company issued 10,000 shares of Rs.10 each at par and fully paid up.

b) Investments were sold for Rs.50,000

c) Buildin was purchased for Rs. l5,00,000.

d) Cash paid to creditors Rs. 30,000

50) ________ would reduce the current ratio if it is 2:1 at present.

a) To pay a current liability

b) To sell a motor car for cost at a slight loss

c) To borrow money on an interest-bearing promissory note

d) To purchase stock for cash

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Rough Work

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