Saturday, May 11, 2013

SOLVED UGC-NET-MANAGEMENT PAPER II- DECEMBER 2004

1. When  Average  cost (AC) is  at its minimum, then :
(A) Marginal cost is equal  to  Average cost   (B) Marginal  cost is  less  than Average cost
(C) Marginal  cost is  more  than Average cost           (D) None  of  the above

2. Output under  price  discrimination  will  :
(A) Generally  be larger  than  under  simple  Monopoly
(B) Be  indeterminate  because, we  can not  know  what prices  can  be  charged
(C) Usually  be  the same as  under  perfect  competition
(D) Be  produced  at higher  average cost than  under  simple  monopoly

3. The  term opportunity  cost refers to :
(A) cost related to an  optimum level  of production (B) variable  cost
(C) short  - run cost                 (D) cost  of one product in terms of production of others forgone

4. When marginal  propensity  to consumption  (MPC) is one, then multiplier value (K) is  :
(A) zero           (B) one            (C) infinity                  (D) none of  the above

5. Monopolist  can  decide  :
(A) price          (B) quantity                 (C) both           (D) either  price or quantity

6. Sometimes your behavior results  in  a  congruent  response  from  other  person. Such behavior is referred  to  as :
(A) perceptual defense            (B) perceptual  bias     (C) misperception                    (D) response  evocation

7. The  change related phenomenon resisted  by the organizations in order to  maintain an equilibrium,  is  known as  :
(A) Conformity  to norms                   (B) Insecurity and  regression (C) Homoeostasis                    (D) Self-distrust

8. The view  that  the  conflict  should  be  accepted and  encouraged, corresponds  to  which of the  following  views  :
(A) Traditional  view (B) Interactionist  view           (C) Behavioural  view             (D) Both  (A)  and  (C)  above

9. A creativity technique based  on  the fitting together of diverse elements  principle for the  generation of alternative  solutions is  referred to as :
(A) Synectics                          (B) Brain  -  Storming (C) Nominal grouping             (D) Creative  Thinking

10. The  concept  of task oriented  and  people oriented leadership  was  developed by  :
(A) John  Berry           (B) Maxwell                (C) Blake  and  Mouton                      (D) Hertzberg

11. A broad statement  of  the purpose,  duties and responsibilities  of  a  job  or position, may be  referred to as :
(A) Job  Analysis        (B) Task  Analysis       (C) Job  Description                (D) Job  Specification

12. The term BARS stands for  :
(A) Behavioural  Abnormality  Rating  Scales                       (B) Behavioural  Abnormality  Response  Scales
(C) Behaviourally  Anchored  Response  Scales                    (D) Behaviourally  Anchored  Rating  Scales

13. The  art  of judging, character  of  a  person  from appearance  specially  the face,  based  on the  assumption that  face  is an  index of  mind,  is known  as  :
(A) Graphology           (B) Physiognomy        (C) Phrenology            (D) None of the  above

14. The  wage  which  has  to  be  paid  by  an  employer  to  his  workers,  irrespective  of  his ability, is known  as :
(A) Living wage          (B) Fair wage (C) Minimum wage                 (D) None of the above

15. Which  of  the  following  machineries  have  been  provided  by  The  Industrial  Disputes Act  for settlement  of disputes  between the  employee  and  the employer ?
(A) Conciliation          (B) Arbitration            (C) Adjudication         (D) All of the  above

16. Leaders who rely forever on the same internal advisers run the risk of being betrayed due to:
(A) Lack of trust                                             (B) Improper distance from authority
(C) Closer leader-adviser relationship (D) Lack of impartiality of the opinion

17. A Ltd. has beta (b) of 1.25. The  risk  free  rate  of  return  is  0.08  and  Rm50.15. Share price  is Rs. 30. The expected return is :
(A) 1 0%                     (B) 8%                         (C) 15%                       (D) 16.75%

18. In  financial evaluation of a acquisition,  the  value  of merger  focusses  on  :
(A) corporate  value                (B) stakeholder  value (C) shareholder  value             (D) none of the above

19. Interest is paid  on  a  deep  discount bond  :
(A) Monthly                (B) Half  yearly           (C) Annually               (D) At the  end of life of bond

20. Liberal  credit policy  may enhance  the  sales but  will lead to :
(A) faster  collection   (B) higher  turnover                (C) increase in  bad debts       (D) none of  the above

21. The  term marketing may  be  described as  the performance  of business activities  that :
(A) gives profit to the  organisation                (B) directs flow  of goods  from producer to consumer
(C) directs selling                                            (D) aims  at  satisfying the consumers

22. In   Marketing  Myopia  the tendency of firms is  to  take  a  :
(A) broad  view  of the  market                      (B) narrow view  of  the  market
(C) narrow  view  of  MIS                              (D) broad  view of MIS

23. Marketers can  do  on-line  marketing  by  creating  an  electronic  presence  on :
(A) the  internet,  placing  ads  on-line           (B) participating  in  forums,  newsgroups,  web  communities
(C) using  webcasting  and e-mail                   (D) all  of  the above

24. Green marketing  principles  relates to :
(A) Agriculture  marketing                             (B) Preservation  of  environment
(C) Social  marketing  environment    (D) Organic  product  marketing

25. Which one of the following is not  coming under principles  of personal selling  :
(A) Prospecting                       (B) Presentation  and  demonstration
(C) Promoting                         (D) Follow-up  and  maintenance

26. In  L.P.P. a basic solution is called  Degenerate  if  :
(A) None  of  the  variables  vanish    (B) All  basic variables  have infinite  values
(C) L.P.P. has a finite no.  of solution            (D) One or more  of  the  basic variables  vanish

27. In  Queuing theory  M/M/1/:/FIFO  stands for  :
(A) Multiple  channel,  Multiple  criteria,  single  line,  infinite  population,  first  in  first out
(B) Multiple  arrivals, Multiple channels, single distribution infinite  population  , first in first out
(C) Multiple single channel, Poisson arrivals, exponential service, infinite queue length, first in first  out
(D) Poisson arrivals, exponential service, single channel, infinite queue length, first in first out

28. In  North  -West corner rule for  solving  a  transportation problem  :
(A) the first assignment  is made  in  the cell occupying the lower left -  hand corner  of the  transportation  table
(B) the  last  assignment  is  made  in  the  cell  occupying  the  upper  left  hand  corner  of the  transportation  table
(C) the last  assignment  is  made  in  the cell  occupying  the  lower right hand  corner  of the  transportation  table
(D) the first  assignment is  made in the cell occupying the upper  left  -  hand corner  of the  transportation  table

29. The  main advantage of  the Delphi  technique over  other judgemental  forecasting technique is  :
(A) The opinion  of  others  are not  allowed to influence  individual  experts
(B) It requires  that  a  consensus  be  reached
(C) It is based  on  the majority  decision
(D) For this less information is required

30. The Pessimistic Time Estimate is :
(A) Maximum  possible  time  it  could  take  to accomplish  the  job
(B) Minimum possible time it could  take to accomplish  the job
(C) The total  time estimate  of  the  critical  path
(D) None  of  the above

31. If  a  random  variable  X  follows  Poisson  distribution  such  that  p( x =1)=p( x =2)  then the  mean of the  distribution is  :
(A) 1                (B) 2                (C) 3                (D) 4

32. If  r12 =0.86,  r13 =0.65,  r23 =0.72  then  r123 is  :
(A) 0.743         (B) 0.529         (C) 0.65           (D) 0.86

33. A and B are two events. The probability that at most one of A, B occurs is :
(A) 1-P(A ∩ B)                                   (B) P(A’) + P(B') + P(A' ∩B')           
(C) P(A’) + P(B') + P(A U B)             (D) P(A ∩B') + P(A' ∩B) - P(A' ∩B') '

34. (x1)^2 and (x2)^2 are independently distributed with n1 and n2 d. f. then [(x1)^2 / n1]/ [(x2)^2 / n2] is distributed as

(A) F - distribution  (B) t  -  distribution        (C) normally distribution        (D) X^2 - distribution

35. For an estimator to be  most  efficient it must be  :
(A) a  sufficient  estimator
(B) its sampling variance is less  then  any other  consistent  estimator
(C) its  sampling  variance  is  greater  then any other consistent  estimator
(D) both  (A)  and  (B)

36. A company  is said  to  be multinational,  if  :
(A) Production  and  marketing  are  done  in many  countries
(B) Domestically produced items  are sold globally
(C) Raw  materials  are  procured  from  many  countries
(D) Workers are hired globally

37. Ansoff s growth vector refers to  :
(A) Generic  strategies                        (B) Product -  market  strategies
(C) Both  of  the above                       (D) None of the  above

38. Five forces model was developed by :
(A) Alderfer    (B) Maslow     (C) Porter        (D) Elton  Mayo

39. Global  Depository Receipt is an  instrument  for :
(A) Foreign  Direct  Investment         (B) Foreign  Institutional  Investment
(C) Public Bonds                                (D) None of the  above

40. TRIP  covers  the  aspects related to  :
(A) Patents      (B) Trade  in  services (C) Globalization  of  business            (D) Labour  practices

41. Small  scale Industry  is defined in terms of :
(A) Volume  of production                 (B) Number of employees
(C) Amount  of  investment  in  plant  and  machinery          (D) Sales  turnover

42. If each one of the partners of a firm pulls out of a business and decides to separate, it is called  :
(A) Dissolution  of  partnership          (B) Dissolution of the  firm
(C) Lockout  of  the firm                    (D) Bankruptcy of  the  firm

43. Overdraft  is a short  - term finance measure to :
(A) Pay  taxes                                                 (B) Repay  loan
(C) Purchase  plant  and  equipment   (D) meet working  capital  requirement

44. Rural  infrastructure development  fund  is  provided by :
(A) NABARD            (B) SIDBI
(C) ICICI                    (D) Nationalized  Banks

45. Which of the following is a measure taken for revival  of  sick SSI  :
(A) Margin  money  scheme    (B) Reservation of items
(C) Export  promotion                        (D) Tax  holiday

46. Ecology Paradigm   of  management  refers  to :
(A) environmental  management                     (B) Strategic  choice  framework
(C) Stockholders   management                      (D) none of  the above

47. Strategising  within  value  framework  is an  approach  of  :
(A) Governance                                  (B) Management
(C) Administration                              (D) None of the  above

48. Economic value added  is the  measure of :
(A) Shareholders  wealth                    (B) Strategy  evaluation
(C) Stake  holders                               (D) None of the  above

49. Egalitarian  behaviour refers  to  :
(A) natural  behaviour                         (B) moral  behaviour
(C) ethical  behaviour  wealth             (D) social  behaviour

50. Organisation value  refers  to  :
(A) individual belief                           (B) Group belief
(C) Corporate  believes and  ethos      (D) None of the  above

ANSWER KEY DECEMBER 2004

1
A
11
C
21
D
31
41
C
2
B
12
D
22
B
32
42
B
3
D
13
B
23
D
33
43
D
4
C
14
B
24
B
34
44
A
5
C
15
D
25
C
35
45
D
6
C
16
A
26
D
36
A
46
A
7
C
17
A
27
D
37
B
47
A
8
B
18
C
28
B
38
C
48
A
9
A
19
D
29
B
39
C
49
D
10
C
20
C
30
A
40
A
50
C

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