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1. Business can be defined as:
Selling of goods
Buying of goods
A market place
Trade commerce and industry
2. What can be the maximum number of partners in a partnership firm?
10
15
20
25
3. Which form of business organisation would be most suitable for a capital intensive business?
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Co-operative society
Joint-stock company
4. According to the systems approach a system is the:
Sum total of all its components
Orderly arrangement of its components in a coordinated manner
A combination of some of the components
A systemic view of the organisation
5. A business organistion has constant and invisible interaction with its:
Employees
Suppliers and customers
External environment
Government
6. The asset limit above which a company or group would be covered under the MRTP in India for concentration of economic power is:
Rs 50 lakh
Rs 1 crore
Rs 20 crore
Rs 100 crore
7. Which one of the following refers to factoring services?
Guaranteeing realisation from debtors
Financing working capital
Providing project consultancy
None of the above
8. A consumer complaint is registered by the MRTP Commission in India on a complaint made by at least:
5 consumers
25 consumers
50 consumers
100 consumers
9. Vertical combination implies:
Formation of pools and cartels
Integration of enterprises engaged in different stages of production of a particular product
A group 01 organisations having common sales set-up
Integration of enterprises engaged in manufacturing similar products
10. An indirect tax is one where:
Tax is levied on wealth
Tax is levied always on products
Points of impact and incidence are the same
Points of impact and incidence are different
11. Which one of the following is an example of indirect tax?
Corporation tax
Wealth tax
Income tax
Sales tax
12. The incidence of tax refers to:
The effect produced by the tax
The rate of taxation
One who bears the ultimate money burden of the tax
One who is immediately responsible to pay the tax
13. Who is generally regarded as the father of modern management?
F.W.Taylor
Henry Fayol
James D.Mooney
Alan C. Reiley
14. The term Managerical Rovolution refers to the prediction that with the expansion in size of business units world affairs will eventually be in the hands of a few powerful managers. Who made use of this term?
J.Burnham
F.W.Taylor
Alfred Marshall
J.K.Galbraith
15. The principle of scientific management implies:
Replacement of rules of thumb by scientific principles of management
Managing business in a scientific way
Use of science in business
Human approach to management
16. Objectives in the context of management may be defined as:
Laying down targets to be achieved over a period of time
The end result which an organisation tries to attain
The purpose for the organizations survival
Parameters for unified planning
17. The two key factors in management by objectives are:
Performance evaluation and objectives
Democratic goal-setting and verifiable objectives
Systems approach and long-range planning
Short-run goods and flexibility
18. An informal organisation is one where:
There is no division of work
Jobs of individuals are not precisely defined
The structure is not prescribed by formal authority
There are no fixed hours of work
19. The first level of needs in Maslows need hierarchy is:
Social needs
Security needs
Physiological needs
Esteem needs
20. Planning and control are related in such a way that:
Planning precedes control
Control precedes planning
Both are concurrent
Both go hand-in-hand with each other in a cyclical manner
21. Communication is complete when the:
Message is sent by the sender
Message is received by the receiver
Message is received and understood by the receiver
Message is further transmitted by the receiver
22. A private company must have at least:
2 members
5 members
7 members
10 members
23. Unless the Articles of Association otherwise provide the quorum for a general meeting of a public company is:
One-third of the total members
Five members personally present
Seven members personally present
Twenty members personally present
24. A Special resolution is one which is passed in a general meeting by:
A simple majority of votes
Two-third majority of votes
Three-fourth majority of votes
Three-fifth majority of votes
25. A share warrant can be issued by:
Private companies only
Public companies only
Both public and private companies
Government companies only
26. What is the minimum number of shareholders necessary for a public company?
5
7
11
20
27. The share capital of a company refers to:
Equity share capital
Preference share capital
Equity and preference share capital
Equity and preference share capital and debentures
28. Within how many days of the declaration of divident must divident warrants be posted to shareholders?
21 days
30 days
42 days
60 days
29. In which year was the Indian Contract Act passed?
1850
1872
1926
1939
30. Any agreement by a minor which is beneficial to him is a:
Void agreement
Illegal agreement
Valid contract
Void contract
31. The liability of partners in a partnership firm is:
Joint and several
Joint and alternative
Alternative
Joint
32. What is the maximum number of partners necessary in a partnership firm carrying on banking business?
5
10
15
20
33. The suit for specific performance in case of breach of contract may be filed only where the subject matter relates to:
Movable goods
Immovable property
Perishable goods
Personal skill and qualifications
34. Which one of the following is a void agreement?
Agreement in restraint of trade
Agreement whose object is illegal
Agreement in respect of sale of goodwill
Service agreements containing negative stipulations during the tenure of service
35. Crossing a cheque Not Negotiable affords security against:
Negotiation of cheque
The ft of cheque
Payment to wrong banker or account
None of the above
36. Non-registration of a partnership does not affect the:
Suit by a partner against the firm or other co-partners
Suit by the firm against third parties
Suit by third parties against the firm
Claim of set-off or other proceedings on a contract by the firm
37. Organisation Theory is concerned with the:
Development of an organisation as an economic unit
Study to explain the nature and composition of organisations as a social or human group
Rules governing an organisation
Human behaviour at work
38. With which of following is Behavioural Science in management related?
Organizational response to its environment
Scientific study of human behaviour
Superior-subordinate behaviour within an organisation
None of the above
39. Job-enrichment means:
More tasks of the same general nature
More tasks providing greater challenge
Change or variation of job after a time perior
None of the above
40. An organisation structure refers to the:
Nature of superior-subordinate relationship
Relationships and dependencies within an organisation
Extent of delegation of authority in the organisation
Flow of authority and responsibility
41. Finance is concerned with:
Arrangement of funds
Identification of sources of funds
Recording utilisation of funds
All of the above
42. Current Ratio is the ratio of:
Current assets to current liabilities
Current liabilities to current assets
Fixed assets to total liabilities
Current assets to total liabilities
43. Debt Equity Ratio refers to the ratio of:
Debtors to equity share capital
Long term debt to shareholders equity
Total debt to equity share capital
Long term debt to equity share capital
44. Trading on eqrity means:
Use of equity share capital for trade financing
Use of fixed-interest borrowed funds for getting a higher return on equity
Having no borrowed funds
Trading in equity share capital
45. Cost of goods sold refers to:
Sales minus gross profits
Sales minus profits
Cost of materials labour and overheads
None of the above
46. In the pay back period method of capital budgeting investment is divided by:
Annual profits
Return on investment
Constant annual cash flow
Cumulative cash flow
47. The relationship between EBIT and EPS gives:
Operating leverage
Financial leverage
Nornal leverage
Composite leverage
48. Break-even-point is a situation where:
Profits are negative
There is no profit no loss
Profits-Costs
Business is at the point of dissolution
49. Under-capitalisation refers to a situation where:
The capital base is larger for the earnings made
The capital base does not justify the amount of earnings made and needs to be enhanced
The capital base justifies the earnings made
The earnings ratio of the company equals the industrys earnings ratio
50. A schedule of balances drawn from the ledger is called:
A trial balance
A balance sheet
A profit and loss account
A statement of account
51. Goodwill of a firm represents:
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Intangible assets
Fictitious assets
52. Under-capitalisation refers to a situation where:
The capital base is larger for the earnings made
The capital base does not justify the amount of earnings made and needs to be enhanced
The capital base justifies the earnings made
The earnings ratio of the company equals the industrys earnings ratio
53. Goodwill of a firm represents:
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Intangible assets
Fictitious assets
54. A bank account is a:
Personal account
Real account
Liability account
Nominal account
55. Prepaid expenses appearing in a trial balance will figure in the:
Balance sheet
Profit and loss account
Profit and loss account and balance sheet
Prepaid expenses account
56. Sale of old furniture on credit will appear in the:
Sales day book
Cash book
Journal
Debtors ledger
57. The excess of current assets over current liabilities is called:
Net worth
Working capital
Net tangible worth
Turnover
58. Depreciation is the process of:
Allocation of costs
Valuation of assets
Use of assets
None of the above
59. What is the objective of cost accounting?
Cost determination
Cost analysis
Cost control
All of the above
60. What is Conersion Cost?
Cost of materials and labour
Cost of transforming direct materials into finished products
Cost of labour
Total cost of running business
61. In an integrated costing system most of the data relevant to cost accounting comes from the:
Cost accounting system
Financial accounting system
Stores accounting system
Sales and distribution system V H-
62. Which method of costing is used by sugar mills?
Unit or output costing
Job costing
Process costing
Batch costing
63. Premium on redemption of debentures is accounted for in the:
Personal account
Real account
Nominal account
Assets account
64. After debentures are redeemed the balance in the sinking fund account is transferred to:
Capital reserve
General reserve
Profit and loss account
Secret reserve
65. To the extent redemption of preferece shares takes place out of profits an equal amount has to be transferred to:
Development rebate reserve
Capital redemption reserve
General reserve
Share premium account
66. When shares are forfeited the share capital account is debited by:
Calls-in-arrears
Called-up-amount
Paid-up amount
Face value of shares
67. The profit on re-issuing forfeited shares is transferred to:
Capital reserve
Capital redumption reserve
General reserve
Revaluation reserve
68. The share application account is a:
Real account
Personal account
Nominal account
Asset account
69. The excess of purchase price over net assets is:
Goodwill
Capital reserve
Preliminary expense
Revenue reserve
70. In the balance sheet of a company the items goodwill patents and trade marks are shown under the heading:
Current assets
Loans and advances
Fixed assets
Investments
71. A preliminary expense is a:
Current asset
Fictitious asset
Current liability
Non-current liability
72. Divisible profits do not include:
Reserve fund
Profit on revaluation of assets
Post-incorporation profits
None of the above
73. Advance payment of tax should be shown on the:
Assets side of a balance sheet
Liabilities side of a balance sheet
Debit side of a profit and loss account
Credit side of a profit and loss account
74. Dividends are usually paid on the:
Called-up capital
Paid-up capital
Subscribed capital
Nominal capital
75. When two or more companies dissolve to form a new company the process is known as:
Amalgamation
Absorption
Reconstruction
Combination
76. Absorption is said to take place when:
A company is formed to take over another company
Two or more companies are dissolved to form a few company
Two or more companies dissolve to be taken over by a existing company
Two companies decide for virtual integration of their operations
77. For calculating market value using P/E ratios it is necessary to know:
The rate of dividend
Average profits
Market price of the share
Earnings per share and market price of the share
78. The relationship between normal rate of return and P/E ratio is:
Inverse
Direct
Irregular
None of the above
79. For a company to carry out capital reduction permission is required from the:
Controller of Capital Issues
Competent Court
Company Law Board
Board of Directors
80. Any balance in the capital reduction account after writing off lost capital is tansferred to:
Capital reserve
General reserve
Debenture redemption reserve
Capital redemption reserve
81. In a scheme of reorganization the amount of shares surrendered by shareholders is transferred to the:
Shares surrendered account
Capital reduction account
Capital reorganization account
Capital sacrificed account
82. Amounts sacrificed by shareholders are credited to the:
Capital reserve account
General reserve account
Capital reduction account
Capital redemption reserve account
83. At the commencement of winding up a contributory is a:
Creditor
Debtor
Shareholder
Debenture holder
84. The shareholding of the government in a government company must be at least:
33%
50%
51%
100%
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