QB 1 yr OMT part 1

QUESTION BANK

 UNIT I

1.     Write short notes on:

1.       Partnership deed (Mar 05, Oct 00)

2.       Holding and subsidiary companies (Mar 05)

3.       Each for all and all for each. (Oct 00)

4.       Underwriting (Oct 00)

5.       Unlimited liability (Oct 00, Mar 99)

6.       Dissolution of the firm (Mar 99)

7.       Memorandum of Association (Mar 99)

8.       Cooperative society (Mar 99)

9.       Trade and commerce (Mar 97)

10.    Particular partnership and partnership at will. (Mar 97)

11.    Industry (Mar 93)

12.    Public company (Mar 98)

13.    Memorandum of Association (Mar 98)

14.    Articles of Association (Mar 97,04)

15.    Prospectus (Mar 97)

16.    Cooperative society Vs company (Mar 97)

17.    Types of industries (Mar 04)

2.     “Partnership are jointly and severally liable and have unlimited liability for the debts of the firm”- in view of these features, explain the advantages and problems of partnership as form of organisation. (Mar 05)

3.     Joint stock companies are democratic in theory and oligarchic in functioning –do you agree? Explain. (Mar05)

4.     Discuss the advantages of company form of organisation. (Oct 00)

5.     What is a company? Explain the distinguishing features of a company organisation. (Mar 99)

6.     What is meant by a joint stock company? Discuss its merits and demerits. (Mar 99,Mar 98)

7.     What are the factors affecting the choice of suitable form of business organisation? (Mar 97)

8.     What is meant by private company? Distinguish between public company and private company? (Mar 97)

9.     How is cooperative society form of business organisation a better organisation than the joint stock company? (Mar 93)

10.  “The objective of business is to earn profit”. Discuss.

11.  Explain the process of floating a joint stock company. (Mar 04)

12.  What are the features, merits and demerits of cooperative form of organisation? (Mar 04)

UNIT-II

13.  Write short notes on:

1.       Representative firm (Mar 05)

2.       Scale of operations (Mar 05)

3.       Horizontal combinations (Mar 00)

4.       Partial merger (Mar 02)

5.       Regional development (Mar 02,93,98,04)

6.       Location co-efficient (Mar 99)

7.        Weber’s theory of location (Mar 98)

8.       Globalisation (Mar 04)

14.  What is the importance of regional development? Explain the policy of balanced regional development in India. (Mar 05,99,93)

15.  Explain the concept of liberalization and globalisation and show how they are related to one another. (Mar 05)

16.  Discuss the factors influencing the industrial location.  (Mar 00,04)

17.  Explain the reasons for industrial location. (Mar 02)

18.  What are industrial combinations? What factors influence combinations? (Mar 00,02)

19.  Make a case for and against disinvestments in public enterprises in India. (Mar 04)

UNIT-III

20.  Write short notes on:

1.       Decision theory approach of management (Mar 05)

2.       Organisation is management (Mar 00)

3.       Work study (Mar 00)

4.       Fatigue study (Mar 99)

5.       Scientific management (Mar 99,04)

6.       Gang boss (Mar 00)

7.       Scalar chain (Mar 00,02)

8.       Staffing (Mar 04)

9.       Systems Approach (PE I – Nov 2003) (CS June 1995)

10.    Management Process (CS June-96)

11.    Contingency Approach (CS Dec-96) (PE-I Nov-02)

12.    Management as Profession (CS Dec-96)

13.    Goals of a Manager (CS June –01)

21.  Distinguish systems approach and contingency approach of management. Do you think contingency approach is an improvement over the systems approach? Give reasons. (Mar 05) (PE-I June-95) (CS-96)

22.  Keeping in mind principles of management, do you think that, they are universal and apply to all organisations. (Mar 05)

23.  What are the functions of management? (Mar 00)

24.  “To manage is to forecast and plan, to organise, to command, to coordinate and to control”. Discuss. (Mar 00)

25.  What is scientific management? Explain briefly the elements of scientific management. (Mar 02) (CS Dec-97)

26.  Distinguish between administration and management (Mar 99,93) (CS June-98, Dec-01) (PE-I Nov-03)

27.  “Scientific management is neither relevant nor useful in today’s context.” Comment. (Mar 93) (PE-I May-96)

28.  Define ‘social responsibilities’. Explain the different social responsibilities of business to different interest groups. (Mar 04) (PE-I Nov-99, May-97, May-2001, Nov-03)

29.    Define organisation. Explain the principles of organisation. (Mar 04)

30.    Management is both an art and a science.  (CS Dec-96, June-00, June-96)

31.    “Management is an artistic science and a scientific art” comment.  (PE I Nov-03)