D–5199 Sub.

Code
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DISTANCE EDUCATION

COMMON FOR M.B.A.(G)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

First Semester

MANAGEMENT-PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. What is scalar chain?

AÍĸ \[Q¼ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

2. State any two objectives of planning.

vmhªh¼ß H÷uÝ® Cμsk ÷|õUP[PøÍ TÖP.

3. What do you mean by rational decision making?

AÔÁõº¢u •iöÁkzuÀ Gߣøu G[VÚ® ö£õ¸Ò
öPõÒú?

4. What are informal organisations?

•øÓ\õμõ Aø©¨¦PÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

5. How are responsibility and authority tied together in an

organisation?
J¸ {ÖÁÚzvÀ ö£õÖ¨¦® AvPõμ•® GÆÁõÖ
CønUP¨£mkÒÍÚ?
6. What are the inherited characteristics of human beings?
©ÛuºPÎß £μ®£øμ £s¦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

7. Which factors of Herzberg’s model satisfy the first three

levels of Maslow’s model of physiological needs?
öíºìö£ºU ©õv›°ß G¢u Põμo, ©õì÷»õÂß
Eh¼¯À ÷uøÁPÎß •uÀ ‰ßÖ {ø»PøÍ
v¸¨v¨£kzxQÓx?

8. Point out the essentials of effective communication.

vÓߪUP uPÁÀ öuõhº¤ß ÷uøÁPÒ ¯õøÁ?

9. What do you mean by moral approbation?

AÓö|Ô A[RPõμ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

10. What are feed forward controls?

•ß÷ÚõUS Pmk¨£õkPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) ‘Management is a universal process and goal

oriented’ – Elucidate.
‘÷©»õsø© Gߣx J¸ E»PÍõ¯ ö\¯À•øÓ
©ØÖ® ÷|õUP® \õº¢ux’ – öuÎÄ£kzxP.

Or
(b) Explain the contributions of Peter F. Drucker in
evolution of management.
÷©»õsø©°ß £›nõ© Áͺa]°À ¤.G¨.iμUP›ß
£[PΨø£ ÂÍUSP.

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12. (a) Explain the various types of plans.
vmhªku¼ß £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) What are the organizing functions which are
undertaken by a manager in an organisation?
J¸ {ÖÁÚzvÀ ÷©»õͺ BØÖ® JÊ[Pø©¨¦
£oPÒ ¯õøÁ?

13. (a) Bring out the advantages of centralization of

authority.
AvPõμ ø©¯¨£kzxu¼ß |ßø©PÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) What is staffing? Explain the general principles of
staffing.
£o¯©ºzuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß ö£õxU
÷Põm£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

14. (a) Narrate Adam’s equity theory of motivation.

Bh®êß \©£[S ÷Põm£õmøh ÂÁ›UP.

Or
(b) Examine the scope of direction in an organisation.
J¸ {ÖÁÚzvß Áøμö¯Àø»ø¯ ÂÍUSP.

15. (a) What does the path-goal theory propose?

£õøu SÔU÷PõÒ ÷Põm£õmiß •ßö©õÈÄPÒ
¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) Explain the various interpersonal barriers to
effective communication.
vÓߪUP uPÁÀ öuõhºø£ £õvUS® uÛ©Ûu
PõμoPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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 PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Analyse the relationship between management and

society.
÷©»õsø©US®, \‰PzvØS® EÒÍ öuõhº¤øÚ Tº¢x
Bμõ´P.

17. What is MBO? What are the steps involved in the process
of MBO?
C»US \õº¢u ÷©»õsø© (MBO) GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß
ö\¯À•øÓ°À EÒÍ {ø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

18. Elaborate the contingency theory of leadership?

uø»ø©°ß uØö\¯À ÷Põm£õmøh ›ÁõPU TÖ[PÒ.

19. Describe the role of organisational culture in ethics. Point

out the functions of the ethics committee in an
organisation.
ö|Ô•øÓPÎÀ {ÖÁÚ P»õa\õμzvß £[øP ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
J¸ {ÖÁÚzvß ö|Ô•øÓU SÊÂß ö\¯À£õkPøÍ
_miUPõmhÄ®.

20. What is BPR? Identify the task involved in building up a

BPR model.
ÁoP ö\¯À•øÓ ©Ö Pmhø©¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? ÁoP
ö\¯À•øÓ ©Ö Pmhø©¨¦ ©õv›ø¯ E¸ÁõUSÁvÀ
EÒÍ £oPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

COMMON FOR M.B.A.(General)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION,DECEMBER 2020.

First Semester

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. What is organisational behaviour?

{ÖÁÚ |øh•øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

2. What is personality?
BÐø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

3. Write down examples for negative emotion.

Gvº©øÓ Enºa]UPõÚ Euõμn[PøÍ GÊxP.

4. What is perception?
¦»¨£õk GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

5. What is group dynamics?

SÊ C¯UP¯À GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

6. Define power.
AvPõμ® Áøμ¯Ö.
7. What is non-verbal communication?
ö\õÀ»ØÓ uPÁÀ öuõhº¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

8. What is organisational change?

Aø©¨¦ ©õØÓ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. What is organisational climate?

Aø©¨¦ Põ»{ø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

10. What is subculture?

xøn¨ £s£õk GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) List out the disciplines contributing to

organisational behaviour.
{ÖÁÚ |øh•øÓUS £[PΨ¦ ö\´u £À÷ÁÖ
xøÓPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.

Or
(b) Distinguish between “Introvert” and “Extrovert”
personalities.
EÒ•Pa ]¢uøÚ ©ØÖ® öÁΕPa ]¢uøÚ
ö\´£ÁºPøÍ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

12. (a) Highlight the features of learning.

PØÓ¼ß A®\[PøÍ •ßÛø»¨£kzxP.

Or
(b) State the objectives of team.
Ao°ß •UQ¯zxÁzøu TÖP.

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13. (a) How do you resolve conflicts?
•μs£õkPøÍ GÆÁõÖ wº¨£õ´?

Or
(b) Bring out the elements of communication.
uPÁÀöuõhº¤ß TÖPøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.

14. (a) Explain the impact of organizational culture on

strategies.
{ÖÁÚ P»õa\õμzvß EzvPÒ «uõÚ uõUPzøu
ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) Outline the benefits of resistance to change.
©õØÓzvØPõÚ Gvº¨¤ß |ßø©PøÍ ÷PõimkU
PõmkP.

15. (a) Explain the cultural diversity between countries.

|õkPÐUS Cøh°»õÚ P»õa\õμ £ß•Pzußø©ø¯
ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) What are the characteristics of attitude?
AqS•øÓ°ß £s¦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. State how the concept of emotional intelligence can be

applied in practice.
Enºa] ~snÔÄ GßÓ P¸zøu |øh•øÓ°À GÆÁõÖ
£¯ß£kzu»õ® Gߣøu TÖP.

17. Explain the types and sources of power.

AvPõμzvß ÁøPPÒ ©ØÖ® Buõμ[PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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18. Discuss the various methods of measurement of attitude.
AqS•øÓ°øÚ ©v¨¤kÁuØPõÚ £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPøÍ
£ØÔ ÂÁ›.

19. Explain the various factors affecting the organizational

climate.
Aø©¨¦ Põ»{ø»°øÚ £õvUS® £À÷ÁÖ PõμoPøͨ
£ØÔ ÂÁ›.

20. Discuss the problems and process of organisational

development.
{ÖÁÚ Áͺa]°ß ]UPÀPÒ ©ØÖ® ö\¯À•øÓPÒ £ØÔ
ÂÁõv.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

COMMON FOR M.B.A.(G)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P & OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

First Semester

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. How do households and firms interact in an economy?

J¸ ö£õ¸ÍõuõμzvÀ Sk®£[PЮ {ÖÁÚ[PЮ
GÆÁõÖ öuõhº¦ öPõÒQßÓÚ?

2. Define an indifference curve.

÷ÁÖ£õiÀ»õu ÁøÍÄ & Áøμ»UPn® u¸P.

3. Distinguish between substitutes and complementary

goods with examples.
£v½kPÒ ©ØÖ® {쨦¨ ö£õ¸ÒPÒ & uS¢u
Euõμn[PÐhß ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

4. How are inputs classified in production function?

EØ£zv £o°À EÒÏkPÒ GÆÁõÖ
ÁøP¨£kzu¨£kQßÓÚ?
5. Does a monopoly firm always earn abnormal profit?
•ØÖ›ø© {ÖÁÚ® G¨÷£õx® A\õuõμn C»õ£®
DmkQÓuõ?

6. State the linear cost function.

÷|º÷Põmk ö\»Ä ö\¯ÀvÓøÚU TÖP.

7. Mention the assumptions underlying cost volume profit

analysis.
ö\»Ä AÍÄ C»õ£ £S¨£õ´Âß FP[PøÍU TÖP.

8. What is transfer pricing?

£›©õØÓ Âø»°hÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. What is meant by supply shock inflation?

ÁÇ[PÀ Avºa] £nÃUP® Gߣuß ö£õ¸Ò GßÚ?

10. What is Herfindalil index?

öíLº¤ßhõÀ SÔ±k GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Describe the two approaches used to analyse

consumer behaviour.
~Pº÷Áõº |hzøuø¯ £S¨£õ´Ä ö\´¯¨
£¯ß£kzu¨£k® Cμsk AqS•øÓPøÍ
GkzxøμUP.

Or
(b) Explain the equi marginal principle with an
illustration.
\© AÍÄ CÖv {ø»U ÷Põm£õmøh J¸
GkzxUPõmkhß ÂÍUSP.

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12. (a) State the law of supply. Explain and illustrate a
supply schedule and a supply curve.
ÁÇ[PÀ ÷Põm£õmøhU TÖP. ÁÇ[PÀ AmhÁøn
©ØÖ® ÁÇ[PÀ ÁøÍøÁ GkzxUPõmkhß
ÂÍUSP.

Or

(b) State the Cobb-Douglas production function. What

are its properties?
÷Põ¨ & hU»ì EØ£zv ö\¯À£õmøhU TÖP. Auß
£s¦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

13. (a) What do you mean by prisoner’s dilemma? What is

its relevance to oligopoly?
øPvPÎß SǨ£{ø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ? ]À÷»õº
•ØÖ›ø©²hß Auß öuõhº¦ GßÚ?

Or

(b) What are the advantages of cost control?

ö\»ÄU Pmk¨£õmiß |ßø©PÒ ¯õøÁ?

14. (a) Explain the risk bearing theory of profit along with
its criticisms.
Chº uõ[S® C»õ£U ÷Põm£õmøh Auß
SØÓa\õmkPÐhß ÂÍUSP.

Or

(b) Discuss the arguments for and against profit

maximization objective.
C»õ£ ÂøÇÄ ÷|õUPzvØPõÚ Áõu[PøÍ
ÂÁõv²[PÒ.

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15. (a) Bring out the uses and limitations of the measures
of per capita income.
uÛ |£º Á¸Áõ´ GßÓ AÍÃmiß £¯ß£õkPÒ
©ØÖ® SøÓ£õkPøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.

Or
(b) Identify the factors causing deflation.
£nÂÓUPzøu HØ£kzx® PõμoPøÍU PshÔP.

PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Explain the role of managerial economics in decision

making.
•iöÁk¨£vÀ {ºÁõP¯À ö£õ¸Íõuõμzvß £[QøÚ
ÂÍUSP.

17. Describe the various determinants of demand.

÷uøÁø¯ wº©õÛUS® PõμoPøÍ GkzxøμUP.

18. Give an account of the long run laws of production.

}sh Põ» EØ£zv ÂvPÒ SÔzx ÂÁ›UP.

19. Discuss the arguments which are in favour of and against

the profit – maximisation objective.
C»õ£zøu AvP¨£kzx® ÷|õUPzvØS BuμÁõÚ ©ØÖ®
GvμõÚ ÂÁõu[PøÍ ÂÁõvUP.

20. Explain the various methods of measuring national

income.
÷u]¯ Á¸Áõø¯ AÍÂk® •øÓPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

COMMON FOR M.B.A.(G)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

First Semester

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Give the meaning of mathematical method.

Pou •øÓ Gߣuß ö£õ¸Ò u¸P.

2. What is arithmetic mean?

Tmk \μõ\› GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

3. Define cost slope.

ö\»Äz öuõøP \õ´Ä & Áøμ¯Ö.

4. What is meant by regression analysis?

öuõhº¦÷£õUS £S¨£õ´Ä GÚ¨£kÁx ¯õx?

5. What is meant by unbalanced transportation problem?

\©ÛÀ»õ ÷£õUSÁμzx ¤μa\øÚ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

6. Define conditional probabilities.

{£¢uøÚ {PÌuPÄ Áøμ¯Ö.
7. State any two merits of simulations.
E¸ÁP¨£kzxu¼ß HuõÁx Cμsk |ßø©PøÍ TÖ.

8. Define sequencing problem.

öuõhºÁ›ø\ PnUS Áøμ¯Ö.

9. What is queueing system?

Á›ø\ Aø©¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

10. What is a decision tree?

•iÄ ©μ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Calculate the median for the following :

Value : 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39
Frequency : 328 720 664 598
Value : 40-49 50-59 60-69
Frequency : 524 378 244

RÌÁ¸® uPÁÀPμ¸¢x Cøh{ø»ø¯ Psk¤iUP.

©v¨¦ : 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39
{PÌöÁs : 328 720 664 598
©v¨¦ : 40-49 50-59 60-69
{PÌöÁs : 524 378 244

Or
(b) What are the different types of LPP?
J¸ ÷|›¯À {μ»õUP vmh PnUQß £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPÒ
¯õøÁ?

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12. (a) Compute the co-efficient of correlation between
X-advertisement expenditure and Y-sales.
X : 10 12 18 8 13 20 22 15 5 17
Y : 88 90 94 86 87 92 96 94 88 85

RÌPõq® ÂÁμ[PøÍ öPõsk öPÊ JmkÓøÁ

PnUQkP. X&ÂÍ®£μ ö\»Ä ©ØÖ® Y&ÂØ£øÚ.
X : 10 12 18 8 13 20 22 15 5 17
Y : 88 90 94 86 87 92 96 94 88 85

Or
(b) Enumerate the steps involved in solving an
assignment problem.
J¨£øhUS® •øÓø¯ wºUP EuÄ® ÁÈ•øÓPøÍ
Á›ø\¨£kzxP.

13. (a) Use binomial method and estimate the sales for
2017.
Year : 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017
Sales : 125 163 204 238 282 ?

‘ø£Úõª¯À’ •øÓø¯¨ £¯ß£kzv RÌPsh

ÂÁμ[PÎÀ C¸¢x 2017&ß ÂØ£øÚø¯ PshÔP.
Á¸h® : 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

ÂØ£øÚ : 125 163 204 238 282 ?

Or
(b) What are the limitations of quantitative methods?
AÍÄ •øÓPÎß Á쮦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

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14. (a) Explain the principal assumptions made while
dealing with sequencing problems.
öuõhº Á›ø\ PnUøP øP¯õЮ ö£õÊx ¤ß£ØÓ
÷Ási¯ •ußø© AÝ©õÚ[PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) Explain the disadvantages of simulation models.
E¸ÁP¨£kzxuÀ ©õv›°À EÒÍ wø©PøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

15. (a) State the assumptions of (M/M1) : (FCFS) model.

(M/M1) : (FCFS) Aø©¨¤ß AÝ©õÚ[PøÍU TÖ.

Or
(b) Explain the different environment in which
decisions are made.
•iÄPÒ E¸ÁõS® öÁÆ÷ÁÖ `Ì{ø»PøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Solve the following problems by Simplex method

Maximize : Z  3x 1  4 x 2

Subject to : 4 x1  2x 2  80

2x1  5x 2 180 and

x 1 x 2  0.

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 J¸ ÷|›¯À {μ»õUP PnUQøÚ ]®¨ÍUì •øÓ°À wº.

ªP¨ ö£›¯uõUS : Z  3x1  4 x 2

Pmk¨£õkPÒ : 4 x1  2x 2  80

2x1  5x 2 180 ©ØÖ®

x 1 x 2  0.

17. Find the optimal solution for the given transportation

problem.
Destination

D1 D2 D3 D4 Availability

O1 1 2 1 4 30
Origin
O2 3 3 2 1 50

O3 4 2 5 9 20

Requirement 20 40 30 10

R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ÷£õUSÁμzx PnUQØPõÚ EP¢u

wºÂøÚ Psk¤i.
C»US

D1 D2 D3 D4 QøhUP Ti¯x

O1 1 2 1 4 30
÷uõØÓ®
O2 3 3 2 1 50

O3 4 2 5 9 20

÷uøÁ 20 40 30 10

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18. Fit a binomial distribution for the following data :
X: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Y : 3 10 25 50 70 40 10

R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ Â£μ[PÐUS D¸¨¦ £μÁö»õßÖ

ö£õ¸zxP.
X: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Y : 3 10 25 50 70 40 10

19. Describe the applications of simulation models.

E¸ÁP¨£kzxuÀ ©õv›°ß £¯ß£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

20. Discuss about the decision – tree analysis.

•iÄ & Qøͯø©¨¦¸ £S¨£õ´øÁ¨ £ØÔ ÂÁõvUP.

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COMMON FOR M.B.A.(G)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

First Semester

FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

1. Define accounting.
PnUQ¯ø» Áøμ¯ÖUP.
2. What is double entry system?
Cμmøh £vÄ •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
3. List out any four methods of depreciation.
H÷uÝ® |õßS ÷u´©õÚ •øÓPøÍ GÊxP.
4. What are ‘Financial statements’?
{v AÔUøP GߣøÁ ¯õøÁ?
5. What is meant by acid test ratio?
Aª» ÷\õuøÚ ÂQu® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
6. What is funds from operation?
ö\¯À£õmiß {v GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
7. What is cash flow statement?
öμõUP Kmh AÔUøP GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
8. What is cost sheet?
AhUPÂø» ÷£÷μk GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
9. What is meant by overheads?
÷©Øö\»ÄPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
10. Mention any two merits of budgetary control.
vmhU Pmk¨£õmiß |ßø©PÎÀ H÷uÝ® CμsiøÚ
TÖ.
PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).
All questions carry equal marks.
11. (a) Explain the utility of management accounting.
÷©»õsø© PnUQ¯¼ß £¯ß£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Or
(b) From the information below pass journal entries.
(i) Salary paid Rs. 5,000
(ii) Rent paid to house owner Rs. 1,000
(iii) Credit purchase from Mr. A Rs. 2,000
(iv) Discount received Rs. 500.
¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔØS SÔ¨÷£mk £vÄPÒ u¸P.
(i) \®£Í® ÁÇ[P¨£mhx ¹. 5,000
(ii) ÁõhøP Ãmk •u»õÎUS ö\¾zu¨£mhx
¹. 1,000
(iii) A Chª¸zx Phß öPõÒ•uÀ ¹. 2,000
(iv) uÒУi ö£ØÓx ¹. 500.

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12. (a) From the following balances extracted at the close of
the year ended 31st December 2018. Prepare profit
and loss account of Mr. Raj as at that date.
Rs. Rs.
Gross profit 55,000 Commission 300
Carriage on sales 500 Repairs 500
Office rent 500 Telephone expenses 520
General expenses 900 Interest (Dr) 480
Discount to customers Fire insurance premium
360 900
Interest from bank 200 Bad debts 2,100
Travelling expenses 700 Apprentice 1,500
premium (cr)
Salaries 900 Printing and stationery
2,500
Trade expenses 300
¤ßÁ¸® £μzv¼¸¢x v¸ Cμõä AÁºPÎß
31.12.2018&À •iÁøh²® BsiØPõÚ C»õ£ |mh
PnUøP u¯õ›UPÄ®.
¹. ¹.
ö©õzu C»õ£® 55,000 PÈÄ 300
öÁÎzyUS T¼ 500 £Êx £õº¨¦ 500
A¾Á»P ÁõhøP 500 öuõø»÷£] Pmhn[PÒ 520
ö£õx ö\»ÄPÒ 900 Ámi (£ØÖ) 480
ÁõiUøP¯õ͸US wUPõ¨¥mk •øÚ©® 900
uÒУi
360
Á[Q°¼¸¢x Ámi 200 ÁμõUPhß 2,100
£¯na ö\»ÄPÒ 700 £°Øa]¯õͺ •øÚ©® 1,500
(ÁμÄ)
\®£Í® 900 Aa_ ©ØÖ® GÊx ö£õ¸Ò
2,500
Áõo£ ö\»ÄPÒ 300
Or

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 (b) From the following balance extracted from the
books of a sole trader on 31.12.2017. Prepare the
trial balance as on 31.12.2017.
Rs. Rs.

Cash in hand 2,400 Wages 32,000

Capital 2,00,000 Plant and machinery 1,20,000

Purchases 2,40,000 Sales 4,00,000

Bills payable 44,000 Furniture 30,000

Stock(Opening) 70,000 Bad debts reserve 2,000

Sundry debtors 1,00,000 Bills receivable 40,000

Sundry creditors Rent and taxes 20,000

48,000

¤ßÁ¸® C¸¨¦PÒ 31.12.2017® BsiØPõÚ J¸

uÛ¯õº Áõo£zvß ¦zuPzvÀ EÒÍ£i
31.12.2017® BsiØPõÚ C¸¨£õ´Ä u¯õº ö\´P.
¹. ¹.

øP°¸¨¦ öμõUP® 2,400 T¼ 32,000

•uÀ 2,00,000 ö£õÔ ©ØÖ®
C¯¢vμ®
1,20,000
öPõÒ•uÀ 2,40,000 ÂØ£øÚPÒ 4,00,000
ö\¾zxÁuØS›¯ AøÓP»ß 30,000
©õØÖ^mk
44,000
öuõhUP \μUQ¸¨¦ 70,000 ÁμõUPhß JxUS 2,000
£Ø£» PhÚõÎPÒ 1,00,000 ö£ÖÁuØS›¯
©õØÖa ^mk
40,000
£Ø£» PhÜ¢÷uõº 48,000 ÁõhøP ©ØÖ® 20,000
Á›PÒ

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13. (a) What are the different types of financial analysis?
{v {ø» £S¨£õ´Âß £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) From the following data calculate (i) current assets
(ii) current liabilities (iii) liquid assets
(iv) stock.
Particulars :
Current ratio = 2.8
Acid test ratio = 1.5
Working capital = Rs. 1,62,000.
öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ Â£μ[Pμ¸¢x (i) |h¨¦
ö\õzxUPÒ (ii) |h¨¦ ö£õÖ¨¦PÒ (iii) }º©
ö\õzxPÒ (iv) \μUQ¸¨¦ BQ¯øÁPøÍ PnUQkP.
£μ[PÒ :
|h¨¦ ÂQu® = 2.8
Aª» ÷\õuøÚ ÂQu® = 1.5
|øh•øÓ ‰»uÚ® = ¹. 1,62,000,
14. (a) From the following information, calculate funds
from operation.
Particulars 2017 2018
Rs. Rs.
Profit and loss a/c 25,000 40,000
General reserve 40,000 45,000
Goodwill 7,000 4,000
Preliminary expenses 5,000 3,000
Provision for depreciation on machinery 10,000 12,000
Refund of tax – 5,000

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 R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ uPÁÀPμ¸¢x ö\¯À
£õkPμ¸¢x ö£Ó¨£k® {vø¯ PnUQkP.
£μ[PÒ 2017 2018
¹. ¹.
C»õ£|mh P/S 25,000 40,000
ö£õxPõ¨¦ {v 40,000 45,000
|Øö£¯º 7,000 4,000
öuõhUPa ö\»ÄPÒ 5,000 3,000
C¯¢vμzvß «uõÚ ÷u´©õÚ ÷£õUS 10,000 12,000
v¸®£ ö£Ó¨£mh Á› – 5,000
Or
(b) Distinguish between financial accounting and cost
accounting.
{v{ø» PnUQ¯¾US® AhUPÂø»U
PnUQ¯¾US® Cøh÷¯ EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ TÖP.

15. (a) Prepare cost sheet with the following details.

Rs.
Direct materials 50,000
Direct wages 15,000
Factory expenses 5,000
Office expenses 1,000
Selling expenses 500

RÌUPsh ÂÁμ[PÐUS AhUP Âø» ÷£÷μmøh

u¯õ›UP.
¹.
÷|μi ‰»¨ö£õ¸Ò 50,000
÷|μi T¼ 15,000
öuõÈØ\õø» ö\»ÄPÒ 5,000
A¾Á»P ö\»ÄPÒ 1,000
ÂØ£øÚ ö\»ÄPÒ 500

Or

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 (b) The sales turnover and profit during two years were
as follows :
Year Sales Profit
2017 1,50,000 20,000
2018 1,70,000 25,000

You are required to calculate :

(i) P/V ratio
(ii) Break event point
(iii) Sales required to earn a profit of
Rs. 40,000.
Cμsk BskPÐUPõÚ ÂØ£øÚ ©ØÖ®
C»õ£[PÒ ¤ßÁ¸©õÖ.
BskPÒ ÂØ£øÚ C»õ£®
2017 1,50,000 20,000
2018 1,70,000 25,000

¤ßÁ¸£ÚÁØøÓ PnUQkP :
(i) C»õ£ AÍÄ ÂQu®
(ii) C»õ£ |mh ¦ÒÎ
(iii) ¹. 40,000 C»õ£® Dmh ÷uøÁ¨£k®
ÂØ£øÚ.

PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

16. Explain the accounting concept and conventions.

PnUQ¯¼ß P¸x÷PõÒ ©ØÖ® ©μ¦PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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17. From the following trial balance of Mrs. Senthil. Prepare
trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31st
March 2018 and balance sheet as on that date.
Debit Credit
Particulars Rs. Rs.
Capital – 1,20,000
Sales – 75,000
Purchase 45,000 –
Salaries 6,000 –
Rent 4,500 –
Insurance premium 900 –
Drawings 15,000 –
Machinery 84,000 –
Cash 27,000 –
Stock (1.4.2017) 15,600 –
Sundry debtors 7,500 –
Sundry creditors – 10,500
2,05,500 2,05,500
Adjustment required :
(a) Stock on 31.03.2018 Rs. 14,700
(b) Salaries unpaid Rs. 1,000
(c) Rent paid in advance Rs. 750
(d) Create 5% provision for bad and doubtful debts on
sundry debtors.
RÌPõq® C¸¨£õ´Â¼¸¢x v¸ ö\¢vÀ AÁºPÎß
2018 ©õºa 31B® |õ÷Íõk •iÁøh²® BskUS›¯
¯õ£õμ, C»õ£ |mhU PnUøP²® A¢|õøͯ C¸¨¦
{ø»U SÔ¨ø£²® u¯õº ö\´P.
£ØÖ ÁμÄ
£μ[PÒ ¹. ¹.
•uÀ – 1,20,000
ÂØ£øÚ – 75,000
öPõÒ•uÀ 45,000 –
\®£Í® 6,000 –
ÁõhøP 4,500 –

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 £ØÖ ÁμÄ
£μ[PÒ ¹. ¹.
Põ¨¥mk •øÚ©® 900 –
Gk¨¦ 15,000 –
C¯¢vμ® 84,000 –
öμõUP® 27,000 –
\μUQ¸¨¦ (1.4.2017) 15,600 –
£Ø£» PhÚõÎPÒ 7,500 –
£Ø£» PhÜ¢÷uõº – 10,500
2,05,500 2,05,500
÷uøÁ¯õÚ \›UPmkUPÒ :
(A) 31.03.2018 AßøÓ¯ \μUQ¸¨¦ ¹. 14,700.
(B) öPõk£h ÷Ási¯ \®£Í® ¹. 1,000.
(C) •ßTmia ö\¾zv¯ ÁõhøP ¹. 750
(D) PhÚõÎPÒ «x 5% Áõμõ I¯UPhß JxUS
E¸ÁõUSP.
18. The Balance sheet as on 31.12.2013 and 31.12.2014 are
as follows :
Liabilities 2013 2014 Assets 2013 2014
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Share capital Bank
70,000 74,000 balance 9,000 7,800
Debentures 12,000 6,000 Debtors 14,900 17,700
Creditors 10,360 11,840 Stock 49,200 42,700
Provision for Land 20,000 30,000
doubtful debts

700 800
Reserve and Goodwill 10,000 5,000
surplus
10,040 10,560
1,03,100 1,03,200 1,03,100 1,03,200

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 Additional information :
(a) Dividend amounting to Rs. 3,500 was paid.
(b) Land was purchased for Rs. 10,000 and amount
provided for the amortization of goodwill totaled Rs.
5,000.
(c) Debenture loan was repaid Rs. 6,000.
You are required to prepare cash flow statement.
i\®£º 31 2013 ©ØÖ® i\®£º 31 2014B®
BskPÐUPõÚ C¸¨¦{ø» SÔ¨¦ ¤ßÁ¸©õÖ,
ö£õÖ¨¦UPÒ 2013 2014 ö\õzxUPÒ 2013 2014
¹. ¹. ¹. ¹.
£[S •uÀ 70,000 74,000 Á[Q 9,000 7,800
C¸¨¦
PhÜmk 12,000 6,000 PhÚõÎPÒ 14,900 17,700
£zvμ[PÒ
PhÜ¢÷uõº 10,360 11,840 \μUQ¸¨¦ 49,200 42,700
I¯Phß {»® 20,000 30,000
JxURk 700 800
Põ¨¦ ©ØÖ® |Øö£¯º 10,000 5,000
E£› 10,040 10,560
1,03,100 1,03,200 1,03,100 1,03,200
Cuμ £μ[PÒ :
(A) ¹. 3,500 £[Põuõ¯©õP ö\¾zu¨£mkÒÍx.
(B) {»® ¹. 10,000US öPõÒ•uÀ ö\´¯¨£mhx ©ØÖ®
¹. 5,000 |Øö£¯›ß ö©õzu Phß öuõøPUS
ÁÇ[P¨£mhx.
(C) Phß £zvμ[PÐUPõÚ öuõøP ¹. 6,000 v¸¨¤a
ö\¾zu¨£mhx.
}º ÷uøÁ¯õÚ öμõUP Kmh AÔUøPø¯z
u¯õºö\´¯Ä®.

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19. Calculate :
(a) Minimum stock level
(b) Maximum stock level
(c) Reordering level from the following information :
Minimum consumption 100 units per day
Maximum consumption 150 units per day
Reorder period 10 to 15 days
Normal consumption 120 units per day
Reorder quantity 1500 units
Normal reorder period 12 days.
RÌPsh £μ[Pμ¸¢x :
(A) SøÓ¢u AÍÄ {ø»
(B) E¯º¢u AÍÄ {ø»
(C) ©Ö öPõÒ•uÀ {ø» BQ¯ÁØøÓ Psk¤i
SøÓ¢u AÍÄ E£÷¯õP® |õÒ JßÖUS
100 A»SPÒ E¯º¢u AÍÄ E£÷¯õP® |õÒ
JßÖUS 150 A»SPÒ ÁÇUP©õÚ AÍÄ E£÷¯õP®
|õÒ JßÖUS 120 A»SPÒ.
©Ö öPõÒ•uÀ Põ»® 10 •uÀ 15 |õmPÒ
ÁÇUP©õÚ E£÷¯õP® |õÒ JßÖUS 120 A»SPÒ
©Ö öPõÒ•uÀ AÍÄ 1500A»SPÒ
ÁÇUP©õÚ öPõÒ•uÀ Põ»® 12 |õmPÒ.

20. Prepare a cash budget from the following information :

(April to June)
(a)
Month Credit sales Purchase Wages
Rs. Rs. Rs.
2014 Feb 1,80,000 1,24,000 12,000
March 1,92,000 1,44,000 14,000
April 1,08,000 2,43,000 11,000
May 1,74,000 2,46,000 10,000
June 1,25,000 2,68,000 15,000

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(b) 50 percent credit sales are realized in the month
following the sales and the remaining sales in the
second month following.
(c) Creditors are paid in the month following the month
of purchase.
(d) Cash at bank on 1st April (estimated) Rs. 25,000.
H¨μÀ ©õuzv¼¸¢x ãß ©õu Áøμ°»õÚ öμõUP ÁμÄ
ö\»Ä vmhzvøÚ u¯õº ö\´P.
(A)

©õu® Phß ÂØ£øÚ öPõÒ•uÀ T¼

¹. ¹. ¹.
2014 ¤¨μÁ› 1,80,000 1,24,000 12,000
©õºa 1,92,000 1,44,000 14,000
H¨μÀ 1,08,000 2,43,000 11,000
֩ 1,74,000 2,46,000 10,000
ãß 1,25,000 2,68,000 15,000
(B) Phß ÂØ£øÚUPõÚ öuõøPø¯ PhÚõÎPÎhª¸¢x
50 \uÃu® |h¨¦ ©õuzv¾® «u•ÒÍ öuõøPø¯
Akzu ©õuzv¾® Á`À ö\´¯¨£kQÓx.
(C) PhÜ¢÷uõ¸US öPõkUP ÷Ási¯ öuõøPø¯
öPõÒ•uÀ ö\´u ©õuzvß Akzu ©õuzvÀ
öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍx.
(D) H¨μÀ ©õu® 1&® ÷uv Á[Q°À öμõUP® ¹. 25,000
(÷uõμõ¯©õP).

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RESEARCH METHODS

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Define research.
B´Âß C»UPn® ÁøμP.

2. What is null hypothesis?

§ä¯ P¸x÷PõÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

3. What is meant by research gap?

B´Ä CøhöÁÎ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

4. List down the steps in research design.

B´Ä ÁiÁø©¨¤ß £iPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.

5. Point out any two uses of sampling in your every day life.
E[PÍx vÚ\› ÁõÌUøP°À £¯ß£kzx® ©õv›/
TöÓkzu¼ß H÷uÝ® C¸ £¯ßPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
6. What is primary data? Give an example.
•ußø©z uμÄ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? GkzxUPõmk u¸P.

7. Give two examples for close-ended questions.

‰h¨£mh ÷PÒÂPÒ £ØÔ H÷uÝ® C¸ Euõμn[PÒ
u¸P.

8. What is meant by coding of data?

uμÄ SÔ±mk •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. What are business reports?

ÁoP AÔUøPPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

10. What are footnotes?

AiUSÔ¨¦PÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Describe the main characteristics of research.

B´Âß •UQ¯ £s¦PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) State the criteria of a good research.
J¸ ]Ó¢u B´Âß Ai¨£øh ÂvPøÍ GÊxP.

12. (a) Define research design. What are the features of a

good research design?
B´Ä ÁiÁø©¨¤ß C»UPn® u¸P. J¸ ]Ó¢u
B´Ä ÁiÁø©¨¤ß C¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) Differentiate between census method and sampling
method.
•Êø© öuõSv PnUöPk¨¦ •øÓUS® ©õv›
PnUöPk¨¦ •øÓø¯²® ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

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13. (a) Explain the essentials of a good sampling technique.
J¸ ]Ó¢u ©õv› PnUöPk¨¦ •øÓ°ß £s¦PøÍ
ÂÁ›.
Or
(b) Write a note on observation method.
PshÔ£vÄ •øÓ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøμP.
14. (a) Distinguish between a questionnaire and a
schedule.
ÂÚõ¨£mi¯¾US® ÷|ºPõnÀ AmhÁønUS®
EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›.
Or
(b) Write a note on central editing.
ø©¯ öuõSzuÀ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøμP.
15. (a) Explain the chief characteristics of a good research
report.
J¸ ]Ó¢u B´ÄU Pmkøμ°ß •UQ¯ £s¦PøÍ
ÂÁ›.
Or
(b) Write a note on bibliography.
¡Ø£mi¯À £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøμP.
PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
16. Explain the process of research.
B´Âß ö\¯À•øÓø¯ ÂÍUSP.
17. “The task of defining a research problem often follows a
sequential pattern”. Explain.

“B´Ä ]UPø» Áøμ¯ÖUS® ÷£õx J¸ Á›ø\•øÓ

¤ß£ØÓ¨£kQÓx” & ÂÁ›.

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18. Enumerate the different methods of collecting data.
Which one is the most suitable one for conducting enquiry
regarding the state of women entrepreneurs in India and
why?
uμÄ ÷\P›zu¼ß £» •øÓPøÍ SÔ¨¤kP. C¢v¯õÂÀ
EÒÍ ö£söuõÈÀ •øÚ÷ÁõºPøͨ £ØÔ B´Ä ö\´¯
G¢uz uμÄ ÷\P›zuÀ •øÓ ö£õ¸¢x®? Hß?

19. Frame a questionnaire designed to collect information

about the pattern of rural indebtedness in your locality.
E[PÒ F›ß Qμõ©¨¦Ó Phß{ø»°ß ÷£õUS £ØÔ¯
uPÁÀPøÍ ÷\P›UP J¸ ÂÚõ¨£mi¯ø»z u¯õ›UPÄ®.

20. Explain the structure of a research report.

J¸ B´ÁÔUøP°ß Aø©¨ø£ ÂÁ›.

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Define business environment.

ÁoP `ÇÀ – Áøμ»UPn® u¸P.

2. State any two objectives of PESTLE analysis.

PESTLE £S¨£õ´Âß H÷uÝ® Cμsk ÷|õUP[PøÍU
TÖP.

3. List down the industrial promotion schemes in India.

C¢v¯õÂÀ EÒÍ öuõÈÀ •ß÷ÚØÓz vmh[PøÍ
£mi¯¼kP.

4. What is capital market?

‰»uÚ \¢øu GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

5. Define inflation.
£nÃUP® Áøμ»UPn® u¸P.
6. What is the main aim of a trade union?
öuõÈØ \[Pzvß •UQ¯ ÷|õUP® GßÚ?

7. State the cultural factors which affect business.

ÁoPzøu £õvUS© P»õa\õμU PõμoPøÍU TÖP.

8. What is exit policy?

öÁÎ÷¯ØÓU öPõÒøP GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. State any two salient features of the joint sector.

Tmkz xøÓ°ß Cμsk ]Ó¨¤¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ?

10. What are patents?

Põ¨¦›ø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the five Ms of internal environment.

EÒ `ǼÀ EÒÍ I¢x MsPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) Define PESTLE analysis. What are its uses?
PESTLE £S¨£õ´Âß Áøμ»UPn® u¸P. Auß
£¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ?

12. (a) What are the advantages of the private sector?

uÛ¯õº xøÓ°À EÒÍ |ßø©PÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) What are essential components of a financial
system?
{v Aø©¨¤ß CßÔ¯ø©¯õ TÖPÒ ¯õøÁ?

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13. (a) Explain the various services rendered by non-
banking financial institutions for business
development.
ÁoP ÷©®£õmiØS Á[Q \õμõ {v {ÖÁÚ[PÒ
ÁÇ[S® ÷\øÁPÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or
(b) Explain the following as per the consumer
protection Act.
(i) Consumer goods
(ii) Consumer services.
~Pº÷Áõº £õxPõ¨¦a \mhzvß £i RÌUPshÁØøÓ
ÂÍUPÄ®.
(i) ~Pº÷Áõº ö£õ¸mPÒ
(ii) ~Pº÷Áõº ÷\øÁPÒ.

14. (a) Briefly mention the function of trade unions.

öuõÈØ\[P[PÎß ö\¯À£õmøh _¸UP©õP GÊxP.

Or
(b) Explain the impact of social factors on business.
ÁoPzvÀ \‰P PõμoPÎß uõUPzøu ÂÁ›.

15. (a) What is technology adoption? Discuss the steps

involved in planning for technology adoption.
öuõÈÀ~m£ uzöuk¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? öuõÈÀ~m£
uzöuk¨¦ vmhªku¼À EÒÍ |hÁiUøPPøÍ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

Or
(b) Write in detail about the new trade policy in India.
C¢v¯õÂß ¦v¯ ÁºzuPU öPõÒøP £ØÔ Â›ÁõP
GÊxP.

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 PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Discuss the essential components of the macro

environment of business.
÷£μÍÄ `Ç¼ß CßÔ¯ø©¯õu TÖPøͨ £ØÔ
ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

17. Explain the various sources of industrial finance.

öuõÈÀxøÓ {v°ß £À÷ÁÖ Buõμ[PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

18. Explain the main forms of renewable energy.

¦x¨¤UPÁÀ» BØÓ¼ß •UQ¯ ÁiÁ[PøÍ ÂÍUSP.

19. Describe the main provisions of the industries

development and Regulation Act, 1951.
öuõÈÀ Áͺa] ©ØÖ® •øÓ¨£kzxuÀ \mh® 1951ß
•UQ¯ ¤›ÄPøÍ GkzxøμUP.

20. Analyze the role of IMF and the World Bank in global
economic development.
\ºÁ÷u\ ö£õ¸Íõuõμ ÷©®£õmiÀ £ßÚõmk |õn¯
{v¯® ©ØÖ® E»P Á[Q°ß £[øP Bμõ´¢uÔP.

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BUSINESS LAWS
(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. What are the essentials of a proposal?

J¸ •ßö©õÈÂß Ai¨£øhU TÖPÒ ¯õøÁ?
2. Define the term free consent.
uøh¯ØÓ J¨¦uÀ Gߣøu Áøμ¯ÖUP.
3. Who can file a suit upon quantum merit?
SÁsh® ö©›m «x ¯õº ÁÇUS uõUPÀ ö\´¯»õ®?
4. What do you mean by actual performance of a contract?
J¸ J¨£¢uzvß Esø©¯õÚ ö\¯À£õk GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
5. How are goods classified as per sale of goods Act, 1930?
\μUS ÂØ£øÚa \mh®, 1930Cß £I \μUSPÒ GÆÁõÖ
ÁøP¨£kzu¨£kQßÓÚ?
6. What is a forwarding note?
•ßÚݨ¦uÀ SÔ¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
7. Who are referred as designated partners in LLP?
LLPCÀ {¯ªUP¨£mh TmhõÎPÒ GߣÁº ¯õº?

8. Why does the companies Act intend to secure the fullest

disclosure of all materials and essential particulars in a
prospectus?
J¸ uPÁ»ÔUøP°À AøÚzx Azv¯õÁ]¯
P¸¨ö£õ¸ÒPøͲ®, ÂÁμ[PøͲ® •Êø©¯õP
öÁΨ£kzxÁøu {ÖÁÚa \mh® Hß Á¼²ÖzxQÓx?

9. State the significance of certificate of incorporation of a

company.
J¸ {Ö©zvß J¸[Qøn¨¦a \õßÔuÈß
•UQ¯zxÁzøuU TÖP.

10. What is asymmetric crypto system?

\©a^μØÓ ©øÓ•P Aø©¨¦ •øÓ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the various types of contracts on the basis

of enforceability.
A©»õUPzvß Ai¨£øh°»õÚ J¨£¢uzvß
ÁøPPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

Or
(b) Bring out the circumstances leading to the
termination of bailment.
¤ønö¯k¨¦ J¨£¢u® •iÄUS Á¸®
`Ì{ø»PøÍ öÁÎU öPõnºP.

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12. (a) What do you mean by delivery of goods? What are
the various modes of delivery?

\μUSPøÍ Â{÷¯õQzuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

Â{÷¯õQUS® •øÓPÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or

(b) Define bill of exchange. What are its essentials?

£›ÁºzuøÚ ©õØÓa ^miß Áøμ¯øÓ u¸P. Auß

Azv¯õÁ]¯U ÷uøÁPÒ ¯õøÁ?

13. (a) What are the important duties of the IRDA?

IRDAÂß Phø©PÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or

(b) What are the losses covered and not covered by fire
insurance?

w Põ¨¥miÀ Ah[S® ©ØÖ® Ah[Põ CǨ¦PÒ

¯õøÁ?

14. (a) What do you mean by articles of association? What

are its contents?

PÇP Aø©¨¤ß ÂvPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß

EÒÍhUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ?

Or

(b) Bring out the provisions of the companies Act

regarding the qualifications and disqualifications of
directors.

C¯US|ºPÎß uSvPÒ ©ØÖ® uSv°ßø©PÒ

SÔzu {ÖÁÚa \mhzvß ÂvPøÍU TÖP.

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15. (a) Examine the rationale behind the IT Act, 2000.
IT \mh®, 2000US ¤ßÚõÀ EÒÍ {¯õ¯zøu
Bμõ´P.
Or
(b) What are the exceptions to the rule of supremacy of
the majority of shareholders?
£[SuõμºPÎß ö£¸®£õßø© ÷©»õvUP ÂvPÎß
Âv»USPÒ ¯õøÁ?
PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
16. Elaborate the circumstances in which a person is
incompetent to contract.
J¸ |£º J¨£¢uzvØS uSv¯ØÓÁμõP EÒÍ `Ì{ø»PøÍ
ÂÍUSP.
17. Elaborate the rights of an unpaid seller.
£n® ö\¾zu¨£hõu ÂØ£øÚ¯õÍ›ß E›ø©PøÍ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
18. Explain the provisions of the negotiable instruments Act
1991 regarding presentment of negotiable instruments
for payment.
J¸ ©õØÖ BÁnzøu £n® ö\¾zxÁuØPõP øÁzuÀ
SÔzu ©õØÖ BÁna \mh ÂvPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
19. Summarise the essential elements of partnership.
Tmhõsø©°ß Azv¯õÁ]¯U TÖPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
20. Explain the steps involved in the registration of a
company.
J¸ {ÖÁÚzøu £vÄ ö\´ÁuØPõP GkUP¨£h ÷Ási¯
B쮣 Pmh |hÁiUøPPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

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HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.
Second Semester
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. List the types of information system.

uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß ÁøPPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
2. List the limitations of MIS.
÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß Áøμ¯øÓPøͨ
£mi¯¼kP.
3. What is expert system?
{¦nº •øÓø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
4. Write the meaning of the term wide area network.
› £μ¨¦ ¤øn¯zvß ö£õ¸Ò GÊxP.
5. Name any two functional information system.
ö\¯»õØÖ uPÁÀ •øÓø© H÷uÝ® Cμsiß ö£¯º TÖP.
6. What do you mean by the term client?
~PºÂ GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx?
7. List the types of social media.
\‰P FhP[PÎß ÁøPPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
8. Expand and write a note on the term ERP.
ERP GßÓ ö\õÀø» ›zx SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.

9. Differentiate between centralized and decentralized

information systems.
J¸[Pø© •øÓø©°øÚ £μÁÀ •øÓø©°ÛßÖ
÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
10. What do you mean by the term ethics?
ö|Ô•øÓPÒ GßÓ ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx?
PART B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).
11. (a) Brief on various activities of information system.
uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß ö\¯À£õkPÒ £ØÔ _¸UP Eøμ
u¸P.
Or
(b) Bring out the elements of MIS.
÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß ‰»[PøÍ öÁÎU
öPõnºP.
12. (a) What are the basic requirements of MIS?
÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß Ai¨£øhz
÷uøÁPÒ ¯õx?
Or
(b) “MIS in Indian organizations” – Discuss.
“C¢v¯ {ÖÁÚ[PÎÀ ÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©”
– ÂÁõv.
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13. (a) Write about online information services.
{PÌ÷|μz uPÁÀ ÷\øÁPÒ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Or
(b) How video conferencing is useful to business?
Explain briefly.
PõönõÎU P»¢uõ´Ä ÁºzuPzvØS GÆÁõÖ
£¯ß£kQÓx GߣuøÚ _¸[P ÂÁ›.
14. (a) How social media is used in business? Explain
briefly.
\‰P FhP[PÒ ÁºzuPzvØS GÆÁõÖ £¯ß£kQÓx
GߣuøÚ _¸[P ÂÁ›.
Or
(b) “Information system controls” – Discuss.
“uPÁÀ •øÓø©U Pmk¨£õkPÒ” – ÂÁõv.
15. (a) Describe the use of anyone input device.
EÒÏmkU P¸Â H÷uÝ® JßÔøÚ¨ £ØÔ Gkzxøμ.
Or
(b) “Risks to online operations” – Elucidate.
{PÌ÷|μ ö\¯À£õkPÐUPõÚ ChºPÒ £ØÔ
öuÎÁõUSP.
PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
16. Describe the process of information system development
and implementation.
uPÁÀ •øÓø©°øÚ E¸ÁõUQ ö\¯À£kzxuÀ £ØÔ
Gkzxøμ.
17. Explain in detail about decision support system and
compare it with MIS.
•iöÁkzuÀ BuμÄ •øÓø©°øÚ¨ £ØÔ Â›ÁõP ÂÍUQ
AuÛøÚ ÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©÷¯õk J¨¥k
ö\¯U.
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18. Explain the role and functions of MIS for market
development.
\¢øu Áͺa]°À ÷©»õsø©z uPÁÀ •øÓø©°ß £[S
©ØÖ® ö\¯ÀPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

19. Explain in detail about EDI in inter-organizational

information exchange.
{ÖÁÚ[PÐPS Cøh÷¯¯õÚ uPÁÀ £›©õØÓzvÀ EDI–U
£ØÔ Â›ÁõP ÂÍUSP.

20. Elaborate on ethical and security challenges of

information system.
uPÁÀ •øÓø©UPõÚ ö|Ô•øÓPÒ ©ØÖ® £õxPõ¨¦
\ÁõÀPÒ £ØÔ öuÎÄ£kzxP.

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COMMON FOR M.B.A.(G)/IB/B&F/CS/PM/

HM/HRM/T/EM/RM/TM/LM/CM/FM/MM/SM/
P&OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.

Second Semester

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. What are the operative functions of HRM?
©Ûu ÁÍ ÷©»õsø©°ß |øh•øÓ ö\¯À£õkPÒ
¯õøÁ?
2. What is job design?
£o ÁiÁø©¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
3. What is HR audit?
©Ûu ÁÍ uoUøP GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
4. State the essential elements of a selection procedure.
÷uºÄ |øh•øÓ°ß Azv¯õÁ]¯U TÖPøÍU TÖP.
5. What are the purposes of an interview?
÷|ºPõn¼ß ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ?
6. What do you mean by fringe benefits?
E£›a \¾øPPÒ Gߣøu G[VÚ® ö£õ¸Ò öPõÒú?
7. List down the common problems faced by the employers
at their work place.

£o°hzvÀ FȯºPÒ GvºöPõÒЮ ö£õxÁõÚ

¤μa]øÚPøͨ £mi¯¼hÄ®.

8. What is sweat equity?

£o¯õͺ £[S •uÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. What are the features of group life insurance?

SÊ B²Ò Põ¨¥miß A®\[PÒ ¯õøÁ?

10. What is HRIS?

©Ûu ÁÍ uPÁÀ Aø©¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Examine the role of the HR department in a

company.

J¸ {ÖÁÚzvÀ ©Ûu ÁÍzxøÓ°ß £[QøÚ

Bμõ´P.
Or

(b) Bring out the essential characteristics of a sound

HR policy.

©Ûu ÁÍU öPõÒøP°ß AÁ]¯©õÚ ]Ó¨¦

C¯À¦PøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.

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12. (a) What is job instruction training? What are the steps
involved in it?
÷Áø» ÁÈ•øÓ¨ £°Ø] GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß
£iPÒ ¯õøÁ?
Or

(b) What are the various kinds of demonstration

methods of training?
ö\¯À ÂÍUS •øÓ £°Ø]°ß £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPÒ
¯õøÁ?

13. (a) What are the drawbacks of wage incentive plans?

Fv¯ FUP vmhzvß SøÓ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ?
Or

(b) What are the uses of performance appraisal?

ö\¯ÀvÓß ©v¨¥miß £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ?

14. (a) Explain the different career stages.

£À÷ÁÖ öuõÈÀ ÁõÌUøP°ß {ø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Or

(b) Define industrial accidents. What are its causes?

öuõÈÀ \õº¢u £zxPÒ & Áøμ¯Ö. Auß Põμn[PÒ
¯õøÁ?

15. (a) Emphasise the need for an effective grievance

handling procedure.
J¸ vÓߪUP SøÓ øP¯õЮ |øh•øÓ°ß
AÁ]¯zøu Á¼²ÖzxP.
Or

(b) Explain the scope of personnel research.

£o¯õͺ Bμõ´a]°ß ÷|õUP GÀø»ø¯ ÂÁ›.

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 PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Elaborate the evolution of HRM.

©ÛuÁÍ ÷©»õsø©°ß £›nõ© Áͺa]ø¯ ÂÍUSP.

17. HR manager performs varied roles in a modern business

enterprise – Elaborate.
©ÛuÁÍ ÷©»õͺ uØPõ» ÁoP {ÖÁÚzvÀ £À÷ÁÖ
£[SPøÍ ÷©ØöPõÒQÓõº & ÂÁ›UP.

18. Explain the various types of executive development

programmes.
£À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ {ºÁõP ÷©®£õmk vmh[PøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

19. Explain the major problems in performance appraisal.

ö\¯ÀvÓß ©v¨¥miÀ EÒÍ ¤μa]øÚPøÍ ÂÍUSP.

20. Bring out the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948

regarding labour welfare.
öuõÈ»õͺ {ÖÁÚa \mh® 1948À öuõÈ»õͺ |»ß
öuõhº£õÚ ÂvPøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.

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P & OM/Co-Op.Mgt DEGREE EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.

Third Semester

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Define “Marketing”.
Áøμ¯Ö & \¢øu°kuÀ.
2. What is market segmentation?
\¢øu¨ £S¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
3. What is market information system?
\¢øu uPÁÀ Aø©¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
4. What is product diversification?
ö£õ¸Ò £ß©¯©õUP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
5. What is dual pricing?
Cμmøh Âø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
6. What is warehousing?
Qh[QkuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
7. What is personal selling?
BÒ\õº ÂØ£øÚ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

8. What do you mean by direct marketing?

÷|μi \¢øu°kuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

9. State any four sales promotional tools.

H÷uÝ® |õßS ÂØ£øÚ FUSÂUS© ~m£zvøÚ TÖ.

10. What is data mining?

uμÄ _μ[P® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Mention the benefit of market segmention.

\¢øu¨ £S¨£õ´Âß ‰»® HØ£k® |ßø©PøÍ
TÖP.

Or

(b) State the importance of produce positioning.

ö£õ¸Ò {ø»¨£kzxu¼ß •UQ¯zxÁzøu TÖP.

12. (a) Describe the factors determining the buyer

behaviour.
Áõ[S÷Áõ›ß |hzøuø¯ wº©õÛUS® PõμoPøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

Or

(b) Describe the role of marketing information system

in marketing research.
\¢øu Bμõ´a]°À \¢øuz uPÁÀ Aø©¨¤ß £[øP
ÂÍUS.

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13. (a) What is product elimination? State the reason for
product elimination.
ö£õ¸Ò }UP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ? AuØPõÚU Põμnzøu
TÖ.

Or

(b) What are the various functions of distribution

channels?
£QºÄ £õøu°ß £À÷ÁÖ £oPøÍ ÂÁ›UP.

14. (a) Differentiate personal selling from impersonal

selling.
BÒ\õº ÂØ£øÚø¯ BÒ\õμõ ÂØ£øÚ°¼¸¢x
÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

Or

(b) What is recruitment? State the various types of

recruitment procedure.
BÒ ÷\º¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? £À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ BÒ
÷\º¨¦ •øÓPøÍ ÂÁ›.

15. (a) What is direct marketing? State the nature and

growth of direct marketing.
÷|μi \¢øu°kuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß
C¯Àø£²® Áͺa]ø¯²® TÖP.

Or

(b) What is advertising? Describe the objectives of

advertising.
ÂÍ®£μ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ? ÂÍ®£μzvß
÷|õUP[PøÍ ÂÁ›.

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 PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Describe the various approaches of marketing.

\¢øu°ku¼ß £À÷ÁÖ AqS•øÓPøÍ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UP.

17. Explain the stages of product life cycle in detail.

ö£õ¸Ò ÁõÌøP _ÇØa]°À EÒÍ £À÷ÁÖ {ø»PøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

18. Elucidate different sales promotional practices followed

by the company while selling a new product.
J¸ ¦v¯ ö£õ¸øÍ ÂØUS® ö£õÊx {ÖÁÚ® ¤ß£ØÖ®
£À÷ÁÖ ÂØ£øÚ ÷©®£kzx® |øh•øÓø¯ ÂÁ›.

19. Explain the factors influencing the selection process of

sales force.
ÂØ£øÚ¨ £o¯õͺ ÷uºøÁ¨ £õvUS® PõμoPøÍ
ÂÍUSP.

20. Who is a competitor? State the types of competitor in a

market.
÷£õmi¯õͺ GߣÁº ¯õº? \¢øu°À EÒÍ £À÷ÁÖ
ÁøP¯õÚ¨ ÷£õmi¯õͺPøÍU TÖP.

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Third Semester

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.
1. What is Financial Management?
{v ÷©»õsø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
2. What is tax avoidance?
Á› uº¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
3. Write a note on global management environment.
E»PÍõ¯ ÷©»õsø© `ÇÀ& SÔ¨¦ ÁøμP.
4. State any three advantages of loan syndication.
Phß Tmk Â{÷¯õPzvß H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ |ßø©PøÍ
SÔ¨¤kP.
5. Define the term cost of capital.
‰»uÚU Qμ¯zvß C»UPn® ÁøμP.
6. Write a brief note on pay-back period.
•u½k «m¦UPõ»® £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
7. What is decision tree analysis?
wº©õÛ¨¦ £S¨£õ´Ä ©μ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ?
8. State the general motives for holding inventories.
\μUQ¸¨¦ ¤i¨¦ øÁzv¸zu¼ß ö£õxÁõÚ
öPõÒøPPøÍ SÔ¨¤kP.
9. Write a note on liquidity management.
}º© ÷©»õsø© £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ ÁøμP.
10. Mention any two limitations of Gordon and Walter
theory.
Põºhß ©ØÖ® ÁõÀhº ÷Põm£õkPÎß H÷uÝ®
Á쮦PøÍ SÔ¨¤kP.

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) What are finance functions? Explain it.

{v¨ £oPÒ ¯õøÁ? AÁØøÓ ÂÍUSP.
Or
(b) Discuss the time value of money concepts and
applications.
£nzvß Põ» ©v¨¦ P¸zxPÒ ©ØÖ®
£¯ß£õkPøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

12. (a) Enumerate the types of preference share. Explain

its features.
•ßÝ›ø©¨ £[SPÎß ÁøPPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
Auß uÛa]Ó¨ø£ ÂÍUPÄ®.
Or
(b) Explain the following theories of capital structure.
(i) The traditional approach (ii) Modifliani and
miller approval.
¤ßÁ¸® ‰»uÚ Aø©¨¤ß ÷Põm£õkPøÍ
ÂÍUPÄ®. (i) £õ쮣›¯ AÝS•øÓ
(ii) ©õiQÎ¯Û ©ØÖ® ªÀ»º AÝS•øÓ.

13. (a) Discuss the factors determining capital structure.

‰»uÚ Aø©¨ø£ {ºn°US® PõμoPøÍ
ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
Or

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 (b) What is the internal rate of return which involves a
current outlay of Rs. 3,00,000 and results in an
annual cash inflow of Rs. 60,000 for 7 years.
uØ÷£õøu¯ •u½k ¹. 3,00,000 ‰»® Bsk £n
ÁμÄ ¹. 60,000 Ãu® 7 Á¸h[PÐUS QøhUP
ö£¸ÁÚÁØÔØUS EÒ Dmk ÂQu® PnUQkP.

14. (a) Describe the procedure of sensitivity analysis.

Explain its pros and cons.
EnºvÓß £S¨£õ´Âß ö\¯À•øÓPøÍ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®. Auß |ßø©PÒ ©ØÖ® wø©PøÍ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

Or
(b) Discuss the important forms of working capital
advance given by banks.
Á[Q°À ö£Ó¨£k® |øh•øÓ ‰»uÚ PhÚÛß
•UQ¯ ÁiÁ[PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

15. (a) What is Miller – Modigliani’s dividend irrelevance

hypothesis? Critically evaluate its assumptions.
ªÀ»º & ©õiQÎ¯Û°ß £[Põuõ¯ ö£õ¸zu©ØÓ
AÝ©õÚ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ? Auß AÝ©õÚ[PøÍ
©ºa]UPÄ®.

Or
(b) Explain the factors affecting dividend decision.
£[Põuõ¯ •iøÁ £õvUS® PõμoPøÍ ÂÍUPÄ®.

PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Describe the legal and regulatory frame work of financial

system.
{v°¯À Aø©¨¤ß \mh ©ØÖ© JÊ[S•øÓ
Pmhø©¨¦PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

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17. Elaborate the nature and significance of Indian financial
system.
C¢v¯ {v¯ø©¨¤ß ußø© ©ØÖ® •UQ¯zxÁzøu
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.

18. From the information given below calculate net present

value and choose the best project.
Project X Project Y
Initial investment 20,000 30,000
Estimated life 5 5
Solvage value 1,000 2,000
Cash inflow before depreciation and after tax is as
follows.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Project X 5000 10000 10000 3000 2000
Project Y 20000 10000 5000 3000 2000
R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mh £μ[Pμ¸¢x {Pμ uØ÷£õøu¯
©v¨ø£ PnUQmk, ]Ó¢u vmhzvøÚ ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
vmh® X vmh® Y
B쮣 •u½k 20,000 30,000
Gvº£õºUP¨£k®
B²mPõ»® (BskPÎÀ) 5 5
G›©v¨¦ 1,000 2,000
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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) DEGREE

EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.

Third Semester

MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS

(CBCS 2018 – 19 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL the questions.

1. Define Fund.

2. State the sources of long term finance.

3. What is meant by misallocation of fund?

4. Write a note on capitalization.

5. What is meant by uncertainty?

6. What is meant by ARR?

7. Write a note on cost of capital.

8. What is implicit cost?

9. What is meant by optimum capital structure?

10. What is meant by debt instrument?

 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL the questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the concept of effective mobilization and

allocation of fund.

Or

(b) Explain the role and importance of funds.

12. (a) What are the merits and demerits of ROI and IRR?

Or

(b) Explain the various types of leverage in capital

structure.

13. (a) Narrate the features of sound capital structure.

Or

(b) Write short note on GDRs and ADRs.

14. (a) Explain the pros and cons of venture capital

industry in India.

Or

(b) Explain the various types of leasing.

15. (a) Explain the concept of foreign currency risk

management.

Or

(b) Explain the various types of capital structure.

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 SECTION C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Explain the various types and features of fund.

17. Discuss the various methods of evaluation.

18. What is meant by capital rationing? Explain its impact of

financial planning.

19. Explain the various types of international debt

instruments.

20. Explain the origin and growth of venture capital.

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35734

DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) DEGREE

EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.

Third Semester

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO

MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018 – 19 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. State the concept of Investment.

2. Mention the various forms of Investment alternatives.

3. How will you classify financial markets in India?

4. Who are Speculators?

5. What is unsystematic Risk?

6. Define fundamental Analysis.

7. Define CAPM.

8. List the objectives of portfolio management.

9. Define capital market line.

10. What do you mean by Portfolio Revision?

 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the objectives of Investment.

Or

(b) Explain Risk – Return Trade off.

12. (a) Discuss the factors involved in company Analysis.

Or

(b) Explain the difference between a fundamental

approach to investment and the technical approach.

13. (a) What are the assumptions of the Markowitz model

regarding investor behaviour?

Or

(b) State the objectives of investment portfolio

management.

14. (a) What are the assumptions of capital Asset pricing

model?

Or

(b) What are portfolio construction models?

15. (a) Explain the random walk theory of efficient market

hypothesis.

Or

(b) Discuss the problems in portfolio evaluation.

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 SECTION C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Discuss the Derivative Instruments.

17. ‘Systematic Risk cannot be controlled while Unsystematic

risk can be reduced’ – Discuss.

18. Explain the different kinds of portfolio analysis.

19. What are the various formula plans for portfolio

evaluation?

20. Explain Sharpe’s single and two factorial models of

portfolio choice.

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35735

DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) DEGREE

EXAMINATION, DEC 2020.

Third Semester

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

(CBCS 2018–19 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL the questions.

1. What is meant by Financial Instrument?

2. Write the meaning of Merchant Banking.

3. State the objectives of SEBI.

4. Mention the different types of Institutions.

5. What is meant by Credit rating?

6. What are the objectives of ICRA?

7. What are the main objectives of NBFC?

8. State the financial assistance provided by ICICI.

9. Write short note on OTCEI.

10. List out the role of UTI.

 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL the questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) What are the functions of Indian financial system?

Or

(b) Explain the scope of financial service sector.

12. (a) What are the importance and need of Merchant

Banking?

Or

(b) State the various types of schemes available in the

Mutual funds.

13. (a) Explain the history and recent developments in the

Indian Mutual fund industry.

Or

(b) Define Credit Rating. State the advantages and

disadvantages of credit rating.

14. (a) Explain about the portfolio management services.

Or

(b) Explain the services rendered by NBFC to

investors.

15. (a) State the role and functions of IRBI.

Or

(b) Explain the role of SEBI in stock exchanges.

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 SECTION C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Explain the pros and cons of financial instruments.

17. Explain SEBI regulations regarding lead managers and

merchant banking functionaries.

18. Describe the various functions of ICICI in financial

institution.

19. Explain about the investor information and education in

stock exchanges.

20. What is SEBI? Explain the role of SEBI in Indian and

Global Scenario.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A.(FM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

Fourth Semester

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT

(CBCS – 2018-19 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

1. What is meant by Inter bank rates?

2. What is Cross rate?

3. Write a note on Fischer effect.

4. What is Option forward contract?

5. List down the players of Forex market.

6. What is Risk sharing?

7. What is Currency swap?

8. State the meaning of VOSTRO account.

9. What is Premium in Option market?

10. What is Monetary policy?

 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

All questions carry equal marks.

11. (a) Explain the significance of foreign exchange.

Or
(b) Explain the method of computation of cross rates.

12. (a) Explain various types of option contracts.

Or
(b) Elucidate the concept of Nominal effective Exchange
rate.

13. (a) Distinguish between fixed and flexible exchange

rates.

Or
(b) What is rupee convertibility? Explain the concepts
of partial and full convertibility.

14. (a) Write a note on economic exposure risk.

Or
(b) List out the objectives of foreign exchanges control.

15. (a) Sketch out the merits of floating exchange rate

systems.

Or
(b) Explain the external techniques of hedging
transaction risk.

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 SECTION C — (3  10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

16. Discuss the functions of foreign exchange market.

17. Explain the economic consequences of exchange rate

changes.

18. Explain the asset market model.

19. What is pegging Exchange rate system? Explain its

merits and demerits.

20. What is meant by Management of Forex Reserve?

Explain its components.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

Fourth Semester

Financial Management

MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018 – 2019 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL the questions

1. Define Financial Management

2. What is meant by Risk?

3. Write note on MNCs.

4. What is meant by NPV?

5. Write a note on Transfer pricing.

6. What is meant by working capital management?

7. Define budgeting.

8. What do you mean by off shore production?

9. List out the debt instruments.

10. Write a note on cost of capital.

 PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL the questions, choosing either (a) or (b)

11. (a) Explain the functions of Multinational financial

management.

Or
(b) Write about the various aspects of multinational
financial environment and system.

12. (a) Explain the need and objectives of Foreign Direct

Investment by MNCs.

Or
(b) What are the difference between parents vs. project
cash flow?

13. (a) Explain about the cash planning and budgeting.

Or
(b) Explain the objectives and functions of working
capital management.

14. (a) Explain the concepts of Inventory Management.

Or
(b) State the differences between off shore production
and local purchase.

15. (a) Explain about the debt instruments.

Or
(b) Write short note on cost of equity and cost of debt.
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 PART C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Explain how working capital is managed in MNCs.

17. Write a short note on CAPM and also its significance in

investment decision.

18. Discuss about the global financial market.

19. Explain the factors to be considered in designing capital

structure of multinational corporations.

20. Explain the scope and objectives of multinational finance.

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35743

DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

Fourth Semester

Financial Management

PROJECT FINANCE

(CBCS 2018 – 2019 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

1. State the meaning of the term ‘Project’.

2. What are the internal sources of finance?

3. What is Venture Capital?

4. What is Working Capital?

5. What is meant by leasing?

6. What is Break even point?

7. What is the meaning of market feasibility?

8. What is Net present value?

9. Wha is return on investment?

10. What do you mean by Project Monitoring??

 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the stages involved in a project cycle.

Or

(b) List out the various sources of project financing.

12. (a) Explain – Commercial paper.

Or

(b) Explain the significance of Capital gearing.

13. (a) Evaluate return on investment and security margin.

Or

(b) Write a detailed note on project appraisal.

14. (a) State the differences between commercial

calculation and social cost benefit analysis
computations in a project.

Or

(b) Explain the data required for market feasibility.

15. (a) Explain the process of rehabilitation of sick units.

Or

(b) Discuss the various sources of procuring technical

know-how.

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 SECTION C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.

16. Describe the role and functions of a project consultant.

17. Explain the essential elements of implementation phase

of a project.

18. Discuss briefly on evaluation of financial aspects of a

project.

19. What is break even analysis? Explain its utility for

project appraisal.

20. Explain the role of BIFR Bank of India in relation to

project finance.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. (Financial Management) DEGREE EXAMINATION,

DECEMBER 2020.

Fourth Semester

INVESTMENT AND DERIVATIVES MARKET

(CBCS-2018-2019 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL the questions.

1. What do you mean by derivatives?

2. List out the varieties of Debt Instruments.

3. State the causes of RISK.

4. What do you mean by Active management?

5. Write any three merits of SWAPS.

6. What are future contracts?

7. How a call option is different from a put option?

8. What is Index options?

9. How the Returns are measured?

10. Who are the major participant of Govt. Securities

market?
 SECTION B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL the questions, Choosing either (a) or (b)

11. (a) Comment on the risk and return structure.

Or

(b) Analyse the concept behind Dept portfolio

management.

12. (a) Stocks are considered to be risky but bonds are nut?
this is not fully correct-Elucidate.
Or

(b) Why is the valuation of equity different from that of

debentures on preference shares, and what is the
purpose of equity valuations?

13. (a) State the Earnings based modes of equity valuation.

Or

(b) "Spealotors prefer stock options? –Explain.

14. (a) Highlight the differences between future market

and options market.
Or

(b) Explain significance of future market.

15. (a) State the growth of financial derivaties in the global

financial markets.
Or

(b) What is the yield structure of the Govt. Securities in

India?

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 SECTION C — (3  10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE questions:

16. Describe the factors governing equity market growth.

17. Discuss the role of P/E ratio in making the sell and buy
decision.

18. Explain the scope for Index futures in Indian capital

market.

19. Discuss the various types of securities issued by the

Government of India.

20. Explain the impact of globalisation of financial markets

on the monetary polly formulation.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.B.A. (FM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2020.

Fourth Semester

Financial Management

GROWTH MANAGEMENT

(CBCS 2018 – 19 Academic Year Onwards)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL the questions.

1. Define Growth.

2. List out the ‘SIX-S’ process.

3. What is meant by creativity?

4. Write short note on SWOT.

5. What is meant by two — way communication?

6. What is meant by Blue Ocean Strategy?

7. Write note on Brand domain.

8. What do you mean by Vertical Growth?

9. How to monitor growth in employee development?

10. State the meaning of M4G.

 PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer ALL the questions, choosing either, (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain the overview of growth management

process.

Or
(b) Explain about the growth propellers and escalators.

12. (a) Write short note on Disruptive Ventures and

Innovation Strategies.

Or
(b) Describe the role of high growth road map in
managing growth.

13. (a) Distinguish between Assets and Capacity domain.

Or
(b) What is mean by Rapid Growth Strategies? State its
need and importance in sustaining growth.

14. (a) State the advantages and disadvantages of

McKinsey model.

Or
(b) Explain about the concepts of performance
management program.

15. (a) Write short note on Revolutionary growth and

discontinuous growth.

Or
(b) Write the objectives of Greiner’s model of Crises
Induced Growth.

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 PART C — (3  10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

16. Explain the procedure of identifying growth

opportunities.

17. Bring out the three levels of enterprise strategies for

growth.

18. Explain the concept and overview of the Managing

Growth fatigue.

19. Bring out the key element of McKinsey Model in detail.

20. Discuss the activities that would secure growth in

financing and profitability domain.

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