SADVIDYA COMPOSITE PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Narayana Sastry Road, Mysore
II PUC – MIDTERM EXAMINATION – 2017
Duration: 3Hrs.15 Min. BUSINESS STUDIES (27) Full Marks: 100
General Instructions:
1. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
2. Figures in the right hand margin indicate full marks.
3. While answering the candidate should adhere to the word limit as far as practicable.
4. 15 minutes of extra time have been allotted for the candidates to read the questions.
PART - A
I Answer all the following questions in a word or a sentence each. Each question carries
‘ONE’ mark: 10x1=10
1) Name the activating function of management.
2) Is management a profession?
3) Which principle of management tells us about increasing the total production with
minimum cost and wastage?
4) Name the function of management which bridges the gap between present and future.
5) What is said to be the essence of management?
6) Name the organisation which deals with interpersonal relationship.
7) Which type of plan relates to ‘strike while the iron is hot’.
8) Which level of management is said to be the executive level of management?
9) What is meant by staffing?
10) Expand CDSL.
PART - B
II Answer any ‘TEN’ questions in two or three sentences each. Each question carries
‘TWO’ marks: 10x2=20
11) Differentiate between Centralisation and Decentralisation (any 2).
12) Bring out the difference between Scalar chain and Gang plank(any 2).
13) Differentiate between unity of command and unity of direction. (any 2).
14) Give the meaning of financing decisions.
15) What is financial planning?
16) Define stock exchange.
17) Define staffing.
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18) What is meant by Levels of management?
19) Give the meaning of Esprit De Corps.
20) Why F W Taylor is called the father of scientific management?
21) State any 2 limitations of planning.
22) Bring out any 2 differences between capital market and money market.
PART - C
III Answer any ‘SIX’ questions in 15 to 20 sentences each. Each question carries ‘FIVE’
marks: 6x5=30
23) Is management a science? Explain.
24) Explain briefly the features of Co-ordination.
25) Explain any 5 features of principles of management.
26) Explain in detail the important role played by Decentralisation.
27) Differentiate between Authority, Responsibility and Accountability.
28) With a detailed diagram and explanation bring out the steps in organising process
29) Explain the importance of staffing.
30) Staffing is a part of Human Resource Management. Give reasons.
31) Give in detail the depository services.
PART - D
IV Answer any ‘THREE’ questions in 20 to 30 sentences each. Each question carries
‘TEN’ marks: 3x10=30
32) Define management. Explain in detail the features of management.
33) Explain in detail the meaning of planning and the types of plans.
34) Explain in detail the staffing process.
35) Explain the different functions of stock exchange.
36) Explain the factors which may influence the working capital requirements of a
Business.
PART – E
(Practical oriented Questions)
V Answer any ‘TWO’ questions. Each question carries ‘FIVE’ marks: 2X5=10
37) Draw a neat labelled diagram to sketch the levels of management.
38) With the help of a neat sketch bring out the functional chart of an organisation.
39) List any 10 stock exchanges in India.
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SADVIDYA COMPOSITE PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
No-7, Narayana Shastry Road, Mysore
II PUC – MIDTERM EXAMINATION - 2019
Duration: 3Hrs.15 Min. BUSINESS STUDIES (27) Full Marks: 100
General Instructions:
1. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
2. Figures in the right hand margin indicate full marks.
3. While answering the candidate should adhere to the word limit as far as practicable.
4. 15 minutes of extra time have been allotted for the candidates to read the questions.
PART - A
I Answer any ‘TEN’ of the following in a word or a sentence each, while answering the
multiple choice questions, write the serial no / alphabet of the correct choice and write
the answer corresponding to it. Each question carries one mark: 10x1=10
1) Who is considered to be having highest rank among workers and lowest rank among
managers?
2) The following is not an objective of management
a) Earning of profit. b) Growth of the organisation.
c) Providing employment. d) Policy making.
3) Which management function translates plans into action?
4) How are principles of management formed?
a) In a laboratory b) By experiences of managers.
c) By experiences of Customers. d) By propagation of social scientists.
5) What is standardization according to Taylor?
6) Which principle of management highlights one head and one plan?
7) Which of the following is an example of social environment:
a) Money supply in the economy. b) Consumer protection Act.
c) The constitution of the country. d) Composition of family.
8) Which of the following does not characterize the Business Environment?
a) Uncertainty b) Employee.
c) Relativity. d) Complexity
9) What is planning?
10) Give an example for single use plan.
11) State the meaning of standing plan.
12) Span of management refers to _________.
PART - B
II Answer any ‘TEN’ questions in two or three sentences each. Each question carries
‘TWO’ marks: 10x2=20
13) Define Coordination.
14) Justify the importance of coordination by any 2 factors.
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15) What is Discipline according to Fayol?
16) What is scalar chain?
17) What is meant by differential piece rate system of Taylor?
18) What is privatization?
19) Explain with an example to illustrate how economic environment affects a Business
organisation.
20) Give the meaning of Liberalisation.
21) Give any 2 examples of Rules.
22) What is the meaning of planning premises?
23) Explain, planning as an Intellectual process.
24) Define Organising.
PART - C
III Answer any ‘SEVEN’ questions in 15 to 20 sentences each. Each question carries
‘FOUR’ marks: 7x4=28
25) Bring out the importance of management in detail.
26) Management is an Art. Justify.
27) Justify the statement – ‘Management is also a profession’.
28) Explain the features of Co-ordination.
29) Explain in detail scientific principles of management.
30) Describe in brief the limitations of planning.
31) Explain the role of Business Environment.
32) Explain in detail the steps in organizing.
33) Explain the meaning of objectives, policy, procedure and method.
34) Explain about strategy, Rules, Programme and Budget.
PART - D
IV Answer any ‘FOUR’ questions in 20 to 25 sentences each. Each question carries
‘EIGHT’ marks: 4x8=32
35) Explain the features of Management.
36) What are objectives of Management? Explain in detail.
37) With the help of neat diagram explain functional foremanship.
38) Bring out the features of planning in detail
39) Explain the planning process in detail.
40) Give a detailed explanation towards role of organizing in Business.
PART – E
V Answer any ‘TWO’ questions. Each question carries ‘FIVE’ marks: 2X5=10
41) With the help of a neat sketch represent the levels of management and label them
accordingly.
42) As a general manager, list out any 10 Fayol’s principles of management as you would
like to adopt in your organisation.
43) With the help of a neat sketch bring out the elements of Business Environment.
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SADVIDYA COMPOSITE PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
#7, Narayana Shastry Road, Mysore
II PUC – MIDTERM EXAMINATION – 2022
BUSINESS STUDIES (27)
Time: 3Hours 15 Minutes] [Total No. of questions: 43] [Max. Marks: 100
Instructions to candidates:
1. Write the serial number of questions properly as given in the question paper while answering.
2. Write the correct and complete answers.
SECTION - A
I Answer any ‘TEN’ of the following in a word or a sentence each, while answering the
multiple choice questions, write the serial no / alphabet of the correct choice and write
the answer corresponding to it. Each question carries one mark: 10x1=10
1) Management is _______
a) an art b) a science c) both art and science d) neither
2) Who strongly advocated piece wage system?
3) Mention any one factor of business environment.
4) What is business environment?
5) State the first step in planning process.
6) Which of the following is an example for the single use plan?
a) policy b) procedure c) budget d) method
7) Which of the following is not an element of delegation:
a) Accountability b) Authority
c) Responsibility d) Informal organisation
8) Span of management refers to?
9) Name one internal source of recruitment.
10) What is Man power planning?
11) Staffing is both ______ and staff activity.
12) Give the meaning of work load analysis.
SECTION - B
II Answer any ‘TEN’ of the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences. Each question
carries ‘TWO’ marks: 10x2=20
13) Define management.
14) Mention any two organisational objectives of management.
15) What do you mean by mental revolution?
16) Give any two differences between unity of command and unity of direction.
17) What is privatisation?
18) Mention any two limitations of planning.
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19) Define organising.
20) Write any two differences between authority and accountability.
21) What is organisaitonal structure?
22) What is orientation?
23) Give any two differences between training and development.
24) Mention any two demerits of external sources of recruitment.
SECTION - C
III Answer any ‘SEVEN’ of the following questions in 10 to 15 sentences. Each question
carries ‘FOUR’ marks: 7x4=28
25) Explain the importance of co-ordination.
26) Explain briefly the principles of scientific management of FW Taylor.
27) What are the four features of Business environment? Explain.
28) Explain any four features of planning.
29) Explain briefly the steps in the process of organising.
30) Give any four differences between functional and divisional structure.
31) Explain briefly, on the job training methods.
32) What are the types of selection tests? Explain.
33) Explain first four selection steps.
34) Explain the benefits of training and development to the organisation.
SECTION - D
IV Answer any ‘FOUR’ of the following questions in 20 to 25 sentences each.
Each question carries ‘EIGHT’ marks: 4x8=32
35) Explain the features of management.
36) Describe functional foremanship in detail.
37) Explain the importance of business environment.
38) Explain the importance of delegation and its elements.
39) Explain the staffing process in detail.
40) Explain in detail the external sources of recruitment.
SECTION – E
(Practical Oriented Questions)
V Answer any ‘TWO’ of the following questions. Each question carries ‘FIVE’ marks:
2X5=10
41) Draw a neat labelled diagram of levels of management.
42) List out any ten Fayol’s principles of management.
43) Draw a neat diagram of functional structure.
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