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Commerce

Question 1Single Answer
By Which  Act, the government checks restrictive trade practices ?
  1. A
    FEMA – 1999 
  2. B
    Consumer Protection  Act, 1986
  3. C
    Industrial  Policy  Act, 1991
  4. D
    none of the above
Question 2Single Answer
In which year the new Industrial policy was announced ?
  1. A
    1997 
  2. B
    1951
  3. C
    1991 
  4. D
    1998   
Question 3Single Answer
The Narasimham Committee made separate recommendations for the reforms Of ……..
  1. A
    Manufacturing sector      
  2. B
    Banking sector
  3. C
    Agriculture sector 
  4. D
    Insurance Sector 
Question 4Single Answer
Match  the  following :
Books                           Authors
 (a)India  and  Economic          (i)  Bhagwatij
        Reforms
 (b)  Development  Planning      (ii)  Chakravarty. S.
      The  Indian  Experience
 (c)  India : Economic                (iii)  Drenz, and  Amartyasen
Development  and 
      Social  Opportunity
 (d)  Fiscal  policy  of  Underd-    (iv)   Chelliah, RJ.
Eveloped   Countries
Codes :
  1. A
    (a)        (b)           (c)            (d)
    (i)         (ii)            (iii)           (iv)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)           (iv)            (i)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)           (ii)             (i
  4. D
    (i)        (iv)           (iii)            (ii)              
Question 5Single Answer
which    of  the  following   accounting   equations   is  not   correct ?
  1. A
    Assets   Liabilities  =  Equity
  2. B
    Assets    Equity   =  Liabilities
  3. C
    Assets  +  Liabilities  =  Equity
  4. D
    Liabilities  +  Equity   =  Assets 
Question 6Single Answer
GDP at factor cost is : 
  1. A
    p (Q) + p (S)
  2. B
    GDP – IT – S
  3. C
    GDP + DT  + S
  4. D
    GDP – DT + S                                           
Question 7Single Answer
which one is not the main objective of fiscal policy India ?
  1. A
    To increase liquidity in the economy.
  2. B
    To promote price stability.
  3. C
    To minimize the inequalities of income and wealth.
  4. D
    To promote employment opportunities  
Question 8Single Answer
which one is not an element of internal environment ?
  1. A
    Marketing Capability
  2. B
    Operational Capability
  3. C
    Money and Capital market
  4. D
    Personnel  Capability 
Question 9Single Answer
Out  of  the  following,  Which  four  benefits  are  available  to  host   countries  from 
     MNCs ?
(i)  Transfer   of  technology
(ii)  Learning  of   business  mannerism
(iii)  Strategic  information  sharing
(iv)  Creation  of  jobs
(v)  Entertainment
(vi) Better  utilization  of  resources
(vii)  Enhancing  Social  Contacts
(viii)  Improved  competition  in  local  economy
  1. A
    (i)  (iii)  (v)  (vii)
  2. B
    (ii)  (iv)  (vi)  (viii)
  3. C
    (i)  (vi)  (vi)  (viii)   
  4. D
    (iii)  (vi)  (vii)  (viii)                                    
Question 10Single Answer
Environmental  degradation  does  not  consist  of :
  1. A
    Land  degradation  and  soil  erosion
  2. B
    Problem  of  overgrazing  and  ecological  degradation
  3. C
    Floods
  4. D
    None  of   the  above
Question 11Single Answer
Who is the fiscal agent and advisor to government  in monetary and finan-Cial matters?
  1. A
    NABARD
  2. B
    SBI
  3. C
    RBI
  4. D
    None
Question 12Single Answer
Match the items of list –I with the items of list –II :
List –I                                                  List – II 
(a) National Manufacturing             (i)  Industrial Licensing policy
Competitiveness Council
(b)  National Investment                (ii) Eleventh Five Year plan
     Fund (NIP)
(c)  The  Industries (Devel-          (iii) The Competition Act, 2002
     Opment and Regulation)
    Act(IDRA), 1951
(d)  Increase in Employment          (iv) Public Sector Undertakings
Codes :
  1. A
    (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)
    (iv)         (i)         (ii)         (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)        (iv)         (i)          (ii)
  3. C
    (i)         (ii)            (iii)       (iv)
  4. D
    (iv)        (iii)           (ii)        (i)                                                                 
Question 13Single Answer
Kyoto protocol pertains to : 
  1. A
    Capital formulation  
  2. B
    Globalization
  3. C
    Environment protection
  4. D
    Unemployment reduction  
Question 14Single Answer
Uruguay  Round   pertains   to 
  1. A
    WTO 
  2. B
    IMF
  3. C
    GATT 
  4. D
    World  Bank 
Question 15Single Answer
which   of   the  following   are  outside   the  scope   of   the  Consumer   Protect-Ion  Act, 1986 ?
  1. A
    Newspaper   industry
  2. B
    Services  provided   under   contract   of   personal   service
  3. C
    Banking  industry
  4. D
    Both (A)  and  (B)   
Question 16Single Answer
Match  the   items  of   List –I   with  List –II :
List –I                     List – II 
(a) Industries  Development  Regulation      (i)  1947
          Act
(b)  Import  and  Export  Control  Act             (ii)  1948
(c)  foreign  Exchange  Management  Act     (iii)  1951
(d)  Factories  Act                                           (iv)  1999
Identify  the  correct   combination :
Codes :
  1. A
    (a)       (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)       (iii)        (iv)       (ii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (i)          (ii)        (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)        (i)          (iv)       (ii)
  4. D
    (iii)       (iv)        (ii)         (i)         
Question 17Single Answer
Which  among   the  following  is   not  a  correct  sequential  combination ?
  1. A
    Macro  Environment ➝ Economic  Environment ➝  National  Income ➝  pattern  of Income  Distribution
  2. B
    Business  Environment ➝  Internal  Environment ➝  Business  Ethics  ➝  payment Of   Fair  Wages
  3. C
    Business  Environment ➝  External  Environment ➝ Micro  Environment ➝ Suppli-Ers
  4. D
    Micro  Environment ➝External  Environment ➝ Customers  ➝ Prospects  of Business  Development
Question 18Single Answer
Statement – I :The  industrial  policy  of  the  government  of  India  is  aimed  at  Increasing  the  tempo  of  industrial  development.
Statement – II :After  the  New  Industrial  policy – 1991,  the  balance  of   Trade For  India  has  always  been  positive.
Codes :
  1. A
    Statement  (I) is  correct,  but  (II)  is  incorrect
  2. B
    Statement  (II) is  correct,  but  (I)  is  incorrect
  3. C
    Both  Statement  (I)  and  (II)  are  correct
  4. D
     Both  Statement  (I)  and  (II)  are in correct
Question 19Single Answer
Current  Ratio 2.5,  Liquid  Ratio  1.5  and  Working  Capital  : 60000.  What  is  Current  assets ? 
  1. A
    RS 60000  
  2. B
    RS  80,000  
  3. C
    RS 1,00,000 
  4. D
    RS 1,20,000 
Question 20Single Answer
X,Y,Z  are  sharing   profits  in  the   ratio  of  6 : 5 : 3  A  is  admitted    into  partner-Ship  for  1/8th   share.  The  sacrificing   ratio  of  X , Y, and  Z  is :
  1. A
    Equal  
  2. B
    6 : 5 : 3
  3. C
    5/14, 4/14, 5/14 
  4. D
    4 : 5: 5
Question 21Single Answer
Environmental  degeneration  does  not  consist   of  :
  1. A
    Land  degeneration  and  soil  erosion 
  2. B
    Problem  of  over  grazing  and  ecological  degeneration
  3. C
    Floods
  4. D
    None  of   the  above  
Question 22Single Answer
Which  of  the  following   is   not   the   main  objective  of  “  Fiscal  Policy  of  India” 
  1. A
    To  increase  liquidity  in  economy
  2. B
    To  promote  price  stability
  3. C
    To  minimize  the  in – equality  in  income  and  wealth
  4. D
     To  promote  employment  opportunities     
Question 23Single Answer
Liberalization  means :  
  1. A
    Reducing  number  of  reserved  industries  from  17  to  8
  2. B
    Liberating  the  industry,  trade  and  economy  from  unwanted  restriction
  3. C
    Opening  up  economy   to  the  world  by   attaining  international  competitivenes 
  4. D
    Free  determination  of   interest rate     
Question 24Single Answer
Assertion  (A)  :  Industrialization  of  an  economy  is  considered   synonymous With  growth
Reasoning (R)  :The  transfer  of   resources   from  agrarian  to  industrial  may  be Capital  or  lab our  or  both.
Codes  : 
  1. A
    Both  (A )  and  ( R ) are  true  and  ( R )  is  correct  explanation  of  ( A).
  2. B
    Both  (A )  and  ( R ) are  true  but  ( R ) is  not  the  correct  explanation  of  ( A).
  3. C
    (A) is  true  but  (R) is  false.
  4. D
    (A) is  false  but  (R) is  true .         
Question 25Single Answer
Globalization is the term used to describe process of removal of  restriction On Which one of the following  ?
  1. A
    Foreign trade 
  2. B
    Investment
  3. C
    Both  (a)  and  (b)   
  4. D
    None of  the above 
Question 26Single Answer
Which of the following denote the structural changes in Indian economy ? 
  1. A
    Primary sector contribution has gone down.
  2. B
    Service sector contribution has gone up
  3. C
    Secondary sector has not changed much
  4. D
    All of the   
Question 27Single Answer
Broad Money has to be sensitized through : 
  1. A
    CRR
  2. B
    SLR
  3. C
    Repo  Rate 
  4. D
    All  of   these                                                                   
Question 28Single Answer
Which  one  is  not  an  element  of  legal  environment ?
  1. A
    Act   of   Parliamentarians  in  Lok  Sabah
  2. B
    Indian  Contract  Act, 1872 
  3. C
    Indian  Partnership  Act, 1932
  4. D
    \Negotiable  instruments  Act,  1881                                                              
Question 29Single Answer
Out of the following Which are foure dimensions of Human Development Index ?
(i)  Life  Expectancy                            (ii)  Literacy Level
(iii)  Success Rate of Marriages         (iv)  Standard of Living
(v)  Crime Rate                                  (vi)  Corruption Level
(vii)  Economic Entitlement               (viii)  Foreign Visits
Codes :
  1. A
    (i),(ii), (vi) and (viii) 
  2. B
    (i),(ii), (iv) and  (vii)  
  3. C
    (ii), (iii), (vi)and (vii)   
  4. D
    (iii),  (v),  (vii) and  (viii)
Question 30Single Answer
Public  Enterprise  is  defined   as : 
  1. A
    An  organization   run  by   joint   efforts   of  Centre  and  State  Goverments.
  2. B
    An  organization   which  caters   to  the  needs  relating  to  public  utilites.
  3. C
    An  organization   in  which  capital  is   invested  by  public.
  4. D
    An  organization  owned  and   managed   by  public  authorities  for   definite  set  Of   public   purposes. 
Question 31Single Answer
Direct supervision over depositories and mutual funds is undertaken by 
  1. A
    NBFCs  
  2. B
    RBI
  3. C
    SEBI  
  4. D
    All   of  the  above                                      
Question 32Single Answer
In  the  call/  notice   money  market, which  of   the  following   -ed  to  trade  ?
  1. A
    All  Banks,  Primary  Dealers   and  Mutual   Funds
  2. B
    All  Corporates                         
  3. C
    Only  Commercial   Banks      
  4. D
    All   of  the  above                                                                         
Question 33Single Answer
Match  the  items  of  list –I   and  list –II   and  select  the  correct  answer
List –I                                                List – II 
(i)  Private  ownership  and                  (a)   Secondary   market
         Free  Enterprise
(ii)  Government  ownership  and           (b)  Capitalism        
   Central  Authority
(iii)  The  market  for  the  sale  and       (c)  Primary  Market
     Purchase  of   previously   issued
(iv)  The  market  for   new  long  term     (d)  Socialism
        capital
Codes :       
  1. A
    (i)        (ii)      (iii)     (iv)
    (b)       (d)     (a)      (c)
  2. B
    (a)       (b)     (c)      (d)
  3. C
    (b)      (d)     (c)      (a)
  4. D
    (a)      (c)     (b)      (d)                                                                  
Question 34Single Answer
The  apex  consumer  court   in  India  is   referred   to  as
  1. A
    The  Consumer   Education   and   research   Centre
  2. B
    The  Consumer   Unity   and   Trust  society.
  3. C
    The  Consumer   Unity   and   Trust  society.
  4. D
    None  of  the  above    
Question 35Single Answer
Who is Chairman of  13th  Finance commission  ?
  1. A
    Dr. C. Rangarajan 
  2. B
    Mr. Vimal Jalan
  3. C
    Dr. Vijay C. Kelkar 
  4. D
    None of the above                                     
Question 36Single Answer
There  is   acute  shortage  of   electricity  in   some   of  the   states  in  India  this Reflects  a problem   in  which   type  of   business  environment ?
  1. A
     Economic  
  2. B
    Demographic
  3. C
    Politico – legal
  4. D
    Socio -  cultural      
Question 37Single Answer
Match  the   items  given in list –I  and  list –II  :
List –I                                           List – II 
(a)  Economic   liberali-          (i)  It – enabled   services
  Sation
(b)  Out  sourcing                    (ii)  SFIO
(c)  Corporate  frauds             (iii)  Macro  Economic  stability
(d)  Second  generation         (iv)  Increased  Competition
       reforms
Indicate   the  correct   combination :
Codes :
  1. A
    (a)       (b)       (c)      (d)
    (i)       (ii)        (iii)      (iv)
  2. B
    (i)       (iii)      (ii)       (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)       (iii)      (iv)      (i)     
  4. D
    (iv)       (i)      (ii)       (iii)                                                                 
Question 38Single Answer
Which  of  the  following  is  true ? 
  1. A
    A  consumer  court  setup  under  the  Consumer   protection  Act,  does  not  have The  power  to   punish  for  its  contempt. 
  2. B
    Professional   services   are  outside   the  purview  of  the   CPA.
  3. C
    A  consumer  court  cannot   force  a  person  indulging  in  misleading  advertising In  misleading   advertising   to   confess   his  quit.
  4. D
    None  of  the  above
Question 39Single Answer
Match  the   items/  terms  given  in  list – I  with  those  given  in  and  list – II  :
List – I                     List – II 
(a)  BIS          (i)  Print  Media
(b)  CERC     (ii)  Minimum support price for agricultural products.
(c)  CACP     (iii)  Quality of manufactured products.
(d)  PCI        (iv)  Comparative product testing
 Indicate the correct answer :
Codes :
  1. A
    (a)       (b)         (c)        (d)
    (iv)      (iii)         (ii)         (i)
  2. B
    (i)       (ii)         (iii)           (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)      (iv)         (ii)         (i)
  4. D
    (ii)      (iii)         (iv)         (i)                                                                 
Question 40Single Answer
Which   one  among  the  following   is  not   the  salient  feature  of   Since  1991 ?
  1. A
    Enormous  expansion  of   the  private  sector.
  2. B
    Redefining  the  role  of  public  sector.
  3. C
    Limited   exposure  of  Indian  industry  to  foreign  competition
  4. D
    Pruning  of  the  list  of   items   reserved  for   SSI  units.
Question 41Single Answer
The  world’s  first  electronic  stock  market  is :
  1. A
    KOSPI   
  2. B
    Nikkei
  3. C
    NASDAQ
  4. D
    Dow  Jones   
Question 42Single Answer
The  Human  Development  Index ( HDI )  is  introduced  by : 
  1. A
    UNDP  
  2. B
    UNICEF
  3. C
    IMF  
  4. D
    World  Bank 
Question 43Single Answer
Examine  the  following   statements   and  choose  the  correct  code
Assertion  (A)  :  American  style  option,  compared  to  European  style,  provides  More  freedom   to  option  holders  in  exercising   the  option.
Reason (R) : American  style  option,  can  be  exercised  only  at  a  specified  date. Which  is  generally  the  expiration  date.
Codes :
  1. A
    Both  (a)  and  (R)  are  correct 
  2. B
    Both  (a)  and  (R)  are  wrong
  3. C
    (a)  is  correct,  but ( R)  is  wrong
  4. D
    (a)  is not  correct,  but ( R)  is 
Question 44Single Answer
From  the  statements  given  below, identify  the  correct  code :
Statement ( I) :  The  key  strategy  behind  acquiring  a  company  is  to  create  share   Holder’s  value.
Statement ( II) :  Conglomeration  is  a  merger  between  two  companies   that  have Common  business  areas.
Statement ( III) :  MRTP  act  got   replaced   by  the   competition  Act, 2002  in  India.
Codes : 
  1. A
    All  the  three  statements   are  correct
  2. B
    Statements ( I)  and  (II) only  are  correct
  3. C
    Statements ( I)  and  (III) only  are  correct
  4. D
    Statements ( II) only  is  correct                                                            
Question 45Single Answer
From the following identity the tools of fiscal policy :
(i) Public expenditure
(ii) Open market operations
(iii) Deficit financing
(iv) Taxation
(v) Reserve requirements
Codes :
  1. A
    (i), (iii), (iv)  and (v) 
  2. B
    (i), (ii), (iv)  and (v)
  3. C
    (ii)  and (v) 
  4. D
    (i), (iii), and (iv)  
Question 46Single Answer
Which is the most potent driver of business transformation during Covid-19 pandemic ?
  1. A
    Ethical consciousness
  2. B
    Scale economies and pricing power
  3. C
    Technology adoption and innovation
  4. D
    Supply chain logistics and government interventions
Question 47Single Answer
Counter Vailing Duties (CVD) are often imposed on imports to off set the impact of :
  1. A
    Predatory pricing
  2. B
    Export subsidies
  3. C
    Dumping
  4. D
    Low cost financing
Question 48Single Answer
To prevent opportunistic takeover of domestic firms amid Covid-19 pandemic. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from countries that share borders with India is allowed through :
  1. A
    Automatic route
  2. B
    Government route
  3. C
    FIPB route
  4. D
    DPIIT route
Question 49Single Answer
Factor conditions in Michael Porter’s competitive advantage National Include :
  1. A
    Market size
  2. B
    Demand conditions
  3. C
    Internationally competitive suppliers
  4. D
    Skilled labour and scientific knowledge
Question 50Single Answer
In case the purchasing company agrees to act as the agent of the vendor for collection of the book debts, in the books of the purchasing company, the amount of debtors should be credited to :
  1. A
    Vendor’s debtors account
  2. B
    Vendor’s suspense account
  3. C
    Debtors account
  4. D
    Creditors account
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