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M.Com.(Business Innovation)
1. Amnesty International is a :
A. Human Rights Group
B. UN agency to fight global terrorism
C. Refugee camp in Croatia
D. Wing of the World Bank
2. What is the total membership of Commonwealth?
A. 42
B. 44
C. 54
D. 52
3. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is well known as an exponent of :
A. Santoor
B. Sitar
C. Tabla
D. Violin
4. Azlan Shah Cup is associated with:
A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Football
D. Hockey
5. Along with the highest sex ratio, Kerla also has the dubious distinction of highest :
A. Transgenders
B. Greying population
C. Handicapped population
D. Child marriage
6. Which of the following is correct?
A. National Voters Day: January 25
B. World Population Day: June 11
C. World Heritage Day: May 18
D. National Technology day : August 12
7. In the context of which one of the following is ‘Doha Round’ mentioned frequently in news?
A. Global climate change
B. Global economic recession
C. Global traders
D. Global terrorism
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8. Dr C. Rangarajan Committee is associated with which one of the following?
A. Pricing and taxation of petroleum products
B. Estimation of national income
C. Tax structure
D. Estimation of money supply
9. Deficit financing means the government borrows money from the :
A. IMF
B. Ministry of Finance
C. RBI
D. WTO
10. The ‘Father of Economics’ is :
A. Max Muller
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith
D. Paul
11. National Sample Survey (NSS) was established in :
A. 1950,
B. 1951
C. 1952
D. 1943
12. The period of 12th Five year plan is ?
A. 2007-12
B. 2012-17
C. 2009-14
D. 2010-15
13. Government has issued an ordinance announcing ULIP as ‘Insurance Product’. Who is now the
regulator of ULIPs?
A. SEBI
B. IRDA
C. Both ‘A’ & ‘B’
D. Government of India
14. Two principal departmentally run commercial undertakings of the Indian Government are :
A. Airports and Ports
B. Railway and Airport
C. Railway and Ports
D. Airports and Docks
15. Most important source of capital formation in India has been :
A. Household savings
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B. Public Sector savings
C. Government revenue surpluses
D. Corporate savings
Directions for Q. 16 to 23
In an organisation, Labour and amenities cost budget is of Rs. 300.4 lacs and percentages of
various allocations are given as under:
(a) Canteen Expenses : 40% (b) Entertainment: 18% (c) Health: 9% (d) Social Security and
Insurance: 25% (e) Contingencies : 8%
Answer question nos. 16 to 23 on the basis of above given information:
16. How much money is ear-marked for entertainment expenses?
A. Rs. 5.4 lac
B. Rs. 54 lac
C. Rs. 45 lac
D. Rs.40.5 lacs
17. How much money is ear-marked for health and social security?
A. Rs. 120 lac
B. Rs. 102 lac
C. Rs. 125 lac
D. Rs. 75 lac
18. If there is a 10% inflation during the year, how much money would have been spent on canteen
expenses?
A. Rs. 330 lac
B. Rs. 120 lac
C. Rs. 132 lac
D. Rs. 300 lac
19. If 50% of contingencies funds are used towards social security and health, what will be the
expenditure in rupees under this head, keeping the total budget unchanged?
A. Rs. 39 lac
B. Rs 150 lac
C. Rs. 174 lacs
D. Rs. 51 lac
20. From the total budget, if the canteen and social security heads are reduced by 25% and 10%
respectively, what saving could be achieved :
A. Rs. 170 lac
B. Rs. 157.71 lac
C. Rs. 37.55 lac
D. Rs. 35 lac
21. How much amount is saved if contingency fund is not utilized, and 11.25% of entertainment
budget is over-spent ?
A. Rs. 25 lac
B. Rs. 84 lac
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C. Rs. 18 lac
D. Rs. 50 lac
22. If insurance premiums during the year amount to 6.8% of the social security and insurance
budget, how much amount is left for spending on social security?
A. Rs. 54 lac
B. Rs. 55 lac
C. Rs. 75 lac
D. Rs. 20 lac
23. By increasing the total budget 3 times, how much amount will be increased on canteen
expenses?
A. Rs. 360 lac
B. Rs. 361 lac
C. Rs. 240 lac
D. Rs. 359 lac
24. The ages of two persons differ by 16 years, 6 years ago, the elder one was 3 times as old as the
younger one. What is the present age of the elder person?
A. 15 years
B. 20 years
C. 25 years
D. 30 years
25. Find the number, when 15 is subtracted from 7 times the number the result is 10 more than
twice of the number .
A. 5
B. 15
C. 7.5
D. 4
26. Average of all prime numbers between 30 to 50 is :
A. 37
B. 37.8
C. 39
D. 39.8
27. Simplify : (212*212+312*312)
A. 132288
B. 142088
C. 142188
D. 142288
28. How many terms are there in 2, 4, 8, 16,......., 1024 :
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
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29. 2.09 can be expressed in terms of percentage as :
A. 2.09%
B. 20.9%
C. 209%
D. 0.209%
30. A man buys an item for Rs. 1200 and sells it at the loss of 20 percent. What is the selling price
of that item?
A. Rs.660
B. Rs. 760
C. Rs.860
D. Rs. 960
31. If A:B=2:3, B:C=4:5 and C:D=6:7, then find the A:B:C:D?
A. 15:24:30:35
B. 16:24:30:35
C. 17:24:30:35
D. 18:24:30:35
32. 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the
same work?
A. 24 days
B. 28 days
C. 34 days
D. 35 days
33. The length of a rectangle, which is 25 cms, is equal to the length of square and the area of the
rectangle is 125 sq. cms., less than the area of the square. What is the breadth of the rectangle
?
A. 15 cms
B. 20 cms
C. 12 cms
D. 12 cms
34. How many rotations will the hour hand of a clock complete in 72 hours?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
35. Car ‘X’ covers a distance of 385 kms in 7 hours and car ‘Y’ covers a distance of 715 kms. in 13
hours. What is the difference in the speed two cars.
A. 10 kms/hrs
B. Zero
C. 3 kms/hr
D. 5 kms/hr
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36. What should come next in the letter series: A D F I K N P S U ?
A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
37. The positions of the first and second digits of the number 45739862 are interchanged. Similarly,
the positions of the third and the fourth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the
following will be the sixth digit from the left end after the rearrangement?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 2
Directions for Q. Nos. 38 to 40:
Following questions are based on the five three digits numbers given below:
562 871 438 753 384
38. What will be the product of the first and the second digits of the highest number?
A. 56
B. 50
C. 45
D. 38
39. If ‘2’ is subtracted from the first digit in each number and 1 is added to the third digit in each
number and then if the positions of the first and third digits in each number are interchanged,
then which of the following number will be the second lowest?
A. 562
B. 871
C. 753
D. 438
40. If the positions of the first and the third digits of each of the numbers are interchanged, which of
the following will be the sum of the first and the second digits of the third highest number?
A. 9
B. 7
C. 6
D. 8
41. ‘Mango’ is related to ‘fruit’ in the same way as ‘Potato’ is related to ____?
A. Fruit
B. Stem.
C. Flower .
D. Root.
42. Navin walked 20 meters towards East, took a left turn and walked 10 metres and again took a
left turn and walked 20 metres. How far, he is from his starting position?
A. 10 metres
B. 50 metres
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C. 40 metres
D. 30 metres
43. If each of the odd digits in the number 54638 is decreased by ‘1’ and each of the even digits is
increased by ‘1’ which of the following will be the sum of the digits of the new numbers?
A. 26
B. 27
C. 25
D. 28
44. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to that group :
A. 17
B. 23
C. 37
D. 13
45. In a column of 20 boys, D is fourteenth from the front and F is ninth from the bottom. How
many boys are there between D and F ?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
46. If the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is of the one that does
not belong to that group?
A. 93
B. 57
C. 69
D. 65
47. What comes next in: 18 20 44 138 560 2810 ?
A. 16818
B. 16836
C. 16854
D. 16872
48. Statements:
Some beads are chairs
All chairs are trucks
Some trucks are bricks
All bricks are cars.
Conclusion:
i) Some cars are chairs
ii) Some cars are trucks
iii) Some trucks are beads
Which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements?
A. Only I and II follow
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B. Only I and III follow
C. Only II and III follow
D. All I, II and III follow
Directions for Q. Nos. 49 to 52
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow:
‘A-B’ means ‘A’ is father of ‘B’
‘A+B’ means ‘A’ is daughter of ‘B’
‘A÷B ‘ means ‘A’ is son of B’.
‘A x B’ means ‘A’ is wife of B’
49. How is P related to ‘T’ in the expression ‘P+S-T ?
A. Sister
B. wife
C. son
D. daughter
50. In the expression ‘PxQ’ –‘T’ how is T related to P?
A. Daughter
B. Sister
C. mother
D. cannot be decided.
51. Which of the following means P is grandson of S?
A. P+ Q - S
B. P÷Q x S
C. P÷Q + S
D. P x Q÷S
52. In the expression ‘P + Q x T” how is ‘T’ related to P?
A. Mother
B. Father
C. Son
D. Brother
53. “Great Britain’ is related to “Rose” in the same way as “France” is related to :
A. Tamarind
B. Chrysanthemum
C. Flower
D. Jasmine
54. “Abduct’ is related to “Kidnap” in the same way as “Presage” is related to :
A. Prepare
B. Mend
C. Predict
D. Stage
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55. ‘Spade’ is related to ‘dig’ in the same way as ‘shove’ is related to :
A. Carve
B. Scoop
C. Grip
D. Grind
56. Which ratio is used to analyse the capital structure of a company?
A. G.P. Ratio
B. Capital Gearing Ratio
C. N. P. Ratio
D. EOQ
57. Which is a bond?
A. Debenture
B. Loan
C. Share
D. Stock
58. Shares held for ___________ then ____________ months are treated as long-term capital
assets.
A. More, 14
B. More, 12
C. More, 18
D. More, 314
59. Watered Capital means :
A. Excessive capital
B. Part of the capital not represented by assets
C. Over-capitalisation
D. Under-capitalisation
60. Exim Bank can be described as a :
A. Non-banking non-financial company
B. Schedule bank
C. Non-banking financial capital company
D. Commercial bank
61. In Taylor’s functional organization, gang boss :
A. inspects quality of work done
B. issues instructions to workers
C. sets up tools and machines for work
D. compiles cost of production
62. A decreasing current ratio indicates:
A. a stable liquidity
B. an increasing liquidity
C. a strained liquidity
D. satisfactory current solvency
63. What do you understand by ‘Para Banking’ services :
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A. Eligible financial services rendered by banks
B. Utility services provided by banks
C. Services provided through business correspondents
D. Services provided to armed force personnel
64. In ADR, D stands for__________.
A. Domestic
B. Demand
C. Depository
D. Dockets
65. The basic goals, aims or end results which an organisation aims at achieving are known as :
A. Programmes
B. Methods
C. Policies
D. Objectives
66. Job evaluation is carried on mainly for :
A. simplifying wage administration
B. meeting competition effectively
C. identifying geographical locational factors of business enterprise
D. promoting job satisfaction
67. PLR is related to _______.
A. bank
B. credit
C. export
D. import
68. Which one of the following is the latest and most reliable form of communication ?
A. Speed post
B. Telex
C. Fax
D. Email
69. Actuary is a person who________
A. Acts as an insurance agent
B. Certifies the loss incurred by the insured
C. Audits claims relating to insurance claims
D. Computes the net liability of an insurance business
70. Name the first PSU insurer to tap capital market to manage its initial public officer:
A. LIC
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B. GIC
C. New India Insurance
D. United India Insurance Co.
71. Which bank has launched a unique credit card ‘Unnati’ targeted at including Jan Dhan account
holders across the country :
A. Punjab National Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Canara Bank
D. Oriental Bank of Commerce
72. Which Bank has collaborated with SBI card to launch co-branded credit cards for customers?
A. Syndicate Bank
B. Bank of Maharashtra
C. Karnatka Bank
D. Allahabad Bank
73. What is current Repo rate as per Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held after budget 2017?
A. 6.25%
B. 6.00%
C. 6.50%
D. 6.75%
74. Which regulatory body has allowed celebrities to endorse Mutual Fund products at industry
level?
A. RBI
B. IRDAI
C. SEBI
D. NABARD
75. Which among the following banks has been merged with State Bank of India :
A. Bhartiya Mahila Bank
B. Dena Bank
C. Bank of Baroda
D. Bank of India