Explain any five objectives of business.
Five objectives of business are:
1. Market Standing: It refers to the position of business enterprise in the market with regard to its competitors. The business enterprises should work hard to maintain its position in the market.
2. Innovation: If the business enterprise wants to win the confidence of customers and goodwill in the market, it has to adopt the concept of innovation. Innovation is the introduction of new ideas or methods in the way something is done or made. In business there are 2 kinds of innovations.
3. Profitability: It refers to profit in relation to capital investment. Every business must maintain minimum level of profitability in order to survive in the business.
4. Manager performance and development and worker performance and attitude: Manager Performance is an important parameter in the success of business. However, this is not possible without the efficient and positive performance of workers. Workers’ performance and attitudes determine their contributions towards productivity and profitability of any enterprise.
5. Social Responsibility: Social responsibility refers to the obligation of business firms to contribute resources for solving social problems and work in a socially desirable manner.
What factors are to be considered while starting a business? Explain.
Discuss the development of indigenous banking system in Indian subcontinent.
What were the different types of Hundi in use by traders in ancient times?
Define Industry. Explain various types of industries giving examples.
Why is business considered as economic activity?
List the major exports and imports in ancient India.
Define business. Describe its important characteristics.
State the different types of economic activities.
List any five major commercial cities of ancient India?
Describe the activities relating to commerce.
Define services and goods.
State any three differences between e-business and traditional business.
1. The structure in which there is separation of ownership and management is called
(a) Sole proprietorship (b) Partnership
(c) Company (d) All business organisations
2. The karta in Joint Hindu family business has
(a) Limited liability (b) Unlimited liability
(c) No liability for debts (d) Joint liability
3. In a cooperative society the principle followed is
(a) One share one vote (b) One man one vote
(c) No vote (d) Multiple votes
4. The board of directors of a joint stock company is elected by
(a) General public (b) Government bodies
(c) Shareholders (d) Employees
5. Profits do not have to be shared. This statement refers to
(a) Partnership (b) Joint Hindu family business
(c) Sole proprietorship (d) Company
6. The capital of a company is divided into number of parts each one of which are called
(a) Dividend (b) Profit
(c) Interest (d) Share
7. The Head of the joint Hindu family business is called
(a) Proprietor (b) Director
(c) Karta (d) Manager
8. Provision of residential accommodation to the members at reasonable rates is the objective of
(a) Producer’s cooperative (b) Consumer’s cooperative
(c) Housing cooperative (d) Credit cooperative
9. A partner whose association with the firm is unknown to the general public is called
(a) Active partner (b) Sleeping partner
(c) Nominal partner (d) Secret partner
1. A government company is any company in which the paid up capital held by the government is not less than
(a) 49 per cent (b) 51 per cent
(c) 50 per cent (d) 25 per cent
2. Centralised control in MNC’s implies control exercised by
(a) Branches (b) Subsidiaries
(c) Headquarters (d) Parliament
3. PSE’s are organisations owned by
(a) Joint Hindu family (b) Government
(c) Foreign Companies (d) Private entrepreneurs
4. Reconstruction of sick public sector units is taken up by
(a) MOFA (b) MoU
(c) BIFR (d) NRF
5. Disinvestments of PSE’s implies
(a) Sale of equity shares to (b) Closing down private sector/public operations
(c) Investing in new areas (d) Buying shares PSE’s
6. The equity-based joint venture does not include
(a) Cooperative development (b) Company
(c) Partnership (d) Limited liability partnership
What is e-banking. What are the advantages of e-banking?
How does outsourcing represent a new mode of business?
Write a note on various telecom services available for enhancing business.
Describe briefly any two applications of e-business.
Explain briefly the principles of insurance with suitable examples.
What are the ethical concerns involved in outsourcing?
Explain warehousing and its functions.
Evaluate the need for outsourcing and discuss its limitations.
What are the ethical concerns involved in outsourcing?
Describe various types of insurance and examine the nature of risks protected by each type of insurance.
What are services? Explain their distinct characteristics.
Define services and goods.
Write a note on various telecom services available for enhancing business.
Explain briefly the principles of insurance with suitable examples.
Discuss the salient aspects of B2C commerce.