Explain the concept of business risk and its causes.
Business risk refers to the possibility of inadequate profits or even losses due to uncertainties or unexpected events. Causes of business risks are as given:
1. Natural causes: Human beings have little control over natural calamities like flood, earthquake, lightning, heavy rains, famine, etc. they result in heavy loss of life, property and income of business.
2. Human causes: Human causes include such unexpected events like dishonesty, carelessness or negligence of employees; stoppage of work due to power failure; strikes, riots; management inefficiency, etc.
3. Economic causes: These includes uncertainties relating to demand for goods, competition, price, collection of dues from customers, change to technology or method of production, etc. Financial problems like rise in interest rate for borrowing, levy of higher taxes, etc. also come under this type of causes as they result in higher unexpected cost of operation of business.
4. Other causes: These are unforeseen events like political disturbances, mechanical failures, such as the busting of boiler, fluctuations in exchange rates, etc. which lead to the possibility of business risks.
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.
Evaluate the need for outsourcing and discuss its limitations.
Discuss the limitations of electronic mode of doing business. Are these limitations severe enough to restrict its scope? Give reasons for your answer.
What is business risk? What is its nature?
Explain the functions of commercial banks with an example of each.
What are the ethical concerns involved in outsourcing?
Discuss the limitations of electronic mode of doing business. Are these limitations severe enough to restrict its scope? Give reasons for your answer.
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
Explain warehousing and its functions.
Define Industry. Explain various types of industries giving examples.
How does outsourcing represent a new mode of business?
What were the different types of Hundi in use by traders in ancient times?
Define business. Describe its important characteristics.