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Commerce Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Commerce Quiz Set 22

(1) Which of the following is not a reason for a firm to lose its market share to competitors ?
[1] A product/model is perceived by the target customer group as satisfying needs.
[2] Customers not being covered by the company’s sales force and distribution outlets.
[3] Customers may have been lost to competitors due to poor service by the firm or its sales personnel or product becoming obsolete or more expensive.
[4] All the above are correct reasons for given condition.
Answer: A product/model is perceived by the target customer group as satisfying needs.
(2) An elaborated version of the idea expressed in meaningful consumer term is called
[1] Product image
[2] Product idea
[3] Prototype
[4] Product concept
Answer: Product concept

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(3) Debt financing is a cheaper source of finance because of
[1] Time value of money
[2] Rate of interest
[3] Dividends are not payable to lenders
[4] Tax deductibility of interest
Answer: Tax deductibility of interest
(4) Which of the following is not true with reference to capital budgeting?
[1] Capital budgeting is related to asset replacement decisions
[2] Cost of capital is equal to minimum required rate of return.
[3] Timing of cash flows is relevant.
[4] Existing investment in a project is not treated as sunk cost.
Answer: Existing investment in a project is not treated as sunk cost.
(5) Which of the following statements is not correct ?
[1] The cost of capital is required rate of return to ascertain the value of the firm.
[2] Different sources of funds have a specific cost of capital related to that source only.
[3] Cost of capital does not comprise any risk premium.
[4] Cost of capital is basic data for NPV technique.
Answer: Cost of capital does not comprise any risk premium.
(6) Which of the following is not the quality of human resources in any organization ?
[1] Their behaviour to stimuli is often inconsistent and unpredictable.
[2] They depreciate with passage of time in terms of skills.
[3] They are heterogeneous.
[4] Retaining qualified human resources is a challenge for managers.
Answer: They depreciate with passage of time in terms of skills.
(7) A statement containing items such as job title, location, summary, duties, materials used, working conditions etc., is called
[1] Job specification
[2] Job evaluation
[3] Job description
[4] Job analysis
Answer: Job description
(8) Which organizational analysis method is used, among the following, to develop various efficiency indices relating to contribution of human capital in meeting the organizational goals ?
[1] Objectives analysis
[2] Resource utilization analysis
[3] Task analysis
[4] Organizational climate analysis
Answer: Resource utilization analysis
(9) In which year, IFCI Act was amended in order to make it possible to provide assistance, inter alia, for medical, health or other allied services ?
[1] 1960
[2] 1973
[3] 1970
[4] 1986
Answer: 1986
(10) SIDBI was set up as a subsidiary of IDBI to
[1] Take over the functions of small business financing of IDBI.
[2] Take over the venture capital operations of ICICI.
[3] Reconstruct and rehabilitate the sick and closed industrial units financed by IDBI.
[4] Facilitate, finance and promote India’s Foreign trade.
Answer: Take over the functions of small business financing of IDBI.
(11) Letters of credit, Guarantees, Forward Contracts etc., come under which one of the following ?
[1] Liabilities of a bank
[2] Assets of a bank
[3] Foreign exchange items of a bank
[4] Off-balance sheet items of a bank
Answer: Off-balance sheet items of a bank
(12) Which of the following is not regulated by The Competition Act, 2002 ?
[1] Abuse of dominant position
[2] Anti-competitive agreements
[3] Medical negligence
[4] Predatory pricing
Answer: Medical negligence
(13) If bonus shares are issued out of pre- acquisition profit, it will have
[1] Direct effect on the Consolidated Balance Sheet
[2] No effect on the Consolidated Balance Sheet
[3] No effect on Net Profit
[4] None of the above
Answer: No effect on the Consolidated Balance Sheet
(14) A standard which can be attained under the most favourable working conditions is called
[1] Attainable Standard
[2] Basic Standard
[3] Current Standard
[4] Ideal Standard
Answer: Ideal Standard
(15) 11. Which of the following ratios are taken into consideration by a banker before sanctioning the loan
[1] Proprietory Ratio
[2] Stock-Turnover Ratio
[3] Debt-Equity Ratio
[4] All of the above
Answer: Debt-Equity Ratio

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