Kerala SET 2018 July Question Paper Commerce
Kerala SET 2018 July Question Paper Commerce
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1. Motivation may be defined as the sum of
A) Desire and selective manifestation
B) Desire and behavior
C) Desire and direction
D) Desire and active principle
A) a – 2, b – 1, c – 4 , d – 3 B) a – 3 , b – 2, c – 4, d -1
C) a – 1, b - 2, c – 3, d – 4 D) a – 2, b – 4, c – 1, d – 3
6. From the below mentioned personalities who opposed the idea of CSR?
A) Milton Friedman B) Ratan Tata
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Kris Gopalakrishnan
11. The method of designing and shaping jobs to fit the physical abilities and characteristics
of an individual
A) Job design B) Job engineering
C) Enrichment D) Ergonomics
A) a – 4, b – 1, c – 3, d – 2 B) a - 4 , b- 1, c – 2, d - 3
C) a – 3, b – 2, c – 4, d – 1 D) a – 2, b – 4, c – 1, d - 3
14. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE:
I BCG matrix is called Growth-Share matrix
II The parameters considered in BCG matrix are market growth rate and relative market
share
A) I and II are true B) I is true but II is false
C) I is false but II is true D) I and II are false
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18. A sub-system, whose processes are not defined but its inputs and outputs are known is
called
A) Closed system B) Black Box
C) Probabilistic System D) User-machine system
A) a – 3, b – 2, c– 4, d – 1 B) a– 2, b – 4, c - 1, d – 3
C) a– 2, b – 3, c– 1, d – 4 D) a– 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4
23. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I In waterfall model of system development, the output of one phase becomes the input
of the next phase
II A prototype is a comprehensive system and include all requirements of the user
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
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25. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. Simple profit method of valuing goodwill is commonly used in case of joint stock
companies
II. Net asset method of valuation of shares is useful in case of going concerns
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
26. For calculating the value of an equity share by yield method, information is required
regarding:
A) Normal rate of return B) Net asset of the business
C) Face value of the shares D) Capital employed in the business
27. If vendors are issued fully paid shares of Rs.1,00,000 in consideration of net assets of
Rs.80,000, the balance will be debited to:
A) Profit and loss account B) Goodwill account
C) Capital Reserve Account D) Share Premium Account
28. The balance of Debentures Sinking Fund after redemption of debentures is transferred to:
A) Profit and Loss Account B) General Reserve Account
C) Capital Reserve Account D) Debentures Account
29. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. Reconstruction necessarily involves liquidation of the company concerned
II. The balance in the issue of share premium account can be transferred to capital
reduction account at the time of Internal Reconstruction
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
A) a – 2, b – 1, c -4, d – 3 B) a – 4, b- 2, c – 3, d – 1
C) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4 D) a – 3, b – 1, c – 4, d – 2
31. The accumulated losses under scheme of reconstruction are written off against
A) Share Capital Account B) Capital Reduction Account
C) Capital Reserve Account D) None of these
32. The share capital to the extent already held by the purchasing company is closed by the
vendor company by crediting it to:
A) Investments account B) Purchasing company’s account
C) Share capital account D) None of these
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33. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. The convention of conservatism takes into account all prospective profits but leaves all
prospective losses.
II. The convention of disclosure implies that all material information should be disclosed
in the accounts.
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
34. The practice of appending notes regarding contingent liabilities in accounting statements
is in pursuant to :
A) Convention of consistency B) Going concern concept
C) Convention of conservatism D) Convention of disclosure
A) a – 4, b- 2, c – 3, d – 1 B) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4
C) a – 3, b – 1, c – 4, d – 2 D) a – 2, b – 4, c -1, d – 3
36. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. ‘Salary paid in advance’ is not an expense because it neither reduces assets nor
increases liabilities
II. Premium paid for the life policy of the proprietor is debited to the Profit and Loss
Account
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
37. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. A Non-Parametric test does not depend on the particular form of distribution of the
population.
II. There is no restriction for minimum size of samples for Non-Parametric tests.
38. An interview made as an attempt to identify the cause of certain abnormalities is known
as:
A) Diagnostic Interview B) Clinical Interview
C) Focused Interview D) Selection interview
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44. A transportation problem with ‘m’ origins and ‘n’ destinations is said to be degenerate
when the basic feasible solution has occupied cells:
A) Equal to m+n-1 B) Greater than m+n-1
C) Less than m+n-1 D) Greater than or equal to m+n-1
45. The mean and variance of a data set is 12 and 9 respectively. If 3 is added to every
observation in the data set then, what will be the coefficient of variation of the resulting
data set?
A) 7.5 % B) 20 % C) 25 % D) 50 %
46. A research study for which data are gathered just once to answer the research question
A) Panel study B) Longitudinal study
C) Cross sectional study D) Qualitative study
47. A scale that has an absolute zero origins, and hence indicates not only the magnitude, but
also the proportion of the differences.
A) Rating scale B) Ratio scale
C) Ranking scale D) Nominal scale
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50. You need a Working Capital in your business. What does the term working capital
means?
A) The investment made on it B) Its fixed assets
C) Its circulating assets D) Amount spent for building up stock
51. The method which recognizes the time value of money by combining pay-back with the
present value is:
A) Pay- back profitability B) Discounted pay –back period
C) IRR D) ARR
52. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE
I. Cash management is an important task of the finance manager
II. Investment decisions are outside the purview of financial decisions
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
53. The value today of the sum to be received in the future is known as
A) Compound value B) Future value
C) Present value D) None of these
54. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE
I. Financial management deals with two major decisions/ functions, namely investment
and financing decisions
II. Profit/ EPS maximization is the objective of financial management.
55. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE
I. According to NOI approach, cost of equity is Residual
II. In the traditional approach, the cost of equity is independent of amount of debt
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
56. Calculate the pay- back period for a project which requires a cash outlay of Rs 50000 but
the same generates a cash inflow of Rs 20000, Rs 15000, Rs 10000, Rs 10000.
A) 3 years 6 months B) 3 years 8 months
C) 3 years 9 months D) 3 years 4 months
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57. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE
I. Two mutually exclusive projects (A and B) have been evaluated. Project A has an
NPV of Rs 8 lakhs and an IRR of Rs 16 per cent; project B has NPV of Rs 7 lakhs
but has IRR of Rs 18 per cent. Since project B has higher IRR, it should be
selected.
II. Two competing projects have the following NPV; Project X ,+ 5 Lakh ( with
initial outlay of Rs 25 lakh) and project Y, + Rs 420000 ( initial outlay of Rs
2000000 ) The company should opt for project X as it has higher NPV.
A) a – 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4 B) a – 3, b- 4, c – 1, d – 2
C) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4 D) a – 1, b – 3, c – 4, d – 2
59. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE
I. The higher is the risk, the higher is the certainty equivalent coefficient
II. Sensitivity analysis is an absolute measure of risk
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
60. In a Toy making unit, which of the following costing method is most suitable?
A) Job Costing B) Contract Costing
C) Batch Costing D) Unit Costing
61. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. Acquiring Stock results in application of fund
II. Outstanding salary is a non-current liability
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
62. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. Net losses means drain on working capital
II. A fund flow statement is a substitute of Income Statement
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64. Current Ratio is 2.6:1; Liquid Ratio is 1.5:1 and Current Liabilities is Rs.50,000, then the
value of Inventory is:
A) Rs.1,30,000 B) Rs.75,000
C) Rs.55,000 D) Rs.62,000
68. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. EOQ is the size of the order which produces the lowest ordering cost
II. EOQ is that quantity which minimizes the sum of carrying cost and ordering cost
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
A) a – 2, b – 1, c -4, d – 3 B) a – 4, b- 2, c – 3, d – 1
C) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4 D) a – 3, b – 1, c – 4, d – 2
71. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. Marginal cost comprises of Prime Cost plus variable overheads
II. Fixed costs are set off against contribution
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
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A) a – 4, b- 2, c – 3, d – 1 B) a – 4, b – 3, c -1, d – 2
C) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4 D) a – 3, b – 1, c – 4, d – 2
73. State whether the following two statements are TRUE or FALSE.
I. At break-even point, contribution will be equal to profit
II. P/V ratio can be improved only by making profits
A) I and II are true B) I is true and II is false
C) I is false and II is true D) I and II are false
74. When sales are Rs.5,00,000 and P/V ratio is 50%, variable cost will be :
A) Rs. 3,00,000 B) Rs.6,00,000
C) Rs.2,50,000 D) Rs.1,50,000
75. Given information, Fixed cost Rs. 75,000; Sales Rs.3,00,000; Direct Materials
Rs.1,00,000; Direct labour Rs.60,000; and Direct expenses Rs.40,000, the BEP is
A) Rs.2,00,000 B) Rs. 2,25,000
C) Rs. 2,75,000 D) Rs. 3,00,000
77. A function of management which ensures smoothening of all the activities connected with
an enterprise:
A) Directing B) Staffing C) Co-ordinating D) Motivating
78. State whether the following statements are true or false with regard to
Maslow’s theory of need hierarchy.
Statement I: The more people advance to higher order needs, the lesser they display their
satisfaction and motivation to work
Statement II: The needs of people are arranged in the order of their perceived priority of
hierarchy
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79. An ability of a person to look at things or problems from another person’s point of view
is:
A) Self awareness B) Objectivity
C) Subjectivity D) Empathy
80. Which one of the following is not an essential feature of a good control system?
A) Should reflect nature and needs of activity
B) Should report deviations promptly
C) Should be rigid
D) Should be objective
85. Intellectual property protection and transfer of technology are envisaged under:
A) TRIPS B) TRIMS C) TRICS D) TRIFS
86. A platform which provides equal prominence for both private and public sector players is:
A) PPP B) Disinvestment
C) Privatisation D) Opening up
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91. Following details are available in respect of salary account of an enterprise for the year
2017-18: Opening salary outstanding Rs.500, opening salary prepaid Rs. 200, Closing
salary outstanding Rs.700, closing salary prepaid Rs. 400 and salary paid during the year
Rs. 60,000. What is the amount of salary to be charged to P/L account?
A) Rs. 60,000 B) Rs. 60,400 C) Rs. 60,600 D) Rs. 59,600
92. If a share having face value of Rs. 10 is forfeited for non payment of second and final call
amounting to Rs. 4, what shall be the minimum price at which it can be re-issued as fully
paid?
A) Rs.10 B) Rs. 6 C) Rs. 5 D) Rs.4
93. Which one of the following will not affect P/L account of an entity?
A) Provision for doubtful debts
B) Claims against the company pending before a court of law
C) Provision for doubtful debts no longer required written back
D) Interest on investments
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95. Capital funds as per opening and closing statements of affairs are Rs. 60,000 and Rs.
80,000 respectively. If drawing amounts to Rs. 5,000, interest on capital Rs. 8,000 and
interest on drawings Rs. 500, what will be the amount of current year profit?
A) Rs. 33,000 B) Rs. 32,500 C) Rs. 17,000 D) Rs. 16,500
96. Locate the correct sequence with regard to the steps involved in database design:
A) Graphical representation—Data analysis—Relational identity—Design process
B) Data analysis—Relational identity—Graphical representation—Design process
C) Graphical representation—Relational identity — Data analysis—Design Process
D) Graphical representation—Relational identity —Design Process— Data Analysis
97. Under which one of the following sampling techniques, the sampling unit and unit of
enquiry are never identical?
A) Stratified sampling B) Quota sampling
C) Simple random sampling D) Cluster sampling
100. Which one of the following is not a valid assumption of linear programming?
A) Proportionality of objective function and constraints
B) Additivity of variables
C) Uncertainty existing among coefficients of objective function and Constraints
D) Continuity in decision variables
102. Which one of the following time estimates will be the highest when compared with others
in PERT?
A) Pessimistic B) Most likely
C) Optimistic D) Cannot be said
103. Identify the rule which doesn’t fit into, while constructing a network diagram:
A) Arrows pointing in opposite direction need to be avoided
B) Two or more activities may have the same tail and head events
C) No subsequent activity can begin until its tail event is completed
D) Arrows should not cross each other
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104. Four different paths exist for completion of a construction project. Which one of the
following can be its critical path?
A) 60 days B) 40 days C) 45 days D) 55 days
105. Lower corporate tax rate will result into --------- effective cost of debt.
A) Constant B) Higher C) Lower D) Minimum
107. The value of EBIT at which EPS is equal to zero is known as:
A) Financial breakeven point B) Operating breakeven point
C) Combined breakeven point D) Margin of safety
108. If profitability index is 1.75 and PV of cash outflows is Rs. 2,00,000, what will be PV of
cash inflows:
A) Rs. 1,75,000 B) Rs. 2,50,000 C) Rs. 3,00,000 D) Rs. 3,50,000
110. If ‘r = Ke’, then as per Walter’s and Gordon’s models, the market price of equity shares
for different payout ratios would be:
A) Different B) Constant C) Equal D) Zero
113. Pick the one which is a cash flow associated with investing activity:
A) Cash payment or refunds of taxes on corporate profits
B) Cash payment to and on behalf of employees
C) Cash advances and loans made to third parties by a company other than a financial
enterprise
D) Payment of dividend on preference shares
114. If profit for the year is Rs. 2,00,000 and variable cost to sales ratio is 60 %, what will be
the margin of safety?
A) Rs. 4,00,000 B) Rs. 5,00,000 C) Rs. 10,00,000 D) Rs. 12,00,000
116. If EPS is Rs. 5 and PE ratio is 20 times, what will be the market price of the share?
A) Rs. 4 B) Rs. 20 C) Rs. 100 D) Rs.200
119. A company produces two types of gels through a joint process. Gel A can be sold at split
off while Gel B can either be sold at Rs. 2 at split off or at Rs.7 after further processing.
What should be the maximum amount of further processing cost per unit that can be
incurred so that a profit of Re. 1 per unit is ensured?
A) Rs. 5 B) Rs. 4 C) Rs. 3 D) Rs. 2
120. A product which is recovered incidentally from the materials used in the manufacturing
activity is known as:
A) Joint product B) By product
C) Co-product D) Defectives
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