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MBA 1st Sem Questions

This document outlines 90 questions related to management concepts and functions, organizational structure and design, decision making, planning, leadership, motivation, and control. The questions cover topics such as defining management, the functions and importance of management, management theories, organizational structure types, planning processes, leadership styles, motivation techniques, and performance evaluation methods.
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MBA 1st Sem Questions

This document outlines 90 questions related to management concepts and functions, organizational structure and design, decision making, planning, leadership, motivation, and control. The questions cover topics such as defining management, the functions and importance of management, management theories, organizational structure types, planning processes, leadership styles, motivation techniques, and performance evaluation methods.
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PROSPECTIVE OF MANAGEMNET

1. Define and explain the concept of management?


2. Explain the features of management?
3. Discuss in detail the functions of management?
4. Explain the importance of management for an organization?
5. Practically, there is no difference between management & administration Justify ?
6. Who is called a manager? What skills does he need to be successful?
7. What functions do managers perform?
8. Explain the role of a manager according to Mintzberg?
9. Briefly explain the evolution of management thoughts along with the theories of
10. management and the problems they address
11. Explain Taylor‘s Principles ofmanagement
12. Explain the findings of George Elton John Mayo regarding the connection between
13. cooperation and higheroutput
14. What are the five functions ofFayol&Fayol‘s 14 principles ofmanagement
15. Explain the management roles?
16. Elaborate the levels of management ?
17. Briefly explain Types of Business organization?
18. Explain the meaning and definition of planning.
19. What are the components of planning?
20. What are the different aspects regarding planning?
21. Explain the nature of the planning
22. What are the advantages and disadvantages of planning?
23. Describe objectives of planning
24. Explain importance of planning.
25. What are the various types of planning?
26. What are the steps in planning process?
27. Explain the different between planning and forecasting?
28. Describe the strategic planning?
29. What are the principles of planning?
30. Define the concept of planning and distinguish it from plan.
31. Explain the strategic planning process?
32. What are the steps for successful implementation strategies?
33. Explain in brief about the guidelines for effective planning policies?
34. What is the importance of premises in planning?
35. Describe briefly external and internal premises in planning?
36. Describe the 'decision making process in organisation.
37. Examine the role of Group Decision Making in Organisation.
38. What is bounded rationality in decision making?
39. 6.What are various techniques of decision making?
40. What is MBO? Explain the process of MBO.
41. Define Organizing? Discuss the Nature and Purpose of Organizing?
42. Examine the difference between the Formal and Informal Organization?
43. Explain the advantages and Disadvantages of Informal Organisation?
44. Discuss the Principles of Organization charts?
45. Briefly Explain the Types of Organization charts?
46. Describe the Types of Organization structure
47. Define line and Staff organisation? Differentiate between the line and staff
48. organisation?
49. Briefly explain the Need and Importance of Departmentation?
50. Discuss the Merits and Demerits of Line and Staff Organisation
51. Define the Delegation Discuss the Importance of Delegation?
52. What are the Elements of Delegation?
53. What the major elements involved in direction.
54. How can be communication prove to be an important element of directing function in an
55. organization?
56. Direction takes place at all levels of management. True or False?
57. Explain the principles and importance of direction in management?
58. Define creativity, explain the principles of creativity?
59. Examine the reasons and Characteristics of the creative personality?
60. What is innovation, explain the elements of innovation?
61. Did you write what are the challenges of innovation?
62. Examine the types of leadership?
63. Are charismatic leaders born with their qualities or can they learn how to be
64. charismatic leaders? Discuss.
65. Discuss the disadvantages of the inherited trait theory.
66. Describe the characteristics of a charismatic leader.
67. Explain the life-cycle theory.
68. The style of leadership would depend upon the level of maturity of the followers.
69. Comment.
70. Define motivation? Explain the objective and historical development of motivation?
71. Discuss about the importance and incentives of motivation?
72. What is the difference between self motivation team motivation?
73. Examine the good motivation system?
74. What is job enrichment? Explain the purpose of job enrichment?
75. Explain the characteristics of job enrichment?
76. Examine the principles and dimensions of job enrichment?
77. Discuss the merits and demerits of job enrichment?
78. Briefly Explain the Importance and Limitations of Controlling
79. Discuss the Traditional Control techniques
80. Explain the Importance of Budgeting, and Types of Budget
81. Outline the Traditional and Modern Techniques of Controlling
82. Explain the Ratio Analysis in controlling
83. Discuss the Reporting
84. Exhibits the issues in PERT and CPM.
85. Outline how to use of Computer in Handling the information?
86. Briefly explain the Components and resources of Information system
87. Discuss the Production Marketing process in information system?
88. Briefly Explain the Importance of Controlling
89. Discuss the Techniques for measurement of Productivity
90. Examine the Productivity improvement in India

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
1) Distinguish between micro economics, macro economics and managerial economics.
2) What is managerial economics? Why does study managerial economics?
3) Describe the circular flow of economic activity of India.
4) Discuss the nature of the firm.
5) List out the major objectives of the firm.
6) How does managerial economics relate with other disciplines for propounding its theories?
7) Identify the areas of decision making where managerial economics prescribes specific
solutions to business problems.
8) Discuss the role and responsibilities of a managerial economist.
9) What is Law of demand explain it in detail manner?
10) Describe the Demand function?
11) Discuss the Determinants of demand?
12) List out the major objectives of the firm.
13) Discuss the Types of demand?
14) What are the exceptions in demand curve?
15) Discuss the Elasticity of Demand?
16) Explain the Price Elasticity of demand?
17) Explicate the Determinants of Price Elasticity of Demand?
18) Define and explain the income elasticity?
19) Define and explain the Cross elasticity?
20) What are the Significance of Elasticity of Demand?
21) What is meant by demand forecasting? Why is it important for the managers of business
firm?
22) Discuss the steps to be followed during demand forecast
23) Why do business entities have to forecast demand?
24) Mention the major criteria to choose a suitable forecasting method
25) Explain the consumer survey method and discuss the merits and demerits of complete
enumeration method and sample survey method.
26) Explain the law of variable proportions
27) Explain the law of variable proportions. How does it help the business manager in
decision-making?
28) Discuss the various business goals
29) Discuss the characteristics of modern business.
30) Explain isoquants and isocost curves
31) What are the properties of isoquants?
32) Explain the law of variable proportions. How does it help the business manager in
decision-making?
33) Distinguish the three stages of short period production function hen only two factors are
being employed.
34) Explain the production function with all variable case by using returns to scale concept.
35) What is the significance of opportunity cost in business decisions?
36) Differentiate the accounting and economic cost concepts.
37) Discuss the short-run cost-output with the help of diagrams
38) Explain the long-run cost-output relation with diagrams.
39) What are the various types of costs? Elucidate with suitable examples.
40) What is risk and uncertainty?
41) Explain the various types’ risks.
42) Enumerate the methods of risk and uncertainty.
43) Define the market and market structure.
44) Explain various types of markets with suitable examples.
45) Distinguish between perfect and imperfect market.
46) List out the major characteristic features of a perfect market.
47) What is Monopoly? Briefly discuss the characteristic features of Monopoly?
48) Explain the long run Equilibrium under Perfect competition
49) Discuss the short run equilibrium monopolist
50) Discuss the characteristics features of Monopolistic Competition
51) Briefly Explain different types of Oligopoly
52) Explain the Equilibrium of firm under Monopolistic Competition
53) State the Oligopoly Models and Duopoly
54) Briefly explain the Objectives of Price Discrimination under employment
55) Discuss the Degree of Price Discrimination
56) Explain the genesis of national income in India.
57) Explain the importance of national income in India.
58) Explain various organizations work for the national income in India.
59) Explain determinants of national income
60) Explain various definition of national income
61) Define national income? Explain various concepts of national income.
62) Explain various measurements of National Income
63) What are the factors influencing national income?
64) Keynes Explain the Multiplier Effect national income system?
65) Examine the economic indicators in national income?
66) Express the impact globalisation on national income?
67) Explain determination of national income?
68) Define business cycle? Explain various stages?
69) Explain the Business Cycle Fluctuations Measures and Controls?
70) Define national income? Explain various concepts of national income?
71) Explains determinants of national income?
72) Explain various measurements of national income?
73) Explain two sectors Model?
74) Explain three sector models?
75) Explain four sector models?
76) Define fiscal policy? Explain fiscal policy in India
77) Define monetary policy? Explain monetary policy in India
78) Explain the Evaluation of Monetary Policy in India?
79) What are the objectives and instruments of Monetary Policy in India?
80) Explain the Monetary Policy in Developing Countries?
81) What is Fiscal policy? Discuss the objectives of fiscal policy
82) Briefly Explain the Types of fiscal Policy
83) State the Monetary policy in India
84) Analyse the LPG objectives in Macro environment
85) Explain the Industrial policy in India.
86) Distinguish between economic growth and economic development.
87) List out the sources of economic growth and development of India.
88) Describe the pre and post economic scenario of India.
89) What are the major barriers to our economic transition?
90) Discuss the growth potential of the Indian economy after transition.
91) Justify the need for Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization of our country.
92) What are the major weaknesses of LPG?
93) Why government should own and run firms?
94) Define privatization. What are the advantages and disadvantages of privatization of public
enterprise in India?
95) Discuss the effects of globalization on consumers, business and economy.
96) Explain the forms of foreign capital
97) Discuss the Government Policy towards Foreign Capital
98) Elaborate the factors that determine the Foreign Direct Investment
99) Explain the factors that discourage the foreign Direct Investment.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


1. Define and explain the Nature of HRM ?
2. Describe the features of HRM ?
3. Discuss in detail the functions of HRM ?
4. Explain the importance of HRM ?
5. Define and explain the Need for HR Policy ?
6. Explain the feature HR Policy ?
7. Discuss the Elements Of HR Policy?
8. Explain the Steps In Implementing HRIS?
9. Define and explain the Internal Environment ?
10. Explain the feature External Environment ?
11. Discuss the External Factors that Affect Human Resource Management ?
12. Explain the Impact of Internal And External Environment on Human Resource
13. Management?
14. 1.Explain the Emerging Trends in Human Resource Management?
15. 2.Discuss The Recent Trends in Human Resource Management?
16. What is human resource planning? Explain the importance of HRP in business
organization.
17. Explain the steps in HRP process.
18. How would you analyse the demand and supply forecasting of human resources for
19. designing the HRP.
20. What is skill forecasting? Explain the procedure of skill forecasting.
21. What is job analysis? Explain the role of job analysis in HRP.
22. What is job description? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of job description.
23. What is job specification? How it useful to find out job skills?
24. What job design? Explain the factors affecting job design.
25. What are the various methods job design?
26. Explain the principles in job design.
27. What is HR Inventory? Explain the importance of HR Inventory
28. Explain the role of HR inventory in skill assessment.
29. How would you identify the HR Supply and Demand?
30. Briefly Explain Sources of Recruitment
31. Explain the Advantages and disadvantages of Recruitment
32. Discuss the Methods and Merits of External Source of Recruitment
33. 1.What do you understand by selection? Explain in brief the steps involved in
selectionprocedure.
34. Discuss various types of employment tests normally taken by the industrial organisations.
35. 3.What are the major problems of the interview as a selection device? What can management
do to reduce some of these problems?
36. Discuss the importance and limitations of psychological tests in employee selection
37. Explain the Procedure of Employee Interview in the Industry ?
38. Describe how to Select the process of Managerial Personnel ?
39. Examine the Limitations of the Interview?
40. Outline the Guidelines for Effective Interview?
41. Define Induction? Briefly explain the procedure/techniques of Induction ?
42. Examine the Considerations in placement of new employees?
43. Describe the Orientation procedure of the following steps?
44. What do you mean by performance appraisal? Discuss the three purposes performance
appraisal can meet.
45. Discuss the various steps involved in performance appraisal process.
46. What are the techniques and scales used in performance appraisals?
47. What are MBOs, and how do they relate to performance appraisals?
48. What are assessment centers?
49. What practices are used in the performance appraisal process?
50. What factors do you feel could have changed in Tesla’s approach to its performance reviews?
51. What is the meaning, definition and objectives of career planning?
52. Explain need and advantages of career planning?
53. Examine the difference between manpower planning and career planning?
54. Advantages of Career planning in HRM?
55. What do you mean by performance appraisal? Discuss the three purposes performance
appraisal can meet.
56. Discuss the various steps involved in performance appraisal process.
57. Performance appraisal should be a two-way street. Supervisors evaluate their subordinates,
and subordinates should evaluate their supervisors. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss.
58. What is meaning and definition of promotion?
59. What are the principles of promotion in organizations?
60. Discuss the importance and purpose of promotions in HRM?
61. Discuss the meaning, definition and objectives of the transfer?
62. Explain the types of transfers?
63. What are the principles and policy of transfer in HRM?
64. What is the meaning of employee separation? Write brief note on it.
65. Explain about the major forms of employee separation?
66. Discuss the employee separation distinct phases?
67. What is exit interview? Discuss about the process of exit interview?
68. Examine the process of exit interview?
69. Discuss the different methods of exit interview?
70. Define compensation? Discuss the Components of compensation
71. Briefly Discuss the components of Compensation
72. Discuss the Methods or Factors of Compensation
73. Explain the Reasons for the growth of Employee Benefits in the Industry
74. Briefly Discuss the employee Benefits in the Organisation Point of view
75. Define the term “discipline” Discuss its salient features and chief objectives.
76. Explain with examples the types of discipline noticed in the Indian industries.
77. What are the causes of indiscipline in the Indian industries. Suggest how to maintain
discipline.
78. Delineate the procedure involved in a disciplinary action.
79. Discuss the various penalties and punishments awarded to the accused employee in order to
maintain discipline in an organisation.
80. Write an essay on “Code of Discipline” stating clearly its objectives and terms of agreement.
81. Briefly Explain the Basic Principles of Domestic Enquiry
82. Discuss the Essentials of Fair Enquiry
83. Define Absenteeism, Explain the Features of Employee Absenteeism
84. Explain the Classification of Employee Absenteeism
85. Outline the Measures of Control of employee Absenteeism

HUMAN RESOURCE SKILLS


1. Define and explain the objectives of communication?
2. Explain the Characteristics of Communication?
3. Discuss in Importance Communication?
4. Explain Guidelines for Effective Communication?
5. Define and explain the Process of communication ?
6. Explain the models of Communication?
7. Discuss in Principals of Communication?
a. Define and explain the Motivation ?
b. Explain the Emotional Expression and Interdependence ?
c. Discuss the Good Communication Gateways ?
d. Explain the Organisational communication
e. Define and explain Interpersonal Communication and Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Human Needs?
f. Discuss the Barriers of Communication ?
8. What is interpersonal communication? Explain the various elements in interpersonal
communication.
9. Explain the importance/rational of interpersonal communication.
10. What are the various types of interpersonal communication skills.
11. Explain the interventions to improve interpersonal communication skills.
12. What is listening? Explain the various types of listening.
13. What are the various types of listeners?
14. What are the essentials of effective listening?
15. What are gateways of effective listening? And how would you overcome it.
16. What do you mean by non-verbal communication?
17. Why non-verbal communication important?
18. Distinguish between mobile and non-verbal communication?
19. Elaborate on the various categories of non-communication.
20. State the advantages of non-verbal communication.
21. Discuss the disadvantages of non-verbal communication.
22. Effectiveness of a manager depends on his ability to communicate effectively. Explain how?
23. What is meant by communication barrier?
24. List the communication barriers.
25. Explain any three organizational barriers to effective communication.
26. Explain any three personal barriers to effective communication.
27. There are some barriers in communication which are concerned with the state of mind of
both the sender and the receiver. State any three such barriers
28. What are Semantic or Language Barriers? Why do they occur?
29. Explain Distortion and filtering as a barrier to communication.
30. 1.How do you define oral communication? Explain with the help of examples.
31. What are the advantages of oral communication?
32. What are the limitations of oral communication?
33. How do you make your oral communication more effective?
34. What is effective listening?
35. Briefly discuss the significance of listening in communication.
36. Discuss the process of listening.
37. Mention advantages of listening.
38. Define Listening? Briefly explain the Meaning Nature and Importance of Listening
39. Differentiate between the Hearing and Listening skills
40. Outline the Principles of Good Listening
41. What are the different steps involved in the Process of listening?
42. How is hearing different from listening?
43. What are the different types of listening?
44. Explain the differences between effective and ineffective listening.
45. Nature and importance of oral presentations.
46. Audience analysis.
47. Visual aids in presentations.
48. Organizing an oral presentation.
49. What are the essential elements in the introduction, body and conclusion of oral
presentation skills?
50. What is the most important thing we need to discuss today?
51. What are your most significant accomplishments since we last met?
52. What are the most important things you will focus on before we meet next?
53. How do you write a meeting agenda examples?
54. What is the importance meeting agenda in organizations?
55. 3.How to prepare an effective meeting agenda?
56. How do you conduct a meeting in organisations?
57. What is the importance conduct the meeting in organizations?
58. 6.What are the methods to conduct an effective HR meeting?
59. 1.What is meaning and objectives of interview skills?
60. Do you know which steps involved in interviewing skills?
61. What are the types of interviewing skills?
62. 4.Why need negotiate skills to HR Manager?
63. 5 How negotiations are importance in the organization?
64. Discuss the benefits of negotiations in the organization
65. What is meaning and objectives of interview skills?
66. 2. Do you know which steps involved in interviewing skills?
67. What are the types of interviewing skills?
68. Explain the effective e-mail writing skills?
69. What are the e-mail writing strategies?
70. Briefly Explain the Principles of Effective Communication
71. Explain the preparatory stage of Letter writing
72. Elaborate the Basic Plans for letters
73. Define Direct and Deductive Approach and indirect and Inductive Approach
74. Differentiate between the Good News plan and Bad News Plan
75. How do write the business letter to the Manager for business transction in XYZ Company
76. Explain the functions of job letter
77. Discuss the consideration of writing effective job letter
78. Elaborate the purpose and objectives of Interview
79. Outline the Various symbols of Positive and Negative attitudes of Interview
80. Explain the Pitfalls of an Interviews should avoid
81. Discuss the different kinds of Inquiry letters
82. How to cancellation of orders in writing a letter to the Business
83. Describe the Functions of Sales Letter
84. Explain the uses of Sales Letter
85. Briefly explain the classification of Business report.

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