BBA 1st Semester Exam Model Question Paper

Model Question (IT 231: IT and Applications)

Group A
Brief answer questions:
Attempt all questions. (10 X 1=10)

1. Classify computers on the basis of size.

2. How information technology affects businesses.
3. What is auxiliary memory?
4. What do you mean by Utility software?
5. Define protocol in computer network.
6. Define search engine?
7. Define sequential data processing.
8. Define encryption process.
9. Differentiate between file system and database system.
10. What is data mining?
Group B

Short Answers Questions

Attempt any five questions. (5 × 3= 15) 11.

Describe the characteristics of computers in brief.

12. Discuss characteristics of fourth generation of computers.
13. Why cyber security is essential? Explain.
14. Explain about central processing unit.
15. Discuss the role of artificial intelligence in business.
16. Explain the necessity of E-Governance
Group C

Long Answer Questions Attempt any three questions. (3× 5= 15)

17. What is primary memory? Discuss the different types of primary memory.
18. What is network topology? Describe the different types of network topology.
19. Describe the different types of database models in brief.
20. What is multimedia? Discuss the different elements of multimedia system.
Group D

Comprehensive Questions

Attempt all questions. (2 × 10 = 20)

21. What do you mean by hard copy and soft copy output devices? Explain merits and demerits of
impact and non-impact printers.

22. What is operating system? List out the different functions of operating system. Explain different types
of operating system
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Model Question - 2022

MGT 231: Foundations of Business Management

FM: 100

Time: 3 hrs

Students are encouraged to give their answers in their own words. Figures in the margin indicate full
marks.

Group A

Brief Answer Questions 10*2 = 20

1. Who are line managers?

2. Define the term ‘derivative planning’.

3. State any two contributions of Hawthorne studies.

4. List out any four features of the Friedman Doctrine of Social Responsibility.

5. Point out any four techniques to improve effectiveness of decision making.

6. List out two advantages of decentralization of authority.

7. Define organizational culture.

8. Write the full form of PEST, ISO, TQM and QWL.

9. What do you mean by team conflict?

10. State four problems in agriculture sector business in Nepal.

Group B

Short Answer Questions: Attempt any SIX questions 6*5 = 30

11. State and explain the basic managerial roles of managers.

12. Describe in brief different roots of unethical behavior in business.

13. Explain in brief the planning process in organization.

14. Explain the importance of organizational culture for business success.

15. What different barriers are common in effective communication? Describe

16. Why there is need of team formulation in any organization? Explain

17. How the challenges can be reduced in service sector business in Nepal? Explain
Group C Long Answer questions: Attempt any THREE questions (3*10 =30)

18. Managers should not stick on particular theory or principles. Based on the statement, critically
evaluate the application of contingency theory of management.

19. Discuss the emerging issues in organization design and architecture adopted by Nepalese
organization.

20. There must be an effective analysis of business environment before starting a business. Michel E.
Porter has also suggested a framework for industry analysis. Sketch the application of the Porters’ Five
Forces model for analyzing the industry.

21. Critically examine the major problems of Nepalese business.

Group D

Comprehensive question /Case analysis /Situation analysis question (4*5 = 20) 22.

Read and analyze the following case carefully and answer the questions given below:

ABC Pvt. Ltd. was established 12 years back in Kathmandu with an initial investment capital of Rs. 16 m.
to produce footwear in Nepal. ABC used to import all the raw materials and few from China. Main
designers are from India. ABC expanded its business steadily over the years and covered almost all the
cities of Nepal and also in India. Its annual turnover was around Rs. 2.7 million last year which was 20%
more than the previous year. Except during the major time of Covid-19 pandemic, ABC continued its
business. Mr. Shrestha conducts the executive functions of the company as the General Manager but the
company has no departmental managers. All these areas are under the supervision of Mr. Thapa,
salaried employee as manager, monthly salary Rs. 30 thousands. He is responsible for overall activities of
the company. However, he maintains own filing, secretarial, mailing, and production functions. A junior
level part time staff is in charge for finance and accounting activities of the company. All the decisions
regarding purchasing, receiving, storing, account payable, factory payroll, cost accounting, and
dispatching are control by Mr. Thapa. There are five office assistants who take care of sales, advertising,
credit and accounts receivable but they have no fixed responsibilities. The General Manager of the
company has recently been overwhelmed by the difficulty of obtaining various information and
customer care efforts. Whenever information is needed, several different sources must be contacted,
and much time is wasted locating the information. The General Manager is also beginning to notice idle
equipment in the office and delays in the preparation of important operating reports. Customers have
regularly complaining about delay in delivery, wrong delivery of the product they order, and frequent
problems in account payments. He also noticed that the employee turnover is increasing. The General
Manager recently had a meeting with the all the employees of the company. Many employees expressed
their dissatisfaction with Mr. Thapa as he does not consult with them and they have no direct reporting
system. Mr. Thapa claims that there are many issues with individual employee of gossiping and
intimidating.
Questions:

a. What major problem areas can you identify in this case? What can be the probable causes for conflict
between Mr. Thapa and other employees? Explain

b. Trace the decision-making process in ABC. What problems do you diagnose in decision making
process? Mention

c. Make a SWOT analysis of the business related in the above case.

d. Sketch new organizational structure to restructure the organization for solving existing problem.
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Model Question 2022
English-I

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the
margin indicate the full marks.

Group A

Brief Answer Questions. (10×2=20)

a. What does “free action here and energy up yonder” refer to? (Not the Non-Existent)

b. What is the central argument of the story Popular Mechanics?

c. Is the poet sympathetic towards the clock tower? (The Clock Tower)

d. “Light my fire” – in what way is it a metaphor? (Light My Lucky)

e. When faced with choices, do you follow your head or your heart? (The Hundredth Dove)

f. What is psychometric test? Why is it conducted?

g. Discuss the difference between murder and manslaughter.

h. Complete the sentences using as or like;

1. I have been working …….a volunteer in the local hospital.

2. You look …….a film star in that outfit.

i. Use an appropriate word to complete the inversions in the following;

1. No sooner ……the firemen extinguished one forest fire than another started.

2. Under no circumstances ……passengers permitted to smoke on the flight.

j. Make the following words negative:

1. Normal

2. Possibility

3. Logical

4. Similar

Group B Short Answer Questions (Any Six) (6×5=30)

a. How is the empire's violence portrayed and what significance does it have in Orwell's essay, "Shooting
an Elephant."?

b. Match the following words a-e with their meanings 1-5.

a. Indicator 1. Disadvantage

b. Compulsive 2. Sign

c. Intuitive 3. Latent abilities or qualities

d. Downside 4. Instinctive

e. potential 5. Irresistible/ compelling

c. How does the speaker move between concepts of freedom and bondage in The Parrot in the Cage?
Explain the poem as a symbol of Nepalese Society under the Rana Regime.

d. Elucidate the concept "The responsibility of the human beings is to behave decently towards the
animals." Explain the main argument of Brigid Brophy in The Rights of Animals.

e. Point out the obstacles women have to overcome for professional independence. (Professions for
Women by Virginia Woolf.

f. Complete a-e with phrasal verbs formed from these verbs plus up or down. break set put bring turn

a. If you haven't got enough room, we can ………….your relatives for the night.

b. His intention is to use the inheritance to……..his own business.

c. Protesters are threatening to ……..the government if their demands aren't met.

d. Police …………the demonstration by firing tear gas into the crowd.

e. It was the thought of commuting every day that made me………the job offer.

g. Complete the following sentences a-e with clauses 1-5. (Relative Clause)

a. You may decide to enroll on our courses online,….

b. My grandmother, …….kept chickens in the garden.

c. Paris is a city……

d. The house was full of famous paintings, …….

e. We ventured further afield to explore the remote, uninhabited islands, ……..

1. whose art galleries are one of its biggest attraction

2. in which case, the following instructions must be followed

3. about which very little is known

4. all of which were worth of small fortune

5. who loved nature

Group C Long Answer Questions (Any Three) (3×10=30)

a. Write a five-paragraph essay on "Relationship Between Nature and the Organic World Around Us."
Follow the standard essay writing format as discussed in the Writing Guide of Cambridge Advanced
Result by using the reference details as explained in The Etiquette of Freedom by Gary Snyder.

b. Write a reference letter for your friend who has applied for a job as a sales representative at
Chaudhari Group. The reference letter should include information of your acquaintance, character, skills
and qualities suitable for the job.

c. Discuss how the gender rules destroy the modern concept of equality, freedom and women rights
based on your reading “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid.

d. Mahakavi Devkota’s method is one of the contrasts between the world of the lunatic and that of the
sane people. What are some of the contrasts and how do these contrasts help bring out the irony of the
poem? (The Lunatic)

Group D Case Studies (6+8+6=20)

Read the following case and answer the question asked below:

The way people view the world as adults is profoundly shaped by the social and technological trends
they experienced while growing up, so it’s no surprise that each generation entering the workforce has a
different perspective than the generations already at work. Throw in the human tendencies to resist
change and to assume that whatever way one is doing something must be the best way to do it, and you
have a recipe for conflict. Moreover, generations in a workplace sometimes find themselves competing
for jobs, resources, influence, and control. The result can be tension, mistrust, and communication
breakdowns. Lumping people into generations is an imprecise science at best, but it helps to know the
labels commonly applied to various age groups and to have some idea of their broad characteristics.
These labels are not official, and there is no general agreement on when some generations start and
end, but you will see and hear references to the following groups (approximate years of birth shown in
parentheses): The Radio Generation (1925 to 1945). People in this group are beyond what was once
considered the traditional retirement age of 65, but many want or need to continue working. Baby
Boomers (1946 to 1964). This large segment of the workforce, which now occupies many mid- and
upper- level managerial positions, got its name from the population boom in the years following World
War II. The older members of this generation have reached retirement age, but many will continue to
work beyond age 65—meaning that younger workers waiting for some of these management spots to
open up might have to wait a while longer. Generation X (1965 to 1980). This relatively smaller “MTV
generation” is responsible for many of the innovations that have shaped communication habits today
but sometimes feels caught between the large mass of Baby Boomers ahead of them and the younger
Generation Y employees entering the workforce. When Generation X does finally get the chance to take
over starting in 2015 or 2020, it will be managing in a vastly different business landscape, one in which
virtual organizations and networks of independent contractors replace much of the hierarchy inherited
from the Baby Boomers. Generation Y (1981 to 1995). Also known as millennials, this youngest
generation currently in the workforce is noted for its entrepreneurial instincts and technological savvy.
This generation’s comfort level with social networks and other Web 2.0 tools is helping to change
business communication practices—but is also a source of concern for managers worried about
information leaks and employee productivity. Generation Z (after 1996). If you’re a member of
Generation Y, those footsteps you hear behind you are coming from Generation Z, also known as
Generation I (for Internet) or the Net Generation. The first full generation to be born after the World
Wide Web was invented will be entering the workforce soon. These brief summaries can hardly do
justice to entire generations of workers, but they give you some idea of the different generational
perspectives and the potential for communication problems. As with all cultural conflicts, successful
communication starts with recognizing and understanding these differences.

Questions

a. How would you resolve a conflict between a Baby Boomer manager who worries about the privacy
and productivity aspects of social networking and a Generation Y employee who wants to use these
tools on the job?

b. Consider the range of labels from the Radio Generation to the Net Generation. What does this tell you
about the possible influence of technology on business communication habits?

c. What generational gaps you might experience in Nepal? Write with reference to the text and context.
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Model Question II

ECO 203: Microeconomics for Business (BBA)

Candidates are required to answer all the questions in their own words as for as practicable

Group A: Brief answer question Attempt all questions. (10 × 2 = 20)

1. How does microeconomics affect business decision making?

2. Define market efficiency.

3. What is price effect?

4. Differentiate between implicit cost and explicit cost.

5. Why does a firm in perfect competition market always get normal profit in long run?

6. What is penetration pricing?

7. Define capital.

8. A price change causes the quantity demanded of a good to decrease by 30 percent, while the total
revenue of that good increases by 15 percent. Is the demand curve elastic or inelastic?

9. Find the equilibrium quantity of a firm having marginal revenue function MR = 1000 – 20Q and
marginal cost function MC= 100 + 10Q.

10. When a pencil firm employs one more labor, total production of pencil increases by 1500 per month
and the market price of the pencil is Rs.5. How much wage will pencil firm pay for the labor for one
month to maximize profit?

Group B: Short answer question Attempt any six questions (6× 5 = 30)

11. “Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity, moreover, governments can
sometimes improve the market outcomes.” Elaborate.

12. ABC Garments produces the jeans. The firm sold 1000 jeans at Price Rs. 2000 last year. The firm
knows that price elasticity of demand for the jeans is -1.5 and wants to increase the price of the jeans to
Rs. 2200 this year. How many jeans will the firm sell this year? Comment on effect of the price rise
strategy of the firm on total revenue.

13. Derive demand curve in multiple commodity model by using cardinal approach.

14. Differentiate between fixed cost and variable cost. Give five examples of each fixed and variable cost
of garment producing firm.

15. Explain the dominant strategy in game theory.

16. What are the causes to shift the labor demand curve?

17. The demand function of a monopoly firm is Q = 3000 - 0.1P and the cost function is C = 40Q2 +
5000000. Determine equilibrium quantity, price and profit of the firm.

Group C: Long answer questions Attempt any three questions (3x10=30)

18. What is indifference curve? How does a consumer get equilibrium in indifference curve approach?

19. Consider the chicken meat market of Nepal where large numbers of sellers sell chicken meat to large
numbers of buyers. Do you think the chicken meat market of Nepal is perfectly competitive market or
monopolistic market? Give your logic in reference of the features of both market structures.

20. Production function of a candy producing firm is Q = 1000√KL, wage rate of labor is Rs 20,000, rental
rate of capital is Rs 45,000 and price of the product is Rs 100 per packet. Determine optimum number of
labor and capital that the firm should use in order to maximize output under given total cost outlay Rs
18,00,000. Also calculate the total output and profit of the firm.

21. How does subsidy policy of government affect market equilibrium? The demand function for a
product is Qd = 750 – 0.5P, and supply function is Qs = 10 + 1.5P. Find the equilibrium price and quantity.
If the government gives subsidy at the rate of Rs 50 per unit, what will be the effect on equilibrium price
and quantity. Group D: Comprehensive answer/situation analysis question

22. Read the following situation and analyze the questions: (20)

Firms having monopoly power sell the same good to different customers for different prices, even
though the costs of producing for the two customers are the same. This practice is called price
discrimination. The firms can maximize profit by charging discriminating price rather charging uniform
price because the firms, in one hand, convert consumer’s surplus to producer’s surplus and in another
hand increases the number of customers. Kathmandu Publishers (KP) publishes ‘Microeconomics for
Business’ book targeting BBA students of Nepal. KP’s marketing department finds that the book can be
sold to campus library and BBA students through book shops. Total market demand of the book is 2500
in Nepal. Demand of campus libraries is 500 hard-cover books and they are ready to pay Rs 700 for a
book. Similarly demand of students is 2000 books and book shops are ready to pay price Rs. 350 for the
soft-cover books. Ambikeshwari Books&Stationaries (ABS) is a retail shop of books and stationaries in a
small town. It purchases ‘Microeconomics for Business’ book from the Kathmandu Publishing Company
and sales to the students. While selling the book the shop charges different prices for different students
ranging from Rs.400 to Rs. 500. The owner of the stationary shop can identify the willingness pay of each
students and charges the price accordingly. Moreover, ABS buys exercise books from wholesale shop and
sales them to the students at Rs 50 per piece. But it sales one dozen exercise books at Rs.450 and a half
dozen at Rs. 250 for the students who wants to buy many exercise books. All these pricing strategies of
KP and ABS help to increase the profit of the firms.

Questions

a. Which degree of price discrimination do KP and ABS practice for ‘Microeconomics for Business’ book
and exercise books? Explain with proper reason.
b. Do all the three situations fulfill the conditions for price discrimination. Justify with reason for each
condition.

c. Does the discriminating pricing policy of KP and ABS help to increase the profit? Explain.

d. Is it rational to follow price discrimination? Give your critical comments.