NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec. 2021/June 2022 (Commerce) Shift-II

Total Questions: 100

11. "Hospital administration may think that patients want better food, but patients may be more concerned with nurse responsiveness"

Above statement pertains to which one of the following service gap?

Correct Answer: (a) Gap between consumer expectation and management perception
Solution:

Gap between consumer expectation and management perception.
• Here, According to the question, the hospital Administration unable to perceive correctly what the customers wants or needs.
• Factors that affect the size of the knowledge gap includes insufficient research, lack of customer interaction, not listening to customers etc.
• This gap arises due to the differences in managements perception of customer needs and customer's actual expectations.

12. Banker sale of a mortgage portfolio by setting up a mortgage pass - through securities is an example of:

Correct Answer: (d) Securitisation
Solution:

Securitisation.
• Banker sale a mortgage portfolio by setting up a mortgage pass - through securities is an example of securitisation.
• Securitisation is the conversion of an asset, especially a loan, into marketable securities, typically for the purpose of raising cash by selling them to the investors.

13. Which one of the following tools is not used for forecasting personnel needs (Labour Demand) by an organization?

Correct Answer: (b) Markov Analysis
Solution:

Markov Analysis :- Transition probability matrix is developed to determine the probabilities of job incumbents remaining in their jobs for the forecasting period.
• The technique is named after Russian mathematician Andre Andreyvich Markov.
• Markov Analysis, can be used to model the internal flow of human resources. These matrices simply show as probabilities the average rate of historical movement from one job to another.

14. Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Ind AS)List-II (Topic)
A. Ind AS 1I. Income Taxes
B. Ind AS 12II. Related Party Disclosures
C. Ind AS 24III. Intangible Assets
D. Ind AS 38IV. Presentation of Financial Statements

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIII III
(c)IV IIIIII
(d)IIIVI III
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:
List-I (Ind AS)List-II (Topic)
A. Ind AS 1IV. Presentation of Financial Statements
B. Ind AS 12I. Income Taxes
C. Ind AS 24II. Related Party Disclosures
D. Ind AS 38III. Intangible Assets

15. Total revenue of a business firm increases as long as:

Correct Answer: (a) |Ep| > 1
Solution:

Total Revenue increases as the price of product decreases and the TR decreases as the price increases.
As a result the Price Elasticity of Demand is greater than one.

16. What will be the sequence of steps involved in ‘Net Benefit Model’ of Human Resource Accounting?

A. The gross value of services to be rendered in future by the employee in their individual as well as their collective capacity is determined.
B. The excess of the value of future human resources over the value of future payments is ascertained.
C. The present value of the net benefit is determined by applying a pre-determined discount rate.
D. The value of future payments to the employees is determined.
E. The amount calculated under ‘C’ will be the value of human resources to the organisation.
Choose the correct sequence from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B, C, E 
Solution:

Net Benefit Model :- The proponent of this model is Pekin Gaan. This model provide the means for determining the net present value of the human resource. According to this model, the net benefit is difference between the total investment made by the organisation in acquiring, training, developing, integrating & maintaining the employees & the total benefits received out of the skill, ability & knowledge of those employees.
The correct sequence from the options are given below:-
• The gross value of services to be rendered in future by the employee in their individual as well as their collective capacity is determined.
• The value of future payments to the employees is determined.
• The excess of the value of future human resources over the value of future payments is ascertained.
• The present value of the net benefit is determined by applying a pre-determined discount rate.
• The amount calculated under ‘C’ will be the value of human resource to the organisation.

17. Who among the following are identified as the Key managerial personnel in the Indian Companies Act, 2013?

A. Chief Executive Officer
B. Whole Time Director
C. Company Secretary
D. Chief Risk Officer
E. Manager
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A, B, C and E only
Solution:

The Companies Act, 2013 has used the term Key Managerial Personnel to define the executive management. The executive management of a company is responsible for the day to day functioning of the company and are responsible for not just laying down the strategies as well as its implementation. According to section 2(51) of companies Act, ‘Key- Managerial personnel’ in a company means:-
(i) The Chief Executive Officer or the Managing Director or Manager.
(ii) The Company Secretary.
(iii) The Full - Time Director.
(iv) The Chief Financial Officer.

18. Under which one of the following the Basel framework places restrictions on participation by banks in system wide credit booms with the aim of reducing their losses in credit bust?

Correct Answer: (b) Countercyclical Capital Buffer
Solution:

Most of the reforms are being implemented between 2013 and 2019. Countercyclical capital Buffer, is a Basel frame work, which places restriction on participation by banks in system wide credit booms to reduce their losses in credit Score Busts.

19. From the following, select the right option with reference to the working capital:

Correct Answer: (d) Trade-off plan, in general, is considered an appropriate financing strategy for working capital
Solution:

The Finance Manager has to pay particular attention to the levels of current assets and current financing. To decide the levels and financing of current assets, the risk return trade off must be taken into account. The concept of risk - return trade off represents a balance between low - risk and high potential return.

20. A co-efficient of correlation having a value of +0.87 implies that

Correct Answer: (a) Co-efficient of correlation is strong and positive
Solution:

A co - efficient of correlation having a value of +0.87 implies that co - efficient of correlation is strong and positive.

Size of correlationInterpretation
0.90 to 1.00 (-0.90 to -1.00)Very high positive (negative) correlation
0.70 to 0.90 (-0.70 to -0.90)High positive (negative) correlation
0.50 to 0.70 (-0.50 to -0.70)Moderate positive (negative) correlation
0.30 to 0.50 (-0.30 to -0.50)Low positive (negative) correlation
0.00 to 0.30 (-0.00 to -0.30)Negligible correlation.