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1. An individual who initiates, creates and manages a new business can be called
_____________.
A. A leader
B. A manager
C. A professional
D. An entrepreneur
ANSWER: D
2. Someone who improves an existing business can be called _________.
A. An intrapreneur.
B. A professional.
C. A co-worker.
D. A changeling.
ANSWER: A
3. Which could provide an individual with the motivation to start a new business venture?
A. The financial rewards.
B. A desire to be independent.
C. Risk taking
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
4. Which of the following factors would not be included in a PESTLE analysis?
A. Government re-cycling policy.
B. Proposed reduction in interest rates.
C. Competitor activity.
D. Demographic changes.
ANSWER: C
5. Which industrial sector tends to naturally promote small-scale businesses and
Entrepreneurship, and
generally has lower barriers to market entry?
A. Service.
B. Manufacturing.
C. Distribution.
D. Agriculture.
ANSWER: A
6. What is the need of entrepreneurship?
A. For new innovation
B. To fill gap in growth
C. For healthy competition
D. All the above.
ANSWER: B
7. Why are small businesses important to a country's economy?
A. They give an outlet for entrepreneurs.
B. They can provide specialist support to larger companies.
C. They can be innovators of new products.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
8. Basic problems of women entrepreneurs in India
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A. Lack of education skill

B. Male dominating society
C. Absence of listen bearing capacity
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
9. If the investments in fixed assets or plant and machinery does not exceed one crore rupees,
then the particular firm comes under the category of
A. Tiny industry
B. Small Scale Industry
C. Village Industry
D. Micro Industry
ANSWER: B
10. Which of the following is the reason for business failure __________.
A. Lack of market research.
B. Poor financial control.
C. Poor management.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
11. The use of informal networks by entrepreneurs to gather information is known as _______.
A. Secondary research.
B. Entrepreneurial networking.
C. Informal parameters.
D. Marketing
ANSWER: B
12. Good sources of information for an entrepreneur about competitors can be Obtained
from_________.
A. Websites.
B. Product information leaflets.
C. Company reports and published accounts.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
13. A new venture's business plan is important because ______.
A. It helps to persuade others to commit funding to the venture.
B. Can help demonstrate the viability of the venture.
C. Provides a guide for business activities by defining objectives.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
14. Name the institution which was setup as an apex bank to provide direct or indirect financial
assistance under different scheme
A. SIDBI
B. NSIC
C. NABARD
D. RSBDC
ANSWER: A
15. Innovation can best be defined as_______.
A. the generation of new ideas.
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B. the evolution of new ideas.

C. the opposite of creativity.
D. the successful exploitation of new ideas.
ANSWER: D
16. Which of these statements best describes the context for entrepreneurship?
A. Entrepreneurship takes place in small businesses.
B. Entrepreneurship takes place in large businesses.
C. Entrepreneurship takes place in a wide variety of contexts.
D. Entrepreneurship does not take place in social enterprises.
ANSWER: C
17. Entrepreneurs are motivated by _________.
A. money.
B. personal values.
C. pull influences.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
18. Which of the following are described as one of the Big Five personality traits?
A. tolerance of others.
B. need for achievement.
C. propensity to leadership.
D. locus of control.
ANSWER: B
19. Which of the following is least likely to influence the timing of new business births?
A. Government policies.
B. Profitability.
C. Consumer expenditure.
D. Weather conditions.
ANSWER: D
20. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Market segmentation is a useful process for small businesses to undertake.
B. Selling is essentially a matching process.
C. A benefit is the value of a product feature to a customer.
D. It is a good idea for small businesses to compete solely on price.
ANSWER: D
21. The purpose of all good small business strategy is__________.
A. to increase turnover.
B. to increase profitability.
C. to achieve competitive advantage.
D. to achieve stated objectives.
ANSWER: D
22. Which of the following is a recognized disadvantage of setting up as a start-up as compared
with other
routes to market entry?
A. less satisfaction of the owners.
B. less help from various agencies.
C. there are more funds required.
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D. there is a high failure rate.

ANSWER: D
23. Someone legally appointed to resolve the financial difficulties of an insolvent firm is
called____________.
A. an administrator.
B. a predator.
C. an auditor.
D. a turnaround consultant.
ANSWER: A
24. Goods or services reach the market place through ________.
A. marketing channels.
B. multilevel pyramids.
C. monopolies.
D. multiplication.
ANSWER: A
25. To provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs the government has set up a number
of___________.
A. financial advisors.
B. financial intermediaries.
C. Industrial estates.
D. financial institutions.
ANSWER: D
26. State Industrial corporations engage in the development of__________.
A. industrial estates.
B. institutional estates.
C. individual investors.
D. agricultural entrepreneurs.
ANSWER: A
27. ________ is the first development bank of the country.
A. ICICI.
B. IDBI.
C. SFC.
D. IFCI.
ANSWER: D
28. IFCI stands for_____________.
A. Industrial finance corporation of India.
B. Institutional finance corporation of India.
C. Industrial funding corporation of India.
D. Indian finance corporation and institution.
ANSWER: A
29. IFCI has been converted into a________.
A. joint stock company.
B. co-operative society.
C. partnership firm.
D. sole proprietorship.
ANSWER: A
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30. SIDBI was set up as a subsidiary of_________.

A. IDBI.
B. IFCI.
C. ICICI.
D. SFC.
ANSWER: A
31. Which of the following is a function of SIDBI?
A. Extension of seed capital.
B. Discounting of bills.
C. Providing factoring services.
D. All of the above.
ANSWER: D
32. SFC is prohibited from granting financial assistance to any company whose aggregate paid
up capital exceed__________.
A. 1 crore.
B. 1.5 crores.
C. 2 crores.
D. 2.5 crores.
ANSWER: A
33. SIPCOT's financial assistance is in the form of __________.
A. term loan.
B. seed capital scheme.
C. underwriting the capital issues.
D. All of the above.
ANSWER: D
34. The business development department of SIPCOT guides entrepreneurs in -------.
A. applying for licences.
B. approval on collaboration.
C. allocation of scarce raw materials.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
35. TIIC is sponsored by the__________.
A. Government of Karnataka.
B. Government of Andhra Pradesh.
C. Government of Kerala.
D. Government of Tamil Nadu.
ANSWER: D
36. In backward areas, term loans for expansion or setting up a new unit are available at
__________ .
A. concessional terms.
B. differential terms.
C. standard terms.
D. specific terms.
ANSWER: A
37. A commercial banker would prefer a ____________ debt-equity ratio over the years as it
indicates
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financial strength of a unit.

A. Declining.
B. Increasing.
C. Stable.
D. Fluctuating.
ANSWER: A
38. EDPs course contents contains ___________.
A. General introduction to entrepreneurs.
B. Motivation training.
C. Managerial skills.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
39. Entrepreneurial Guidance Bureau(EGB) was set up by____________.
A. SISI.
B. SIPCOT.
C. IIC.
D. SIDCO.
ANSWER: C
40. _____________ can be defined as a specifically evolved work plan densed to achieve a
specific objective within a specific period of time
A. Idea generation.
B. Opportunity Scanning.
C. Project.
D. Strategy.
ANSWER: C
41. Large investment is made in fixed assets, the project will be termed as __________.
A. Capital Intensive.
B. Labour Intensive.
C. Product Intensive.
D. Market Intensive.
ANSWER: A
42. PERT stands for __________.
A. Programme Evaluation and Research Techniques.
B. Project Evaluation and Review Techniques.
C. Programme Evaluation and Review Techniques.
D. Project Evaluation and Research Techniques.
ANSWER: C
43. _____________ is used to accomplish the project economically in the minimum available
time with limited resources
A. Project Scheduling.
B. Network Analysis.
C. Budget Analysis.
D. Critical Planning.
ANSWER: A
44. ______________ is a form of financing especially for funding high technology, high risk and
perceived
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high reward projects

A. Fixed capital.
B. Current capital.
C. Seed capital.
D. Venture capital.
ANSWER: D
45. In _________, machines and equipments are arranged in the order or sequence in which they
are to be used for manufacturing the product
A. Factory Layout.
B. Product Layout.
C. Process Layout.
D. Combined Layout.
ANSWER: B
46. The term ___________ denotes bonus or financial aid which is given by a government to an
industry to help it compete with other units
A. Incentive.
B. Subsidy.
C. Bounty.
D. Concession.
ANSWER: C
47. The granting of cash subsidy on the capital investment is called __________.
A. Concessional finance.
B. Quantum of Subsidy.
C. Interest Subsidy.
D. Central Investment Subsidy.
ANSWER: D
48. New Small Scale industries are exempted from the payment of income tax under section 80J
is called __________
A. Development Rebate..
B. Investment Allowance.
C. Rehabilitation Allowance.
D. Tax Holiday
ANSWER: B
49. ____________ is primarily concerned with the identification of the project demand potential
and the selection of the optimal technology.
A. Techno-economic analysis.
B. Feasibility analysis.
C. Input analysis.
D. Financial analysis.
ANSWER: A
50. _____________ refers to some action which is a time consuming effort necessary to
complete a specific event.
A. A Network.
B. An Activity.
C. An Event.
D. A Node.
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ANSWER: B
51. _____________ is a graphical representation of the various activity and event relating to a
project.
A. Network analysis.
B. Scheduling technique.
C. Logical Model.
D. Network Diagram
ANSWER: D
52. Activities which must be finished before a given event can occur are termed as _________.
A. Preceeding Activities.
B. Succeeding Activities
C. Concurrent Activities
D. Dummy Activities.
ANSWER: A
53. Activities which can be accomplished simultaneously are termed as ___________.
A. Preceeding Activities.
B. Succeeding Activities.
C. Concurrent Activities
D. Dummy Activities.
ANSWER: C
54. EST stands for ____________.
A. Earliest Start Time.
B. Event Start Time.
C. Effective Start Time.
D. Essential Start Time.
ANSWER: A
55. Additional time which a non-critical activity can consume without increasing the project
duration is called _____________.
A. Total Float.
B. Free Float
C. Independent Float.
D. Dependant Float
ANSWER: A
56. ______________ is an event-oriented approach .
A. CPM.
B. GERT.
C. PERT.
D. WASP.
ANSWER: C
57. _______________ is an activity-oriented approach.
A. CPM
B. PERT
C. GERT
D. WASP
ANSWER: A
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58. _______________ is the analysis of costs and benefits of a proposed project with the goal of
assuming a rational allocation of limited funds.
A. Project formulation.
B. Project evaluation.
C. Project appraisal .
D. Project Design.
ANSWER: C
59. ______________ may be defined as the excess of present value of project cash inflows over
that of out flows.
A. Net present value technique.
B. Average rate of return.
C. Benefit-Cost ratio.
D. Internal rate of return
ANSWER: A
60. Decisions taken by an entrepreneur on behalf of his enterprise are known as _________.
A. Organizational decisions.
B. Personal decisions.
C. Routine decisions.
D. Strategic decisions
ANSWER: A
61. Decisions which are concerned with policy matters and exercise fundamental influence on
the objectives
of the organization are called as____________.
A. Organizational decisions.
B. Personal decisions.
C. Routine decisions.
D. Strategic decisions.
ANSWER: D
62. __________________ is a problem -solving technique designed to produce numerous ideas
in a short period
A. Synectics.
B. Delphi technique.
C. Brain storming.
D. Nominal group technique.
ANSWER: C
63. . __________________ is the systematic development of a project idea for the eventual
purpose of arriving at an investment decision.
A. Project identification.
B. Project formulation.
C. Project feasibility.
D. Project evaluation.
ANSWER: B
64. The process of preparing an inventory of skills needed for effective implementation of the
project is called
as ____________.
A. Economic viability.
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B. Financial feasibility.
C. Technical feasibility.
D. Managerial competence.
ANSWER: D
65. _________________ implies the availability or otherwise of plant and machinery and
technical know how to produce the product.
A. Economic viability.
B. Financial feasibility.
C. Technical feasibility.
D. Managerial competence
ANSWER: C
66. CPM stands for____________.
A. Continuous Path Method.
B. Clear Path Method.
C. Critical Path Method.
D. Critical Probabilistic Method.
ANSWER: C
67. _______________ is granted to small scale units under section 33B of the Income tax act,
1961.
A. Depreciation Allowance.
B. Development Debate.
C. Investment Allowance.
D. Rehabilitation Allowance.
ANSWER: D
68. DGTD stands for __________.
A. Directorate General of Technical Development.
B. District General of Technical Development.
C. District General of Taxation Deduction.
D. Directorate General of Taxation Deduction.
ANSWER: A
69. A provisional SSI registration certificate is valid for a period of __________.
A. four Years.
B. three Years.
C. two Years.
D. one year.
ANSWER: D
70. National Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE) Sponsored an Entrepreneurial
Development scheme with Bank of India in______________.
A. January 1920.
B. August 1920.
C. January 1972.
D. August 1972.
ANSWER: D
71. Which of the following is not one of the 4 Ms?
A. motivation.
B. management.
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C. materials.
D. money.
ANSWER: C
72. Which of the list below does not form Intellectual Property?
A. Trade marks.
B. Patents.
C. Tangible assets.
D. Copyright.
ANSWER: C
73. The 'T' in a PESTLE analysis refers to ___________.
A. Time.
B. Technology.
C. Training.
D. Talent.
ANSWER: B
74. A business arrangement where one party allows another party to use a business Name and
sell its products or services is known as__________.
A. A cooperative.
B. A franchise.
C. An owner-manager business.
D. A limited company.
ANSWER: B
75. What is the role of a Business Ange?
A. To provide small business advice.
B. To provide capital for business development in exchange for a stake in the Business
ownership.
C. To set up a franchise business.
D. To assist an entrepreneur to open a lifestyle business.
ANSWER: B
76. A key aspect of the financial section of the business plan is _________.
A. A statement of management skills.
B. A realistic sales forecast.
C. Production capacity.
D. A description of competitors.
ANSWER: B
77. Which one of the following describes unemployment?
A. The number of people who voluntarily choose not to work.
B. The number of people who are jobless and are actively seeking work.
C. The number of people who are not actively seeking work.
D. The number of people actively seeking work who find work.
ANSWER: B
78. Idea of new product is tested in potential consumers to determine consumer acceptance at
_________ stage.
A. Concept.
B. Product development.
C. Test marketing.
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D. Commercialization.
ANSWER: C
79. Which one of the following is not considered as one of the Building blocks of the model
entrepreneur?
A. technical skills.
B. management competencies.
C. business awareness.
D. personal attributes.
ANSWER: C
80. Which of the following factors does the macro-environment not include?
A. political and regulatory factors.
B. customer needs in a given market.
C. social and demographic factors.
D. technological changes.
ANSWER: B
81. Which of the following statements is false? Electronic commerce:
A. can allow new ventures to compete on more or less equal terms with large firms.
B. can lead to small businesses having reduced contact with its customers.
C. is rarely used in small businesses.
D. is used in many different industries and markets.
ANSWER: C
82. Strategic entrepreneurial marketing has been summarised as the 4Is, identification of target
markets, interactive marketing methods, informal intelligence gathering and - what is the fourth?
A. independence.
B. instructiveness.
C. innovation.
D. internet.
ANSWER: C
83. An entrepreneur who owns more than one business at a time is called ________.
A. an intrapreneur.
B. a corporate entrepreneur.
C. a portfolio entrepreneur.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: C
84. Industries producing complete articles for direct consumption & also processing industries is
called as_______________.
A. Manufacturing industries.
B. Feeder Industries.
C. Service Industries.
D. Mining or Quarrying.
ANSWER: A
85. _____________ is primarily concerned with the identification, qualification and evaluation
of the project resources.
A. Techno-economic analysis.
B. Feasibility analysis.
C. Input analysis.
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D. Financial analysis.
ANSWER: B
86. Resource requirement in project becomes constant, while the project is in its ____ stage
A. 40 to 55%
B. 55 to 70%
C. 70 to 80%
D. 80 to 95%
ANSWER: D
87. Underestimation of project cost leads to ___________.
A. Time under run.
B. Cost under run
C. Time over run.
D. Cost over run
ANSWER: D
88. New entrepreneurs entering the field of medium industry for the first time can have market
studies with the subsidiary of ___________.
A. 75% of the cost or Rs.15000 whichever is less.
B. 75% of the cost or Rs.15000 whichever is high
C. 50% of the cost or Rs.15000 whichever is less.
D. 50% of the cost or Rs.15000 whichever is high
ANSWER: A
89. Decisions which are concerned with policy matters and exercise fundamental influence on
the objectives of the organization are called as____________.
A. Organizational decisions.
B. Personal decisions.
C. Routine decisions.
D. Strategic decisions.
ANSWER: D
90. Section 80 HHB provides for a deduction of ____________________ of profits and gains
earned by a resident Indian company.
A. 65%.
B. 60%.
C. 55%.
D. 50%
ANSWER: D
91. Decisions which are non-repetitive and novel nature and required to solve unstructured
problem is called as ___________.
A. Programmed decisions.
B. Non - programmed decisions.
C. Routine decisions.
D. Strategic decisions.
ANSWER: B
92. The application for registration of a small scale unit should be submitted to the _______ .
A. General manager, DIC.
B. Director, DIC.
C. General manager. NSIC.
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D. Director, NSIC.
ANSWER: A
93. The type of diversification in which the company adds complementary to the existing
product or service line is _________.
A. conglomerate diversification.
B. horizontal integration.
C. vertical integration.
D. concentric integration.
ANSWER: C
94. Which of the following is not an aspect of appraisal of term loans by commercial banks?
A. Financial feasibility.
B. Technical feasibility.
C. Economic feasibility.
D. Societal feasibility.
ANSWER: D
95. The type of diversification in which the company adds up same type of products at the same
level of production is ____________.
A. conglomerate diversification.
B. horizontal integration.
C. vertical integration.
D. concentric integration.
ANSWER: B
96. Why should an entrepreneur do a feasibility study for a starting a new venture
A. To identify possible sources of funds
B. To see if there is any possible barriers to success
C. To estimate the expected sales
D. To explore the potential customers
ANSWER: B
97. When a firm enters into business which is unrelated to its existing business both in terms of
technology and marketing ______________.
A. conglomerate diversification.
B. horizontal integration.
C. vertical integration.
D. concentric integration
ANSWER: A
98. District Industries Centres are located ____________.
A. in each district.
B. in each state.
C. only in selected districts.
D. only in selected states.
ANSWER: A
99. The purpose of soft loan scheme is to encourage units to undertake ___________.
A. modernization of plant and machinery.
B. replacement of plant and machinery.
C. renovation of plant and machinery.
D. all the above
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ANSWER: D
100. Seed capital assistance ___________.
A. a long-term assistance.
B. initial assistance
C. a help for the purchase of seeds.
D. a short-term assistance.
ANSWER: B
101. Entrepreneurship Development Programs are required to help
A. Existing Entrepreneurs
B. First Generation Entrepreneurs
C. Future generation entrepreneurs
D. Drone entrepreneurs
ANSWER: B
102. DIC is headed by General Manager in the rank of ___________.
A. Joint Director of industries.
B. Assistant Director of industries.
C. Non-departmental officer.
D. Departmental officer.
ANSWER: A
103. Institutional agencies grant financial assistance to small scale industries for _________.
A. participation in equity capital only.
B. acquisition of fixed assets.
C. working capital assistance.
D. all of the above.
ANSWER: D
104. Under section 80J of the income tax act, 1961, small-scale industries are exempted from the
payment of income tax on their profits at ___________.
A. 6% p.a.
B. 6% p.m.
C. 5% p.a.
D. 5% p.a.
ANSWER: A
105. The policy which stressed the role of cottage and small-scale industries for balanced
industrial development of the country is ___________.
A. IPR 1940.
B. IPR 1948.
C. IPR 1956.
D. IPR 1977.
ANSWER: B
106. The policy which emphasized the need of promoting small-scale industries through
integrated industrial development is_____________.
A. IPR 1948.
B. IPR 1956.
C. IPR 1977.
D. IPR 1980.
ANSWER: C
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107. The small scale unit wishing to export has to obtain exporters code number from
_________.
A. The Reserve Bank of India.
B. The Central Bank of India.
C. Any Regional Bank.
D. Any International Bank.
ANSWER: A
108. The expenses incurred on the setting up of the enterprise are called as _________.
A. Cost of financing.
B. Cost of promotion..
C. Cost of fixed assets.
D. Cost of current assets.
ANSWER: B
109. Over -capitalization arises due to___________.
A. excess of assets over the liabilities.
B. excess of liabilities over the assets.
C. actual earnings are lower than the expected earnings.
D. actual earnings are higher than the expected earnings.
ANSWER: C
110. Under-capitalization arises due to __________.
A. excess of assets over the liabilities.
B. excess of liabilities over the assets.
C. actual capitalization is higher than the proper capitalization.
D. actual capitalization is lower than the proper capitalization.
ANSWER: D
111. Which of the following leads to over-capitalization?
A. acquiring fixed assets on excessive amounts.
B. under-estimation of initial rate of earnings.
C. using lower-rate of capitalization.
D. under estimation of required funds.
ANSWER: A
112. Which of the following leads to under-capitalization?
A. raising of more money by issue of shares.
B. acquiring fixed assets on excessive amounts.
C. over-estimation of earnings for enterprise.
D. under-estimation of initial rate of earnings.
ANSWER: D
113. Business means ________.
A. Commerce.
B. industry and commerce.
C. trade and commerce.
D. selling and buying of goods.
ANSWER: B
114. A valid definition of a business purpose is to ______.
A. create a customer.
B. maximize profits.
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C. serve the society.

D. increase the wealth of the firm.
ANSWER: B
115. A Performance and credit rating scheme has been launched by the MSME ministry to assess
the creditworthiness and capabilities of industries in the sector. What is called as
A. Performance and Credit Rating scheme
B. Zero defect Zero effect certification
C. Performance and Economy Rating Scheme
D. RIBIL
ANSWER: A
116. A public corporation means _____.
A. public company.
B. government company.
C. statutory corporation.
D. department of union government
ANSWER: C
117. Promoter is a person who ________.
A. takes part in the incorporation of a company .
B. is a director.
C. is a relative of the managing director.
D. works to publicity to the company.
ANSWER: A
118. The term Capitalization is used in relation to ______.
A. sole-proprietorship.
B. Partnership.
C. joint stock companies.
D. co-operative societies
ANSWER: C
119. Which of the following sources is not use for medium term financing?
A. Issue of equity shares.
B. Issue of debentures.
C. Term loans from banks.
D. Sale of current asset.
ANSWER: A
120. Which of the following securities proves a burden on finances of the company, when
company is not earning profits?
A. Equity shares.
B. Preference shares.
C. Redeemable preference shares.
D. Debentures.
ANSWER: D
121. Investment in which of the following is most risky?
A. Equity shares.
B. Preference shares.
C. Debentures.
D. Land.
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ANSWER: C
122. A project, which may not add to the existing profits, should be financed by _________
A. debentures.
B. preference share capital.
C. equity capital.
D. public deposits.
ANSWER: A
123. Business risks can be ______.
A. avoided.
B. reduced.
C. ignored.
D. erased.
ANSWER: B
124. A Corporate manager who starts a new initiative for their company which entails setting up
a new distinct business unit and board of directors can be regarded as
A. Ecopreneur
B. Technopreneur
C. Intrapreneur
D. Social Entrepreneur
ANSWER: C
125. The oldest form of business organization is ______.
A. Partnership.
B. sole proprietorship.
C. joint stock company.
D. co-operative undertaking.
ANSWER: B
126. A List of questions that address traditional areas of uncertainty on a project is termed as risk
of
A. Profile
B. Questionnaire
C. Research.
D. Checklist
ANSWER: A
127. A Company is called an artificial person because ____.
A. it does not have the shape of a natural person.
B. it cannot be used in the court of law.
C. it is invisible and intangible.
D. it exists only in contemplation of law.Answer: C
ANSWER: C
128. Project Selection criteria are typically classified as
A. Financial and non-Financial
B. Short and Long-Term
C. Strategic and Tactical
D. Required and Optional
ANSWER: A
129. A person owning and running a small firm, is known as________.
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A. A manager-owner.
B. An owner-manager.
C. A professional adapter.
D. An enterprise worker.
ANSWER: B
130. Which of the following is a characteristic typical of _________?Most entrepreneurs
A. Choose high risk ventures.
B. Choose low risk ventures.
C. Choose moderate (or calculated) risk ventures.
D. Choose no risk ventures.
ANSWER: C
131. A Micro enterprise is an enterprise, where investment in plant and machinery does not
exceed
A. Rs 15 Lakhs
B. Rs 20 Lakhs
C. Rs 25 Lakhs
D. Rs 30 Lakhs
ANSWER: C
132. One of the disadvantages of a franchise business for a franchisee is ________.
A. Lack of independence.
B. Franchise businesses typically have a high failure rate.
C. Lack of brand identity.
D. Training is not normally provided by the franchisor.
ANSWER: A
133. The Markets and Competitors section of a business plan should contain ____________.
A. A statement of the target market.
B. The size of each market segment.
C. The key characteristics of buyers in each business segment.
D. All the above.
ANSWER: D
134. As a new company grows, the entrepreneur will need to _________.
A. be responsive to changes in the market.
B. ensure financial controls are maintained.
C. build a management team.
D. all the above.
ANSWER: D
135. An entrepreneur into the hosiery business found out the reason his hosiery was not selling
was due to its color. What could be the best source of this information?
A. Supplier.
B. Retailer.
C. Competition.
D. Government bureau.
ANSWER: B
136. Entrepreneurship can best be described as _________.
A. a process that requires setting up a business.
B. taking a significant risk in a business context.
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C. having a strong vision.

D. a process involving innovation, new products or services, and value creation.
ANSWER: D
137. -----------------, which is included in the project cost, is estimated on the basis of the year
when the enterprise breaks even.
A. working capital
B. cost of capital
C. cost of production
D. cost of equity
ANSWER: A
138. The assessment of the external and internal environment is called as
A. PESTLE
B. SWOT
C. PEST
D. BEP
ANSWER: B
139. .------set up for the purpose of financing, facilitating, and promoting foreign trade of India.
A. Repco bank
B. SBI
C. EXIM bank
D. HDFC
ANSWER: C
140. Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project?
A. An established objective
B. Complex tasks
C. A clear beginning and end
D. Only for internal use
ANSWER: D
141. Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the
following except----- -------.
A. Flexibility
B. Innovation
C. speed
D. Repetability
ANSWER: D
142. Integration of project management with the organization takes place with the------------.
A. master budjet
B. strategic plan
C. Process of managing actual projects
D. both b and c
ANSWER: D
143. The content of the final report typically includes the following topics----.
A. Executive summary
B. review and analysis
C. recommendations
D. If all the above are correct.
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ANSWER: D
144. Project mission and objectives, procedures and systems used, and organization resources
used typically appear in the _____ section of the final project report.
A. Analysis
B. Recommendation
C. lessons learned
D. financial feasibility
ANSWER: A
145. what are the components of then project report-------
A. requirement of funds
B. location
C. manpower
D. all the above
ANSWER: D
146. market potential of the project report includes--------
A. demand and supply conditions
B. market strategy
C. after sales service
D. all the above
ANSWER: D
147. Every entrepreneur should draw an ------------ for his project to ensure the timely
completion of all activities involved in setting up an enterprise.
A. cost structure
B. implementation plan
C. market structure
D. production structure
ANSWER: B
148. --------------describes the direction, the enterprise is going in, what its goals are, where it
wants to be, and how it is going to get there.
A. project report
B. technical anlaysis
C. market analysis
D. financial analysis
ANSWER: A
149. Today, many companies are using managerial techniques that are designed to encourage
_________.
A. increasing profits
B. legal compliances
C. Ehical behaviour
D. shareholders value
ANSWER: C
150. Entrepreneurial development is the key to achieve all-round ---------------- through
acceleration of industrial and entrepreneurial activities.
A. economic development
B. increase in profits
C. shareholders value
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D. business development
ANSWER: A
151. Innovative entrepreneurs face special issues in raising:
A. Development Capital
B. Structured Capital
C. Human Capital
D. Seed Capital
ANSWER: D