Seat PD - 33

No. Total No. of Pages : 10

SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR

Ph.D. Entrance Examination, February-2024
(Faculty of Commerce and Management)
Accountancy/Business Economics/Commerce
(MBA Based Exam)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY + MBA BASED SUBJECT MATTER
Subject Code : 58736
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Day and Date : Wednesday, 07-02-2024 Total Marks : 100
Time : 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon
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Instructions :
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Each question carries 2 marks.
3) Answers should be marked in the given OMR answer sheet by darkening the
appropriate option.
4) Use black ball point pen only for marking the circle. Do not make any stray mark on
the OMR Answer Sheet.
5) Follow the instructions given on OMR Sheet.
6) Rough work shall be done on the sheet provided at the end of question paper.
7) Only non-programmable calculators are allowed.
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1. A descriptive measure of a sample is called a

A. Sample B. Parameter
C. Universe D. Statistics
2. Which among the following is not a continuous variable
A. Age B. Weight
C. Sales D. Total Land

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3. Quantities which can take all numerical values within a certain interval are called...
A. Continuous Variables B. Discrete Variables
C. Simple Variable D. None of the above
4. In tabulation captions is knows as .............
A. Column headings B. Source of data in table
C. Row headings D. Unit of data in the table
5. Relative frequency is the....................
A. Proportion of the total frequency
B. Running total of frequencies
C. Class interval frequency
D. None of the above
6. The graph represents 100% of the data under study is known as ........
A. Pie chart B. Ogive
C. Frequency polygon D. Cumulative frequency polygon
7. Measures of central tendency have greater effect of extreme values is..........
A. Median B. Mode
C. Arithmetic Mean D. All of the above
8. When the correlation coefficient is 0.9 then it is termed as...........
A. High positive correlation
B. Perfect positive correlation
C. Both A and B are applicable
D. Low positive correlation
9. Among the following is not a suitable example of positive correlation
A. Height and weights
B. Family income and expenditure
C. Price and demand of a commodity
D. Price and supply
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10. Statistical measure determines the association between variables is.....
A. Correlation B. Chi-square
C. Lambda D. Regression
11. Among the following is not a relative measure of dispersion.
A. Coefficient of range
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Coefficient of standard deviation
D. Range
12. The function of hypothesis is not.........
A. To give a definite point of investigation
B. To contribute to the development of theory
C. To validate the research variables
D. To Determines most appropriate technique of analysis
13. The hypothesis, Old age people need less sleeping hours than normal population'
is to be tested at the
A. Left tailed B. Right tailed
C. Two tailed D. All the above
14. The critical value at 5% level of significance at two tailed test is...
A. 2.58 B. 1.96
C. 1.64 D. 0.99
15. The qualitative research from among the following is ...........
A. Experimental research
B. Case study research
C. Survey research
D. Descriptive research

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16. The elements of a research proposal?
A. Conclusion, methodology, data analysis
B. Introduction, problem statement, hypothesis
C. Literature review, findings, limitations
D. Data collection, results, discussion
17. The type of validity is concerned with the degree to which a test measures what
it claims to measure?
A. Content validity B. Construct validity
C. Face validity D. Criterion validity
18. Which among the following is not a level of measurement?
A. Nominal B. Categorical
C. Ordinal D. Interval
19. The probability sampling is ................
A. Non-random selection of elements
B. Random selection of elements
C. Purposeful selection of elements
D. Ignoring sampling altogether
20. If mean of 7 observations is 25 and if 8th observation is 9 then the mean of all 8
observations would be..........
A. 24 B. 25
C. 26 D. 23
21. Which of the following statements is true?
A. It is only the null hypothesis that can be tested
B. It is only the alternative hypothesis that can be tested
C. Both null as well as alternative hypotheses can be tested
D. Neither the null nor the alternative hypothesis can be tested

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22. Bibliography given in the research report...............
A. Helps those interested in further research, to gain in-depth knowledge
B. Shows the vast knowledge of the researcher
C. Makes report authentic
D. Shows the hard work done by the researcher
23. Which of the following is a limitation of using computer in research?
A. It is accurate, fast and has storage capacity
B. It performs statistical analysis for the researcher
C. It needs to be instructed to avoid misleading results
D. It has versatile functions
24. Plagiarism is................
A. Submitting some other's work as of your own
B. Submitting your own previously published work
C. Both of the Above
D. None of these
25. Hypotheses is.........
A. The outcome of an experiment
B. A conclusion drawn from an experiment
C. A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter.
D. A tentative statement about the relationship

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 SECTION - II
26. Which organizational behavior theory emphasizes the impact of environmental
factors on employee behavior?
A. Contingency theory B. Systems theory
C. Classical theory D. Humanistic theory
27. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need is considered the highest
level of motivation?
A. Physiological needs B. Safety needs
C. Social needs D. Self-actualization needs
28. In a centralized organizational structure, where is decision-making authority
concentrated?
A. Among lower-level employees
B. Among all employees
C. At the top levels of management
D. At every level of management
29. According to the Situational Leadership Theory, what should leaders do in a
"supporting" style?
A. Provide clear guidelines and supervision
B. Encourage and support followers' efforts
C. Allow followers to make decisions independently
D. Delegate all responsibilities to followers.
30. What is the focus of the Lewin's Three-Step Model of organizational change?
A. Diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation
B. Unfreezing, changing, and refreezing
C. Leadership, communication, and teamwork
D. Resistance, compliance, and commitment

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31. What is the purpose of human resource planning in organizations?
A. Ensuring compliance with labor laws
B. Identifying job vacancies in the organization
C. Anticipating and meeting future HR needs
D. Reducing employee turnover
32. What is the primary outcome of job analysis?
A. Job evaluation B. Job description
C. Job specification D. Job enrichment
33. What is the purpose of a 360-degree performance appraisal?
A. Evaluating only the supervisor's perspective
B. Evaluating employees from multiple perspectives, including self-assessment
C. Focusing on employees' technical skills only
D. Assessing only quantitative performance metrics
34. What is the primary purpose of commercial paper in short-term financing?
A. Long-term debt financing
B. Equity financing
C. Short-term borrowing by corporations
D. Government financing
35. The Net Present Value (NPV) criterion in capital budgeting used for?
A. Ranking projects based on their profitability
B. Evaluating projects based on their payback period
C. Ignoring the time value of money
D. Assessing projects based on their accounting rate of return ?
36. What does the quick ratio measure in ratio analysis
A. Liquidity B. Profitability
C. Solvency D. Efficiency

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37. .................. exercise a strong influence on the lifestyles and buying patterns of
consumers.
A. Opinion leaders B. Secondary groups
C. Intimate groups D. Culture
38. .................... are the last categories of consumers to try out a new product and
adopt innovation when it is percolated the entire community of buyers.
A. Laggards B. Innovators
C. Early majority D. Late majority
39. Mother Dairy created separate segments with its low-calorie ice cream. This is
an example of............. Segmentation.
A. Benefit B. Usage based
C. Purchase occasion D. Attitude
40. Which of these is not a type of flow in SCM?
A. Product B. Money
C. Machine D. Information
41. PERT stands for..............
A. Program Evaluation and Rate Technology
B. Program Evaluation and Robot Technique
C. Program Evaluation and Robot Technology
D. Program Evaluation and Review Technique
42. What does present value take?
A. Compounding rate
B. Inflation rate
C. Deflation rate
D. Dicounting rate

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43. The objective of wealth maximization takes into consideration:
A. Risk related to uncertainty of returns
B. Timing of expected returns
C. Amount of returns expected
D. All of the above
44. Which section of the cash flow statement includes cash transactions related to
the issuance and repurchase of a company's own stock?
A. Operating Activities. B. Investing Activities.
C. Financing Activities. D. Non-Cash Activities.
45. Strategic Planning is based on ............ environmental scanning.
A. External B. Extensive
C. Selective D. Short term
46. Among the following, profit is equals to ..............
A. Profit = Contribution - Fixed cost
B. Profit = Fixed Cost + Contribution
C. Profit = (Sales X Profit Volume Ratio) - Total cost
D. Profit = Sales - Variable cost
47. ............. variance arises because of change in composition of material of standard
mix.
A. Material cost B. Material price
C. Material yield D. Material mix
48. .................... is the study of managerial aspects of financial accounting.
A. Cost accounting
B. Managerment accounting
C. Forensic accounting
D. Costing

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49. Negative working capital is arrived if................
A. current assets exceed current liabilities
B. current liabilities exceed current assets
C. current liabilities and current assets are equal
D. there is no possibility of negative working capital in any organization
50. Dumping is...
A. Selling the produce below the cost
B. Buying the produce below the cost
C. Selling the produce at profit
D. Buying the produce at profit

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