UPSC Management 2022

(a) Identify key differences between a manager and a leader. Justify your answer with suitable examples. (10 marks) (b) What are various approaches to management ? Explain charact…

(a) Differentiate between 'Entrepreneur' and 'Intrapreneur' with suitable examples. Identify key traits of a successful entrepreneur. (15 marks) (b) "People's behaviour is based o…

(a) Recent international events such as the pandemic Covid-19 and the Russian-Ukraine war significantly impacted global business environment. Briefly evaluate its impact on Indian…

(a) Explain the management concepts of Frederick W. Taylor and Henri Fayol. Identify key differences between the two and their applicability. (15 marks) (b) Researchers argue that…

(a) Highlight various limitations of financial statements. How can these be minimized or resolved ? (10 marks) (b) Highlight the major differences between Capital Market and Money…

(a) Explain the circumstances under which different methods of depreciation can be employed by giving suitable examples. (20 marks) (b) A ₹100 par value bond bearing a coupon rate…

(a) Why is Budgetary control required in a business concern ? What are its limitations ? (15 marks) (b) What is modified internal rate of return (MIRR) ? What are the pros and con…

(a) The data below relates to ABC Ltd. which makes and sells laptops. [Table showing: February - Sales 8000 units, Production 12000 units; January - Sales 12000 units, Production…

(a) A newly constructed house can collapse due to fault in its design. It can also collapse even if it does not have a design fault. The probability that the design of the newly c…

(a) The area sales manager of a company has compiled the following data for the eight territories under his/her supervision. All the territories have similar size and consumer cha…

(a) (i) List the strategic objectives of aggregate planning. 5 (ii) Describe the chase and level strategies for aggregate planning. Which one of these should be preferred? 5 (iii)…

(a) What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization and technological components? 15 (b) Define and discuss the unique features of e…

(a) Is State participation in business essential? Discuss the objectives of liberalization, privatization and globalization. (10 marks) (b) Take the case of Hindustan Unilever Lim…

(a) Critically examine government's policy with regard to Small-Scale Industries (SSIs). Highlight the role of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and National Bank for Ag…

(a) "Strategies are formulated and operated at different levels of management." Discuss this statement. Explain with examples how strategies operating at different levels are inte…

(a) (i) Discuss the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for developing economies like India. Should these countries go all out for attracting more FDI? 8 (ii) Discuss th…