ENtrepreneurship Multiple Choice Questions
ENtrepreneurship Multiple Choice Questions
1. An individual who starts, creates and manages a new business can be called
.
A. A leader
B. A manager
C. A professional
D. An entrepreneur
ANSWER: D
2. Trademarks relate to .
A. Practice and knowledge acquired through experience
B. The protection of proprietary information of commercial value
C. The right to reproduce ones own original work
D. Brand identity
ANSWER: D
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
7. 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
10. 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
14. 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
16. 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
17. 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
21. 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
30. 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
34. 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
35. A commercial banker would prefer a debt-equity ratio over the years as it
indicates financial strength of a unit.
A. Declining.
B. Increasing.
C. Stable.
D. Fluctuating.
ANSWER: A
39. 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
43. 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
44. 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
45. he 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
46. 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
50. 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. 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 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
57. 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
59. 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. The process of preparing an inventory of skills needed for effective implementation of
the project is called as .
A. Economic viability.
B. Financial feasibility.
C. Technical feasibility.
D. Managerial competence.
ANSWER: D
65. 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
70. Which of the list below does not form Intellectual Property?
A. Trade marks.
B. Patents.
C. Tangible assets.
D. Copyright.
ANSWER: C
72. 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
76. Idea of new product is tested in potential consumers to determine consumer acceptance at
stage.
A. Concept.
B. Product development.
C. Test marketing.
D. Commercialization.
ANSWER: C
77. 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
78. 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
80. 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
81. 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
82. 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
86. 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
87. 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
89. 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
90. 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.
D. Director, NSIC.
ANSWER: A
91. 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
92. 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
93. 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
94. When a firm enters into some business which is related with its present business in terms of
technology, marketing or both it is called as .
A. conglomerate diversification.
B. horizontal integration.
C. vertical integration.
D. concentric integration.
ANSWER: D
95. 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
101. 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
102. 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
103. 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
104. 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
105. 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
106. 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
117. 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
118. 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
120. 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
131. 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
133. 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
135. , 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
137.137. 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
139. 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
140. 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
141. 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.
ANSWER: D
142. 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. 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
146. 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
147. Today, many companies are using managerial techniques that are designed to encourage
.
A. increasing profits
B. legal compliances
C. Ethical behaviour
D. shareholders value
ANSWER: C