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COMMONLY ASKED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
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Questions on favorite subject: (Income Tax) were asked. Specifically on capital gains. |
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Should the limited liability clause be abrogated? |
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Make a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. |
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What is operating profit? Gross profit? Net profit? Cost of goods sold? Cost of sales? Where will commission on sales come? |
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Differentiate between commerce, trade and business. |
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Comment on the new EXIM policy. |
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7. |
Comment on India's EXIT policy. |
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8. |
What is zero base budgeting? |
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9. |
What are disclosure norms? |
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10. |
When should a firm be shut down? |
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What constitutes insider trading and why is it wrong? |
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12. |
What are the principles of accounts? What does dy/dx mean? What is a point of influx? |
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What is capital account convertibility? |
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What are 'double entry accounts'? Give a definition that your grandmother would understand. |
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What is 'single entry' ? |
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Explain the entry for unpaid/accrued interest. Where is the double entry? |
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What are the principles of costing? If I had a factory and wanted to undertake a costing exercise, how would I go about it? |
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What is break-even analysis? |
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Give examples of fixed, variable and semi-variable costs? |
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20. |
What is net present value? |
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21. |
What is internal rate of return? |
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22. |
If I gave you Rs. 1,00,000 for a year @ 15%, what would you do with it? |
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What is sunk cost? |
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24. |
What is the difference between accounts and finance? |
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Assets are shown on the balance sheet at cost less depreciation. If the market value of the asset is higher, is this not a misrepresentation? What accounting concept is involved in this? |
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26. |
What is working capital ratio? Acid test ratio? Proprietary ratio? What is the ideal acid test ratio? |
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27. |
Is a bank loan a current liability ? |
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28. |
What are the things you would look for in a balance sheet if you are analysing the performance of a company? |
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29. |
What is the difference between owned and borrowed capital? For a company with a long gestation period, which kind is better? |
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What is capital gearing ratio? |
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31. |
What is costing? |
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What is marginal costing? What are its applications? |
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33. |
After an asset has been fully depreciated, how should its cost be allocated to the product? |
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Draw the various cost curves. Is the fixed cost curve always downward sloping? |
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What is the difference between preference shares and equity shares? |
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What is working capital? How would you manage a company with high working capital requirements ? |
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What are direct and indirect taxes? When was excise started? What is a presumptive tax ? |
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What is discounted cash flow? How is it used? Why is depreciation not deducted from profit after tax for the purposes of discounting? |
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What is transfer pricing? |
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40. |
What is SLR ? CRR ? What is the difference between the two? |
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What are the other ways to raise funds from public other than shares and debentures? |
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42. |
What is a brand? Do you think you can have brands in the service sector? Name three product categories which have better sales in the rural areas than the urban areas. |
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What do you understand by ‘Value for Money’? What is India’s BOP figure for the last quarter? |
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44. |
What is Gold Bond Scheme? Why was it introduced? |
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What is MODVAT? Professional tax? Corporation tax? Differentiate between excise and customs duty. |
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Comment on Gold Bond Scheme. Don't you think it will encourage black marketing ? If your neighbor converts his black money into white money through this Gold Bond Scheme, what will your reaction be ? |
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What is to be done to improve the BOP situation? |
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What is the difference between growth and development? |
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49. |
Where does India figure in world trade? |
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What is the difference between IMF and the Word Bank? Name some projects that the World Bank has taken up in India? |
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51. |
Which is the largest company in the world? In India? Which do you think is a better index of measuring size profits, sales, assets? |
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52. |
Difference between cash and funds. Break even point definition and plotting. |
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53. |
What does a chartered accountant do? |
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54. |
What is meant by legal entity of a company? Can a shareholder be an employee/creditor of a company? |
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What is the maximum number of companies a chartered accountant can audit? In a CA firm, if there are 20 partners, how many companies can be audited? |
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What is full convertibility? Who will gain from it? Exporters or importers? |
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Are banks allowed to buy/sell shares in India? |
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What is the difference between finance and accounts, shares and debentures? |
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59. |
What does the ISI mark stand for? |
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What is rupee convertibility? |
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61. |
What is black money? Who has worked on it? |
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What are transfer earnings? |
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What do you mean by trade account? |
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What is the effect of depreciation on the balance sheet and a P & L a/c (cash flow)? What is working capital? How do you control the flow of stocks? |
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Different tools used in capital budgeting. Which is the best? When can IRR and NPV methods contradict? What is a cash flow? What is NPV, IRR? Can there be more than one IRR ? |
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Differentiate between fiscal, revenue and budgetary deficits. |
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Can net worth of a company be negative? When? Name a company which has negative net worth? |
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Can a layman understand the financial position of a company from a balance sheet? What is the role of SEBI ? |
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Have you heard that marginal costing increases the range of products? Why? Explain. |
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What do you mean by double entry accounts? How does it differ from single entry? What is a balance sheet? How is it related to a P&L a/c? What is an accrued expenditure? |
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What is Break-even analysis? Explain as if I were a layman by drawing a graph. |
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What is the MRTP Act? How do you define monopolistic trade practices and restrictive trade practices? |
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You have studied income tax. Explain to me if I am a doctor and purchased a car an year ago for a certain amount and sold it a few days back for a Rs. 15,060 profit, how will it be treated for income tax purposes if I use it for professional purposes and if I use it personally? |
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Draw the demand curve for petroleum products considering that their demand has been continuously growing inspite of a high rate of rise in their prices. |
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When will deficits not be harmful (budget deficits, fiscal deficits)? |
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What is budget deficit? How is deficit met? Is budget deficit a boon or curse for commerce? |
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What is annuity? When is present value more than future value? |
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What are the various items of information required for calculation under the net present value method of capital budgeting? |
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Draw a parabola and a hyperbola. What are their equations? What is Lagrange's theorem? (BSc Maths.) |
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What is the difference between a sigma and a Pi bond (Chemistry) |
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How can you use economics in mathematics? |
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What is so interesting about coordinate geometry applications? |
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What is modem physics? |
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What is Heisenberg's uncertainty principle? |
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What is wave theory? |
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What is the difference between C and Pascal? |
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What is standard deviation? |
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Questions on Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawkings were asked. |
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What is real analysis? A couple of questions on real analysis were asked? |
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What is Boyle's law? |
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How do you relate botany, law, management and computer? |
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What is ester and how is it formed? |
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What is Lagrangian multiplier? |
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What is chromatography? (Chemistry) |
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What is SHM (simple harmonic motion)? Give differential equation for SHM. (Physics) |
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What are the different types of integration/ A question related to maxima, minima. How do you find maxima, minima at the saddle point (where the second differential also comes out to be zero). (Maths) |
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What is wave physics? A particle is bombarded in an evacuated chamber. After bombardment, its mass is found to be reduced. How do you explain this? (Physics) |
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Imagine a door with a push back valve. Imagine you open it. Will there be an energy change? What is the energy when it is being pulled, kept open and allowed to close? (Physics) |
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Have you heard of Feynman or Bohr? (Physics) |
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Why 'physics to management’? (Physics) |
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Does pressure increase or decrease with consumption ? Why? Explain scientifically. (Physics) |
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What is the temperature at which ice and water coexist? Explain critical point. (Chemistry) |
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Have you studied organic chemistry? When? At what level? (Chemistry) |
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What is the branch of physics that interests you most? Why? (Physics) |
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What is total internal reflection? (Physics) |
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28. |
What is Darwin's theory of evolution? How is it different from other theories? Explain evolution as per Darwin's theory. (Biology) |
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What is Archimede principle? What is density of ice? (Physics) |
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Draw the graph of Y = | x | (Maths) |
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How do soaps and detergents work? Why can you not use detergents for your skin? (Chemistry) |
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32. |
What are Lagrange multipliers? (Maths) |
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Application of Mendelism to management? (Biology) |
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Is CO2 organic or inorganic? Why? (Chemistry) |
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What is carbonic acid? Draw its structure. What are the properties that it should have according to its structure? (Chemistry) |
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Explain the structure of carbon monoxide. (Chemistry) |
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What is milk, a mixture or a colloidal solution? What is the major constituent of milk? How can you separate proteins from milk? (Chemistry) |
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What is solvent extraction? (Chemistry) |
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Draw the structures of benzene and hexene and differentiate between them? (Chemistry) |
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What are aromatic compounds? What do you mean by the term 'aromatic’? (Chemistry) |
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What are non-metals? Name anyone? (Chemistry) |
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What is a crystal lattice? Give one metal which exists in crystal structure. (Physics) |
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What is a nitration creation? Explain the nitration of benzene? (Chemistry) |
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What is a difference in principle of a discus throw and a javelin throw? (Physics) |
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What are superconductors? Why not used? Why important? (Physics) |
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What is the green house effect and what is it due to? (Chemistry) |
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If a hole is dug through the earth and a body is dropped, what will happen? (Physics) |
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Why does the moon not fall on the earth? (Physics) |
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What is a bit? (Computer) |
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What are Mendel's law? (Biology) |
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What is hybridization? (Chemistry) |
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Should we use biopesticides? (Biology) |
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Einstein's contribution to quantum mechanics. Photo electric effect. (Physics) |
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How does an air-conditioner work? With which branch of study is it associated? (Physics) |
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How does an air-plane gain height? (Physics) |
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56. |
What is entropy ? (Chemistry) |
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57. |
How does a cricket ball spin? (Physics) |
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58. |
What is probability. Probability of your selection? (Maths) |
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Mention the latest theory about the model of atom. (Physics) |
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What is regression? When is it not applicable? What is the connection among arithmetic mean, geometric mean, and harmonic mean? (Maths) |
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What are fibre optics? What are ultrasonic waves? How are they produced? What are the common uses? List all the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. (Physics) |
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What is summation ? Suppose 30 people shake hands among themselves in a party , what is the total number of handshakes made ? (Maths) |
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What is hypothesis? What is null hypothesis? (Maths) |
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How does an electric tube function? Why is tube milky? What is the similarity between a tube and ice of Himalayas? (Physics) |
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What are random variables? Give two types of random variables. (Maths) |
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Difference between discrete distributions and continuous distributions. (Maths) |
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Mention the probability of distribution function of binomial distribution; derive mean and variance for binomial distribution. (Maths) |
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Measures of central tendency, mean, median and mode (Maths) |
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Tell me something about Poisson's ratio. (Maths) |
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What is a differential equation? (Maths) |
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What is variance? How do you measure standard deviation? (Maths) |
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Differentiate x2 + ex |
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If x + y = 20, xy = 240, what is x - y? (Maths) |
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Differentiate 2x2 (Maths) |
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What is permutation, combination, binomial coefficient? (Maths) |
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A coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting heads? What are the assumptions in predicting the probability ? (Maths) |
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Integrate sin x2. (Maths) |
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Can you name a distribution whose mean, mode, and median coincide? (Maths) |
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What is contour bunding ? What is gully plugging? |
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Raw material availability in food processing is seasonal. How would you increase its profitability? |
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What is your present job? |
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What is the present state of fertilizer industry in the country? In what way has subsidy affected the industry? Its withdrawal? Are our plants competitive? How has Fertflizer application been affected by the recent policy changes? If you were to choose environment for your fertilizer industry what would you expect from the government to do? |
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What is laterite soil? Where is it found? What is a colloid? |
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You are from agriculture, so let's see how much mathematics you know. What is the meaning of first and second derivatives? |
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What do you mean by limit of a function? |
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What is the difference between entomology and etymology? Can you give the etymology of entomology? |
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What if mutation occurs in a biological pest control agent and it starts eating human beings? |
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If you are made the advisor to the Minister of Agriculture, what recommendations would you make? Should subsidies be given to farmers? |
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What is organic fertilizer? Why are they better than the chemical fertilizers? Name any firm producing organic fertilizers. |
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Define political science. |
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What do you mean by applied politics? |
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Define referendum. |
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What is the difference between the parliamentary and presidential forms of government? Which do you think is more suitable for India's needs? |
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Who is your favourite political scientist? |
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Is the Indian economy still a mixed economy? How many kinds of economies do you know? |
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What is a hung parliament? How is it different from a minority government? |
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How is the President of lndia elected ? |
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How many kind of taxes are there in India? |
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Define socialism. |
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Difference between psychology, sociology, and social psychology. |
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Max Weber's treatise on Protestant Ethic. |
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How will you operationalise class theory? |
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4. |
Define existentialism. |
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Comment on Emile Durkhiem's contribution to sociological thought. |
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Differentiate between Weber and Marx in their studies of the British working class. |
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What is the relationship between sociology and management? |
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What are the trends in Indian sociology? |
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How do economic theories help in creating value in real world? |
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Define economics of scale. |
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Define economics of scope. |
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Make a break-even point diagram. |
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5. |
What is GDP of India? |
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Give the equation of straight curve. |
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What is Linear programming? |
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How will economics help in becoming a good manager? |
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Derive the consumer's demand curve from his preferences. |
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Differentiate between Normal goods and Giffin' goods. |
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What subjects do you have in 3rd year economics? |
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12. |
Discuss the theory of money. |
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What are determinants of money multiplier? |
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What is elasticity of demand? What is marginal utility? |
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How will you link call money rates and exchange rates? |
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Compare monetary and fiscal policy. How are they related? |
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What does RBI do? |
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What is shadow pricing? |
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Draw the Hicks-Allen price-substitution effect. |
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If Say's law holds true, would we need marketing managers? |
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21. |
What is devaluation? Why is it not improving our country's export performance? |
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How would the study of microeconomics help in management? |
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23. |
How is the interest rate determined in a free market? |
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24. |
What is opportunity cost? |
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25. |
What is the parallel economy? |
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What major works in microeconomics were developed in the 1930s? By whom? |
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What is a perfect market? What is demand and supply, its equilibrium and why is it significant? |
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What are demand and supply curves? |
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Questions relating to economics: (i) What is Pareto optirr. ality? (ii) What is indifference curve? (iii) What is welfare economics? (iv) How can utility be maximised? (v) How can welfare be maximised a) for an individual, b) in a society? (vi) Output maximisation? (vii) What is MPL and MPK? (viii) How are inputs allocated? |
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What is classical economics? |
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What do you think went wrong with the Mahalanobis strategy of planning? |
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What is Giffen's Paradox? |
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What is perfect competition? How is price determined under perfect competition? |
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What is meant by PM and IR ? What is the difference between motivation and morale? Are motivation and manipulation the same? |
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If you're the consultant to the MD of Dunlop, what method will you suggest to improve the condition of the company in the next 10 years? |
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What is your favourite paper in finance? |
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What is an option? |
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I'm an Indian MNC with operation in Hong Kong, Singapore. How do I hedge my transnational risk? |
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What is the difference between a forward and a future? |
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What is the job of a manager? |
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8. |
What is the job of a profile of a VP? |
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Suggest a strategy for a furniture manufacturer. |
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What is a responsibility Centre? How is it different from a cost Centre? |
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What are the fundamentals of mechanical engineering. |
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What is an exponential function? |
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State Newton's third law. |
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What are the basic parameters of thyristor design? |
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Why are you shifting from engineering? Questions on heat transfer and fluid dynamics were asked. |
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What do you know about DC transmission? What is transmission loss? How can it be reduced? |
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What are the fundamental of Refrigeration and air-conditioning? Questions on manufacturing machines were asked. |
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How do optical fibres work? Differentiate between Data and voice transmission. |
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Compare mobile and landline phones (PSTN). Why is noise in international calls is less? |
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10. |
State basic principles of Microwave oven, electric fan, AC, refrigerator. |
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What are Differential equations? State Kramer's rule. |
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12. |
What do you mean by protocol? |
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13. |
Define Neural networks. |
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14. |
How does a shock absorber work? What are the advantages of a front wheel drive? |
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What is the best shape of fins in a fan? Can you design one now? |
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16. |
What is an autocycle? What is a diesel cycle? |
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17. |
Differentiate between entropy and enthalpy. |
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Why transmission losses are so high in India? What should be done to reduce them? |
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Describe the various form of electrical energy storage. What are the applications of each? |
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Can you suggest a plan/strategy in broad terms to bridge the shortage of power in the country? |
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21. |
What is a HVDC transmission? |
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22. |
Differentiate between electrical and electronic engineering. |
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23. |
How do you explain the concept of energy, potential energy, kinetic energy to a small child? |
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24. |
What are the networks available in India for data transmission? |
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25. |
Difference between ROM and RAM? |
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26. |
What are the essential files needed to boot a computer? |
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27. |
Which is the latest microprocessor? |
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28. |
How many types of viruses do you know? Suppose a virus infected the floppy inserted into a drive. When does the computer get infected? Name some anti-viruses. |
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29. |
Convert 121 into binary. |
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30. |
What is entropy? |
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31. |
What is a polynomial-time algorithm? Heuristic algorithm. |
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32. |
What is RDX? Suppose you were asked to go about bombing 10-14 places in Bombay, how would you go about it? What kind of detonating mechanism would you use? |
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Why did we adopt 230V system for domestic consumers whereas in USA all the home appliances rated to operate on 110V. Why the discrepancy? What are the advantages? disadvantages of the two voltage systems? |
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34. |
Tell us something about CAD? |
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35. |
What is industrial engineering? |
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36. |
What is ABC analysis? What is OR? What is queuing? What is LAN? What is PC, PC/AT? What are analog and digital computers? Explain them to a layman. |
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What is frequency modulation (FM)? What have you studied in communication? |
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38. |
What is white noise? |
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39. |
Tell us about the bus system of microprocessor 8085. |
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40. |
How does a compact disc work? |
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41. |
What is an actuator and nanipulator (in robotics)? |
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42. |
What is Boolean logic, flip flop? |
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43. |
Draw diesel cycles. Differentiate between two-stroke and four-stroke engines. What is octane number? |
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44. |
How are cylinders of Maruti car balanced, though it is a three cylinder engine? |
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45. |
What is HVDC? What is a corona? Which motor is used in a fan and why? Where would you use a DC motor? |
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46. |
How can a spider walk on a vertical wall while we cannot? |
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47. |
What is PLC? How do you find the maxima of a function? |
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48. |
Give an example of a discrete function. Draw a graph of y = tan x. |
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49. |
Differentiate between chemistry and chemical engineering without using technical terms. |
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There is a box divided into two sections by a movable membrane. Both sides are at NTP. On one side a chemical has been placed and it starts evaporating. What will happen to the membrane? How long will it move? Will it move in a constant speed or varying speed? How do you term this process? |
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What is an operating system? Explain it to a layman? |
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52. |
How does a computer start? |
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What happens when a computer is booted? What are the various types of aSs? List their relative merits? |
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What is object oriented programming? Name two object oriented programming languages? |
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55. |
What is static binding? What is dynamic binding? |
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56. |
What is RDX? What is the structure of phenol? What does it look like in the lab? What about 99.9% phenol? |
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57. |
Differentiate between distributed and parallel processing. |
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58. |
What is analysis in civil engineering? |
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What are the specific parameters we look for in analysis of structure? |
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60. |
What is allowable, compressive, tensile stress in steel and concrete? |
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61. |
How are Seismic waves modelled for design purpose? |
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62. |
What is Fourier series? How is it applied to harmonics? |
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63. |
What are real and imaginary numbers? Why imaginary numbers are used?' |
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64. |
Do you like to solve puzzles? (On answering "yes") |
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Imagine a truck, with a rectangular box type container closed from all sides airtight, with pigeons in it (assume that pigeons were live). There is a driver and cleaner. The truck is going from place A to B where it comes across a bridge. Since the bridge is weak and it will not be able to bear the weight, the cleaner goes to the back and starts banging on the container. This would make pigeons fly within the space available in the container. Hence, the truck would become lighter. Then the truck can cross the bridge. (i) Do you agree/disagree? Why? Explain. (ii) What difference will it make if container is not air tight, etc. |
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Difference bet |
