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Posted By: pradha s Member Level: Gold Posted Date: 27 Jun 2008
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2007 M.Phil(Corporate Secretoryship) Question paper
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2007.
Corporate Secretaryship
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY — I THEORY
(2002 – 2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Describe the different steps involved in a research process.
2. Assess the role of hypothesis in making a research design. What are the characteristics of a good hypothesis?
3. What are the various methods of sampling? How is the reliability of sample measured?
4. Draw an interview schedule of about 15 main questions designed to measure the awareness of consumers regarding their rights, judicial mechanism and redressal procedure.
5. How is survey method different from case study method? Evaluate their relative importance in social research.
6. Explain the methods of construction of various scaling techniques.
7. Make a list of different types of interview and state briefly their characteristics.
8. How will you select a sample? State the factors affecting the size of the sample.
9. Enumerate the principles of good report writing.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. (Corporate Secretaryship) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2007.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY — II — TECHNIQUES
(2002–2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Define Correlation and distinguish it from Regression.
(b) Compute the correlation coefficient between the following two factors :
Month : Jan. Feb. March. April May June
Advertisement Expenses (Rs. in Lakhs) 60 70 90 120 110 140
Sales (Rs. in Lakhs) 1300 1600 1800 2400 2200 2500
Month : July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Advertisement Expenses (Rs. in Lakhs) 160 150 170 180 170 190
Sales (Rs. in Lakhs) 2600 2500 2800 2900 2600 2900
(c) The following data relate to two variables X and Y.
X : 40 30 20 50 60 40 20 60
Y : 100 80 60 120 150 90 70 130
For the above problem, if the Regression Equation is compute the standard error of estimates.
2. (a) Distinguish between the following under the Test of Hypothesis :
(i) One-tail Test and Two-tail Test
(ii) Type I error and Type II error.
(b) The Product of A Co. Ltd., ice cream, is independently tested by two departments, viz., the Health Dept. ; and the Food Dept. ; Samples have been selected from Ten Batches ; each batch is divided into two and sent equally to both the departments for the test of fat contents (in gms). The following results were obtained from the testing laboratories :
Batch No. : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Health Dept. Lab : 7 8 7 3 8 6 9 4 7 8
Food Dept. Lab : 9 8 8 4 7 7 9 6 6 6
Is there a significant difference between the mean fat content (in gms) obtained by the two laboratories of the Depts. Use the t-test to verify the results. (Hint : The t-value at 5% significance level for the degree of freedom of 16, 18 and 20 are respectively 2.12, 2.10 and 2.09).
3. (a) Discuss the role of hypothesis in making a research design. Describe the steps involved in testing of a hypothesis.
(b) A Company has introduced a new drug, namely ‘B’ to cure common cold. It is being compared against an existing drug, called ‘A’. The results are summarised as under :
Opinion of the Respondents
Item Helped Harmed No effect Total
Drug A 44 10 26 80
Drug B 52 10 18 80
Total 96 20 44 160
Using test can you justify that the new drug ‘B’ is more effective in curing cold than the existing drug ‘A’ (Hint : The critical value of at 0.05 level of significance for the degree of freedom of 1, 2 and 3 are respectively 3.841 ; 5.991 and 7.815).
4. (a) How does ANOVA helps in decision making process?
(b) A company has appointed four salesmen, namely
A, B, C and D and observed their sales in three seasons i.e., winter, monsoon and summer. The following table reflects their performance (Rs. in lakhs).
Salesmen
Seasons A B C D Total
Winter 28 29 21 32 120
Monsoon 26 28 29 29 112
Summer 36 36 21 35 128
Total 90 93 81 96 360
Using F-test verify at 5% level whether :
(i) the salesmen significantly differ in their performance and
(ii) there is significant difference in sales between the seasons.
5. ‘‘Most of the success in Business depends on the accuracy of the forecast’’ — Explain. Describe the techniques of forecasting that are commonly employed by business houses.
6. The management of A Co. Ltd. is facing the problem of choosing one of the products between X and Y for manufacturing. The probability table based on the market survey is as under :
Market
Choice Good Fair Poor
Product X 0.75 0.15 0.10
Product Y 0.60 0.30 0.10
The expected profit at different levels of market acceptability of the products are as under :
Product (In Rs.) if market is
Product Good Fair Poor
Product X 35,000 15,000 5,000
Product Y 15,000 20,000 (Loss 3,000)
Compute the expected pay-off of the choice of alternatives and advise the management in decision making process.
7. (a) ‘‘Computer has become an integral part of Business houses’’ — Elucidate. Discuss the application of computer in various spheres of business operations.
(b) In a survey with a sample of 500 TV viewers, 280 preferred the film hit songs and the rest film comedy. Can we assume that both film hit song and film comedy are equally popular. Test at 5% level of significance.
8. (a) Explain the maximin and minimax regret criteria of decision making under uncertainty giving suitable example.
(b) What is an ‘Optimal Decision’? How statistical Decision Theory helps in arriving at such a decision?
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. (Corporate Secretaryship) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2007.
CONTEMPORARY CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
(2002-2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
(5 ? 20 = 100)
1. What is Investors’ Education and promotion fund? How is it utilised for the promotion of consumer protection?
2. What are the parameters used for evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors?
3. Define ‘derivatives’. What are the features of derivative instruments? Classify financial derivatives.
4. How does the securities Exchange board of India regulate depositories?
5. ‘‘Merger is a way through which Indian companies can avoid stiff and unequal competition’’. Discuss this statement in the light of liberalised economy.
6. Explain in detail the following
(a) Zero interest debentures
(b) Deep discount bonds
(c) Convertible debentures.
7. Discuss the duties of company secretary relating to pre issue management of capital.
8. How does the disclosure of financial and non-financial information by the Board promote corporate governance?
9. How does SEBI regulate listing of securities?
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