QB – Business Environment

01 – Business Environment

Q 1.1. Define the term business? What are the objectives of a business?
Q 1.2. What is social responsibility of business? How is being carried out by business houses in India?
Q 1.3. Explain the characteristics of modern business.
Q 1.4. Explain the meaning, definition, features, need and importance of business ethics.
Q 1.5. What is social audit? What are its benefits?
Q 1.6. What is Business Environment? How does it affect a business? What are its components?
Q 1.7. Write a note on the interface between business and environment.
Q 1.8. What are the characteristics of Business Environment? What are the problems in understanding its influence on business?
Q 1.9. How are organizations related to their environment?
Q 1.10. Write note on issues and trends in corporate management.
Q 1.11. Write short note on environmental analysis or scanning.
Q 1.12. Explain the three types of strategic responses of an organization to its environment.
Q 1.13. Briefly discuss various elements of micro-environment.
Q 1.14. Briefly discuss various elements of macro-environment.
Q 1.15. Briefly explain the role of government in Business Environment.
Q 1.16. Write a note on e-governance
Q 1.17. What are the features of current business environment?

02 – Plan Formulation and Implementation

Q 2.1. Explain the nature and significance of Indian Economy.
Q 2.2. What is mixed economy?
Q 2.3. Write a note on the present and prospective growth strategy of Indian economy.
Q 2.4. Explain the structure of Indian industry.
Q 2.5. Elaborate the challenges faced by small scale industry in India.
Q 2.6. What is ‘liberalization, privatization and globalization’?
Q 2.7. Explain the impact of LPG on Indian economy.
Q 2.8. What are the objectives of economic planning in India? Explain its nature.
Q 2.9. Explain the five year plans in India from 1951 to the recent plan.

03 – Industrial Policy Resolutions, 1956

Q 3.1. Explain industrial policies in India from 1948-2012.
Q 3.2. What is IDRA?
Q 3.3. Describe economic systems and explain the features and merits of economic systems.
Q 3.4. Explain the structure of Indian Industry.
Q 3.5. Describe the economic reforms in various sectors in India.
Q 3.6. Economic reforms are missing out the focus on social justice. Explain in Indian context.
Q 3.7. Write a short note on industrial sickness.
Q 3.8. Explain the causes of sickness in Indian industry.
Q 3.9. Define SICA and explain special features of the SICA (special provisions) 1985.
Q 3.10. Analyze the condition of Industry in India under the conditions for reference to BIFR.
Q 3.11. Explain the disinvestment mechanism in detail.
Q 3.12. Describe the problems and procedures of disinvestment mechanism in India.
Q 3.13. Write a note on public private partnership in India.
Q 3.14. Write a note on MRTP Act, 1969.
Q 3.15. Explain the main provisions of Competition Act, 2002

04 – Labour Laws

Q 4.1. Elaborate on labor legislation in India.
Q 4.2. Which are the important laws related to weaker sections in India? Explain their main objectives.
Q 4.3. What are trade unions? Briefly explain the main provisions of Trade Unions Act, 1926.
Q 4.4. What do you mean by industrial relations? Explain the main provisions of law governing industrial relations in India.
Q 4.5. Briefly explain the components of Fiscal Policy.
Q 4.6. Explain the nature and significance of Fiscal Policy.
Q 4.7. Explain the concept development activities in India leading to the Fiscal policy.
Q 4.8. Critically analyze the recent Fiscal Policy of Government of India.
Q 4.9. Subsidies are the biggest public expenditure for Indian Government. Explain.

05 – Government Influence on Income, Planning, Prices and Production

06 – Taxation and Business

07 – Financial System

Q 7.1. Briefly give an overview of Indian financial system.
Q 7.2. Write notes on Indian financial institutions and markets.
Q 7.3. Explain the role and functions of RBI.
Q 7.4. What are the challenges for the Indian Banking sector?
Q 7.5. Explain corporate governance.
Q 7.6. What is sustainable development?
Q 7.7. Explain the nature and role of stock exchanges in India.
Q 7.8. What are the functions of stock exchanges?
Q 7.9. Explain the SEBI policies and framework for the protection of stakeholders in India.

08 – Societal Environment and the Social Responsibility of Business

09 – Globalization

Q 9.1. Define Balance of Payments (BOP).
Q 9.2. Explain the major components of BOP.
Q 9.3. Explain the major causes for disequilibrium in BOP.
Q 9.4. Explain the correction measures for disequilibrium in BOP.
Q 9.5. Explain economic policy and balance of payment in the light of Indian economy.
Q 9.6. Explain the recent trends of balance of payments in India.
Q 9.7. Explain India’s Trade Policy.
Q 9.8. Explain the nature, magnitude and direction of Indian international trade.
Q 9.9. Explain the problems of Indian international trade.
Q 9.10. Explain bilateral trade agreements.
Q 9.11. Explain multilateral trade agreements.
Q 9.12. India is having bitter foreign relations with its immediate neighbors. In this light, explain the trade relationship of India and its neighbors.
Q 9.13. Explain EXIM policy of India.
Q 9.14. Explain the role of EXIM bank in boosting Indian international trade.
Q 9.15. Distinguish between FERA and FEMA.
Q 9.16. Explain the concepts of FDI and FII.
Q 9.17. Explain the concept of FDI in retail, its merits and demerits for Indians.
Q 9.18. Explain the nature, significance and scope of International business environment.
Q 9.19. Explain the recent trends in international business.
Q 9.20. Elaborate the theories of international trade in detail.
Q 9.21. Bretton-Woods agreement is the landmark agreement in international trade. Explain.
Q 9.22. Explain the challenges and mechanisms of international trade.
Q 9.23. Explain the WTO and its agreements in the Uruguay round.
Q 9.24. Explain TRIPS and TRIMS.
Q 9.25. Explain the concept of GATT.
Q 9.26. Explain the dispute settlement mechanism in international trade.
Q 9.27. Explain the dumping and antidumping measures taken by Government of India.
Q 9.28. Explain environmental challenges for Indian

10 – National Income, Business Cycle, Human Development, Poverty

Q 10.1. What is national income? Describe the methods of national income.
Q 10.2. What is the difference between GDP & GNP? Which one is the better measure of income?
Q 10.3. What are the national income and personal income?
Q 10.4. What is GDP?
Q 10.5. What is a final goods and services?
Q 10.6. Outline the main features of India’s national income.
Q 10.7. Define business cycle.
Q 10.8. What are the causes of business cycles? How do business cycles impact the economy?
Q 10.9. Write an essay briefly analysing the composition and features of business cycles.
Q 10.10. Why understands the business cycle so important for economic policy makers?
Q 10.11. How is development defined? What are the main goals of the study of human development?
Q 10.12. What do you understand by human development index? Describe the main pillars of human development.
Q 10.13. What values, frames and narratives are associated with greater support for tackling poverty, and why?
Q 10.14. Who benefits from poverty, and how?
Q 10.15. What are the most cost-effective interventions to prevent poverty over the life course?
Q 10.16. Do you think present methodology of poverty estimation is appropriate?
Q 10.17. Discuss major reasons for poverty in India.
Q 10.18. Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to India.

11 – Rural Developments, Agriculture and Business, Infrastructure and Business, Problem of growth

Q 11.1. State few factors which are a challenge for the rural development.
Q 11.2. What is the role of Science and Technology in the process of Rural Development?
Q 11.3. Describe the trends of agricultural growth in India since Independence.
Q 11.4. What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Q 11.5. Discuss the importance of credit in rural development.
Q 11.6. Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.
Q 11.7. Why is agricultural diversification essential for sustainable livelihoods?
Q 11.8. What do you mean by agricultural marketing?
Q 11.9. ‘Information technology plays a very significant role in achieving sustainable development and food security’- comment.
Q 11.10. What are Agribusinesses?
Q 11.11. What role has agribusiness played in international trade?
Q 11.12. What has been the role of agribusiness in developing countries, and how do they fit in their agricultural production processes and development?
Q 11.13. What are the risks of investing in agribusiness investments?
Q 11.14. What do you understand by infrastructure development?
Q 11.15. What are the basic core infrastructure industries?
Q 11.16. Discuss the problem that business might encounter when growing and how it might overcome them.

12 – Forms of Business Organisation, Emerging Trends of Business, Environmental Pollution

Q 12.1. Define sole proprietorship.
Q 12.2. State the suitability of sole proprietorship form of business organisation.
Q 12.3. Explain any two limitations of partnership form of business organisation.
Q 12.4. What is a Joint Hindu Family business? Describe its main characteristics.
Q 12.5. Explain the various merits of a Joint Hindu Family form of business organisation.
Q 12.6. State the different types of cooperative societies that exist in India.
Q 12.7. Explain the concept of franchise.
Q 12.8. Briefly describe the functions of network marketing.
Q 12.9. Discuss the threats face by business processing outsourcing industry in India.
Q 12.10. What is electronic commerce, and how is an e-commerce site different from a “regular” one?
Q 12.11. Identify and describe the unique features of e-commerce technology and discuss their business significance.
Q 12.12. What is m-commerce? Explain its merits and demerits.
Q 12.13. What are the main environmental effects of air pollution?
Q 12.14. How does air pollution spread and how can we handle this?
Q 12.15. What are the major water pollutants?
Q 12.16. Where does water pollution come from?
Q 12.17. How can we reduce the noise pollution?
Q 12.18. What are the precautions we can take to avoid noise pollution?

Course Content

01 – Business Environment

Q 1.1. Define the term business? What are the objectives of a business?

Q 1.2. What is social responsibility of business? How is being carried out by business houses in India?

Q 1.3. Explain the characteristics of modern business.

Q 1.4. Explain the meaning, definition, features, need and importance of business ethics.

Q 1.5. What is social audit? What are its benefits?

Q 1.6. What is Business Environment? How does it affect a business? What are its components?

Q 1.7. Write a note on the interface between business and environment.

Q 1.8. What are the characteristics of Business Environment? What are the problems in understanding its influence on business?

Q 1.9. How are organizations related to their environment?

Q 1.10. Write note on issues and trends in corporate management.

Q 1.11. Write short note on environmental analysis or scanning.

Q 1.12. Explain the three types of strategic responses of an organization to its environment.

Q 1.13. Briefly discuss various elements of micro-environment.

Q 1.14. Briefly discuss various elements of macro-environment.

Q 1.15. Briefly explain the role of government in Business Environment.

Q 1.16. Write a note on e-governance

Q 1.17. What are the features of current business environment?

02 – Plan Formulation and Implementation

Q 2.1. Explain the nature and significance of Indian Economy.

Q 2.2. What is mixed economy?

Q 2.3. Write a note on the present and prospective growth strategy of Indian economy.

Q 2.4. Explain the structure of Indian industry.

Q 2.5. Elaborate the challenges faced by small scale industry in India.

Q 2.6. What is ‘liberalization, privatization and globalization’?

Q 2.7. Explain the impact of LPG on Indian economy.

Q 2.8. What are the objectives of economic planning in India? Explain its nature.

Q 2.9. Explain the five year plans in India from 1951 to the recent plan.

03 – Industrial Policy Resolutions, 1956

Q 3.1. Explain industrial policies in India from 1948-2012.

Q 3.2. What is IDRA?

Q 3.3. Describe economic systems and explain the features and merits of economic systems.

Q 3.4. Explain the structure of Indian Industry.

Q 3.5. Describe the economic reforms in various sectors in India.

Q 3.6. Economic reforms are missing out the focus on social justice. Explain in Indian context.

Q 3.7. Write a short note on industrial sickness.

Q 3.8. Explain the causes of sickness in Indian industry.

Q 3.9. Define SICA and explain special features of the SICA (special provisions) 1985.

Q 3.10. Analyze the condition of Industry in India under the conditions for reference to BIFR.

Q 3.11. Explain the disinvestment mechanism in detail.

Q 3.12. Describe the problems and procedures of disinvestment mechanism in India.

Q 3.13. Write a note on public private partnership in India.

Q 3.14. Write a note on MRTP Act, 1969.

Q 3.15. Explain the main provisions of Competition Act, 2002

04 – Labour Laws

Q 4.1. Elaborate on labor legislation in India.

Q 4.2. Which are the important laws related to weaker sections in India? Explain their main objectives.

Q 4.3. What are trade unions? Briefly explain the main provisions of Trade Unions Act, 1926.

Q 4.4. What do you mean by industrial relations? Explain the main provisions of law governing industrial relations in India.

Q 4.5. Briefly explain the components of Fiscal Policy.

Q 4.6. Explain the nature and significance of Fiscal Policy.

Q 4.7. Explain the concept development activities in India leading to the Fiscal policy.

Q 4.8. Critically analyze the recent Fiscal Policy of Government of India.

Q 4.9. Subsidies are the biggest public expenditure for Indian Government. Explain.

05 – Government Influence on Income, Planning, Prices and Production

Q 5.1. Discuss Government Influence on Income, Planning, Prices and Production.

Q 5.2. Explain Parameters and factors associated with pricing policy.

Q 5.3. As observed in the earlier units while observing different policy structures and systems, how one may appreciate that the policies have to be correlatively steered most of the times as motivators and sometimes as barriers also?

Q 5.4. Explain the Pricing Policy Relationship with International Prices

06 – Taxation and Business

Q 6.1. Explain the concept of public expenditure in India.

Q 6.2. Explain the concept of public debt in India.

Q 6.3. What is the impact of tax and inflation on corporate policy planning?

Q 6.4. Explain the concept of public revenue in India.

07 – Financial System

Q 7.1. Briefly give an overview of Indian financial system.

Q 7.2. Write notes on Indian financial institutions and markets.

Q 7.3. Explain the role and functions of RBI.

Q 7.4. What are the challenges for the Indian Banking sector?

Q 7.5. Explain corporate governance.

Q 7.6. What is sustainable development?

Q 7.7. Explain the nature and role of stock exchanges in India.

Q 7.8. What are the functions of stock exchanges?

Q 7.9. Explain the SEBI policies and framework for the protection of stakeholders in India.

08 – Societal Environment and the Social Responsibility of Business

Q 8.1. What do you understand by Consumerism?

Q 8.2. What legal laws are related to CSR?

Q 8.3. What do you understand by CSR?

Q 8.4. How CSR activities can affect business?