Ed MCQ
Ed MCQ
Ed MCQ
4. The term “entrepreneurs” was applied to business initially by the French economist in
the 18th century:
a. Cantillon
b. Jan Tinbergen
c. J.S.Mill
d. None of above
5. Which business function do experts agree, you should focus on first when preparing to
start a business.
a. Financing
b. Marketing vision
c. Operation
d. None of above
9. Which one of the following is the process of entrepreneur developing new products
that over time make current products obsolete?
a. New business model
b. Anatomization
c. Creative Destruction
d. None of above
11. Which of the following shows the process of creating something new?
a. Business model
b. Modeling
c. Creative flexibility
d. Innovation
12. Which one of the following gives suggestions for new product and also help to market
new products?
a. Existing products and services
b. Federal government
c. Distribution Channels
d. Consumers
16. What is the process by which individuals pursue opportunities without regard to
resources they currently control?
a. Startup management
b. Entrepreneurship
c. Financial analysis
d. Feasibility planning
17. Having less than 50 percent of equity share in an international venture is called:
a. Joint Venture
b. Majority interest
c. Minority interest
d. Exporting
18. Having more than 50% ownership position that provides the entrepreneur with
managerial control is called:
a. Joint venture
b. Majority interest
c. Horizontal merger
d. Diversified activity merger
19. Which one of the following is the process of entrepreneurs developing new products
that over time make current products obsolete?
a. New business model
b. Anatomization
c. None of the given options
d. Creative destruction
20. From the following which one is not classification of entrepreneurs according to the
types of business:
a. Wholesale trade
b. Retail trade
c. Exporter
d. Rural entrepreneur
21. From the following which one is the classification of entrepreneurs according to gender
and age.
a. Men entrepreneurs
b. Women entrepreneurs
c. Young entrepreneurs
d. All of above
32. Individuals influencing an entrepreneur’s career choice and style are known as which
of the following?
a. Moral-support network
b. Role model
c. Professional support network
d. Support system
33. The activity which occurs when the new venture is started is called:
a. Motivation
b. Business skills
c. Departure point
d. Goal orientation
35. Which one of the following is an important source of idea generation due to their
familiarity with the needs of market?
a. Existing products and services
b. Distribution channels
c. Federal government
d. Consumers
36. Members of distribution channels are excellent sources for new ideas because:
a. They earn a handsome profit from new business
b. They are familiar with the needs of the market
c. They do not bother if entrepreneur bears a loss
d. They have well-developed sales force
37. Which one of the following is the most important characteristic of a successful
business website?
a. Innovation
b. Speed
c. Graphics
d. Products
38. Which one of the following is the next stage to the Concept Stage of Product
Planning and Development Process?
a. Idea Stage
b. Product Planning Stage
c. Product Development Stage
d. Test Marketing Stage
40. Why should an entrepreneur do a feasibility study for starting a new venture
a. To identify possible sources of funds
b. To see if there are possible barriers to success
c. To estimate the expected sales
d. To explore potential customers
42. A performance and credit rating scheme has been launched by the MSME Ministry to
assess creditworthiness and capabilities of industries in the sector. What is it called?
a. Performance and Credit Rating Scheme
b. Zero Defect Zero Effect Certification
c. Performance and Economy Rating Scheme
d. None of the above
43. A Micro Enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery does not
exceed (According to MSMED Act, 2006):
a. Rs. 15 Lakh
b. Rs. 20 Lakh
c. Rs. 25 Lakh
d. Rs. 30 Lakh
45. A corporate managers who starts a new initiative for their company which entails
setting up a new distinct business unit and board of directors can be regarded as?
a. Ecopreneur
b. Technopreneur
c. Intrapreneur
d. Social Entrepreneur
47. Family businesses always interested to handover the change of his business to:
a. Indian Administration Officers
b. Professional Managers
c. Next generation
d. None of the above
48. A corporate managers who starts a new initiative for their company which entails
setting up a new distinct business unit and board of directors can be regarded as?
a. Ecopreneur
b. Technopreneur
c. Intrapreneur
d. Social Entrepreneur
59. _____________ can be defined as a specifically evolved work plan densed to achieve
a specific objective within a specific period of time
a. Idea generation.
b. Opportunity Scanning.
c. Project.
d. Strategy.
60. 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.
63. ______________ is a form of financing especially for funding high technology, high
risk and perceived high reward projects
a. Fixed capital.
b. Current capital.
c. Seed capital.
d. Venture capital.
64. 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.
65. 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.
66. ____________ is primarily concerned with the identification of the project demand
potential and the selection of the optimal technology.
a. Techno-economic analysis.
b. Feasibility analysis.
c. Input analysis.
d. Financial analysis.
67. _____________ is a graphical representation of the various activity and event relating
to a project.
a. Network analysis.
b. Scheduling technique.
c. Logical Model.
d. Network Diagram
68. _______________ 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.
70. 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.
72. 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
74. 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
75. ______________ 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
80. DPR is a
a. Action Plan
b. Working Plan
c. Financial Plan
d. Implementation Plan
87. key aspect of the financial section of the business plan is _________.
a. A statement of management skills.
b. A realistic sales forecast.
c. Production capacity.
d. A description of competitors.
88. 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.
90. In _________, machines and equipment 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.
91. _____________ can be defined as a specifically evolved work plan densed to achieve
a specific objective within a specific period of time
a. Idea generation.
b. Opportunity Scanning.
c. Project.
d. Strategy.
95. The best definition of a sole trader form of business organisation is:
a. The business is owned by one person
b. The business employs only one person
c. The firm has a single customer
d. There is a single firm in the industry
100. Before opening his own business, Tanay was writing a report that details the
specifics of his ideas and future business operations. This document is known as
a. a SWOT analysis.
b. a business portfolio.
c. a business plan.
d. a competitive analysis.
101. Small scale industries (SSIs) also known as MSMEs are defined & categorized by
the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act
a. 2006
b. 2007
c. 2008
d. 2009
102. Who is the present Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ?
a. Karan Singh
b. Girirajsingh
c. Virbhadra Singh
d. Abhishek Singh
103. Name the institution which was set up in 1982 to promote integrated rural
development
a. NSIC
b. NABARD
c. SIDBI
d. NCEUS
104. Name the institution which is set up as an apex bank to provide direct or indirect
financial assistance under different scheme.
a. SIDBI
b. NSIC
c. RSBDC
d. None of the above
115. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of venture capital firms?
a. Funding just one or a small number of firms.
b. Holding equity in the firms that are funded.
c. Having a long-term investment horizon.
d. Providing advice and assistance to the firms that are funded.
117. Name the institution which is set up as an apex bank to provide direct/indirect
financial assistance under different schemes and also coordinates the functions of
other institutions in similar activities
a. SIDBI
b. NSIC
c. RSBDC
d. None
118. If the investment in fixed assets or plant and machinery does not exceed one crore
rupees, then that particular firm come s under the category of
a. Tiny industry
b. Small scale industry
c. Village industry
d. Cottage: industry
119. Name the institution which was set up in 1982 to promote integrated rural
development.
a. NSIC
b. NABARD
c. SIDBI
d. NCEUS
127. 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.
131. 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.
132. 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.
135. Banks can avail refinance against loans made to industrial units from
a. IDBI
b. NABARD
c. DICGC
d. ECGC
136. NABARD ( National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development ) was established
in the year:
a. July12th,1982
b. June 20th 1976
c. May 28th 1956
d. October 12th ,1986.
137. Which is the apex institution to provide credit facility to agriculture and rural
development?
a. NABARD
b. State Bank of India
c. Reserve Bank of India
d. D.National cooperative bank of India.
138. What is the NABARD pilot project for digitization of SHGs called?
a. e-Shakti
b. e-Samriddhi
c. e-Shanti
d. e-Samraksha
144. Which one among the following has not started commercial banking?
a. SIDBI
b. IDBI
c. ICICI
d. UTI
145. National Small Scale Indusries Enterprise comes under the ministry of
a. MSME
b. SME
c. SIDBI
d. NSIC
146. Name the scheme for promoting the products of the MSEs…..
a. Consortia and Tender Marketing Scheme.
b. Product Procurement scheme
c. Single Point Registration Scheme
d. Entrepreneurship development scheme.
148. Which of the following has been the Nodal Agency for Performance and Credit
Rating Scheme for small industries?
a. NSIC
b. SME
c. SBI
d. MSME
149. KVIC has launched an e-commerce portal. What other agreement has it entered
into?
a. Agreement with Raymond to promote Khadi as a fashion garment in India
and abroad
b. Agreement with Siyaram to promote Khadi as a fashion garment in India and
abroad
c. Agreement with Mafatlal to promote Khadi as a fashion garment in India and
abroad
d. None of the above
150. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Khadi and Village
a. Arun Kumar Jha
b. Prasada rao
c. Arup Roy Choudary
d. Satya Nadendlla
a. Only 1 & 3
b. [B] Only 2 & 3
c. [C] Only 3
d. [D] 1, 2 & 3
161. 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.
162. Industrial Policy of 1948 was the first industrial policy statement by the
Government which gave importance to (i). Small scale industry (ii). Private sector
a. (i) only
b. (ii) only
c. both (i) and (ii)
d. None
163. Which of the following was not an objective of the 1956 industrial policy?
a. Development of small scale sector
b. Expansion of public sector
c. Develop heavy and machine making industries
d. None of the above
167. A performance and credit rating scheme has been launched by the MSME
Ministry to asses credit worthiness and capabilities of industries in the sector. What is
it called?
a. Performance and Credit Rating Scheme
b. Zero Defect Zero Effect Certification
c. Performance and Economy Rating Scheme
d. None of the above
168. Scheme for promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship objective is
a. To promote entrepreneurship culture in India
b. To promote rural development in India
c. To promote innovative nature among youth
d. To promote small scale sector in India.
175. An advantage of which of these tactics is that there is a shorter start-up time and
an existing track record?
a. Participate in a business incubator
b. Start a new business
c. Buy a franchise
d. Buy an existing business
177. Which of these offers the advantage that the entrepreneur has the ability to
develop and design the business in the entrepreneur's own way?
a. Participate in a business incubator
b. Start a new business
c. Buy a franchise
d. Buy an existing business
178. For Internet start-ups, one typical source of first funds is through
a. stock financing.
b. government funds.
c. angel financing.
d. community development financing.
180. Felix is an entrepreneur. At this stage of his company , his main concerns are do
we have enough customers and money. What stage of growth is Felix’s company in?
a. Start-up
b. Survival
c. Takeoff
d. Resource maturity
e. Success
181. Entrepreneurs take the risk of starting a business for all of the following reasons
except:
a. they want independence.
b. they like the challenge and the risk.
c. they want to make money for themselves.
d. they want to work less.
182. As a ________ Ronnie searches for firms in need of additional funding to achieve
their goals. In return for his investment, Ronnie becomes a part owner in the business.
Ronnie operates as
a. investment analyst.
b. venture capitalist.
c. corporate raider.
d. securities trader.
184. Which one of the following is a barrier to new product creation and development?
a. Trial and error
b. Opportunity parameter
c. Opportunity cost
d. Intrapreneurship culture
189. If someone starts a new business that is a service station, this is an example of:
a. new concept/new business.
b. new concept/existing business
c. existing concept/new business.
d. existing concept/existing business.
190. If an entrepreneur has an internal locus of control, this means that he/she:
a. has a high need for achievement
b. believes that success or failure depends on his/her own actions.
c. feels comfortable in an unstructured situation
d. believes fate is a powerful force
195. Which of the following is the key factor for choosing the type of financing?
a. Availability of funds
b. Assets of the venture
c. Prevailing interest rates
d. All of the given options
197. Which of the following is least likely to influence the timing of new business
births?
a. Government policies
b. Profitability
c. Interest rates
d. Consumer expenditure
198. Which of the following is usually not a barrier to market entry for a small firm?
a. economy of scale
b. good ideas
c. switching costs
d. access to distribution
200. Generally speaking the risk involved in launching as a franchise is greater than
that as a start up.
a. True
b. False