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CSS Business Administration Past Paper 2021

CSS Business Administration 2021 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

Years

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

  1. Q. 2
    Calculate payback period, required rate of return is 12% for net present value and profitability index.
    (20)
    0Initial Cash outflow$ 1,00,000
    1Cash flows$34,432
    2Cash flows$39,530
    3Cash flows$39,359
    4Cash flows$ 32,219
  2. Q. 3
    An international manufacturing concern has provided the income statement data. Give formulas to calculate the following ratios. Also explain how to interpret them.
    (20)
    • (i)
      Current ratio
    • (ii)
      Quick ratio
    • (iii)
      Average collection period
    • (iv)
      Time interest earned
    • (v)
      Inventory turnover
  3. Q. 4
    Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different methods a manager can adopt for effective performance appraisal of employees.
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    Describe competitive advantages and the competitive strategies the organizations use to achieve it with practical examples.
    (20)
  5. Q. 6
    Define the major steps in designing a customer value driven marketing strategy, market segmentation, targeting, differentiation and positioning.
    (20)
  6. Q. 7
    The impact of different levels of decision phases of supply chain depends on timeframe. Explain the decision phases in supply chains with examples.
    (20)
  7. Q. 8
    Compare the advantages of mass marketing to those of market segmentation for a company. Discuss with relevant business examples.
    (20)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.