MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME- Term-End ExaminationDecember, 2015MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIALENVIRONMENTTime : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%)Note : There are two sections A and B. Attempt any three questions from section A, which carry 20 marks each. Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.SECTION - A1. What do you understand by Economic Environment in which a business firm operates ?Discuss.2. Briefly analyse the growth and structure of Private Sector in India. Explain how does it contribute to economic development ?3. Critically analyse the impact of regulatory framework on industrial structure and performance.4. Differentiate between Current Account and Capital Account convertibility with reference to its role in rupee convertibility.5. Write short notes on any four of the following :(a) Economic Development(b) Administered prices(c) India's Foreign Trade(d) Privatisation(e) Development Banks.SECTION - B6. (a) What are the factors of widespread sickness among the Small Scale Industry (SSI)units ? (b) How can sickness be identified ? Suggest measures to enhance economic viability of SSI.7. How has the public sector in India been able to achieve the objectives of economic equity with growth ? Discuss with examples.
MS-3 – June-2007
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1 (a) What is Environmental Movement ?
(b) Discuss in detail the policy measures taken by the Government and the efforts made by business firms for promotion and protection of the nafural
environment. Give examples.
MS-3 – June-2008
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Discuss the salient features of the New Economic Policy and the initiatives taken by the government for economic restnrcturing.
2. Describe the institutional framework for Small Scale Industry (SSI) which emerged over the period.
3. (a) Discuss the salient features of the Gandhian Model of Development and its relevance in the current context.
MS-3 – June-2009
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1.. Discuss the interaction matrix of economic and non-economic environment. How does the economic environment influence the non-economic environment of business and vice versa ? Explain with suitable examples.
2. what are the objectives of public sector? Elaborate the objectives which resulted in the growth of the public sector. Do you think public sector is critical to the growth of the economy ? Comment.
3. Discuss the main strategies that have been adopted since the beginning of Second Plan (1956). Also highlight the limitations' if any of these strategies in the current context.
MS-3 – June-2010
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. What do you think are the defining characteristics of economic and non-economic environment ? How do these environments impact the business ? Explain with examples.
2. (a) 'The small scale industry has found a place of prominence in the successive industrial policies of India'. Keeping this statement in mind, elaborate upon the industrial policy for small scale industries (SSI).
(b) Explain the institutional infrastructure at the central level institutions for SSIs.
MS-3 – June-2011
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Examine the interaction between economic environment and business management. How the environment and management influence each other ? Explain with suitable examples.
2. "The economic environment of business exercises a strong influence on the non-economic environment of business and vice versa". Briefly discuss citing specific interactions.
3. "India today has one of the most diversified industrial structures in the world." Examine the basic structural changes in the economy in the light of the above statement.
MS-3 – Dec-2007
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. "The management movement in India has been relatively strong and distinct." Discuss the statement giving examples.
2. Explain industrial sickness. What are the factors responsible for sickness in small scale industry ? What remedial measures would you suggest for tackling the problem ?
3. Critically examine whether the regulatory and promotional policy framework is in accordance with the following goals and objectives of the economy :
MS-3 – Dec-2008
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Explain the critical elements of economic environment, giving examples. What, according to you, are the landmark developments of economic environment in India ?
2; Critically evaluate impact of' structural changes in Indian industry on the industrial growth experience.
3. Discuss the issues and impediments to growth of India's foreign trade in the post-reform period.
MS-3 – Dec-2009
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. (a) Explain the critical elements of social environment of business.
(b) Discuss the business implications of social developments, industrialisation process and management culture.
2. (a) What are the factors responsible for industrial sickness ? Discuss with reference to both SSI and non SSI sectors.
MS-3 – Dec-2010
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Define Economic Development. State a few indications of economic development in the Indian Context. Briefly discuss the major structural changes experienced by the Indian economy.
2. Discuss the impact of population growth on per capita income and its growth in India.
3. Explain the major structural changes in the Indian Industry since economic reforms were undertaken.
MS-3 – Dec-2011
MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1."Management movement in India has been strong and distinct compared to trade unionism and consumerism". Discuss the statement highlighting the implications of professionalisation of management.
2. Briefly analyse the growth and structure of private sector. What according to you are the major differences between private and public sector ?
3. Analyse the major trends in the growth of India's foreign trade. Also discuss why developing country needs to participate in Foreign Trade ?
