UPSC Mains 2021 Commerce & Accountancy Optional Paper II questions

25 questions from the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2021. Official UPSC paper (PDF) · All Commerce & Accountancy Optional PYQs

Non-Verbal Communication
10 marks
Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life
10 marks
Sources of Resistance to Change
10 marks
Power and Authority
10 marks
"The environment is a major contingency for which an organisation must plan and to which it must adapt." Explain.
20 marks
Discuss the important structural dimensions of organisations.
10 marks
"Rules are different from norms." In the light of this statement, explain the importance of rules and norms from the organisational design perspective.
20 marks
"An organisation without goals is like a rudderless ship." Comment and explain the importance of goals.
20 marks
Explain the objectives and the phases involved in establishing a Quality Circle system for an organisation.
20 marks
"Organic structures are opposite to mechanistic structures." Discuss.
10 marks
Explain how promotion can be used as a tool to enhance job performance.
10 marks
What is the relevance of Transactional Analysis in modern organisations? Explain the key types of transactions.
20 marks
Describe the Path-Goal theory of leadership and its associated leadership styles.
20 marks
Performance Management
10 marks
Philosophy of Workers' Participation in Management
10 marks
Scope of Industrial Relations
10 marks
Describe the importance and types of training.
20 marks
What is a good job description? List some methods of collecting job description information.
10 marks
What is Placement? Explain the components of an Employee Induction Programme.
20 marks
Arise "Different types of tests are used in the selection of employees." Discuss.
20 marks
Discuss the implications of Maslow's need hierarchy theory and Herzberg's two-factor theory in relation to employee motivation and compensation.
20 marks
Differentiate between the traditional and modern methods of Performance Appraisal.
10 marks
"Trade unions are an impediment to the growth of industry." Do you agree? Critically evaluate the role of trade unions in the present context.
20 marks
"Industrial conflict is basically a struggle between management and workers." Examine this statement.
10 marks
What is the importance of industrial relations? Explain how Industrial Relations (IR) can be enhanced in organisations.
20 marks

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