UPSC Mains 2024 Management Optional Paper II questions

33 questions from the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024. Official UPSC paper (PDF) · All Management Optional PYQs

WASTE Explain the necessary conditions for application of simplex method to be applied to linear programming problems.
10 marks
State the assumptions made for the study of ANOVA.
10 marks
Discuss in brief system development management life cycle in the context of Management Information System.
10 marks
Foe Hl Fee, Fee a URS! He Pica A face Fife) What is e-business? Discuss the dependance of e-business on Internet, Intranet and Extranet to implement and to manage innovative e-business application.
10 marks
Discuss in brief flexible manufacturing systems.
10 marks
A company gives on-the-job training to its salesmen, which is followed by a test. The company is considering whether there is any relationship of test scores and sales performance made by the ten salesmen during last one year, and also whether the company should terminate the services of any salesman who does not perform well in the test: rest Score 60 60 58 47] 50] 33 65 43 46 8 Sates (000)| 48 65 50 48 55 58 63 48 50 70Give your comment whether the company should terminate the services of any salesman who does not perform well in the test.
15 marks
A law graduate student randomly guesses at nine multiple-choice questions in All India Bar Examination. There are four possible answers for every question. However there is only one correct answer. Assuming that all questions are independent to each other, find the possibility that the student chooses six correct answers.
15 marks
For conducting Third Semester Practical Examination, the Chemistry department of a university affliated college requires 0, 2 and 7 units of three chemicals X, Y and Z respectively. The chemicals are available in two boxes—box A and box B. Box A contains 3, 2 and l unit of X, Yand 2 respectively and costs ¥ 300. Box Bcontains l, 2 and 2 units of X, Yand 2 respectively and costs ¥ 200. Find how many boxes of each type should be purchased by the department so that the total cost is minimal by formulating the problem in linear programming problem and solve it through graphical method.
Find how many boxes of each type should be purchased by the department so that the total cost is minimal by formulating the problem in linear programming problem and solve it through graphical method.
Comment on the sensitivity analysis.
20 marks
Discuss briefly capacity planning. Explain various kinds of capacity planning.
15 marks
Discuss in brief various phases of quality management.
The time taken by two machines on various jobs in a factory is tabulated in the table below: Job Processing Time (in hours)
Calculate the loading sequence for the given jobs and machines to make the line balancing properly.
20 marks
Discuss in brief the new information technology trends that will change the way of industry workings.
15 marks
Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of ERP system.
15 marks
Discuss briefly DSS and RDMS, and make their comparisons.
20 marks
"SMEs are backbone of any country's industrial development." Critically analyze the statement in the Indian context giving suitable examples.
10 marks
"Increasing cyber frauds in India are a major cause of concern." Explain. Analyze the shortcomings of cyber laws in India.
10 marks
Identify the sectors of environment that are currently more important in the Indian context. What sectors are likely to become more important in coming years? Explain.
10 marks
What are the signals which point out that a turnaround is needed? Elaborate any four turnaround actions giving suitable examples.
10 marks
Critically evaluate the trends in India's foreign trade during last ten years.
10 marks
"Removing regional imbalance of industrial development should be top priority of Indian planners." Elaborate this statement mentioning various initiatives taken by the Central and State Governments.
20 marks
An organization involved in automobile manufacturing wishes to exercise strategic choice at business level. How can the concept of experience curve help in it? Give suitable example.
15 marks
Critically analyze the economic rationale behind Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Do you think India has a robust policy for attracting FDI? Elaborate.
15 marks
"Global e-business is being applied by business firms to achieve greater profits." Explain this statement giving various areas of application in firms.
10 marks
"In changing political scenario, country risk analysis becomes utmost important." Elaborate the statement giving suitable examples.
10 marks
"Competitive advantage of a company positions it well in the industry." Examine this statement. Select a company which is a market leader in India in a particular industry and identify the sources of competitive advantage.
15 marks
"It is essential to have meaningful interaction between government and various industry and commerce associations for balanced policy making." Do you agree? Explain giving suitable example.
15 marks
"Strategic alliance helps in enhancing organizational capabilities." Explain giving examples. List any three reasons for using strategic alliance.
20 marks
"Voluntary organizations play an important role in protecting consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA)." In the light of this statement, discuss the process of involvement of NGOs giving suitable examples.
Elaborate different levels of economic integration giving costs and benefits. Discuss the role of ASEAN and SAARC in successfully promoting integration between member countries.
TABLE. Cumulative Standardized Normal Distribution A(z) is the integral of the standardized normal distribution from — °° to z (in other words, the area under the curve to the left of z). It gives the probability of a normal random variable A(z) not being more than z standard deviations above its mean. Values of z of particular importance

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