E-Commerce & Industrial Finance - Dec 2012

Mechanical Engineering (Semester 6)

TOTAL MARKS: 100
TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS (1) Question 1 is compulsory.
(2) Attempt any four from the remaining questions.
(3) Assume data wherever required.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1 (a) Differentiate between physical commerce and E-commerce.(4 marks) 1 (b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of E-commerce?(4 marks) 1 (c) What is the scope of Industrial Finance?(4 marks) 1 (d) List the different sources of long term finance.(4 marks) 1 (e) Differentiate between Merger and Takeover.(4 marks) 2 (a) What is E-marketing?(5 marks) 2 (b) Describe different types of E-payment systems.(5 marks) 2 (c) What is E-CRM and its capabilities?(5 marks) 2 (d) Illustrate with an example "Customer Life cycle".(5 marks) 3 (a) Describe the Transition of E-Commerce in India.(10 marks) 3 (b) What is Information Technology Act 2000?(10 marks) 4 (a) Discuss the different types of Financial Markets.(10 marks) 4 (b) How are new securities issued?(10 marks) 5 (a) What are the different sources of long term finance?(10 marks) 5 (b) Differentiate between equity and preference shares.(10 marks) 6 (a) Bring out the importance of working capital management.(5 marks) 6 (b) What is overtrading?(5 marks) 6 (c) What are the current trends in takeovers?(5 marks) 6 (d) What are the factors affecting exchange rates?(5 marks)

Write short notes on any four:-

7 (a) E-Advertizing.(5 marks) 7 (b) E-Branding.(5 marks) 7 (c) Efficiency of Financial Markets.(5 marks) 7 (d) Management of costs.(5 marks) 7 (e) Spot rates.(5 marks) 7 (f) Financing an Acquisition.(5 marks)