Management & Entrepreneurship - Jun 2014

Mechanical Engineering (Semester 5)

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) What are the characteristics of management? Explain(10 marks) 1 (b) Distinguish between management and administration(5 marks) 1 (c) List the contribution of F.B. Gilberth.(5 marks) 2 (a) What are the characteristics of planning? Briefly explain each component.(10 marks) 2 (b) What are the advantages of objectives?(5 marks) 2 (c) What are the important characteristics of decision making?(5 marks) 3 (a) What are the principles of organization? Explain each in brief.(10 marks) 3 (b) What are the sources Of recruitment?(5 marks) 3 (c) What are the main features of staffing?(5 marks) 4 (a) Define leadership. What are the basic styles of leadership? Explain each in brief(10 marks) 4 (b) What are the features of motivation?(5 marks) 4 (c) Explain McGregor's theory X and theory Y.(5 marks) 5 (a) What are the major characteristics of an entrepreneur? Explain each in Brief.(7 marks) 5 (b) How does an entrepreneur differ from a manager? Explain.(6 marks) 5 (c) In the Indian context, explain the specific role that an Entrepreneur has fulfilled in the economic development of the country.(7 marks) 6 (a) What are the salient features of new small enterprise policy 1991?(7 marks) 6 (b) What are the characteristics of SSI?(6 marks) 6 (c) What are the major effects of WTO/GATT on Indian SSI?(7 marks) 7 (a) Explain DIC single window agency.(7 marks) 7 (b) What are the objectives and functions of SIDBI?(6 marks) 7 (c) What are the functions of KSFC and TECSOK?(7 marks) 8 (a) Explain the various guidelines provided by the planning commission for preparation of project report.(7 marks) 8 (b) What are the major errors generally, made by entrepreneurs during formulating project report?(6 marks) 8 (c) What are the differences between PERT and CPM?(7 marks)