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June, 2010
MS-52 : Project Management
SECTION – A
1. What are some aspects of the project manager's job that make it more demanding than the job of a manager working in a more routine organisational framework ? Justify your answer with suitable examples.
June, 2011
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and production management giving examples. Identify the critical success factors in project management.
(b) Elaborate the concept of opportunity studies in project management. How do they affect project feasibility studies ?
2. (a) Explain the errors in demand forecasting. How can we optimise the conflicting factors of cost and accuracy of demand forecasting ?
December, 2012
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. The following information is given of a project :
Activity :
1215 23243646565 76878
June, 2013
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and Production Management. Discuss the critical success factors in project management.
(b) Explain your understanding regarding "Technical Analysis" in the context of project management.
2. (a) Discuss the various available methods for economic analysis of projects.
December, 2009
Ms-51 : Operations Research
1. Solve the following problem through SIMPLEX method.
Minimize Z = — 3x1+ x2+ x3
Subject to
June, 2010
MS-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) "Operations Research (OR) is an aid for the executive in making his/her decisions by providing him/her with needed quantitative information based on the scientific method of analysis". Discuss the statement and give atleast two examples to illustrate how operations research is helpful in decision making.
(b) A manufacturing company is producing two products A and B. Each requires processing on two machines 1 and 2. Product A requires 03 hours of processing on machine 1 and 02 hours on machine 2. Product B requires 2 hours of processing on machine 1 and 6 hours on machine 2. The unit profits for product A and product B are Rs. 10 and Rs. 20 respectively. The available time in a given quarter on machine 1 and machine 2 are 1200 hrs and 1500 hrs respectively. The market survey has predicted that not more than 400 units of product A and not more than 250 units of product B can be sold in the given quarter. The company wants to determine the product mix to maximize the profits. Formulate the problem as linear programming mathematical model and determine the profit.
2. (a) Why is the simplex method a better technique than a graphical approach for ost real cases ? Construct the dual to the following primal problem :
June, 2010
MS-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) "Operations Research (OR) is an aid for the executive in making his/her decisions by providing him/her with needed quantitative information based on the scientific method of analysis". Discuss the statement and give atleast two examples to illustrate how operations research is helpful in decision making.
(b) A manufacturing company is producing two products A and B. Each requires processing on two machines 1 and 2. Product A requires 03 hours of processing on machine 1 and 02 hours on machine 2. Product B requires 2 hours of processing on machine 1 and 6 hours on machine 2. The unit profits for product A and product B are Rs. 10 and Rs. 20 respectively. The available time in a given quarter on machine 1 and machine 2 are 1200 hrs and 1500 hrs respectively. The market survey has predicted that not more than 400 units of product A and not more than 250 units of product B can be sold in the given quarter. The company wants to determine the product mix to maximize the profits. Formulate the problem as linear programming mathematical model and determine the profit.
2. (a) Why is the simplex method a better technique than a graphical approach for ost real cases ? Construct the dual to the following primal problem :
June, 2010
MS-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) "Operations Research (OR) is an aid for the executive in making his/her decisions by providing him/her with needed quantitative information based on the scientific method of analysis". Discuss the statement and give atleast two examples to illustrate how operations research is helpful in decision making.
(b) A manufacturing company is producing two products A and B. Each requires processing on two machines 1 and 2. Product A requires 03 hours of processing on machine 1 and 02 hours on machine 2. Product B requires 2 hours of processing on machine 1 and 6 hours on machine 2. The unit profits for product A and product B are Rs. 10 and Rs. 20 respectively. The available time in a given quarter on machine 1 and machine 2 are 1200 hrs and 1500 hrs respectively. The market survey has predicted that not more than 400 units of product A and not more than 250 units of product B can be sold in the given quarter. The company wants to determine the product mix to maximize the profits. Formulate the problem as linear programming mathematical model and determine the profit.
2. (a) Why is the simplex method a better technique than a graphical approach for ost real cases ? Construct the dual to the following primal problem :
June, 2011
MS-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) Discuss the historical background of Operations Research (O.R). Explain its significance and scope in Management Des ci s ion Ma king. Enumerate the limitations of O.R.
(b) Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically.
Maximize Z = 4x1 + 6x2
June, 2011
MS-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) Discuss the historical background of Operations Research (O.R). Explain its significance and scope in Management Des ci s ion Ma king. Enumerate the limitations of O.R.
(b) Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically.
Maximize Z = 4x1 + 6x2
December, 2012
Ms-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) Experts believe that OR is a technique which help in resolving conflicts between Production, Finance, Marketing and Personnel functions of a manufacturing unit. Do you agree ? Justify your answer with the help of suitable examples.
(b) A company produces product A and B and has a total production capacity of 9 tons per day. A and B require the same production capacity. The company has a permanent contract to supply at - least 2 tons of A and at least 3 tons of B per day to another company. Each ton of A requires 20 machine hours production time and each ton of B requires 50 machine hours production time. The daily maximum possible number of machine hours is 360. All the firm's out put can be sold and the profit made is Rs. 80 per tons of A and Rs. 120 per tons of B. Determine the production schedule for maximum profit and also calculate the profit.
2. (a) What functions does inventory perform ? State the two basic inventory decision management must make as they attempt to accomplish the function of inventory described by you.
December, 2011
Ms-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) A company produces two products A and B, each of which requires three types of
processing. -The length of time for processing each unit and the profit per unit are given in the following table :
Process $
December, 2009
Ms-46 : Management of Financial Services
1. "External risk arises mainly due to certain developments that take place outside the financial services company. The sources of these risks vary for different services". Explain this statement and discuss these sources of risk that are applicable to different services.
2. What are the main aspects which the merchant banker takes into consideration while selecting a public issue proposal. Discuss the various pre-issue activities undertaken by merchant banker for raising funds from the capital markets.
3. What are the various debt instruments issued by companies, Non-Bank Finance companies and Financial Institutions to raise funds from the market ? Describe their main features.
June, 2011
MS-46 : Management Of Financial Services
1. "In recent past Indian debt market has become more vibrant." Critically evaluate this statement
2. Discuss different types of risks associated with financial services.
3. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has its prime objective to protect the interest of policy holders. What regulations have been evolved by it to attain this objective.
December, 2011
Ms-46 : Management of Financial Services
1. How does the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulate brokers and sub-brokers in financial market ?
2. Write notes on :
(a) Marine insurance
December, 2012
Ms-46 : Management Of Financial Services
1. Discuss in detail the risks affecting the business of fund based services. What are the strategies followed by them to manage these risks ?
2. Discuss in detail about the "Participants in Money Market" in India. Mention the names of instruments traded in this market.
3. What is factoring ? Explain the mechanism of factoring.
June, 2013
Ms-46 : Management Of Financial Services
1. What do you mean by 'Financial System' ? Explain the role of Financial Markets in Financial system and discuss the functions of Financial Markets.
2. "The services provided by Financial Institutions have some typical characteristics that make these products quite distinct from the products of Industrial Enterprises." Discuss this statement by bringing out these typical characteristics and significance of these services.
3. Discuss the significance of government securities market in India by bringing out the types of securities traded in it and the participants involved in this market.
June, 2010
MS-46 : Management of Financial Services
1. Discuss the different types of risks faced by the financial services firms ? Explain the strategies available to manage the credit risk ?
2. What are the distinctive characteristics of financial services ? In what way does information technology affect the financial services sector from the providers' point of view ? Discuss.
3. Explain the concept of securities depositories ? Discuss the importance and functioning of the securities depository system.
December, 2009
MS-44 : Security Analysis And Portfolio Management
1. What are the objectives of security analysis ? How do you measure the risk of a security ?
2. (a) "Systematic risk cannot be controlled, but unsystematic risk can be reduced". Discuss.
(b) Mr. Ranga owns Rs. 1,000 face value bond with five years to maturity. The bond has an annual coupon of Rs. 75. The bond is currently priced at Rs. 970. Given an appropriate discount rate of 10%, should Ranga hold or sell the bond.
June, 2010
Ms-44 : Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
1. What do you understand by 'Investment' ? Explain the steps involved in the investment process.
2. (a) Define risk. What are the statistical tools that are used to measure risk of securities return ?
(b) Mr. Vamsi is considering the purchase of a bond currently selling at Rs. 878.50. The bond has four years to maturity, face value of Rs. 1,000 and 8% coupon rate. The next annual interest payment is due after one year from today. The required rate of return is 10%.
