| Post Name | Instructor in Secretarial Practice and Business Correspondence |
|---|---|
| Department | Technical Education |
| Question Paper Code | 067/2026/OL |
| Category Code | 228/2025 |
| Date of Test | 22 April 2026 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The gaining ratio among the remaining partners at the time of retirement is calculated by
Answer
B. Subtracting the old ratio from the new ratio
2
The cost of debt capital is usually considered lower than the cost of equity capital mainly due to which of the following reasons?
Answer
D. Interest on debt is a tax-deductible expense
3
Normal idle time in a factory generally refers to the time during which workers are paid but are not engaged in productive work due to:
Answer
C. Unavoidable reasons such as rest intervals
4
A company has sales of Rs. 60,000 and variable cost of Rs. 36,000. Calculate the P/V Ratio.
Answer
A. 40%
5
When a partnership ļ¬rm is dissolved, the business operations are terminated and the assets of the ļ¬rm are realized mainly for the purpose of:
Answer
A. Paying the liabilities and settling the accounts of partners
6
After a company announces a stock split, how does the market price of each share generally change in relation to the increase in the number of shares?
Answer
D. Decreases proportionately
7
The commission that is given tot he consignee as an incentive for selling goods at a price higher than the invoice price is called:
Answer
C. Overriding commission
8
If Selling Price per unit Rs. 80, Variable Cost per unit Rs. 50 and Fixed Cost Rs. 24,000, ļ¬nd the Break-even Point.
Answer
B. 800 units
9
Why do companies sometimes prefer stock repurchase instead of paying dividends to shareholders?
Answer
A. Provides ļ¬exibility in distributing surplus funds to shareholders
10
The concept that views 'Management as getting things done through people' is
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C. Human Relations Concept
11
Certain statements regarding "Contingency Theory" of Leadership are given below. Which of these are correct? I. There is no single best style of Leadership suitable for all situations. II. Leadership eļ¬ectiveness depends on the interaction between the leader and the situational factors. III. It argues that one universal leadership style is eļ¬ective in every situation.
Answer
A. I and II only
12
Workers in a textile factory are been trained to detect and correct defects in the production process itself, instead of relying only on ļ¬nal inspection. The concept of Total Quality Management applied here is
Answer
B. Prevention rather than inspection
13
When a small change in price leads to a big change in the quantity demanded, then the demand is said to be
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A. Elastic
14
When the income of a person increased, he started using his personal car instead of public transport. This suggests that public transport is
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C. An inferior good
15
In a particular country, businesses began to cut short their production on account of falling demand, inventories started accumulating and unemployment began to increase. From the following statements, identify which is incorrect? Statements: I. The economy is entering the 'Recession' phase of the business cycle II. Consumer spending usually increases rapidly during this phase.
Answer
A. Only Statement I correct
16
A newly incorporated public company is planning to constitute its Board of Directors. The promoters propose appointing 3 directors initially, with a plan to increase the nuber later after expansion: Statements : I. A public company must have at least three directors on its Boards II. A company cannot appoint additional directors after incorporation without dissolving the existing board.
Answer
B. Only statement I is correct
17
Who can be appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee as per Companies Act 2013?
Answer
B. An independent director
18
Which of the following steps are normally involved in the liquidation of a company? I. Settlement of liabilities II. Realisation of the company's assets III. Distribution of assets to shareholders before paying creditors IV. Appointment of a liquidator
Answer
A. I, II and IV only
19
The main aim of investors to buy the shares is ______________.
Answer
B. Dividend
20
Luxury car is an example for ______________.
Answer
D. speciality products
21
Which is a type of advertising aims to convince the customers to buy a product?
Answer
A. Persuasive advertising
22
Which is called the lowest price brand in book building?
Answer
A. ļ¬oor piece
23
In which section of income tax does house property deals with?
Answer
C. Section 22
24
In which stage of product life cycle where sales growth slow down and competition is intense?
Answer
C. maturity
25
What is TCS?
Answer
C. Tax Collected at Source
26
When was Bombay stock exchange established?
Answer
C. 1875
27
A company maintains two separate audit ļ¬les : Permanent and Current. What is included in the Permanent ļ¬le?
Answer
C. Legal documents and company policies
28
Which of the following helps to prevent errors and frauds?
Answer
A. Internal Check
29
What is greenwashing?
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B. A deceptive practice to appear environmentally responsible
30
The process of converting waste into new or usable products is called ______________.
Answer
A. Recycle
31
In which year, the SDGs were adopted by the United Nations Member States?
Answer
B. 2015
32
Which of the following best ensures authenticity and integrity of an online document?
Answer
C. Digital signature
33
A student who lives in remote area cannot attend online classes due to lack of interest access. This situation best represents ______________.
Answer
C. Digital divide
34
A self-driving car uses layered neural networks to make decisions in real time. This is an example of:
Answer
B. Deep learning
35
Find the present value of an ordinary annuity of 24 payments of Rs. 200 each made monthly earning 9% per year compounded monthly
Answer
C. Rs. 4377.83
36
The current exchange rate for the US Dollar is 92.54. If Mr. Sam needs to purchase $1001, how many Indian Rupees will he need?
Answer
A. Rs. 9346.54
37
A company has a Total Asset Turnover Ratio of 2.5 and Total Assets worth Rs. 10,00,000. Calculate the net sales of the Company.
Answer
B. Rs.25,00,000
38
The basic competencies to be acquired by the entrepreneur irrespective of the size, location and social dimensions of business are termed as
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B. Behavioural competencies
39
As per MSMED Act 2006 manufacturing units having investment in plant and machinery between 25 lakhs and 5 crores are termed as
Answer
C. Small Enterprises
40
The apex body for coordinating and overseeing the activities of various agencies/institutions engaged in entrepreneurship development particularly in the area of small industry and small business.
Answer
D. NIES BUD
41
The ļ¬rst eight consonants represented by straight strokes are called _______________. I. Continuants II. Nasals III. Explodents IV. Liquids
Answer
D. III only
42
What determine the position of the word? I. Second vowel sound heard in a word II. First vowel sound heard i a word III. Third vowel sound heard in a word IV. None of these
Answer
A. II only
43
Which consonant sound is a breathing upon a following vowel? I. Grammalogue II. Logoram III. Aspirate IV. None of the above
Answer
C. III only
44
Grammalogues are also called? I. Logograms II. Letter Words III. Word Letters IV. None of the above
Answer
B. II only
45
When preceded by a vowel initial "r" is written which direction? I. Downward II. Upward III. Both Directions IV. None of these
Answer
D. I only
46
Initial W before k, g, m, r, is represented by ________________. I. Right Semicircle II. Left Semicircle III. Tick H IV. Dot H
Answer
A. I only
47
The curve ____________ joined to another curve, generally follows the motion of that curve. I. S II. F III. TH IV. SH
Answer
C. IV only
48
Half length "H" when not joined to another stroke, is always written I. Upward II. Downwards III. Both Direction IV. None of these
Answer
A. I only
49
How many types Special Contractions are formed? I. 5 II. 4 III. 3 IV. 6
Answer
D. I only
50
Which among the following is not a quality of a good phraseogram? I. Lineality II. Legibility III. Facility IV. Feasibility
Answer
A. IV only
51
In which direction the Stroke 'L' is written, when its immediately preceding or following a circle attached to a curve? I. Downward II. Upward III. Same direction as the circle IV. None of these
Answer
C. III only
52
____________ is a sound of any two vowels which occur consecutively and pronounced separately. I. Diphthong II. Triphone III. Diphone IV. None of the above
Answer
B. III only
53
What kind of sound is produced by the 'St'loop when it is used ļ¬nally? I. St Sound II. Sd Sound III. Zs Sound IV. Zd Sound
Answer
A. IV only
54
How the initial hook "R" is represented in a straight stroke? I. A small initial hook written with the left motion II. A small initial hook written with the Right motion III. A small ļ¬nial hook written with the left motion. IV. A small initial hook written with the Right motion.
Answer
C. II Only
55
A large initial hook adds ____________ to K and G. I. W II. H III. Y IV. None of these
Answer
A. I only
56
After straight upstrokes and after the consonants K, G, N which form of FL, VL are used? I. Left Form II. Right Form III. Both Forms are used IV. None of these
Answer
D. II only
57
How the F Or V hook represented in a Curve I. A small ļ¬nal hook struck by the Left motion II. A small ļ¬nal hook struck by the Right motion III. A small Initial I hook struck by the Left motion IV. No hook
Answer
B. IV only
58
The Shun hook is written which side when added to a straight stroke with an initial attachment? I. Right side II. Left side III. On the same side of the initial attachment IV. On the opposite side of the initial attachment
Answer
A. IV only
59
When a stroke form of 'H' is not convenient in the middle of a word, 'h' is represented by I. Tick H II. Dot H III. Downward H IV. Upward H
Answer
C. II only
60
_____________ may be used in Preļ¬xes or Suļ¬xes. I. Grammalogues II. Logogram III. Diphthong IV Triphone
Answer
B. II only
61
Which enables us to send the same letter to multiple recipients?
Answer
D. Mail Merge
62
The shortcut key to undo the last action in MS Word is
Answer
C. Ctrl + Z
63
Which is not in MS Word?
Answer
D. Magic tool
64
Which of the following is not an input device?
Answer
B. Speaker
65
Which among the following is designated to control the operations of a Computer?
Answer
A. System Software
66
The Shortcut keys to highlights the entire column in MS Excel is
Answer
D. Ctrl + Space Bar
67
The default ļ¬le name of Microsoft Excel ļ¬le is
Answer
C. Workbook1.xlsx
68
The shortcut key inserts a new slide in current presentation is
Answer
A. Ctrl + M
69
Preparation of tables and graphs and statistical calculations can be done by using
Answer
D. Excel
70
To introduce slides, which special eļ¬ects in PowerPoint presentation are used?
Answer
A. Transitions
71
The full form of DPI in Adobe Photoshop is
Answer
B. Dots per Inch
72
What are Photoshop images are made of?
Answer
C. Pixels
73
The tool used for resizing a layer is
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D. Free Transform Tool
74
What based drawing application package is Corel Draw?
Answer
A. Vector
75
The main selection tool in Corel Draw is
Answer
D. pick tool
76
E-mail stands for what?
Answer
D. Electronic mail
77
The complimentary close used in Demi-Oļ¬cial letter is
Answer
B. Yours sincerely,
78
Letters written to seek information from other organizations are
Answer
C. enquiry letters
79
Language used in Tenders should be written as
Answer
B. Brief and to the point
80
Where is the inside address written?
Answer
A. Above the salutation
81
Choose the correct answer from the given options. More than one manuscript containing the poet's unpublished works _____________ surfaced in private collections this year.
Answer
B. has
82
In the following question, a sentence is divided into four parts (a, b, c and d). One part contains a grammatical error. Identify the part containing the error.
Answer
C. But also reducing the operational costs
83
Choose the correct answer from the given options. If the researcher had noticed the anomaly sooner, she ___________ the experiment.
Answer
B. would have adjusted
84
Choose the correct transformation of the given sentence into the form speciļ¬ed in brackets. (Simple Complex) "Lacking substantial evidence, the committee postponed the verdict".
Answer
D. All of the above
85
The professor's lecture inspired many students ____________ deeper into interdisciplinary reearch.
Answer
B. to delve
86
Choose the correct indirect form of the given direct sentence from the options below: Direct : "When will the conference start?" asked the researcher
Answer
A. The researcher asked when the conference would start
87
Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence: Active : They are conducting a series of experiments to test the hypothesis.
Answer
A. A series of experiments is being conducted to test the hypothesis
88
Choose the correct answer from the given options: They ____________ in this city since 2010.
Answer
C. have lived
89
Choose the correct answer from the given options. I wish I ______________ more time to prepare for the test.
Answer
B. had
90
Select the option that uses the correct deļ¬nite or indeļ¬nite article (or no article) to complete the sentence appropriately. I have always admired her ability to remain calm in ___________ face of adversity.
Answer
C. the
91
Which of the following sentences uses the incorrect plural form?
Answer
C. They said he was right and thanked him for his advices
92
Which word is formed through the process of "conversion" (also known as zero derivation) rather than through aļ¬xation?
Answer
B. empty
93
Identify the sentence which contains a collective noun:
Answer
A. The police disperse the crowd
94
Find the odd one out among these compound words:
Answer
D. lifelong
95
Which phrasal verb among the following means "to stop suddenly or abruptly"?
Answer
B. He broke oļ¬ in the middle of his speech
96
The Latin word "deus" means:
Answer
C. God
97
What is one word substitute for "Standing with hands on hips and elbows extending outward"?
Answer
A. arms akimbo
98
Which of these words is spelt correctly?
Answer
B. ointment
99
The idiom "to eat humble pie" means:
Answer
D. to admit you are wrong and apologize humbly
100
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from among the confusing pairs: "He had always a _____________ attitude towards it".
Answer
A. reverent
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