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Correct Answer is: (a) Company

Correct Answer is: (a) ACME

(b) On the Job and Off the Job

(c) Work place

Correlation is a statistical technique that can show whether and how strongly pairs of variables are related. For example, height and weight are related; taller people tend to be heavier than shorter people. Correlation can tell you just how much of the variation in peoples' weights is related to their heights.

Correlation always does not signify cause and effect relationship between the two variables. As Correlation is a statistical measure that describes the size and direction of a relationship between two or more variables. This is also referred to as cause and effect.

d. Industry Growth rate & Relative market share

c. Harvest & Divest

(d) Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty.

(d) Functional structure

(d) Public relations

Technology is not part of the micro environment.

Benefits of cooperative advertisements:- 

• Financial- One of the primary advantages of cooperative advertising is the ability to lower the advertising costs by sharing them with other companies.
• Exposure- Cooperative Advertising provides exposure in two ways. First, you can invest your money in more advertising outlets. Secondly, if you team up with large manufacturers in a cooperative ad plan, then you will benefit from that company’s marketing strength.
• Methods- Large companies, such as prominent manufacturers, spend time and money on researching more effective ways to advertise their products. 
• Growth- Partnering with companies in new cities will give you chance to grow your company and to save money on advertising. 
• Disguised Advertising- Cooperative advertising helps the small companies to promote themselves in the name of the bigger companies.

The unique selling point of a physical product can be determined by three ways:-

1. Appearance- Appearance of the product plays a very important role as it attracts the customers through the product’s color, layout, features, presentations etc. These are shown to different people and responses are gathered and analyzed by psychologists and sociologists to come to conclusions about the product. 

2. Quality- The quality of the product plays a key role for determining the USP of the product. Good quality product attracts more buyers which may prove to be profitable for the seller. 

3. Quantity- Right quantity of the product corresponding to the respective price allows the consumer to buy more of the product and hence the consumer will always prefer that respective commodity.

Institutional Advertising promotes a positive image of the company by:- 

1. Participating in progressive causes like support to community based programmes, environment, gender issues are taken as a part of belief of the company. 

2. Sometimes, it may promote a novel business idea that would benefit many businesses. Any alignment with a positive cause creates a good image of the company in the public’s mind. 

3. It faces the competition in the market with a view to focus on promoting the positive image of the company. It also creates positive image of the company by improving the public relations with the client.

(b) Management of people

(b) Trademark

Correct option: b. Wholesale Debt Market

(a) Securities market

(a) Discipline

(a) Top level of management

Answer: Marketing tools

(c) Marketing tools

(b) (i) and (iii)

Correct option is: (A) 15^th April, 1986

Correct option is: (B) 1986

Innovation refers to the preparation of personnel and organisation to face the changes made in the business world. Continuous changes are being made in the business. Innovation includes developing new material, new products, new techniques in production, new package, new design of a product and cost reduction.

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Some of the factors that affect recruitment are: 

Size of the Organisation: Bigger organisations find recruitment less problematic than organisations that are smaller in size.

Recruiting Policy: Most organisations prefer recruiting through internal sources, because own employees know the organisation and they can well fit into the organisation’s culture.

Nature of Post: The recruitment process varies according to type of personnel to be recruited. For example, recruitment process of a bank officer will differ from that of an IPS officer.

Demographic factors: Like the details of possible employees- age, religion, literacy level, gender, occupation, economic status, etc.

Unemployment rate: If the unemployment rate is high, the number of applicants will be more, making it easy for the recruiters to select from a wide range.

Labour Laws: These cover working conditions, compensation, retirement benefits, and safety and health of employees in industrial undertakings.

Competitors: Time to time the organisations have to change their recruitment policies and manuals according to the policies being followed by the competitors.

Correct answer is d) All of these

(a) High Liquidity

Customer or the consumer is the king and is considered to be a guest to your shop. Without the customer there is no business. To develop the market the number of customer is to be increased. So customer support is necessary to increase the sales and gain more profit.

Financial assets can be classified differently under different circumstances. One such classification is:

(i) Marketable assets 

(ii) Non-marketable assets 

(i) Marketable Assets: Marketable assets are those which can be easily transferred from one person to another without much hindrance. 

Example: Shares of Listed Companies, Government Securities, Bonds of Public Sector Undertakings etc.

(ii) Non-Marketable Assets: On the other hand, if the assets cannot be transferred easily, they come under this category.

Example: Bank Deposits, Provident Funds, Pension Funds, National Savings Certificates, Insurance Policies etc.

• For effective regulation of stock exchange, the Ministry of Finance issued a Notification on 13 September, 1994 delegating several of its powers under the Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act to SEBI.
• SEBI is also empowered by the Finance Ministry to nominate three members on the Governing Body of every stock exchange.

The main features of internal source of recruitment are:

• Quick process.
• Cheaper than the external recruitment process.
• Works as a tool of motivation for the staff.
• The company’s choice is limited to existing employees of the company.

Transfer is an source of recruitment Internal

Recruitment means selecting the right person for the right job. There are basically two ways by which an organisation can recruit its employees – Internal and External sources. External sources can further be classified into Direct and Indirect sources.

Internal Sources: Transfer, Upgrading, Promotion, Demotion, Recommendation by existing Employees, Job rotation, Retired employees, Dependants, Previous applicants, Acquisitions and Mergers.

External Sources: 

• Direct – Advertisements, Unsolicited applicants, Walk-ins, Campus Recruitment, Recruitment at Factory gate, Rival firms, e-Recruitment.
• Indirect – Employee referral, Govemment/Public Employment Exchanges, Employment Agencies, Employment Consultancies, Professional Associations, Deputation, Word of mouth, Labour Contractors, Job Portals, Outsourcing, Poaching

Correct option: C) Advertising

Correct option: B) Non-perishability

Constitution, separation of powers, rule of law, consent of the governed, and rights of the minority.

In a Democratic country–

i Each adult citizen has a vote; ii Each vote has one value; and iii Free and fair elections are held.

In a non-democratic country — 

i Election do not offer a choice and fair opportunity; ii Rulers are not elected by the people; and iii the rulers have unlimited power.

Maintaining a healthy BMI takes some work. For starters, it's important to exercise at least 60-90 minutes most days of the week. Staying hydrated and eat a balanced diet are equally important. If your BMI isn't where it should be, you may want to reduce your caloric intake and increase your exercise.

Correct option is C) rehearse

October 1990 Germany was united during the cold war

The correct answer is A and C.

• Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18. Hence statement A is correct.
  • It is an Indian higher-speed intercity electric multiple units.
  • It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian government's Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months. Hence statement B is incorrect.
  • The train will run on all days of the week except Tuesdays.
  • Train number 22439 New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will depart from the New Delhi railway station at 6 am to reach Katra at 2 pm. Hence statement D is incorrect.
  • Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high speed train. Hence statement C is correct.
  • It was manufactured at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, at an estimated cost of Rs 98 crore in October 2018.

• Vande Bharat Express is capable of operating at speeds of up to 180 km/h, but the actual top speed is only 130 km/h due to the speed limit of the railway track of routes used by Vande Bharat Express. 
• In January 2021, Indian Railways awarded the contract for the supply of propulsion and control equipment of 44 rakes to Medha Servo Drives, based in Hyderabad.

The correct answer is 1 only.

• Donald John Trump is an American media personality and businessman who served as the 45^th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.
• He was the first U.S. president without prior military or government service. 
• Donald Trump has become the first President of the USA in history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • He was charged for inciting an insurrection
• Reasons for Impeachment:
  • The USA Constitution states that the President can be removed for conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanour.
• On 6^th January 2021, as the USA Congress assembled to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory, a mob of Donald Trump supporters occupied the USA Capitol in a failed bid to overturn the election results.

•  Mechanism of Impeachment of President in USA:
  • Two Houses: The legislature of the United States of America i.e. Congress of the United States consists of two houses:
    • The Senate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is represented by two senators.
    • House of Representatives, to which members are elected on the basis of population.
  • Reasons for Impeachment: The USA Constitution states that the President can be removed for conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanor.
  • Earlier Impeachments:
    • Three USA Presidents, Trump in 2019, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Andrew Johnson in 1868, previously were impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate.
    • Thus, no USA President ever has been removed from office through impeachment.

The correct answer is Kerala.

• A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water, either permanently or seasonally, where oxygen-free processes prevail.
• Under the National Wetlands Conservation Programme (NWCP), the Ministry has identified 115 wetlands in 24 States and 2 Union Territories of the country for conservation and management

• Ashtamudi wetland is an estuary, which lies in the Kollam district.
• It is the second-largest wetland in Kerala with a palm-shaped extensive water body and eight prominent arms, adjoining the Kollam town.
• This estuary is the deepest among all the estuaries of Kerala with a maximum depth of 6.4 m.
• The wetland supports 57 species of birds (6 migratory and 51 resident species) and 97 species of fish (42 typically marine, 3 estuarine, 9 estuarine-riverine, and 15 marine-estuarine).

List of wetlands in Kerala that are identified under a National Wetland Conservation Program

Nanda Devi is the highest peak.

In terms of area India is the largest country of the seventh.