TISS SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1.	Which of the following do not match
	1.	Telangana Rashtra Samiti – Andhra Pradesh
	2.	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party – Maharashtra
	3.	RSP – West Bengal
	4.	PMK – Tamil Nadu

2.	Which of the following certification is related to organizational health and safety –
	1.	ISO 9000
	2.	ISO 9001
	3.	ISO 14000
	4.	ISO 18000

3.	The concept of Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) was developed by –
	1.	Norton Kaplan
	2.	Louis Kelso
	3.	Michael Porter
	4.	Jeffrey Pfeffer

4.	Domestic violence against women is –
	1.	Something that happens in poor and deprived families
	2.	common across all classes in society
	3.	natural because men are physically more powerful
	4.	a result of women not obeying their menfolk

5.	Poverty in India can be seen to be caused by –
	1.	excessive population growth in the country
	2.	lack of literacy and education among people
	3.	lack of access to modern technology
	4.	structural factors such as social and economic inequalities

6.	Reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions is –
	1.	25%
	2.	30%
	3.	50%
	4.	33%

7.	Globalisation and opening of the market economy is –
	1.	widening the gap between the rich and the poor
	2.	providing opportunities for everyone to better their standard of living
	3.	making India a powerful country
	4.	ensuring that Indian goods find a huge market in the world.

8.	Free education of the girl child –
	1.	is an important step towards improving the statues of women
	2.	will lead to better performance by girls in schools
	3.	deprives boys from lower socio economic groups from accessing education
	4.	is introduced for political gains

9.	The Dandi Salt March began at –
	1.	The Wardha Ashram
	2.	Surat
	3.	Baroda
	4.	The Sabarmati Ashram

10.	Oceans cover the following % of the earth’s surface?
	1.	51
	2.	71
	3.	61
	4.	81

11.	Who said the ‘Authority is not to be conceived of apart from responsibility” –
	1.	Fayol
	2.	Gilbreth
	3.	Taylor
	4.	Mayo

12.	Which of the following is the first function of management?
	1.	direction
	2.	forecasting
	3.	control
	4.	planning

13.	KAIZEN is related to –
	1.	Quality Improvement
	2.	Performance Improvement
	3.	Continuous Improvement
	4.	Production Improvement

14.	Maslow is associated with –
	1.	need hierarchy
	2.	scientific management
	3.	group theory
	4.	administration

15.	The book ‘HR Value Proposition’ is authored by –
	1.	Michael Porter
	2.	Peter F. Drucker
	3.	J. Pfeffer
	4.	Dave Ulrich

16.	The concept of ‘Balanced Score Card’ was given by –
	1.	Peter Ward
	2.	Norton and Kaplan
	3.	Waterman
	4.	Pfeffer and Sutton

17.	If your job includes working with outsiders and keeping your organization informed regarding external environment developments, you are –
	1.	Systems Manager
	2.	Research Analyst
	3.	Resource Developer
	4.	Boundary Spanner

18.	Who amongst the following is not a behavioural scientist –
	1.	Frederick Herzberg
	2.	Rensis Likert
	3.	Adam Smith
	4.	Douglas McGregor

19.	Which of the following is not an example of a receiver of external communications from the Finance Manager of a business?
	1.	Managing Director
	2.	Bank Manager
	3.	Supplier
	4.	Shareholder

20.	Which of the following is not a kind of ‘wage structure’ as per the criteria established by the Government of India?
	1.	minimum wage
	2.	living wage
	3.	fair wage
	4.	good wage

21.	IBM India has restructured its organizations to enable employees who have contact with customers to be more involved in the decision making process. This change is aimed at improving organizational efficiency. IBM is trying to –
	1.	achieve a competitive advantage through people
	2.	apply scientific principles
	3.	engaged in top down decision-making
	4.	achieve circular reasoning

22.	A Manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, makes many demands and then leaves is called –
	1.	Strident Manager
	2.	Seagull Manager
	3.	Assmaggot
	4.	Boorish Manager

23.	The concept of Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) was developed by –
	1.	Norton Kaplan
	2.	Louis Kelso
	3.	Michael Porter
	4.	Jeffrey Pfeffer

24.	Which of the following certification is related to organisational health and safety –
	1.	ISO 9000
	2.	ISO 9001
	3.	ISO 14000
	4.	ISO 18000

25.	Who is the winner of the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding
	1.	Ahmad Syafii Maarif - Indonesia
	2.	Tang Xiyang - China
	3.	Ibn Abdur Rehman - Pakistan
	4.	Laxminarayan Ramdas – India

26.	Which of the following countries is the newest member of SAARC?
	1.	Bangladesh
	2.	Maldives
	3.	Sri Lanka
	4.	Afghanistan

27.	Who is the winner of Man-Booker Prize 2008?
	1.	Aravind Adiga – India – The White Tiger
	2.	Anne Enright – Ireland – The Gathering
	3.	Kiran Desai – India – The Inheritance of Loss
	4.	John Banville –Ireland –The Sea

28.	Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of which company?
	1.	Orkut
	2.	Twitter
	3.	Facebook
	4.	Linkedin

29.	Which of the following do not match: SEZ State A. Manikanchan SEZ -- Mumbai B. Brandix India Apparel City -- Andhra Pradesh C. Salt Lake Electronic City -- Kolkata D. Mahindra City SEZ (Textiles) -- Tamil Nadu The Kwashiorkor disease is caused because of lack of:
	1.	Protein
	2.	Micronutrient
	3.	Antioxidant
	4.	All of these

30.	Jhulan Goswami is a famous Indian Woman:
	1.	Cricketer
	2.	Football Player
	3.	Hockey Player
	4.	Athlete

31.	Which of the following state has never had a woman Chief Minister?
	1.	Assam
	2.	Uttar Pradesh
	3.	Goa
	4.	Jharkhand

32.	India’s first artificial satellite launched in 1975 is known as:
	1.	Panini
	2.	Vishwamitra
	3.	Aryabhata
	4.	Varah Mihir

33.	What is the fullform of SWOT mission a proposed NASA mission to make the first global survey of Earth’s surface water?
	1.	Surface Weather and Oceanic Topography
	2.	Surface Water Ocean Topography
	3.	Solar Weather Ocean Topography
	4.	Surface Wave in Oceans Topography

34.	What does constitutional amendment 74 deals with?
	1.	Statutory provisions for Local Administrative bodies as third level of administration in urban areas such as towns and cities.
	2.	Statutory provisions for Panchyat Raj as third level of administration in villages.
	3.	Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly
	4.	Include National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry in Electoral College for Presidential Election

35.	Global Compact is an initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation It is an Initiative by:
	1.	UN
	2.	SAARC
	3.	WTO
	4.	IMF