UPSC Mains MANAGEMENT-PAPER-II 2020

What is the main purpose of an expert system ? What are its advantages and disadvantages ? Explain its architecture.

What have been the contributions of expert systems with respect to management of COVID-19 pandemic ?

Plant location is the most important strategic level decision-making." Explain. List down important factors to be considered for locating a new steel plant.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of preventive and predictive maintenance. Give one example of suitability of each of these in industry.

Define scrap, surplus and obsolete items, giving one example of each. How can you maximise return from these in a manufacturing unit ?

"Value Engineering and Value Analysis play very important roles in cost minimisation." Elaborate.

What is the difference between e-government and e-governance ? Do you think, across the world, countries have achieved satisfaction in e-government?

A State Public Health Department has allocated ₹40,00,000 for advertising information on Coronavirus pandemic. Two types of advertisements will be used: Radio and Newspaper. Each radio advertisement costs ₹20,000 and reaches an estimated 3000 people. Each newspaper advertisement costs ₹50,000 and reaches an estimated 7000 people. In planning the advertising campaign, the Public Health Department would like to reach as many people as possible, but they have decided that at least 10 advertisements of each type must be used. How many advertisements of each type should be used ? How many people will this reach? Find the optimal solution that best satisfies all requirements.

Based on the information, determine the least squared linear regression model.

What does the slope of the linear regression model represent?

Based on the above data, what is the approximate predicted number of applications for financial support that an officer can evaluate with 100 days of work?

Plant location is the most important strategic level decision-making." Explain. List down important factors to be considered for locating a new steel plant.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of preventive and predictive maintenance. Give one example of suitability of each of these in industry.

Define scrap, surplus and obsolete items, giving one example of each. How can you maximise return from these in a manufacturing unit ?

"Value Engineering and Value Analysis play very important roles in cost minimisation." Elaborate.

What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)? What are the differences between an ERP system and multiple software applications ? What are the differences between Material Requirements Planning (MRP I) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) ?

Describe the machinery available for redressal of the grievances of the consumers under the latest Consumer Protection Act. Critically evaluate the functioning of this machinery.

Explain the importance of Environmental Scanning in the process of Strategic Management.

Discuss the factors that need to be considered for Environmental Scanning. Prepare a comprehensive ETOP for any organisation of your choice.

Explain foreign exchange risk and foreign exchange exposure. Describe the various types of foreign exchange exposures. How can foreign exchange risks be managed ?

Discuss the ways in which State can participate in the economic life of a country.

Explain the major Corporate Governance issues addressed in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement between a company and Indian stock exchanges.

Explain the objectives around which India's Foreign Trade Policy has been framed. Describe the strategies adopted to attain these objectives. Discuss briefly the various policy measures adopted for Trade Promotion.

Describe Michael Porter's "Five Forces Model" of Industry Analysis. Explain the way in which these forces interact with each other to unravel the industry structure.

Describe the machinery available for redressal of the grievances of the consumers under the latest Consumer Protection Act. Critically evaluate the functioning of this machinery.

Diversification involves a substantial change in business definition." Comment on the statement. Explain the type of diversification strategies adopted by the Indian corporates and the reasons thereof.

Distinguish between Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment. Critically examine the existing policies adopted by the Government of India for attracting Foreign Direct Investment.

Explain in detail the responsibilities of Business as well as Government with regard to environment protection. Critically evaluate the outcome of the steps taken by both of the parties in this regard.