DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING

GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
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Final Year (2011-2012)

Guidelines for Submission: 1. Write your name, session, roll number, the topic selected and the title of the answer clearly on the top. 2. Each answer (essay) carries a weightage of 10 marks. (10 marks x 2 essays = 20 marks). 3. Keep a margin of about 1 inch on each side of the page. 4. You can submit the essay written in your own hand-writing on clean, foolscap sheets, or A-4 sized paper. 5. In case you prefer to submit type-written answers, make sure that there are no typing errors which will deduct from the overall impression. 6. Do not submit commercially purchased answers as such a practice is deemed to be unfair. 7. You are permitted to submit your assignment by 30th June, 2010. Please note that if you submit after 30th April, 2013, it may not be considered. ___________________________________________________________________________

Paper VI Industrial Economics 1. Discuss Webers theory of location of industry. What are the various sources of finance to industrial units? Discuss. 6+4= 10 2. Write short notes on (any two) : (a) Optimum size of units. (b) Micro, small and medium enterprises (c) NEDFi 5+2= 10

Group A Accountancy Paper VII Financial Management & Control 1. Discuss the distinctive features of modern approach to financial management.

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2. Explain and evaluate the various bases for determining the proportions (weights) to be employed in calculating the weighted average cost of capital. 10 Group A Paper VIII Management Accounting and Advanced Costing 1. Discuss the application of management accounting techniques for managerial decisions. 10 2. State the need for cost control. Indicate the use of control techniques in better cost management. 10 Group A Paper-IX Taxation 1. State the evolution and present status of direct taxes as provided in the Indian constitution. 10 2. State the provisions of the Income Tax Act with regard to tax deducted at source. 10

Group B Accountancy Paper VII Financial Management & Control 1. Discuss the distinctive features of modern approach to financial management. 10

2. Explain and evaluate the various bases for determining the proportions (weights) to be employed in calculating the weighted average cost of capital. 10 Group B Paper VIII Financial Markets & Institutions 1. Discuss the structure of financial markets in India. 2. Write short notes on (any two) (a) International Monetary Fund (b) Non-Banking Financial Companies (c) Call- Money Market 10 52 = 10

Group-B Paper-IX Banking and International Monetary Management 1. Give a detailed account of money market in India. Does it differ from that of U.K? Explain. 10 2. Discuss the major reforms in the banking sector since 1991 and its impact on the economy. 10 Group C Management Paper-VII Human Resource Management and Planning 1. Discuss the importance of Personnel Management in the present economic scenario. 2. Briefly write the importance of Workers Participation in management. Group C Paper VIII Industrial Relations and Labour Laws 1. Write a brief history of the Trade Union Movement in India. 2. What are the various methods of resolving industrial disputes? Discuss Group-C Management Paper-IX Public Enterprise Management 1. Do you think Public Enterprises have a role to play in the present economic environment? Discuss. 10 2. Describe the different forms of public enterprises in India. 10 10 10

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