Assignment- C

1. Essence of Corporate Governance is—

1. Effective accountability
2. Good management
3. Codes of conduct
4. Transparency

2. Corporate Governance is a system of--

1. Structuring, operating and controlling a company

2. Good management
3. Codes of conduct
4. Ensuring maximum profits for the share holder

3. The concept of Corporate Governance is application to--

1. Private sector only

2. Public sector only
3. Government only
4. Both private and public sector

4. The questions of Corporate Governance have come up mainly due to--

1. Liberalization of economy
2. Deregulation of industry and business
3. Public demand for better performance
4. All the above

5. As per Raja J Chelliah weakness in the system of governance in India can only be remedied through--

1. Stricter laws
2. Movement of moral regeneration
3. Codes of conduct
4. More privatization

6. A Corporate must be socially responsible for--

1. Society expect so
2. It is in the self inter of the corporate
3. It mitigate pressure and government regulations
4. All the above

7. Corporate Governance is poorly defined even today because--

1. Values and ethics cannot be typecast into a one - size -fits -all frameworks.
2. The Cadbury Committee of 1992 has erected a convention of severity of standards.
3. c)At the end of the day , giant corporations will continue to dominate society
4. d)None of these

8. Which one of the following is not a category of share- holders in India?

 1. Promoters
2. Financial Institutions
3. Individual Investors
4. Ministries of Government of India

9. In the private sector who has the firm hold over the companies?

1. Individual investors
2. Promoters
3. Financial Institutions
4. Customers

10. In the public sector who selects/ appoints the board members?

1. The PSU concerned

2. Controlling administrative ministry
3. The BOD
4. Financial Institutions

11. The head of the BOD is normally called--

1. CEO
2. President
3. Chairman
4. Managing Director

12. For effective corporate governance CEO of the company--

1. Should always head the BOD

2. Should never head the BOD
3. Be allowed to exercise his choice to head the board
4. Should be allowed to appoint the head of the BOD

13. The BOD should consists of--

1. Only executive directors

2. Majority of executive directors
3. Only non-executive director
4. A good mix of executive and non - executive directors

14. Which one of the following is not a parameter of best boards?

1. Accountability of share holders

2. Maximization of profits
3. Independence of decision making
4. Transparency of disclosures

15. Desirable corporate governance in India - A code was prepared by--

1. Government of India
2. FICCI
3. Confederation of Indian Industries
 4. None of these

16. Directors are Liable for--

1. Negligence and breach of trust

2. Misfeasance
3. None of the above
4. Both (a) and (b) above

17. The directors appointed by financial institutions on the BOD are called--

1. Non-Executive directors
2. Executive directors
3. Nominee directors
4. Institutional directors