Business Administration Paper 2017
 

[CENTER][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4]FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION - 2017
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS - 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

[B][U]BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION[/U][/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
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TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART - II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80

[B] NOTE:[/B]
(i) Part - II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART - II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in Accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page / Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vii) Use of calculator is allowed.

[CENTER][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][U][B] PART - II[/B][/U][/SIZE][/FONT]
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Q.2 What does a company need to do to achieve strategic fit between the supply chain and competitive strategies?

Q.3 Describe how marketing strategies change during product life cycle. Also identify and discuss some potential problems with the product life cycle.

Q. 4 There are several basic techniques managers use for appraising the performance of employees. Discuss these techniques.

Q.5 A manager who really wants to approach a decision rationally and logically should try to follow the steps in rational decision making. Discuss these steps with examples.

Q.6 (a) A successful strategy requires determining the firm's Critical Success Factors (CSF) and core competencies. Discuss how a manager of pharmaceutical firm can align core competencies with CSF.
(b) How an operation manager can manage demand of a product in the light of available capacity?

Q.7 The following data relates to ABC Company

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Find and interpret the company's
(i) Current ratio
(ii) Quick ratio
(iii) Average collection period
(iv) Time interest earned
(v) Inventory turn over

Q.8 Discuss the three common capital budgeting decision techniques with examples and formulas.

:laugh: Reham aa gya FPSC walo ko. Nice and smooth paper.

Business badministration & accounting and auditing
 

Dear Seniors,
Can Business administration and Accounting and auditing be opted together.
Regards

Yes bro these can be opted ...I did it in 2017

Thanks Bro, Good Luck to you. :clap

Can someone share mcqs?

CALCULATOR is allowed in business ad or not??????

Yes, calculator is allowed

[QUOTE=Maheen Chaudhry;1039908]Yes, calculator is allowed[/QUOTE]
Financial calculator is allowed or just the scientific calculator is allowed?

i am not sure if they will be checking whether it is scientific calculator or financial one. but i do not think you should take this risk as there is no such calculation that requires series of cashflows.