[MPRBA-104/MPRBA(RM)-104/MPCBA-104]

MBA, MBA (RM) & MBA (CMU) DEGREE EXAMINATION

1 TRIMESTER
INDIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
(Effective from the admitted batch 200809 onwards)
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I-'.&%/.i$-'! All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
i!ures in the ri!ht hand mar!in indicate mar"s allotted.
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SECTION-A
$. Answer any 0IVE of the followin!%
Each answer should not e&ceed one pa!e. (' & 2 ($0)
a) )i&ed economic system
b) *ncontrollable factors of +usiness environment
c) Economic plannin!
d) ,-. -olicy
e) /ew 0ndustrial -olicy1 $99$
f) 2omponents of investment
!) 2onsumption function
h) )onetary -olicy
SECTION-B
Answer the followin!%
UNIT-I
2. a) 3hat is environmental analysis4 5escribe their methods
inevitability of environmental analysis 8
OR
b) 5iscuss the impact of e&ternal environmental factors on
business 8
UNIT-II
6. a) +riefly discuss the ob7ectives1 salient features and si!nificance
of /E- in 0ndia 8

OR
b) 5iscuss the nature of the 0ndian Economy 8
UNIT-III
8. a) 3hat is the nature and scope of 2ompetition -olicy and briefly
review the 2ompetition Act1 2002 in 0ndia 8
OR
b) 2ritically evaluate the role and operations of )/2s in 0ndian
economy 8
UNIT-IV
'. a) 5efine consumption function and discuss components of
consumption 8
OR
b) +riefly review the 9eynesian 0:#,) ramewor"
8
UNIT-V
;. a) 5iscuss briefly 0ndian latest )onetary policy 8
OR
b) +riefly e&plain the different phases of +usiness cycles 8
SECTION-C
<. 2ase :tudy (2ompulsory) $0
=he Economic =imes122 >ctober 20001 reported that ?eliance
0ndustries into a swap deal for the e&port and import of 6;
car!oes of naphtha over the ne&t si& months. Accordin!ly1 three
car!oes of '01000 tones each were to be e&ported every month
from ?eliance -etroleum@s Aamna!ar refinery and three car!oes
of the same amount were to be imported to the ?eliance
0ndustries@ BaCira facility. =he deal was done throu!h Aapanese
traders )itsubishi1 )arubeni1 ,tochu1 0d2mitsu and :hell. =he
e&port was done at around Arabian .ulf prices plus D22
?eliance needs petrochemical !rade naphtha for its BaCira
facility which is not bein! produced at Aamna!ar. =herefore1 its
crac"er at BaCira !ets petrochemical !rade naphtha from the
international mar"ets in return for ?eliance -etroleum sellin!
another !rade of naphtha from its Aamna!ar refinery to the
international oil trade.
0f ?0, imports naphtha for BaCira petrochemical plant1 the
company doesn@t have to pay the 28 per cent sales ta&1 which it
will have pay on a local purchase1 even if it is from ?eliance
-etro. +esides1 ?eliance -etro will also !et a $0 per cent duty
drawbac" on its crude imports if it e&ports naphtha from the
refinery at Aamna!ar.
=he e&port of naphtha with Aapanese traders is bein! loo"ed as a
coup for ?eliance as it !ives the company an entry into the lar!e
Aapanese mar"et.
0ndian refineries have a frei!ht advanta!e over the :in!apore
mar"et and can Euote better prices.
1%'.i$-'!
$. E&amine the internal and e&ternal factors behind ?eliance@s
decision for the swap deal
2. 3hat environmental chan!es could ma"e swap deal
unattractive in future4
6. 2ould there be any strate!ic reason behind the decision to
import and e&port naphtha4
8. :hould ?eliance import and e&port naphtha even if it does
not provide any profit advanta!e4
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