what is a BPO?

A. Takes less time and is less detailed than an appraisal.

B. It is similar to a Comparative Market Analysis.
C. Provides an estimate of value.
D. All of the above.
Ans: D

2:- the BPO sector will provide ________ jobs at the end of 2011 and
make a contribution of ____% of GDP.
A. 15,000 & 5%
B. 20,000 & 6%
C. 29000 & 5%
D. 15,000 & 8%
Ans: B

3:- In Data Capture/Data Entry Operation, which of the following

statement is FALSE
A. Data Capture BPO are usually specialized in capturing Data whereas Data
Entry BPO transform the Data into meaningful information.
B. Data Capture and Data Entry are both Low End BPOs
C. Accurate Data Capture is as important as Accurate Data Entry
D. Data Capture is the input process of Data Entry operations
Ans: B

4:- which one of the following is a TRUE statement about Near-Shore

Outsourcing characteristics
A. Use of providers in one's home country or region, typically a high skill,
high cost country.
B. Use of providers in a different country or region, but with similar time-
zone, culture or language skills.
C. Use of providers in a distant location with a different time-zone, culture or
language skills.
D. All of the above
Ans: B

5:- The AT Kearney Global Business Location index report 2009 has
classified Mauritius as
A. 25th in its ranking as an attractive BPO destination out of 50 countries
B. To be relatively poor in terms of skills & competencies in BPO domains
C. As a country which has made no improvement as compared to the 2008
ranking
D. All of the above
Ans: D

6:- How can you classify the government intervention to ensure

adequate supply of skilled workforce in BPO in a specific country
 A. Exogenous
B. Semi-Exogenous
C. Endogenous
D. All of the above
Ans: B

7:- The most common data conversion options are

A. Converting raw data into Microsoft Office (Missed:-
B. Convert from PDF to Word (Missed:-
C. Convert an audio file into text
D. All of the above
Ans: A,B

8:- Stages in the Growth Life Cycle in the BPO Sector can be categorised
as:
A. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3: Competence
Accumulation > Stage 4: Third Party Service
B. Stage 1: Third Party Service > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3:
Competence Accumulation > Stage 4: Start Up
C. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3: Third Party
Service > Stage 4: Competence Accumulation
D. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Competence Accumulation > Stage 3: Third
Party Service > Stage 4: Value Addition
Ans: A

9:- What are the factors which have an impact when deciding on a BPO
destination?
A. Reliable telecommunications infrastructure
B. Cost of labour
C. Strong regulatory framework
D. All of the above
Ans: D

10:- The main characteristics of Knowledge Process Outsourcing are

A. Process are not easily codified
B. The agent has to interpret the information
C. The agent is expected to exercise judgement
D. All of the above
Ans: D

11:- Mauritius is positioning itself as a challenging BPO destination due

to the following factors:
Choose all that apply
A. Reliable Infrastructure (Missed:-
B. Workforce easily scalable
C. Relatively cheap l+0abour (Missed:-
D. Strategic location (Missed:-
Ans: A,C,D

12:- What is the number of companies operating in the BPO/ITES

Sector in Mauritius?
A. 350
B. 250
C. 150
D. 330
Ans: D

13:- The Mercantile Bank in the United States has contracted out its IT
services to a company called "Mercantile Technology Inc" in Philippines
and owned by Mercantile Bank US A. "Mercantile Technology Inc" could
be categorized as:
A. Offshore Outsourcing
B. Captive Center
C. Bank Technology Center
D. All of the above
Ans: B

14:- In terms of cost characteristics, re-arrange the following

outsourcing location decision from low cost to high cost (a:- Nearshore,
(b:- Onshore, (c:- Offshore
A. a, b, c
B. b, a, c
C. c, a, b
D. b, c, a
Ans: C

15:- What do you think is the most important justification for a

company to consider offshore decision?
A. Overall cost reduction
B. Productivity improvement
C. Efficiency/Effectiveness
D. All of the above
Ans: D

16:- Which of the following statement best describes Mauritius as a

cost effective destination:
A. Mauritius has a large pool of global BPO talents working at a relatively low
salary
B. The cost of telecommunication in Mauritius is much lower than in India
C. The cost of a specific BPO worker is 8 times lower than a similar worker
which would work in a similar BPO company in the USA
D. All of the above
Ans: C

17:- A TRUE statement between Low End and High End BPO is
A. Both Low End and High End BPO are mainly Call Centers
B. Low End BPOs offer relatively much higher salary than High End BPO
C. High End BPO have more ruled based processes than Low End BPO and
therefore require more skilled manpower
D. People working in Low End BPO companies usually stay much longer in
that company than those working in High End BPO
Ans: C

18:- BPO companies involved in transcription normally

A. Capture data and translate it into text
B. Listen to a conversation on-line and translate it into text
C. Transforming an audio file into text
D. Translate from one language into a different language
Ans: C

19:- A BPO company specializing in image processing may provide the

following services
A. Image Scanning
B. Image Conversion
C. Archiving
D. All of the above
Ans: D

20:- PECS Data, a Mauritian based company is involved in transcription

services for a US institution and recruiting local transcription agents.
PECS Data is therefore
A. A captive center
 B. A Transcription BPO Vendor
C. An Offshore Outsourcing Center
D. All of the above
Ans: C

21:- Jenny was employed as Data Entry Operator at "Star Data Ltd".
Last year Jenny was offered the same position but with a salary
increase of MUR 2,000 at "Super Data Ltd", a company dealing with
similar activities as "Star Data Ltd". In BPO, we usually refer to this
situation as
A. Attrition
B. Poaching
C. Changing Job
D. Work Placement
Ans: B

22:- Outsourcing decisions by customers are influenced by whether to

go on-shore, near-shore or offshore. Which ONE of the following
dimensions is true about this statement
A. Offshore > Low Cost but High Control
B. Nearshore > Low Cost but High Control
C. Onshore > High Cost but High Control
D. Homeshore > Low Cost but Low Control
Ans: C

23:- The main outsourcer is __________ and the main BPO destination
is _________
A. France, Mauritius
B. USA, Mauritius
C. Europe, India
D. USA, India
Ans: D

24:- "Atom Finance BPO" is a local company engaged in Finance

Process Outsourcing. It specialises in billing and invoicing services and
doing work for a US Global FMCG company and for other companies
involved in the MFCG activities. Which of the following therefore best
describes "Atom Finance" business category?
A. Atom Finance is a "Captive Outsourcing" center for the US Global FMCG
sector.
 B. Atom Finance is operating in the Financial sector but specialises in the
invoicing and billing operations
C. Atom Finance could be categorized as Low end BPO
D. All of the above
Ans: B

25:- In order to improve its global attractiveness index in BPO coming

years, Mauritius should leverage on its:
A. Telecom Infrastructure
B. Skills and competencies of its BPO Workforce
C. Improving national competencies into global talents
D. All of the above
Ans: C

26:- In terms of cost characteristics, which of the following are

outsourcing location decisions from low cost to high cost
A. Overall cost reduction
B. Productivity improvement
C. Efficiency/Effectiveness
D. All of the above
Ans: D

27:- When working for a BPO company which is involved in Portal

Management. It is critical that this company should:
A. Have on-line access for the BPO agents
B. Have off-line access for the BPO agents
C. Have confidentiality access for the BPO agents
D. All of the above
Ans: A

28:- Which of the following statement regarding Low End BPO and High
End BPO is false?
A. Low End BPO is Data Entry whereas Call Center is High End BPO
B. Both Low and High End BPO focus on Domain Expertise
C. Telemarketing of Cellular Phones is Low End whereas Data Entry of
Supermarkets receipts for consumer behavior is High End BPO.
D. None of the Above
Ans: D

29:- Most commonly used databases for making data entry is

 A. Microsoft SQL Server, ASP, Ms Access, Oracle
B. My SQL, FoxPro, ASP, Ms Access
C. Oracle, My SQL, FoxPro, Visual Basic
D. All of the Above
Ans: D

30:- what is BPO?

A. Business Process Outsourcing
B. Business Process Outsource
C. Business Project Outsourcing
D. Business Product Outsourcing
Ans: A

31:- why do real estate agents complete BPO's?

A. To get REO Listings.
B. To waste time.
C. To learn about their neighborhood.
D. Because they have to.
Ans: A

38:- what is the THREE PDF formats commonly used in Data

Capture/Data Entry Operation?
A. PDF Formatted Text, PDF searchable image, PDF Image Only
B. PDF Acrobat Reader, PDF Acrobat Writer, PDF Scanner
C. PDF to Word Conversion, Word to PDF Conversion, PDF to Image
Conversion
D. All of the above
Ans: A

39:- you were asked to do a BPO for ABC BPO Company. ABC Company
handles the BPO requests for 123 Lender. When you call the
homeowner who should you say you work for?
A. Your company or your Brokers.
B. 123 Lender.
C. ABC BPO Company.
D. You are a subcontractor for ABC BPO Company.
Ans: B

40:- who orders BPOs?

A. Banks.
 B. Wall Street Firms.
C. Private Mortgage Insurance Companies.
D. All of the above.
Ans: D

41.If you had asked her permission she (not let ) ______________ you go.

won’t let

will not let

wouldn’t have let

will not have let

42.

. Section III: Which of the following words is closest to the word in the question.

Ameliorate

Improve

excess

degrade

bad

. Section II: Fill in the blanks with most suitable words or phrases.

43.

The presenter got angry when he discovered that the LCD was ______________.
out of order

not on

outside

in order

Section V: Numerical ability

44.

Ram’s earning for a day was 50 Rs/-.His earnings grow by 60% . How much does he earn now?

60

70

80

100

45.

Section III: Which of the following words is closest to the word in the question.

Corpse

Body

Policeman

Grains

Vegetables
46.

Section III: Which of the following words is closest to the word in the question.

Corpse

Body

Policeman

Grains

Vegetables