INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-2014
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·Name of the Paper Name of the Course Juration: 3 hours
: International Business : B.Com. (Hons.) CBCS
Maximum Marks: 75 Attempt All the questions.
Q. 1. (a) What are the co~plexities involved in international business?
:oropare and contrast it with domestic business. . . . 8 (b) Discuss hew diverse political and economic environment impact
nternational business. 7
Ans, (ti) See Q. 7, Chapter 1, Introduction to International Business. [Page 8 (b) Impact of Political environment on International Business. See Q. 7, :::hapter 2, International Business Environment. [Page 23 Economic environment on International Business. See Q: 8, Chapter 2,
[nternational Business Environment. [Pages 25-26
Or
(a) Discuss the contractualEntry Modes used by firms to enter International
Business. · 8
(b) Comment on the trends in India's foreign trade _in the last decade. 7 Ans. (a) See Q. 11, Chapter 1, Introduction to International Business.[Page 12 (b) See Q. 10, Chapter 2, International Business Environment. [Page 28 Q. 2. (a) Explain Porter's theory of National Competitive Advantage as a
theory of international trade. 8
(b) Explain the role of WTO as a regulator of world trade organization. 7 Ans. (a) See Q. 3, Chapter 3, International Trade. [Page 33 (b) Role of WTO as a regulator of world trade. See Q. 1 and Q. 2, Chapter 4, International and Economic Organizations. [Pages 45-46
Or
What are barriers to trade? Distinguish between the effects of Tariff and
Non-Tariff barriers on trade between nations. 15
Ans. See Q. 8, Chapter 3, International Trade. [Page 37
Q. 3. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(i) NAFfA (it) SAARC
(iii) ASEAN 7½x2
Ans .. (t) NAITA. See Q. 2(a),,Chapter 5, Regional Economic Integration.
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.SAARC. See Q. 2(d), Chapter 5, Regional Economic Integration. [Page 57 (m) ASEAN. See Q. 2(b), Chapter 5, Regional Economic Integration. [Page 56 . "The Customs Union, Common market, Economic Union are various stages Or m the growth of regional economic integration". Explain. 15 Ans. See Q. 9, Chapter 3, International Trade. [Page 38
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Q. 4. (a) "The Balance of Payments account is a cash flow statement th•
records the flow of foreign exchange from all international transactions ~ve/
period of time". Discuss. •
(b) list the constituents of the Current and Capital and Financial Account 0 the Balance of Payments Account.
Ans. (a) See Q. 10, Chapter 3, International Trade. [Page 3 (b) Constituents of the Balance of Payments Account. See Q. 13, Chapter 2
International Trade. [Page 4:
Or Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Types of FDI
(b) Interest Rate Parity .
(c) Floating Exchange Rate System 7½x:
Ans. (a) Types of FDI. See Q. lB(b), Chapter 6, International Financial
Environment. [Page 7(
(b) Interest Rate Parity. See Q. 13, Chapter 7, Exchange Rate Determination.
[Page 85 (c) Floating Exchange Rate System. See Q. 9(a), Qlapter 7, Exchange Rate
Determination. 1 [Page 84
Q. 5. (a) Write a brief note on physical dimension of international business environment.
(b) What are the measures for promoting foreign investments into and from India? Ans. (a)
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See Q. 3, Chapter; ln~ational Business Environment. [Page 20 (b) See Q. 18(a), Chap~ 6, International Financial Environment. [Page 70Or
(a) Write a note on Indian Joint Ventures and acquisition abroad. 4x2 (b) Discuss the objectives and functions of IMF. 7 Ans. (a) See Q. 3, Chapter 8, Foreign Trade Promotion Measures &
Organizations in India. [Page 93
(b) See Q. 6, Chapter 4, International and Economic Organizations. [Page 52
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