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June, 2010

Ms-422: Bank Financial Management

1. "Financial Statements are analysed to answer several questions relating to the performance of an organisation". Discuss this statement and identify the questions that are likely to be answered with this analysis. Explain the techniques used for this purpose.

2. Briefly discuss the functions and importance of Bank Capital. Describe different elements that comprise Tier-I and Tier-II capital of Indian Banks.

3. What is the importance of cost of funds for Banks ? Discuss the Bank Rate Policy and

Liquidity Adjustment Facility introduced by Reserve Bank of India and discuss their impact on the cost of funds of a Bank.

4. Discuss the important features of the following :

(a) Certificate of Deposits

(b) Commercial Papers

5. Why do prices of Treasuries fluctuate ? How do you measure bond price volatility ?

6. Why is it important for banks to measure and manage the credit risk ? Discuss the broad approaches to credit risk measurement at individual loan intrinsic level.

7. Briefly explain the broad categories of risks that the Banks are exposed to. Discuss the various steps involved in managing the risks in Banks.

8. (a) Why do banks go for mergers ? Explain with suitable examples ?

(b) Discuss briefly the core principles that are to be incorporated while designing the future restructuring strategies of weak banks as suggested by the Verma Group.

June, 2011

Ms-422: Bank Financial Management

1.  What is meant by Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) ? Describe the element of Tier 1 and Tier II capital and explain the significance of this Norms.

2.  What is Call Money Market ? Who are the participants in Call Money Market and why do they participate ? Describe the prudential norms for call market borrowings and lendings.

3.  Comment on the cost of funds for banks and explain the impact of Bank rate and Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) on cost of funds for banks.

4.  What are the risks faced by the banks ? How are they managed ? Explain the requirements of an effective risk management system.

5.  What is liquidity risk ? How does it arise ? Discuss the tools used to measure and manage it.

6.  Explain the pricing issues in the context of Banking industry and discuss the objectives of pricing for banking services.

7.  Discuss the legal frame work for Bank Mergers and Acquisitions in India.

8.  Explain how is the price of a bond determined ? Discuss how is the convexity of the price yield curve measured ? 

December, 2011

Ms-422: Bank Financial Management

1. Describe the specialised facilitators for Channelising Savings from Individuals to corporate in the form of capital, through primary markets effectively. Discuss their activities.

2. What do you mean by subordinated debt ? Describe the terms of their issue as subordinated debt instruments, for inclusion in Tier-II capital.

3. Describe the Foreign Exchange Rate system prevailing in India ? What are the determinants of exchange rates. Discuss the major buying and selling rates quoted by banks in India.

4. Explain the meaning, scope and objectives of Risk management. Discuss in detail, the value based risk management system.

5. Describe the critical areas in which accounting standards play a major role in preparation of financial statements of banking industry.

6. Explain the importance of money market and the measures that have been taken to prop-up this market. Describe the important features of Inter-Bank participation certificate.

7. (a) Distinguish between (i) take-over and merger and (ii) vertical merger and horizontal merger.

(b) Describe the procedure for amalgamation of banks as prescribed in Section 44 A of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949.

8. What do you understand by Liquidity Adjustment facility introduced by Reserve Bank of India for banks. Explain its modus operandi and significance of repo rate and reverse repo rate. 

December, 2012

Ms-422: Bank Financial Management

1.  Describe the assets and liabilities of banks as shown in their Balance Sheets. Explain the significance of Asset Liability Management in the context of bank financial management.

2.  What is Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) ? Describe different elements that comprise Tier-I and Tier-II Capital of Indian banks.

3.  What do you understand by 'Borrowed Funds of banks' ? Explain different sources of borrowings for banks and discuss their significance.

4.  What are the functions of the Treasury Department in banks ? Discuss the classification of securities as shown in the banks' balance sheets. Describe the three fold classification of investments as prescribed by Reserve Bank of India for valuation of investments.

5.  Write short notes on the following :

(a)  Money Market Mutual Funds

(b)  Floating Rate Note

(c)  Repos

(d)  Inter Bank Participation Certificates

6.  What is Credit Risk? Discuss the various approaches to credit risk measurement.

7.  What is liquidity risk? What is its significance in banks ? Discuss the approaches used to measure the liquidity risk.

8.  Why do the banks go for mergers ? Discuss the procedure for amalgamation of banks as prescribed under Section 44 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. 

June, 2013

Ms-422 : Bank Financial Management

1. Discuss the techniques used for financial analysis of banks. Explain the specific ratios used for analysing the financial performance of banks.

2. What do you understand by 'Owned Funds of Banks' ? Explain the different types of 'Reserves and Surpluses' as are shown in a bank's balance sheet.

3. What do you understand by the cost of funds for banks ? Discuss how do the changes in bank rate, refinance rate, call money rate and Repo rate affect the cost of funds for the banks.

4. Write short notes on the following :

(a) Call money market

(b) Commercial Paper

(c) Inter-Bank Participation Certificate

(d) Certificates of Deposit

5. How is the price of a bond determined ? How is bond price volatility measured ?

6. Identify the risks faced by the banks. What are the steps in risk management ?

7. What is operational risk ? Discuss the various methodologies used for measurement of  operational risk.

8. Discuss the objectives of pricing of Bank Products. What are the inputs required for pricing of bank products? 

BACHELOR OF LIBRARY INFORMATION AND SCIENCE 

June, 2012

BLS- 7 : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY : BASICS

1.1 Define the term 'Information Technology'. Distinguish between reprographic and micrographic technologies.

OR

1.2 What do you understand by computer hardware ? Describe the components of a computer system.

2.1 Explain the concept of communication networks. Discuss their different types with examples.

OR

2.2 Identify at least five software packages available for information storage and retrieval in libraries. Discuss any two of them in detail.

3.1 What are house-keeping operations ? Discuss the functions of circulation control system of a computerised library.

OR

3.2 What do you understand by Information Retrieval System (IRS) ? Discuss the components of IRS.

4.1  Briefly explain the basic functions of a library management system.

OR

4.2 Define 'network architecture'. Explain the basic network topologies with suitable examples.

5.0  Write short notes on  any three  of the following

(in about  300  words each):

(a)  Desk top publishing

(b)  Telecommunication protocols

(c)  Features of MAITRAYEE

(d)  KWIC Vs. KWOC index

(e)  INFLIBNET 

BACHELOR OF LIBRARY INFORMATION AND SCIENCE 

June, 2012

BLS-6 : INFORMATION SERVICES

1.1  Define 'information'. Discuss the various activities and process which help in information generation.

OR

1.2  Explain the terms 'Information Source' and Information Resource'. Discuss the functions of information resources as identified by Levitan.

2.1  Discuss the impact of information technology on information services.

OR

2.2  Define the term 'information behaviour'. Differentiate between users actual and verbal behaviour. Discuss how do you study both the behaviours of users ?

3.1 Enumerate the steps involved in planning a documentation/information centre. Discuss its functions.

OR

3.2  Define reference service. Discuss its need and purpose.

4.1 What do you understand by anticipatory information services ? Describe any two of them.

OR

4.2  Differentiate between reference service and literature search service. Describe the steps involved in the latter.

5.0  Write short notes on  any three  of the following

(in about)  300  words each :-

(a)  Approaches to information

(b)  Value of information services

(c)  Long range reference service

(d)  ADONIS

(e)  Contents - by - journal service. 

BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND SCIENCE 

June, 2012

BLS- 5 : REFERENCE & INFORMATION SOURCES

1.1 Describe the different types of reference queries. Discuss the role of computers in reference service.

OR

1.2  Explain the concept of bibliographical control. Describe the activities of various organizations in India in this regard.

2.1  Enumerate different types of dictionaries with examples. Explain the criteria for evaluating a dictionary.

OR

2.2  Trace the history of standards and describe their importance. List some of the sources of information on standards.

3.1 Discuss statistical information sources with examples.

OR

3.2 What type of information is provided by biographical sources ? Describe the criteria of evaluating biographical sources.

4.1 Discuss the role of a referral centre as a source of information and explain how a referral centre is different from a library ?

OR

4.2 Describe the different categories of information institutions with reference to their special characteristics. Answer any fourteen  questions choosing at least three  from each category :

5.1 Name  any one  title for each of the following categories :

(a)  Children's encyclopaedia

(b)  Abstracting periodical

(c)  Manual

(d)  Industrial directory

(e)  Bi - lingual dictionary

5.2 What information can one find from the following sources ?

(a)  Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA).

(b)  Press in India.

(c) Whitaker's Almanac.

(d)  Social Science Citation Index.

(e)  Indian National Bibliography.

5.3 Describe the scope of the following reference books :

(a)  Statesman's Yearbook

(b)  Subject Guide to Books in Print

(c)  Roget's Thesaurus

(d)  Statistical Abstracts of India

(e)  The Times Atlas of the World

5.4 Name at least one source for answering each of the following questions :

(a)  What is the definition of "bibliometrics"?

(b)  How the word 'entomology' originated ?

(c)  Where is Beijing ?

(d)  What are the weights and measures of USA ?

(e)  What is the full form of IPR ? 

BACHELOR OF LIBRARY INFORMATION AND SCIENCE

June, 2012

BLS-4 : LIBRARY CATALOGUING THEORY

1.1  Discuss how a library catalogue is different from a bibliography, and other library records and trade catalogues.

OR

1.2  Explain the inner forms of a library catalogue. Differentiate between a classified and a dictionary catalogue.

2.1  Discuss with suitable examples different entries for a classified catalogue.

OR

2.2  Identify different parts of the main entry according to AACR2R. Describe them with

appropriate illustration.

3.1  Discuss the significance of ISBD in standardisation of bibliographic record format. Describe the different areas of ISBD (G).

OR

3.2  What are the major problems faced in cataloguing non-print media ? Describe the structure of their bibliographic descriptions according to AACR2R.

4.1  What do you understand by an indexing system ? Describe the features of pre-coordinate and post-coordinate indexing systems.

OR

4.2 Highlight the salieht features of Library of Congress Subject Heading with suitable examples.

5.0  Write short notes on  any three of the following

(in about  300  words each) :

(a)  Analytical entries

(b)  Alphabetico - classed catalogue

(c)  ALA filing rules

(d)  MARC project

(e)  PRECIS 

BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND SCIENCE 

June, 2012

BLS-4 : LIBRARY CATALOGUING THEORY

1.1  Discuss how a library catalogue is different from a bibliography, and other library records and trade catalogues.

OR

1.2  Explain the inner forms of a library catalogue. Differentiate between a classified and a dictionary catalogue.

2.1  Discuss with suitable examples different entries for a classified catalogue.

OR

2.2  Identify different parts of the main entry according to AACR2R. Describe them with

appropriate illustration.

3.1  Discuss the significance of ISBD in standardisation of bibliographic record format. Describe the different areas of ISBD (G).

OR

3.2  What are the major problems faced in cataloguing non-print media ? Describe the structure of their bibliographic descriptions according to AACR2R.

4.1  What do you understand by an indexing system ? Describe the features of pre-coordinate and post-coordinate indexing systems.

OR

4.2 Highlight the salieht features of Library of Congress Subject Heading with suitable examples.

5.0  Write short notes on  any three of the following

(in about  300  words each) :

(a)  Analytical entries

(b)  Alphabetico - classed catalogue

(c)  ALA filing rules

(d)  MARC project

(e)  PRECIS