Suggestions for Viva

1. Introduce yourself.
2. Collect some information about your Home District.
3. Questions may come from your major subjects.
 Subjects of major related subjects (Management - Introduction to
Business, Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior, Human
Resource Management, etc., Finance- Introduction to Business, Principles
of Finance, Financial Management, etc., Marketing- Introduction to
Business, Principles of Marketing, Marketing Management, etc.,
Accounting- Introduction to Business, Principles of Accounting,
Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, etc.)
4. There is a set of NU questions of last semester is available at Viva Board.
Questions may be asked from this.
5. Interested career and the reasons for choosing it.
6. Collect some idea about-
 Money Laundering of Central Bank
 Per Capita Income
 GDP Growth Rate
 Inflation Rate and Its Impact on National Economy
 Current Bank Rate and Interest Rate
 Break-Even Point (BEP)
 Ratio Analysis

N.B. This is a suggestion only. Any kind of question may be asked in the Viva
Board. So, be prepared for that.
ACADEMIC QUESTIONS (BASICS) CAN BE ASKED IN A VIVA BOARD

STARTING QUESTION: Introduce Yourself.

SECOND QUESTION: What is the Major area of your study?
FURTHER QUESTIONS – Depending on Major Area…….. Management, Marketing, Accounting &
Finance.

MANAGEMENT MAJOR:
1. Can you please define Management?
2. What are the basic functions of Management?
3. What are the different levels of Management?
4. Would you please clarify the term “Motivation”?
5. What are the renowned theories of Motivation?
6. How can we create a satisfied and satisfactory workforce?
7. What is “Decision Making”?
8. What are the stages of decision making? --- Can we apply the basic decision making stages to other
functional areas of business?
9. How do you define HRM?
10. Can you tell me the functional areas of HRM?
11. What is “staffing”?
12. Can differentiate between Recruitment and Selection?
13. Define Planning. Can you please clarify different types of planning?
14. Is controlling always done before or after the planning?
15. How do you explain the concept “Effectiveness & Efficiency” in decision making?
16. Dou you know the name of “Modern Management Guru”?
17. Dou you know the name of “Scientific Management Guru”?
18. Do you know Henry Fawell and his book and 14 Principles of Management.
19. Do you have any idea about Hawthorn Studies?
20. Tell me who is a Leader? Give us a brief idea about Leadership Theories.
MARKETING MAJOR:
1. Can you please define marketing?
2. There are some concepts of Marketing known as philosophies. Will you please explain those concepts?
3. What is a product? --- What are the different classifications of product? Can you explain the new
product development stages?
4. What are the stages in a product life cycle?
5. Define “Fashion”, “Style” and “Fad” with examples.
6. What is “Marketing Mix”? Do you know the 4 Ps’ of marketing mix? ----- What are the additional 3
Ps’ added in modern marketing mix?
7. What are the Cs’ related with Ps’ of Marketing Mix?
8. What is STP (Segmentation, targeting and Positioning) analysis in Marketing?
9. What are the bases of Market Segmentation?
10. What are the strategies of Market Positioning?
11. What are the sales promotion tools available?
12. What is advertising? What are the forms of advertising? Clarify the Medias used in adverting.
13. How can we use the social Medias as a tool of less costly advertising?
14. Is there any difference between advertisement and publicity?
15. What is SWAT analysis? What are the internal and external factors of SWAT analysis?
16. Define Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in Marketing. Give some examples of CSR activities.
17. What is Marketing Research? Why do firms’ go for marketing research?
18. Do you know the concepts; “Prosumer”, “Glocal”?
19. Who is considered to be the marketing GURU?
20. What activities should be included in a detail Marketing Plan?
ACCOUNTING MAJOR:
1. Define accounting.
2. What is the difference between accounting and book keeping?
3. What is the dual entry system of Accounting?
4. Do you know the accounting equation?
5. What are the basic types of financial statements prepared by public limited companies?
6. Why the two sides of a balance sheet equates?
7. What are the classifications of Assets? ---- Give examples of Long-term Assets and Short-term Assets
8. What is depreciation? What are the general techniques or methods of depreciation? Why depreciation
is termed as non cash expense?
9. What is Tax? Is there any difference between Tax and VAT? Does the tax structure vary in case of a
firm and individual?
10. Give us a brief idea about tax administration of Bangladesh government.
11. What is tax holiday scheme?
12. Explain the concept of setoff and carry forward of losses in case of tax calculation.
13. Do you know IFRS & IAS?
14. What is GAAP?
15. What is the going concern principle?
16. What is accrual and cash basis of accounting?
17. Name the authorities related with the formulation of accounting practices and reporting standards.
18. Is there any difference between international accounting practices and Bangladesh accounting
practices? ---- if so what are the areas?
19. What is ICAB & ICMA? What functions they are playing?
20. Can you please explain the accounting cycle?
FINANCE MAJOR:
1. Define Finance, Financial Management, Public finance, financial statement?
2. What are the basic principles of finance? Can you explain the concept of profitability and liquidity?
3. What are the functions played by finance managers?
4. What should be the goal of a firm? “Wealth Maximization or Profit Maximization”? --- Which one is
superior and why?
5. What is agency conflict and agency cost? How to minimize the agency conflict?
6. What is a perfect capital market? What are the assumptions of Perfect Capital Market?
7. What is efficient market hypothesis? What are the forms of Market efficiency?
8. What is DCF analysis?
9. What is Risk & Return Tradeoff?
10. What is CAPM and APT? What is the main difference between them?
11. What is Financial Asset? What is the difference between Financial Asset and Real Asset?
12. Who are the participants in the Financial Market of Bangladesh?
13. Do you know DSE, CSE and BSEC? What is their main job?
14. Why the time value of money concept is very important in financial decision making?
15. What is Cash Flow? What are the components of Cash Inflows and Cash Out Flows?
16. What is a conventional Vs Non Conventional cash Flows?
17. What is capital Budgeting? What are the techniques of Capital Budgeting?
18. Which technique of Capital Budgeting is better “NPV or IRR”?
19. What is a Portfolio? What is an optimum portfolio? --- Do you know Prof. Harry Markowitz? Why he
is famous for? Say the basics of Diversification concept?
20. What is the difference between Risk and Uncertainty? --- Difference between Systematic and
Unsystematic Risk?
22. Do you know the difference between Pricing Efficiency and Operational Efficiency of Financial Market?
23. How much a firm should pay as dividend? What is Gordon and Walter Model of Dividend Policy?
24. Define working capital. What are the components of working capital? Why working capital is termed
as the blood of an organization?
25. What is a marketable security? Give us some examples of marketable securities?
26. What are the motives of holding cash? Why cash is termed as a non earning asset?
27. What is Liquidity? What are the dangers of Liquidity shortage and Excess of Liquidity?
28. Do you know the concept of Cost of Capital? What are the components of cost of capital? What is
WACC?
29. What should be the value of a Share and Bond (Financial Asset)?