MAEER’S

MIT COLLEGE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, PUNE

MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Semester: V Academic Year: 2009-10
Course No.: FTBM-351 Course Title: Co-operation, Marketing and Finance
Credits: 3 (2+1) Total Marks : 20
Date: Time: 1 hrs
Note: Solve any two questions from Section A
All questions from Section B are compulsory
All questions carry equal marks

Section A

Q1) Briefly explain the importance of marketing in economic development.

Q2) What is Co-operation? Discuss the principles of Co-operation.
Q3) Write short notes on (any two)
1. Farmers Service Society.
2. Classification of markets based on degree of competition.
3. Measures suggested by Mac Lagan Committee to improve functioning
of co-operative societies.

Section B

Q4) Fill in the blanks

1. ___________________ provide short term and medium term credit to
farmers.
2. ___________________ is self-help made effective by organization.
3. ____________ is an area for potential exchanges.
4. __________ adds possession utility to the commodities.
5. ____________ is the depression period of co-operation.

Q5) True or False

1. Hamals are the hub of the marketing wheel.
2. Brokers have physical control of the product.
3. Grading reduces marketing cost.
4. Hedging is a trading technique of transferring the price risk.
5. Storage adds place utility to products.