NPTEL Entrepreneurship Week 8 Assignment Answers 2024

1. Which of the following is a reputed university-linked entrepreneurial ecosystem in the USA?

Stanford
MIT
Purdue
All of the above

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2. NISP stands for:

New Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty
National Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty
National Invention and Startup Patenting for Students and Faculty
New Innovation and Science Policy for Students and Faculty

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3. The highest rated country in PISA ranking has been:

Singapore
United States
United Kingdom
China

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4. Co-founders of a successful start-up usually have:

Exactly same skills
Opposing attitudes
Complementary skills and attitudes
Same family lineage

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5. Start-ups have a great opportunity to contribute to the ushering in of:

Circular economy
Declining economy
Volatile economy
None of the above

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6. For effective pursuit of indigenous scientific and technological development, India needs:

Only public research
Only private research
Strong public-private partnership in research
Neither public nor private research but only imports

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7. Innovation led companies, such as global big pharma, invest the following percentage of sales on R&D:

2 to 5%
6 to 8%
9 to 12%
25 to 30%

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8. The succession sagas at Tata Group and Infosys emphasise that for harmonious transition when founders are still the investors or statured leaders, harmony is ensured by:

A complete break with the past
Having all key decisions formally vetted by the founders
Change with Continuity
None of the above

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9. Super-specialist experts in science and technology will be helpful, as mentors, advisors and board members, for start-up founders in the following type of domains:

Genetics, Artificial Intelligence, Biopharma, and Personal Medicine
Road transportation and Ride handling
Software and Gaming
Textiles and Apparel

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10. When promoters and professionals co-exist in senior leadership roles in a start-up, it is better for them to govern their conduct and decision making in the start-up in terms of: