PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER

SUBJECT BUSINESS STUDIES

CLASS XII
TIME ALLOWED: 3 Hours MAX MARKS: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence.
2. Answer to questions carrying 3 marks may be from 50 to 75 words.
3. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 marks may be about 150 words.
4. Answer to questions carrying 6 marks may be about 200 words.
5. Attempt all parts of a question together.

1. Why is it easy to fix responsibility in formal organisation?

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2. What is the outcome of organising process?
1

3. Mohit, an HR professional of NaunidhyaTyres had conducted an interview of

50 dill professionals. In the second round, he had taken the selection tests of
candidates. What was reason behind conducting such tests?
1

4. Workers of a factory are always going to production manager for guidance and
information. As a result, he is overburdened with work. Suggest him as to what
hecan do to relieve himself
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5.Wipro Ltd wants to open a new branch office of their concern. What is this decision
called ? 1

6. Do you think the increasing rate of inflation in the economy affects working
capital
organisations ? How? 1

7. Kanti enterprises is manufacturing lunch boxes for school-going children. To

Maximise profits. She decided to improve the quality and added a warmer to the
lunch boxes. Due to improvement, the sale is increasing day-by-day. Identify and
explain themarketing philosopinvolved.
1

8. What is meant by 'sales promotion reflects crisis' ? Explain.

1
 9. The policy of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation has made a significant
impact
on the working of enterprises. The Indian corporate sector has come face-to-face with
severalchallenges, due to government policy changes. But these challenges have
generated some values also. Describe them. 3

10. How does informal organisation support the formal organisation? 3

11. Poorly motivated people can nullify the soundest organisation'. Comment.
12. The electronic book entry form of holding and transferring securities has
eliminated the
problems of theft and forgery'. Identify and discuss the concept indicated in the given
statement. 3

13. SrinivasanCrackers Ltd launched some new products on the eve of Diwali. To
meet the
increasingdemand, the company employed children from nearby village and ignored to
specify safety warnings on the package.
(i) Identify which consumer right is being ignored.
(ii) Identify any two values violated by the company.
(iii) Also state one function performed by the product package apart from providing
information. 3

14. Gutter Ltd is engaged in manufacturing electronics. The company's margins are
declining due to increasing competition. The production department blames the sales
department, while the sales department blames the marketing department. What quality of
management do you think, the company is lacking? Suggest few steps to bring
thecompany
back on track. 4

15. Ms Anita is working as CEO in the Bag India Tea Company, manufacturing tea
under 10 different brand names with different flavours. Apart from this, these brands are
provided to customers in the packing of twenty weights separately. In this way, the
company is engaged in the production of 200 varieties of tea.
(i) What is the mistake committed by Ms Anita.
(ii) Which technique would help her to rectify the mistake.
(iii) State two benefits of using such technique. 4

16. Explain the difference between standing and single-use plans, with examples.
4

17. A car manufacturing company sets a goal that in future, they will expand their
production by 15%. After measuring performance, they found that the production declined
by 10%. Can you find out, to which concept of controlling does it relate and what values
are ignored in this case. 4
 18. Real Estates Ltd, a real estate company, decides to expand its business by
increasing
equity. But for this, the manager does not have sufficient knowledge as to what process
will be followed. As a stockmarket advisor, explain the process of equity issue in the
form
of e-IPOs to the manager. 4
19. Various tools of communication are used by marketers to promote their products'.
a) Why do companies use all the tools at the same time.
b) Name and explain the most commonly used non-personal tool of promotion
paid for
by the rnarketer. 4
20. Image building, basis of strategy and continuous learning are the outcomes of
understanding business environment. Explain. 5

21.MrShaum started a transportation business on a small scale. In a span of five

years, hi
company progressed and earned a good amount of profit. Due to this, he decided to
expand hi business. After expansion.rhe faced problems in various departments due
to all decisions taken by him.
)i(What is the main problem in this case.
)ii(How would you convince MrShaum to opt for delegation of authority ?
)iii( While expanding his business, explain two factors that he would consider before
investing in fixed assets. 5
22.A company, Shyam Corporations, is setting up a new plant in India for
manufacturing auto part. Many reputed car manufacturers source their components
from here. Therefore, it is planning to capture about 40% of the market share in
India. To achieve this target, it requires a highly trained and motivated workforce.
Outline the process that the company should follow in this respect .
5
23.Explain the financial and non-financial incentives that a company can use for
motivatingtheir employees and agents.
6
24.Financial management is based on three broad decisions. What are these?
Explain. 6
25.'Buy one get one free' is an example of one of the techniques of sales promotion.
(i) Name the technique.
)ii(Explain any other four techniques of promotion mix.
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 DESIGN OFQUESTION PAPER
BUSINESS STUDIES (054)
CLASS-XII 2015-16

A. Weightage to forms of Questions

Marks for No. of Total
S.No. Forms of Questions
each Question Question Marks
1. Very short answer type (VSA) 1 8 8
2. Short answer type I (SA I) 3 5 15
3. Short answer type II (SA II) 4 6 24
4. Long answer type I (LA I) 5 3 15
5. Long answer type II (LA II) 6 3 18
Total 25 80

B. Scheme of Options
There will be no overall choice.

C. Weightage to difficult level of questions

S.No. Estimated difficult level of questions Percentage
1. Easy 30%
2. Average 50%
3. Difficult 20%
D. Typology of Questions
In order to assess different abilities related to the subject, the
question paper is like to include questions based on higher order
skills, such as open – ended question based on case – study,
diagrams, cartoons given in the text book.

SAMPLEQUESTION
PAPER
BUSINESS STUDIESCLASS
CLASS-XII 2015-16

Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 80

Very
Short Short Long
Short Essay
S.No Typology of Answer AnswerI Answer Total %
Answer Type
. Questions I (SA-I) I(SA-II) (LA) Marks Weightages
(VSA) (6Marks)
(3Mark) (4Mark) (5Mark)
(1Mark)

1. REMEMBERING 2 1 1 1 - 14 16%

2. UNDERSTANDING 2 2 1 - 1 18 20%

3. APPLICATION 2 1 1 1 1 20 25%

HIGHER ORDER
4. 2 1 2 - 1 20 22%
THINKING SKILLS
 EVALUATION
5. AND MULTI- - 1 1 - 09 11%
DISCIPLINARY

80(25)
Total : 2 Project 8x1 5x3 6x4 3x5 3x6
Project 100%
(10 Marks) 20 =8 = 15 = 24 = 15 = 18
(20)

Estimated Time 165 Min + 15 Min for

8 Min 20 Min 50 Min 37 Min 50 Min
(in minutes) revision