Board Paper of Class 12-Commerce 2012 Business Studies All India(SET 1) - Solutions

General Instructions:
(i) Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence.
(ii) Answer to questions carrying 3 marks may be from 50 to 75 words.
(iii) Answer to questions carrying 4-5 marks may be about 150 words.
(iv) Answer to questions carrying 6 marks may be about 200 words.
(v) Attempt all parts of a question together.

Question 1

Name the type of plan that provides the broad contours of an organisation’s business.
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Question 2

‘Planning always lead to success.’ Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
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Question 3

Identify the nature of management when it is practised as personal application of existing knowledge to achieve desired result.
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Question 4

Name the level of management at which the managers are responsible for implementing and controlling the plans and strategies of the organisation.
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Question 5

Give the meaning of ‘placement’ as a step in the process of staffing.
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Question 6

Define ‘communication’.
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Question 7

State any one ‘Development function’ of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
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Question 8

State any one advantage of Over the Counter Exchange of India.
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Question 9

State how ‘self-regulation of business’ acts as a means of consumer protection.
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Question 10

Give any one responsibility of a consumer in addition to obtaining a cash receipt while purchasing a washing machine.
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Question 11

Explain how principles of management:
i. Help in optimum utilisation of resources and effective administration
ii. Help the managers in meeting changing environment requirements

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Question 12

Why is training important for the employees? State any three reasons.
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Question 13

What is meant by ‘financial planning’? State any two points of its importance?
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Question 14

Mansi, a shoe manufacturer for schools students, decided to maximise her profit by producing and distributing at large scale and thereby reducing average cost of production.
i. Identify the marketing management philosophy adopted by Mansi.
ii. Explain this philosophy on the basis of
a. Main focus
b. Means and ends
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Question 15

Explain any three assumptions of Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.
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Question 16

Explain that technique of scientific management which is the strongest motivator for a worker to reach a standard performance.
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Question 17

State any four points of importance of organising function of management.
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Question 18

Investment decision can be long-term or short-term. Explain the long-term investment decision and state any two factors affecting this decision.
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Question 19

Explain the following ‘Rights of consumers’
a. Right to be informed
b. Right to seek redressal
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Question 20

Atul is working in an organisation. After every three months his manager transfers him from one department to another so that he may gain a broader understanding of all the departments of the organisation. Name and explain the method of training Atul is undergoing.
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Question 21

Explain how management ‘increases efficiency’ and ‘helps in development of society’.
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Question 22

State any five points that clarify how understanding of Business Environment helps the managers.
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Question 23

State any five limitations of planning.
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Question 24

Pranav is engaged in ‘Transport business’. Identify the working capital requirements of Pranav stating the reason in support of your answer. Pranav also wants to expand and diversify his transport business. Explain any two factors that will affect his fixed capital requirements.
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Question 25

Differentiate between advertising and personal selling on any five basis.
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Question 26

What is meant by ‘Formal organisation’? State any three advantages and any two limitations of formal organisation.

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‘Delegation is the entrustment of responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance’. In the light of this statement identify and explain the essential elements of delegation.
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Question 27

What is meant by leadership? Explain any four qualities of a good leader.

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What is meant by directing as a function of management? Describe any four points of its importance.
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Question 28

What is meant by budgetary control? State any five advantages of budgetary control.

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What is meant by controlling? State any five points highlighting the importance of controlling.
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Question 29

Explain any four functions of ‘stock exchange’.

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Explain any four methods of floatation of new issue in the ‘primary market’
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Question 30

Consumer products are classified on different basis. ‘Durability of the product’ is one of them. Explain any three types of products in this category.

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Physical distribution includes some components for physically moving the goods from manufacturers to the customers. Explain these components.
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