Business Studies Exam Prep
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Business Studies Exam Prep
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6 marks Long answer
On the basis of the understanding of concepts of scientific management, identify and explain the techniques used by Leena and Kushagra to improve the performance of the employees.
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Techniques include task specialization, time management, and efficiency optimization.
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6 marks Long answer
Explain the four elements of marketing mix.
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The four elements are Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.
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Explain any four factors affecting determination of the price of a product or service.
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Factors include cost of production, competition, demand, and perceived value.
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6 marks Long answer
Differentiate between functional structure and divisional structure on the basis of: (I) Formation (II) Specialisation (III) Responsibility (IV) Managerial development (V) Cost (VI) Coordination.
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Functional structure groups by function, while divisional structure groups by product or market; this affects specialization, responsibility, and coordination.
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5 marks Long answer
What came as a surprise for consumers was that even without using onion or garlic in the pasta sauce, marinade and ketchup, the food could actually taste great. The company witnessed an increase in net profit of 26% in its second financial year and became a market leader. (I) State the concept of business environment. (II) Identify and explain in what way, a good understanding of business environment enabled Mr. Vivek Vaswani to improve the performance of the enterprise.
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Business environment refers to external factors affecting an organization; Mr. Vaswani identified a gap in the market for vegetarian options, leading to increased demand.
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5 marks Long answer
Identify and explain the feature of management discussed by Mr Agastaya in his announcement. (II) Explain any three reasons that make management important to any organisation.
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The feature is that management is goal-oriented; it is important for achieving organizational goals, ensuring efficiency, and adapting to change.
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5 marks Long answer
In order to streamline the selection procedure, so as to minimise the margin of errors, certain tests are carried out that attempt to measure the characteristics of individuals. Explain any four such tests.
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Tests include personality tests, aptitude tests, skills assessments, and cognitive ability tests.
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5 marks Long answer
Explain how Planning and controlling are both backward looking, as well as forward looking functions.
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Planning sets future goals based on past performance, while controlling reviews past outcomes to inform future planning.
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3 marks Medium answer
State the meaning of single use plans and standing plans.
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Single use plans are for specific, non-recurring situations, while standing plans are ongoing and used repeatedly.
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3 marks Medium answer
Explain the concept of leadership. Give two situations in which autocratic leadership style is most effective.
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Leadership is the ability to influence and guide individuals or groups; it's effective in crisis situations and when quick decisions are needed.
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3 marks Medium answer
From the following information regarding Aditya Ltd. which is in the business of manufacturing green tea, calculate the Return on Investment and Interest Coverage Ratio of the company: (Show working) Earning before interest and tax ₹ 15,00,000 10% debentures ₹ 12,00,000 Equity Share Capital (₹10 each) ₹ 18,00,000 Tax Rate 40%.
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Return on Investment = 20%, Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.875.
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1 marks Short answer
The nature of management being highlighted in the above case is:
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Both A. and C.
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Identify the step in the organising process which was not properly performed in the previous season but has been duly performed for the upcoming season.
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Identification and division of work
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Assertion(A): Financial Planning aims at enabling the company to tackle the uncertainty in respect of the availability and timing of the funds. Reason(R): Capital structure refers to the mix between owners’ and borrowed funds. Choose the correct alternative.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
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1 marks Short answer
In the light of given statements, choose the correct alternative: Statement I: Secondary Market directly promotes capital formation. Statement II: Capital market deals in medium and long term securities such as equity shares and debentures.
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Both the statements are true.
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Choose the statement that correctly highlights the benefit of using external sources of recruitment.
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Competitive spirit among the existing staff
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Identify the components of the business environment from the above case study.
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Economic and technological environment
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Identify the responsibility that a consumer fulfills when he looks for the quality marks given above:
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Buy only standardised products
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When a consumer looks for FPO mark while purchasing a bottle of jam or hallmark when purchasing jewellery, which consumer responsibility has he kept in mind:
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Buy only standardised products
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1 marks Short answer
Assertion (A): Controlling can prevent deviations. REASON (R): Controlling helps in minimising deviations by taking actions and decisions that reduce their recurrence. Choose the correct alternative.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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1 marks Short answer
Place the subsequent steps of staffing in a small organisation in the correct order: 'Joining a job marks the beginning of socialisation of employees at the workplace. The employee should be given a post for which he has been selected.'
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Training and development, performance appraisal, promotion and career planning, compensation
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Choose the correct point of significance of controlling highlighted above: 'Spiceworks, a company providing financial services to its clients is keeping a close check on the employee’s activities by using biometric and retina scanning as modes of accessing the office premises, in order to ensure greater security of information in the organisation.'
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controlling helps in ensuring order and discipline
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1 marks Short answer
Identify the incorrect statement with respect to ‘Investment decision’:
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Size of the assets, Profitability and competitiveness are not affected by capital budgeting decisions.
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1 marks Short answer
State Commission has the jurisdiction to entertain complaints where value of goods and services paid as consideration is ________
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More than ₹1 crore and not more than ₹10 crore
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Match the statements given in column I with the characteristic of business environment given in column II.
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(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
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1 marks Short answer
The process of classification of products into different groups, on the basis of some of the important characteristics such as quality, size, etc. is known as:
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Grading
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Name the type of training which is provided by Shiwakumar in his firm.
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Induction training
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Identify the incorrect statement with respect to Consumer Protection in India.
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The provisions of Consumer Protection Act came into force from 1981.
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Identify the decision which is not taken under financial management.
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Both B. and C.
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1 marks Short answer
What are the factors that affect financing decisions?
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(a), (c) and (e)
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1 marks Short answer
Consumers can ask anything regarding the date of manufacturing, MRP, etc, about the product that he intends to buy. Identify the consumer right highlighted in the above lines.
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Right to be informed
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1 marks Short answer
Read the following statements carefully: Statement I: Cost of debt is lower than cost of equity for a company. Statement II: The objective of financial management is to increase shareholder’s wealth. In the light of given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following:
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Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
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