The CBSE conducted the Class 12 Business Studies Board Exam on February 22, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The Business Studies theory paper has 80 marks, while 20 marks are allocated for the project work.

The question paper contains 20% MCQ-based questions, 40% competency-based questions, and 40% short and long answer type questions.

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Question 1:

Naman and Vineet were childhood friends and both were working in ‘Sunshine Crockery.’ Naman was working as the Chief Executive Officer while Vineet was the Production Manager. They would generally discuss company related issues over lunch-time or while travelling together.

The company had recently received an order for supply of 5,000 dinner sets from Shaurya Hotel. It was an unexpected order and would increase the revenue of the company. This order was communicated by Naman to Vineet over intercom. Vineet executed the order within the given time period. For this, he was appreciated by Naman.
The type of communication used by Naman to communicate the order to Vineet was :

  • (A) Formal Communication
  • (B) Informal Communication
  • (C) Online Communication
  • (D) Visual Communication
Correct Answer:(B) Informal Communication
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Question 2:

‘Vanguard Inc.’, a company manufacturing footwear for men, women and children has been earning consistent profits for the last many years. It has a democratic style of working. Workers are encouraged to develop and carry out plans for improvement in the organisation. Varun who is working in the production department gave a suggestion which resulted in 10% reduction in the cost of production of shoes. He was rewarded for his suggestion. Identify the principle of management followed by ‘Vanguard Inc.’ in the above case :

  • (A) Esprit De Corps
  • (B) Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest
  • (C) Initiative
  • (D) Equity
Correct Answer:(C) Initiative
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Question 3:

Statement-I : Motivation can be either positive or negative.

Statement-II : Motivation is a complex process as the individuals are heterogeneous in their expectations, perceptions and reactions.

Choose the correct option from the following :

  • (A) Statement-I is true and Statement-II is false.
  • (B) Statement-II is true and Statement-I is false.
  • (C) Both the Statements are true.
  • (D) Both the Statements are false.
Correct Answer:(C) Both the Statements are true.
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Question 4:

'Child-O' is a garment manufacturing company which makes clothes with unique and stylish designs for children. Naisha was working as the Human Resource Manager with 'Child-O'. Inspite of good pay and many other benefits offered, the company is facing problem of high turnover of its employees. Naisha tried to find out the reason but could not. She appointed a person with the permission of the Chief Executive Officer to find out the reason. It was found that other organisations were giving more autonomy and authority to their employees which made them feel that their jobs were important.\
This was attracting the employees of 'Child-O' to other organisations. The incentive which attracted the employees of 'Child-O' to other organisations is :

  • (A) Employee Recognition programmes
  • (B) Employee Participation
  • (C) Career Advancement Opportunity
  • (D) Employee Empowerment
Correct Answer:(D) Employee Empowerment
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Question 5:

Read the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Availability of leasing facilities may reduce the funds required to be invested in fixed assets thereby reducing the fixed capital requirements.

Reason (R) : When an asset is taken on lease, the firm pays lease rentals to use it and avoids to invest huge sums required to purchase it.

Choose the correct alternative from those given below :

  • (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • (D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Correct Answer:(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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Question 6:

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting `financing decision` ?

  • (A) Fixed operating costs
  • (B) Cash flow position
  • (C) Control considerations
  • (D) Diversification
Correct Answer:(D) Diversification
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Question 7:

Which of the following is the function of Top level management ?

  • (A) They ensure that their department has the necessary personnel.
  • (B) They interact with the actual work force and pass on instructions of the middle management to the workers.
  • (C) They co-operate with other departments for smooth functioning of the organisation.
  • (D) They analyse the business environment and its implications for the survival of the firm.
Correct Answer:(D) They analyse the business environment and its implications for the survival of the firm.
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Question 8:

Choose the incorrect statement about \textquote{Money market\textquote:

  • (A) The main instruments traded in this market are Treasury bills, Trade bills, Commercial paper and Certificates of deposit.
  • (B) In this market, transactions entail huge sums of money as the instruments are quite expensive.
  • (C) Participation in this market is by and large undertaken by institutional participants such as the Reserve Bank of India, banks, financial institutions and finance companies.
  • (D) It deals in medium and long term securities.
Correct Answer:(D) It deals in medium and long term securities.
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Question 9:

Identify the factor affecting fixed capital requirements which \textquote{Kanand Ltd.\textquote kept in mind to meet higher anticipated demand quicker.

  • (A) Scale of operations
  • (B) Nature of business
  • (C) Diversification
  • (D) Growth prospects
Correct Answer:(D) Growth prospects
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Question 10:

Identify from the following what is shown in the picture of refrigerator given below ?

  • (A) Brand name
  • (B) Brand mark
  • (C) Trademark
  • (D) Label
Correct Answer:(D) Label
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Question 11:

Identify the feature of business environment highlighted in the given statement:

it is relatively easier to understand the environment in parts but difficult to grasp in its totality ...

  • (A) Uncertainty
  • (B) Complexity
  • (C) Relativity
  • (D) Dynamic nature
Correct Answer:(B) Complexity
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Question 12:

For holding securities in an electronic form, the investor has to open a demat account with an organisation called \underline{\hspace{2cm.

  • (A) Depository
  • (B) Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • (C) Stock Exchange
  • (D) Mutual Fund
Correct Answer:(A) Depository
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Question 13:

The activities involved in managing the enterprise are common to all organisations whether economic, political or social. Identify the feature of management :

  • (A) Management is multidimensional.
  • (B) Management is all pervasive.
  • (C) Management is a continuous process.
  • (D) Management is a dynamic function.
Correct Answer:(B) Management is all pervasive.
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Question 14:

Match the terms given in Column-I with their meaning in Column-II.

Column-I & Column-II

a. Trademark & (i) A name, term, sign, symbol, design or some combination of them used to identify the products and differentiate them from the competitors.

b. Brand name & (ii) A brand or a part of the brand that is given legal protection.

c. Brand & (iii) That part of the brand which can be recognised but which is not utterable.

d. Brand mark & (iv) That part of the brand which can be spoken.


Choose the correct option from the following :

a  b  c  d

  • (A) (i)  (ii)  (iii)  (iv)
  • (B) (ii)  (iii)  (i)  (iv)
  • (C) (ii)  (iv)  (i)  (iii)
  • (D) (ii)  (i)  (iv)  (iii)
Correct Answer:(D) (ii)  (i)  (iv)  (iii)
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Question 15:

Statement-I: The basic function of a Stock Exchange is the creation of a continuous market where securities are bought and sold.

Statement-II: The Stock Exchange provides both liquidity and easy marketability to already existing securities in the market.

Choose the correct option from the following :

  • (A) Statement-I is true and Statement-II is false.
  • (B) Statement-II is true and Statement-I is false.
  • (C) Both the Statements are true.
  • (D) Both the Statements are false.
Correct Answer:(C) Both the Statements are true.
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Question 16:

Navya went to a supermarket for grocery shopping. She bought one kg of bajra flour from the supermarket. On reaching home when she opened the packet she found worms inside it. She was disappointed and told her son about the same. Her son asked her to check the label. When she checked the label of the packet, she found that bajra flour was stale and beyond the expiry date. She approached the sales-person at the supermarket who replaced the bajra flour immediately. When she thanked the sales-person, she was told that it was the policy of the supermarket to satisfy the customers. He further told that satisfied customers not only lead to repeat sales but they also provide good feedback to prospective customers which helps in increasing the customer base of business. Identify the point of importance of consumer protection from the point of view of the supermarket which is helping them to increase the customer base :

  • (A) Long term interest of the business
  • (B) Moral justification
  • (C) Social responsibility
  • (D) Government intervention
Correct Answer:(A) Long term interest of the business
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Question 17:

Many reputed business organisations keep a database of unsolicited applicants in their offices. Such job seekers can be a valuable source of manpower. A list of such job seekers can be prepared and can be screened to fill the vacancies as they arise. The source of recruitment discussed above is :

  • (A) Direct recruitment
  • (B) Casual callers
  • (C) Labour contractors
  • (D) Campus recruitment
Correct Answer:(B) Casual callers
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Question 18:

__________ means doing the task correctly and with minimum cost.

  • (A) Efficiency
  • (B) Effectiveness
  • (C) Management
  • (D) Coordination
Correct Answer:(A) Efficiency
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Question 19:

As per Plastic Waste Management Rule 2022, single use plastic items were prohibited in Delhi from 1st July, 2022. The dimension of business environment referred to here is ______.

  • (A) Economic environment
  • (B) Legal environment
  • (C) Technological environment
  • (D) Political environment
Correct Answer:(B) Legal environment
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Question 20:

Which of the following is not an element of social environment?

  • (A) Composition of family
  • (B) Consumption habits
  • (C) Educational system and literacy rates
  • (D) Policies of taxation and investment
Correct Answer:(D) Policies of taxation and investment
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Question 21:

State any three protective functions of ‘Securities and Exchange Board of India’.

Correct Answer:- Prohibition of fraudulent and unfair trade practices
- Controlling insider trading
- Promotion of fair practices and code of conduct
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Question 22:

(a) Identify and explain the method of training given by ‘Caro’ to its drivers.

(b) Also, state any two advantages the drivers will get after this training.

Correct Answer:(a) Vestibule Training
(b) (i) Reduces operational errors\ \ (ii) Builds confidence and improves performance
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Question 23:

State any three points of importance of staffing function of management.

Correct Answer:- Effective utilization of human resources
- Builds a strong workforce
- Helps in identifying and filling job roles
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Question 24:

(a) Identify and explain the concept of management discussed in the above para.

(b) Also, explain any one point of importance of the concept identified in (a) above.

Correct Answer:(a) Coordination
(b) Growth and expansion
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Question 25:

A Business Process Outsourcing centre, ‘Chromosome’ which deals in conversion of voice reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare providers into text format has 40 employees. They ensure that their employees are well versed in at least one foreign language and one Indian language. The employees are also given the required training to ensure that the reports are processed correctly as they are the backbone of the patients’ medical history. On frequent complaints about some of its employees, it was observed that they were facing problems in decoding the message as they were not very proficient with the language in which the voice message was received. As a result, they would make mistakes causing different meaning to the message. Not only this, sometimes there were technical words used in voice reports, the actual meaning of which was also not understood by the employees. Due to this, ‘Chromosome’ was slowly losing its business to competitors. The above case highlights two communication barriers. Identify and explain these barriers.

Correct Answer:- Semantic Barrier
- Linguistic Barrier
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Question 26:

Inspired by the success of Chandrayaan-3, the Chief Scientist at ‘Space Rover’ a private research group, decided to send some innovative ideas regarding the mission to the Chief Scientist of Chandrayaan-3. The Chief Scientist at ‘Space Rover’ formed four groups for the same. As it was an intellectual activity of thinking rather than doing, these four groups started interacting with each other and friendships developed. On the basis of their interaction and friendship, some members from each group formed ‘Entertainment Through Reading’ group which showed conformity in terms of their interest. ‘Entertainment Through Reading’ group had no written rules, was unstable in form and scope and had no fixed lines of communication. The members of this group enhanced the morale of each other, enjoyed drinking coffee together, read books, served different issues of their work areas and provided support to each other. Ultimately this group developed some innovative ideas which were sent by ‘Space Rover’ to the Chief Scientist of Chandrayaan-3. Though this group was formed for recreation but it contributed towards fulfillment of organisational objectives.

(a) Identify and explain the type of organization which emerged as ‘Entertainment Through Reading’.

(b) State any three advantages of the type of organisation identified in (a) above.

Correct Answer:
(a) Informal Organisation
(b) (i) Promotes social and emotional bonding
(ii) Facilitates communication
(iii) Helps in fulfillment of organizational goals
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Question 27:

(a) State any four characteristics of planning.

OR

(b) Explain the following types of plans:

(i) Policy

(ii) Budget

Correct Answer:
(a) Characteristics:
1. Planning focuses on achieving objectives
2. Planning is a primary function of management
3. Planning is pervasive across all levels
4. Planning is futuristic in nature
OR
(b) Types of Plans:
(i) Policy: General guidelines for decision-making
(ii) Budget: Statement of expected results expressed in numerical terms
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Question 28:

Differentiate between ‘Selling Concept’ and ‘Production Concept’ of marketing management philosophies on the basis of:

(a) Meaning

(b) Main Focus

(c) Means

(d) Ends

Correct Answer:Meaning & Focuses on aggressive selling and promotional techniques to increase sales & Focuses on producing goods efficiently at low cost
Main Focus & Increase sales through persuasion & Mass production and distribution
Means & Heavy promotion and advertising & High production efficiency
Ends & Profits through volume of sales & Profits through low cost and availability
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Question 29:

Kewalram started a sweets shop named ‘Karamati Sweets’ in 1950. The sweets were famous all over India for their good quality, and people would come from far and wide to purchase sweets from him. As he grew old, he could no longer run the shop. So, he sold the shop to one of his neighbours, Bholaram.

After a few months, in an attempt to increase revenue, Bholaram started engaging in unfair trade practices such as using adulterated khoya and paneer. He believed that no one would find out because ‘Karamati Sweets’ already had a good image in the eyes of the people. However, soon people started falling sick after consuming sweets purchased from the shop, but they did not know where to go and to whom they should complain.

Raghav, a resident of the village who had recently completed his studies, was also a member of a non-governmental organisation called ‘Meri Voice’. He felt that the villagers should be made aware of their rights and the reliefs available to them. He took the initiative to create awareness about consumer rights among the villagers to protect their interests through a series of talks and presentations in the village.


(a) Identify and explain the consumer right discussed in the above para.

(b) Also, identify and explain the consumer right violated by ‘Bholaram’ in the above case.

Correct Answer:(a) Right to Consumer Education
(b) Right to Safety
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Question 30:

Explain the following functions of marketing:
(i) Gathering and Analysing Market Information
(ii) Marketing Planning

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Question 31:

State the four major components of physical distribution.

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Question 32:

Explain the following points of significance of principles of management:
(i) Providing managers with useful insights into reality
(ii) Meeting changing environment requirements
(iii) Scientific decisions

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Question 33:

Explain the following principles of management:
(i) Unity of direction
(ii) Remuneration to employees
(iii) Equity

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Question 34:

Explain the following factors affecting the working capital requirements of a business:
(i) Credit allowed
(ii) Production cycle
(iii) Availability of raw material

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Question 35:

Explain the following factors affecting the dividend decision of a company:
(i) Growth opportunities
(ii) Cash flow position
(iii) Shareholders’ preference

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Question 36:

(a) Identify and explain the function of management discussed in the above para.
(b) Explain any four points of importance of the function identified in (a).

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Question 37:

(a) Identify the function of management. Quoting the lines from the above para, explain the steps of the process of the function of management discussed.
(b) Also explain any two points of importance of the function of management identified in (a).

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