NIOS Class 12 Question Paper 2022 (Apr) Entrepreneurship and Employability Skills

This Question Paper consists of30 questions and 8 printed pages.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

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(350)
Day and Date of Examination

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOY ABILITY SKILLS
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Time: 3 Hours] [ Maximum Marks: 80
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Note: (i) This Question Paper consists offour parts, viz., 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' containing
30 questions.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Read the instructions carefully before attempting questions.

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PART-A
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Multiple Choice Questions: 1 x 10 = 10

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I. Learning through experiences by feeling them and getting personally involved in the
situations before them is
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(C) Abstract Conceptualization (D) Active Experimentation
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2. Complete the following: Payment of Wages Act __ .
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3. Which of the following can be used to communicate?
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8. The act of making something official is called
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11. Akash is a very successful entrepreneur. He is very ambitious and wants to expand.
To do so he needs to increase his profits. Therefore, he focuses on cutting costs. He
ignores the various laws and regulations. Do you think Akash is a wholesome leader?
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12. Do you think apathy and sympathy are same? If not, why?
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14. Find the mistakes in the given statements and rectify them:
(a) Both my grandparents is going to a yoga camp.
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17. How would you explain digital marketing? Is Digital marketing same as internet
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18. Shyam runs a hair dressing saloon with male and female employees. Due to corona
virus business has been severally impacted. He decides to cut down on his costs by
firing all the female employees from the saloon as he thinks males are the main bread
earner of their families. Do you think Shyams decision is ethically justified? Ifnot,
why? What else could be done to cut down costs of the business instead of firing
female employees?
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Short Answer Questions: 4 x 6 = 24
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19. What do you understand by given and chosen identities. Give two examples of each.
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20. In the process of communication one must not hear but listen. Do you agree with the
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21. A report and an article may sometimes be confused with each other. To avoid such
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23. Explain the concept and phases of business incubation.

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24. What is entrepreneurship? How is it different from self-employment?

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PART-D

Long Answer Questions: 5 x 6 = 30

25. P (Female) and K (Male) are two employees in your organization who seemed to be
very close. You have observed them in each other's vicinity on various occasions in
office. They have also been seen holding hands and they seemed to be comfortable
with each other. But one day P comes to you crying and complains about K's
misbehavior that K tried to misbehave with her (P) despite of the fact that she asked
him to stop. Also, he started sending threatening messages to her after she stopped
him. As a responsible employer how would you react in such a situation?

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26. This year you are going to complete your education and intend to apply for a job of a
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28. What is transition in PowerPoint ? What are the steps to be followed while applying
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30. Nowadays cost-advantage has become a decisive point in determining success of a
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products are procured from outside if they are available at a cheaper cost and various
services are also outsourced. Explain the meaning, advantages and disadvantages (two
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