ICSE Class 10 Specimen Paper 2022 Commercial Applications Semester 2

ICSE SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATION
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
Maximum Marks: 50
Time allowed: One and a half hours
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A
(Attempt all questions.)

Question 1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the
question, Write the correct answer only.) [10]

(i) Income and Expenditure account is a __________ account.

(a) Nominal

(b) Real

(c) Personal

(d) Recurring

(ii) __________ is a revolving credit arrangement.

(a) Overdraft

(b) Discounting of Bills

(c) Cash credit

(d) Loans and Advances

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(iii) Job Evaluation is one of the __________ functions of Human Resource Department.

(a) Procurement

(b) Development

(c) Training

(d) Compensation

(iv) __________ is a negative process.

(a) Education

(b) Selection

(c) Training

(d) Recruitment

(v) ___________ is one of the elements of Public Relation.

(a) Sympathy

(b) Human relation

(c) Monologue

(d) Media relation

(vi) Consumer education benefits __________ by increasing sales.

(a) Businesses

(b) People

(c) Region

(d) Environment

(vii) Deliberate mixing of low quality, undesirable, inedible and even toxic materials in
food items is known as __________.

(a) Food Pollution

(b) Mixing of food items

(c) Food adulteration

(d) Quality degradation

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(viii) __________ is the first stage in hiring.

(a) Selection

(b) Recruitment

(c) Development

(d) Training

(ix) The objective of preparing __________ account is to find out the cash position of the
organization.

(a) Receipts and Payment Account

(b) Balance Sheet Account

(c) Trading Account

(d) Trial balance account

(x) Income and expenditure contain only __________ items.

(a) Capital

(b) Capital and Revenue

(c) Revenue

(d) Outstanding

SECTION B

(Answer any four questions from this Section.)

Question 2

(i) State one point of difference between Cash Credit and Overdraft. [2]

(ii) State one point of difference between Dexterity Test and Intelligence Test. [2]

(iii) What is a Balance Sheet? Write any two uses of it. [3]

(iv) Consumer education is beneficial to the society. Give any three reasons. [3]

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Question 3

(i) Write any two features of Receipt and Payment account. [2]

(ii) What is Public Relations? [2]

(iii) Write about any three general utility functions of Commercial Bank. [3]

(iv) One must follow environmental values and ethic. Explain giving any three points. [3]

Question 4

(i) Write a short note on Field Recruitment. [2]

(ii) Why Stockholder Relation important for an organization? [2]

(iii) Explain in short, any three functions of Central Bank. [3]

(iv) Write any three features of Human Resource. [3]

Question 5

(i) Justify either for or against by giving a reason for the following statement.
‘Income and Expenditure account shows the opening and closing balances of cash
in hand and cash at bank.’ [2]

(ii) Justify either for or against by giving a reason for the following statement.
‘Central Bank is a Banker to the Government.’ [2]

(iii) State any three points of difference between ‘Receipts and Payment Account’ and
‘Income and Expenditure Account’. [3]

(iv) Write any three disadvantages of payment through cheques. [3]

Question 6

(i) Write a short note on Automated Teller Machine. [2]

(ii) Mention the elements of Public Relations. [2]

(iii) Write about any three activities of procurement function of Human Resource
Department. [3]

(iv) Explain any three consumer rights provided by Consumer Protection Act. [3]

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Question 7

Case Study

Nokia, a leading mobile phones company has a supervisor, Mr. Ansari, at the Surat Branch.
His workers respond well to his leadership and try to come up to his expectations. However,
Mr. Ansari takes a tough stand when workers are unable to meet their targets. In the past
Mr. Ansari punished two workers for not being able to reach their targets and this led to
much resentment. The workers felt that they should have been consulted in determining
work targets. Later Mr. Ansari realised this and arranged for a special motivational program
for the employees to achieve targets. Since then, he has had a good relationship with his
employees.

In reference to the above case answer the following questions:

(i) What type of bank account should Mr. Ansari open for new hires in Nokia? [2]

(ii) Mr. Ansari likes to promote some of the employees as supervisors. Which program
shall he undertake? [2]

(iii) There is a vacancy in the Ahmedabad Branch of Nokia. Which source of recruitment
should be used to fill the vacancy? Justify your answer by giving two reasons. [3]

(iv) What type of interview is most appropriate to fill this vacancy? Give two reasons? [3]

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