MBSE HSSLC Sample Question Paper Business Studies

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BUSINESS STUDIES
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
Full Marks – 80
Time – 3 Hours

General Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Please write the number of the question before attempting it..

PART – A (50 marks)

Principles and Functions of Management

1. Choose the correct answer: 5×1=5
(a) Which of the following is not a function of management?
(i) Planning (ii) Staffing
(iii) Cooperating (iv) Controlling

(b) Which of the following does not characterise business environment?
(i ) Uncertainty (ii) Employees
(iii) Relativity (iv) Complexity
(c) Planning is
(i) Mental process (ii) Goal oriented
(iii) Forward looking (iv) All the above
(d) Staffing is the responsibility of
(i) Top level management (ii) Middle level management
(iii) First line supervisors (iv) All the above

(e) Supervisors are links between
(i) Directors and managers (ii) Workers and middle level managers
(iii) Directors and workers (iv) Workers and workers..

2. State whether the following statements are True or False: 4×1=4
(a) Henri Fayol was a mining engineer.

(b) A good plan should be expensive.

(c) Supervisors are concerned with finding fault with workers.

(d) Standards for measuring performance should be in verifiable physical terms.

3. State two importance of business environment. 2
4. Define the term Liberalisation. 2
5. What is meant by delegation of authority? 2
6. Explain the first four steps in the planning process. 4
7. Which function of management assures that the actual activities conform to the planned
activities? Explain any three points of its importance. 1+3=4

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8. (a) Explain in brief the objectives of management. 5

OR

(b) In what way is coordination important for an organisation? Discuss. 5

9. (a) Explain the techniques of scientific management. 5

OR
(b) Describe the significance of principles of management. 5

10. (a) Explain the need and importance of the staffing function. 5
OR
(b) Elaborate the first five steps in the staffing process. 5

11. (a) What is the system of management through which a manager multiplies himself?
Enumerate its importance. 1+5=6
OR

(b) Explain any six points which highlight the importance of Organising. 6

12. (a) Describe the importance of Direction in the management of the business. 6

OR
(b) Define motivation. Briefly explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 1+5=6

PART-B (30 marks)
Financial Management and Marketing

13. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer: 4x1=4
(a) _____________ is not the source of fixed capital.
(i) Issue of shares (ii) Issue of debentures
(iii) Loans from IBRD (iv) Bank overdraft.
(b) Mailing of literature through middlemen is
(i) advertising (ii) sales promotion
(iii) salesmanship (iv) dealer's aid
(c) Consumer Protection Act 1986 extends to the whole of India, except
(i) Mizoram (ii) Jammu and Kashmir
(iii) West Bengal (iv) Maharastra
(d) ______ is the costliest form of marketing.
(i) Personal selling (ii) Advertising
(iii) Sales promotion (iv) Direct mail

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14. State whether the following statements are True or False: 3x1=3
(a) Financial management is the applied field of general management.
(b) Working capital may be raised from shares, debentures and loans.
(c) Incentive provided in case of sales promotion are not real.
15. What is meant by secondary capital market? 2

16. What is Branding? 2

17. State any four regulatory functions of SEBI. 4

18. Under Consumer Protection Act 1986, Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies have been
established. Among these, District Forum is one of the agencies, mention its first four
features. 4

19. (a) Explain, in brief, any five factors which affect the requirement of fixed capital of an
Enterprise. 5
OR

(b) Explain any five factors influencing the capital structure of a company. 5

20. (a) What is meant by price mix? Briefly explain the factors affecting price. 1+5=6

OR

(b) Elaborate the six qualities that a successful salesman should possess. 6

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