CBSE 2016 Business Studies Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 12 Business Studies question paper code 66/1 (Series ONS, Set 1) from the 2016 board examination, printed in both Hindi and English. It carries 80 marks over three hours and has 25 questions, rising from one-mark questions to six-mark long answers. Most questions from 3 marks upwards are business case studies, such as an insider-trading case detected by SEBI, a choice between making mobile phones and furniture based on fixed capital needs, and a company that set up a factory in a backward area of West Bengal; several ask you to identify values communicated to society. The general instructions suggest answer lengths for each mark level. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

CBSE Class 12

Subject

Business Studies

Year

2016

Paper code

66/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

25

Pages

15

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Questions 1–8

  8 marks

  Very short answers, one mark each

• Questions 9–13

  15 marks

  Short answers and short cases, three marks each

• Questions 14–19

  24 marks

  Four marks each, mostly case studies

• Questions 20–22

  15 marks

  Five marks each, including two long case studies

• Questions 23–25

  18 marks

  Long answers, six marks each, including a financing calculation

Topics covered

• Nature and significance of management
• Principles of management and functional foremanship
• Business environment
• Planning and types of plans
• Organising and organisational structure
• Staffing and sources of recruitment
• Directing and communication
• Controlling
• Financial management and capital structure
• Financial markets and SEBI
• Marketing management
• Consumer protection

Questions from this paper

1. State the role of the 'route clerk' in functional foremanship.
2. Define planning. Explain the first two steps in the process of planning.
3. What is meant by management? Explain any three of its features that establish it as an art.
4. State the functions performed by the financial market.
5. State the steps in the controlling process.
6. Describe any four characteristics of co-ordination.