ISC 2026 Business Studies Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Business Studies paper from the 2026 CISCE board examination, paper code 859 (printed as 1226-859). It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes extra for reading. All 13 questions are compulsory. Section A has sixteen one-mark items. Section B has eight questions of four marks each, and Section C four questions of eight marks each, with an internal choice in two questions of Section B and one of Section C. Candidates draft an appointment email for a choreographer, read a pie chart of work patterns at Infogram Ltd., and complete a pyramid of Maslow's hierarchy. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Business Studies

Year

2026

Paper code

859

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

13

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  16 marks

  Question 1: sixteen very short answers of one mark each, including analogies, multiple choice, an assertion–reason item and true or false

• Section B

  32 marks

  Questions 2–9, four marks each, on morale, SEBI, communication, forms of business, wages and e-recruitment; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  32 marks

  Questions 10–13, eight marks each, including an appointment email and Maslow's hierarchy; internal choice in one question

Topics covered

• Informal communication
• Outsourcing
• Job analysis and training
• Herzberg's two-factor theory
• Types of leave
• Performance appraisal
• Crowdfunding and SEBI
• Recruitment and selection
• Partnership
• Systems of wage payment
• Staff separation
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Questions from this paper

1. Employees overhear managers discussing an artificial-intelligence project and start speculating about layoffs. What type of communication is this?
2. According to Herzberg, the presence of which factors is necessary to avoid dissatisfaction among employees?
3. Varsha needs one day's leave for a naming ceremony and then an extra day because her friend is unwell. Which type of leave should she apply for?
4. Anandita invests ₹20,00,000 and Rukhsana invests ₹30,00,000. On a verbal understanding they agree to share the financial results equally. Identify the form of business.
5. Speed Ltd. first paid Ravi ₹100 an hour, amounting to ₹800 a day, and later paid ₹1,000 a day based on the units he produced. Which system of wage payment was used at first?
6. Give any two differences between motivation and morale.