ISC 2026 Business Studies Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Business Studies paper from CISCE's 2026 Improvement Examination, paper code 859 (printed as 1226-859-IE). 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. The paper includes a pie chart of finance for Khan Builders, a call letter for an operations manager, and a payroll of Ahura Enterprises from which a pay slip has to be drawn. 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

7

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 training, promotion, recruitment, finance and Maslow's theory; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  32 marks

  Questions 10–13, eight marks each, including a call letter and a payroll extract; internal choice in one question

Topics covered

• Work from home
• External sources of recruitment
• Leadership styles
• Business reports
• Morale–productivity matrix
• Equity and preference shares
• Placement
• On-the-job and off-the-job training
• Promotion and transfer
• Sources of finance
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs
• Payroll and outsourcing

Questions from this paper

1. Amit cannot use his office workstation while it is being renovated. Which emerging trend in human resources would let him continue his consultancy?
2. Name the external source of recruitment that brings applications from a large number of potential candidates.
3. Sakina works under a rude superior who penalises small mistakes, so she takes extra care that her work is error-free. Which quadrant of the morale–productivity matrix best describes her?
4. Jog & Sons circulates a Senior Sales Manager vacancy at its Nagpur branch to all Assistant Managers. Identify the promotion policy used.
5. Sally & Molly contacts hotel management institutes to recruit middle-level staff. What type of external source of recruitment is this?
6. On the payroll of Ahura Enterprises, Salamat Sethna's gross salary is ₹1,40,700, deductions are ₹30,000 and net salary is ₹1,10,700. What are the objectives of preparing a payroll?