QUESTION-BANK (2014-15)

BUSINESS STUDIES
CLASS- XII GR12/BST/CH4/QB
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1. State any one limitation of planning.
2. Planning is goal-oriented. How?
3. What is meant by Policy as a type of Plan?
4. efine Planning
!. "ist any two characteristics of Planning.
#. "ist any two limitations of planning.
$. %&plain the meaning of '()dget*.
+. efine planning premises.
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,. State any si& feat)res of planning.
1-. State any si& limitations of planning.
11. State the steps in the process of planning
12. What is meant by 'Policy* as a type of plan?
13. What is meant by 'Proced)re* as a type of plan?
14. What is meant by planning? "ist any two feat)res of planning
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1!. %&plain the step in.ol.ed in the process of planning.
1#. %&plain any fi.e limitations of Planning
1$. %&plain any fi.e feat)res of Planning.
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1+. Which type of plan has the least fle&ibility and why?
1,. /n spite of many ad.antages state how planning can be detrimental
2-. 0i.e one difference between policy and proced)re
21. What is meant by 'selecting an alternati.e* as a step in the planning process.
22. Why it is said that planning is pre-re1)isite for controlling
23. State why planning is called a primary f)nction of management
24. State why planning is called a per.asi.e f)nction in management.
2!. Planning is the secondary f)nction of management*. o yo) agree?
2#. '/t is a comprehensi.e plan for accomplishing an organi2ation*s ob3ecti.es*. 4ention it.
2$. 'Policies are g)idelines to managerial action and decisions in the implementation of
strategy*. S)pport with an e&ample.
2+. isting)ish between 5)les and methods
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2,. Planning does not lead to rigidity. o yo) agree?
3-. 'Planning is a time cons)ming process*. Why this becomes a limitation?
31. Which plan has a limited scope6 proced)re or method?
32. '/t pro.ides a base for analy2ing f)t)re co)rses of action. ()t6 it is not a sol)tion to all
problems*. 7ame the f)nction of management referred to
33. What is the meaning of '4ethod* as a type of plan
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34. 'Planning is doing the wor8 for achie.ement of goals.* o yo) agree? 0i.e reasons in
s)pport of yo)r answer.
3!. Planning always leads to s)ccess.* o yo) agree? 0i.e reasons in s)pport of yo)r
answer
3#. 9:o see whether plans are being implemented and acti.ities are being performed
according to sched)le;6 is a step of planning process. /dentify the step.
3$. %&plain how 'planning* is f)t)ristic?
3+. 'Planning is per.asi.e*. %&plain briefly.
3,. 'Planning is of .ital importance in the managerial processes. %&plain.
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4-. 'Planning is beneficial to all*. %&plain in brief the benefits of planning f)nction of
management.
41. %&plain 'ob3ecti.e* and 'policy* as types of plan )sing s)itable e&amples.
42. %&plain 'method* and 'r)le* as types of plan
43. %&plain 'proced)re* and 'programme* as types of plan.
44. %&plain 9policy and proced)re; as types of plan.
4!. %&plain 'ob3ecti.e and strategy* as type of plans
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4#. %&plain why planning is necessary for effecti.e management
4$. %&plain the steps in.ol.ed in the process of planning.
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4+. 7ame the type of plan which is time bo)nd and lin8ed with meas)rable o)tcome.
4,. 7ame the type of plan which pro.ides the broad conto)rs of an organi2ational b)siness.
!-. 7ame the type of plan which tells what is to be done and what is not to be done
!1. 7ame the type of plan which defines the parameters in which a manager may f)nction.
!2. ':his f)nction of management means deciding in ad.ance what to do and how to do*.
State the f)nction in.ol.ed.
!3. 'Planning establishes standards for controlling*. /n other words what does this means?
!4. Which is the most cr)cial step in the planning process?
!!. < company needs a detailed plan for its new pro3ect '=onstr)ction of a Shopping 4all*.
What type of plan it is?
!#. 7ame the aspect which m)st be considered while forming b)siness strategies.
!$. Which plan has a limited scope6 proced)re or method?
!+. Planning re1)ires logical > systematic thin8ing rather than g)ess wor8. Which feat)re
of planning is highlighted here?
!,. While form)lating a plan6 the manager is re1)ired to ma8e certain ass)mptions abo)t
the f)t)re. What are these ass)mptions called?
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#-. 7ame the type of plan which is also a control de.ice from which de.iation can be ta8en
care of.
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#1. 'Planning is loo8ing ahead*. %&plain
#2. 0i.e an e&ample each of any three limitations of planning which are beyond the control
of an organi2ation.
#3. 7ame the simplest types of plans. Why are they the simplest?
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#4. '7o enterprise can achie.e its ob3ecti.es witho)t systematic planning*. o yo) agree
with this statement? 0i.e any si& reasons in s)pport of yo) answer.
#!. ':ho)gh planning is an important tool of management6 yet it is not a remedy for all
types of problems*. o yo) agree with this statement? 0i.e any fi.e reasons in s)pport
of yo)r answer.
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##. :he =%? of @AB "td. an a)tomobile enterprise dreams of his company becoming the
best player in f)t)re6 for which he sets the ob3ecti.es6 forecasts the f)t)re and de.elops
.ario)s co)rses of action.
iC /dentify the management f)nction which is highlighted here.
iiC What are the .ario)s .al)es the =%? is stri.ing to achie.e?
#$. What .al)es does planning emphasi2e by red)cing wastef)l acti.ities and establishing
Standards?
#+. 9Planning is a mental e&ercise;. What h)man .al)e is being emphasi2ed?
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