Class XI – BUSINESS STUDIES

DPS TEST – Ch 5 – EMERGING MODES OF BUSINESS MM: 25 T: 30 m

1. Mention any one difference between traditional business and e-business [1]
2. The dimension of e-commerce that helps the consumers in dealing in pre-owned goods is
known as __C2C__ commerce. [1]
3. Historically, the term e-commerce originally meant facilitation of __________ transactions
using Electronic Data interchange (EDI) technology to send and received commercial
documents like purchase orders or invoices.
a) C2B Commerce
b) B2C Commerce
c) B2B Commerce
d) C2C Commerce [1]
4. Identify the activities involved in various dimensions of e-business with the respective
mode.

a) Placing order with suppliers/Coordinating with a) B2C commerce

intermediaries

b) promotion and delivery of products b) Intra-B commerce

c) Recruitment, inventory management training c) B2B commerce. [2]

5. What do you mean by Intra B Commerce? [2]

6. Which type of e-business transaction is depicted below
a) Selling of old clothes on eBay
b) Managing stock and cash accounts of an organization
c) Maruti Udyog buying security lock system from Autocoups .
d) Withdrawals money from ATM
e) Collecting daily report of employees on email
f) Registering complaints online in company’s call centre [3]
7. Home Foods Pvt. Ltd. deals in grocery items of daily domestic usage. Its business is spread
throughout Delhi. The company's 20 stores are providing their services to the residents of
Delhi. All the business activities of this company are done though internet. Its main
activities are obtaining information management, product development orders of goods,
making payments, receiving payment, inventory reduced costs of business transactions.
The customer also can shop sitting at home or office. They can access the internet to buy
 goods and services. The use of internet has considerably reduced dependence on paper
work for the company.
(a) Which system of business is being followed by Home Foods Pvt. Ltd.?
(b) State any three benefits of the system of business identified in (a) by quoting the lines
from the above para. [4]
8. Source: https://technode.com/2020/02/21/second-hand-shopping-takes-off-on-chinese-
apps/
Consumers in China are increasingly embracing second-hand goods, buying everything
from used cars to “lightly used” lipstick. This new habit is reflected in the rising “re-
commerce market,” which is predicted to reach RMB 1.25 trillion (around $178 billion) in
2020, rising by 70% from RMB 742 billion in 2018, according to data firm Mob Data.
Which branch of e- business is referred in above source? Also explain other branches of e-
business. [5]
9. Sonu has been running a successful business of manufacturing traditional Indian wear for
women including sarees and lehengas. His friend Monu who is engaged in the business of
providing web designing solutions to his clients, suggests him to explore the option of
selling his products online. Sonu agrees to his suggestion and decides to venture into online
business, keeping in view the various e-commerce regulations in order to avoid imposition
of any penalty. In order to facilitate the sale of the products Sonu decides to offer multiple
payment options such as cash on delivery, credit or debit card transactions, net banking to
the buyers etc.
Which branch of e-business is suggested by Monu? Explain its benefits. [6]