BANGALORE SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX

ASSOCIATION (BSSCA)

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION –TERM -2 (2021-2022)

Date: 28-02-2022 Max. Marks: 40

Subject: BUSINESS STUDIES (MS - SET 1) Time: 2 hours

General Instructions:
1. This is a Subjective Question Paper containing 12 questions
2. This paper contains 4 questions of 2 marks each, 4 questions of 3 marks each and 4
questions of 5 marks each
3. 2 marks questions are Short Answer Type Questions and are to be answered in 30-50 words.
4. 3 marks questions are Short Answer Type Questions and are to be answered in 50-80 words.
5. 5 marks questions are Long Answer Type Questions and are to be answered in 80-120
words. This question paper contains Case/Source Based Questions.

SL QUESTIONS MARKS
NO

1 Controlling 1+1/2+1/2

a. it is a goal oriented function

b. it is a pervasive function

2 Immediate managerial attention is required so that deviations do not 2

occur again and standards are achieved

3 a. Floatation cost ,Commercial paper 1+1

b. it is an instrument issued by large and creativity companies to
raise short term fund at lower rate of interest than the market
rate

Type of market

commercial papers a trader in money market

Safety of instrument

money market instruments as safe as they are issued by credit worthy

 and highly rated Institutions and issued for short duration

4 a. Consumer responsibilities which have been discharged by 1+1

Sandeep beside asking for cash memo, he was aware about
various goods and services available in the market, choice of
standardized product, he learnt about the risk associated with
the product and followed instruction manual, he asserted
himself to get a fair deal
b. Right discussed in the book is right to choose ,right to be
informed, right to safety

5 It will be appropriate for HR manager to take the following decision in 1.5+1.5

the said countries

a. decision for the first country layoff method of recruitment will

be appropriate, layoff means temporary separation of the
employees from the employer
b. decision for the second country transfer method of recruitment
will be suitable for this country , transfer of employee from one
department for one branch to another department or another
branch on the same post

6 a. It facilitates to implement changes 1+1+1

b. career advancement opportunities
c. autocratic leadership style
or

communication facilitates planning

Communication helps in decision making

It promotes industrial peace

7 Case 1 EPS 14 Calculation

2 mark
Case 2 EPS 16.57
.5+.5
Case 3 EPS 37.1

a. Case 3 will be considered

 b. NO, EPS will not rise always with rise in debt

8 You should have been conscious about the quality of the product by 1+2
checking the AGMARK mark and should have obtained the cash
memo

Remedies available
a. remove the defect of a product
b. replacing the defective product with the right product
c. returning the price of the product
d. compensating by the way of paying compensation

9 Sources of recruitment used to fill up the vacancies are 2+3

a. promotion
b. casual callers
c. placement agencies
d. management Consultants

1 merit of each of the following sources are

Promotion- motivation of employees is boosted

casual callers- this method does not require any advertisement

placement agencies- they recommend suitable persons to their

client

or

Preliminary screening

Filling application form

Blank selection form/ employment test

Selection or interview

Reference and background check

Selection decision

Medical examination

Job offer
 Contract of employment

10 a. Following are the assumption of Maslow's need hierarchy 3+2

theory other than the one discussed above
1. people's needs in hierarchical order - starting from the basic
need to other higher level names
2. a satisfied need can no longer motivate a person ,only next
higher level need can motivate him
3. a person moves to next higher level of the hierarchy only when
the lower need is satisfied
b. Needs of Karma which are being satisfied through promotion
1. are Esteem needs - which refer to the need for self respect
autonomy status regulation tension
2. self actualization needs which refers to the drive to become
what one is capable of becoming these include growth self-
fulfillment and achievement of goals

11 A. Level of fixed operating cost 5

B. Control consideration
C. Growth opportunities
D. Stability of dividend

12 a. Shares debentures and Bond 1+2+2

b. capital market is expected to give a better return in a rising
economy ,the securities are held for a longer duration, there is a
scope of earning capital gains in shares
c. securities in capital market are riskier with respect to return
and principal repayment, issuing company may fail to perform
as promoters may defraud investors
or

Selection of broker

Placing the order

Executing the order

Settlement