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Concentration… (Class 12 Business Studies SQP 2023-24, Q11)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2023-24: question 11

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section A, question 11, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11 · 1 mark · MCQOrganising

Concentration of decision making functions at the apex of management hierarchy is called __________

  1. (A)Decentralisation.
  2. (B)Delegation
  3. (C)Organisational structure.
  4. (D)Centralisation

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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Hint 1

Is authority kept at the top or spread down?

Hint 2

Delegation is between one superior and one subordinate.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Decentralisation spreads decision making to lower levels; delegation is transfer of authority to a subordinate.

  2. Keeping decision making at the top of the hierarchy is centralisation. Option (D).

    1 mark

Answer: (D) Centralisation

Where the marks are

  • Decisions at the apex (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Organising (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Organising, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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