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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2023-24: question 22(a)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section B, question 22(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22(a) · 3 marks · Short answerControlling

State any three reasons as to why controlling is regarded as an indispensable function of management.

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

What would happen to deviations without control?

Hint 2

Think of goals, standards and resources.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Accomplishing organisational goals: Control measures progress, brings deviations to light and indicates corrective action.

    1 mark
  2. Judging accuracy of standards: It shows whether standards are accurate and objective and helps revise them.

    1 mark
  3. Making efficient use of resources: Activities follow standards, reducing wastage and spoilage. (Also: employee motivation, order and discipline, coordination in action.)

    1 mark

Answer: Controlling helps accomplish goals, judge the accuracy of standards and use resources efficiently (also motivation, discipline, coordination).

Where the marks are

  • Any three points: 1 mark each

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