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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2024-25: question 1

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section A, question 1, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q1 · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedNature and Significance of Management

The newly appointed Production Manager of Saheb Ltd., a firm manufacturing toys, Mr Ahrawat noticed that the workers in the factory were not giving their best as the physical conditions in the factory were not good. He conducted an experiment to see the effect of improvement in the physical conditions in the factory on the performance of the workers, by providing adequate ventilation and water facilities. He observed that the fatigue level of the workers reduced. The nature of management being highlighted in the above case is:

  1. (A)Management as science
  2. (B)Management as profession
  3. (C)Management as art
  4. (D)Both A. and C.

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Hints

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Hint 1

Did he rely on personal skill or on an experiment?

Hint 2

Science establishes cause and effect through observation.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Mr Ahrawat changed one condition (ventilation and water), observed its effect on workers (lower fatigue) and drew a cause-and-effect conclusion.

  2. Systematic experimentation and observation to establish cause and effect is the scientific nature of management. Option (A).

    1 mark

Answer: (A) Management as science

Where the marks are

  • Experiment and observed cause-effect (1 mark)

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