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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 14

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section A, question 14, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q14 · 1 mark · MCQMarketing

The process of classification of products into different groups, on the basis of some of the important characteristics such as quality, size, etc. is known as:

  1. (A)Branding
  2. (B)Standardisation
  3. (C)Grading
  4. (D)Marketing planning

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which function sorts products into classes?

Hint 2

Standardisation fixes standards; it does not sort.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Branding gives a name; standardisation sets standards for a product.

  2. Classifying products into groups by quality, size and similar characteristics is grading. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Grading

Where the marks are

  • Classification by characteristics (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Marketing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)

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