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Henri Fayol's… (Class 12 Business Studies SQP 2025-26, Q2)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2025-26: question 2

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section A, question 2, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q2 · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedPrinciples of Management

Henri Fayol's principle of discipline which emphasizes obedience to organisational rules and employment agreement, is evolved out of the experience and collective wisdom of managers. The nature of principle of management reflected through the above statement is-------------

  1. (A)Universal applicability
  2. (B)Flexible
  3. (C)Mainly behavioral
  4. (D)Formed by practice and experimentation

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Hints

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Hint 1

Where did the principle come from, according to the statement?

Hint 2

Universal and flexible describe how principles are applied, not how they are formed.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The statement says the principle of discipline grew out of the experience and collective wisdom of managers.

  2. Principles of management are derived from practice (experience) and experimentation, so this is the nature being described. Option (D).

    1 mark

Answer: (D) Formed by practice and experimentation

Where the marks are

  • Principles arise from experience and experimentation (1 mark)

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