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Choose the… (Class 12 Business Studies SQP 2025-26, Q8)

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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 8

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section A, question 8, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q8 · 1 mark · MCQControlling

Choose the correct statement about the controlling function of management.

  1. (A)No corrective action is required when the deviation goes beyond the acceptable range in important areas.
  2. (B)Deviations should be analysed for their causes.
  3. (C)Measurement of actual performance should be done only after the task is complete.
  4. (D)Managers must keep a check on each and every activity, otherwise the entire organisation may suffer.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Is it practical to check every activity?

Hint 2

Which step comes after comparing actual with standard performance?

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. (A) is wrong: deviations beyond the acceptable range in important areas need immediate corrective action. (C) is wrong: performance should be measured during the task as well. (D) is wrong: checking every activity is not economical (control by exception).

  2. Deviations must be analysed to find their causes before corrective action is taken. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Deviations should be analysed for their causes.

Where the marks are

  • Analysing deviations is a step in controlling (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Controlling, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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