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Look at the… (Class 12 Business Studies SQP 2025-26, Q9)

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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 9

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section A, question 9, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedStaffing

Look at the picture given below and answer the question that follows:

Identify the incorrect statement about the type of source of recruitment depicted above.

  1. (A)Management can attract qualified people to apply for vacant positions in the organisation.
  2. (B)It may lead to dissatisfaction and frustration among existing employees.
  3. (C)Such employees are not likely to be good employees as their background is not sufficiently known.
  4. (D)Management has a wider choice while selecting people for employment.

Figure in the paper: Three smiley balls: two red ones on the left each with a speech bubble saying 'Yes!', and a purple one on the right with a speech bubble saying 'I'm looking for Job. Can you Refer Me?' See it in the official paper.

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

Who is the job seeker asking for help?

Hint 2

Is a referred candidate's background known or unknown?

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. The picture shows a person asking existing employees to refer him for a job: recommendations of employees, an external source. A, B and D are correct statements about external sources (qualified people, discontent among existing staff, wider choice).

  2. Statement (C) is incorrect: with employee recommendations the candidate's background is in fact reasonably well known, which is the merit of this source. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Such employees are not likely to be good employees as their background is not sufficiently known.

Where the marks are

  • Background of referred candidates is known (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Staffing, 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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