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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 4 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2026-27: question 29

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 29, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 4 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedBusiness Environment

Lisha Fabric Private Limited is a company manufacturing cotton garments. The Marketing Manager of the company notices a shift in Generation Z' expectations as they are becoming aware of ethical fashion. The company decides to collaborate with Hridyansh, a Tech Enthusiast who has invented an innovative machine that recycles plastic bottles to manufacture sustainable fabrics.
Identify and explain the dimensions of the business environment highlighted in the above case.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Changing customer values belong to which dimension?

Hint 2

An invention belongs to which dimension?

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. Social environment: the shift in Generation Z's expectations towards ethical fashion is a social trend.

    1 mark
  2. Social environment covers social forces such as customs, traditions, values, social trends and society's expectations from business; these create opportunities and threats.

    1 mark
  3. Technological environment: the machine that recycles plastic bottles into sustainable fabric is an innovation.

    1 mark
  4. Technological environment covers scientific improvements and innovations that provide new ways of producing goods and services and new methods of operating a business.

    1 mark

Answer: Social environment (changing expectations of Gen Z) and technological environment (recycling machine).

Where the marks are

  • Each dimension: 1 identification + 1 explanation

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