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Identify the… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q13)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 66/1/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies 2026: question 13

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section A, question 13, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q13 · 1 mark · MCQPlanning

Identify the incorrect statement with respect to the importance of planning function of management :

  1. (A)Planning provides directions by stating in advance how work is to be done.
  2. (B)Planning eliminates uncertainty by looking ahead and anticipating changes.
  3. (C)Planning facilitates decision making by making a choice among various alternative courses of action.
  4. (D)Planning promotes innovative ideas as new ideas can take the shape of concrete plans.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 66/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Can any plan remove all uncertainty?

Hint 2

Look for an overstated word.

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. Planning helps a manager anticipate change and prepare responses to it.

  2. It cannot eliminate uncertainty, only reduce the risk of uncertainty, so statement (B) is incorrect. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Planning eliminates uncertainty by looking ahead and anticipating changes.

Where the marks are

  • Planning reduces, not eliminates, uncertainty (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Planning, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 66/1/1: every question, by section.

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