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Match the principle… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q16)

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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 16

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section A, question 16, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q16 · 1 mark · MCQPrinciples of Management

Match the principle of management given in Column – I with its explanation given in Column – II :

Column – IColumn – II
(a) Discipline(i) There should be one and only one boss for every individual employee in the organisation.
(b) Unity of direction(ii) There should be a place for everything (everyone) and everything (everyone) should be in its (his/her) place.
(c) Order(iii) There should be obedience to organisational rules and employment agreement which is necessary for the working of the organisation.
(d) Unity of command(iv) Each group of activities having the same objective must have one head and one plan.

Choose the correct option from the following :

  1. (A)(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  2. (B)(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
  3. (C)(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  4. (D)(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

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

One boss vs one plan: which is which?

Hint 2

Order means everything in its place.

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. Discipline is obedience to rules and agreements (iii); unity of direction is one head and one plan for activities with the same objective (iv).

  2. Order is a place for everything and everyone (ii); unity of command is one boss for each employee (i). Option (D).

    1 mark

Answer: (D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

Where the marks are

  • Matching Fayol's principles (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Principles of Management, 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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