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State any four merits… (Business Studies 2026 66/1/1 Q26a)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 66/1/1 · 4 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies 2026: question 26(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section C, question 26(a), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26(a) · 4 marks · Long answerStaffing

State any four merits of internal source of recruitment.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Who already knows internal candidates best?

Hint 2

Compare the costs of internal and external search.

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. Motivates employees: A promotion can start a chain of promotions, encouraging better performance.

    1 mark

  2. Simplifies selection and placement: Existing employees can be evaluated more accurately and economically.

    1 mark

  3. Transfer is a tool of training: It prepares employees for higher jobs, and no induction training is needed.

    1 mark

  4. Economical: Filling jobs internally is cheaper than going outside. (Also: shifts surplus staff to departments with shortage.)

    1 mark

Answer: Any four: motivates employees, simplifies selection, transfer as training, shifts surplus staff, economical.

Where the marks are

  • Any four merits, 1 each

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 paper2026 board paper, set 66/1/1: every question, by section.

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