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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 27(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section C, question 27(b), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27(b) · 4 marks · Long answerPlanning

Explain the following types of plans : (2+2)
(i) Objective
(ii) Method

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

Objectives answer "where do we want to be?"

Hint 2

A method is narrower than a procedure.

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. (i) Objectives: The desired future position management wants to reach, stated in specific, written terms; usually set by top management, with departments having their own objectives.

    2 marks

  2. (ii) Method: The prescribed way in which a task, one step of a procedure, is to be performed considering the objective; it can vary from task to task.

    2 marks

Answer: Objectives are the desired end results; a method is the prescribed way of performing one step of a procedure.

Where the marks are

  • Each type explained, 2 marks

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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