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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 4(a)

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

Q4(a) · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedDirecting

Identify the element of communication process from the above picture :

  1. (A)Feedback
  2. (B)Media
  3. (C)Noise
  4. (D)Decoding

Figure in the paper: Picture of a man in a suit shouting through a megaphone at another man who covers his ears with his hands and looks distressed; jagged zigzag lines and a speech bubble with symbols (!, *, %, +, x) indicate harsh noise. See it in the official paper.

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

What is stopping the listener from receiving the message?

Hint 2

Feedback is the receiver's response, not a disturbance.

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. The picture shows a man shouting through a megaphone while the listener covers his ears; the harsh sound distorts the message.

  2. Any obstruction or hindrance to communication between sender and receiver is noise. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Noise

Where the marks are

  • Disturbance in communication = noise (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Directing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)

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