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'CARO Tech Solutions'… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q9)

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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 9

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section A, question 9, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedNature and Significance of Management

'CARO Tech Solutions' aimed at development of a software system for the company's growing operations. The project was to be completed within six months with a budget of ₹ 12,00,000.

The software development team successfully completed its project on time by outsourcing a part of the project, leading to an additional expense of ₹ 2,00,000.

From the following, identify whether the software development team is :

  1. (A)Efficient and Effective
  2. (B)Efficient but not effective
  3. (C)Effective but not efficient
  4. (D)Neither efficient nor effective

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

Effectiveness = finishing the job on time.

Hint 2

Efficiency = doing it at minimum cost.

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 project was completed on time, so the target was met: the team was effective.

  2. It spent ₹2,00,000 more than the budget of ₹12,00,000, so resources were not used economically: it was not efficient. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Effective but not efficient

Where the marks are

  • On time but over budget (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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