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Match the type of… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q15)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 66/5/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies 2026: question 15

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/5/1, section A, question 15, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q15 · 1 mark · MCQPlanning

Match the type of plan given in Column-I with its meaning in Column-II :

Column-IColumn-II
a. Policy(i) Prescribed way or manner in which a task has to be performed considering the objective.
b. Programme(ii) Detailed statement about a project which outline the objectives, policies, procedures, rules, tasks, human and physical resources required and the budget to implement any course of action.
c. Method(iii) A comprehensive plan for accomplishing an organisation’s objectives, taking business environment into consideration.
d. Strategy(iv) A general statement that guides thinking or channelises energies towards a particular direction.

Choose the correct alternative from the following :

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

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 66/5/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Which plan includes a budget for a project?

Hint 2

Which plan considers the environment?

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. A policy is a general statement that guides thinking (iv); a programme is a detailed statement of a project with its objectives, resources and budget (ii).

  2. A method is the prescribed way of performing a task (i); a strategy is a comprehensive plan that considers the business environment (iii). Option (B).

    1 mark

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

Where the marks are

  • Matching types of plans (1 mark)

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 66/5/1: every question, by section.

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