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The step of the… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q17)

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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 17

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/5/1, section A, question 17, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q17 · 1 mark · MCQStaffing

The step of the staffing process in which an employee’s current and/or past performance is evaluated against certain pre-determined standards is :

  1. (A)Placement and orientation
  2. (B)Performance appraisal
  3. (C)Promotion and career planning
  4. (D)Recruitment

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 step judges how well the employee works?

Hint 2

Placement comes before any performance exists.

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. Performance is compared with pre-determined standards.

  2. Evaluating an employee's current or past performance against standards is performance appraisal. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Performance appraisal

Where the marks are

  • Evaluation against standards (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Staffing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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 66/5/1: every question, by section.

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