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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 66/5/1 · 4 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies 2026: question 25(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/5/1, section B, question 25(b), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25(b) · 4 marks · Long answerPrinciples of Management

Explain the following techniques of Scientific Management :
(i) Method study
(ii) Standardisation and simplification of work

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

Hints

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Hint 1

"One best way" is the aim of which study?

Hint 2

Simplification cuts the number of varieties.

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) Method study: Finding the one best way of doing a job, covering every activity from procurement of raw materials to delivery of the final product; it minimises cost and maximises quality and customer satisfaction.

    2 marks

  2. (ii) Standardisation and simplification of work: Standardisation sets standards for every activity (process, material, time, product, machinery, methods, working conditions); simplification removes unnecessary diversity of products, saving labour, machine and tool costs.

    2 marks

Answer: Method study finds the one best way; standardisation sets standards and simplification removes unnecessary variety.

Where the marks are

  • Each technique explained, 2 marks

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Principles of Management, 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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