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Which of the… (Class 12 Business Studies 2026, Q7)

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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 7

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/5/1, section A, question 7, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7 · 1 mark · MCQDirecting

Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory of motivation ?

  1. (A)People’s behaviour is based on their needs.
  2. (B)People’s needs are in hierarchical order, starting from basic needs to other higher level needs.
  3. (C)Only a satisfied need can motivate a person.
  4. (D)A person moves to the next higher level of the hierarchy only when the lower need is satisfied.

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

Does a satisfied need still drive behaviour?

Hint 2

Look for the reversed statement.

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. Maslow held that behaviour is driven by needs arranged in a hierarchy, and a person moves up only when the lower need is satisfied.

  2. A satisfied need no longer motivates; only an unsatisfied need motivates. So (C) is incorrect. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Only a satisfied need can motivate a person.

Where the marks are

  • Only unsatisfied needs motivate (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Directing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Directing, 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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