Business Studies Important Questions
AHSEC Class 11 Business Studies Important Questions
Scheme of Allotment of Marks
|
Section |
Question Numbers |
Nature of Questions |
Marks per Question |
Total Marks |
|
Part-A |
1 – 40 |
Objective / Compulsory |
1 |
40 |
|
Part-B |
Short Answer (5 out of 8) |
2 |
10 |
|
|
42 |
Short Answer (5 out of 8) |
3 |
15 |
|
|
4341 |
Long Answer (3 out of 7) |
5 |
15 |
|
|
Total |
80 |
|||
Unit – I: Nature and purpose of business
1. Define
Business and explain its essential characteristics. (2015, 2019, 2024,
2025)
2. Explain the Objectives
of Business (Economic, Social, and Human). (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022)
3. Define and distinguish between Business, Profession, and Employment with examples. (2018)
4. What is
Business Risk? Explain its nature and various causes (Natural, Human, Economic).
(2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
5. What is
Industry? Mention its types (Synthetical, Analytical, Processing, etc.)
with examples. (2017, 2022, 2023, 2025)
6. Explain
"Auxiliaries to Trade" and how they remove hindrances in
business. (2016, 2018, 2019, 2024)
7. Explain the
role of Profit in business. (2019, 2023, 2025)
8. What are Economic and Non-economic
activities? Distinguish between them.
9. Define Commerce and mention its various
types.
10. Compare and contrast Industry, Trade, and
Commerce.
Unit – II: Forms of Business Organisation Expected Marks: (12 TO
15)
1. What is Sole
Proprietorship? Mention its features, merits, and demerits. (2016, 2019, 2025)
2. What is a
Partnership? Discuss its features, merits, and demerits. (2015)
3. What is a Partnership
Deed? Mention its importance and contents. (2016, 2023, 2024)
4. Explain the
features, merits, and demerits of a Joint Hindu Family (HUF) business and the
role of 'Karta'. (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
5. What are the various types of partners and
partnership? (2017, 2021)
6. Explain the process of registration of
partnership firm. State the consequences of non-registration of partnership
firms. 2018
7. Why Joint Stock Company is superior than sole
trade business and partnership firm? 2015
8. What are co-operative societies? Mention its
various types. 2016
9. What is
Consumer co-operative store? Mention its features, merits and demerits. (2015,
2016, 2017, 2024)
10. What are the
basic factors to be considered before starting a business?
11. What are the
points to be taken into consideration before selecting a suitable form of
business organisation? 2016
12. What types of businesses are suitable under
sole trade business? 2015
Unit – III: Private, Public and Global Enterprises Expected
Marks: (8 to 10)
1. What is Private and Public Sector? Mention their
features. And also distinguish between them. 2015,
2017
2. What are various forms of public sector
enterprises (Departmental Undertakings, Government Company and Statutory
corporations? Mention their features, merits and limitations (Causes of
failure). 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
3. Define Global Enterprises (MNCs) and mention
their main features. (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
4. What is a Joint Venture? State its advantages
and limitations. (2016, 2017, 2019, 2025)
5. Discuss the changing role of Public Sector
Enterprises in the Indian economy. (2018, 2023, 2024, 2025)
6. Write in two lines: Disinvestment, Objectives of
Public enterprises.
Unit – IV: Business Services Expected Marks: (8 to 10)
1. What are
business services? Mention its features. Distinguish between goods and
services. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2. What is
insurance? What are its various types? Distinguish between life insurance, fire
insurance and marine insurance.
3. Discuss the
importance of insurance to the business community. (2015, 2018, 2024)
4. Write a brief
note on various principles of
insurance. 2016, 2018, 2019,
2023, 2025
5. What is bank?
Explain its various functions. 2017
6. Explain the
various facilities and services provided by Commercial Banks to customers.
(2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
7. What is
E-banking? Mention its advantages and services like RTGS and NEFT. (2017, 2019,
2024, 2025)
8. What is
warehouse? Mention its various types. What are its needs or importance or
functions? 2017, 2023
9. What is transport? Mention its various types.
Point out their merits and demerits.
10. Write short notes on various services offered
by the Post Office.
Unit – V: Emerging Modes of Business Expected Marks: (5 to 8)
1. What is
Outsourcing? Mention its advantages and drawbacks (limitations). 2015, 2022,
2025
2. What services can be outsourced?
3. What is
e-business and traditional? Distinguish between them. 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024,
2025
4. What are the
benefits of e-business? Discuss the limitations and risks involved in
E-business. (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024)
5. Explain the need for E-business in the modern
era. Mention the resources required for successful implementations of
e-business. 2017
6. What is
E-commerce? Explain the scope of E-business (B2B, B2C, Intra-B, C2C). (2018,
2024)
7. What are various modes of payment in an online
transaction? 2018
8. Mention
various principle for security and safety of transactions. Explain the steps
involved in Online Trading. (2018, 2021, 2023)
Unit – VI: Social Responsibilities of Business and Business Ethics
Expected Marks: (8 to 10)
1. What is social
responsibility? Mention its need and importance. 2016
2. Explain the
Social Responsibility of business towards different groups (Consumers,
Employees, Government, Community). (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024)
3. Discuss the
role of business in Environmental Protection. (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023,
2025)
4. Mention the various types of pollution caused by
business activities.
5. Define
Business Ethics and explain its essential elements. (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022,
2025)
Unit – VII: Formation of a Company Expected Marks: (8 to 10)
1. What is a
joint stock company? Mentions its features, merits and demerits. 2018
2. What is public
and private company? Mention their features. Also distinguish between them. 2018
3. Discuss the
various stages/steps involved in the formation of a company. (2016, 2017, 2019,
2022, 2023)
4. Who is a
Promoter? Explain the role and functions of a promoter. What are various types
of promoters? (2021, 2022, 2024)
5. Define
Memorandum of Association (MOA) and explain its various clauses. (2015, 2017,
2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)
6. What is
Articles of Association (AOA)? What are its contents? Distinguish between MOA
and AOA. (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025)
7. What is prospectus? Mention its contents.
Mention two consequences of wrong statement in a prospectus. 2016
8. What are the documents necessary for
incorporation of a company? 2015,
2018
Unit – VIII: Sources of Business Finance Expected Marks: (10 to
15)
Q.1. What is
business finance? Mention various sources of long term and short term finance.
Q.2. What is
equity share? Mention its features, merits and demerits (three points). 2015, 2017
Q.3. What is
preference share? Mention its features, merits and demerits (three points). 2015
Q.4. What is
Debenture? Mention its features, merits and demerits (three points). 2016
Q.5. Distinguish
between equity shares and preference shares, shares and debentures. (Difference
can be stated as features) 2016,
2023, 2025
Q.6. Mention various types of preference shares
(2017) and debentures (2018). 2017, 2018,
2022
Q.7. What is public deposits? Mention its features,
merits and demerits (three points). 2016,
2017, 2021
Q.8. What is retained earnings? Mention its
features, merits and demerits (three points). 2015
Q.9. What are various factors to be taken into
consideration while selecting the source of fund? 2018
What are ADRs and GDRs? How do they help in raising
international finance? (2016, 2023)
Unit – IX: Small Business Expected Marks: (5 to 8)
1. Define small scale industry. What are the
problems faced by the small scale enterprises? (2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024,
2025)
2. Explain the role of small business in rural and
backward areas. (2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2025)
3. Discuss the incentives and steps taken by the
government (DIC, NSIC) to support small industries. (2021, 2022)
4. Define Small Industry, Tiny Sector, Cottage
Industry, and Rural Industry with examples. (2019, 2024)
Unit – X: Internal Trade Expected Marks: (8 to 10)
Q.1. What is
internal trade? What are its types?
Q.2. Define
Wholesaler. What are the services offered by wholesalers to the producers and
retailers? (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022,
2024, 2025)
Q.3. Define
Retailer. What are the services offered by retailer to the wholesalers and
consumers? (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021,
2024, 2025)
Q.4. Explain the
features, merits, and demerits of Departmental Stores and Chain Stores
(Multiple Shops). (2016, 2018, 2023, 2025)
Q.5. Explain GST (Goods and Services Tax) and its
impact. (2019, 2025)
Q.6. Discuss the role of Chambers of Commerce and
Industry in promoting internal trade. (2018, 2023)
Q.7. Distinguish between departmental store and
multiple store, wholesaler and retailers.
Unit – XI: International Trade Expected Marks: (8)
Q.1. What is
foreign or international trade? Mention its merits and drawbacks. 2016, 2017
Q.2. Distinguish
between internal trade and international trade. 2015,
2018, 2024
Q.3. Explain the
steps/procedure involved in Export and Import trade. (2015, 2023)
Q.4. Name the
documents used in import and export trade like Letter of credit, Bill of entry,
Bill of lading etc. (2016, 2022, 2025)
Q.5. Mention five export promotion measures adopted
by the government of India.
Q.6. Write short
notes on the objectives and functions of WTO, World Bank, and IMF. (2019, 2021,
2023, 2025)
Q.7. Mention various means of payment in
international trade.
Q.8. Mention three negative impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic on international trade. (2023)
Q.9. Define in two lines: Letter of credit, Bill of
entry, Bill of lading, Entrepot and Charter party. 2017, 2018