Business Studies Question Paper 2025 [AHSEC Class 11 Business Studies Question Papers]

BUSINESS STUDIES Question Paper 2025 (Commerce)
AHSEC Class 11 Business Studies Question Papers

Full Marks: 80 | Pass Marks: 24

Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

Give the answers of Part-A in the OMR Answer-Sheet provided.

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	41	Short Answer (5 out of 8)	2	10
	42	Short Answer (5 out of 8)	3	15
	43	Long Answer (3 out of 7)	5	15
Total				80

Choose and write the correct option of the following: 1*40 = 40

1. The economic activity in which specialized knowledge is required:

(a) Profession

(b) Business

(c) Employment

(d) None of the above

2. Name the auxiliary to trade which removes the hindrance of time:

(a) Warehouse

(b) Trade

(c) Transportation

(d) Banking

3. Soaps are included under which type of industry?

(a) Synthetical industry

(b) Analytical industry

(c) Processing industry

(d) Assembling industry

4. A company cannot come into existence without:

(a) Getting certificate of incorporation

(b) Electing directors

(c) Issuing prospectus

(d) All of the above

5. In which year was the Company Act re-framed?

(a) 1956

(b) 1932

(c) 2013

(d) 2003

6. In a cooperative society, the main principle followed is:

(a) One share one vote

(b) One member one vote

(c) Multiple vote

(d) No vote

7. Multinational companies are controlled and managed by:

(a) Registered office

(b) The Parliament

(c) Branch office

(d) Subsidiary company

8. Reserve Bank of India has been set up as which type of public enterprise?

(a) Statutory Corporation

(b) MNC

(c) Departmental undertakings

(d) Government companies

9. When two business enterprises agree to join together for a common objective and mutual gain, it gives rise to:

(a) Joint ventures

(b) Partnership

(c) Company

(d) MNC

10. A company whose ownership and control vested in holding company is known as:

(a) MNC

(b) Departmental undertakings

(c) Statutory Corporation

(d) Government company

11. DTH services are provided by:

(a) Cellular companies

(b) Postal companies

(c) Transport companies

(d) Banks

12. Which of the following is not the form of E-banking services offered by E-banking?

(a) Cheque

(b) ATM

(c) POS

(d) EFTS

13. Overdraft facility is available on:

(a) Current Deposit Account

(b) Recurring deposit

(c) Savings deposit

(d) Fixed deposit

14. Videoconferencing is an example of which type of E-business transaction?

(a) B2E

(b) Intra B

(c) B2B

(d) B2C

15. Payment of purchase through online shopping is done through:

(a) COD, credit card or debit card

(b) COD

(c) Credit card or debit card

(d) None of the above

16. Which one of the following is not an example of transactional risk?

(a) Hacking

(b) Default on order taking

(c) Default on payment

(d) Default on delivery

17. In outsourcing, the process may be outsourced to:

(a) Horizontals

(b) Verticals

(c) Captive BPO unit

(d) All of the above

18. Public deposits are the deposits that are directly raised from:

(a) The public

(b) The auditors

(c) The owners

(d) The directors

19. Which of the following is a commercial bank?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Canara Bank

(c) State Bank of India

(d) All of the above

20. The minimum number of members to form a public company is:

(a) 5

(b) 7

(c) 12

(d) 21

21. Code of conduct should be followed by which level of management?

(a) Top level

(b) Low level

(c) All level

(d) Middle level

22. When business firm uses eco-friendly method of production then they are performing social responsibility towards which group?

(a) Customer

(b) Employee

(c) Community

(d) Shareholders

23. Equity shareholders are:

(a) Owner of the company

(b) Shareholder of the company

(c) Executive officer of the company

(d) Creditor of the company

24. Fund raised through loans or borrowings are:

(a) Borrowed funds

(b) Owner's equity

(c) Share capital

(d) None of the above

25. Money obtained by issue of shares is known as:

(a) Debt

(b) Share capital

(c) Loans

(d) Reserve fund

26. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhijan was started in:

(a) 2021

(b) 2020

(c) 2022

(d) 2005

27. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) was established in:

(a) July 1948

(b) July 2001

(c) July 1956

(d) July 1991

28. Innovative small firms are more likely in:

(a) Knowledge-based sectors

(b) Biotechnology

(c) Automobile manufacturing

(d) Aerospace manufacturing

29. An individual who initiates, creates and manages a new business can be called:

(a) A leader

(b) A manager

(c) A professional

(d) An entrepreneur

30. Which of the following is organized by individuals?

(a) Cottage industry

(b) Railway industry

(c) Chemical industry

(d) None of the above

31. In what class the retail shop of Bata Shoe Company belongs?

(a) Supermarket

(b) General store

(c) Cooperative society

(d) Chain store

32. Innovative entrepreneurs face special issues in raising:

(a) Development capital

(b) Structured capital

(c) Human capital

(d) Seed capital

33. The purchase of goods from a foreign country is called:

(a) Entreport

(b) Import

(c) Re-export

(d) Export

34. The retailer plays important role as a link between:

(a) Consumer and manufacturer

(b) Consumer and wholesaler

(c) Manufacturer and wholesaler

(d) He does not link any

35. A warehouse keeper accepts goods for the purpose of:

(a) Selling

(b) Packaging

(c) Export

(d) Storage

36. Small-scale fixed retailers include:

(a) Hawkers

(b) Pedlars

(c) Cheapjacks

(d) General stores

37. The World Bank is known as:

(a) IMF

(b) IDA

(c) IBRD

(d) Both (b) and (c)

38. Which type of elasticity plays a crucial role in determining international trade?

(a) Elasticity of demand

(b) Price elasticity of demand

(c) Income elasticity of demand

(d) Cross-elasticity of demand

39. Key controllable factors in global marketing are:

(a) Government policy and legislation

(b) Social and technical changes

(c) Marketing activities and plans

(d) All of the above

40. International trade forces domestic firms to become more competitive in terms of:

(a) The introduction of new products

(b) Product design and quality

(c) Product price

(d) All of the above

PART-B (Marks: 40)

41. Answer any five of the following questions: 2*5 = 10

(a) Explain the concept of business.

(b) Give two distinctive features of a sole-proprietorship business.

(c) Define a retailer.

(d) What is warehouse?

(e) What do you mean by business finance?

(f) Why is a company termed as artificial person?

(g) What do you mean by insurable interest?

(h) What is private sector?

42. Answer any five of the following questions: 3*5 = 15

(a) What is the role of profit in business?

(b) Write in short on the changing role of public sector.

(c) What are the services rendered by the bank?

(d) What do you understand by social responsibility of business?

(e) Write the three differences between Memorandum of Association and Article of Association.

(f) Write the names of three sources of finance of a company.

(g) Write the problem faced by the small enterprises within 50 words.

(h) Mention the main division of foreign trade.

43. Answer any three of the following questions: 5*3 = 15

(a) What is multinational company? Write three main features of multinational company. (2 + 3 = 5)

(b) What is E-banking? What are its advantages? (2 + 3 = 5)

(c) How does outsourcing represent a new mode of business? (5)

(d) What do you mean by business ethics? Explain the elements of business ethics. (1 + 4 = 5)

(e) What do you mean by promotion of a company? Write the name of principal documents which are necessary at the time of incorporation of the company. (2 + 3 = 5)

(f) Explain the role of small industries in rural areas. (5)

(g) What is wholesale trade? Describe the features of it. (2 + 3 = 5)

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