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Class 11 Private, Public and Global Enterprises worksheet
CBSE Business Studies. Departmental undertakings, statutory corporations, government companies, global enterprises, joint ventures and public private partnership. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
A public sector enterprise run as a department of a ministry is a:
- government company
- joint venture
- statutory corporation
- departmental undertaking
Answer
(d) departmental undertaking
- 2.
What is meant by “statutory corporation”?
- a public enterprise created by a special Act
- a huge firm with operations spread over many countries
- government and a private firm sharing a public project
- two or more firms pooling resources for a common purpose
Answer
(a) a public enterprise created by a special Act
- 3.
Its directors are appointed by the government, and it can be formed without a special Act. Which form of public enterprise is this?
- departmental undertaking
- cooperative society
- joint venture
- government company
Answer
(d) government company
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is meant by the public sector?
Answer
Organisations owned partly or wholly by the government, either central or state.
- 5.
Explain each term: (a) public private partnership (b) joint venture
Answer
(a) government and a private firm sharing a public project (b) two or more firms pooling resources for a common purpose
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the merits and limitations of departmental undertakings.
Answer
Merits: effective control by Parliament, public accountability, revenue goes to the treasury, useful where secrecy is needed. Limitations: lack of flexibility, delays from red tape, political interference, insensitivity to consumers.
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