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Class 12 Business Environment worksheet

CBSE Business Studies. Meaning, features and importance of the business environment, specific and general forces, and its economic, social, technological and legal dimensions. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    The total of all individuals, institutions and forces outside a business that affect it is the:

    1. business plan
    2. management
    3. business organisation
    4. business environment
    Answer

    (d) business environment

  2. 2.

    What is meant by “first mover advantage”?

    1. the gain from being first to use an opportunity
    2. new methods, inventions and techniques
    3. laws, rules and court orders
    4. interest rates, inflation, incomes and the like
    Answer

    (a) the gain from being first to use an opportunity

  3. 3.

    Which of these is a change in the social environment?

    1. Rules require warnings on packets of harmful products.
    2. Prices of most goods rise faster than usual.
    3. Incomes of families rise, so they spend more.
    4. People become more health-conscious and want organic food.
    Answer

    (d) People become more health-conscious and want organic food.

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What is meant by business environment?

    Answer

    The sum total of all individuals, institutions and other forces outside a business that may affect its performance.

  2. 5.

    Explain each term: (a) social environment (b) technological environment

    Answer

    (a) customs, values, traditions and lifestyles (b) new methods, inventions and techniques

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Explain the features of business environment.

    Answer

    Totality of external forces, specific and general forces, inter-relatedness, dynamic nature, uncertainty, complexity and relativity.

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