List of top Business Studies Questions

Debt is____cheaper, but more__risky for a business because the payment of interest and the return of principal is obligatory for the business.

The key position of top-level management is___.

Qualities of a successful entrepreneur do not include:

The market where existing securities are bought and sold is known as

Identify the function performed by SEBI: “It controls insider trading and imposes penalties for such practices.”

Financial management aims at choosing the best investment and financing alternatives. Its objective is to:

Identify the correct sequence of trading settlement procedure:
(A) The investor has to sign a broker client agreement.
(B) The investor has to open a ’Demat’ Account.
(C) An order confirmation slip is issued to the investor by the broker.
(D) The broker will then go online and connect to the main stock exchange.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Identify the Consumer Right “The consumer has the freedom to access variety of products at competitive prices. This implies that the marketers should offer a wide variety of products in terms of quality, brand, prices, size, etc.”

Identify the method of flotation in the Primary Market wherein a company sells securities en bloc. at an agreed price to a broker.

Match List-I with List-II on the basis of meaning and the term:

The formal organisation can be better understood by a study of its features which are as follows:
(A) It specifies the relationships among various job positions and the nature of their inter relationship.
(B) It is a means to achieve the objectives specified in the plans, as it lays down rules and procedures essential for their achievement.
(C) Independent channels of communication without specified direction of flow of information are developed by group members.
(D) It is deliberately designed by the top management to facilitate the smooth functioning of
the organisation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Identify the correct sequence of Organising function of management:
(A) Establishing authority and reporting relationships
(B) Departmentalisation
(C) Identification and division of work
(D) Assignment of duties

The informal organisation offers many benefits. Important among them are given below:
(A) Prescribed lines of communication are not followed. Thus, informal organisation leads to faster spread of information as well as quick feedback.
(B) It helps to fulfil the social needs of the members and allows them to find like-minded people. This enhances their job satisfaction since it gives them a sense of belongingness in the organisation.
(C) It contributes towards fulfilment of organisational objectives by compensating for inade-quacies in the formal organisation.(D) Unity of command is maintained through an established chain of command.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is not a limitation of Controlling?

Identify the importance of consumer protection discussed in the following lines “Business organisations make money by selling goods and providing services to consumers. Thus, consumers form an important group among the many stakeholders of business and like other stakeholders, their interest has to be well taken care of.”

If any of the parties are not satisfied by the order of , they can appeal against such order to the State Commission on the grounds of facts or law within a period of forty-five days from the date of order.

"Only a 5% increase in labor cost may be more troublesome than a 15% increase in postal charges."Identify the concept pointed out in the statement.

Identify the function performed by Financial Market from the following statement: "Holders of assets can readily sell their financial assets through the mechanism of the financial market."

Identify the correct sequence of Controlling process:
(A) Analysing deviations
(B) Measurement of actual performance
(C) Setting up standards
(D) Comparison of actual performance with standards

It is a process of influencing people by making them strive voluntarily towards achieving goals.

Which of the following is a process of incitement to induce subordinates to act in a desired manner?

Identify the correct sequence of the Selection process:
(A) Selection decision
(B) Employment interview
(C) Selection tests
(D) Reference checking

"It is a joint program of training where educational institutions and business firms cooperate." Identify the method of training.

Match List-I with List-II on the basis of meaning and name of the concept:

Find the correct sequence of needs as given by Maslow in his Need Hierarchy The-
ory.
(A) Belongingness needs
(B) Safety and Security needs
(C) Self-actualisation needs
(D) Esteem needs