"Planning without controlling is meaningless and controlling without planning is blind". Which of the following statements advocate this statement:

(A) Planning and controlling are separable twins of management.

(B) Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management.

(C) Planning is evaluative, whereas controlling is prescriptive.

(D) Planning based on mere assumptions makes controlling easier and more effective.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 -> (A), (B) and (D) only - This is incorrect because statement (A) says "separable" which contradicts the interdependence shown in the quote, and (D) suggests poor planning improves control, which is illogical.

Option 2 -> (B) and (C) only - This is incorrect because statement (C) reverses the roles - planning is prescriptive (sets goals), not evaluative, and controlling is evaluative (measures performance), not prescriptive.

Option 3 -> (A), (C) and (D) only - This is incorrect because all three statements either contradict the quote or contain factual errors about the nature of planning and controlling.

Option 4 -> (B) only - This correctly identifies that only statement (B) advocates the quote, as "inseparable twins" perfectly captures that planning and controlling are interdependent and meaningless without each other.

Hence, Option 4: (B) only -> Statement (B) "Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management" directly supports the quote by emphasizing that these functions are interdependent and cannot be effectively separated, which aligns with "planning without controlling is meaningless and controlling without planning is blind" -> correct