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Q1:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Planning at GreenTech Solutions

GreenTech Solutions, a renewable energy startup, wanted to expand its operations into the solar panel market. To achieve this, the management developed a structured planning process using different types of plans.

The company set a five-year goal to become the top solar panel provider in the region. This included a mission to promote sustainable energy and reduce carbon footprints.

To support the strategic goal, the company devised a plan to establish partnerships with suppliers and secure contracts with government and private organizations for solar installations.

The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery. The management prepared for potential risks like raw material shortages by securing multiple suppliers and maintaining a reserve inventory.

A detailed budget was created, allocating resources for manufacturing, marketing, and R&D to ensure cost efficiency.

By aligning all types of plans, GreenTech Solutions successfully launched its solar panels, captured a significant market share, and established itself as a leader in the renewable energy sector within three years.

Identify the type of plan not highlighted in the case.

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 2 BST question 1

Q2:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Planning at GreenTech Solutions

GreenTech Solutions, a renewable energy startup, wanted to expand its operations into the solar panel market. To achieve this, the management developed a structured planning process using different types of plans.

The company set a five-year goal to become the top solar panel provider in the region. This included a mission to promote sustainable energy and reduce carbon footprints.

To support the strategic goal, the company devised a plan to establish partnerships with suppliers and secure contracts with government and private organizations for solar installations.

The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery. The management prepared for potential risks like raw material shortages by securing multiple suppliers and maintaining a reserve inventory.

A detailed budget was created, allocating resources for manufacturing, marketing, and R&D to ensure cost efficiency.

By aligning all types of plans, GreenTech Solutions successfully launched its solar panels, captured a significant market share, and established itself as a leader in the renewable energy sector within three years.

What is the primary focus of GreenTech's strategic plan?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 2 BST question 2

Q3:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Planning at GreenTech Solutions

GreenTech Solutions, a renewable energy startup, wanted to expand its operations into the solar panel market. To achieve this, the management developed a structured planning process using different types of plans.

The company set a five-year goal to become the top solar panel provider in the region. This included a mission to promote sustainable energy and reduce carbon footprints.

To support the strategic goal, the company devised a plan to establish partnerships with suppliers and secure contracts with government and private organizations for solar installations.

The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery. The management prepared for potential risks like raw material shortages by securing multiple suppliers and maintaining a reserve inventory.

A detailed budget was created, allocating resources for manufacturing, marketing, and R&D to ensure cost efficiency.

By aligning all types of plans, GreenTech Solutions successfully launched its solar panels, captured a significant market share, and established itself as a leader in the renewable energy sector within three years.

"The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery". Identify the type of plan highlighted in these lines.

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 2 BST question 3

Q4:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Planning at GreenTech Solutions

GreenTech Solutions, a renewable energy startup, wanted to expand its operations into the solar panel market. To achieve this, the management developed a structured planning process using different types of plans.

The company set a five-year goal to become the top solar panel provider in the region. This included a mission to promote sustainable energy and reduce carbon footprints.

To support the strategic goal, the company devised a plan to establish partnerships with suppliers and secure contracts with government and private organizations for solar installations.

The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery. The management prepared for potential risks like raw material shortages by securing multiple suppliers and maintaining a reserve inventory.

A detailed budget was created, allocating resources for manufacturing, marketing, and R&D to ensure cost efficiency.

By aligning all types of plans, GreenTech Solutions successfully launched its solar panels, captured a significant market share, and established itself as a leader in the renewable energy sector within three years.

What does the operational plan address?

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 2 BST question 4

Q5:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Planning at GreenTech Solutions

GreenTech Solutions, a renewable energy startup, wanted to expand its operations into the solar panel market. To achieve this, the management developed a structured planning process using different types of plans.

The company set a five-year goal to become the top solar panel provider in the region. This included a mission to promote sustainable energy and reduce carbon footprints.

To support the strategic goal, the company devised a plan to establish partnerships with suppliers and secure contracts with government and private organizations for solar installations.

The production team outlined daily and weekly targets for manufacturing solar panels, ensuring quality control and timely delivery. The management prepared for potential risks like raw material shortages by securing multiple suppliers and maintaining a reserve inventory.

A detailed budget was created, allocating resources for manufacturing, marketing, and R&D to ensure cost efficiency.

By aligning all types of plans, GreenTech Solutions successfully launched its solar panels, captured a significant market share, and established itself as a leader in the renewable energy sector within three years.

What was the result of the planning process?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 2 BST question 5

Q6:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Objective(I) The first step in planning.
(B) Policy(II) It provides a basis for interpreting strategy.
(C) Rule(III) It includes the entire gamut of activities as well as the organisation’s policy.
(D) Programme(IV) A specific statement that informs what is to be done.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 1 BST question 6

Q7:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Arrange the following steps involved in the Planning Process in proper order.

  1. Make certain assumptions about the future.
  2. Identify all alternative courses of action
  3. Decide what the organization is set to achieve
  4. Adopt the best alternative

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 1 BST question 7

Q8:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

_______ seeks to bridge the gap between where we are and where we want to go.

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 30 May Shift 1 BST question 8

Q9:

2025: 29 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

A strategy (comprehensive plan) includes which of the following dimensions?

(A) Determining long term objectives

(B) Determining short term objectives

(C) Adopting a particular course of action

(D) Allocating resources necessary to achieve the objective

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 29 May Shift 2 BST question 9

Q10:

2025: 29 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Arrange the following steps of Planning Process in the correct sequence:

(A) Setting Objectives

(B) Identifying alternative courses of action

(C) Selecting an alternative

(D) Evaluating alternative courses

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Q11:

2025: 29 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

An expected statement of expenses, revenue and income for a specified period is known as:

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Q12:

2025: 29 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

"Most of the time, employees do not even attempt to formulate plans". Which limitation of Planning is indicated by the given statement ?

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Q13:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
Types of PlanExplanation
(A) Policy(I) Provide the prescribed ways or manner in which a task has to be performed
(B) Rules(II) It is a plan which quantifies future activities
(C) Methods(III) General statements that guide thinking or channelize energy towards a particular direction.
(D) Budget(IV) Specific statements that inform what is to be done.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q15:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Setting objectives for a given time period, formulating various courses of action to achieve them, and then selecting the best possible alternative from among the various courses of action available is known as:

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Q16:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Which of the following is a comprehensive plan for accomplishing organizational objectives?

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Q17:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

Arrange the following steps of the planning process adopted by XYZ Ltd. in the correct sequence.

(A) XYZ Ltd. has decided to increase their sales by 20% in the financial year 2025-26.

(B) After carefully considering the alternatives, they have decided to try selling their products through e-commerce websites.

(C) After registering with the e-commerce websites, the plan will become operational.

(D) XYZ Ltd. has identified three options: increase in price, use of social media influencers for promotion and selling through e-commerce websites.

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Q18:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

___________ bridges the gap from where we are, to where we want to go by deciding in advance what to do, when to do, and who is to do it.

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Q19:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Which of the following are the importance of Planning?

(A) Planning provides direction

(B) Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities

(C) Planning promotes innovative ideas

(D) Planning reduces the risk of certainty

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Q21:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Identify the correct statements in the context of the planning.

(A) Planning will be a futile exercise if it is not acted upon or implemented.

(B) Planning implies a process which coordinates human efforts and assembles resources.

(C) Planning is closely connected with creativity and innovation.

(D) Planning is what managers at all levels do.

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Q22:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

“Planning requires logical and systematic thinking rather than guess work or wishful thinking”. Identify the feature of planning highlighted in the aforesaid statement.

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Q23:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Identify the type of plan which provides the prescribed ways or manner in which a task has to be performed considering the objective.

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Q24:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Arrange the following steps of the planning process in a logical sequence.

(A) Establishing Objectives

(B) Developing premises

(C) Evaluation of Alternatives

(D) Selecting a Course of Action

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Q25:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

"Following a pre-decided plan, when circumstances have changed, may not turn out to be in the organisations interest." Identify the limitation of planning highlighted in the aforesaid statement.

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Q26:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

A statement of expected results expressed in numerical term which quantifies future facts and figures represent which type of plan?

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Q27:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Type of Plan)(Aspect of Plan)
(A) Objectives(I) The desired future position that the management would like to achieve
(B) Strategy(II) The general statement that guides thinking
(C) Policy(III) The broad contours of an organisation's business
(D) Procedures(IV) Routine steps on how to carry out activities

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Q29:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Which of the following are the limitations of Planning?

(A) Planning leads to rigidity

(B) Planning reduces creativity

(C) Planning involves huge costs

(D) Planning does not work in a dynamic environment

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Q30:

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Choose the correct order for the planning process.

(A) Developing premises

(B) Selecting an alternative

(C) Setting objectives

(D) Identifying and evaluating the alternatives

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