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Q1:

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

The function of management that requires taking decisions since it involves making a choice from alternative courses of action is known as:

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Option 1
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Q2:

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Identify the potential limitations of Planning:

(A) It increases the creativity.

(B) Managers have poor planning knowledge and skills.

(C) Sometimes plans to be drawn up take too much time.

(D) The costs incurred sometimes may not justify the benefits derived from the plans.

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Option 4
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Q3:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Which of the following is not a feature of Planning?

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Option 3
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Q4:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

____________ is usually developed once but is modified from time to time to meet business needs as required.

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Option 1
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Q5:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

______ lays down the course of action selected to guide and determine present and future decisions.

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Option 2
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Q6:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Choose the correct order of planning process.

(A) Developing Premises

(B) Evaluating alternative courses

(C) Identifying alternative courses of action

(D) Implementing the plan

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 16 May Shift 1 BST question 6

Q8:

2025: 15 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Identify the correct sequence of steps in the Planning Process:

(A) Evaluating alternative courses

(B) Implementing the plan

(C) Selecting an alternative

(D) Follow-up action

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 15 May Shift 2 BST question 8

Q9:

2025: 15 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Indicative explanation)(Features and importance of planning)
(A) Involves looking ahead(I) Reduces the risk of uncertainty
(B) Anticipate changes(II) Mental exercise
(C) Activity of thinking rather than doing(III) Futuristic
(D) Encourages new ideas(IV) Innovative

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 15 May Shift 2 BST question 9

Q10:

2025: 15 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

The Limitations of Planning are:

(A) It reduces creativity

(B) It works in a dynamic environment.

(C) It involves huge costs

(D) It is time-consuming

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Q11:

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

In business, a manager is required to make certain assumptions about the future regarding a particular product, demand of that product, tax rates etc. This is called:

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Q12:

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Which of the following is a characteristic of planning?

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Q13:

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Rita has been promoted as the planning head and the company is planning to launch a new product. What will be the correct sequence of the steps in the planning of the new product?

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Q14:

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Planning

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

ItemsDescription
(A) Budget(I) Future decisions defining the organisation's direction and scope to acquire a dominant position.
(B) Procedure(II) A control device from which deviations can be taken care of.
(C) Policy(III) Routine steps in chronological order.
(D) Strategy(IV) Guide to managerial actions and decisions in the implementation of a business strategy.

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Q15:

2025: 14 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
Types of planDescription
(A) Policies(I) General statement or understanding that guides thinking in decision-making.
(B) Rules(II) Detailed statement about a project.
(C) Procedures(III) Pre-determined decision which has to be applied in special circumstances.
(D) Programme(IV) Exact way of doing work

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Q16:

2025: 14 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

In the context of the types of plan, identify the correct statement.

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Q17:

2025: 14 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

"A manager starts planning before the work begins and when work is accomplished, planning for the other work starts". Identify the feature of planning reflected by the given statement.

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Q18:

2025: 14 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
DecisionFactor affecting the decision
(A) Detailed Statement(I) Method
(B) Prescribed Way(II) Rule
(C) What is to be done?(III) Programme
(D) Routine steps(IV) Procedure

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Q19:

2025: 14 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

_______involves setting objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to achieve these objectives.

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Q20:

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Arrange the following steps of a company's planning process in the correct sequence.

(A) Develop premises

(B) Set objectives

(C) Select an alternative

(D) Implement the plan

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Q21:

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Since the future cannot be predicted with absolute accuracy, ___________ premises may not be fully reliable.

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Q22:

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

A ______ is general statement that guides thinking or channelizes energies towards a particular direction.

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Q23:

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Planning

Medium

Which of the following are important features of the 'Budget'?

(A) The budget is a single-use plan containing expected results in theoretical terms only.

(B) Budgets may be expressed in terms of time, materials or other suitable units capable of numerical expression.

(C) The budget is a plan which quantifies future facts and figures.

(D) The budget projects the expected revenues and expenses for a given period.

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Q24:

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Planning

Easy

Which of the following is the feature of planning?

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Q25:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

_______ involves setting objectives, developing appropriate courses of action and providing a rational approach to achieve these objectives.

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Q26:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Which of the following states that a specific and definite action is to be taken or not to be taken?

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Q27:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Arrange the following steps of planning process in a logical sequence

(A) Making certain assumptions about the future

(B) Selecting the best possible and viable alternative

(C) Weighing the pros and cons of each alternative

(D) Monitoring the plan to ensure that objectives are achieved

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Q28:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Planning is an important function of management which involves defining the following:

(A) Setting objectives

(B) Deciding on plans, actions and strategies to achieve organisational goals

(C) Allocating and arranging resources

(D) Motivating and inspiring people to perform better

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Q29:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Planning

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Strategy(I) Prescribed way of doing a task
(B) Method(II) Detailed statements about a project
(C) Programme(III) Exact manner in which a particular activity is to be done
(D) Procedure(IV) Comprehensive plan for accomplishing objectives

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Q30:

2024

Planning

Medium

(A) Setting objectives

(B) Identifying alternative courses of action

(C) Developing premises

(D) Evaluating alternative courses of action

Identify the correct sequence of steps under the Planning function

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024 BST question 30