Business Environment: Class 12 Previous Year Questions
Every CBSE board exam question on Business Environment (Class 12 Business Studies (BST)) from 2023 to 2026, with the years it was asked and the official marking-scheme answer in the free app.
Key facts
- Weightage: about 2.8 marks per board paper on average (rank 11 of 12 chapters in Class 12 Business Studies (BST))
- Asked in board exams: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Typical question marks: 1-mark × 12, 3-mark × 2, 4-mark × 1
- Questions on BoardPrep: 21 (15 MCQ, 3 short answer, 1 Assertion-Reason, 1 very short, 1 case-based), 21 with official marking-scheme answers
Business Environment questions asked in CBSE board exams
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- ‘Business environment keeps on changing whether in terms of technological improvement, shifts in consumer preferences or entry of new competitors in the market.’ The feature of business environment highlighted in the above statement is : 1 (A) Totality of exte…
Board 20261 markMCQ - (a) State any three functions of middle level management. 3 OR (b) State any three features of ‘Demonetisation’.
Board 20263 marksshort answer - ‘Since business environment consists of numerous interrelated and dynamic conditions or forces which arise from different sources, it becomes difficult to comprehend at once what exactly constitutes a given environment.’ The feature of business environment hig…
Board 20261 markMCQ - Identify which of the following functions is Not performed by ‘Top Level Management’ : 1 (A) Cooperating with other departments for smooth functioning of the organisation. (B) Being responsible for the welfare and survival of the organization. (C) Analyzing th…
Board 20261 markMCQ - Green-Eats is a start-up offering plant based meal kits. It gained popularity as more young consumers were becoming health conscious and awareness about environmental issues was increasing day-by-day. To promote sustainable eating, they collaborated with schoo…
Board 20261 markMCQ - Bimal Rai is working in Funny Bunny Ltd. The company manufactures games and toys for children. The basic task of Bimal Rai is to integrate diverse elements and coordinate the activities of different departments. He also analyses the business environment and it…
Board 20251 markMCQ - Salim and Karim are good friends. They started a business of selling high quality seeds for growing organic vegetables. They are offering 200 varieties of vegetable seeds suitable for terrace gardens, balconies and backyards. Due to the growing trend towards h…
Board 20251 markMCQ - Alfa Graphics Ltd. was a reputed Indian company which had been in business for many years. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Rohit Gupta always believed in understanding the business environment as well as responding and adapting to it. When he found…
Board 20251 markvery short - ·High inflation rates generally result in constraints on business enterprises as they increase the various costs of business such as the purchase of raw materials and payment of wages and salaries to employees etc' The dimension of business environment referre…
Board 20251 markMCQ - ·The process of organizing allows a business enterprise to accommodate changes in the business environment. It allows the organization structure to be suitably modified to pave the way for a smooth transition.' The point of importance of organizing function of…
Board 20251 markMCQ - Identify the dimension of business environment illustrated by the given picture : Mera I am an A-I News Anchor Social (A) (B) Political Technological (D) (C) Economic For Visually Impaired Candidates : Shifts in demand from steam locomotives to electric engine…
Board 20251 markMCQ - Match the various characteristics of Business environment given in Column I with their respective explanations in Column II : Column I Column II A. Dynamic nature (i) Environment is a phenomenon that is relatively easier to understand in parts but difficult to…
Board 20231 markMCQ - With a revolution taking place in the manufacturing of mobile phones with super class cameras, the business of cameras in the consumer market has taken a hit. Studies show that mobile phone photography has devastated the camera industry. The dimension of busin…
Board 20231 markMCQ - g p standards in light of changes Alternatives: a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (…
CBSE practice 2023-241 markAssertion-Reason - Lisha Fabric Private Limited is a company manufacturing cotton garments. The Marketing Manager of the company notices a shift in Generation Z’ expectations as they are becoming aware of ethical fashion. The company decides to collaborate with Hridyansh, a Tech…
Sample paper 2026-274 markscase-based - “Global stock indices have fallen on account of the pandemic” The above statement DIRECTLY falls under which dimension of the business environment? A. legal environment B. social environment 1 C. economic environment D. technological environment
CBSE practice 2022-231 markMCQ - Bhrama & Co has come up with special offers for its customers for Diwali. Their marketing and graphics team have designed a pamphlet to be shared with the customers on social media. Which dimension of the business environment does this situation cover? A. lega…
CBSE practice 2022-231 markMCQ - In Country X, 80% of the factories are owned by the government. But these factories have long been operating at a loss and so the government has opted to sell 50% of its holdings to other big companies in the nation. The rationale is 1 that since these busines…
CBSE practice 2022-231 markMCQ - Which of the following is a result of globalisation that has contributed to the rationalisation of tariff structures? (a) the formation of trade blocs (b) increased competition among businesses (c) enhanced ease of international business transactions (d) gover…
CBSE practice 2023-241 markMCQ
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Frequently asked questions
How many marks does Business Environment carry in the CBSE Class 12 Business Studies (BST) board exam?
Across recent CBSE board papers, Business Environment carried about 2.8 marks per paper on average, making it number 11 of 12 chapters by weightage.
Which years were Business Environment questions asked in CBSE boards?
Questions from Business Environment appeared in the 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 CBSE Class 12 board exams.
Where can I practise Business Environment previous year questions for free?
On BoardPrep: all 21 Business Environment questions are free to practise online, with official CBSE marking-scheme answers where published.