This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Banks of bank is A) SBI. B) SEBI. C) ICICI. D) RBI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RBI. 2. Which among the following is not a reason for economic reforms A) Political instability. B) Poor performance of public sector. C) Inefficient management. D) Deficit in balance of payment account. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political instability. 3. Is the following statement true or false? Predictive projects are plan driven, while adaptive projects focus on team collaboration with stakeholders or customers to determine the project need by writing user stories and hybrid projects can combine or switch predictive or adaptive approaches as necessary. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Customers are part of ..... environment. A) Internal. B) Wide. C) Macro. D) Micro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Micro. 5. ..... inspires people and sets goals A) Leader. B) Manager. C) Employer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leader. 6. What does the business environment consist of? A) Internal factors only. B) External factors only. C) Both internal and external factors. D) Market trends only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both internal and external factors. 7. Which part of the business cycle is consumer spending and business investment at their lowest levels? A) Expansion. B) Boom. C) Contraction. D) Recession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recession. 8. A new business is entering a highly competitive market. What strategies should it prioritize to succeed? A) Focus on reducing product quality to cut costs. B) Avoid innovation and rely on existing products. C) Improve products, reduce costs, and innovate to attract customers. D) Ignore customer service and focus on internal policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve products, reduce costs, and innovate to attract customers. 9. The Indian Partnership Act was earlier contained in ..... A) The Indian Contract Act. B) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930. C) The Indian Companies Act 1956. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Indian Contract Act. 10. If people start using eco-friendly products, what should a business do? A) Keep selling the same products. B) Ignore the trend. C) Start offering eco-friendly products. D) Stop selling products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Start offering eco-friendly products. 11. A company's mission statement is part of its: A) External environment. B) PESTLE analysis. C) Internal environment. D) Competitive strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal environment. 12. An employee notices an unfilled customer need, this is an example of a(n) A) Strength. B) Opportunity. C) Weakness. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunity. 13. 2) 'Demand for Bhujia is high in India, whereas it is almost nil in Greenland.' Which feature of business environment is stated here? A) Dynamic. B) Complexity. C) Specific and general forces. D) Relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relativity. 14. What business environment involves multiple sovereign nations? A) Local Business Environment. B) Regional Business Environment. C) Global Business Environment. D) Micro Business Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global Business Environment. 15. Which of the following is a key characteristic of the internal business environment? A) It encompasses company culture and employee relations. B) It includes external market conditions. C) It is solely focused on financial metrics. D) It is unaffected by management decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It encompasses company culture and employee relations. 16. Govt. sector enjoys full autonomy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Contracts are agreement between two parties A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Why is understanding the business environment important for companies? A) Companies should focus solely on internal factors, ignoring external influences. B) The business environment only affects small businesses, not larger corporations. C) It is important for companies to understand the business environment to effectively navigate challenges and leverage opportunities. D) Understanding the business environment is irrelevant for strategic planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is important for companies to understand the business environment to effectively navigate challenges and leverage opportunities. 19. Which international organization focuses on providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries to address balance of payments problems? A) World Bank Group. B) International Trade Centre (ITC). C) Asian Development Bank (ADB). D) International Monetary Fund (IMF). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) International Monetary Fund (IMF). 20. Where is the WTO Headquarters? A) Brussels. B) London. C) Geneva. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geneva. 21. How many modes/ routes are there for entry of foreign investment in India? A) 3. B) 1. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 22. Disinvestment is an example of A) NOTA. B) Revenue receipts. C) Capital expenditure. D) Capital receipts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capital expenditure. 23. Which term means totality of external forces outside business? A) Internal environment. B) Social environment. C) Business environment. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Business environment. 24. The doctrine of 'judicial precedent' states that: A) The subordinate courts are not bound by the decisions of the superior courts. B) The customary laws of each race may be used in making legal decisions. C) The decisions of the federal court is binding on all lower courts. D) The Court of Appeal is exempt from its own decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The decisions of the federal court is binding on all lower courts. 25. What is the nature of the business environment? A) The business environment is static and unchanging. B) The business environment has no impact on business operations. C) The business environment is solely determined by internal factors. D) The business environment is dynamic and influenced by various external factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The business environment is dynamic and influenced by various external factors. 26. Which of the following BEST describes the importance of understanding the business environment? A) It guarantees business success. B) It helps businesses anticipate threats and capitalize on opportunities. C) It eliminates the need for strategic planning. D) It ensures compliance with all regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps businesses anticipate threats and capitalize on opportunities. 27. A business owned and controlled by a single person, such as a local kiryana (grocery) store owner in Karachi, with no legal separation between the owner and the business is called a: A) Public LTD. B) Partnership. C) PVTLTD. D) SoleProprietorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SoleProprietorship. 28. When the government chooses to use resources to build tourist centres, the chosen resources are no longer available to build highways. This BEST illustrates the concept of: A) Macroeconomics. B) Scarcity. C) Opportunity cost. D) Efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opportunity cost. 29. Which of the following scenarios illustrates a favorable opportunity in the external environment? A) Loosening of government regulations. B) Rise in employee turnover. C) A sudden increase in raw material costs. D) Entry of a new competitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loosening of government regulations. 30. Which of the following best shows the effect of technology on businesses? A) A rise in interest rates. B) A new machine reducing production time. C) New tax rules by the government. D) A fall in unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A new machine reducing production time. 31. Which feature indicates that environmental elements affect each other? A) Uncertainty. B) Relativity. C) Complexity. D) Interrelatedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrelatedness. 32. Which macro environmental factors are constantly changing businesses:Both what they offer, and how they operate? It can be used to:Develop products, deliver products, automate processes. A) Economic Factors. B) Ethical Factors. C) Environmental Factors. D) Technological Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technological Factors. 33. Which of the following terms is defined as "conduct based on or authorized by law which is established by society to maintain order and protect people and property from harm?" A) Ethical behavior. B) Legal behavior. C) Moral behavior. D) Mannerly behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legal behavior. 34. What role does the political environment play in business operations? A) The political environment has no effect on business operations. B) Businesses operate independently of political influences. C) Political factors only affect international businesses. D) The political environment shapes regulations, stability, and policies that directly impact business operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The political environment shapes regulations, stability, and policies that directly impact business operations. 35. The Macro Environment is the wider environment in which the business operates and does therefore not have any control over. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Which of the following author has given the definition, "Business environment is the climate or set of conditions-economic, social, political or institutional in which business operations are conducted" A) Peter F Drucker. B) Arthur M Weiner. C) FC Hooper. D) Bayard O Wheeler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthur M Weiner. 37. The business model "bricks and mortar" is best described as ..... A) A business that creates homes. B) A business that directly delivers products to their customers. C) A business that imports and exports goods and services. D) A business with a physical location such as a store in a shopping centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A business with a physical location such as a store in a shopping centre. 38. BE enables the firm to identify ..... and getting the first mover advantage A) RESOURCE. B) UNITY. C) THREAT. D) OPPORTUNITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OPPORTUNITY. 39. What should businesses do before investing in a new market? A) Focus solely on cultural aspects. B) Assess risks related to government policies. C) Reduce product offerings. D) Ignore local regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assess risks related to government policies. 40. What does the Systems Approach to Business emphasize? A) Holistic view of the organization. B) Isolated departments. C) Maximizing profits only. D) Minimizing costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holistic view of the organization. 41. Which factor is considered an internal environment factor? A) Government policies. B) Human resources. C) Natural resources. D) Economic conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human resources. 42. Climatic/weather conditions are part of:- A) Technological environment. B) Demographic environment. C) Natural/ecological environment. D) Social environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural/ecological environment. 43. The acronym QUEST in strategic management refers to: A) Quick Understanding of External and Strategic Threats. B) Quality, Uniqueness, Efficiency, Strategy, and Technology. C) Quantitative and Qualitative Environmental Scanning Techniques. D) Questioning, Understanding, Evaluating, Strategizing, Testing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantitative and Qualitative Environmental Scanning Techniques. 44. Identify the business environment:'The export of rice has been affected on account of bitterness created in the relations with one of the rice exporting countries. A) Social. B) Political. C) Legal. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political. 45. Julie's window cleaner is what? A) Global. B) Local. C) National. D) International. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local. 46. What is vertical mobility? A) Moving within a single career path. B) Moving across different countries. C) Moving to a different social status within the same level. D) Moving up or down the social hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving up or down the social hierarchy. 47. Generally speaking, the more socialist a country is the higher the taxes will be. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. What role does innovation play in the technological environment? A) No impact on businesses. B) Helps companies adapt to political changes. C) Influences the development of new products and services. D) Determines socio-cultural trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influences the development of new products and services. 49. The dimension of business environment which has led to incorporation of values as part of business objectives A) Legal. B) Economic. C) Political. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social. 50. What does a social environment refer to? A) Only the values, opinions, and beliefs of a potential customer. B) Only the way local communities interact with each other and your brand. C) Both the way companies and consumers respond to social experiences and the values, opinions, and beliefs of a potential customer. D) Only the way companies and consumers respond to social experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the way companies and consumers respond to social experiences and the values, opinions, and beliefs of a potential customer. 51. Business Environment helps in: A) Image Building. B) On Job Training. C) Business Proposal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Image Building. 52. According to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), customers have the right to: A) Higher product prices. B) Guidelines for business interactions, quality goods and services, and quality service. C) Free products. D) Control business operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guidelines for business interactions, quality goods and services, and quality service. 53. As part of regulations to be followed by advertisers, the advertisement for a new brand of baby food for infants provides important information for potential buyers that it is "Not recommended for infants under the age of four months" . Which dimension of the business environment is highlighted in the above statement? A) Political. B) Social. C) Legal. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legal. 54. What are the assessments for the GBE module? A) Presentation on internal factors. B) Exam on economic policies. C) CW1 and CW2 assignments. D) Team-building activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CW1 and CW2 assignments. 55. What economy is based on public or governmental ownership of the production and distribution of goods? A) A capitalist. B) D. traditional. C) B. mixed. D) C. socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. socialist. 56. In Malaysia, the supreme head of state is the: A) Prime Minister. B) Yang Dipertuan Agung. C) Sultan of each state. D) Yam Tuan Besar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yang Dipertuan Agung. 57. How does government policy impact the growth of small scale industries in India? A) By discouraging foreign partnerships. B) By limiting market access. C) By imposing strict regulations. D) By providing tax incentives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing tax incentives. 58. Monetary & Fiscal Policy are part of which environment- A) Economic. B) Ecological. C) Political. D) Legal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic. 59. What percentage of the money in circulation became invalid after demonetisation? A) 67%. B) 76%. C) 68%. D) 86%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 86%. 60. A magazine article is an example of? A) Ethics. B) Knowledge. C) Primary research. D) Secondary research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary research. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCommerce QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 1Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 2Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 3Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 4Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 5Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 6Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 7Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 3 Business Environment Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books