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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Following is the impact of government policy changes on business and industry:
a)
technological upgradation
b)
Demanding customers
c)
Increased competition
d)
All of the above
2.
technological environment includes:
a)
advances in production technology
b)
advances in information technology
c)
popularity of e -banking
d)
all of the above
3.
Following are the elements of social environment:
a)
Educational system and literacy rates
b)
family structure
c)
caste and occupational structure
d)
all of the above
4.
Legal environment includes:
a)
government policies related to pricing
b)
the constitutional framework
c)
goverment policies related to import and export
d)
all of the above
5.
Following is not the importance of business environment:
a)
Get first mover advantage
b)
complexity
c)
Tapping useful resources
d)
better performance
6.
Which of the following is an example of social environment?
a)
money supply in the economy     
b)
consumer protection act
c)
The constitution of the country       
d)
composition of family
7.
The importance of understanding of business environment is signified by :
a)
The importance of understanding of business environment is signified by :
b)
coping with rapid changes
c)
improvement in performance         
d)
all of the above
8.
Liberalisation signifies:
a)
INTEGRATION AMONG VARIOUS ECONOMIES OF WORLD
b)
REDUCED  GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS & CONTROL
c)
POLICY OF PLANNNED DISINVESTMENT
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
9.

In order for relationships in the business to be functional (have a positive impact),...

a)

Employees should be trained to be tolerant of differences.

b)

There should be a person who dominates discussions because they were a top student in university.

c)

Employees should be encouraged to communicate in a constructive manner about their ideas and even differences

d)

Time management skills are crucial - especially where the output of one employee becomes the input of another employee

10.

True or False? Developing the business strategy forms part of the responsibilities of general management.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When the manager allocates duties, authority and responsibilities to subordinates (people below her), we call this...

a)

Communication

b)

control

c)

delegation

d)

discipline

12.

Organisational culture is....

a)

The structure of the organisation - break down of roles and responsibilities

b)

The shared values, beliefs, expectations and attitudes of the people within the organisation (management and staff)

13.

The internal business environment consists of...

a)

factors that directly impact the organisation

b)

factors that influence the operations of the business

c)

factors that influence the wider environment in which the business operates

14.

Which of thes options best describes opportunity cost?

a)

The price of taking a chance

b)

The alternative you have to go without in a choice of two things

c)

The cost of opportunity

d)

The price you pay when you make a choice

15.

Just after the declaration of the results of the Lok Sabha Elections, 2009, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s price index (Sensex) rose by 2100 points in a day. Identify the environmental factor which led to this rise?

a)

Legal Environment

b)

Political environment

c)

Social Environment

d)

Economic Environment

16.

The growing awareness about healthcare has led to an increase in the demand for healthcare products and services in the country. Identify the feature of business environment being described in the above case.

a)

Dynamic nature

b)

Uncertainty

c)

Relativity

d)

Interrelatedness

17.

A business has to offer wider choice in purchasing enhanced quality of goods and services in order to maintain an edge over its competitors. The implementation of the new economic policy with liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation has posed various challenges for the corporate sector. One of the important challenges is explained in the above lines. Identify it.

a)

Increasing competition

b)

More demanding customers

c)

Necessity for change

d)

Market orientation

18.

In order to boost and double India’s export of goods and services to over USD 1,000 billion by 2025, it is important to lower effective corporate tax rate, bring down cost of capital and simplify regulatory and tax framework. Identify the related dimension of business environment.

a)

Social dimension and Legal dimension

b)

Technological dimension and Political dimension

c)

Political dimension and Social dimension

d)

Economic dimension and Legal dimension

19.

The external environment is made up of two layers.. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

20.

Which is an example of a macro economic factor?

a)

interest rates

b)

research and development

c)

climate change