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Test your PESTEL

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The impact of inflation is which type of PESTEL factor?

a)

E

b)

P

c)

S

d)

T

2.

Consumer tastes is which type of PESTEL factor?

a)

Technological

b)

Political

c)

Environmental

d)

Ethical

e)

None are correct

3.

Sugar tax is an example of which PESTEL factor?

a)

Economical

b)

Legal

c)

Political

d)

Social

4.

Employment law is an example of which PESTEL factor?

a)

Social

b)

Legal

c)

Environmental

d)

Political

5.

An increase in Minimum wage may impact a business because…

a)

It will increase profits

b)

It will increase total costs of the business

c)

It will increase consumer products

d)

It will increase customers

6.

People earning more money is which type of PESTEL factor?

a)

Economic - Because people have less money to spend.

b)

Economic - Because people have more disposable income.

c)

Economic - Because an increase in GDP means more people have more disposable income to spend in your business.

d)

Legal - Because earning more money is down to an decrease in minimum wage.

7.

From the list below, identify which factor does not form one of the six key areas of a PESTEL analysis.

a)

Technological changes

b)

Ecological changes

c)

Education changes

d)

Political changes

8.

Which of the following are considered political elements of PESTLE?

a)

Visa requirements and trading tariffs.

b)

Weather and climate

c)

Currency inflation and interests rates.

d)

Age and gender.

9.

How does PESTLE help your strategic development team?

a)

It helps you to identify the strengths of your company.

b)

It helps you to find solutions to problems, create marketing strategies, and stay ahead of your competition.

c)

It helps you to find the weaknesses of your company.

d)

It helps you to see how your company's financial well-being is affecting the environment.

10.

What are the six elements of PESTLE?

a)

Power, Ethical, Science, Trends, Legal, and Environment

b)

Power, Environment, Science, Teaching, Legal, and Education

c)

Political, Environmental, Savings, Technological, Labels, and thical

d)

Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental

11.

Why is PESTEL Analysis called 'Environmental Scanning'?

a)

Because it looks at climate change

b)

Because it scans the environment for potential positive and negative factors

c)

Because it is done on a computer

d)

Because it compares organisations against each other

12.

The countries unemployment rate is an external force impacting on which environment?

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Politic

d)

Environmental

13.
PESTLE Analysis identifies factors that occur within the organisation.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

The S in PESTEL Analysis stands for:

a)

Social

b)

Scientific

c)

Strategy

d)

Statistical

15.
Identified factors may fit into more than one category in a PESTLE Analysis?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Es in PESTEL Analysis stand for
a)
Ecological and Essential
b)
Efficiency and Effectiveness
c)
Economic and Environment
d)
Ecology and Enterprise
17.

Forces that exist outside the organisation are

a)

External forces

b)

Internal forces

c)

SWOT

d)

None of the above

18.

Trade restrictions have just been lifted, allowing your company to expand trade globally. Which external factor does this come under?

a)

Technological Factor

b)

Economic Factor

c)

Social Factor

d)

Political Factor

19.

Increased sales of ready to eat food packets during pandemic is a influence of

a)

Political Factor

b)

Social Factor

c)

Economic Factor

d)

Technological Factor

20.

Jill is looking into the possibility of opening up a day care center in her community, because she is aware of many two-income families that need a place for their children to stay while the parents work. However, she is concerned about the long-term prospects for such a business. Jill believes the future of her center will depend on whether birth rates and the number of two-income families remain high. These concerns illustrate how businesses can be affected by:

a)

Econometric trends

b)

Demographic trends

c)

Regulatory trends

d)

Psychographic trends

21.

The banks are offering credit at low interest rates. This is a factor of which of the following elements of macro environment?

a)

Economic

b)

Political

c)

Legal

d)

Technological

22.

In a PEST analysis, 'Internet and webcams to access weather info' would be classed as:

a)

a Political factor..

b)

an Economic factor..

c)

a Social factor..

d)

a Technological factor..

23.

In a PEST analysis, 'Health & Safety' would be classed as:

a)

a Political factor..

b)

an Economic factor..

c)

a Social factor..

d)

a Technological factor..

24.

Devaluation of Coca Cola Stock after Ronaldo moved its bottles during press conference is an example of:

a)

P

b)

E

c)

S

d)

T

e)

L

25.

Increased Subscriptions to OTT platforms

a)

T & S & Ec

b)

Ec & S

c)

T & Ec

d)

T & S & Ec & Env

26.

Increased workforce Work from home is a response to which type of change

a)

Env

b)

S

c)

T

d)

Env & S & T

27.

Driving with speed limit on the expressways is set by which factor

a)

Env

b)

T

c)

L

d)

S