Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Varanasi Region

Session ending examination: 2024 – 2025

Class – XI
Business Studies – Blue print of the Question paper
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General instructions:
1. This question paper contains 34 questions.
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. Answers should be brief and to the point.
4. Answers to the questions carrying 3 marks may be from 50 to 75 words.
5. Answers to the questions carrying 4 marks may be about 150 words.
6. Answers to the questions carrying 6 marks may be about 200 words.
7. Attempt all parts of the questions together.
Name of chapter and content Total
1 History of Trade and Commerce in India: Indigenous Banking System, Rise of Intermediaries, Transport, 7
Trading Communities: Merchant Corporations, Major Trade Centres, Major Imports and Exports, Position of
Indian Sub-Continent, in the World Economy, Business – meaning and characteristics
Business, profession and employment – Concept
Objectives of business
Classification of business activities - Industry and Commerce
Industry-types: primary, secondary, tertiary Meaning and subgroups
Commerce-trade: (types-internal, external; wholesale and retail) and auxiliaries to trade; (banking, insurance,
transportation, warehousing, communication, and advertising) – meaning
Business Risk-Concept
Understand the concept of risk as a special characteristic of business. • Examine the nature and causes of
business risks.
2 Forms of Business organizations 9
Sole Proprietorship-Concept, merits and limitations
Partnership-Concept, types, merits and limitation of partnership, registration of a partnership firm, partnership
deed. Types of partners
Hindu Undivided Family Business: Concept
Cooperative Societies-Concept, merits, and limitations.
Company - Concept, merits and limitations; Types: Private, Public and One Person Company – Concept
Formation of company - stages, important documents to be used in formation of a company
Choice of form of business organization
3 Public, Private and Global Enterprises 7
Public sector and private sector enterprises – Concept
Forms of public sector enterprises: Departmental Undertakings, Statutory
Corporations and Government Company
Global Enterprises – Feature Joint venture
Public private partnership – concept
4 Business Services 7
Business services – meaning and types. Banking: Types of bank accounts - savings, current, recurring, fixed
deposit and multiple option deposit account
Banking services with particular reference to Bank Draft, Bank Overdraft, Cash credit.
E-Banking: meaning, types of digital payments
Insurance – Principles. Types – life, health, fire and marine insurance – concept
Postal Service - Mail, Registered Post, Parcel, Speed Post, Courier - meaning
5 Emerging Modes of Business 5
• Give the meaning of e-business.
• Discuss the scope of e-business.
• Appreciate the benefits of e- business
• Distinguish e-business from traditional business.
6 Social Responsibility of Business and Business Ethics 5
• State the concept of social responsibility.
• Examine the case for social responsibility.
• Identify the social responsibility towards different interest groups.
• Appreciate the role of business in environment protection.
• State the concept of business ethics.
• Describe the elements of business ethics.
7 Sources of Business Finance 13
• State the meaning, nature and importance of business finance.
• Classify the various sources of funds into owners’ funds.
• State the meaning of owners’ funds.
• State the meaning of borrowed funds.
 • Discuss the concept of debentures, bonds, loans from financial institutions and commercial banks,
Trade credit and inter corporate deposits.
• Distinguish between owners’ funds and borrowed funds.
8 Small Business and Enterprises 7
Entrepreneurship Development (ED): Concept, Characteristics and Need. Process of Entrepreneurship
Development:
Start-up India Scheme, ways to fund
start-up. Intellectual Property Rights and Entrepreneurship
Small scale enterprise as defined by MSMED Act 2006 (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development
Act)
Role of small business in India with special reference to rural areas
Government schemes and agencies for small scale industries: National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and
District Industrial Centre (DIC) with special reference to rural, backward areas
9 Internal Trade 12
Internal trade - meaning and types services rendered by a wholesaler and a retailer
Types of retail-trade-Itinerant and small scale fixed shops retailers
Large scale retailers-Departmental stores, chain stores – concept
GST (Goods and Services Tax): Concept and key-features
10 International Trade 8
• Understand the concept of international trade.
• Describe the scope of international trade to the nation and business firms.
• State the meaning and objectives of export trade.
• Explain the important steps involved in executing export trade.
• State the meaning and objectives of import trade.
• Discuss the important steps involved in executing import trade.
• Develop an understanding of the various documents used in international trade.
• Identify the specimen of the various documents used in international trade.
• Highlight the importance of the documents needed in connection with international trade transactions
• State the meaning of World Trade Organization.
• Discuss the objectives of World Trade Organization in promoting international trade.
Total 80 (34)

Important features of the question paper:

⮚ 1 Mark X 20 Questions
⮚ 3 Marks X 4 Questions
⮚ 4 Marks X 6 Questions
⮚ 6 Marks X 4 Questions
⮚ Question paper will be bilingual, i.e. English and Hindi
⮚ There will be 2 internal choices internal choices in 3 marks question, 2 internal choices in 4 marks question and
2 internal choices in 6 marks question.
⮚ MCQ type question will consist of the following components:
1. At least 2 questions – assertion and reason type
2. At least 2 questions – case based MCQs
3. At least 2 questions – combination of statements and their permutations
4. At least 2 questions – match the columns type
5. At least 2 questions – diagram/picture based

⮚ Approximately 40% - 50% of the questions will be based on case problems.

⮚ There may be “interdisciplinary questions” keeping the overall weightage of the marks awarded for the section.
⮚ In case of the ambiguity in the Hindi translation, English version shall be treated as correct.