The CBSE Board exams for Class 12 are underway. These exams are crucial as many students will make their career decisions basis these examinations next year.  Meritnation presents a quick analysis of the exam paper ( Delhi).  So, let us dig deep to understand the paper pattern  .To start with, the overall difficulty level of the paper was average.

Key Highlights:

Level of paper: Moderate level of difficulty we would rate it a 6/10

Was the paper lengthy: NO, if the answers are given strictly as per the marks carried by the question, then the paper is of appropriate length.

Difficult/tricky questions: 5 questions can be categorized as difficult/tricky. These questions along with the question numbers as per the CBSE (DELHI) set 1 of the paper are as follows.

Ques 9:  Give an example of ‘Employee Recognition Programmes’ as a non-financial incentive.
Ques 13: Rahim was working in an enterprise on daily wages basis. It was difficult for him to fulfill the basic needs of his family. His daughter fell ill. He had no money for his daughter’s treatment. To meet the expenses of her treatment, he participated in a cycle race and won the prize money. The cycle company offered him a permanent pensionable job which he happily accepted.

(i) By quoting the lines from the above para identify the needs of Rahim that are satisfied by the offer of cycle company.
(ii) Also, explain two other needs of Rahim followed by above that are still to be satisfied.

Ques 16: Crackers Ltd., a firecracker-manufacturing company, launched some new products on the eve of Diwali, which attracted many buyers. To meet the increased demand, the company employed children from nearby villages. Although the product was in great demand, appropriate safety warnings for use were not mentioned on the packets that led to many accidents.

(i) Identify and explain the important product-related decision that was not taken into consideration by the company.
(ii) Also, identify any two values that were violated by the company.

Ques 19: XYZ Power Ltd.set up a factory for manufacturing solar lanterns in a remote village as there was no reliable supply of electricity in rural areas. The revenue earned by the company was sufficient to cover the costs and the risks. The demand of lanterns was increasing day by day, so the company decided to increased production to generate higher sales. For this they decided to employ people from the nearby villages as very few job opportunities were available in that area. The company also decided to open schools and creches for the children of its employees.

Ques 26: Principles of Taylor and Fayol are mutually complementary. One believed that, management should not close its ears to constructive suggestions made by the employees, while the other suggested that a good company should have an employee suggestion system, whereby suggestions which result in substantial time or cost reduction should be rewarded.
Identify and explain the principles of Taylor and Fayol referred in the above para.

Out of syllabus questions:  None
Incorrect questions: None
Instances of questions (asked in paper) that already exists on Meritnation: It can be said that approximately 90% of the questions asked in the paper already existed on Meritnation.

Example:

QUES 1: CLICK HERE  

QUES 2:  CLICK HERE

QUES 3: CLICK HERE

QUES 4: CLICK HERE

Section-wise analysis: The paper can be said to be balanced and in accordance with the blueprint as provided by the CBSE.

Meritnation Verdict

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