IPWS/2024/XII/B.

Studies/02
Indraprastha WORLD SCHOOL
Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110063
SESSION 2024-25

Subject: Business Studies

Chapter / Topic: Organising

Date of Assignment: _____________ Date of Submission: _____________

LEVEL 1
1. ___________ function of management coordinates physical, 1
financial and human resources and establishes productive relations
among them for achievement of specific goals.
a. Planning
b. Organising
c. Staffing
d. Controlling

2. Which statement is not correct with respect to ‘Organisation 1

Structure’?
a. Ensures coordination among human and physical resources
b. Ensures smooth flow of communication
c. Specifies the relationship among people, work or resources
d. Establishes standards for controlling

3. Himalaya Ltd. is engaged in manufacturing washing machines. 1

The target of the organisation is to manufacture 500 washing
machines a day. There is an occupational specialisation in the
organisation, which promotes efficiency of employees. There is no
duplication of efforts in such type of organisation structure.
Identify the type of organisation structure described above.

4. Statement I: Delegation is the entrustment of responsibility and 1

authority to another, and the creation of 4 accountability for
performance.
Statement II: Irrespective of the extent of delegated authority, the
manager shall still be accountable to the same extent as before
delegation.
Choose the correct option from the following:
a. Statement I is true and Statement II is false.
b. Statement II is true and Statement I is false.
c. Both the Statements are true.
d. Both the Statements are false.

5. Name the function of management that acts as a means for 1

translating plans into action.
a. Planning
b. Directing
c. Organising
d. Controlling

6. Which of the following is not an advantage of a functional 1

structure?
a. It promotes functional specialization.
b. It facilitates better control and coordination within the
department.
c. It is easy to fix responsibility for performance.
d. It is an economical structure.

7. Name the outcome of the function of management which includes 1

designing of roles to be filled by suitably skilled people and
defining the inter relationship between roles so that ambiguity in
performance of duties can be eliminated.
a. Organization structure
b. Delegation of authority
c. Decentralization
LEVEL 2
11. An Indian information technology company presently employing 1
10,000 people desires to expand its business of trading and wants to
become a global company. To achieve its objectives it has started
shifting from a centralized to a decentralized management system.
Identify the management function being performed by the company
to become a decentralized company.
a. Planning
b. Organising
c. Staffing
d. Directing

12. Assertion- Delegation helps a manager to extend his area of 1

operations.
Reason- There is transfer of authority from a superior to
subordinate in delegation.

a. Both A & R are true and R is the correct reason for

assertion.
b. Both A & R are true and R is not the correct reason for
assertion.
c. A is False but R is true.
d. A is True but R is false.

13. Assertion- Conflict of interest may arise in a divisional structure. 1

Reason- There is absence of clear separation of responsibility in a
Divisional Structure.

a. Both A & R are true and R is the correct reason for

assertion.
b. Both A & R are true and R is not the correct reason for
assertion.
c. A is False but R is true.
d. A is True but R is false.

14. Zamon Ltd. is manufacturer of electronics goods based in Pune. On 1

one hand it deals in items like books, music instrument, videotapes
etc., and on the other hand it deals in laptops and mobile phones.
The company had a functional structure with separate heads for
production, marketing and finance. All the functional heads were
looking after the products, but at times their activities overlapped.
This led to problems related to coordination and inter-departmental
conflicts. To facilitate specialization Ramit, the CEO of the
 company decided to group books, music instrument, videotapes etc.
under ‘Media’ and laptops and mobile phones under ‘consumer
electronics’. While doing so Ramit has performed a step in the
process of one of the functions of management. Identify the step.

a. Identification and division of work

b. Departmentalisation
c. Assignment of duties
d. Establishing reporting relationships

15. National Vritech Ltd has grown in size. It was a market leader but 1
with changes in business environment and with the entry of MNC’s
its market share is declining.To cope up with the situation CEO
starts delegating some of his authority to the General Manager, who
also felt himself overburdened and with the approval of CEO
disperses some of his authority to various levels throughout the
organisation. Identify the concept of management discussed above.

16. Smriti works as a marketing manager in a small company. The 1

company has recently launched a new brand of room fresheners
through aggressive promotion. However, the product is less in
demand and its sales are low. Smriti decides to study the reasons for
the poor likability of the product through a market research.
Keeping in view the volume of work, she knows it will be
impractical for her to handle it all by herself. In order to share her
work, she deploys a team of executives. She gives them the
necessary authority and assigns them the responsibility to conduct
the research and report back to her so that she can make the
decisions.
In the context of the above case: Identify and explain the concept
used by Smriti to share her work and authority with her
subordinates.

17. Roasted Coffee Corporation is a coffeehouse chain operating in 3

seven states of India. Through its effective organisational structure,
it has grown despite pressure from competitors in the national
market. The company has a Purchase and Production department,
Supply chain management and logistics department, Brand
management department and Sales department. This structure has
facilitated operational efficiency, as employees became specialists
within their own realm of expertise. They could be imparted
specialised training as the focus was on limited range of skills.

a. Identify the organizational structure of Roasted Coffee

Corporation.
b. Explain any two of its demerits.
18. E-Solutions Ltd.’ started its operations in the year 2000. At the time 3
of its inception, the company had only ten employees with two
departments, a Production department and an Administration
department. The products supplied and the services provided by the
company started gaining popularity over the years. The
management had faith in the abilities of the employees and thus
they allowed them freedom of action.
The management recognised that the decision-makers at different
levels of the organisation need to be given more autonomy. They
took a policy decision that there will be less control of superiors
over subordinates. This increased the role of the subordinates in the
organisation and now they were in a position to take numerous as
well as important decisions. As a result, its business has diversified
into many areas. Presently, it has its operations throughout the
country with seven branches overseas. Its organisational structure
has now changed into divisional structure and ten thousand people
are working with the company.
A.Identify the concept of management which helped the company to
diversify into many areas and branches abroad.
b. Explain any two points of importance of the concept so
identified.

19. Smriti works as a marketing manager in a small company. The 3

company has recently launched a new brand of room fresheners
through aggressive promotion. However, the product is less in
demand and its sales are low. Smriti decides to study the reasons for
the poor likability of the product through a market research.
Keeping in view the volume of work, she knows it will be
impractical for her to handle it all by herself. In order to share her
work, she deploys a team of executives. She gives them the
necessary authority and assigns them the responsibility to conduct
the research and report back to her so that she can make the
decisions.
In the context of the above case: Identify and explain the concept
used by Smriti to share her work and authority with her
subordinates.

20. Ishita works as a corporate event coordinator in an event 4

management company. She has been made an overall official
incharge for organizing a painting exhibition for one of the clients
of the company. For ensuring that the exhibition takes place
successfully, she identifies the various activities involved and
divides the whole work into various task groups like marketing
committee, decoration committee and reception committee. In order
to facilitate coordination within and among committees, she
 appoints a supervisor of each group. Each member in the group is
asked to report to their respective supervisors and all the supervisors
are expected to work as per Ishita's orders.
In context of the above case:
(a) Identify the function of management being performed by
Ishita.
(b) Describe briefly the various steps involved in the
performance of the function of management as identified in
part (a) of the question.

21. ABC Ltd. is a profit making colours producing company. The company 4
deals in making different types of colours used in paintings. The
organization has always been systematic in its approach. There is a
systematic allocation of jobs among the workers. These leads to the
workers gaining experience and thereby increase their productivity due to
performing the job on a regular basis. Every person in the organization has
clarity on whom to report to. The managers of the organization delegate
the routine work to their subordinates whenever the volume of work
makes it impractical for them to handle all the work by themselves. This
helps the employees deal effectively with the challenges and work upto
their full potential. Modifying the organization structure according to the
changes in the business environment provides stability to the enterprise as
it can survive and grow in spite of the changes.
Explain the importance of Organising by quoting lines from the above.

22. Arya and Garv are heads of two different departments in ‘Yumco 4
Ltd.’. They are efficient managers and are able to motivate the
employees of their respective departments to improve performance.
However, their drive to excel in their own sphere of activity instead
of giving emphasis on objectives of the enterprise has hindered the
interaction between the departments that Arya and Garv are
heading. Often there are interdepartmental conflicts and they have
become incompatible. This has proved harmful to the fulfillment of
the organizational objectives. The situation has deteriorated to such
an extent that the CEO of ‘Yummy Ltd.’ has hired a consultant,
Rashmi, to resolve the problem. After studying the situation closely,
Rashmi found that the problem has arisen due to inflexibility and a
narrow perspective on the part of both Arya and Garv. She is of the
view that this situation is a result of the type of organizational
structure ‘Yumco Ltd.’ has adopted.
a. Identify the organization structure adopted by ‘Yumco Ltd.’ .
b. When is the structure identified in part (a) suitable?
c. State any two merits of the structure identified.
LEVEL 3

23. E-Solutions Ltd.’ started its operations in the year 2000. At the 1
time of its inception, the company had only ten employees with
two departments, a Production department and an Administration
department. The products supplied and the services provided by
the company started gaining popularity over the years. The
management had faith in the abilities of the employees and thus
they allowed them freedom of action. The management recognised
that the decision-makers at different levels of the organisation
need to be given more autonomy. They took a policy decision that
there will be less control of superiors over subordinates.
This increased the role of the subordinates in the organisation and
now they were in a position to take numerous as well as important
decisions. As a result, its business has diversified into many areas.
Presently, it has its operations throughout the country with seven
branches overseas. Its organisational structure has now changed
into divisional structure and ten thousand people are working with
the company.
Identify the concept of management which helped the company to
diversify into many areas and branches abroad.

24. Ramdas, aged 49 is working in an aviation company. He is the 6

senior most employee in his division. He is even senior to the
division manager, Kanaputti. Ramdas is considered one of the
most committed, capable and hard-working employees. As a result
of his abilities and seniority, he generally received the work
assignments of his choice. Although there was no formal
designation of various „special‟ projects assigned to Ramdas, he
handled them as a matter of routine. A problem developed when
an able and intelligent person Nagarjuna, aged 33, was appointed
by Kanaputti. Nagarjun‟s previous three years‟ experience in the
closely related work, made it possible for him to catch on to the
routine work of his new job more rapidly than was customary for a
new employee. On several occasions, Kanaputti noticed the
tension developing between the two employees. However, he
didn‟t want to get involved in their personal issues as long as the
work was completed effectively and efficiently by them. One day,
the tension between them reached the boiling point and Ramdas
complained to Kanaputti stating that his duties were being largely
taken over by Nagarjun. Kanaputti issued the order stating the
clear allocation of the jobs and related duties between the two. He
further clarified the working relationship between them by
specifying who was to report to whom. This helped in reducing the
workload, enhancing productivity and removing ambiguity.
 1. Identify and state the step of organizing process which has not
been carried out properly and contributed to this problem.
2. State the two steps of the organizing process which have been
taken by Kanaputti to respond to the complaint of Ramdas.
3. Also state two points of importance of organizing as reflected in
the above case.

25. Infocom has diversified itself into several product lines: 6

Telecommunications, Engineering, financial services. Each
subsidiary is self-sufficient with their-own administrative
functions, propagating the belief that people can assume the
responsibility for the effective implementation of their decisions
and should be given autonomy. This has reduced the need for
direct supervision by superiors, has promoted flexibility, initiative
and faster decision making. The orders of customers are never
delayed, as a result of good policy decisions of top management.
a. Identify and explain any two points of importance of the
concept being discussed above.
b. Name and briefly explain a suitable framework for the company
within which the managerial and operating task are to be
performed.

26. Aman Chadha started ‘Bulls Eye’ a company for providing cyber 6
security solutions to businesses. Its objective is to prevent, detect
and respond to cyber attacks and protect critical data. He was a
hardworking software engineer and an expert in cyber security.
His reputation grew by leaps and bounds as he was not only a
person of integrity but also did his work with utmost honesty and
sincerity. The business started growing day by day.
He was delighted when he was offered a big project by the
Ministry of Defence. While working on the project, he found that
the volume of work made it impractical for him to handle all the
work by himself. He decided to expand the team. The company
maintained a close liaison with a local engineering college. During
a campus placement, Ishan and Vrinda were appointed to work for
the new project.
He found the new employees capable, enthusiastic and
trustworthy. Aman Chadha was thus, able to focus on objectives
and with the help of Ishan and Vrinda, the project was completed
on time. Not only this Aman Chadha was also able to extend his
area of operations. On the other hand Ishan and Vrinda also got
opportunities to develop and exercise initiative.
A. Identify and briefly explain the concept used by Aman Chadha
in the above case which helped him in focusing on objectives.
b. Also, state any four points of importance of the concept
identified in (i) above.