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Business Studies · 2025 · 4 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q25
(a) Explain the following points of importance of ‘Planning’ function of management: (i) Planning provides direction. (ii) Planning reduces the risk…
(a)
Explain the following points of importance of ‘Planning’
function of management :
(i)
Planning provides direction.
(ii)
Planning reduces the risk of uncertainty.
OR
(b)
Explain the following features of ‘Planning’ function of
management:
(i)
Planning is futuristic.
(ii)
Planning is a mental exercise.
Marking-scheme solution
• (a) (i) Planning provides direction.
Planning ensures that the goals or objectives are clearly stated
so that they act as a guide for deciding what action should be
taken and in which direction.
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If goals are well defined, employees are aware of what the
organisation has to do and what they must do to achieve those
goals.
• (ii) Planning reduces the risk of uncertainty.
Planning is an activity which enables a manager to look
• ahead and anticipate changes.
By deciding in advance the tasks to be performed, planning
shows the way to deal with changes and uncertain events.
Changes or events cannot be eliminated but they can be
anticipated and managerial responses to them can be developed.
• (i) Planning is futuristic:
Planning involves looking ahead and preparing for the future to
meet future events effectively to the best advantage of an
• organisation.
Planning is regarded as a forward- looking function based on
forecasting future events and drawing plans accordingly.
• (ii) Planning is a mental exercise.
Planning requires application of the mind involving foresight,
• intelligent imagination and sound judgement.
It is an intellectual activity of logical thinking rather than doing,
because planning determines the action to be taken. It must be
based on analysis of facts and forecast.
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