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10:00–1:15

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35/100

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3 hours

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Sample Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Commerce Practice Questions

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1In Class 11 Commerce, the term business primarily refers to:
A.Only unpaid domestic chores within a household
B.An economic activity involving production or exchange of goods and services for profit
C.Compulsory military service without any exchange
D.Religious worship that never involves markets
Explanation: Business is an economic activity concerned with production and/or exchange of goods and services primarily with the motive of earning profit, though modern texts also stress survival, growth and social goals.
2In distinguishing economic and non-economic activities, which activity is best classified as economic?
A.A student casually chatting with friends without any exchange
B.A shopkeeper selling stationery for a price
C.Watching a free public sunset alone
D.Dreaming about a future career without action
Explanation: Economic activities involve production, distribution or consumption of goods and services for earning livelihood or income. Selling goods for a price is a classic economic (business) activity.
3In business studies, commerce is best described as:
A.Only manufacturing of physical goods inside a factory
B.All activities that facilitate trade, including aids to trade such as banking, insurance and transport
C.Only primary agricultural extraction with no exchange
D.Only government tax collection without markets
Explanation: Commerce comprises trade (buying and selling) and aids to trade (transport, banking, insurance, warehousing, advertising, communication) that remove barriers to exchange.
4In Class 11 Commerce, trade is best defined as:
A.Buying and selling of goods and services
B.Only storing goods without ever selling them
C.Only mining ore without market exchange
D.Only drafting company articles without business activity
Explanation: Trade is the exchange of goods and services for money or money's worth—buying and selling—whether wholesale, retail, home trade or foreign trade.
5In nature of business, which pair correctly distinguishes industry and commerce?
A.Industry produces goods/services; commerce facilitates their distribution and exchange
B.Industry only means advertising; commerce only means farming
C.Industry never creates value; commerce never moves goods
D.Industry and commerce are identical legal synonyms in every statute
Explanation: Industry covers production (primary, secondary, tertiary). Commerce covers trade and aids that move goods/services from producers to consumers and finance/protect the process.
6In classification of business activities, which is an example of primary industry?
A.Extraction of iron ore from mines
B.Assembling smartphones in a factory
C.Retail sale of ready-made garments
D.Advertising a brand on television
Explanation: Primary industry extracts or produces natural resources (agriculture, mining, fishing, forestry). Mining iron ore is extractive primary industry.
7In classification of industry, secondary industry mainly involves:
A.Only pure banking without any goods
B.Conversion of raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods
C.Only overseas diplomacy
D.Only collecting historical manuscripts for museums
Explanation: Secondary industry covers manufacturing and construction—processing raw materials into usable products (and related construction activities).
8Regarding business objectives in modern Class 11 texts, which statement is most accurate?
A.Profit is the only objective and social concerns never matter
B.Businesses pursue multiple objectives including profit, survival, growth, market standing and social responsibility
C.Businesses must never earn any profit legally
D.Objectives are set only by foreign governments for every private firm
Explanation: Contemporary business studies teach multiple objectives: economic (profit, productivity), human, social and national—balanced rather than profit alone.
9Comparing economic activities, profession differs from business mainly because a profession:
A.Is always illegal by definition
B.Requires specialised knowledge, formal training and often a code of conduct, with fee-based service
C.Never involves any skill or ethics
D.Is identical to casual gambling
Explanation: Professionals (doctors, lawyers, CAs) provide specialised services based on training, often regulated by professional bodies with ethical codes, typically earning fees rather than trading goods.
10Among economic activities, employment means:
A.Working under a contract of service for wages or salary
B.Owning a firm as sole proprietor only
C.Speculating in futures without any job contract
D.Never receiving any compensation for work
Explanation: Employment is rendering personal service under an employer–employee relationship for wages/salary. It differs from owning a business or practising an independent profession.

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