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Ch 9Government Organisation — Class 11 Commerce, concept-first.

Every economy needs certain goods and services that private enterprise, left to itself, is either unwilling or unable to provide adequately — heavy infrastructure needing huge, patient capital; services that must reach every citizen regardless of profitability (electricity, water, postal delivery); or industries the St…

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Meaning of Government (Public) Organisation

A Government Organisation is a business unit owned, managed and controlled by the Central Government, a State Government, or both jointly, run to serve public/national purposes rather than purely to maximise private prof…

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Meaning of Government (Public) Organisation

Every economy needs certain goods and services that private enterprise, left to itself, is either unwilling or unable to provide adequately — heavy infrastructure needing huge, patient capital; servic…

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Objectives of Government Organisation

A Government Organisation is set up to serve a mix of economic and social objectives that go well beyond simple profit-making:

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Forms of Government Organisation

Public enterprises in India are organised into three broad forms, each with a different relationship to the Government and a different degree of independence in day-to-day working.

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Merits and Limitations of Government Organisation

Government Organisation, like every form of business organisation studied in this unit, has genuine strengths that justify its widespread use in India, alongside limitations a balanced study must also…

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Role of Government Organisation in the Indian Economy

Since Independence, public enterprises have played a central role in shaping the Indian economy, particularly in the decades before the 1991 economic reforms when the private sector alone lacked the c…

Exercises

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  1. Q4Define a Government Organisation (Public Enterprise).Free
  2. Q5State any four objectives of setting up Government Organisations in India.Free
  3. Q6Distinguish between a Departmental Undertaking and a Statutory Corporation.Preview
  4. Q7What is a Government Company? State any two examples.Preview
  5. Q8State any three merits and any two limitations of Government Organisation.Preview

Long Answer Questions

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  1. Q9Explain the three forms of Government Organisation in India, bringing out the differences between them.Free
  2. Q10Discuss the role of Government Organisation in the development of the Indian economy.Preview

Sample & Board Papers

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  1. Q1What is meant by Government Company ?Preview
  2. Q2Give two examples of Departmental undertaking.Preview
  3. Q3What is meant by Public Corporations?Preview
  4. Q4(a) Explain any three advantages and three disadvantages of departmental undertaking. OR (b) Give any five differences between Wholesale Tra…Preview
  5. Q5(a) Explain any three advantages and three disadvantages of Public Corporations. OR (b) What are the Institutional sources of finance for Mi…Preview
  6. Q6The share capital of the Government in a Government Company must not be less than : (a) 95% (b) 75% (c) 51% (d) 60%Preview
  7. Q7Give any two features of Departmental Undertaking.Preview
  8. Q8(a) Explain any five advantages of Departmental Undertaking. OR (b) Explain any five personal investment avenues.Preview
  9. Q9The primary objective of the State enterprises is to : (a) Provide Employment (b) Serve the people (c) Earn profit (d) All the abovePreview
  10. Q10What is meant by Public Corporations ?Preview
  11. Q11(a) What are the features of Government Company ? (any 5) OR (b) Explain the kinds of sources of Short Term finance. (any 5)Preview
  12. Q12What is meant by Government Company.Preview

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  1. Q1A Government Company, under the Companies Act, 2013, is one in which the Government holds not less than: (a) 26% of paid-up share capital (b…Free
  2. Q2Which form of public enterprise is created by a special Act of the Legislature and enjoys a separate legal existence with considerable opera…Preview
  3. Q3Indian Railways is an example of which form of Government Organisation? (a) Government Company (b) Statutory Corporation (c) Departmental Un…Preview