The Technological Environment comprises of:
(A) Continuing innovations in biotechnology and food preservatives
(B) Scientific improvements and innovation
(C) Expansion of transportation and communication facilities
(D) Advances in computers and electronics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Continuing innovations in biotechnology and food preservatives — Part of the technological environment (Correct). The technological environment is made up of scientific improvements and innovations that give new ways of producing goods and new methods of running a business. New work in biotechnology and food preservation is part of it.
(B) Scientific improvements and innovation — Part of the technological environment (Correct). This is the very thing the technological environment is made of.
(C) Expansion of transportation and communication facilities — Not part of the technological environment (Incorrect). It sounds technological, but it measures how well the economy’s infrastructure is developed. It is listed as a component of the economic environment, along with savings, money supply and public debt.
(D) Advances in computers and electronics — Part of the technological environment (Correct). They change how goods are made and how business is done.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(iii) Technological Environment: Technological environment includes forces relating to scientific improvements and innovations which provide new ways of prod-ucing goods and services and new methods and techniques of operating a business. For exa-mple, recent technological, adva-nces in computers and electro-nics have modified the ways in which companies advertise their products. …”
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