BRL-113 Solved Question Paper June 2026 gives complete answers to all 8 questions of the IGNOU Business Ethics term-end exam. Two answers — Question 1 and Question 4 — are open on this page so you can judge the depth before you ask; the other six come only on WhatsApp 9899436384, along with all four of the Question 8 short notes.
BRL-113 Business Ethics key facts for the June 2026 solved question paper
- Course code: BRL-113
- Course title: Business Ethics
- Programme: Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing (BBARIL), Semester V, School of Management Studies; also listed in the second-semester assignment file of IGNOU's BBA for 2026
- Credits: 4
- Units: 12, in one flat sequence on eGyanKosh with no block headings
- Maximum marks: 100 (Term-End Examination); the assignment carries 30 per cent weightage in the final result
- Duration: 3 hours
- Questions in the June 2026 paper: 8, attempt any five, 20 marks each, no sections
- Samples shown on this page: 2 (Question 1 and Question 4)
- Questions in the paid file: all 8 answered, including all four Question 8 short notes; 6 of the 8 are not shown on this page
What the BRL-113 solved question paper June 2026 covers
BRL-113 Business Ethics is a retail-focused ethics course of IGNOU's Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing (BBARIL), run by the School of Management Studies. It asks how a retailer should behave with customers, staff, vendors, society and the environment.
The June 2026 paper stays close to the shop floor. It asks about customer profile data, product safety, price gouging during emergencies, honest retail advertising, workplace ethics and greenwashing. Our subject team answered every one of these, including all four short-note options in Question 8 rather than only the two you are asked to attempt.
One structural point sets this paper apart from the rest of the BRL series: seven of its eight questions are split into two parts, and four of them share the identical 5 + 15 shape. Only Question 5 is a single 20-mark essay. That means the paper is not really testing how long you can write — it is testing whether you can judge which half of a question carries the marks. Section 5 below works through what that does to your time planning.
Below you can read two full answers, see the exact text of the other six questions, check how each question maps to the twelve eGyanKosh units, and see which topics have returned in every session since December 2024.
BRL-113 Business Ethics June 2026: two answers solved in full
Question 1 on business ethics and its principles, and Question 4 on price gouging, are solved in full below, exactly as they appear in the June 2026 BRL-113 paper. We picked these two because Question 1 has opened every BRL-113 paper since December 2024, and price gouging has now been asked in two sessions running. Both answers were written by our subject team for this page, and the full file follows the same structure for every remaining question.
Question 1 Any 5 of 8 Unit 1 5 + 15 marks short definition, long list Set as Q1 in all 4 sessions — position-locked
1. Explain the concept of business ethics. Discuss important principles of business ethics. 5 + 15
Part A: Concept of business ethics (5 marks)
Business ethics is the application of moral principles such as honesty, fairness and responsibility to the decisions and conduct of a business. It decides what is right and wrong in the way a firm earns profit, not only whether that profit is legal.
Law sets the minimum standard. Ethics goes further and asks whether an action is fair to everyone it affects. A retailer may legally bury a no-return condition in tiny print on a bill, but ethics asks whether the customer was treated honestly.
Business ethics covers relations with every stakeholder: customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, government, the local community and the environment. In retail it shows up in fair prices, true labels, safe products, protected customer data and decent treatment of store staff.
Its main features are that it rests on accepted moral values, it is wider than law, it is voluntary but guided by codes of conduct, it looks at long-term trust rather than short-term gain, and it applies at every level, from the owner to the billing counter.
Part B: Important principles of business ethics (15 marks)
The following principles guide ethical conduct in business. Each is explained with a retail example.
- Honesty and truthfulness. A business must not make false claims about price, quality or origin. Charging above the printed MRP, or calling a product "100% cotton" when it is blended, breaks this principle.
- Integrity. Integrity means acting on the same values whether or not anyone is watching. A store manager who refuses to reset expiry stickers on old stock, even under sales pressure, shows integrity.
- Fairness and justice. Customers, employees and suppliers should get fair and equal treatment. Paying vendors on agreed dates, not squeezing small suppliers, and giving equal pay for equal work are examples.
- Transparency. All terms that matter to the buyer — return policy, warranty limits, delivery charges, EMI interest — should be disclosed clearly before the sale, not hidden in fine print.
- Accountability and responsibility. A firm must own the results of its actions. Recalling a faulty product, compensating affected buyers and running a working grievance desk are signs of accountability.
- Keeping promises. Warranties, delivery dates, discounts and loyalty points promised to customers must be honoured. Breaking small promises quickly destroys the trust that repeat business depends on.
- Respect for people. Employees and customers must be treated with dignity: a safe workplace, no discrimination, reasonable working hours and respectful service at the counter.
- Respect for privacy. Customer phone numbers, addresses and purchase history must be collected with consent and kept secure. In India the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 gives this principle legal backing.
- Compliance with law. Ethical firms treat the law as the floor, including the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Legal Metrology rules on packaged goods, labour laws and tax laws.
- Social and environmental responsibility. A business should give back to society and limit harm to nature — cutting plastic packaging, saving energy in stores, running CSR activities. Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 makes CSR spending compulsory for qualifying companies.
- Loyalty and trust. Employees should be loyal to the firm's legitimate interests, and the firm should be loyal to its employees and customers. Mutual trust lowers costs and builds a lasting brand.
Conclusion. These principles turn ethics from an idea into daily practice. A retailer that follows them may give up some quick profit, but it gains customer loyalty, a motivated workforce and a reputation that rivals cannot easily copy.
A note on writing this one in the hall: 15 marks is about 300 words, so eleven principles leaves you roughly 27 words each — one thin sentence. In the exam, pick six to eight principles and give each a line of explanation plus a retail example. Examiners reward a developed point over a longer list.
Question 4 Any 5 of 8 Unit 6 10 + 10 marks equal halves Pricing ethics in all 3 earlier papers; gouging twice running
4. What is meant by price gouging? Explain with examples. What are the arguments in favour of and against price gouging? 10 + 10
Part A: Meaning of price gouging, with examples (10 marks)
Price gouging means raising the price of essential goods or services far above the normal or fair level during an emergency, disaster or sudden shortage, taking advantage of buyers who urgently need the item and have no real choice.
Three features mark price gouging. First, the item is essential — food, water, medicine, fuel or transport. Second, there is an emergency or a sudden spike in demand. Third, the price rise is much larger than any rise in the seller's own cost.
- Masks and sanitisers in 2020. When COVID-19 reached India in March 2020, face masks and hand sanitisers sold at several times their usual price. The Government of India placed them under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and capped retail prices — ₹10 for a 3-ply surgical mask and ₹100 for a 200 ml sanitiser bottle.
- Medical supplies in 2021. During the second COVID-19 wave, oxygen cylinders, concentrators and some medicines were widely reported to be sold at many times their price, and police in several states registered cases against such sellers.
- Surge pricing. Ride-hailing apps raise fares when demand jumps during heavy rain or transport strikes. To limit this, the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 capped surge fares at 1.5 times the base fare.
- Local shortages. Shops near flood-hit areas sometimes sell bottled water, candles or batteries well above MRP. In India, selling a packaged item above its printed MRP is itself an offence under the Legal Metrology rules.
Part B: Arguments in favour of and against price gouging (10 marks)
Arguments in favour, mostly made by market-oriented economists:
- Rationing. Higher prices make people buy only what they truly need, so stock lasts longer and reaches more buyers instead of being cleared by panic buyers.
- More supply. High prices attract sellers from other regions, who bring goods into the shortage area even at extra transport cost.
- Covers higher costs and risk. Sellers may pay more for stock, transport and staff during emergencies, and higher prices help them stay open.
- Price caps can backfire. Strict controls can push goods into black markets, where buyers pay even more with no quality guarantee.
Arguments against:
- Exploitation. It profits from people's helplessness at the worst moment, which breaks the basic principle of fairness.
- Unequal access. Essentials go to those who can pay most, not those who need them most, so the poor are pushed out of buying medicine or water.
- Supply cannot rise quickly. In a short emergency, extra supply rarely arrives in time, so the higher price mainly transfers money from buyers to sellers.
- Encourages hoarding. Sellers may hold back stock to push prices higher, worsening the shortage.
- Loss of trust and legal risk. Customers remember who exploited them, and gouging can attract action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Conclusion. An ethical retailer may pass on genuine cost increases during a crisis, but should cap its margin, limit quantities per customer instead of raising prices, and keep essential items available to all. Long-term trust is worth more than one week of windfall profit.
Questions answered only in the full file
The remaining six questions of the June 2026 paper are printed below as they appear in the official paper. Their answers are not shown on this page.
2. What are the main components of customer profile? Describe challenges in the data collection of the customers. 5 + 15
3. Discuss the importance of product safety and quality control in ethical practices. What is meant by sustainable materials? 15 + 5
5. Giving suitable examples explain the best practices for truthfulness and accuracy in retail advertising. 20 [printed with a question mark, though it is an instruction, not a question]
6. What is meant by workplace ethics? Highlight the importance of employees' ethics in business. 5 + 15
7. Explain the concept of environmental responsibility with example. Discuss different measures to be taken for environmental responsibility. 5 + 15
8. Write short notes on any two of the following: 10 + 10
(a) Consumer awareness
(b) Green washing [greenwashing]
(c) Ethical practices in transportation
(d) Philanthropic responsibility
BRL-113 Business Ethics unit-wise syllabus mapped to exam topics
BRL-113 is a 4-credit course with 12 units on eGyanKosh, listed as one flat sequence with no blocks, running from an introduction to business ethics to occupational hazards in retail. The unit titles below are taken from the official BRL-113 Business Ethics collection on eGyanKosh; the topic column is our own mapping of exam and assignment questions to each unit. A Hindi-medium edition of the same course, titled BRL-113 Vyavsayik Naitikta, is also on eGyanKosh.
| Unit | Unit title (eGyanKosh) | Exam topics linked to this unit | June 2026 question |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Business Ethics | Meaning and principles; theoretical approaches; challenges in implementation | Q1 |
| 2 | Fair Trade Practices in Retail Business | Aspects of fair trade; how fair trade helps society; honouring commitments | None |
| 3 | Consumer Privacy and Data Protection in Retail: Ethical Considerations | Customer profile components; consumer data rights; securing data storage | Q2 |
| 4 | Ethical Practices in Products I | Product safety and quality control; ethical labelling; product warranty | Q3 (first part) |
| 5 | Ethical Practices in Products II | Sustainable materials; planned obsolescence; packaging and recycling | Q3 (second part) |
| 6 | Ethical Practices in Pricing | Price gouging; price discrimination; price benchmarking | Q4 |
| 7 | Ethical Practices in Promotion in the Retail Sector | Truthful advertising; misrepresentation; greenwashing | Q5, Q8(b) |
| 8 | Ethical Practices in Managing Distribution | Warehousing ethics; perishable goods; transportation and vendor due diligence | Q8(c) |
| 9 | Ethical Practices for Employees | Workplace ethics; diversity and inclusion; employee conduct | Q6 |
| 10 | Ethical Practices in Social and Environmental Responsibilities in Retail Businesses | CSR types; environmental responsibility; philanthropic responsibility | Q7, Q8(d) |
| 11 | Ethical Practices in Customer Service and Grievance Resolution in Retail | Consumer awareness; complaint handling; grievance redressal | Q8(a) |
| 12 | Ethical Practices in Managing Health, Safety, and Occupational Hazards in the Retail Industry | Occupational hazards in stores; staff safety; health practices | None |
June 2026 drew questions from 10 of the 12 units · the two that fed nothing are Unit 2 (fair trade practices) and Unit 12 (occupational hazards) · Unit 12 is a known repeater that simply skipped this session, while Unit 2 has not surfaced in any of the four papers on this page — worth a careful read rather than a confident skip
If you are revising the full course and not only this paper, our BRL-113 study material follows the same twelve-unit order.
BRL-113 June 2026 paper pattern and marks split
The June 2026 paper has 8 questions of 20 marks each; you attempt any five in 3 hours for a total of 100 marks. There are no sections and no compulsory question, so all eight are genuinely optional. You can compare this pattern with older sessions in our IGNOU Previous Year Question Paper collection.
| Question | Theme | Marks split | What the split tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Concept and principles of business ethics | 5 + 15 | Short definition, then a long list of principles with examples |
| Q2 | Customer profile and data collection | 5 + 15 | Name the profile components briefly, spend most space on data challenges |
| Q3 | Product safety, quality control, sustainable materials | 15 + 5 | Reverse split: safety and quality carry the weight, sustainable materials is the short part |
| Q4 | Price gouging | 10 + 10 | Meaning with examples, and the for-and-against debate, deserve equal length |
| Q5 | Truthful and accurate retail advertising | 20 | The only single essay on the paper, built on examples and best practices |
| Q6 | Workplace ethics and employee ethics | 5 + 15 | Define workplace ethics, then argue why employee conduct matters |
| Q7 | Environmental responsibility | 5 + 15 | One example-led concept, then a long list of practical measures |
| Q8 | Short notes, any two of four | 10 + 10 | Two compact notes; the full file answers all four options |
8 questions · 20 marks each · 160 marks printed, 100 attempted · attempt any five, no section rule · 180 minutes ÷ 5 = 36 minutes an answer · on IGNOU's usual scale of about 20 words a mark, a 20-mark answer is roughly 400 words, a 15-mark part about 300, a 10-mark part or note about 200 and a 5-mark part about 100
Seven of the eight questions come in two parts, and four of them use the same 5 + 15 shape (Q1, Q2, Q6, Q7). Q3 reverses it to 15 + 5, Q4 and Q8 are even 10 + 10, and only Q5 is one undivided 20-mark essay. Three practical consequences follow.
First, you cannot avoid part-questions. You need five answers and there is exactly one single essay, so at least four of your five will be split. Second, the 5-mark part is where marks are quietly lost in both directions — write a page on it and you have spent 300 words earning 5 marks, write two lines and you have left 5 marks on the table. One tight paragraph of about 100 words is the whole job. Third, Q3's reverse split is the trap of the paper: three of the four 5 + 15 questions put the short part first, so a student working fast will read "product safety and quality control" as the 5-mark opener when it is actually worth 15.
One discrepancy you should know about. The Hindi half of the June 2026 paper prints Question 3 as 5 + 15 and Question 5 as 5 + 15, while the English half prints 15 + 5 and 20. That is not a rounding difference — for Q3 the two halves of the paper reverse which part carries the weight, and for Q5 the Hindi version splits a question the English version leaves whole. Our answers follow the English version. If you are writing in Hindi medium, plan from the marks printed on your own question paper, not from this table.
Business Ethics topics BRL-113 keeps repeating
We read every official IGNOU BRL-113 question paper we could find: December 2024, June 2025, December 2025 and June 2026. The June 2024 file on the IGNOU site is a scanned image we could not read, so it is not counted. The count column below is restricted to the three earlier papers, with June 2026 shown separately — counting the current paper inside its own historical window hides the one thing you want from a repeat table, which is what the latest examiner left out.
| Topic | Unit | Where it was asked earlier | Papers (of 3) | In June 2026? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concept, features, principles or approaches of business ethics | 1 | Q1 Dec 2024, Q1 Jun 2025, Q1 Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q1 |
| Consumer data protection and customer profile | 3 | Q2 Dec 2024, Q2 Jun 2025, Q8(a) Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q2 |
| CSR, environmental and philanthropic responsibility | 10 | Q7 Dec 2024, Q7 Jun 2025, Q7 Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q7 and Q8(d) |
| Workplace diversity, inclusion and employee ethics | 9 | Q6 Dec 2024, Q6 Jun 2025, Q8(d) Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q6 |
| Pricing ethics: gouging, discrimination, benchmarking | 6 | Q8(c) Dec 2024, Q8(b) Jun 2025, Q5 Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q4 |
| Sustainable materials, energy efficiency, packaging, recycling | 5 | Q8(a) Dec 2024, Q3 Jun 2025, Q3 Dec 2025 | 3 | Yes — Q3 |
| Truthful advertising, misrepresentation, greenwashing | 7 | Q3 and Q4 Dec 2024, Q6 Dec 2025 | 2 | Yes — Q5 and Q8(b) |
| Product safety, labelling, warranty, obsolescence | 4 and 5 | Q8(b) Dec 2024, Q3 and Q4 Dec 2025 | 2 | Yes — Q3 |
| Distribution, warehousing and transport ethics | 8 | Q5 Dec 2024, Q8(c) Dec 2025 | 2 | Yes — Q8(c) |
| Occupational hazards in retail | 12 | Q8(d) Dec 2024, Q8(d) Jun 2025 | 2 | No |
10 recurring topics tracked · 9 of the 10 appeared again in June 2026 · a reuse rate of 90 per cent, the second-highest we have measured in the BRL series · six topics have a perfect 3-of-3 record in the earlier papers, and June 2026 carried all six forward
This is the most predictable paper in the series, and the repeat table shows why. Six themes appeared in every one of the three earlier papers, and every single one of them came back in June 2026. Nine of the ten tracked topics reappeared. For a student with limited time, that is unusually good news: the course has a stable examined core of about six themes that has not moved in four sessions.
There is exactly one skipped theme, and it is a clean one. Occupational hazards in retail (Unit 12) was set in December 2024 and June 2025 — both times as Question 8(d), the last short note — and then disappeared from December 2025 and June 2026. It is the only topic on the table that June 2026 left out, and Unit 12 is one of only two units that fed no question at all. That makes it the clearest single candidate for December 2026, and the position history says to expect it as a 10-mark short note rather than a full question.
Two further patterns are worth planning around:
Position stability. Question 1 has been the business-ethics concept question in all four sessions, and Question 7 has been the CSR and environmental responsibility question in all four. Question 2 was customer data in three of the four, Question 6 was employee ethics in three of the four, and Question 3 was sustainable materials in three of the four. Five of the eight slots on this paper hold the same theme session after session — the strongest position locking we have seen in a BRL paper. You can walk into the hall knowing roughly what Q1 and Q7 will ask.
The short-note carousel. Themes do not drop out of this paper; they move between a full question and a Question 8 short note. Pricing ethics was Q8(c), then Q8(b), then a full Q5, then a full Q4. Customer data was a full Q2 twice, then Q8(a), then a full Q2 again. Employee ethics was a full Q6, Q6, then Q8(d), then Q6. So when you prepare a theme for this course, prepare it at two lengths — about 200 words for the note version and about 300 to 400 for the full question.
Price gouging on its own has now come twice in a row, in December 2025 and June 2026, and sustainable materials appeared in both as well. For a wider list of likely questions across courses, see our IGNOU Solved Guess Paper files.
How our BRL-113 Business Ethics answers are written and checked
Every BRL-113 answer is written from the official June 2026 paper, matched to its eGyanKosh unit and reviewed before release. The answers are written by the team led by Prateek Talwar, Academic Head of Unnati Educations, and reviewed by Sheetal Kirola.
Our management writers start from the question text and its marks split, then check the matching eGyanKosh unit so the terms used are the ones IGNOU teaches. Each answer opens with a definition, follows the order the question asks, and ends with a short conclusion.
Length is set by the marks printed against each part, on IGNOU's usual scale of roughly 20 words a mark — about 100 words for a 5-mark part, 200 for a 10-mark part or short note, 300 for a 15-mark part and 400 for a full 20-mark essay. That is what is actually writable in the 36 minutes an answer gets in the hall, and examiners mark coverage of the points rather than word count.
Business ethics answers score better with real examples, so we use Indian ones that can be checked: the COVID-19 price caps under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 and the Section 135 CSR rules of the Companies Act, 2013. Every answer is then compared with the December 2024, June 2025 and December 2025 papers, so themes IGNOU keeps returning to — customer data, environmental responsibility, pricing ethics — are explained in extra depth.
BRL-113 solved file index: question, unit and where it is answered
The full file answers all 8 questions; 2 are on this page and 6 are in the full file only.
| Question | Topic | Unit | Answer available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Concept and principles of business ethics | 1 | On this page |
| Q2 | Customer profile components and data collection challenges | 3 | Full file only |
| Q3 | Product safety, quality control and sustainable materials | 4 and 5 | Full file only |
| Q4 | Price gouging, examples, arguments for and against | 6 | On this page |
| Q5 | Truthfulness and accuracy in retail advertising | 7 | Full file only |
| Q6 | Workplace ethics and employees' ethics | 9 | Full file only |
| Q7 | Environmental responsibility and its measures | 10 | Full file only |
| Q8 | Consumer awareness; greenwashing; transportation ethics; philanthropic responsibility | 11, 7, 8 and 10 | Full file only (all four notes) |
8 questions · counted as separately written pieces: seven questions in two parts each, Q5 as a single essay, and all four Q8 notes rather than the two you must attempt · 17 written pieces in the complete file, of which 4 (both parts of Q1 and both parts of Q4) are open on this page
Preparing more than one paper of this programme? Ask us about the BBARIL question paper set for the other courses of your semester.
Programmes that include BRL-113 Business Ethics
BRL-113 Business Ethics is a core course of IGNOU's BBA in Retailing (BBARIL) and also appears in the second-semester assignment file of IGNOU's BBA for 2026.
| Programme | Code | Where BRL-113 sits | Official evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing | BBARIL | Semester V | 2025-26 BBARIL fifth-semester assignment file; eGyanKosh course collection |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | BBA | Second semester (revised scheme) | BRL-113/TMA/2026 assignment file (BBA, Second Semester); eGyanKosh BBARIL-Revised Semester-II listing |
This dual listing explains something students often find confusing: the June 2025 paper was printed under the BBA name, while the June 2026 paper is printed for BBARIL. It is the same Business Ethics course with the same twelve units, so a paper carrying either programme name is the right one to practise from.
Enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration (Retailing)? BRL-113 is taught alongside BRL-111, BRL-112, BRL-114 and BCOS-185 in the same fifth-semester assignment set, so plan your revision across all five together.
How to get the full BRL-113 Solved Question Paper on WhatsApp
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BRL-113 Business Ethics FAQs
What does the BRL-113 Solved Question Paper June 2026 contain?
It contains complete answers to all eight questions of the IGNOU June 2026 BRL-113 Business Ethics paper, including all four short-note options in Question 8 — 17 separately written pieces in all. Answers follow the marks split printed with each question, such as 5 + 15 or 10 + 10, so you can see how much to write for each part. Two answers are shown on this page and the other six come in the full file.
How do I get the full BRL-113 Business Ethics solved paper on WhatsApp?
Send a message on WhatsApp to 9899436384 saying you need the BRL-113 June 2026 solved paper. Our team replies with the details and shares the file once you confirm. The full file answers all eight questions, which means the six answers not shown on this page plus the two samples you can read here, with every short-note option of Question 8 included.
Which topics repeat most in the BRL-113 Business Ethics exam?
Across the three earlier papers we checked — December 2024, June 2025 and December 2025 — six themes appeared in all three: business ethics principles, customer data, employee ethics, CSR and environmental responsibility, pricing ethics, and sustainable materials. All six came back in June 2026. Truthful advertising, product safety and distribution ethics appeared in two of the three and also returned. The one theme June 2026 left out is occupational hazards in retail, from Unit 12, which was set as Question 8(d) in both December 2024 and June 2025 — which is exactly why it is worth preparing for December 2026.
How many questions must I attempt in the BRL-113 question paper?
You must attempt any five of the eight questions, and every question carries 20 marks, so the paper totals 100 marks in three hours — about 36 minutes an answer. Seven of the eight questions are split into two parts, four of them as 5 + 15, so judging which half carries the marks matters more on this paper than writing length. Question 5 is the only single 20-mark essay. Question 8 asks for short notes on any two of four topics, each worth 10 marks, which suits students who prefer shorter answers.
Why do the Hindi and English versions of the BRL-113 paper show different marks?
On the June 2026 paper the Hindi half prints Question 3 as 5 + 15 and Question 5 as 5 + 15, while the English half prints 15 + 5 and 20. For Question 3 the two versions reverse which part carries the weight, and for Question 5 the Hindi version splits a question the English version leaves whole. Our answers follow the English version. If you are writing in Hindi medium, plan your time from the marks printed on your own question paper.
Are the BRL-113 Business Ethics answers written in simple English?
Yes. Every answer is written in plain, exam-friendly English with headings, short paragraphs and Indian retail examples. Each answer opens with a clear definition, covers points in the order the question asks, and closes with a short conclusion. Indian laws such as the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 are cited where they fit, with the correct year, so you are not quoting a repealed Act in the hall.
Is BRL-113 Business Ethics part of the BBA programme as well as BBARIL?
Yes. BRL-113 began as a Semester V course of the BBA in Retailing (BBARIL), and IGNOU's 2026 assignment file lists it in the second semester of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). The June 2025 paper was printed under the BBA name, while the June 2026 paper is printed for BBARIL. It is the same Business Ethics course with the same twelve units, so this solved paper suits both groups.
Can I use the BRL-113 solved paper for the December 2026 exam?
Yes, and this is one of the courses where it genuinely pays off. Nine of the ten recurring topics we track reappeared in June 2026, and six themes have now been set in all four sessions. Question 1 has been the business ethics concept question every time, and Question 7 has been environmental responsibility every time. Study these answers alongside the unit-wise table and the repeat table on this page, add occupational hazards from Unit 12, and you have covered most of what December 2026 is likely to ask.
About the authors
This page was prepared by the academic team at Unnati Educations, which has been helping IGNOU, NIOS, MDU Rohtak and GGSIPU students with solved papers and assignment support for over a decade.
Prateek Talwar, Academic Head, led the writing of the BRL-113 answers, the unit mapping and the repeat-topic analysis on this page. He has worked on IGNOU management and retailing courses across the BBARIL, BBA, BCOMG and B.Com programmes, and reads every official paper in a series before a single answer is drafted.
Sheetal Kirola reviewed this page and the solved file, checking each answer against the printed question wording and its marks split, and verifying the legal references used — the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the March 2020 mask and sanitiser price caps, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 and Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.