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Junior Cycle Business Studies: Consumer behaviour & technology

How often Consumer behaviour & technology comes up on the Business Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Consumer behaviour & technology, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Consumer behaviour & technology.

(a)What is impulse buying?
  1. Buying only the items on your list
  2. Buying something unplanned on a whim
  3. Buying goods in bulk to save money
(b)Which is a disadvantage of online shopping for a consumer?
  1. You can only shop during office hours
  2. Prices are always higher online
  3. You can't see or try the goods first
(c)How does globalisation affect consumer choice in Ireland?
  1. It widens the range of goods on offer
  2. It stops people buying from abroad
  3. It limits shops to selling Irish goods only
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(a) Buying something unplanned on a whim

(b) You can't see or try the goods first

(c) It widens the range of goods on offer

Your turn: Common Level questions on Consumer behaviour & technology.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q10
2024Q15
2023Not asked
2022Q8, Q16b
2019Q16b

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Consumer behaviour & technology questions

Consumer behaviour & technology, 3 marks

Why do websites track your browsing history with cookies?

  1. To calculate your income tax
  2. To lower your insurance excess
  3. To show you targeted adverts
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To show you targeted adverts

Tracking what you look at lets firms target adverts at you. This can push you towards impulse buys and raises questions about privacy.

Consumer behaviour & technology, 3 marks

What is one benefit to a town when consumers shop locally?

  1. Prices are fixed by the government
  2. Money stays in the local economy
  3. Local shops do not have to pay tax
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Money stays in the local economy

Spending in local shops supports local jobs and businesses, and that money is spent again in the area. It also keeps town centres busy.

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