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Indian EconomyTime : 2½ hours

Written Exam Marks : 90 Marks

Based on Scheme of Examination as per G.O. (2D). No. 50 dated : 09-08-2017

Type of Questions MarksNo. of Questions

to be answeredTotal

Marks1 Mark questions 1 20 20Questions for Very Short Answers : Total 10 questions.Out of which 1 question is compulsory.

2 7 14

Questions for Short Answers : Total 10 questions.Out of which 1 question is compulsory.

3 7 21

Questions for Long Answers : (With sub-sections).

5 7 35

Total 90

Higher Secondary - First year

Question Paper Pattern (For Subjects without Practical Exam)

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11thSTD.

Time : 2½ Hours Indian Economy Marks : 90

Model Question PaPer

Part - A

Answer all the questions.

Choose the correct answer. [20 × 1 = 20]

1. The Father of New Economics is

(a) Adam Smith

(b) Marshall

(c) Karl Marx

(d) J.M.Keynes

2. Population increases in _________ ratio, as explained by Robert Malthus

(a) proportionate

(b) Geometric

(c) Arithmetic

(d) Progressive

3. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana was introduced in

(a) August 1995

(b) October 1993

(c) April 1999

(d) December 1997

4. GNP – Depreciation

(a) PDI

(b) GDP

(c) NNP

(d) X – M

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5. Perspective plan covers a period of over

(a) 5 years

(b) 10 years

(c) 20-25 years

(d) 15 years

6. Green revolution increased the food grains production especially in

(a) Rice and sugarcane

(b) Ragi and Rice

(c) Wheat and Sugarcane

(d) Rice and Wheat.

7. The primary function of the central bank is

(a) Making loans and advances to the public

(b) Accepting deposits

(c) Issue of paper money

(d) Participating in the inter bank borrowing

8. OPEC Countries

(a) Germany, Romania, Russia

(b) Africa, Latin America, Asia

(c) Belgium, France, Germany

(d) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

9. The most stable measure of variability is

(a) Variance

(b) Mean

(c) Median

(d) Mode

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10. Which of the following is called as an important agro based industry

(a) Steel

(b) Cement

(c) Sugar

(d) Jute

11. Which of the following is an intermediate good

(a) Cement

(b) Television

(c) Soft drinks

(d) Bikes

12. World Bank was set up in

(a) 1983

(b) 1844

(c) 1948

(d) 1944

13. ThePlanningCommissionofIndiadefinedpovertyonthebasisof

(a) Income

(b) Consumption

(c) Calorie intake of food

(d) Employment

14. ThefounderofScientificSocialism

(a) Adam Smith

(b) David Ricardo

(c) J.S.Mill

(d) Karl Marx

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15. The latin word Status represents

(a) Logic

(b) Science

(c) Economics

(d) Statistics

16. Mode is the

(a) common item of a series

(b) middle item

(c) largest value

(d) smallest value

17. ThefirstfiveyearplanofIndiawaslaunchedin

(a) 1947

(b) 1951

(c) 1956

(d) 1961

18. Agricultural productivity can be measured in terms of

(a) Consumption of fertilizer

(b) Irrigational facilities

(c) Land and Labour productivity

(d) Mechanization

19. The main inconvenience of barter system was

(a) Transactions were many and complex

(b) Lack of double coincidence of wants

(c) The intermediate commodity need not be familiar

(d) Prevalence of domestic system

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20. Education is a

(a) Consumption Good

(b) Investments

(c) None

(d) Both

Part - B

[7 × 2 = 14]

Answer any seven questions in which Question No.30 is compulsory.

21. Mention the Rostow stages of economic growth

22. How can unemployment among educated people solved in India?

23. What is Mahalanobis Strategy?

24. Mention the contribution of agriculture to economic growth

25. Classify the use based industries.

26. What is meant by Open Market Operation? Which bank does this operation in India?

27. What is Money? Give any two functions.

28. How is composite index of HRD constructed?

29. FindouttherangeforthemarksscoredbyMalainfivesubjects68,42,86,38,40

30. What are the indicators of a country’s economic development?

Part - C

[7 × 3 = 21]


31. How is economic backwardnessreflectedinourcountry?

32. Explain demographic transition with diagram.

33. Mention the estimates of unemployment.

34. Write a note on the sectoral composition of National Income

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35. What is rolling plan?

36. What is the importance of agricultural marketing.

37. a) Write a note on Textile industry.

b) Mention the problems faced by Textile industry.

38. What are the qualitative credit control methods of RBI?

39. The marks of 10 students in a class is given below. Calculate Arithmetic mean & median.

Marks : 45, 60, 45, 60, 50, 30, 55, 20, 10, 25

40. Malthus has given two checks to correct the imbalance in population. Explain.

Part - D

[7 × 5 = 35]

Answer all the questions

41. Explainanyfivecharacteristics of underdeveloped countries.

(OR)

What are the measures to achieve stable population?

42. Distinguish rural poverty and urban poverty.

(OR)

What is National Income. Explain the calculation of national income through income

method.

43. What are the problems of planning in underdeveloped countries?

(OR)

Suggest and explain any four measures to solve the various problems of Indian Agriculture.

44. Discuss the importance of Small Scale Industries.

(OR)

Distinguish between central bank and commercial bank

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45. What are the parameters of Globalisation?

(OR)

Explain Vazhvoli Thittam and how can it be implemented in schools.

46. a) Thedailyearnings(inrupees)ofemployeesworkinginadailybasisinafirmare

Daily Earning (Rs.)

90-110 110-130 130-150 150-170 170-190 190-210 210-230

No. of Employees 3 6 10 15 24 42 75

Calculate the average daily earning for all employees

(OR)

b) What is index number and what are its uses?

47. a) Brieflyexplaintheproblemsincalculatingnationalincome.

(OR)

b) Explain the following functions of central bank.

(i) Creation of money or credit

(ii) Agency functions

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11thSTD.


Part - A


Choose the Correct Answer. [20 × 1 = 20]

1. The third sector of our economy is ________.

(a) Primary sector

(b) Rural sector

(c) Secondary sector

(d) Service sector

2. ‘Essay on the principles of population’ was given by ________.

(a) Adam Smith

(b) Alfred Marshall

(c) J. M. Keynes

(d) T. R. Malthus

3. According 2001 Census, the population of India was ________.

(a) 236 million

(b) 890 million

(c) 1000 million

(d)1027 million

4. When a person lives below the minimum subsistence level, he is said to live in poverty ________.

(a) Absolute

(b) Relative

(c) Abstract

(d) None

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5. The main reason for massive unemployment is poor ________.

(a) Economic Planning

(b) Manpower Planning

(c) Educational Planning

(d) Military Planning

6. The difference between NNP and NDP is ________.

(a) Depreciation

(b) Current transfers from rest of the world

(c) Indirect tax

(d) Net factor income from abroad

7. Transfer earnings is referred to ________.

(a) Pension payments to retired persons.

(b) Income paid as rent to landlord.

(c) An interest payments to a capitalist.

(d) Medical payments made to an employee of a company.

8. There was plan holiday in India from ________.

(a) 1966 – 69 (b) 1961 – 63

(c) 1980 – 84 (d) 2002 – 2004

9. In ________ planning the period extends over 3 to 5 year upto 7 to 10 years.

(a) over all (b) rolling

(c) indicative (d) mid-term

10. Green revolution increased the foodgrains production especially in ________.

(a) Rice and sugarcane (b) Rice and wheat

(c) Wheat and sugarcane (d) Ragi and rice

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11. Law of inheritance is one of the causes of ________.

(a) Rise of Zamindari system

(b) Sub-division and fragmentation of lands

(c) unequal distribution of land

(d) Poverty

12. The productive capacity of a nation is represented by the progress of ________.

(a) agriculture (b) Infrastructure

(c) Export (d) Industries

13. The Eighth Five Year Plan was introduced in ________.

(a) 1985-90 (b) 1992-97

(c) 1990-95 (d) 1997-2002

14. The primary functions of the commercial bank is ________.

(a) making loans and advances

(b) discounting bills of exchange

(c) accepting deposits

(d) participating in the inter-bank borrowing

15. IReserve Bank of India was nationalized in ________.

(a) 1939 (b) 1949

(c) 1959 (d) 1969

16. The decision to start IMF was taken at ________.

(a) Round-table conference (b) Geneva conference

(c) Bretton woods conference (d) none

17. Barter system means ________.

(a) Exchange of goods for goods

(b) Exchange of money for money

(c) Exchange of goods for money

(d) Exchange of money for goods

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18. ‘Operation Black Board’ is included in ________.

(a) National Policy on Education (1956)

(b) National Policy on Education (1968)

(c) National Policy on Education (1992)

(d) National Literacy Mission

19. The age of a person is a ________.

(a) continuous variable (b) discrete variable

(c) quantitative variable (d) personal variable

20. Mean Deviation is given by ________.

(a) Σ( )X M− (b) Σ X M−

(c) Σ( )X MN− (d)

Σ X MN−

Part - B

[7 × 2 = 14]


21. Write a short note on Jubilee.

22. Definebirthrate.

23. What do you mean by full employment?

24. Write a note on environmental cost.

25. What is Modernization?

26. What are the components of agricultural growth?

27. Give an example for large scale industries?

28. What is moral suasion?

29. Write a short note on SAP.

30. Write a short note on Human Poverty Index.

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Part - C

[7 × 3 = 21]


31. What are the six basic characteristics of underdeveloped economy?

32. Name some famous theories of population.

33. Name the 5 states in India where 58% of the poor people live.

34. Write a note on double counting.

35. Explain the concept of Indicative planning.

36. List out the factors responsible for the backwardness of agriculture.

37. Defineliberalization.

38. What are the fundamental principles adopted by GATT?

39. How is gender related development index constructed?

40. What are the three main methods to calculate weighted index numbers?

Part - D

[7 × 5 = 35]


41. Why is India considered an underdeveloped economy?

(OR)

Explain the the characteristics of Indian Population.

42. a) ExplaintheMalthusianTheoryofPopulationwiththehelpofflowchart.

(OR)

b) Distinguish between rural and urban poverty.

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43. Explain the International Comparison of National Income.

(OR)

Explain the gross national product (GNP).

44. Explain the Government Policy on SSI.

(OR)

Explain the role at National level.

45. a) What are the functions of IMF? Write any 5 points.

(OR)

b) Explain HRD and economic development.

46. a) Calculate Median from the following data.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Frequency 5 12 18 10 5

(OR)

b) Distinguish between graphs and diagrams.

47. a) What are the components of time series?

(OR)

b) (i) What is Index Number?

(ii) What are the uses of Index Number.

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11thSTD.


Part - A


Choose the Correct Answer. [20 × 1 = 20]

1. Theclassification of the characteristics of underdevelopment was given by________.

(a) Harvey Leibenstein (b) Cairncross

(c) Joan Robinson (d) Kurihara

2. ________ refers to the rate of death occurring per thousand new born babies.

(a) Natality (b) Mortality

(c) infant mortality (d) death rate

3. The primary sector of our economy is ________.

(a) Agriculture (b) Industry

(c) Service Sector (d) None of these

4. ThePlanningCommissionofIndiadefinedpovertyonthebasisof________.

(a) Income (b) Consumption

(c) Calorie intake of food (d) Employment

5. The growth of an economy is indicated by an ________.

(a) Increase in general prices (b) Increase in national income

(c) Increase in savings (d) Increase in investment

6. One of the following is not a stock variable.

(a) income during a year of a company.

(b) capital stock of the economy.

(c) value of goods available in a general store.

(d) amount of money in circulation.

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7. Perspective Plan covers a period of ________.

(a) 5 years (b) 10 years

(c) 20 to 25 years (d) 15 years

8. The process of decision making about alternative ways of using available scarce resources is ________.

(a) consumption

(b) saving

(c) expenditure

(d) economic planning

9. Nearly 64% of labour force in India is engaged in

(a) Agriculture (b) Industry

(c) Service sector (d) Foreign trade

10. The production of food grains during the year 2000 - 01 was ________ million tonnes.

(a) 55 (b) 196

(c) 169 (d) 691

11. The demand for primary goods such as tea, coffee etc. will be ________.

(a) elastic

(b) perfectly elastic

(c) inelastic

(d) perfectly inelastic

12. Separatethebankwhosemotiveisnotprofit-making________.

(a) Andhra bank (b) Canara bank

(c) IOB (d) RBI

13. Separatethebankwhosemotiveisprofitmaking________.

(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) LIC

(c) Commercial Bank (d) None of these

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14. Globalization means ________.

(a) Integration of the economy with world economy.

(b) Increasing degree of openness in respect of international trade.

(c) Process of transformation of the world in to a single economic unit.

(d) All the above.

15. Law of comparative cost advantage has been formulated by ________.

(a) David Ricardo (b) Haberler

(c) Adam Smith (d) J.S. Mill

16. Education is ________.

(a) consumption good (b) investment good

(c) none (d) both

17. National Literacy Mission (NLM) has been introduced to achieve ________.

(a) total literacy in age group 15 by 2005

(b) threshold literacy rate of 75 percent by 2005

(c) total literacy in the country

(d) eradication of female illiteracy

18. The data obtained from published or unpublished by some agency are called ________.

(a) Primary data (b) Secondary data

(c) Statistics (d) Information

19. The minimum and maximum scores of a series of data are 12 and 52. The median is found

to 24. If a score of 35 is included, the new median would be ________.

(a) the same (b) greater than 24

(c) less than 24 (d) 35

20. The statistical tool to measure changes over time is ________.

(a) Averages (b) Index number

(c) Deviation (d) Variance

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Part - B

[7 × 2 = 14]


21. Explain the concept “economic development”.

22. DefineDeathRate.

23. Writeanoteon‘inflation’.

24. What is the indicator of a country’s economic development?

25. What are the main objectives of planning in India?

26. What is Agricultural price policy?

27. What are the major problems of Textiles Industry?

28. What is Open market operations?

29. What are the components of foreign trade?

30. Whatarethetypesofclassification?

Part - C

[7 × 3 = 21]


31. Why did the physiocrats give importance to agriculture?32. Write a note on National Population Policy 2000.33. List out any four measures to solve unemployment.34. What does national income at constant price mean?35. DefinePlanning.36. What are the causes of sub-division and fragmentation?37. Write a short note on SAIL.38. What is Central Bank? Give example?39. What do you mean by Human Capital?

40. The following are the marks of5students,findoutthemedianmarks.

Roll No. 1 2 3 4 5Marks 40 30 18 55 60

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Part - D

[7 × 5 = 35]Answer all the questions

41. a) Write short note on: (i) Marginal Revolution. (ii) CapitalDeficiency (OR) b) (i) Meaning of transitional society. (ii) Explain loss of women’s labour.42. a) Write short note on: (i) JGSY (ii) EAS (OR) b) Distinguish between Rural and Urban poverty.43. Explain expenditure method. (OR) What are the problems of planning in underdeveloped countries? Write any 6 points.44. Explain the causes of food problem in India. (OR) Explain environmental hazards.45. a) Distinguish between central bank and commercial bank. (OR) b) What are the parameters of Globalization?46. What is Quartile Deviation? Explain. (OR) Explain about secondary and higher secondary education.

47. a) Construct a Pie diagram with the given data below:

Item of Expenditure Food Rent Clothing Fuel Education Misc.Percentage 60% 12% 8% 8% 6% 6%

(OR) b) Explain rules of tabulation. Give any 6 points.

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11thSTD.


Part - A


Choose the Correct Answer. [20 × 1 = 20]1. The Mercantilists gave utmost importance to ________.

(a) Agriculture

(b) Manufacturing industry

(c) Trade

(d) Imports

2. The father of New Economics is ________.

(a) Adam Smith (b) Marshall

(c) Karl Marx (d) J.M. Keynes

3. T. R. Malthus published his book “Essay on the Principles of Population in ________.

(a) 1896 (b) 1776

(c) 1857 (d) 1798

4. Agriculture gives rise to ________ unemployment.

(a) cyclical (b) structural

(c) seasonal (d) professional

5. A person consuming less than _____ calories per day in rural area is under poverty line.

(a) 2400 (b) 2100

(c) 2500 (d) 2200

6. The difference between NNP and NDP is ________.

(a) Depreciation

(b) Current transfers from rest of the world

(c) Indirect tax

(d) Net factor income from abroad[20]

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7. The base year 1993-94 is used in the ________.

(a) New series

(b) Conventional series

(c) C.S.O’s latest series

(d) revised series

8. ThefirstcountrytointroduceFiveYearPlanwas________.

(a) U.K. (b) U.S.A.

(c) Former Soviet Russia (d) France

9. Nearly 20% of the cultivated area is irrigated by ________.

(a) Tube wells (b) Storage canals

(c) Perennial canals (d) Tanks

10. The Agricultural prices commission was renamed as Agricultural costs and prices commission in the year ________.

(a) 1985 (b) 1986

(c) 1987 (d) 1965

11. The process of industrialization is the essential pre- requisite for ________.

(a) Generating employment

(b) Inducing investment

(c) Achieving economic development

(d) Increasing per capita income

12. 75% of the jute cultivable areas were partitioned to ________.

(a) Burma (b) Nepal

(c) China (d) Bangladesh

13. ThefirstbankinIndiawasestablishedin________.

(a) 1770 (b) 1806

(c) 1801 (d) 1782

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14. Minimum Reserve System relates________.

(a) Method of note issue

(b) Commercial banks certain portion of their deposits at RBI

(c) Commercial banks certain portion of their deposits in cash

(d) Customers are computed to keep certain minimum balance with their deposits

15. IBRD was set up in ________.

(a) 1983 (b) 1844

(c) 1948 (d) 1944

16. International trade is regulated at present by ________.

(a) GATT (b) IMF

(c) WTO (d) IBRD

17. The birth of economics of education was announced by ________.

(a) Marshall (b) Karl Marx

(c) Schultz (d) Keynes

18. The most preferred diagram to represent the components of a variable ________.

(a) Line diagram (b) Bar diagram

(c) Pie diagram (d) Pictogram

19. Median is ________.

(a) The most frequently repeated item / score in the series.

(b) The middle most item / score in the series of data

(c) The middle most item / score in the series of ordered data.

(d) The difference between highest and lowest score.

20. The most stable measure of variability is ________.

(a) Variance (b) Mean

(c) Median (d) Mode

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Part - B

[7 × 2 = 14]


21. Write a note on take-off stage.

22. DefineCensus.

23. What are the types of poverty?

24. What is ‘injections’?

25. What is the main problem of planning in underdeveloped countries?

26. Write any four causes of food problem in India.

27. Definemixedeconomy.

28. What are the functions of money?

29. Who introduced the First Human Development Report?

30. What are the types of data?

Part - C

[7 × 3 = 21]


31. What are the factors determining birth rate?

32. Why unemployment among educated people is increasing?

33. Mention the names of national income series in India.

34. What is a rolling plan?

35. What is the contribution of agriculture to economic growth?

36. Whatistheusebasedclassificationofindustry?

37. Write a note on commercial banks.

38. What are the methods of transfer of technology?

39. What is Human Development?

40. Write a note on graphs and diagrams.

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Part - D

[7 × 5 = 35]


41. What are the main ideas of leading classical economists? (OR)

Examine the steps to check rapid growth of population.42. Explain the Malthusian TheoryofPopulationwiththehelpofflowchart. (OR)

Explain the characteristics of poor Households. 43. What are the estimates of unemployment? (OR)

Explain Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS).44. a) Describe the problem of choice of technique in India. (OR)

b) Distinguish between national income at current and constant prices.45. a) Define: (i) Croppingpattern (ii) Agriculturalholding. (OR)

b) Explain the Appraisal of the Ninth Plan.

46. a) Represent the following data through a simple bar diagram.

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005No.of Students

in a College1000 1500 2000 2500 2400 2200

(OR)

b) Writeanyfivefactorsaffectingcroppingpattern.47. Explain the integrated strategies devised by the Eighth Plan for public sector restructuring. (OR)

DistinguishbetweenClassificationandTabulation.

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