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!6708Economics!
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Note : Answer all the questions.
I.
öPõkUP¨£mh |õßS ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøh°øÚ
÷uº¢öukzx SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊxP.
Choose the most suitable answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
1.
ö\ÀÁ C»UPnzvß B]›¯º :
(A) \õ•÷ÁÀ\ß (B) BÀL¤µk ©õºåÀ (C) Bh® ìªz (D) C»¯ÚÀ µõ¤ßì
The author of wealth definition is :
(a) Samuelson (b) Alfred Marshall
(c) Adam Smith (d) Lionel Robbins
14x1=14
2.
ö©xÁõÚ ÷Áø»²®, øP³mk® RÌUPshÁØÖÒ GuØS Põµn©õP ÂÍ[SQÓx ?
(A) EØ£zv°ß vÓø©U SøÓÄ
(B) Á¸©õÚ® ©ØÖ® ö\ÀÁzvÀ HØÓzuõÌÄ (C) öuõÈÀ~m£ªßø©
(D) ÁÍ[PøÍ vÓø©¯õP £¯ß£kzxuÀ
Red tapism and corruption lead to : (a) Inefficiency of production (b) Inequality of income and wealth (c) Absence of technology
(d) Efficient use of resources
3.
JØøÓ¨ £sh ~PºÄ Gøu Enºzx® ? (A) EØ£zv Áõ´¨¦ ÁøÍ÷Põk
(B) \©&CÖv{ø»¨ £¯ß£õmk Âv (C) AΨ¦ Âv
(D) SøÓ¢x ö\À CÖv{ø» £¯ß£õmk Âv
Single commodity consumption mode is : (a) Production possibility curve
(b) Law of equimarginal utility (c) Law of supply
(d) Law of diminishing marginal utility
4.
£shzvØPõÚ ÷uøÁ CuøÚa \õº¢ux :
(A) £shzvß Âø» (B) \õº¢u £sh[PÎß Âø»
(C) Á¸©õÚ® (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Demand for a commodity depends on :
(a) Price of that commodity (b) Price of related goods
(c) Income (d) All the above
5.
Âø»°À HØ£k® ©õØÓzvØS HØ£ ÷uøÁ°ß ©õØÓzøu
÷uõØÖÂUS® AÍÄ :
(A) Á¸©õÚ ÷uøÁ ö|QÌa]
(B) SÖUS ÷uøÁ ö|QÌa]
(C) Âø» ÷uøÁ ö|QÌa]
(D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
The degree of response of demand to change in price is : (a) Income elasticity of demand
(b) Cross-elasticity of demand (c) Price elasticity of demand (d) All the above
6.
\©{ø» Âø»°À Põ»zvß £[øP AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº : (A)
J.R.îUì (B)
J.M.Rßì
(C) BÀ¤µm ©õºåÀ (D)
J.S.ªÀ
The time element in price analysis was introduced by :
(a) J.R. Hicks (b) J.M. Keynes
(c) Alfred Marshall (d) J.S. Mill
7.
{»zvß Bµ®£ AΨ¦ Âø»
:(A) §ä¯®
(B) JßÖUS® AvP©õÚx (C) JßÖUS® SøÓÁõÚx (D) JßÖUS® \©©õÚx
The initial supply price of land is : (a) Zero
(b) Greater than one (c) Less than one (d) Equal to one
8.
\µõ\› ©õÖ® ö\»Ä CuÚõÀ ÁSUS®÷£õx QøhUS® :
(A)
TC/Q(B)
TFC/Q(C)
TVC/Q(D) GxÄ® CÀø»
Average variable cost is obtained by dividing :
(a) TC/Q (b) TFC/Q
(c) TVC/Q (d) None
9.
{øÓĨ ÷£õmi°À ÷uøÁU÷Põk CÆÁõÖ C¸US® :
(A) ÷©À÷|õUQ \›¢x ö\À¾® (B) Qøh©mh©õP C¸US®
(C) RÌ÷|õUQ \›¢x ö\À¾® (D) ö\[SzuõP C¸US®
Under perfect competition, the demand curve is :
(a) upward sloping (b) horizontal
(c) downward sloping (d) vertical
10.
EøǨ¦ Hß ÷uøÁ¨£kQÓx ?
(A) EÖvz ÷uøÁ (B) ÷|µi ÷uøÁ (C) ö£Ó¨£mh ÷uøÁ (D) ö|QÌa] ÷uøÁ
The demand for labour is :
(a) effective demand (b) direct demand (c) derived demand (d) elastic demand
11.
öuõßø©¨ ö£õ¸Î¯À ÷Põm£õk
__________{»ÄÁuõP P¸xQÓx.
(A) ÷Áø»°À»õ {ø» (B) ©øÓ•P ÷Áø»°ßø©
(C) •Ê÷Áø» {ø» (D) SøÓ÷Áø» {ø»
The classical theory assumed the existence of :
(a) Unemployment (b) Disguised unemployment (c) Full employment (d) Under-employment
12.
CÖv{ø» ÷\ª¨¦ |õmh® : (A)
∆YS∆
(B)
∆CY∆
(C)
∆QP∆
(D)
CYThe marginal propensity to save is :
(a) S Y
∆
∆ (b)
C Y
∆
∆ (c) P
Q
∆
∆ (d)
C Y
13.
£nÃUPzvß ÷£õx GßÚ {PÊ® ? (A) ¯õ£õ›PÒ C»õ£® DmkÁº (B) Fv¯® Dmk£Áº C»õ£® ö£ÖÁº (C) ©õu \®£Í® ö£Ö£Áº C»õ£® ö£ÖÁº (D) ÁõhøPUS Âk£Áº C»õ£® ö£ÖÁº
During inflation : (a) businessmen gain (b) wage earners gain (c) salaried people gain (d) rentiers gain
14.
Á› Á¸Áõ´
__________Ehß öuõhº¦øh¯x.
(A) Pmhn® (B) Á›PÎß ÁøPPÒ (C) Á¸Áõ´ (D) Á›¯ØÓ Á¸Áõ´
Tax revenue deals with the :
(a) fees (b) kinds of taxes
(c) revenue (d) non-tax revenue
II.
÷Põimh Ch[PøÍ {µ¨¦P.
12x1=12Fill in the blanks with suitable answers.
15.
EØ£zv GÚ¨£kÁx
__________E¸ÁõUSÁuõS®.
Production refers to the creation of __________.
16.
•u»õÎzxÁzvÀ AøÚzxÁøP ö£õ¸Íõuõµ |hÁiUøPPЮ
__________
ø©¯©õPU öPõs÷h ö\¯À£kQÓx.
Most of the economic activities of capitalism are centered on __________.
17.
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__________©ØÖ®
__________BS®.
Wants may be both __________ and __________.
18.
uÛ|£º ~PºÄ AmhÁønPøÍ JßÖ ÷\ºUS®÷£õx
__________BS®.
Adding up of individual consumers schedule is __________.
19. __________
AΨø£z wº©õÛUS® •UQ¯ Põµo¯õS®.
__________ is the major determinant of Supply.
20. __________
Gߣx ÷ÁÖ£» £sh[PøÍ EØ£zv ö\´vh ©Ûu
•¯Ø]PÍõÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx.
__________ is man-made physical goods used to produce other goods.
21.
©õÓõU PõµoPÒ ©ØÖ® ©õÖ® PõµoPøÍ
__________À ©mk÷©
÷ÁÖ£kzu C¯¾®.
The distinction between the fixed and variable factors is possible only in __________.
22.
•ØÖ›ø© \Uv°ß ‰»® ö£õ¸øÍ ÁiÁø©US® E›ø©
__________GßÓøÇUP¨£k®.
Monopoly power achieved through patent right is called __________.
23.
CÖv{ø» EØ£zv vÓß ÷Põm£õk
__________÷£õmi \¢øu°ß Gk÷PõøÍ Ai¨£øh¯õPU öPõshx.
Marginal Productivity Theory is based on the assumption of __________
competition.
24. __________
Gߣx ©UPÎß øP°¸¨¦ (öµõUP®) £n® BS®.
__________ refers to the cash holdings of the people.
25.
£sh[PøÍU öPõkzx £sh[PøÍ Áõ[SÁx
__________GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
The direct exchange of goods for goods is known as __________.
26. __________
Á› Gߣx ÁͺÃu Á›ø¯²®, ÂQuõa\õµ Á›ø¯²®
EÒÍhUQ¯x BS®.
__________ tax is a blend of progressive tax and proportional tax.
III.
RÌÁ¸ÁÚÁØøÓ¨ ö£õ¸zxP.
12x1=1227.
ö\ÀÁ® (A) öÁ¨Íß ÂøÍÄ
28.
\¢øu \UvPÒ (B) ÷£µõ]›¯º _®¥mhº
29.
AvP£m\ \‰P |ßø©PÒ (C)
C+I+G+(X−M) 30.Âø» ÷uøÁ ÷|µi¯õÚ EÓÄ (D) øÁµ®
31.
}shPõ» AΨ¦U÷Põk (E) Á›Âv¨¦ Ãu® SøÓ²®
32.
öuõÈÀ •øÚ÷Áõº (F) QÍõºU Kº ¦zuõUP¨ £o ö\´£Áº
33.
\µõ\› ö\»Ä (G) C¸¨¦
34.
öuß B¨¤›UPõ (H) Kº A»S ö\»Ä
35.
C¯[S{ø» C»õ£U ÷Põm£õk (I) £nzvß Áõ[S® \Uv
36.
Jmkö©õzu ÷uøÁ (J) îUì ©ØÖ® hõÀhß
37.
£nzvß ©v¨¦ (K) AvP ö|QÌa] Eøh¯x
38.
÷u´Ä Ãu Á› (JÍ) AΨ¦, ÷uøÁ ©ØÖ® Âø»
Match the following :
27. Wealth (a) Veblen effect
28. Market forces (b) Prof. Schumpeter
29. Maximum Social Advantage (c) C+I+G+(X−M) 30. Positive relationship of (d) diamond
price and demand
31. Long period supply curve (e) Tax rate decreases 32. Entrepreneur, an innovator (f) Clark
33. Average cost (g) Stock
34. South Africa (h) Cost per unit
35. Dynamic theory of profit (i) Purchasing power of money
36. Aggregate demand (j) Hicks and Dalton
37. Value of money (k) More elastic
38. Regressive tax (l) Supply, demand and price
IV.
¤ßÁ¸® ÂÚõUPÐUS K›¸ ö\õØPÎÀ Âøh u¸P.
12x1=12Answer each of the following questions in a word or two.
39.
ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß ÷ÁÖ ö£¯º GßÚ ?
What is the other name for Economics ?
40.
AÍÄUPvP©õÚ EØ£zv°ß ÂøÍÄ ¯õx ?
What is the result of over-production ?
41.
\©÷|õUS ÁøÍ÷Põk GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Indifference Curve ?
42.
EøǨ¤ß ÷uøÁ ö|QÌÁØÓuõP C¸US®÷£õx, J¸ öuõÈØ\[P®
Fv¯zøu E¯ºzu •i²©õ ?
When the demand for labour is inelastic, can a trade union raise wages ?
43.
{ø»¯õÚ •u½miØS J¸ Euõµn® öPõk.
Give an example for fixed input.
44.
EØ£zv¯õͺ \©{ø»ø¯ Aøh¯ {£¢uøÚ ¯õx ?
Give the condition for producers equilibrium.
45.
EøÓÁiÁ ÁøÍU÷Põk Gߣx GßÚ ?
What is an envelope curve ?
46.
•ØÖ›ø© ÷£õmi°ß •UQ¯©õÚ ]Ó¨¤¯À¦ ¯õx ?
What is the essential feature of monopolistic competition ?
47.
Hâ÷¯õ ÁmiU ÷Põm£õmiß B]›¯º ¯õº ?
Who is the author of Agio theory of Interest ?
48.
÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦, Ámi ©ØÖ® £n® £ØÔ¯ J¸ ö£õxU ÷Põm£õmøh E¸ÁõUQ¯Áº ¯õº ?
Who is the author of “General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” ?
49.
|õmiß £n AΨø£U Pmk¨£kzx® Á[Q Gx ?
Name the bank which controls money supply in a country.
50.
ö£õxUPhß Gߣx GßÚ ?
What is Public debt ?
£Sv & B
/ PART - BV.
SÔ¨¦ :
(i)GøÁ÷¯Ý® £zx ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
10x3=30(ii)
JÆöÁõ¸ Âøh²® |õßS AÀ»x I¢x Á›PÎÀ Aø©¢vh ÷Ásk®.
Note : (i) Answer any ten of the following questions.
(ii) Answer for each question should be about four or five lines.
51.
ö£õ¸Íõuõµ®, Pou®, ¦Òΰ¯À CÁØÔØS Cøh÷¯¯õÚ öuõhº¤øÚ ÂÁ›.
Describe the relationship between Economics, Mathematics and Statistics.
52.
ö£õxÁõÚ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •øÓPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍU TÖP.
Name the important general economic systems.
53.
Áõ´¨¦a ö\»Ä GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Opportunity Cost ?
54.
£sh[PÎß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the classifications of goods ?
55.
÷uøÁU ÷PõhõÚx Hß RÌ÷|õUQ Á¸QÓx ?
Why does the demand curve slope downwards ?
56.
\©{ø» Âø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is equilibrium price ?
57.
}shPõ»®, SÖQ¯Põ»® ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Differentiate the short period from the long period.
58.
÷Áø»¨£S¨¦ •øÓ Gߣuß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx ?
What is meant by division of labour ?
59.
‰»uÚzvß ÁiÁ[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the forms of capital ?
60. MC
©ØÖ®
AC&US® Cøh÷¯²ÒÍ EÓÄPøÍU TÖP.
Mention the relationship between MC and AC.
61.
ö£õ¸Íõuõµa ö\»Ä GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What are economic costs ?
62.
Esø©U T¼US®, £nU T¼US® EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õk ¯õx ?
Distinguish between real wages and money wages.
63.
}ºø© ¸¨£U ÷Põm£õmiß ‰ßÖ ÷|õUP[PøÍU TÖP.
What are the three motives of Liquidity Preference Theory ?
64.
÷uUP{ø» £nÃUP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is stagflation ?
65.
Bu® ìªzvß ¦Ûu Á› ÂvPøÍU TÖP.
What are the canons of taxation ?
£Sv & C
/PART - CVI.
SÔ¨¦ :
(i)GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
6x10=60(ii)
JÆöÁõ¸ Âøh²® J¸ £UP AÍÂÀ Aø©¢vh ÷Ásk®.
Note : (i) Answer any six of the following questions.
(ii) Answer for each question should be about a page.
66.
P»¨¦¨ ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß |ßø© wø©PøÍ ÂÁ›.
What are the merits and demerits of a mixed economy ?
67.
AΨ¦ ÷Põk Ch® ö£¯ºuø» Áøµ£hzxhß ÂÍUSP.
Explain the shift in supply with diagram.
68.
öuõÈÀ •øÚ÷Áõ›ß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the functions of entrepreneur ?
69.
SÖQ¯ Põ» \µõ\› ö\»Ä ÁøÍU÷Põmøh ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Explain the short run average cost curves.
70.
CÖv{ø»a ö\»ÂøÚ \›¯õÚ ÂÍUPzxhß TÖP.
Explain Marginal cost with suitable illustration.
71.
{øÓĨ ÷£õmi°ß C¯À¦PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Explain the features of perfect competition.
72.
"÷\' &°ß A[Põi Âv°ß SøÓ£õkPÒ £zvøÚ ©mk® GÊxP.
What are the criticisms of Say’s Law ? [any ten]
73.
~PºøÁz wº©õÛUS® Á¸©õÚ® uµ ¤ÓU PõµoPøÍU TÖP.
What are the determinants of consumption other than income ?
74.
Bsk {v{ø» AÔUøP Gߣøu ÂÍUSP. \©{ø» ©ØÖ®
\©{ø»¯ØÓ Bsk {v{ø» AÔUøPø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Define Budget. Explain the balanced and unbalanced budget.
75.
÷|º•P Á› ©ØÖ® ©øÓ•P Á›ø¯ ÷ÁÖ£kzvU PõmkP.
Differentiate between the direct and indirect taxes.
£Sv & D
/PART - DVII.
SÔ¨¦ :
(i)GøÁ÷¯Ý® ‰ßÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
3x20=60(ii)
JÆöÁõ¸ Âøh²® ‰ßÖ £UP AÍÂÀ Aø©¢vh
÷Ásk®.
Note : (i) Answer any three of the following questions.
(ii) Answer for each question should be about three pages.
76.
ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß ußø© ©ØÖ® GÀø»PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
Discuss the nature and scope of economics.
77.
\©÷|õUS ÁøÍ÷Põmiß öuõS¨¤øÚ Áøµ¢x AuÝøh¯
£s¦PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
What is indifference curve map ? Explain the properties of indifference curve with diagrams.
78.
Âø»z÷uøÁ ö|QÌa]°øÚ AÍÂk® •øÓPøÍ ÂÁµ©õP GÊuÄ®.
Explain the methods of measurement of price elasticity of demand in detail.
79.
•ØÖ›ø©°À Âø» ©ØÖ® £sh® GÆÁõÖ wº©õÛUP¨£kQÓx Gߣøu ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Explain the price and output determination under monopoly.
80.
›UPõº÷hõÂß ÁõµU ÷Põm£õmiøÚ Bµõ´P.
Examine Ricardian Theory of Rent.
81.
£nzvß £oPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Describe the functions of money.
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