2019
ECONOMICS
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin
indicate full marks fOr the questions
PART – A
1. Answer the following as
directed: 1x6=6
a) Give
the meaning of statistics in plural
sense. 1
b) What
do you mean by Secondary
data? 1
c) _____
method involves each and every items of the universe. (Fill in the blank)
1
d) The
diagram which represents the data in a circle is
– 1
1) Bar
diagram
2) Pie-diagram
3) Multiple
diagram
4) Subdivided
bar diagram.
e) Name
three most commonly used statistical averages.
1
f) There
are _____ quartiles in a series. (Fill in the blank)
1
2. Mention four limitations
of statistics.
2
3. Name any four methods of
collecting primary data. 2
4. What is the difference
between random sampling and non-random
sampling? 2
5. What is the difference
between frequency polygon and frequency curve?
2
6. Define weighted
arithmetic mean.
2
7. Name the two measures of
dispersion. 2
8. Mention specific
characteristics of arithmetic
mean. 4
9. Draw an ogive from the
following
table: 4
Income |
0-10 |
10-20 |
20-30 |
30-40 |
40-50 |
No.
of persons |
5 |
15 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
Or
Represent the following infOrmation
in Pie-diagram:
Items
of expenditure |
Labour |
Bricks |
Marble |
Cement |
Company |
10,000 |
3,000 |
5,000 |
2,000 |
10. “Sampling is the best
method of collecting primary data” – Justify this
statement. 4
11. Calculate arithmetic
mean from the following
data: 4
Class
Interval |
20-25 |
25-30 |
30-35 |
35-40 |
40-45 |
45-50 |
50-60 |
Frequency |
10 |
12 |
8 |
20 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
12. Find out Karl Pearson’s
co-efficient of cOrrelation from the following
data: 4
X |
50 |
54 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
65 |
75 |
Y |
20 |
22 |
24 |
30 |
32 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
44 |
54 |
Or
Explain the significance of
an index number. 4
13. Define Standard
deviation, Range, Quartile deviation, LOrenz curve, Mean deviation and
Inter-quartile range. 1x6=6
Or
Calculate Mean deviation
and its coefficient using arithmetic
mean. 3+3=6
Marks |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
No.
of Students |
8 |
12 |
20 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
14. Construct an Index
number fOr 1999 taking as the base using simple average of price relative
method. 6
Commodities |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
Price
in 1985 (Rs.) |
8 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12.5 |
Price
in 1999 (Rs.) |
10 |
21 |
36 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
Or
Mention one merit and one
demerit of medium. Calculate median from the following data: 1+1+4=6
PART – B
(INDIAN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT)
15. Answer the following: 1x6=6
a) Railways
were introduced in _____ in
India. 1
b) What
do you mean by
Modernization? 1
c) Define
Privatization.
1
d) What
is the full fOrm of NABARD?
1
e) What
is Human Capital?
1
f) Mention
any two causes of inflation. 1
16. Name two notable
economists who estimated India’s per-capita income during the Colonial Period.
2
17. Mention two impOrtant
problems of Indian Agriculture.
2
18. Point out two failures
of economic refOrms in
India. 2
19. Define absolute poverty
and relative poverty.
2
20. Mention the impOrtance
of human capital fOrmation in India. 2
21. What do you mean by
agricultural marketing?
2
22. Mention four
unemployment alleviation programme taken by Indian
Government. 4
Or
What is Rural Credit? Why
do farmers need rural credit?
23. Briefly mention the
basic causes of poverty in
India. 4
Or
Briefly mention the causes
of inflation.
24. What is Environment?
What causes a stress on environment? 4
Or
Explain the types of
infrastructure.
25. Make a comparison
between India and Pakistan as regards national income, size of population,
birth rate, literacy rate and sex ratio.
4
26. Explain the positive
impacts of economic reforms.
4
27. What do you mean by
environmental degradation? Suggest some measures to solve the problems of
environmental degradation.
1+5=6
Or
Explain briefly the
following:
3+3=6
a) Demand-pull
inflation.
b) Cost-push
inflation.
28. What do you mean by Organic
farming? Make a comparison between traditional farming and Organic
farming. 2+4=6
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