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:
(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
i. Bar diagram
ii. Pie-diagram
iii. Multiple diagram
iv. 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 of Interval |
2025 |
2530 |
3035 |
3534 |
4045 |
4550 |
5060 |
|
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
Interquartile 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 Student |
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 ₹ |
8 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12.5 |
|
Price in 1999 ₹ |
10 |
21 |
36 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
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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