11th Half Yearly Model Question

11th Standard

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Economics

Time : 02:30:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 90

I. Choose the best answers

20 x 1 = 20
1. Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life - It is the statement of

(a)

(b)

Lionel Robbins

(c)

Alfred Marshall

(d)

Samuelson

2. Who is the author of the book "An essay on the nature and significance of economic science ?

(a)

Lionel Robbins

(b)

Karal Marx

(c)

(d)

Alfred Marshall

3. Choice is always constrained or limited by the of our____ resources.

(a)

Scarcity

(b)

Supply

(c)

Demand

(d)

Abundance

4. The Law of Equi-Marginal Utility' is also called as _________

(a)

Law of demand

(b)

Law of supply

(c)

Law of substitution

(d)

Law of gravitation

5. Mention the economies reaped from inside the firm

(a)

financial

(b)

technical

(c)

managerial

(d)

all of the above

6. In the long-run, the quantity of factors of production_________.

(a)

remains constant

(b)

changes

(c)

is zero

(d)

is infinity

7. Marginal revenue is the addition made to the

(a)

total sales

(b)

total revenue

(c)

total production

(d)

total cost

8. Equilibrium condition of a firm is ___________

(a)

MC=MR

(b)

MC>MR

(c)

MC < MR

(d)

MR = Price

9. A place where buyers and sellers meet and bargain over a commodity for a price is called ..............

(a)

Den

(b)

shop

(c)

market

(d)

exchange

10. Theory of distribution is popularly known as________.

(a)

Theory of product-pricing

(b)

Theory of factor - pricing

(c)

Theory of wages

(d)

Theory of interest

11. ___________ is the surplus of income over expenses on production.

(a)

Interest

(b)

Wages

(c)

Profit

(d)

Rent

12. The advocate of democratic socialism was ______

(a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)

P.C. Mahalanobis

(c)

(d)

Indira Gandhi

13. The Industry which was de-reserved in 1993?

(a)

Railways

(b)

Mining of copper and zinc

(c)

Atomic energy

(d)

Atomic minerals

14. The Five Year Plan, based on the Harrod-Domar model was the__________

(a)

First Five Year Plan

(b)

Second Five Year Plan

(c)

Third Five Year Plan

(d)

Fourth Five Year Plan

15. The transfer of ownership from public sector to private sector is known as________

(a)

Globalization

(b)

Liberalization

(c)

Privatization

(d)

Nationalization

16. Export subsidies are provided to Indian exporters_________.

(a)

directly

(b)

indirectly

(c)

continuously

(d)

conditionally

17. Identify the agriculture related problem of rural economy ___________.

(a)

Poor communication

(b)

Small size of landholding

(c)

Rural poverty

(d)

Poor banking network

18. Largest area of land is used in the cultivation of

(a)

(b)

Sugarcane

(c)

Groundnut

(d)

Coconut

19. ----------- is the formula for calculating per capita income.

(a)

$\frac { National\quad Income }{ Total\quad Population }$

(b)

$\frac { Total\quad Population }{ National\quad Income }$

(c)

$\frac { GST }{ Total\quad Population }$

(d)

$\frac { Tax }{ Price }$

20. The first differentiation of Total Revenue function gives ______

(a)

Average Revenue

(b)

Profit

(c)

Marginal Revenue

(d)

Zero

21. II. Answer any seven in which Question No. 30 is compulsory

7 x 2 =14
22. What are goods?

23. What is meant by division of labour?

24. Give the definition for 'Real cost'.

25. What does Dumping refer to?

26. What do you mean by economic infrastructure?

27. What are the Phases of colonial exploitation of India?

28. What do you mean by Agricultural Produce Market Committee?

29. State any two causes of housing problem in rural areas.

30. Explain Automotives?

31. If Y = 2x3 – 6x, then find $\frac { dy }{ dx }$

32. Answer any seven questions’ in which Question No.40 is compulsory.

7 x 3 = 21
33. Elucidate different features of services.

34. What are the importance of elasticity of demand?

35. Bring out the relationship among Total, Average and Marginal Products.

36. State the relationship between AC and MC.

37. What are the different types of price discrimination under monopoly?

38. List out the kinds of wages.

39. Explain briefly education system in India.

40. State the reasons for nationalization of commercial banks.

41. What is the Kisan Credit Card Scheme ?

42. Given Tr=50Q-$4{ Q }^{ 2 }$, find marginal revenue when Q=3

43. IV. Answer all the questions

7 x 5 = 35
1. Elaborate the nature and scope of Economics

2. Explain the uses of production possibility curve.

1. What are the methods of measuring elasticity demand?

2. What are the factors determining supply ?

1. Explain the meaning of Fixed and Variable factors and costs.

2. Brint out the features of perfect competition.

1. Explain the Residual Claimant Theory of Wage

2. What are the weaknesses of Indian Economy?

1. Describe the performance of five year plans in India.

2. Explain about Agrarian Crisis after reforms.

1. 'The features of Rural Economy are peculiar'- Argue.

2. Trace the development of Industry in Tamil Nadu

1. Solve by Cramer's rule
$2{ x }_{ 1 }+3{ x }_{ 2 }=7;\\ 2{ x }_{ 1 }+{ x }_{ 2 }=5\\$

2. A manufacturer estimates that, when units of a commodity are produced each month the total costs will be TC(Q) = 128 + 60Q + 8Q2.·Find the marginal cost, average cost, fixed cost, variable cost, average fixed cost and average variable cost.