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ECONOMICS
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Paper III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
1.
2.
Which one of the following is true for the General Fertility Rate ?
(1) It is an actual measure of fertility.
(2) It is a potential measure of fertility.
(3) It is an actual measure of female population composition.
(4) It is based on hypothetical age specific birth rate profile.
3.
Which among the following curves is used to depict the long run behaviour of population
growth ?
(1) Normal Curve
(2) Logistic Curve
(3) Exponential Curve
(4) Ogive
4.
Among the socio-economic factors responsible for high birth rate in India, we may include
(i) Large scale poverty
(ii) High mortality rate of children of poor parents
(iii) Prevalence of under-age marriage
(iv) Adverse sex-ratio
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
5.
Match List I with List II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I
List - II
(Event)
(Date)
A. World Environment Day
(i) 11th July
B. World Wildlife Day
(ii) 5th June
C. World Water Day
(iii) 3rd March
D. World Population Day
(iv) 22nd March
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
A
B
C
D
(1) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (iii)
(i)
(iv)
(ii)
(3) (iv)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(4) (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
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1.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
2.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
3.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
4.
?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(1) (i) (ii)
(2) (i), (ii) (iv)
(3) (i), (iii) (iv)
(4) (i), (ii) (iii)
5.
-I -II :
I
II
()
()
A. (i) 11
B. (ii) 5
C.
(iii) 3
D. (iv) 22
:
:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(ii)
B
(ii)
(i)
(iii)
(iii)
C
(iii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
D
(iv)
(ii)
(i)
(i)
3
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6.
The coase theorem suggests that private negotiation will lead to the correction of market
failure when
(i)
(ii)
7.
8.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Builders
(2)
Railways
(3)
Motor vehicles
(4)
Public Transport
SLR =
ER + I CB
L
(2)
SLR =
ER IS + CAB
L
(3)
SLR =
ER + IS + CAB
L
(4)
SLR =
L + CB + ER
IS
Which among the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in
the economy ?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
I only
(2)
II and IV
(3)
I and III
(4)
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
:
:
(1) (i), (ii) (iii)
(2) (i) (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii)
7.
/ ?
(1)
(3)
8.
SLR
(2)
(4)
ER + I CB
L
ER IS + CAB
(2) SLR =
L
ER + IS + CAB
(3) SLR =
L
L + CB + ER
(4) SLR =
IS
ER = () ; IS = , CAB =
, L = , CB = , I = , SLR =
(1)
SLR =
9.
?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
:
:
(1) I
(2) II IV
(3) I III
(4) II, III IV
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10.
The banks which are implementing the Micro Finance Programme linked with Self Help
Groups (SHGs) are
(1) Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks, only.
(2) Regional Rural Banks and Commercial Banks, only.
(3) Co-operative Banks and Regional Rural Banks, only.
(4) Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Co-operative Banks.
11.
M2
(4)
M3
12.
The traders reduce the risk of loss in currency fluctuations through which of the
following ?
(1) Speculations
(2) Arbitrage
(3) Hedging
(4) None of the above
13.
Among the reasons responsible for the high inflation rate in India in 2015, which of the
following is/are true ?
(i) Rise in prices of petroleum products.
(ii) rise in food prices.
(iii) Rise in domestic consumption demand.
(iv) Rise in Indian Exports during the year 2015-16
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (iii) and (iv)
(4) (ii) and (iii)
14.
Originally, the maximum and minimum limits of the Statutory Liquidity ratio prescribed
in India was
(1) 40 percent and 20 percent
(2) 40 percent and 25 percent
(3) 30 percent and 25 percent
(4) 30 percent and 20 percent
15.
Which among the following are the recommendations of the Urjit Patel Committee report
of on monetary policy ?
I.
Curtailment of the fiscal deficit.
II. Inflation anchor at four percent.
III. Providing adequate liquidity in the money and capital market.
IV. Pegging the exchange value of Indian Currency.
Select the answer from the code below :
Codes :
(1) I, II and III
(2) II and IV
(3) III and IV
(4) I, II and IV
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(...) ,
(1) -
(2)
(3) -
(4) , -
11.
?
(1) M4
(2) M1
(3) M2
(4) M3
12.
?
(1)
(2)
(3) (Hedging)
(4)
13.
2015 / ?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv) 2015-16
:
:
(1) (i), (ii) (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) (iii)
(3) (iii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (iii)
14.
?
(1) 40 20
(2) 40 25
(3) 30 25
(4) 30 20
15.
, ?
I.
II. 4
III.
IV.
:
:
(1) I, II III
(2) II IV
(3) III IV
(4) I, II IV
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16.
17.
Who among the following economists considered the rate of interest to influence the
transaction demand for money ?
(1) P. Samuelson
(2) W. J. Baumol
(3) Keynes
(4) I. Fisher
18.
19.
Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which Deepak
Pareksh Committee was constituted ?
(1) To study the socio-economic conditions of minority communities.
(2) To suggest the measures for financing the development of infrastructure.
(3) To frame the policies on genetically modified seeds.
(4) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget.
20.
16.
(A) : ,
(R) :
:
:
(1) (A) (R) (R), (A)
(2) (A) (R) (R), (A)
(3) (A) , (R)
(4) (A) , (R)
17.
-
?
(1) .
(2) ..
(3)
(4) .
18.
- :
I.
-
II. , , -
III. -
?
(1) I
(2) I III
(3) I II
(4) I, II III
19.
-, ?
(1) -
(2)
(3)
(4)
20.
:
(I)
50
(II) 1987
/ ?
(1) (I)
(2) (II)
(3) (I) (II)
(4) (I) (II)
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21.
Corporation tax
(ii)
Income tax
22.
23.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Which Finance Commission has used forest cover as a criterion for horizontal distribution
of resources in India ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
24.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(ii)
P.K. Bardhan
25.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Who among of the following is associated with the theory of optimal taxation ?
(1)
H. Dalton
(2)
R.A. Musgrave
(3)
U.K. Hicks
(4)
G. Mankiw
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:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
22.
?
(1) 10
(2) 12
(3) 13
(4) 14
23.
:
(A) : -
(R) : ,
:
(1) (A) , (R)
(2) (A) , (R)
(3) (A) (R) (R), (A)
(4) (A) (R) , (R), (A)
24.
?
(i)
(ii) ..
(iii) ..
(iv) ..
:
:
(1) (i) (ii)
(2) (ii) (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) (iii)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) (iv)
25.
( ) ?
(1) .
(2) ..
(3) ..
(4) .
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26.
27.
28.
29.
To reach an economically efficient output level, the size of an excise tax imposed on a
firm generating negative externality should be
(1)
(2)
(3)
the difference between the social marginal cost and the firms marginal cost
(4)
the sum of the social marginal cost and the firms marginal cost.
Which among the following is the reason for Convergence exhibited by the Solow growth
model ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Who among the following economists was not concerned with the problem of surplus
labour ?
(1)
W.A. Lewis
(2)
(3)
R. Nurkse
(4)
J.S. Mill
List - II
A.
Aggregate demand
(i)
a + by
B.
C.
Aggregate supply
(iii) a + by
D.
Saving functon
(iv) C + S
C+I
30.
(1) (ii)
(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (ii)
(iv)
(iii)
(i)
(3) (ii)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
(4) (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
Who is the author of the book, Capital in the Twenty First Century ?
(1)
Thomas Piketty
(2)
Joseph Stiglitz
(3)
A.K. Sen
(4)
Jagdish Bhagwati
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:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
27.
()
(1) -
(2)
(3)
(4)
28.
?
(1) ..
(2)
(3) .
(4) ..
29.
:
I
II
(i) a + by
A.
(ii) C + I
B.
(iii) a + by
C.
(iv) C + S
D.
:
:
30.
(1) (ii)
(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (ii)
(iv)
(iii)
(i)
(3) (ii)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
(4) (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
?
(1)
(2)
(3) ..
(4)
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31.
List - II
(Economic Idea)
(Economist)
A.
(i)
Karl Marx
B.
Tableau Economique
(ii)
Alfred Marshall
C.
D.
Organic
Capital
Composition
of (iv) F. Modigliani
32.
33.
Codes :
A
(1) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (iv)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(3) (iv)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
(4) (ii)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
In the adjoining standard diagram to explain Hicks trade cycle theory; which of the
following are true, when the actual value of mpc and accelerator fall in the region C ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
For the Harrods model of growth, which among the following production functions best
matches with the assumptions of the model ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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32.
-I -II :
I
II
( )
()
A.
(i)
B.
(ii)
C.
(iii)
D. (iv) .
:
:
A
(1) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (iv)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(3) (iv)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
(4) (ii)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
C , ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
33.
- ( -)
(2) (3)
?
(1)
(2)
(3) ...
(4)
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34.
(2)
(3)
(4)
35.
New Keynesian economics challenges which among the following schools of thought
regarding the full adaptability of a policy change on the part of economic agents ?
(1) New classical economics
(2) Neo Keynesians
(3) Monetarists
(4) Both (1) and (2) above
36.
37.
38.
39.
Consider the following statements in relation to Karl Marxs theory of profit rate :
I.
Profit rate depends directly on the value of organic composition of capital.
II. Profit rate depends directly on the value of rate of exploitation.
Which of the above statements are correct ? Answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(1) Both I and II are true.
(2) Neither I nor II are true.
(3) Only I is correct.
(4) Only II is correct.
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34.
- Q = A LKB, + > 1, :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
35.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) (1) (2)
36.
- ?
(1) ..
(2) ..
(3) .
(4) .. ..
37.
.
(1)
(2) :
(3)
(4)
38.
: ?
(1) , ,
(2) ,
(3) , :
(4) ,
39.
:
I. :
II. :
? :
:
(1) I II
(2) I II
(3) I
(4) II
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40.
Extent of Market
(2) J.B. Say
Modernization of Agriculture
41.
Which of the following statements are true for the Triangle model ?
I.
It is a model developed by New Keynesian economists.
II. It includes built-in inflation in the analysis.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true ? Answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(1) I and II
(2) None
(3) Only I
(4) Only II
42.
43.
Which among the following will constitute Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ?
(1) Buying a company in the target country.
(2) Expanding operations of an existing business in that country.
(3) Investing in the shares and stocks of companies in the capital market.
(4) Both (1) and (2).
44.
Which of the areas given below is/are mainly funded by the International Development
Agency in the developing countries ?
I.
Infrastructure
II. Education
III. Environment friendly projects
IV. Health care
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) I, II and IV
(2) I, II and III
(3) I, III and IV
(4) All of the above.
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40.
(1)
(2) ..
(3) ..
(4) .
41.
() ?
I.
II. :
? :
:
(1) I II
(2)
(3) I
(4) II
42.
:
I.
II.
?
:
(1) I
(2) II
(3) I II
(4) I II
43.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) (1) (2)
44.
?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
:
:
(1) I, II IV
(2) I, II III
(3) I, III IV
(4)
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45.
46.
47.
48.
When two or more countries enter into an agreement to eliminate import quota and tariffs
and promote trade among themselves, such a group of countries are said to form a
(1)
(2)
Custom Union
(3)
A Common Market
(4)
Which among the following is/are true for Real Effective Exchange Rate of the currency
of a country ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
During the episode of sustained fall in crude oil prices during the year 2015, which among
the following best describes the pricing strategy of the OPEC countries ?
(1)
Transfer pricing
(2)
Predatory pricing
(3)
Defensive pricing
(4)
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for the gravity model to explain trade ?
I.
II.
III.
49.
50.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Only II is true.
(4)
If the offer curves of the trading countries have constant slope, the terms of trade among
them will be
(1)
constant
(2)
decreasing
(3)
increasing
(4)
indeterminate
In the context of the Indian economy, which of the following options correctly describe
the composition of the foreign exchange resources ?
(1)
Foreign currency + loans from the World Bank + SDRs + Gold holdings of R.B.I.
(2)
(3)
(4)
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()
,
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) (2) (3)
46.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) (1) (2)
47.
2015
?
(1)
(2) ()
(3)
(4)
48.
?
I.
?
II. 1962
III.
:
:
(1) II III
(2) I III
(3) II
(4)
49.
, :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
50.
?
(1) + + +
(2) + +
(3) + +
(4) + +
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51.
52.
Which among the following are true for excess demand function for an individual ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Which of the following measures the degree of monopoly power ? Here symbols have
their usual meaning.
AR MR
AR
(1)
(2) AR MR
AR
(3)
53.
54.
55.
56.
MR
AR MR
(4)
AR MR
MR
(2)
(3)
(4)
Wicksell
(2)
Bhm-Bawerk
(3)
Irving Fisher
(4)
J.M. Keynes
Which of the following statements is/are true for Arrow-Debreu model of general
equilibrium ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
None of these
If Sales tax on a commodity is raised, but the revenue earned through its sale decreases
sharply, which one of the following statements about the nature of this commodity would
be correct ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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51.
?
(1)
(2)
(3) (1) (2)
(4) (1) (2)
52.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
53.
AR MR
AR
AR
AR MR
MR
AR MR
AR MR
MR
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
54.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) ..
55.
- ?
(1)
(2)
(3) (1) (2)
(4)
56.
,
, ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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57.
The below diagrams show the risk aversion of two individuals with the help of
indifference curves. Choose the correct answer from the following by studying the
diagrams.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
58.
59.
(2)
(4)
Stackelberg model
None of the above
60.
Minimum support prices for Agricultural Commodities are fixed after taking into account
the recommendations of which of the following bodies ?
(1) Ministry of Agriculture
(2) Ministry of Food Processing
(3) NITI AAYOG
(4) Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)
61.
62.
Which one of the following schemes is not included in the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna
(RKVY) ?
(1) National Mission for Protein Supplements
(2) Saffron Mission
(3) Accelerated Fodder Development Programme
(4) All of the above
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57.
:
(1) A
(2) B
(3) A B (4)
58.
:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
59.
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
60.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) ()
61.
:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
62.
(....) ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
(1)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(3)
(4)
Every year
(2)
Once in 3 years
(3)
Once in 5 years
(4)
Once in 10 years
The share of food expenditure in total expenditure for Urban consumer and Rural
consumer in India was 56% and 64% respectively in (1987-88) and which changed to 41%
and 54% in (2009-10). This is appropriately explained by which of the following ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(2)
28/3
(3)
7/4
(4)
11/3
(2)
(3)
1/
(4)
1
1
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(A) :
(R)
:
:
64.
65.
66.
(1)
(A) (R)
(R), (A)
(2)
(A) (R)
, (R), (A)
(3)
(A)
(4)
(A)
, (R)
, (R)
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
10
(1987-88)
: 56% 64% (2009-10) : 41% 54%
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
P = 15 2X X2 X = 2 ?
(1)
(2)
28/3
(3)
7/4
(4)
11/3
67.
y = [a1 x 1 + a2 x 2] , :
(1)
(2)
(3)
1/
(4)
1
1
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68.
For the diagram below, which of the following is a correct description in terms of
derivatives :
(1)
dy
d2y
>
0;
<0
dx
dx2
(2)
dy
d2y
<
0;
<0
dx
dx2
(3)
dy
d2y
>
0;
>0
dx
dx2
(4)
dy
d2y
<
0;
>0
dx
dx2
69.
Which of the following is true for an optimum solution of a linear programming problem ?
(1) Number of non-zero valued slack variables is equal to the number of constraints.
(2) Number of non-zero valued variables (including slack) is exactly equal to the
number of constraints.
(3) Number of non-zero valued slack variables is equal to the number of binding
constraints.
(4) Number of non-zero valued variables is equal to the number of non-binding
constraints.
70.
If the targets for an economy are fixed in terms of final demand vector F, then the
compatible levels of output vector X, in terms of input-output analysis will be determined
according to which of the following ?
(1) A + F = X
(2) AX F = X
(3) (I A)1 F = X
(4) (I A) F = X
71.
72.
68.
?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
69.
70.
?
(1)
(2) ( )
(3)
(4)
F , -
X ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
71.
72.
dy
d2y
>
0;
<0
dx
dx2
dy
d2y
<
0;
<0
dx
dx2
dy
d2y
>
0;
>0
dx
dx2
dy
d2y
<
0;
>0
dx
dx2
A+F=X
AXF=X
(I A)1 F = X
(I A) F = X
Y X Y X 0.8
?
(1) Y 8% X
(2) Y 64% X
(3) Y 0.8% X
(4)
, :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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73.
Measurement Errors
(ii)
Autocorrelated Disturbances
(iv) Heteroscelasticity
74.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(ii), (iv)
(4)
(i), (iii)
Match the following and select the correct answer from codes given below :
List I
List - II
a.
GoldfieldQuandt Test
(i)
Errors in variables
b.
Durbin-Watson Test
(ii)
Heteroscelasticity
c.
Farrar-Glauber Test
(iii) Autocorrelation
d.
Wald-Bartlett Method
(iv) Multicollinearity
Codes :
a
75.
(1) (iv)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(2) (iii)
(i)
(ii)
(iv)
(3) (i)
(iii)
(iv)
(ii)
(4) (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
Unidentified
(2)
Just identified
(3)
Over-identified
(4)
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73.
?
(i)
(ii) :
(iii)
(iv)
:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
74.
:
II
I
a.
-
(i)
b.
-
(ii)
-
(iii) :
c.
d.
-
(iv)
:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
75.
a
(iv)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
b
(ii)
(i)
(iii)
(iii)
c
(iii)
(ii)
(iv)
(iv)
d
(i)
(iv)
(ii)
(i)
:
Y1 = 0 + 1Y2 + 3Y3 + 4X1 + 5X2 + u1
Y2 = 0 + 1Y3 + 2Y1 + 3X2 + u2
Y3 = 0 + 1X1 + 2X2 + 3X3 + u3
:
(1) -
(2)
(3)
(4)
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