1. 1 to 3 Meaning, scope and subject matter, definitions of Economics 2. 4 to 6 approaches to economic analysis; micro and macro economics 3. 7 to 9 Approaches to economic analysis positive and normative analysis 4. 10 to 12 Concept of equilibrium 5. 13 to 15 Basic concepts: Goods and services desire and want 6. 16 to 18 Basic concepts: demand, utility, cost and price 7. 19 to 21 Basic concepts: wealth, capital, income and welfare 8. 22 to 24 Agricultural economics: meaning, definition and characteristics of agriculture 9. 25 to 27 Importance of agriculture and its role in economic development 10. 28 to 30 Agricultural planning and development in the country 11. 31 to 33 Demand: meaning, law of demand, schedule and demand curve 12. 34 to 36 Law of diminishing marginal utility 13. 37 to 39 Law of equi-marginal utility 14. 40 to 42 Consumer’s equilibrium and derivation of demand curve. 15. 43 to 45 Concept of consumer surplus 16. 46 to 48 Elasticity of demand: concept and measurement of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity. 17. 49 to 51 Production: process, creation of utility, factors of production 18. 52 to 54 Input output relationship 19. 55 to 57 Law of variable proportions and law of returns to scale 20. 58 to 60 Cost: concepts, short run and long run cost curves 21. 61 to 63 Supply: Stock v/s supply, law of supply, schedule, supply curve 22. 64 to 66 Determinants and elasticity of supply 23. 67 to 69 Market structure: meaning and types of market 24. 70 to 72 Basic features of perfectly competitive and imperfect markets 25. 73 to 75 Price determination under perfect competition 26. 76 to 78 Short run and long run equilibrium of firm and industry 27. 79 to 81 Distribution theory: meaning, factor market and pricing of factors of production 28. 82 to 84 Concepts of rent, wage, interest and profit 29. 85 to 87 Meaning and importance of national Income 30. 88 to 90 Concepts of national income accounting and approaches to measurement 31. 91 to 93 Malthusian theories of population 32. 94 to 96 Optimum theories of population 33. 97 to 99 Current policies and programmes on population control 34. 100 to 102 Money: Barter system of exchange and its problems 35. 103 to 105 Meaning, classification and functions of money 36. 106 to 108 Inflation and deflation 37. 109 to 111 Functions of commercial and central bank 38. 112 to 114 Credit creation policy 39. 115 to 117 Agricultural and public finance: meaning, micro v/s macro finance 40. 118 to 120 Public revenue and public expenditure 41. 121 to 123 Tax: meaning, direct and indirect taxes 42. 124 to 126 Agricultural taxation and VAT 43. 127 to 129 Concepts of economy and its functions 44. 130 to 132 Important features of capitalistic, socialistic and mixed economies 45. 133 to 132 Elements of economic planning
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