1.Define a plan?

2.Who was the prime minister of India in 1991 ?

3.Were any positive contributions made by the British in India ?

4.What is employment

5.What do you mean by agricultural marketing?

6.Discuss the importance of credit in rural development.

7.Why are tariffs imposed?

8.What is Liberalization?

9.Why are regional and economic groupings formed? 2

10.Explain informal employment. 2

11.Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning
period? 2

12.How will you choose the wants to be satisfied? 4

13. What is the Green Revolution? Why was it implemented and how did it benefit the farmers?
4

14.Identify the benefits and limitations of organic farming ? 6

15.The traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under British rule. Do you agree with this
view? Give reasons in support of your answer ? 6

16.China’s rapid industrial growth can be traced back to its reforms in 1978. Do you agree? 6

Section B

17.What are your reasons for studying Economics? 1

18.Which of the following methods give better results? 1

(a) Census (b) Sample

19.Statistical calculations in classified data are based on 1

 (a) the actual values of observations
(b) the upper class limits
(c) the lower class limits
(d) the class midpoints

20.What do you mean by organization of data ? 1

21.Why do we need an index number? 2
22.Can we represent textual data in tabular format ? 2
23.Why is r preferred to covariance as a measure of association? 2
24.What is a variable? Distinguish between a discrete and a continuous variable. 4
25.Do samples provide better results than surveys? Give reasons for your answer 4
26.What is the consumer price index and wholesale price index ? 4
27.The following table gives production yield in kg. per hectare of wheat of 150 farms in a
village. Calculate the mean, median values. 6
Production yield Number of farms
50–53 3
53–56 8
56–59 14
59–62 30
62–65 36
65–68 28
68–71 16
71–74 10
74–77 5

28.How does the procedure of drawing a histogram differ when class intervals are unequal in
comparison to equal class intervals in a frequency table? 6

29.What is the difference between a price index and a quantity index? 6