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By THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS, BANGLADESH (IBB) Banking Diploma Examination, November-December, 2019 JAIBB : Principles of Economics & Bangladesh Economy (PBE) Time—3 hours Full marks—100 Pass marks—S0 TaT-8 [N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks, Answer any five questions.] 1. > Ao. (a) “All enlightened citizens from bankers, traders, development workers to diplomats must have some good idea about economics to perform their own jobs most efficiently,”— Elucidate the statement. (b) Briefly explain the most popular definition of economics. (a) What do you mean by the laws of demand and supply? Do they always work in Bangladesh? (8) Discuss the basic questions of ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘for whom’ as used in economics. (a) State the distinguishing features of. (i) Perfect competition (ii) Monopoly and (iii) Oligopoly. (b) How does monopoly hurt the interest of common people? (a) Distinguish between fixed costs and variable costs of a firm. (b) Explain the concepts of (i) Price elasticity (ii) Income elasticity and (iii) Cross elasticity of demand. (a) What are the main features of foreign trade of Bangladesh? (b) How can the export base of Bangladesh be further broadened to reduce the trade deficits? (a) What is an index number and what are its uses? (b) What is inflation? How is it measured? (a) What are the different accounts in the Balance of Payments? (b) How would you correct deficit in the Balance of Payments? What do you mean by Monetery Policy? How is it formulated in Bangladesh? How can banks play an effective role to implement Monetery Policy successfully? Discuss the role, of small and medium industries in economic development in Bangladesh. How banks can play vital role to boost small and medium industries? Write short notes on any four of the followings : (a) Foreign exchange reserves (b) Opportunity cost (c) Consumer surplus (d) Terms of trade (e) CAMELS rating Marks. 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 4x5=20 [Please turn over Fret wera] (aber : Orr sede Feat etext osha wate | or oTcaT Hold eres Bea fe 1] 31) “OREM, Dat, Bqareil care aoAfee one Ae FOOT APPT WIS re ACRE SIT MIRAT eT TT eIcATETAT SICA Rosena sre ASeercd eas ALS |" aye FA | (8) weifes Hacoer erate eee RCC TICTIDA SPA | 1) oie 6 canta RR saw fe cana? teTAeIA Tw CAE wT fe waa BIT BOR? (8) ‘fe, ‘feet’ aay ‘ait oa —alAlfor yet aE operat wIceroAT SPT | ol. (*) Aefernfier, ssoia saa ce oferta wT eer onfenpre tafizrern fagqe aT | (8) arcofar erate frwtca arerat Corstens are EE Fea? 81) ale wiofa fer oe on aftarta oa od wer odes Bare PHF | ®) OED feegrrsr (ii) om Regrre aR (iii) SIGE _ Pafegrrser asap eiat a4 el (F) Aeneas Carnie aftcera gat CaftBrecet fee Q@) Tere after wife eas aces ag teAfSee fers oA ‘

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