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indicate full marks,
State
A. whether the following
Distribution of statements are True or False:(Any Eight)
income is unequal in India. (8)
Urbarnization
increases employment
Supply playssan important role in opportunities.
Smallscale Industries s are veryagricultural pricing.
significant in India.
Public sector
ndian economy.enterprises contribute a major Segment of Industrial activity in the
Healthcare Industry
InIndia does not face any problem.
FDI may not.have any
negative cultural impact.
Medical tourism is one of
the slowest growing
stability
Price is the only segment in India.
Capital,Market does not objective RBI's monetary policy.
of
10 contribute towards modernization of
Industries.
2 Fill in the Blanks (Any Seven):
The number of temales per 1000 males is (7)
least in
a) Haryana
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala

2. system of taxation is used to reduce inequality.

a) Regressive
b) Progresive
c) Proportional
3. NABARD stands for
a) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
b) National Agriculture Board for Rural Development
) National Board for Agriculture and Rural Development
4 Fourteen Private sector banks were nationalized in the year
a) 1969
b) 1980
c) 1955
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5. Licensing system wasin the 1991 Industrial policy.

a) Established
b) Abolished
) Reformed
6 The Insurance sector is regulated by
a) IRDA
b) RBI
c) SBI
7. Special Economic Zones are meant for
a) Export Promotion
b) Import Substitution
c) Balance of Payments
8 Certificate of Deposits are issued by
a) RBI
b) Commercial banks
c) RRBs
9. Banking sector reforms in 1991 and 1998 were recommended by the
a) Narisimham Committee
b) Chakravarthy Committeeohesetpristoathe
c) Rangarajan Committee
10. Capital Market is regulated by
a) SEBI
b) RBI
c) IRDA

2. a) Explain the various Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Operation in India. (8)

b) What are the causes of Unemployment in India? (7)
OR

c) Discuss the major technological changes in Agricultural Sector. (8)

d) Explain the problems existing in the Indian Agricultural market. (7)

3. a) Discuss the trends in Industrial growth during the post reforms period. (8)
b) Explain the meaning and objectives of Disinvestment policy in India. (7)
OR
(8
c) What are the problems faced by small scale industries?
(7
d) Explain the highlights of New Industrial Policy 1991.
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Explainthe naature and scope of Service Sector (8)

a)
b) Explainthe
important Industry.
trends in healthcare Industry. (7)
OR
) Explainthe meaning and role of MNCs.
(8)
d) Discussthe changes in Composition of India's Foreign Trade since 1991.
(7)

Outlinethe important features of Indian

a)
b) Bring out the changes in OperationalMoney Market. introduced in banking (8)
Technology
system.
(7)
OR
Write.a note on (Any Three):
(15)
Role of Capital Market
b) SEBI
of
c) Profile India's Population
d) Needfor price policy
e) Objectives of SAARC
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2. Figures to right indicate full marks.

1. a) Fillin the blanks : (any eight)

i) India's population as on 1% March, 2011 stands at CrOre.

(121/132)
ii) According to Census 2011, the sex ratio in India was
(940 per 1,000 males /952 per 1,000 males)
i) The major portion of non - institutional finance comes from
(Commerical Bank / Money lender)
iv) NABARD is the apex bank for
(Urban Fianance / Rural Finance)
v) The first Industrial policy of independent India was announced in the vear
(1948 / 1950)
vi) is the apex organisation for financing Small Scale Industries.
(IDBI /SIDBI)
vii) WTO was the outcome of uruguay round negotiotions of
(GATT /SAARC)
vii) TRIMS stands for
(Trade Related Investment Measures / Trade Relations Investment Measures)
ix) RBIwas nationalised in
(1949/ 1935)
x) The is an active money market player.
(Government/ Industries)

1. b) State whether the following statements are True or False : (any seven)
i) The growth rate of population is a function of birth rate and death rate.
ii) India could achieve self sufficiency in production of foodgrains due to Green
Revolution.
ii) NIP 1991is a mixed bag consiting of both merits and demerits.
iv) Greater Antonomy is given to Navratnas.
v) India is the fast becoming aglobal destination for tourism.
vi) IRDA is concerned with the information technology sector.
vi) Import of foodgrains is stillamajor item in the composition of import.
viii) Largest contribution to GDP comes from Agricultural Sector.
ix) SEBI is the leader of Money Market.
x) Central Bank creates credit from the deposits from the public.
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Describethe
)

b)currently.the
Explain demoBr
variousaphiprovert
c featyures of India'spopulation. 229

(8)
Alleviation programmes in operation in India
main (7)
) DiscuSs forms of land OR
b)
Discussthe
major reforms introduced din India and their
a) Bring out
the
technological changes in Agriculture. impact. (8)
(7
Discuss the
major problems in
) main features of Industrial Sector of India.
Discuss the
IndustrORial Policy of 1991. (8)
(7
recent trends in
b) Explainthe recent trends in banking Industry in Indi.
Insurance Industry in India. (8)
(7
a) Discussthe changes in
b) Discuss the changes in
foreign
composi tion of
balance in India's foreign trade since 1991. (8)
exchange reserves in India's trade, ofcurrent account, capital account and
OR
balance Payment since 1991. (7)
Discuss the
4
a)
structure of Indian
Money Market.
b) Explainthe objectives and instrument (8)
s of Monetary policy. (7)
a) Explain theimportant
the;nature population policy measures
5
b) Explain and extend of adopted
iin India since 1980s.(8)

Write a short notes on any

unempl
OR oyment
tin India. (7)

three of
Measures to stablise agriculture the
5
following:
prices
(15)
b) Problems of Public
A Measures for the
Sector Entreprises in Indiabaa
d) Role of MNCs
development of tourism in India
e) Role of SEBI
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2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1. A, illin the Blanks : (Any Eight)

1.
population policy aims at stabilizing population by 2045.
a) Family planning programme
b) National Population policy 2,000
) Family welfare programme
2. is the a flagship programme for
poverty alleviation introduced by governme
a) MGNREGA b) PMCY c) SYSRY
3. Distribution of surplus land among the landless agricultural labourers is the
of obiect
a) Ceiling on landholding
b) Tenancy reforms
c) Consolidation of Landholding
4. Information to farmers is provided by
a) Information Centre
b) Extention Service Centre
c) Kisan Call Centre
5. Issue price is the price at which the government supplies food grains
a) in the open market b) to the middlemen c) to ration shop
6. Industrial development in India since 1956 was based on
a) Mahalanobis model
b) Wage goods model
c) Consumer goods model
7. is disinvestment process.
a) Buying of minority shares
b) strategic sale
c) sale of shares of RBI
8. The objective of SAARC is to promote cooperation and growth in the field of
a) Economics b) Religion ) Politics
9. ASEAN has members.
a) 10 b) 15 ) 08
10. The money market is a market for financial asset.
a) long term b) short term c) medium term
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B State whether the following statements are TRUE OR FALSE : (7)
1. (Any )
1.
The problem of poverty continues to persist in India.
Distribution of income is highly unequal in India as well as in
3. Agricultural price policy is necessary to improve terms oftradeother
2. countries.
in favour of farmers.
ndustrial growth picked up significantly during the Tenth Plan Period.
Health and Educationare the most
5
important
India is fast becoing a global destination for
services in India.
6 tourism.
Since 2,000 - 01 India has experienced an increase in
7 its foreign exchange reserve
everyyear.
FDI may not have any negative cultural
8
WTO was formed in 1947
impact.
markett comes
10. Money within the direct purview of government regulation.
. A. Explain the poverty eradication programme of the
operation. government currently in
(8)
B. Briefly outline the causes of
Income Inequalities in India. (7)
OR
C Discuss the main forms of land
reforms introduced in India.h (7)
D. Discuss the main sources of
Institutional finance for the agricultural sector. (8)

3. A. Explain the policy measures adopted by the Government in the areas of

disinvestment. (8)
B. What are the major problems faced by small scale
Industries? (7)
OR
C. Bring out the major problems in industrial sector in India. (8)
D. Discuss the main features of the Industrial
Policy 1991. (7)

4 A. Explain the nature and scope of Service Industry in India. (8)

B. Discuss the important trends in tourism industry in India. (7)
OR
C. Explain the meaning and role of MNC's. (8)
D. Examine the impact of WTO on Indian Economy. (7)
5. A. Outline the important features of Indian Money Market. (8)
B. What is Capital Market? Discuss the structure of Capital Market in India. (7)
OR
5. Write Short Notes on : (Any 3) (15)
a) Urbanisation
b) Problems existing in Agricultural Marketing
) Growth of industrial sector in post - reforms period
d) ASEAN
e) Instruments of monetary policy
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Total Marks :75
Mins,
30
2 Hrs.
Compulsory.
All questions areindicate
1.
toright full marks.
Figures
(8)
Fillinthe blanks with
appropriate answer (Any Eight).
price is than the issue price.
1. Procurement
(a) More (c) Equal
(b) Less (d) Subsidised states.
of farmers, are operational in various Indian
2. Toaddress queries
Kisan Call Centres (c) Mechanisation
(a)
(b) Extension Services (d) Online Services
program is
3 The World's largest healthcare(c)
(a) MGNREGP Ayushman Bharat
(d) Make in IndiarbDAE
(b) Swatchh Bharatbrb Wage earners.thsstncott
Inflation favors the
4 (c) Middle Class
(a) Poor
(d) FarmersowOvt
(b) Rich
foreign technology agreements will be given by the
5 Automatic approval for
(c) Local Banks
(a) RBI Private Banks
do (d)
(b) Governmentoto sickness is the result of
factors.
industrial
In Industrial Sector., the
(c) Internal and external
6.
(a) Changes extended external
Intermal and extended (d) Changed and entry book-keeping system.
(b)
payments of a country is based on
7. Balance of
(c) Triple eo
(a) Double
(d) Quadruplets securities.
(b) Single auctions in government
facilitates electronic bidding in
8. (c) NSDL
(a) OTCEI
(d) NDS
(b) CCII as
of equity in publicsectorenterprise is known
9. The sale (c) FPI
(a) Investment
(b) Disinvestment
(d) FII
is
in small businesses
10. Investment limit (c) 10 lakhs
(a) 20lakhs
(d) 2 lakhs (7)
(b) 25 lakhs (Any Seven).
following statements are True or False
b) State whether the seasonal unemployment.
Unemployment during off season is called
1 Twelve months.
are provided for Reserve
2 Short-term agricultural loans financial soundness of banks is Cash
indicator of the
3 The most important
Ratio. industries.
for small scale
Adequate finance is available remunerative prices.
4. their products at
5. Middlemen help farmers to market
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6. The service sector employs the maximum number of

people. Bconomy) (TYBAP) (Sem
7 Deficit in Current Account is always oflset by surplus in Capital vi)
GATT was transformed into WTO on 1"
9. Money market deals with short-term
January, 1995.
funds.
Account.
10. A decrease in repo rate makes credit cheap.
reforms?
Q.2 a) What are the reasons for poor implementation of land
b) Discuss the effects of income inequalities in India.
OR
c) Outline poverty alleviation programmes introduced in India,.
d) Examine the problems of agricultural marketing in ndia.

Q.3 a) Explain the impact of New Industrial Policy, 1991.

b) Describe the role of public sector in India.
OR
c) Highlight the measures taken by the government for the
development of
industries.
d) Elaborate the changes in the industrial pattern in India,i smal scale
Q.4 a) Describe the nature and scope of service sector industry in
b) Discuss the important trends in health industry in
India.
India.
OR
c) Explain the various types of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI).
d) Explain the principles and functions of World
Trade Organization (WIO). ()
Q.5 a) Explain the quantitative and qualitative
techniques of credit control.0
b) Highlight the important players of money
OR
market.leubal at
Q.5 Write Short Notes on (Any
Three).
a) Co-operative Marketing. (15)
b) Pattern of Industrialization.
c) SAARC.
d) Unorganised Indian Money Market.
e) SEBI.