Strictly Based on the Latest Syllabus issued by CBSE Board for 2015 Examination QUESTION BANK Chapter-Wise Solutions Economics Published by : OSWAAL BOOKS Oswaal House 1/11, Sahitya Kunj, M.G. Road, AGRA-282002 Ph.: 0562-2857671, 2527781, Fax : 0562-2854582, 2527784 email : contact@oswaalbooks.com, website : www.oswaalbooks.com
Our Distributors 0909 Publisher Typeset by : Narendra Computers Printed by : Aadhya Printers
CONTENTS z Solved Paper, 2014 (KVS) 9-16 PART-A : STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS Unit-1 : Introduction 1. Introduction of Data 1-5 Unit-2 : Collection, Organization and Presentation of Data 2. Collection of Data 6-12 3. Organization of Data 13-19 4. Presentation of Data 20-26 Unit-3 : Statistical Tools and Interpretation 5. Measures of Central Tendency 27-36 6. Measures of Dispersion 37-45 7. Correlation 46-55 8. Index Numbers 56-63 PART-B : INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Unit-4 : Development Experience (1947-1990) and Economic Reforms Since 1991 1. Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence 64-72 2. Indian Economy (1950-1990) 73-84 3. Economic Reforms Since 1991 85-93 Unit-5 : Current Challenges facing Indian Economy (OTBA) Open Text-Based Assessment z Theme 1 : Poverty and its Effects in India. 97-102 z Theme 2 : Status of Employment in our country 103-107 z Theme 3 : Need of Sustainable Develpment 108-112 Unit-6 : Development Experience of India : A Comparision with Neighbours 1. Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours 113-120
PREFACE CBSE always believes in Global Trends of Educational Transformation. The CBSE curriculum gets its lead from National Curriculum Framework 2005 and Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009. The aim of CBSE Curriculum is not just to let learners obtain basic knowledge but to make them life-long learners. CBSE always updates and reviews the syllabus to make it more relevant with educational transformation and in last few years the chapters and topics which CBSE has added are very interesting and increase practical knowledge. Oswaal Question banks are designed to nurture individuality and thus enhance one's innate potentials which help in increasing the self-study mode for students. This book strengthens knowledge and attitude related to subject. It is designed in such a way that students can set their own goals and can improve their problem solving and thinking skills. The journey of this book is never ending as this book is reviewed every year and new questions, previous year's examination questions, new HOTS or any change in syllabus is updated time to time. Also regular review and reader's feedback increases the efficiency of this book gradually. Moreover, every Question Bank strictly follows the latest syllabus and pattern, and contains more than sufficient questions and brief description of chapters, which help students in practicing and completing the syllabus. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions, solutions to important NCERT questions and questions from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) makes this book complete and very efficient. Solutions are always checked twice and tried to make precise as per marking scheme. Practically, this book provides students everything they need to learn. At last we would like to thank our authors, editors, reviewers and specially students who regularly send us suggestions which helps in continuous improvement of this book and makes this book stand in the category of One of the Best. Wish you all Happy Learning. Publisher
SYLLABUS Economics Class - XI (2014-15) Paper 1 3 Hours 90 Marks Units Part A Part B Statistics for Economics Periods 1. Introduction 7 2. Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data 27 Marks 3. Statistical Tools and Interpretation 66 27 Indian Economic Development 13 100 40 4. Development Experience (1947-90) 18 13 and Economic Reforms since 1991 16 12 5. Current Challenges facing Indian Economy (OTBA) 60 10 6. Development Experience of India - A Comparison with Neighbours 14 15 Theory Paper (40+50 = 90 Marks) 108 50 Part C Project Work 12 10 Note: The question paper will include a Section on Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) of 10 marks from Unit-5 of Part-B. From this unit, no other questions will be asked in the theory examination. The OTBA will be asked only during the annual examination to be held in the March 2015. The open text material on the identified unit will be supplied to students in advance. The OTBA is designed to test the analytical and higher order thinking skills of students. Part A: Statistics for Economics In this course, the learners are expected to acquire skills in collection, organisation and presentation of quantitative and qualitative information pertaining to various simple economic aspects systematically. It also intends to provide some basic statistical tools to analyse, and interpret any economic information and draw appropriate inferences. In this process, the learners are also expected to understand the behaviour of various economic data. UNIT 1: Introduction 07 Periods What is Economics? Meaning, scope and importance of statistics in Economics Unit 2: Collection, Organisation and Presentation Of data 27 Periods Collection of data - sources of data - primary and secondary; how basic data is collected; methods of collecting data; some important sources of secondary data: Census of India and National Sample Survey Organisation. (v)
Organisation of Data: Meaning and types of variables; Frequency Distribution. Presentation of Data: Tabular Presentation and Diagrammatic Presentation of Data: (i) Geometric forms (bar diagrams and pie diagrams), (ii) Frequency diagrams (histogram, polygon and ogive) and (iii) Arithmetic line graphs (time series graph). Unit 3 : Statistical Tools and Interpretation 66 Periods (For all the numerical problems and solutions, the appropriate economic interpretation may be attempted. This means, the students need to solve the problems and provide interpretation for the results derived.) Measures of Central Tendency- mean (simple and weighted), median and mode Measures of Dispersion - absolute dispersion (range, quartile deviation, mean deviation and standard deviation); relative dispersion (co-efficient of quartile-deviation, co-efficient of mean deviation, co-efficient of variation); Lorenz Curve: Meaning and its application. Correlation - meaning, scatter diagram; Measures of correlation - Karl Pearson s method (two variables ungrouped data) Spearman s rank correlation. Introduction to Index Numbers - meaning, types - wholesale price index, consumer price index and index of industrial production, uses of index numbers; Inflation and index numbers. Some Mathematical tools used in Economics: Equation of a line, slope of a line, slope of a curve. Part B : Indian Economic Development Unit 4 : Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991: 18 Periods A brief introduction of the state of Indian economy on the eve of independence. Common goals of Five Year Plans. Main features, problems and policies of agriculture (institutional aspects and new agricultural strategy, etc.), industry (industrial licensing, etc.) and foreign trade. Economic Reforms since 1991: Need and main features - liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation; An appraisal of LPG policies 16 Periods Unit 5 : Current challenges facing Indian Economy (OTBA): 60 Periods Poverty- absolute and relative; Main programmes for poverty alleviation: A critical assessment; Rural development: Key issues - credit and marketing - role of cooperatives; agricultural diversification; alternative farming - organic farming Human Capital Formation: How people become resource; Role of human capital in economic development; Growth of Education Sector in India Employment: Formal and informal, growth and other issues: Problems and policies. Inflation: Problems and Policies Infrastructure: Meaning and Types: Case Studies: Energy and Health: Problems and Policies- A critical assessment; Sustainable Economic Development: Meaning, Effects of Economic Development on Resources and Environment, including global warming. (vi)
Unit 6 : Development Experience of India: 14 Periods A comparison with neighbours India and Pakistan India and China Issues: growth, population, sectoral development and other developmental indicators. Part C : Developing Projects in Economics 12 Periods The students may be encouraged to develop projects, as per the suggested project guidelines. Case studies of a few organisations / outlets may also be encouraged. Under this the students will do two comprehensive projects using concepts from both part A and part B. Some of the examples of the projects are as follows (they are not mandatory but suggestive): (i) A report on demographic structure of your neighborhood. (ii) Changing consumer awareness amongst households. (iii) Dissemination of price information for growers and its impact on consumers. (iv) Study of a cooperative institution: milk cooperatives, marketing cooperatives, etc. (v) Case studies on public private partnership, outsourcing and outward Foreign Direct Investment. (vi) Global warming. (vii) Designing eco-friendly projects applicable in school such as paper and water recycle. The idea behind introducing this unit is to enable the students to develop the ways and means by which a project can be developed using the skills learned in the course. This includes all the steps involved in designing a project starting from choosing a title, exploring the information relating to the title, collection of primary and secondary data, analysing the data, presentation of the project and using various statistical tools and their interpretation and conclusion. (vii)
(viii)
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN COMMON SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION 2014 SUBJECT : ECONOMICS CLASS-XI (SOLVED PAPER) Time : 3 Hrs. M.M. 80 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS : (i) All questions in both the sections are compulsory. (ii) Marks for questions are indicated against each. (iii) There are 26 questions in all. (iv) Question No. 1-4 and 14-17 are very short-answer carrying 1 mark each. (v) Question No. 5-8 and 18-21 are short-answers questions carrying 3 marks each. Answers to them should not normally exceed 60 words. (vi) Question No. 9-11 and 22-24 are also short-answer questions carrying 4 mark each. Answer to them should not normally exceed 70 wrods. (vii) Questions No. 12-13 and 25-26 are long-answer questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer to them should not normally exceed 100 words. (viii) Answer should be brief and to the point and the above word limit be adhered to as for as prossible. SECTION A STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS 1. Give the full form of NSSO. 1 2. Pocket expenditure of six students is 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 respectively. Find out arithmetic mean. 1 3. Define correlation. 1 4. An investigator has collected required information by personal interview with the informant. What type of data will it be called? 1 5. Explain any three essential features of a good questionnaire. 3 6. Give any threee differences between Primary and Secondary data. 3 7. Find out the median for the data given below : 3 Class Frequency 0-10 10 10-20 05 20-30 05 30-40 10 40-50 15 50-60 60-70 05 10 OR Write any three features of Median. 8. Briefly explain any three function of statistics. 3 9. What is Scatter diagram? What are its demerits? 4 OR Calculate standard deviation from the following series : Size Frequency 0-2 2 2-4 4 4-6 6 6-8 4 8-10 2 10-12 6