(Paper) CBSE Class 12th Economics Exam Paper, 2003 (Delhi)
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SECTION - A :
(Introductory Micro Economic Theory)
Q. 1. Answer the following
questions: 4
(i) Define marginal physical product.
(ii) What is meant by economising resources?
(iii) State the law of supply.
(iv) How does total fixed cost change when output changes?
Q. 2. Distinguish between expansion of demand and increase in demand. 3
Q. 3. State any three characteristics of a perfectly competitive market. 3
Q. 4. (i) The price of a commodity is
Rs. 10 per unit and its quantity supplied at this price is 500 units. If
its price falls by 10 per cent and quantity supplied falls to 400 units,
calculate its price elasticity of supply. 3
(ii) Explain the problem of ‘How to produce’ with the help of an
example. 3
Q. 5. How is the supply of a commodity affect by changes in the prices of other commodities? 3
Q. 6. Explain the law of demand with the help of demand schedule. 4
Q. 9. Explain the Law of supply with the help of a supply schedule and supply curve. 4
Q. 10. Explain the relationship
between average variable cost and marginal cost with the help of a
diagram.
Or
Explain the relationship between total revenue and marginal revenue with
the help of a diagram. 6
Q. 11. Distinguish between returns to a factor and returns to scale. Why do increasing returns to scale occur? 6
Q. 12. (i) Explain why the marginal revenue is less than average revenue for a monopoly firm. 3
(ii) What is meant by a product being perfectly
homogeneous? What is its implication for the price charged by producers in
the market. 3
SECTION - B :
(Introductory Micro Economic Theory)
Q. 1. Answer the following questions: 4
(i) Define current transfers.
(ii) Define economic goods.
(iii) Define government budget.
(iv) If the marginal propensity to save is 0.1, calculate the value of the
multiplier.
Q. 14. Distinguish between a factor income and transfer receipt. 3
Q. 15. Explain the problem of double counting in the estimation of national income by the value added method. 3
Q. 16. What is meant by circular flow of income. Distinguish between Real Flow and Money Flow. 4
Q. 17. From the following data about a firm X’ for the year 2000-01, calculate the net value added at market price during that year: 4
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(Rs. in lakhs) |
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| (i) Sales (ii) Closing stock (iii) Opening stock (iv) Indirect taxes (v) Depreciation (vi) Intermediate consumption (vii) Purchase of raw materials (viii) Rent |
90 |
Q. 18. Define operating Surplus. State is components. 4
Q. 19. Distinguish between balance of trade and balance of payments. 4
Q. 20. Explain credit creation by commercial banks. 4
Q. 21. What are ‘Open Market Operations’? How do these affect availability of credit? 4
Q. 22. Calculate from the following data: 6
(a) Net National disposable income.
(b) Private Income.
(c) Personal disposable income.
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(Rs. in crores) |
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| (i) National income (ii) Indirect taxes (iii) Subsidies (iv) Savings of non-departmental enterprises (v) National debt interest (vi) Net factor income from abroad (vii) Consumption of fixed capital (viii) Current transfers from rest of the world (ix) Income from property and entrepreneurship accruing to government administrative departments (x) Direct taxes paid by households (xi) Profits (xii) Savings of private corporate sector net of retained earnings of foreign companies (xiii) Current transfer from government administrative departments (xiv) Corportation tax |
800 |
Q. 23. State any six precautions which must be taken while estimating factor income.
Q. 24. From the following data,
calculate gross national product at market prices by 6
(a) income method, and
(b) expenditure method
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(Rs. in crores) |
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| (i) Government final consumption expenditure (ii) Change in stocks (iii) Net domestic capital formation (iv) Interest (v) Profit (vi) Corporation tax (vii) Rent (viii) Factor income form abroad (ix) Indirect taxes (x) Factor income to abroad (xi) Exports (xii) Subsidies (xiii) Imports (xiv) Consumption of fixed capital (xv) Private final consumption expenditure (xvi) Compensation of employees (xvii) Value of rent for free accommodation to employees |
250 |