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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


("4 Term-End Examination
June, 2016
eNt
C ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each : 2x20=40
1. Define an indifference curve. What are its
properties ? Explain consumer's equilibrium with
the help of indifference curves.

2. Discuss the concept of Marginal Propensity to


Consume (MPC). How is it related with
Multiplier ? Why does marginal propensity to
consume decline with increase in income ?

3. Explain the concept of balance of payments. What


are its components ? Explain why balance of
payments always balanced.

4. What do you mean by demand for money ?


Describe different motives for holding money as
propounded by Keynes.

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SECTION - B

Attempt any four questions from this section in


about 300 words each : 4x12=48
5. "In the real life, the conditions of perfect
competition rarely exist. In fact, there are various
market imperfections that prevail". In the light
of this statement, bring out the important features
of the most prevalent market structure.

6. Explain how wage rate is determined under


marginal productivity theory.

7. Explain the theory of comparative cost advantage.

8. What is National Income ? How is national


income in India estimated ?

9. Explain the relationship between average cost and


marginal cost. Use suitable diagram for your
answer.

10. Explain with the help of diagram the law of


variable proportions.

SECTION - C

11. Define any three of the following : 3x4=12


(a) Say's law
(b) Giffen goods
(c) Iso - cost line
(d) Selling costs

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
17862
June, 2017
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-011 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt questions from each section as per instructions


given in each section.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each : 2x20=40

1. Distinguish between price elasticity of demand


and Income elasticity of demand. Explain the
factors that influence the price elasticity of
demand.

2. How are wage rate determined in a perfectly


competitive market ? Do the imperfections in the
market influence the wage rate structure ?

3. State the concept of circular flow of Income. Also


explain the conditions in which national flows of
income, output and expenditure shall be equal.

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4. Explain how the international trade is different
from domestic trade. Also state with illustration
the comparative cost theory of international trade.

SECTION - B

Answer any three questions from this section in


about 250 words each : 3x10=30
5. Distinguish between perfect competition and
monopolistic competition. Also bring out the
similarities and dissimilarities in the short run
equilibrium position of a perfectly competitive firm
and a monopolistic competitive firm.

6. Differentiate between inflation and deflation.


How does inflation affect different sections of the
society ?

7. Discuss with the help of a diagram the Hicksian


method of isolating substitution effect from
income effect.

8. What is production function ? Distinguish


between short-run and long run production
function.

9. Explain the classical version of quantity theory of


money.

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SECTION - C

Attempt all the questions from this section :


10. Distinguish between any three of the following :
3x5=15
(a) Average variable cost and average fixed cost
(b) Micro economic variable and macro
economic variable
(c) Static and dynamic analysis
(d) Stock variables and flow variables
(e) Balance of trade and Balance of payments

11. Explain any three concepts from the followings :


3x5=15
(a) Public goods
(b) Transfer income
(c) Effective demand
(d) Marginal efficiency of capital
(e) Multiplier

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00 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


O Term-End Examination
0 June, 2018
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-011 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A
Attempt any two questions from this section in
about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. Explain different forms of market. How does a
perfectly competitive firm achieve short-term
equilibrium ? Will the firm invariably earn
maximum profit in such a situation ?

2. Define an indifference curve. What are the


important properties of indifference curves ?
Explain consumer's equilibrium with the help of
indifference curves.

3. The principle of effective demand forms the basis


of the Keynesian theory of employment. How is
it determined ? Also explain the chain of events
if AD increases.

4. Why do nations trade ? Discuss the Ricardian


theory of comparative cost of international trade.

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SECTION - B
Answer any four questions from this section in
about 250 words each. 4x12=48
5. Define inflation. Distinguish between demand-
pull inflation and cost - push inflation.

6. Explain the relationship between average cost and


marginal cost. Use suitable diagrams for your
answer.

7. Explain with the help of diagram the law of


variable proportions.

8. What is Consumer's Surplus ? How is it


measured ? Explain with the help of a diagram.

9. What do you mean by a public good ? Why


government intervention is required for their
efficient supply ?

10. Distinguish between transfer earnings and actual


earnings. Under what conditions the difference
between the two will be the maximum ?

SECTION - C
11. Distinguish between any two of the following :
2x6=12
(a) Autonomous Investment and Induced
Investment
(b) Stock Variable and flow variable
(c) Partial Versus General Equilibrium

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination
December, 2011
co ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
(NI
Cpl EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
CD ECONOMICS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weigh tage : 70%)

Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A
Attempt any two questions from this section in
about 500 words each : 2x20=40
1. Explain how a discriminating monopolist reaches
equilibrium. What are the underlying
assumptions for a discriminating monopolist ?

2. Explain how equilibrium output and price are


determined in the Keynesian model ?

3. Distinguish between income effect and


substitution effect. Show their interaction in the
case of a Giffen good.

4. Explain the theory of rent as propounded by


Ricardo.


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SECTION - B

Answer any four questions from this section in


about 250 words each. 4x12=48

5. Explain the theory of comparative cost advantage


with a suitable example.

6. Explain how wage rate is determined under


marginal productivity theory ?

7. What is meant by oligopoly ? Explain how


equilibrium price is determined in an oligopolistic
market in the presence of dominant price
leadership.

8. Explain how household, firm and government


interact in circular flow of income ?

9. Discuss the loanable funds theory of interest rate


determination.

10. What is meant by demand for money ? Describe


different motives of holding money according to
Keynes.

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SECTION - C
Answer all questions from this section in about
100 words each. 2x6=12

11. Write short notes on any two of the following :


(a) Kinked demand curve
(b) Income elasticity of demand
(c) Consumer surplus
(d) Iso-cost curves

12. Distinguish between any two of the following :


(a) Balance of trade and Balance of payments.
(b) Average and Marginal propensity to
consume
(c) Multiplier and Accelerator
(d) Fixed exchange rate and flexible exchange
rate systems.

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2014 1 .16
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. Define price elasticity of demand. How is the
price elasticity coefficient calculated ? Prove that
on a straight line sloping downwards, demand
curve, elasticity of demand will be unity at the
middle point of the curve. 4+4+12=20

2. With the help of indifference curves show the


effect on consumers equilibrium when the price
of only one commodity changes. Decompose the
effect into income effect and substitution effect.
10+5+5=20
3. Why do nations trade ? In this context evaluate
theory of comparative cost advantage. 8+12=20

4. Explain the components of balance of payments.


In this context explain the concept and
significance of foreign exchange reserves. 8+12=20

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SECTION - B
Answer any three questions from this section in
about 250 words each. 3x10=30

5. State the factors that affect demand for money as


stated by J.M.Keynes. Explain their role in the
determination of rate of interest. 4+6=10

6. Explain briefly the 'Law of Variable Proportions.' 10


Use a schedule and graph.

7. What is Consumer's Surplus ? How is it measured ?


Explain with the help of a diagram. 3+7=10

8. The following is the cost data of a firm for different 10


levels of output :
Output (Units) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Total Cost (Rs.) 30 50 66 72 94 130
Calculate Average variable cost (AVC), Average
fixed cost (AFC), Average total cost (ATC), and
Marginal cost (MC).

9. Define the concept of investment. Also state the


factors that determine investment in an economy.
3+7=10
SECTION - C
Answer all questions in this section as indicated.
2x15=30
10. Explain any three of the following concepts :
(a) Water Diamond Paradox 3x5=15
(b) Iso- Cost Curve
(c) Circular Flow of Income
(d) Effective demand
(e) IS and LM Curve
(f) Oligopoly

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11. Distinguish between any three of the following :
(a) Micro Economics and Macro Economics 3x5=15
(b) Fixed Proportions and Variable Proportions
of factor inputs
(c) Actual GDP and Potential GDP
(d) Inferior Goods and Giffen Goods
(e) Recessionary gap and Inflationary gap
(f) Simple Monopoly and Discriminating
Monopoly.

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


(BDP)
Term-End Examination

0:36 December, 2015

ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS .

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Attempt questions from each section as per
instructions.

SECTION A
Answer any two questions from this section in about
500 words each. 2 x 20=40

1. Show diagrammatically the effect of a change in


the price of a commodity as a sum of the Income
effect and Substitution effect.
2. Explain the relationship between Marginal
Product and Average Product as more units of a
variable input are employed. Can Average
Product be rising while Marginal Product falls ?
Give reasons.

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3. Distinguish between 'shut-down' point and
`break-even' point of a perfectly competitive firm.
Can a perfectly competitive firm earn normal
profits in long-run equilibrium situation ? Why
or why not ?

4. What do you understand by circular flow of


income ? Explain with the help of a four sector
model. In this context, explain the 'justification
or otherwise of the following identity :
I+G+X=S+T+M

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SECTION B
.nswer any three questions from this section in about •
50 words each. 3x10=30

What is meant by Current Account Deficit (CAD)


in Balance of Payments ? From the perspective
of growth, is rising CAD good or bad ?
Distinguish between Inflation and Deflation.
How do these effect the growth process in an
economy ?
(a) Can you estimate the value of Marginal
Revenue at the middle point of a
downward sloping straight line demand
curve ? Make use of a graph.
(b) Given the following two demand elasticity
coefficients. Explain which is more
significant and why :
(i) Cross elasticity coefficient between X
and Y = + 0-1
(ii) Price elasticity coefficient for C = - 0.1
How is the zero-rent position propounded by
David Ricardo different than the zero-rent
situation explained by the modern economists ?
"Commercial banks create money. Central bank
regulates it." Explain.

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SECTION C

Answer all questions from this section as


indicated. 2x15=3

10. Explain any three of the following concepts : 3x5=1


(a) Giffen good and Inferior good
(b) Monopolistic competition
(c) Production function
(d) Stagflation
(e) Liquidity preference

11. Distinguish between any three of the


following : 3x5=1
(a) Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
(b) Contraction in Demand and Decrease in
Demand
(c) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Net
National Product (NNP)
(d) Productive and Unproductive public
expenditure
(e) Average Variable Cost and Marginal Cost

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


N- Term-End Examination
cYD
June, 2013
CT)
CD ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. 'Economics is a science of choice-making'. Explain
this statement with the help of production
Possibility curve.

2. With the help of indifference curves, distinguish


between Income Effect and Substitution Effect.
Also draw an Income Consumption Curve if one
of the two commodities is an inferior good.

3. What do you mean by demand for money ?


Describe different motives for holding money as
propounded by Keynes.

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4. Discuss the Ricardian theory of comparative cost
advantage of international trade.

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SECTION - B
Attempt any four questions from this section in
about 300 words each. 4x12=48
5. What is short -run production function ? Explain
the law of variable proportions with the help of a
diagram.

6. Define inflation. Giving reasons, distinguish


between demand -pull inflation and cost-push
inflation.

7. Discuss the concept of marginal propensity to


consume (MPC). Show diagrammatically the
relation between MPC and investment multiplier.

8. What is National Income ? How is national


income in India estimated ?

9. 'Is profit a reward for innovation' or is it a reward


for bearing risk and uncertainty ?

10. What are the main characteristics of the oligopoly


form of market ? Also explain in brief the concept
of 'Cartel' in the given context.

11. Distinguish between income elasticity of demand


and price elasticity of demand. Income elasticity
coefficient for commodity-X is — 0.25 and for
commodity-Y it is +0.15. How will you interpret
these results ?

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SECTION-C
Attempt both the questions from this sections. 2x6=12

12. Highlight the 'backward bending supply curve of


labour'.

13. Explain any two of the following concepts :


(a) Giffen goods
(b) Terms of Trade
(c) Public Goods
(d) Indifference map

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)


Term-End Examination
12049
June, 2014

ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS


EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


(Weightage 70%)

Note : The paper contains three Sections A, B and C.


Attempt the questions as per instructions given in
each section.

SECTION A
Attempt any two questions from this section in about
500 words each. 2x20=40

1. Define an indifference curve. What are the


important properties of indifference curves ?
Explain consumer's equilibrium with the help of
indifference curves. 2+8+10=20

2. State and explain the Law of Variable


Proportions with the help of a diagram. Why do
increasing returns to a factor obtain when the
units employed keep increasing ? 12+8=20
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3. Critically examine the quantity theory of money,
making clear the distinction between Fisher's
equation of exchange and cash balances
approach. 20

4. The principle of effective demand forms the basis


of the Keynesian theory of employment. How is
it determined ? Discuss its role in the
determination of equilibrium level of income in
an economy. 20

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SECTION B
Answer any three questions from this section in about
250 words each. 3x10=30

5. (a) Distinguish between price elasticity of


demand and income elasticity of demand.
Can income elasticity of demand be
negative ?
(b) A consumer buys 50 units of a good at a
price 4 per unit. When its price falls by 25
per cent, its demand rises to 100 units. Find
out price elasticity coefficient of demand. 5

6. Examine with the help of a graph the


relationship between average variable cost,
average cost and marginal cost. 10

7. A perfectly competitive firm is a price-taker


firm. Who is the price-maker ? How does he
work ? 10

8. Define and explain briefly the different degrees


of price discrimination. 10

9. Examine in brief the Loanable Fund theory of


interest rate determination. 10

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SECTION C
Answer all questions in this section as indicated. 2x15=30

10. Explain any three of the following concepts : 3x5=15


(i) Inferior goods
(ii) Income effects
(iii) Phillip's curve
(iv) Investment multiplier
(v) Gains from international trade

11. Distinguish between any three of the


following : 3x5=15
(i) Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
(ii) Price effect and Substitution effect
(iii) Ricardian Theory of Rent and Modern
Theory of Relit
(iv) Inflation and Deflation
(v) Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)


Term-End Examination
June, 2015

ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS


EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Attempt questions from each section as per
instructions.

SECTION A

Answer any two questions from this section in about


500 words each. 2 x 20=40

1. Explain briefly the law of variable proportions. In


which stage does a business firm operate and
why ?

2. Define Monopoly. How is price determination


under monopoly different from monopolistic
competition ?

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3. Define National Income. What are the various
methods of measuring the National Income ? Do
all the methods yield the same results ? Explain.

4. Distinguish between price elasticity of demand


and cross elasticity of demand. Study the
following table carefully and comment on the
value of elasticity of coefficients :

Price of Coca Cola Demand for Pepsi


(T) (units)
10 100
11 120

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SECTION B

Answer any three questions from this section in about


250 words each. 3x10=30

5. What do you mean by maximum support price in


agriculture marketing ? How do these influence
the terms of trade between agriculture and
non-agriculture sector ?

6. Explain the Fisher's Quantity Theory of Money.

7. Explain the determination of factor pricing under


the conditions of perfectly competitive factor
market.

8. In a given context of inflation in India,


distinguish between cost-push inflation and
demand-pull inflation.

9. What do you mean by demand for money ?


Explain in brief the Keynesian theory of demand
for money.

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SECTION C
Answer all questions in this section as indicated. 2x15=30

10. Explain any three of the following concepts : 3x5=15


(a) Production Possibilities Curve
(b) Price Discrimination
(c) Derived Demand
(d) Consumer Surplus
(e) Marginal Cost

11. Distinguish between any three of the


following : 3x5=15
(a) Positive Economics and Normative
Economics
(b) Expansion in Demand and Increase in
Demand
(c) Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross
Domestic Product (GDP)
(d) Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments
(e) Fixed Cost and Variable Cost

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


CD
C3) Term-End Examination
June, 2011
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage : 70%)

Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each : 2x20=40
1. What is meant by elasticity of demand ? Explain
the factors that influence elasticity of demand.

2. Explain the meaning of IS and LM curves. Flow


does an economy realise equilibrium in both goods
and money market ?

3. Expalin the concept of balance of payments.


What are its components ? Explain why balance
of payments always balanced ?

4. Expalin , with the help of indifference curves the


impact on a consumer's demand of a rise in price
of a commodity

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SECTION - B

Answer any four questions from this section in


about 250 words each. 4x12=48

5. What are the basic assumptions of perfect


competition ? How does a perfectly competitive
firm achieve equilibrium in the long run ?

6. Explain the law of veriable proportions through


appropriate diagram.

7. What according to Keynes are the different


types of demand for money ? What are its
implications ?

8. Explain the product exhaustion theorem. What


are the underlying assumptions in this theorem ?

9. Describe the determination of equilibrium price


and quantity under simple monopoly.

10. What is a production function ? Show that


cobb - Douglas production function is linear
homogeneous.

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SECTION - C

Answer all Questions from this section in about


100 words each. 2x6=12
11. Write short notes on any two of the following :

(a) Backward - bending supply curve of


labour
(b) Phillips curve
(c) Terms of trade
(d) Oligopoly

12. Distinguish between any two of the following :


(a) Partial and general equilibrium
(b) Fixed cost and variable cost
(c) Stocks and flows
(d) Taxes and transfer payments

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2018
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-011 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A
Attempt any two questions from this section in
about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. 'Economics is a science of choice-making'. Explain
this statement with the help of production
possibilities curve.

2. What do you understand by balance of


payments ? What are the components of balance
of payments account ?

3. What is consumption function ? State the factors


that determine the level of consumption in an
economy. Also bring out the relationship between
APC and APS.

4. Explain the meaning of IS and LM curves. How


does an economy realise equilibrium in both goods
and money market ?

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SECTION - B
Attempt any four questions from this section in
about 250 words each. 4x12=48
5. What is short-run production function ? Explain
the law of variable proportions with the help of a
diagram.

6. Bring out the relationship between Average Cost


and Marginal Cost. Can average cost be falling
while marginal cost rises ?

7. Describe the determination of equilibrium price


and quantity under simple monopoly.

8. Explain quantity theory of money. What are its


implications ?

9. 'Is profit a reward for innovation' or is it a 'reward


for bearing risk and uncertainty' ? Explain.

10. What is inflation ? How is inflation measured


through index number ?

SECTION - C
11. Distinguish between any two of the following :
(a) Real and Nominal Rates of Interest. 2x6=12
(b) Ricardion and Modern theory of rent.
(c) Price Elasticity and Income Elasticity of
Demand.

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December,- 2017
cNi
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-011 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks' : 100


Note : Attempt questions from all the sections as per
instructions given in each section.

SECTION - A
Attempt any two questions from this section in
about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. Explain total expenditure and point method to
measure the elasticity of demand . How the
concept of elasticity is important for decision
makers ?

2. In what sense , economics is science ? Explain


with the help of a production possibility curve how
economics is a science of choice making ?

3. Distinguish between 'monopoly' and


'monopolistic competition'. Also state the
conditions necessary for price discrimination.

4. What is the distinction between Gross National


Income at market prices and National Income ?
Explain the income method of national income
accounting using suitable illustration.

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SECTION - B
Attempt any three questions from this section in
about 250 words each. 3x10=30
5. Using indifference curves show that price effect
is a combination of income effect and substitution
effect.

6. What do you mean by 'terms of trade' ? Discuss


the importance of terms of trade.

7. What is bank rate ? Is it an effective tool in


controlling inflation ?

8. Explain with diagram the relationship between


total, average and marginal cost.

9. Discuss the liquidity preference theory of


determination of rate of interest.

SECTION - C
Attempt all the questions from this section. 2x15=30
10. Distinguish between any three of the following :
(a) Positive economics and normative
economics
(b) General equilibrium and partial equilibrium
(c) Static analysis and dynamic analysis
(d) Inflation and stagflation
(e) Micro economics and Macro economics

11. Explain any three of the following :


(a) Consumer's surplus
(b) Pure Public goods
(c) Expansion path
(d) Fiscal deficits
(e) Consumption function

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2012
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer the questions from all sections as per


instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each : 2x20=40

1. Explain the circular flows of income. Explain the


roles of household, firm and government in the
circular flows.

2. Explain price discrimination in a market structure


characterised by monopoly. Provide suitable
examples.

3. Explain the equilibrium in commodity and money


markets with the help of IS and LM curves.

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4. Explain with the help of indifference curves the
equilibrium of a consumer in the event of a price
decrease.

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SECTION-B

Answer any three questions from this section in


about 250 words each. 3x10=30
5. Explain how Euler's theorem holds good in
perfectly competitive markets.

6. What is meant by quantity theory of money ?


What are its implications ?

7. Explain the concept of Liquidity trap. What are


its implications for policy formulation ?

8. Explain the relationship between average cost and


marginal cost. Use suitable diagram for your
answer.

9. Explain with the help of diagram the law of


variable proportions.

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SECTION-C

Answer all the questions in this section as


indicated. 2x15=30
10. Explain any three of the following concepts:
(a) Public goods
(b) investment multiplier
(c) income elasticiy of demand
(d) double counting
(e) Comparative advantage

11. Distinguish between any three of the followings :


(a) Speculative demand and precautionary
demand for money
(b) nominal GDP and real GDP
(c) Fixed cost and variable cost
(d) Indirect tax and direct tax
(e) Stock variable and flow variable.

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2013
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. Define an indifference curve. What are its
properties ? Explain and state clearly the
conditions of consumer's equilibrium with the help
of indifference curves.

2. What is a consumption function ? State the level


of consumption the factors that determine in an
economy. Also bring out the relationship between
APC and APS.

3. What do you understand by balance of


payments ? What are the components of a balance
of payments account ?

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4. Explain different forms of market. How does a
perfectly competitive firm achieve short - term
equilibrium ? Will the firm invariably earn
maximum profit in such a situation ?

SECTION - B

Attempt any four questions from this section in


about 300 words each. 4x12=4f

5. Bring out the relationship between Average Cost


and Marginal Cost. Can average cost be rising
while marginal cost falls ?

6. What are three stages of production ? Explain in


brief the reasons for operation of the law of
diminishing marginal returns.

7. Distinguish between transfer earnings and actual


earnings. Under what conditions the difference
between the two will be the maximum ?

8. What do you mean by demand for money ? State


in brief the keynesian theory of demand for
money.

9. What do you mean by gains from trade ? How


are these measured ?

10. Is discriminating monopoly bad ? Explain fully


giving reasons.

11. Describe the wireman - peacock hypothesis about


increase in public expenditure over time.

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SECTION - C

Attempt both the questions of this section. 2x6=12

12. Clarify any two of the following concepts :


(a) Externalities
(b) Methods employed in measuring output in
registered manufacturing sector
(c) Keynesian Inflationary Gap
(d) Relationship between GNPmp and NDPFc

13. Distinguish between any two of the following :


(a) Real and nominal rates of interest
(b) Value of output and value added
(c) Real flows of income and money flows of
income.

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME


Term-End Examination
December, 2016
Lfl
0 ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS
EEC-011 : FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A
Attempt any two questions from this section in
about 500 words each. 2x20=40
1. Why do countries trade with each other ?
Critically examine the Ricardian theory of
comparative advantage in this regard.

2. Explain the meaning of IS and LM curves. How


does an economy realise equilibrium in both goods
and money market ?

3. Explain different forms of market. How does a


firm achieve equilibrium in a perfectly competitive
market ?

4. Explain the circular flows of income. Explain the


roles of households, firms and government in the
circular flows.

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SECTION - B
Attempt any four questions from this section in
about 300 words each. 4x12=48

5. Why do so many wage rates prevail in the labour


market ?

6. Explain the 'law of variable proportions' with the


help of a diagram.

7. Explain how average revenue, marginal revenue


and elasticity of demand are related with each
other.

8. Discuss the conditions under which markets can


fail.

9. What is meant by inflation ? How is it related to


unemployment ?

10. Discuss the concept of marginal propensity to


consume (MPC). Show diagrammatically the
relation between MPC and investment multiplier.

SECTION - C
11. Explain any three of the following concepts : 3x4=12
(a) Elasticity of Demand
(b) Consumers' Surplus
(c) Giffen Goods
(d) Transfer Payments

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination
00
June, 2012
C\I
ELECTIVE COURSE : ECONOMICS

EEC-11 : FUNDAMENTALS OF
ECONOMICS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage : 70%)

Note : Answer questions from all sections as per instructions.

SECTION - A

Attempt any two questions from this section in


about 500 words each : 2x20=40
1. How do you derive the IS and LM curves ? What
do they signify ?

2. What is meant by an indifference curve ? Explain


with the help of a diagram how a consumer attains
equilibrium.

3. Explain different forms of market. How does a


firm achieve equilibrium in a perfectly competitive
market ?

4. Explain the output method of estimating national


income. What are the limitations of GDP as a
measure of performance of the economy ?

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SECTION-B

Answer any three questions from this section in


about 250 words each. 3x10=30
5. What do you mean by demand for money ?
Describe keyne's different motives for holding
money.

6. What is meant by inflation ? How is it related to


unemployment ?

7. Can a monopolist incurlosses in the short-run ?


Explain through appropriate diagram.

8. Explain the theory of comparative cost advantage.

9. Explain the concept of deflationary gap with the


aid of a diagram.

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SECTION-C

Answer all questions in this section as indicated.


2x15=30
10. Explain any three of the following concepts : 3x5=15
(a) Consumer surplus
(b) Investment multiplier
(c) Stagnation
(d) Oligopoly
(e) Circular flow of income

11. Distinguish between any three of the following : 3x5=15


(a) Fixed cost and Variable cost
(b) Autonomous investment and Induced
investment.
(c) Average propensity to consume and
Marginal propensity to consume.
(d) Monopoly and Monopolistic competition
(e) Stock variable and Flow variable

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