Expected Question for Mid term--IInd PUC .... Economics

II PUC

Expected Questions

SUB: Economics

Chapter I

BASIC CONCEPTS AND INDICATIOR OF DEVELOPMENT

One Mark Questions

1. What is Economic Growth?

2. Name the two features of developed countries?

3. What is PQLI?

4. What is Cross section data?

5. What is simple Bar Diagram?

6. What is globalization?

7. What is Privatisation?

8. What is Fiscal Policy?

Two Mark Questions

1. What is sustainable development?
2. State the characteristics of Underdeveloped Economy?
3. What is HDI?
4. Name the important sources of secondary data?

Five Mark Questions

1. Bring out the distinction between Economic growth and Economic development?
2. Bring out the features of Underdeveloped Economy?
3. Write a note of Human Development Index?
4. Distinguish between primary and secondary data?
5. What is Table? What are the different parts of table?
6. What is a Pie Diagram? Construct a Pie chart for the following?

Item	Amount in Crores
Energy resources Industry and Minerals Transport Irrigation Agriculture Rural Development Other heads Total	26,535 15,018 12,412 12,160   5,695   5,364 20,316 97,500

7. Write a note on the recent industrial sector reforms?
8. Write a note on the recent reforms in the foreign trade sector?
9. Analyze the features of the Indian Economy?

Chapter II

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

 One Mark Questions

1. What is density of Population?
2. What is crude birth and death rate?
3. What is open Unemployment?
4. Expand RLEGP and NREGS?
5. What is the Literacy rate? What the present literacy rate in India?
6. Give the sex composition ratio of India as per 2001 census?

Two Mark Questions

1. What are the objectives of family welfare programmes?
2. What are the birth control measures to check population growth?
3. What are the main objectives of IRDP?

Five Mark Questions

1.      Write a note on the age and sex composition of population of India?

2.      Write a note on Occupational distribution of Population of India?

3.      Discuss the different types of Unemployment?

4.      Write note on CDP in India?

5.      Write a note on Employment generation Programmes in India?

6.      Examine the Importance of Education in Economic development?

7.      State the types of bar diagram. Draw the bar diagram by using the following data?

                             

                                                     Literacy rate in Percentage

Census year	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Literates	16.7	24.0	29.5	36.1	52.2	65.3

Chapter III  

AGRICULTURE

1. Give the meaning of Land utilization?
2. What is Net cropped Area?
3. Mention the types of Irrigation?
4. What are multipurpose river valley projects?
5. What is White Revolution?

Two Marks Questions

1.  
2. What is meant by Land Use?
3. Mention the four causes of soil erosion?
4. What is the classification of irrigation projects in India?
5. Give the meaning of Dry land farming?
6. What is Drip irrigation?
7. What is rain water harvesting?
8. Define food Security?
9. What are the objectives of Public Distribution system?
10. What are the defects of agricultural Marketing?

Five Mark Questions

1. What is soil erosion? What are its causes?
2. What is soil conservation? How can it be practiced?
3. Write a note on methods of rain water harvesting?
4. Explain the Nature of Food problem in India?
5. What is Public Distribution system? What are its objectives?

Chapter IV

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOMENT

One Mark Questions

1. What is Small Scale Industry?
2. What is Meaning of Cottage Industry?
3. What is dis investment?
4. Expand MRTP?
5. Mention any four major industries in India?

Two Marks Questions

1. Distinguish between Manufacturing and Service Industries?
2. What are the objectives of the NEP 1991?
3. What are administrated Prices?
4. What are the features of Industrial Sickness?

Five Mark Questions

1. What is small scale industry? What are its features
2. Write a note on Industrial policy 1956?
3. What are the measures undertaken by the Govt to overcome the problems of the small scale industries?

Chapter V

LABOUR POLICY

One Mark Questions

1. Give the meaning of Agricultural Labour?
2. What is Bonded Labour?
3. Name any two Labour Unions?
4. What are Money wages and real wages?

Two Marks Questions

1. What are the features of Industrial Labour?
2. Name any four Social security measures?
3. Distinguish between organized and unorganized Industrial Labour?

Five Mark Questions

1. Discuss the socio economic status of agricultural labourers?
2. Write a note on various social security schemes for agricultural workers?
3. Bring out the role of Women in Economic Development?
4. What are the recommendations made by the second National commission on Labour?
5. Briefly explain the Women empowerment programmes including self help groups?
6. Explain the social security measures of Industrial Labour?

Ten mark questions

1. Define sustainable development. Explain its objectives and features
2. Explain the features of the Indian economy.
3. Explain the various economic reforms introduced in India since 1991.
4. What is meant by occupational distribution of population?
5. Explain the poverty alleviation programmes of the government of India.
6. Describe the role of PDS in providing food security in India.
7. What is rain harvesting? Explain its different techniques.
8. Explain the new economic policy of 1991.
9. Examine the problems of small scale industries.
10. Discuss the social security measures for industrial labour.
11. Discuss the various women empowerment programmes of the government of India.
12. Explain the socio economic status of industrial workers in India.