Tamil Nadu 11th Std Model Question Paper 2026 Economics

Tamil Nadu Board Model Question Paper

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PART - III
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SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 20x1=20

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Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the
option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. "|õkPÎß ö\ÀÁzøu²® Põµn[PøͲ® SÔzu J¸ Â\õµøn' GßÓ ¡¼ß
B]›¯º :
(A) C»¯ÚÀ Cµõ¤ßì (B) BÀL¤µm ©õºåÀ
(C) £õÀ A \õ•÷ÁÀ\ß (D) Bh® ìªz
Author of “An Inquiry into the Nature and causes of Wealth of Nations” :
(a) Lionel Robbins (b) Alfred Marshall
(c) Paul A Samuelson (d) Adam Smith

2. ©UPÒ öuõøP Ahºzv Gߣx :
(A) ©UPÒ öuõøP/SÔ¨¤mh {» AÍÄ
(B) {»zvß AÍÄ/©UPÒ öuõøP
(C) ©UPÒ öuõøP/÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦
(D) {»zvß AÍÄ/÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦
Density of population =
(a) Total population/Land area of the region
(b) Land area/Total population
(c) Total population/Employment
(d) Land area/Employment

3. G¢u I¢uõskzvmh® ""PõmQÀ vmh®'' GÚ AøÇUP¨£mhx ?
(A) |õßPõ® I¢uõskz vmh®
(B) CµshõÁx I¢uõskz vmh®
(C) I¢uõ® I¢uõskz vmh®
(D) ‰ßÓõÁx I¢uõskz vmh®
Which Five Year Plan was called as “Gadgil Yojana” ?
(a) Fourth Five Year Plan
(b) Second Five Year Plan
(c) Fifth Five Year Plan
(d) Third Five Year Plan

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4. J¸ ¦zuP® ` 10 Ãu® 40 ¦zuP[PøÍ J¸ ¦zuP ÂØ£øÚ¯õͺ ÂØQÓõº, GÛÀ
AÁ¸US QøhUS® ö©õzu Á¸Áõ´ __________.
(A) ` 300 (B) ` 100 (C) ` 400 (D) ` 200
A book seller sold 40 books at the price of ` 10 each. The total revenue of the seller is __________.
(a) ` 300 (b) ` 100 (c) ` 400 (d) ` 200

5. __________ US ö|¸[Q¯ £v½mk¨ ö£õ¸Ò CÀø».

(A) \ºUPøµ (B) w¨ö£mi (C) E¨¦ (D) ÷uܺ
There is no close substitute to __________.
(a) Sugar (b) Match box (c) Salt (d) Tea

6. EøǨ£õ͸UPõÚ öÁS©v __________.
(A) C»õ£® (B) Áõµ® (C) Ámi (D) T¼
The reward for labour is __________.
(a) Profit (b) Rent (c) Interest (d) Wage

7. RÌUPõq® G¢u Âv, ÷uøÁ Âvø¯ Ai¨£øh¯õPU öPõskÒÍx ?
(A) \© CÖv{ø»¨ £¯ß£õmk Âv
(B) SøÓ¢x ö\À CÖv{ø»¨ £¯ß£õmk Âv
(C) Põéß Âv
(D) AΨ¦ Âv
The basis for the Law of Demand is related to :
(a) Law of Equi-marginal Utility
(b) Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
(c) Gossen’s Law
(d) Law of Supply

8. {ÖÁÚzvß \©{ø» Gߣx __________.
(A) MC < MR (B) MC=MR (C) MR=Price (D) MC > MR
Equilibrium condition of a firm is __________.
(a) MC < MR (b) MC=MR (c) MR=Price (d) MC > MR

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9. ©UPÒ öuõøP°À 1961 &B® Bsk __________ GÚ¨£kQÓx.
(A) |Pµ©¯©õuÀ Bsk (B) ]Ô¯ ¤›ÂøÚ Bsk
(C) ö£¸® ¤›ÂøÚ Bsk (D) ©UPÒ öuõøP öÁi¨¦ Bsk
The year 1961 in population is known as the _________.

(a) Year of Urbanisation (b) Year of Small Divide

(c) Year of Great Divide (d) Year of Population Explosion

10. Kº A»S Tku»õP EØ£zv ö\´ÁuØS BS® ö\»Ä :
(A) CÖv{ø»a ö\»Ä (B) ©õÖ® ö\»Ä
(C) ö©õzua ö\»Ä (D) ©õÓõa ö\»Ä
The cost incurred by producing one more unit of output is __________ cost.

(a) marginal (b) variable

(c) total (d) fixed

11. RÌUPõs£ÁØÖÒ Gx {»zvß ]Ó¨¤¯À¦ AÀ» ?
(A) £»ÁøP¨£k® (B) SøÓ AΨ¦
(C) C¯ØøP°ß öPõøh (D) C¯[S® ußø©²øh¯x
Which of the following is not a characteristic of land ?

(a) Heterogeneous (b) Its limited supply

(c) Gift of Nature (d) It is mobile

12. D=150−50P GÛÀ \õ´Ä __________ BS®.

(A) 5 (B) −5 (C) −50 (D) 50
If D=150−50P, then the slope is :

(a) 5 (b) −5 (c) −50 (d) 50

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13. ÷uøÁUS AvP©õP ÷Áø»°À Dk£k® ©UPÎß {ø»ø© :
(A) •Ê÷Áø»
(B) ÷Áø»°ßø©
(C) _¯÷Áø»
(D) ©øÓ•P ÷Áø»°ßø©
How do you term people employed in excess of the requirements ?
(a) Full employment
(b) Unemployment
(c) Self-employment
(d) Under employment or Disguised unemployment

14. RÌUPõq® GÁØÓõÀ ÷uøÁ AvP›US® ?
(A) Ámi Ãu® AvP›¨£uõÀ (B) Á› AvP›¨£uõÀ
(C) ©UPÒ öuõøP SøÓÁuõÀ (D) AvP ©õÛ¯® ÁÇ[SÁuõÀ
Increase in demand is caused by :
(a) Increase in interest rate (b) Increase in tax
(c) Decline in population (d) Higher Subsidy

15. ö£õxÁõP G¢uU ÷Põm£õk ~so¯À ö£õ¸Íõuõµzøu EÒÍhUQ²ÒÍx ?
(A) ÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦U ÷Põm£õk (B) Âø»U ÷Põm£õk
(C) ÁoPU ÷Põm£õk (D) Á¸©õÚU ÷Põm£õk
Which theory is generally included under Micro economics ?
(a) Employment Theory (b) Price Theory
(c) Trade Theory (d) Income Theory

16. £sh[PÒ ©ØÖ® £oPÒ Á›Âv¨¦ (GST) •øÓ C¢v¯õÂÀ |øh•øÓUS
Á¢u Bsk __________.
(A) 2018 (B) 2016 (C) 2019 (D) 2017
In India GST system came into effect in __________.
(a) 2018 (b) 2016 (c) 2019 (d) 2017

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17. RÌUPõs£ÁØÖÒ G¢u ÁøP A[Põi°À ~Pº÷Áõº AvP® _µsh¨£kQÓõºPÒ ?
(A) •ØÖ›ø©¯õͺ ÷£õmi (B) {øÓĨ ÷£õmi
(C) ]À÷»õº •ØÖ›ø© (D) •ØÖ›ø©
Which of the following involves maximum exploitation of consumers ?
(a) Monopolistic Competition (b) Perfect Competition
(c) Oligopoly (d) Monopoly

18. ÷£õ¼Áõµ® CuÚõÀ ÷uõßÖQÓx.
(A) ÃmiÀ u¯õº ö\´u ö£õ¸mPÒ
(B) CÓUS©v¨ ö£õ¸mPÒ
(C) ©Ûuß E¸ÁõUQ¯ P¸ÂPÒ, \õuÚ[PÒ
(D) CÁØÖÒ GxĪÀø»
Quasi-rent arises in :
(a) Home-made items
(b) Imported items
(c) Man-made appliances
(d) None of these

19. öußÚP Cµ°À÷Á°ß uø»ø©°h® __________.
(A) ©xøµ (B) v¸a]
(C) ÷Põ¯®¦zyº (D) ö\ßøÚ
The Headquarters of Southern Railway is at _________.
(a) Madurai (b) Tiruchirapalli
(c) Coimbatore (d) Chennai

20. öuõøP±k Gߣx __________ Gߣvß uø»RÌ ö\¯À£õhõS®.
(A) P»¢u P»øÁ (B) ÷ÁÖ£õk (C) ÁøP±k (D) P»øÁ
Integration is the reverse process of __________.
(a) Amalgamation (b) Difference (c) Differentiation (d) Mixing

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£Sv & II / PART – II

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. £sh[PÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What are Goods ?

22. QL£ß ö£õ¸ÒPÒ GøÁ ? AøÁ Hß AÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ ?
What are Giffen goods ? Why is it called so ?

23. ö\»øÁ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Cost.

24. ÂØ£øÚa ö\»Ä GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Selling Cost ?

25. }ºø© ¸¨£zvß ö£õ¸Ò ¯õx ?
What is the meaning of Liquidity Preference ?

26. \© EØ£zva ö\»ÄU ÷Põk GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Iso-cost line ?

27. EøǨ¦ – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Labour.

28. ©õÓõa ö\»Ä GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What do you mean by Fixed Cost ?

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29. T¼°ß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the kinds of Wages ?

30. AoPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by Matrices ?

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. £oPÎß £À÷ÁÖ C¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the different features of Services ?

32. CÖv{ø» Á¸Áõ´ – ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Marginal Revenue.

33. Põ»Û BvUPzvß ÷£õx C¢v¯õÂÀ |øh•øÓ°À C¸¢u £À÷ÁÖ {»
Eøhø© •øÓPÒ £ØÔz öuÎÄ£kzxP.
Elucidate the different types of Land Tenure system in Colonial India.

34. Sκ £uÚU Qh[S £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Give a short note on Cold Storage.

35. Chº uõ[S® C»õ£U ÷Põm£õk – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Risk-bearing Theory of Profit.

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36. B[Q÷»¯º Põ»zvÀ C¢v¯U øPÂøÚ¨ ö£õ¸mPÒ EØ£zv SøÓ¢ux Hß ?
The production Handicrafts declined in India in British Period. Why ?

37. FµP ÷Áø»°ßø©ø¯ }USÁuØPõÚ ÁÈ•øÓPøÍ TÖP.
State the remedial measures for Rural Unemployment.

38. EhÀ|»z xøÓ°À uªÌ|õmiß ö\¯ÀvÓøÚ ÂÍUSP.
Describe the performance of Tamil Nadu in Health.

39. Y=5x4 GßÓ \õº¦US x=10 GÝ® ÷£õx \õ´Ä GßÚ ?

What is the slope of the function Y=5x4 when x=10 ?

40. EøǨ¤ß ]Ó¨¤¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the characteristics of Labour ?

£Sv & IV / PART – IV

SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35

Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) ö£õ¸Î¯¼ß ußø©ø¯²®, GÀø»ø¯²® ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ö£õ¸Î¯À xøÓ°À uPÁÀ öuõÈÀ ~m£[PÒ GÆÁõÖ £¯ß£kzu¨&
£kQßÓÚ ?
(a) Elaborate on the nature and scope of Economics.

OR

(b) How are the ideas of Information and Communication technology used in Economics ?

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42. (A) ÷uøÁ Âv ©ØÖ® Auß Âv »USPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) {øÓĨ ÷£õmi°À Âø»²® EØ£zv AÍÄ® GÆÁõÖ wº©õÛUP¨&
£kQÓx ?
(a) Explain the Law of Demand and its exceptions.
OR
(b) How price and output are determined under Perfect Competition ?

43. (A) ÂQu AÍÄ ÂøÍÄ Âvø¯ Euõµnzxhß ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) •ØÖ›ø©°À Âø»²® EØ£zv AÍÄ® GÆÁõÖ wº©õÛUP¨£kQÓx
Gߣøu ÂÍUSP.
(a) Elucidate the Laws of Returns to Scale. Illustrate.
OR
(b) Illustrate price and output determination under Monopoly.

44. (A) C¢v¯õÂÀ I¢uõskz vmh[PÎß ö\¯À£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) FµP ö£õ¸Íõuõµa ]UPÀPøÍ Bµõ´P.
(a) Describe the performance of Five Year Plans in India.
OR
(b) Discuss the problems of Rural Economy.

45. (A) ~Pº÷Áõº Ga\® P¸zøu Áøµ£hzxhß ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ö\»ÄU P¸zxUPÒ H÷uÝ® I¢vøÚ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the Theory of Consumer’s Surplus with diagram.
OR
(b) Explain any five Cost Concepts.

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46. (A) Rß]ß ÁmiU ÷Põm£õmøh ÂÁ›.
AÀ»x
(B) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •ß÷ÚØÓ P¸zxPÎÀ áÁíº»õÀ ÷|¸Âß £[øP öÁÎU
öPõnºP.
(a) Explain the Keynesian Theory of Interest.
OR
(b) Bring out Jawaharlal Nehru’s contribution to the idea of Economic Development.

47. (A) ]Ó¨¦¨ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ©sh»[PÎß ÷|õUP[PøͲ®, £s¦PøͲ®
ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ©UPÒ öuõøP°ß uµ® \õº¢u ]Ó¨¦PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the objectives and characteristics of Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
OR
(b) Describe the qualitative aspects of Population.

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