TN 12th Question Paper 2026 Economics

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TN 12th 2026
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TN 12th 2026 Question Paper Economics

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(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the

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1. "¦v¯ ÷£›¯À ö£õ¸Î¯¼ß u¢øu'&GÚ AøÇUP¨£k£Áº ¯õº ?
(A) µõUÚº L¤ºìa (B) Bh® ìªz
(C) PõµÀ ©õºUì (D) ÷á.G®. Rßì
Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Modern Macro Economics’ ?

(a) Ragnar Frisch (b) Adam Smith

(c) Karl Marx (d) J.M. Keynes

2. RÌÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ uøh£hõ Kmh ©õÔø¯U Psk¤i.
(A) Á¸©õÚ®
(B) £n AΨ¦
(C) öÁÎ|õmk ö\»õÁo C¸¨¦
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Identify the flow variable.

(a) Income

(b) Money supply

(c) Foreign Exchange reserves

(d) Assets

3. NNP &ß Â›ÁõUP® :
(A) National Net Provident (B) Net National Product

(C) Net National Provident (D) National Net Product

Expansion for NNP is :

(a) National Net Provident (b) Net National Product

(c) Net National Provident (d) National Net Product

4. MPC &I²®, MPS &I²® TmiÚõÀ Qøh¨£x __________ .
(A) 0.1 (B) 1 (C) 1.1 (D) 2

The sum of MPC and MPS is __________.

(a) 0.1 (b) 1 (c) 1.1 (d) 2

5. \©{ø»ø¯ Rß_øh¯ ÷Põm£õk Á¼²ÖzxQÓx.
__________

(A) ªP }sh Põ»a (B) ªPU SÖQ¯ Põ»a
(C) }sh Põ»a (D) SÖQ¯ Põ»a
Keynes theory emphasized on __________ equilibrium.

(a) Very long run (b) Very short run

(c) Long run (d) Short run

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6. C¢v¯ ›\ºÆ Á[Q°ß uø»ø©¯P® Aø©¢xÒÍ Ch® :
(A) •®ø£ (B) iÀ¼ (C) ö£[PѸ (D) ö\ßøÚ
The RBI Headquarters is located at __________.

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(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai

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(A) 1911 1908 (C) 1914 (D) 1910

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Irving Fisher’s Quantity Theory of Money was popularized in __________.

1911 (b) 1908 (c) 1914 (d) 1910

8. ø©¯ Á[Q |õmiß __________ AvPõµ Aø©¨¦.
(A) T¼ (B) £n¯À
(C) ÷u]¯ Á¸Áõ´ (D) {v°¯À
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(a) Wage

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A\À £Svø¯÷¯õ ö\¾zuõ©À C¸¢uõÀ Aøu ö\¯À£hõu ö\õzx GßQ÷Óõ®.
(A) 60 (B) 30 (C) 180 (D) 90

Once the borrower fails to make Interest or Principal payments for _________ days the loan

is considered to be a Non-Performing Asset.

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(a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 180 (d) 90

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In which sector Foreign Direct Investments is not permitted in India ?

(a) Pharmaceutical (b) Banking

(c) Insurance (d) Atomic Energy

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11. C¢v¯õÂÀ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ^ºv¸zu[PÒ ö\¯À£kzu¨£mh Bsk :

(A) 1993 (B) 1991 (C) 1994 (D) 1992

In India, Economic policy reforms were started in the year :

(a) 1993 (b) 1991 (c) 1994 (d) 1992

12. ]Ó¨¦ Gk¨¦ E›ø©°ß ©ØöÓõ¸ ö£¯º __________ .
(A) £[PÍÄPÒ
(B) uß Â¸¨£ HØÖ©v uøhPÒ
(C) uõÒ u[P®
(D) ÷©ØPsh HxªÀø»
The other name for Special Drawing Rights is __________.

(a) Quotas

(b) Voluntary Export Restrictions

(c) Paper gold

(d) None of the above

13. E»P Á[Q°ß uø»ø© A¾Á»P® Aø©¢xÒÍ Ch® :
(A) ¯ßÚõ (B) Áõæ[hß i.].
(C) öáÛÁõ (D) {³¯õºU
World Bank is having its headquarters at :

(a) Vienna (b) Washington D.C

(c) Geneva (d) New York

14. GST __________ US \©®.
(A) Á¸©õÚ Á› (B) ÂØ£øÚ Á›
(C) EÒÍõm] Á› (D) {ÖÁÚ Á›
GST is equivalence of __________.

(a) Income tax (b) Sales tax

(c) Local tax (d) Corporate tax

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(A) Âø» {ø»zußø© (B) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ Áͺa]
(C) •Ê ÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦ (D) ÷©ØPsh AøÚzx®
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The objectives of Fiscal Policy is :

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(A) {» ©õ_ (B) PõØÖ ©õ_
(C) J¼ ©õ_ (D) }º ©õ_
Acid rain is one of the consequences of __________.
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ÂvUP¨£mi¸US® Põ»® . __________

(A) 2040 (B) 2030 (C) 2050 (D) 2035

Sustainable Development Goals and targets are to be achieved by __________.

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Which of the following country adopt Indicative Planning ?

(a) Italy (b) France (c) Russia (d) Germany

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19. {v B÷¯õUQß uø»Áº __________ .

(A) Eu Si¯µ_z uø»Áº (B) ¤µu©º

(C) {v Aø©a\º (D) Si¯µ_z uø»Áº

The Chairperson of NITI Aayog is __________.

(a) Vice-President (b) Prime Minister

(c) Finance Minister (d) President

20. JmkÓÄ GÝ® P¸zvøÚ •u¼À £¯ß£kzv¯Áº :

(A) 줯º÷©ß (B) {³mhß (C) PõÀhß (D) ¤¯º\ß

The term regression was first used by :

(a) Spearman (b) Newton (c) Galton (d) Pearson

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. •u»õÎzxÁ® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

What do you mean by Capitalism ?

22. GDP SøÓ¨£õß C»UPn® u¸P.

Define GDP deflator.

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23. ¦Òΰ¯¼ß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the types of Statistics ?

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What is Consumption Function ?

26. ußÛaø\ •u½k GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
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28. ÁoP Á[QPÒ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about Commercial Banks.

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Write any two functions of WTO.

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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. \©u¸© SøÓPøÍ TÖP.
Indicate the demerits of Socialism.

32. ö\»Ä •øÓ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Give a short note on Expenditure method.

33. öuõS AΨø£ Áøµ£h® ‰»® ÂÍUSP.
Explain about Aggregate Supply with the help of diagram.

34. ªøP ö£¸UQ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about Super Multiplier.

35. £n AΨ¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Money Supply ?

36. |£õºiß (NABARD) £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the functions of NABARD ?

37. Á›°ß H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ £s¦PøÍ GÊxP.
State any three characteristics of Tax.

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38. "EÁº {»®' £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on ‘Alkali soil’.

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(a) Describe the scope of Macro Economics.

OR

(b) Discuss the economic determinants of economic development.

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(a) Describe the various methods of estimating National Income of a country.

OR

(b) State and explain instruments of Fiscal Policy.

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43. (A) ö£¸UQ C¯[S® ÂuzvøÚ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
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(B) ÁoPa _ÇØ]°ß £À÷ÁÖ Pmh[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Illustrate the working of Multiplier.

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(b) Describe the different phases of Trade Cycle.

44. (A) |õmiß ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ÷©®£õmiÀ ÁoP Á[QPÎß £[QøÚ ÂÍUSP.
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(B) EÒ|õmk ÁõoPzvØS®, £ßÚõmk ÁõoPzvØS® Cøh÷¯¯õÚ
÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the role of Commercial Banks in economic development.

OR

(b) Discuss the differences between Internal Trade and International Trade.

45. (A) E»P Á[Q°ß £oPøÍ öÁÎUöPõnºP.
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(B) ¦Òΰ¯¼ß C¯À¦PÒ ©ØÖ® GÀø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Bring out the functions of World Bank.

OR

(b) Elucidate the nature and scope of Statistics.

46. (A) ö£õx {v°ß GÀø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
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(B) ADF, ASF &US Cøh°»õÚ \©{ø»ø¯ Áøµ£h® ‰»® ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the scope of Public Finance.

OR

(b) Narrate the equilibrium between ADF and ASF with diagram.

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47. (A) ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÁµ[PÐUS Esø© \µõ\›ø¯¨ £¯ß£kzx® Áõ´¨£õmøh
£¯ß£kzv PõºÀ ¤¯º\Ûß Ehß öuõhº¦ öPÊÂøÚ PshÔP.

Põ›ß Á¯x (BskPÎÀ) (X) 3 6 8 9 10 6

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following data.

Age of cars in years (X) 3 6 8 9 10 6

Cost of Annual Maintenance (in 000 ` ) 1 7 4 6 8 4

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