TN 11th Question Paper 2023 Economics

Tamil Nadu
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2023
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!6747IstYearEconomics!
PART - III
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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. uÛUP¸zv¼¸¢x ö£õxUP¸zx ö£Ö® •øÓ :
(A) C¯À¦øµ AÔ¯À (B) £Szuõ´Ä •øÓ
(C) ö|Ô²øµ AÔ¯À (D) öuõSzuõ´Ä •øÓ
The process of reasoning from Particular to General is :
(a) Positive economics (b) Deductive method
(c) Normative economics (d) Inductive method

2. ""B]¯õÂß öhmµõ´m'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k® |Pµ® __________.
(A) ÷\»® (B) ö\ßøÚ (C) v¸¨£zyº (D) ÷Põ¯®¦zyº
__________ city is called as “Detroit of Asia”.
(a) Salem (b) Chennai (c) Thirupathur (d) Coimbatore

3. ÂÁ\õ¯ EØ£zv A[PõiU SÊ Gߣx __________.
(A) B÷»õ\øÚU SÊ (B) \mh§ºÁ©õÚ SÊ
(C) (A) ©ØÖ® (B) (D) GxĪÀø»
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a __________.
(a) Advisory body (b) Statutory body
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

4. 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

5. ö£õ¸Îß Âø»US® AΨ¤ØS® Cøh÷¯ EÒÍ öuõhº¦ :
(A) §ä¯® (B) Gvº©øÓ (C) AvP›US® (D) ÷|º©øÓ
The relationship between the price of a commodity and the supply of a commodity
is :

(a) Zero (b) Negative (c) Increases (d) Positive

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6. 1951 B® Bsk ©UPÒ öuõøP¨ ö£¸UP Ãu® __________ GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) |Pµ©¯©õuÀ Á¸h®
(B) ]Ö ¤ÍÄ Bsk
(C) ö£¸® ¤›ÂøÚ Á¸h®
(D) ©UPÒ öuõøP öÁi¨¦ Á¸h®
The population growth rate of the year 1951 is known as __________.
(a) year of urbanisation
(b) year of small divide
(c) year of Great Divide
(d) year of Population Explosion

7. uSÂø» ¹. 250 BPÄ® ©ØÖ® Esø© Âø» ¹. 200 BPÄ® EÒÍx GÛÀ
~Pº÷Áõº Ga\zvß ©v¨¦ :
(A) 200 (B) 375 (C) 50 (D) 175
Given potential price is Rs. 250 and the actual price is Rs. 200. Find the Consumer
Surplus.
(a) 200 (b) 375 (c) 50 (d) 175

8. __________ GßÓ Aö©›UP ö£õ¸Î¯À AÔbº 1907 &À Chº uõ[S® C»õ£U
÷Põm£õmøh Gkzxøµzuõº.
(A) J.B. QÍõºU (B) ¤µõ[U H. ø|m
(C) áõß ÷µ (D) F.B. íõ÷»
Risk bearing theory of profit was propounded by the American economist __________
in 1907.
(a) J.B. Clark (b) Frank H. Knight
(c) John Rae (d) F.B. Hawley

9. ""C¢v¯õÂß £_ø©¨ ¦µm]°ß u¢øu'' GßÓøÇUP¨£k£Áº :
(A) Âì÷ÁìÁøµ¯õ (B) M.S. _Áõª|õuß
(C) N.R. ÂìÁ|õuß (D) Põ¢v
‘‘ The Father of Green Revolution in India’’ was __________.
(a) Visweswaraiah (b) M.S. Swaminathan

(c) N.R. Viswanathan (d) Gandhi

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10. {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

11. Kº A»S ö£õ¸øÍ Tku»õP ÂØ£uõÀ QøhUS® Á¸Áõ´ __________
Á¸Áõ¯õS®.
(A) CÖv{ø» (B) C»õ£® (C) ö©õzu (D) \µõ\›
Revenue received from the sale of additional unit is termed as __________ revenue.
(a) marginal (b) profit (c) total (d) average

12. ö£õ¸Î¯¼À Pouzøu •uß•u»õP £¯ß£kzv¯Áº __________.
(A) Bh® ìªz (B) \º ÂÀ¼¯® ö£mi
(C) CºÂ[ ¤åº (D) â÷¯õÁõÛ ö\Áõ
The first person who used Mathematics in Economics is :
(a) Adam Smith (b) Sir William Petty
(c) Irving Fisher (d) Giovanni Ceva

13. EÇÁº Phß Amøhø¯¨ £¯ß£kzv ÂÁ\õ°PÒ G¢u Á[Q°À Phß ö£Ó
•i²® ?
(A) ¤µõ¢v¯ Qµõ©¨¦Ó Á[QPÎÀ
(B) ö£õxzxøÓ Á[QPÎÀ
(C) TmkÓÄ Á[QPÎÀ
(D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
The farmers have access to credit under Kisan Credit Card Scheme through
which bank ?
(a) Regional Rural Banks
(b) Public Sector Banks
(c) Co-operative Banks

(d) All the above

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14. J¸ ¦zuP ÂØ£øÚ¯õͺ J¸ ¦zuP® ` 10 Ãu® 40 ¦zuP[PøÍ ÂØQÓõº GÛÀ
AÁ¸US QøhUS® ö©õzu Á¸Áõ´ :

(A) ` 300 (B) ` 100 (C) ` 400 (D) ` 200

A book seller sold 40 books with the price of ` 10 each. The total revenue of the
seller is __________.

(a) ` 300 (b) ` 100 (c) ` 400 (d) ` 200

15. ""|õkPÎß ö\ÀÁ® ©ØÖ® Põµn[PøÍU 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

16. ""C¢v¯ ÂÁ\õ° PhÚõίõP ¤Ó¢x, PhÚõίõP ÁõÌ¢x, PhÚõίõP CÓ¢x,
PhøÚ÷¯ \¢uvUS Âmka ö\ÀQÓõß.'' & Caö\õØöÓõhøµU TÔ¯Áº ¯õº ?

(A) A©ºv¯õ ö\ß (B) Bh® ìªz

(C) \º ©õÀP® hõº¼[ (D) Põ¢v

‘‘An Indian farmer is born in debt, lives in debt, dies in debt and bequeaths debt’’-
who said this ?

(a) Amartya Sen (b) Adam Smith

(c) Sir Malcolm Darling (d) Gandhi

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17. P»¨¦¨ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ® Gߣx :
(A) ö£õxzxøÓ ©ØÖ® Á[QPÒ
(B) uÛ¯õº xøÓ ©ØÖ® Á[QPÒ
(C) ö£õxzxøÓPÒ ©mk®
(D) ö£õx ©ØÖ® uÛ¯õº xøÓPÒ ÷\º¢x ö\¯À£kÁx
Mixed economy means :
(a) Public sectors and banks
(b) Private sectors and banks
(c) Public sector only
(d) Co-existence of Public and Private Sectors

18. Põ¨&hU»ì EØ£zv \õº¦ GuøÚ Ai¨£øh¯õPU öPõshx ?
(A) SøÓ¢x ö\À ÂQu ÂøÍÄ Âv
(B) ©õÓõ ÂQu AÍÄ ÂøÍÄ Âv
(C) Áͺ¢x ö\À ÂQu ÂøÍÄ Âv
(D) ÷©ØPõq® AøÚzx®
Cobb-Douglas Production Function is based on :
(a) Decreasing returns to scale
(b) Constant returns to scale
(c) Increasing returns to scale
(d) All of the above

19. Cµsk •ØÔ¾® ÷ÁÖ£mh ußø©PøÍ öuõhº¦£kzv SÔ¨£x :
(A) Cµmøh ußø© (B) ~m£®
(C) \©ªßø© (D) \õº¢v¸¨¦
What is the term used to denote the co-existence of two different features in an
economy ?
(a) Dualism (b) Technology

(c) Inequality (d) Dependency

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20. ""uªÌ|õmiß ~øÇÄ Áõ°À'' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kÁx __________.
(A) yzxUSi (B) ÷Põ¯®¦zyº (C) ]ÁPõ] (D) ÷\»®
__________ is known as ‘‘Gateway of Tamil Nadu’’.

(a) Thoothukudi (b) Coimbatore (c) Sivakasi (d) Salem

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Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any seven questions. Q. No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. QL£ß ö£õ¸ÒPÒ GøÁ ? AøÁ Hß AÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ ?
What are Giffen Goods ? Why it is called like that ?

22. AΨ¦ ÷Põk ÷©À÷|õUQ ö\ÀÁuß Põµn® GßÚ ?
What are the reasons for upward sloping supply curve ?

23. ‰ÌS® ö\»ÄPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by Sunk cost ?

24. RÌPsh {ÖÁÚzvß ÷uøÁ÷Põk ÁøµP.
(A) {øÓÄ ÷£õmi (B) •ØÖ›ø©
Draw Demand Curve of a firm for the following :

(a) Perfect Competition (b) Monopoly

25. •ß÷ÚÔ¯ ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß C¯À¦PÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® CµsiøÚU TÖP.

State any two features of a developed economy.

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26. _u¢vµ® AøhÁuØS •ß C¢v¯õÂÀ Põn¨£mh £À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ {»
Eøhø© •øÓPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ GÊxP.
Name the different types of land tenure systems that existed in India before
Independence.

27. ©zv¯ Aµ_ AÖÁøhUS¨ ¤ß ÷©ØöPõÒЮ |hÁiUøPPÎß EmTÖPøÍU
TÖP.
State the various components of Central Government schemes under post-harvest
measures.

28. uªÌ|õmiß Aqªß {ø»¯[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the nuclear power plants in Tamil Nadu ?

29. MS Word &ß •UQ¯ A®\[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the main features of MS Word ?

30. ÷u]¯ FµP |» Aø©¨¦ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about National Rural Health Mission.

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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. Q. No. 40 is Compulsory.

31. ö£õ¸Î¯ø»¨ £ØÔ¯ £ØÓõUSøÓ C»UPnzøu ÂÍUSP. ÷©¾® AuøÚ
©v¨¥k ö\´P.
Explain the scarcity definition of Economics and assess it.

32. ÷uøÁ Â›Ä ©ØÖ® _¸UPzøu ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Distinguish between extension and contraction of demand.

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33. AΨ¦ ö|QÌa]ø¯ {ºn°US® PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the factors governing elasticity of supply ?

34. Áõ´¨¦a ö\»øÁ GkzxUPõmkhß Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define opportunity cost and provide an example.

35. {ÖÁÚ® ©ØÖ® öuõÈØ\õø»US Cøh÷¯ EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Differentiate between ‘firm and industry’.

36. £nz÷uøÁUPõÚ ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the motives of demand for money ?

37. Qµõ© \º÷Áõu¯õ – ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Village Sarvodhaya.

38. GST GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß |ßø©PøÍ GÊxP.

What is GST ? Write its advantages.

39. MUDRA Á[Q°ß ÷|õUP[PøÍ £mi¯¼kP.

List out the objectives of MUDRA Bank.

40. DMP •øÓ SÔzx ÂÍUSP.

Explain about DMP model.

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£Sv & IV / PART – IV
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Note : Answer all the questions.
41. (A) ö£õ¸Î¯¼ß ußø© ©ØÖ® GÀø»ø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) uªÌ|õmiß ö£õxzxøÓ ÷£õUSÁµzx •øÓ°øÚ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Elaborate the nature and scope of Economics.
OR
(b) Explain the Public Transport system in Tamil Nadu.

42. (A) FµP ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß £s¦PÒ Â]zvµ©õÚøÁ & ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷uøÁ Âv ©ØÖ® Auß Âv»USPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) ‘The features of Rural Economy are peculiar’ - Discuss.
OR
(b) Explain the Law of Demand and its exceptions.

43. (A) \© AÍÄ EØ£zv ÷Põmiß £s¦PøÍ Áøµ£hzxhß ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ]Ó¨¦ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ©sh»[PÎß ÷|õUP[PøͲ®, £s¦PøͲ®
ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the properties of iso-quants with the help of a diagram.
OR
(b) Explain the objectives and characteristics of Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

44. (A) C¢v¯ I¢uõskz vmh[PÎß ö\¯À£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) £À÷ÁÖ£mh Âø» {ø»PÎÀ AR ©ØÖ® MR ÷PõkPÐUQøh÷¯¯õÚ
öuõhºø£ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Describe the performance of Five Year Plans in India.
OR

(b) Explain the relationship between AR and MR curves under various price
conditions.

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45. (A) {øÓĨ ÷£õmi°ß C¯À¦PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) Põ¢v¯¨ ö£õ¸ÍõuõµU P¸zxPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the features of Perfect Competition.
OR
(b) Write a detailed note on the Gandhian economic ideas.

46. (A) Rß]ß ÁmiU÷Põm£õmøh ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ö£õ¸Î¯À xøÓ°À uPÁÀ öuõÈÀ~m£[PÒ GÆÁõÖ £¯ß£kzu¨£k&
QßÓÚ ?
(a) Explain the Keynesian Theory of Interest.
OR
(b) What are the ideas of Information and Communication Technology used in
Economics ?

47. (A) Qµõ©º Âvø¯¨ £¯ß£kzv \©ß£õkPÎß x ©ØÖ® y ©v¨¦PøÍU PõsP.
x+3y=1 ©ØÖ® 3x−2y=14
AÀ»x
(B) ÷£µÍÄ öuõÈØ\õø»PÒ SÔzx ›ÁõP ÂÍUSP.
(a) Find the value of x and y in the equations by using Cramer’s rule
x+3y=1 and 3x−2y=14.
OR
(b) Briefly explain the Large Scale Industries.

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