TN 12th Question Paper 2023 Economics

Tamil Nadu
State Board

2023
QUESTION
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!6647Economics!
PART - III
ö£õ¸Î¯À / ECONOMICS
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version )

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

(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøhø¯z
÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊuÄ®.
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. {vUSÊ {ºn¯® ö\´Áx :
(A) {v ÁÍ[PøÍ ©õ{» Aµ_US ©õØÖuÀ
(B) £À÷ÁÖ xøÓPÐUS {vø¯ ©õØÖuÀ
(C) C¢v¯ Aµ]ß {v°øÚ
(D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ GxĪÀø»
Finance Commission determines :

(a) The resources transfer to the States

(b) The resources transfer to the various departments

(c) The finances of Government of India

(d) None of the above

2. {v B÷¯õUQß (NITI Aayog) \›¯õÚ B[Q» ›ÁõUP® :
(A) National Institute for Tomorrow’s India
(B) National Institute for Transport in India
(C) National Institution for Transforming India
(D) National Institute for Trade in India
Expansion of NITI Aayog :

(a) National Institute for Tomorrow’s India

(b) National Institute for Transport in India

(c) National Institution for Transforming India

(d) National Institute for Trade in India

3. öuõßø©U ÷Põm£õmiߣi Ámi Ãu® __________ UPõÚ öÁS©v.
(A) ‰»uÚ® (B) •u½k (C) ÷\ª¨¦ (D) ÷uøÁ
According to Classical theory, rate of interest is a reward for __________.

(a) Capital (b) Investment (c) Saving (d) Demand

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4. RÌUPshøÁPÎÀ GuøÚ öÁÎ|õmk ÷|µi ‰»uÚzvØPõÚ Euõµn©õPU TÓ
•i¯õx ?
(A) öÁÎ|õmk xo {ÖÁÚ® öÁΰmh £[S AÀ»x Phß £zvµzøu
Áõ[SÁx
(B) öÁÎ|õmiÀ ußÞºv Bø» Aø©zuÀ
(C) •Ê uÛ E›ø©²hß J¸ ¦v¯ {ÖÁÚzøu öÁÎ|õmiÀ öuõh[SÁx
(D) öÁÎ|õmiÀ ö\¯À£mkU öPõsi¸UQÓ C¸®¦ E¸US Bø»ø¯
Áõ[SuÀ
Which of the following is not an example of Foreign Direct Investment ?

(a) the purchase of bonds or stock issued by a textile company overseas.

(b) the construction of a new auto assembly plant overseas.

(c) the creation of a wholly owned business firm overseas.

(d) the acquisition of an existing steel mill overseas.

5. PQLI Gߣx __________ &ß SÔ±k BS®.

(A) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •ß÷ÚØÓ® (B) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ Áͺa]
(C) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ÷©®£õk (D) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ |»ß
PQLI is the indicator of __________.

(a) Economic progress (b) Economic growth

(c) Economic development (d) Economic welfare

6. ÷£›¯À ö£õ¸Íõuõµzvß ÷ÁÖ ö£¯º :
(A) A[Põi ÷Põm£õk (B) Âø» ÷Põm£õk
(C) ~so¯À ÷Põm£õk (D) Á¸Áõ´ ÷Põm£õk
The other name for “Macro Economics” is :

(a) Market Theory (b) Price Theory

(c) Micro Theory (d) Income Theory

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7. ö£õxU PhøÚz v¸®£a ö\¾zx® •øÓ :
(A) ‰ÌS® {v (B) £Sv¯õPa ö\¾zxuÀ
(C) PhøÚ ©õØÖuÀ (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Method of Repayment of Public Debt is __________.
(a) Sinking Fund (b) Terminal Annuity
(c) Conversion of Loans (d) All of the above

8. ÷Áø»Áõ´¨¦ £ØÔ¯ öuõßø©U ÷Põm£õmiß ø©¯U P¸zx Gߣx __________.
(A) A[Põi Âv (B) SøÓ¢x ö\À ÂøÍÄ Âv
(C) ~PºÄ Âv (D) ÷uøÁ Âv
The core of the Classical theory of employment is __________.
(a) Law of Markets (b) Law of Diminishing Return
(c) Law of Consumption (d) Law of Demand

9. •u»õÎzxÁzøu ¤ß£ØÖ® |õk __________ BS®.
(A) C¢v¯õ (B) µè¯õ (C) ^Úõ (D) Aö©›UPõ
The country following Capitalism is __________.
(a) India (b) Russia (c) China (d) America

10. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ |hÁiUøPPÎÀ HØ£k® HØÓzuõÌÄPøÍ __________ GÚ
AøÇUQ÷Óõ®.
(A) «m] (B) §›¨¦
(C) ÁoPa _ÇØ] (D) ¤ßÛÓUP®
The study of alternating fluctuations in business activity is referred to in Economics
as :
(a) Recovery (b) Boom
(c) Trade cycle (d) Recession

11. "ìhõmiìiUì' (Statistics) GßÓ Áõºzøu __________ &BP £¯ß£kzu¨£kQÓx.
(A) £ßø© (B) J¸ø© ©ØÖ® £ßø©
(C) J¸ø© (D) ÷©Øö\õßÚ GxĪÀø»
The word ‘Statistics’ is used as __________.
(a) Plural (b) Singular and Plural

(c) Singular (d) None of the above

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12. 2016 &À £n©v¨¦ }UP® __________ ©v¨¦ £n[PÐUS HØ£kzu¨£mhx.

(A) ` 1000 ©ØÖ® ` 2000 (B) ` 200 ©ØÖ® ` 500
(C) ` 500 ©ØÖ® ` 1000 (D) ÷©Øö\õßÚøÁ AøÚzx®
In 2016, Demonetization of currency includes denominations of __________.

(a) ` 1000 and ` 2000 (b) ` 200 and ` 500

(c) ` 500 and ` 1000 (d) All the above

13. ö£¸UQ°ß ©v¨¦=
(A) 1/(1−MPC) (B) 1/MPS
(C) 1/MPC (D) (A) ©ØÖ® (B)
The Multiplier is calculated as __________.

(a) 1/(1−MPC) (b) 1/MPS

(c) 1/MPC (d) (a) and (b)

14. _ØÖa`ÇÀ ö£õ¸mPÒ GߣøÁ __________.
(A) \¢øu¨ ö£õ¸mPÒ (B) \¢øu°hõ ö£õ¸mPÒ
(C) (A) ©ØÖ® (B) Cµsk® (D) ÷©Øö\õßÚ GxĪÀø»
Environmental goods are __________.

(a) Market goods (b) Non-market goods

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

15. MV Gߣx __________.

(A) Á[Q £n AΨ¦ (B) £nz ÷uøÁ
(C) ö©õzu £n AΨ¦ (D) \mh§ºÁ £n AΨ¦
MV Stands for :

(a) Supply of Bank money (b) Demand for money

(c) Total Supply of money (d) Supply of Legal Tender money

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16. ö£Û»Uì (BENELUX) Gߣx __________ ß ÁiÁ©õS®.
(A) ö£õx \¢øu (B) uøh¯ØÓ ÁºzuP¨ £Sv
(C) _[PÁ› JßÔ¯® (D) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ JßÔ¯®
BENELUX is a form of :
(a) Common Market (b) Free trade area
(c) Customs Union (d) Economic Union

17. I¤Bºi __________ GßÖ® AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) B]¯õß
(B) £ßÚõmk £n {v¯®
(C) £ßÚõmk {v PÇP®
(D) E»P Á[Q
IBRD is otherwise called as :
(a) ASEAN
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) International Finance Corporation
(d) World Bank

18. }sh Põ»z vmhªh¼ß Ai¨£øhU P¸zx |õmiß __________ ©õØÓ©õS®.
(A) öuõÈÀ (B) {v
(C) Pmhø©¨¦ (D) ÷ÁÍõsø©
The basic philosophy behind long-term planning is to bring __________ changes in
the economy.
(a) Industrial (b) Financial
(c) Structural (d) Agricultural

19. }izu Áͺa] AÀ»x ÁÍ[SßÓõ Áͺa]U SÔU÷PõÒPøÍ Aøh¯ ÂvUP¨&
£mi¸US® Põ»® :
(A) 2030 (B) 2020 (C) 2050 (D) 2025
Sustainable Development Goals and Targets are to be achieved by :

(a) 2030 (b) 2020 (c) 2050 (d) 2025

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20. ÂÁ\õ¯ ©Ö{v ÷©®£õmkU PÇP® xÁ[P¨£mhx :
(A) áüß 1, 1963 (B) áüß 3, 1963
(C) áüø» 1, 1963 (D) áüø» 3, 1963
The Agricultural Refinance Development Corporation started functioning from :
(a) June 1, 1963 (b) June 3, 1963
(c) July 1, 1963 (d) July 3, 1963

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SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 30 is Compulsory.
.

21. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ©õv›°ß C»UPn® u¸P.
Define ‘Economic Model’.

22. GDP SøÓ¨£õß – C»UPn® u¸P.
Define GDP deflator.

23. ÷\ Âv°À H÷uÝ® |õßS Gk÷PõÒPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out any four assumptions of Say’s Law.

24. ö£¸UQ – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define ‘Multiplier’.

25. £nzvß C»UPn® ÁøµP.
Define Money.

26. CRR ©ØÖ® SLR BQ¯ÁØÔøÚ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

Distinguish between CRR and SLR.

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27. A¯À|õmk ö\¾zx {ø» £ØÔ }º AÔÁx ¯õx ?
What do you mean by Balance of Payment ?

28. G[S ©ØÖ® G¨÷£õx \õºU uø»ø© A¾Á»P® xÁ[P¨£mhx ?
When and where was SAARC Secretariat established ?

29. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •ß÷ÚØÓzvß \‰PU SÔ±kPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
What are the social indicators of economic development ?

30. ÂÁ›¨¦¨ ¦Òΰ¯¾US®, E´zxnºÄ ¦Òΰ¯¾US® EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ
GÊxP.
Write down the differences between Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics.

£Sv & III / PART - III

SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any 7 questions. Question No. 40 is Compulsory.
.

31. \©zxÁzvß SøÓPøÍU TÖP.
Indicate the demerits of Socialism.

32. Põµo ö\»ÂÀ NNP – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Explain in brief - NNP at factor cost.

33. öuõS ÷uøÁ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß TÖPøÍU TÖP.
What do you mean by aggregate demand ? Mention its components.

34. ußÛaø\¯õÚ •u½k ©ØÖ® ysh¨£kQÓ •u½k BQ¯ÁØøÓ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

Differentiate between Autonomous and Induced investment.

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35. ÷uøÁ&Cʨ¦ ©ØÖ® ö\»Ä&E¢x £n ÃUPzvøÚ ÂÍUSP.
Explain Demand-Pull and Cost-push inflation.

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

37. £ßÚõmk¨ ö£õ¸Î¯¼ß EÒÍhUPzøu¨ £mi¯¼kP.
Describe the subject matter of International Economics.

38. ¤›Uì ©õ|õk 2018 &ß {PÌa] {µÀ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write the agenda of BRICS Summit, 2018.

39. ¦Òΰ¯¼ß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the functions of Statistics ?

40. \µzx 269 &ߣi ©zv¯ Aµ\õÀ ÂvUP¨£mk, Á`¼UP¨£mk ©õ{»[PÐUS
JxUPUTi¯ ÁÍ[PÒ GøÁ÷¯Ý® ‰ßÔøÚ¨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out any three taxes, that are levied and collected by the Union but assigned
to the States, according to Article-269.

£Sv & IV / PART - IV
SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) •u»õÎzxÁ®, \©zxÁ® ©ØÖ® P»¨¦zxÁ® CÁØÔß ußø©PøÍ
J¨¤kP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷u]¯ Á¸Áõø¯U PnUQk® £À÷ÁÖ •øÓPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Compare the features among Capitalism, Secularism and Mixedism.
OR

(b) Discuss the various methods of estimating the National Income of a Country.

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42. (A) ÷Áø»°ßø©PÎß ÁøPPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ‰»uÚzvß CÖv{ø» EØ£zvz vÓÝUS® (MEC) •u½miß CÖv{ø»
EØ£zvz vÓÝUS® (MEI) EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Describe the types of unemployment.
OR
(b) What are the differences between Marginal Efficiency of Capital and Marginal
Efficiency of Investment ?

43. (A) Rßêß ~PºÄa \õº¤ß EͯÀ Âv°øÚ Áøµ£h® ‰»® ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) öuõßø©U ÷Põm£õk ©ØÖ® Rßì ÷Põm£õk BQ¯ÁØÔØS Cøh°»õÚ
÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain Keynes’ Psychological law of Consumption function with diagram.
OR
(b) Explain the differences between Classical theory and Keynes’ theory.

44. (A) £nzvß £oPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) EÒ|õmk ÁõoPzvØS®, £ßÚõmk ÁõoPzvØS® Cøh°»õÚ
÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) Explain the functions of Money.
OR
(b) Discuss the differences between Internal Trade and International Trade.

45. (A) £À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ vmhªhÀ ÁøPPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) £n¯À öPõÒøP°ß ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ ? ÂÍUSP.
(a) Describe the different types of Planning.

OR
(b) What are the objectives of Monetary Policy ? Explain.

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46. (A) GST GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß |ßø©PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) {» ©õ_ÂØPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ? AuØPõÚ wºÄPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
(a) What do you mean by GST ? Explain its advantages.
OR
(b) State the causes of Land Pollution and mention the remedial measures to
control Land Pollution.

47. (A) ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÁµ[PÐUS PõºÀ ¤¯ºéÛß JmkÓÄU öPÊÂøÚ PshÔP.

ö£õ¸Ò X&ß ÷uøÁ 23 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 39

ö£õ¸Ò Y&ß ÂØ£øÚ 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32

AÀ»x
(B) ö£õx{v°¯¼ß GÀø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Calculate the Karl Pearson correlation co-efficient for the following data.

Demand of Product X 23 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 39
Sale of Product Y 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32

OR
(b) Explain the scope of Public Finance.

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