Tamil Nadu 12th 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
(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ |õßS ©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. MPC=0.5 GÛÀ ö£¸UQ°ß ©v¨¦ :

(A) 0.2 (B) 2 (C) 20 (D) 1/2
If the MPC is 0.5, the value of multiplier is __________.

(a) 0.2 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) 1/2

2. ÷PÒÂzuõÒ ‰»® ¦ÒÎ ÂÁµ® vµmh¨£mhõÀ Ax __________.
(A) öÁΰh¨ö£ØÓ ÂÁµ® (B) •uÀ{ø» ÂÁµ®
(C) öuõSUP¨£mh ÂÁµ® (D) Cµshõ®{ø» ÂÁµ®
The data collected by questionnaires are __________.

(a) Published data (b) Primary data

(c) Grouped data (d) Secondary data

3. RÌÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ Gx ÷|º•P Á› ?
(A) Á¸©õÚ Á› (B) P»õÀ Á›
(C) ÷\øÁ Á› (D) _[P Á›
Which of the following is a direct tax ?

(a) Income tax (b) Excise duty

(c) Service tax (d) Customs duty

4. Âø»Áõ] ö©xÁõP E¯¸® ö£õÊx HØ£kÁx :
(A) £nÁõmh® (B) uõÄ® £nÃUP®
(C) ªu©õÚ £nÃUP® (D) E¯º £nÃUP®
When the prices rise slowly, we call it as :

(a) deflation (b) galloping inflation

(c) mild inflation (d) hyper inflation

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5. ÷á.G®. Rßì ö£õ¸ÍõuõµzvØS AÎzu £[PΨø£ SÔ¨¤kP.
(A) ‰»uÚ® (B) |õkPÎß ö\ÀÁ®
(C) ö£õx {v (D) ö£õxU ÷Põm£õk
Indicate the contribution of J.M. Keynes to Economics :
(a) Capital (b) Wealth of Nations
(c) Public Finance (d) General Theory

6. ""_ØÖa`ÇÀ ö\¯À£õkPÎß £õxPõ¨¦ Âv'' HØ£kzu¨£mh Bsk __________.
(A) 1999 (B) 1997 (C) 1996 (D) 1998
“Protection of the Environment Operations Act” was set up in __________.
(a) 1999 (b) 1997 (c) 1996 (d) 1998

7. {v B÷¯õUQß (NITI Aayog) B[Q» ›ÁõUP® ?
(A) National Institution to Transform India
(B) National Institute of Transport India
(C) National Institution for Transforming India
(D) National Institute for Trade in India
Expansion of NITI Aayog :
(a) National Institution to Transform India
(b) National Institute of Transport India
(c) National Institution for Transforming India
(d) National Institute for Trade in India

8. ¦v¯ £ßÚõmk ÁõoPU ÷Põm£õk Guß Ai¨£øh°À Aø©¢ux ?
(A) J¨¦ø©a ö\»Ä (B) •Êø©a ö\»Ä
(C) EØ£zvU PõµoU ÷Põm£õk (D) CÁØÖÒ GxĪÀø»
Which of the following is a Modern theory of International Trade ?
(a) Comparative cost (b) Absolute cost
(c) Factor Endowment theory (d) None of these

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9. ö£¸UQ°ß ©v¨¦ __________.
(A) 1/(1−MPC) (B) 1/MPS (C) 1/MPC (D) (A) ©ØÖ® (B)
The value of multiplier is __________.

(a) 1/(1−MPC) (b) 1/MPS (c) 1/MPC (d) Both (a) and (b)

10. Põµ {»® AvP©õP __________ \©öÁΰÀ Põn¨£k®.
(A) ÁhC¢v¯ (B) P[øP
(C) ]¢x & P[øP (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Alkali Soils are predominantly located in the __________ plains.

(a) North-Indian (b) Gangetic

(c) Indus-Ganga (d) All the above

11. ""÷©U÷µõ'' (Macro) GßÓ ö\õÀø» AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) ÷á.G®. Rß_ (B) µõUÚº ¤›U_
(C) PõµÀ ©õºU_ (D) Bh® ìªz
Who coined the word ‘Macro’ ?

(a) J.M. Keynes (b) Ragnar Frisch

(c) Karl Marx (d) Adam Smith

12. RÌPõq® G¢uz vmh®, ÷ÁÍõsø©ø¯²® Qµõ©¨ ö£õ¸Íõuõµzøu²®
ø©¯©õPU öPõshx ?
(A) Põ¢v¯z vmh® (B) ©UPÒ vmh®
(C) Âì÷Á_Áµ´¯õ vmh® (D) £õ®÷£ vmh®
Which of the following plan has focused on the agriculture and rural economy ?

(a) Gandhian plan (b) People’s plan

(c) Vishveshwarayya plan (d) Bombay plan

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13. •ußø©¨ £ØÓõUSøÓ=__________.
(A) ö©õzu ö\»Ä−ö©õzu ÁµÄ
(B) {v¨£ØÓõUSøÓ−Ámi ö\¾zxuÀ
(C) ö©õzu Á¸Áõ´ ö\»ÂÚ®−ö©õzu Á¸Áõ´ ÁµÄPÒ
(D) ÁµÄ ö\»Äz vmh¨ £ØÓõUSøÓ−Aµ]ß A[PõiU PhßPЮ
HøÚ¯ ö£õÖ¨¦PЮ
Primary Deficit (PD)=__________.
(a) Total Expenditure−Total Revenue
(b) Fiscal Deficit−Interest Payment
(c) Total Revenue Expenditure−Total Revenue Receipts
(d) Budget Deficit−Government Market borrowings and liabilities

14. 2016 &CÀ £n©v¨¦ }UP® G¢öu¢u ©v¨¦ £n[PÐUS HØ£kzu¨£mhx ?
(A) ` 500 ©ØÖ® ` 1000 (B) ` 200 ©ØÖ® ` 500
(C) ` 1000 ©ØÖ® ` 2000 (D) (A) ©ØÖ® (B)
2016 Demonetization of currency includes denominations of :
(a) ` 500 and ` 1000 (b) ` 200 and ` 500
(c) ` 1000 and ` 2000 (d) Both (a) and (b)

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

16. £ßÚõmk¨ £n {v¯® __________ ©õ|õmiÀ E¸ÁõUP¨£mhx.
(A) ¤›mhß Ämì (B) £õßk[
(C) ][P¨§º (D) ÷uõíõ
International Monetary Fund was an outcome of __________.
(a) Bretton Woods Conference (b) Pandung Conference
(c) Singapore Conference (d) Doha Conference

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17. •ußø© xøÓ Gߣx __________.
(A) Pmhh® PmkuÀ (B) ÁoP®
(C) öuõÈÀ (D) ÷ÁÍõsø©
Primary sector is __________.

(a) Construction (b) Trade

(c) Industry (d) Agriculture

18. A¯À|õmka ö\¾zxa \©{ø»U TÖPÒ RÌUPõs£ÁØÔÀ GøÁ ?
(A) ø©¯ Á[Q wºÄ PnUS (B) ‰»uÚU PnUS
(C) |h¨¦ PnUS (D) ÷©ØTÔ¯ AøÚzx®
Components of Balance of Payments of a country include the :

(a) Official Settlement account (b) Capital account

(c) Current account (d) All of the above

19. \õºU Ea] ©õ|õk __________ BskPÐUöPõ¸•øÓ |øhö£ÖQÓx.
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 4
SAARC meets once in __________ years.

(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4

20. |£õºk Á[Q G¨ö£õÊx Bµ®¤UP¨£mhx ?
(A) áüø» 1982 (B) áüø» 1992
(C) áüø» 1962 (D) áüø» 1972
NABARD was started in __________.

(a) July 1982 (b) July 1992

(c) July 1962 (d) July 1972

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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. £nÃUP® GÝ® £uzvøÚ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define the term ‘Inflation’.

22. |õmk Á¸©õÚzøu Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define National Income.

23. uØ÷£õxÒÍ `ǼÀ BÒ SøÓ¨¤ØPõÚ Põµnzøuz u¸P.
Give reasons for Labour retrenchment at present situation.

24. ""~PºÄ |õmh®'' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by “Propensity to Consume” ?

25. CÖv {ø» ÷\ª¨¦ |õmh® (MPS) & Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Marginal Propensity to Save (MPS).

26. £nÁõmh® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Deflation ?

27. Phß E¸ÁõUP® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Credit Creation ?

28. ÁoP ÃuzvøÚ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Terms of Trade.

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29. G[S, G¨ö£õÊx \õºU uø»ø© A¾Á»P® xÁUP¨£mhx ?
When and where was SAARC Secretariat established ?

30. ÷u]¯ ©õv› TöÓkzuÀ A¾Á»P® (NSSO) £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

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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. ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •øÓPÎß ÁøPPøÍ SÔ¨¤kP.
Describe the types of Economic systems.

32. uø»Ãu Á¸©õÚ® £ØÔ J¸ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Per Capita Income.

33. RÌPõs£ÚÁØÔØS _¸UP©õÚ Âøhø¯ GÊxP.
(i) £¸ÁPõ» ÷Áø»°ßø©
(ii) EhߣõiÀ»õ ÷Áø»°ßø©
(iii) PØ÷Óõº ÷Áø»°ßø©
Give short answer to the following.
(i) Seasonal Unemployment
(ii) Frictional Unemployment
(iii) Educated Unemployment

34. •kUQUS®, ö£¸UQUS® EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Mention the differences between Accelerator and Multiplier effect.

35. ÷uøÁ Cʨ¦¨ £nÃUP®, ö\»Ä E¢x £nÃUP® BQ¯ÁØøÓ ÂÍUSP.
Explain Demand-Pull and Cost Push Inflation.

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36. ö\¯À£hõu ö\õzx £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
Describe about Non-Performing Asset.

37. uØPõ» Aµ]ß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the functions of Modern State ?

38. ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÁµ[PÐUS vmh»UPzvøÚU Põs.
14, 22, 9, 15, 20, 17, 12, 11.

Find the Standard Deviation of the following data :

14, 22, 9, 15, 20, 17, 12, 11.

39. PõØÖ ©õ_£ku¼ß £À÷ÁÖ ÁøPPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
Explain the different types of air pollution.

40. ¦Òΰ¯¼ß SøÓ£õkPÒ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÔøÚU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention any three Limitations of Statistics.

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

Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) |hÁiUøPPÒ Ai¨£øh°À J¸ ö£õ¸Íõuõµ Aø©¨¦ ö\¯À£kÁøu
ÂÁ›.
AÀ»x
(B) £À÷ÁÖ ÁøP¯õÚ vmhªhÀ ÁøPPøÍ ÂÁ›.

(a) Illustrate the functioning of an economy based on its activities.
OR
(b) Describe different types of Planning.

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42. (A) |õmk Á¸©õÚ® PnURmiÀ EÒÍ ]UPÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) öuõßø©U ÷Põm£õk, Rß_ ÷Põm£õk BQ¯ÁØÔØS Cøh°»õÚ
÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) What are the difficulties involved in the measurement of National Income ?
OR
(b) Explain the differences between Classical theory and Keyne’s theory.

43. (A) ‰»uÚzvß CÖv{ø» EØ£zv vÓÝUS® (MEC) •u½miß CÖv{ø» EØ£zv
vÓÝUS® (MEI) EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) CºÂ[ L¤å›ß £n AÍÄU ÷Põm£õmiøÚ ÂÍUSP.
(a) What are the differences between Marginal Efficiency of Capital (MEC) and Marginal
Efficiency of Investment (MEI) ?
OR
(b) Illustrate Irving Fisher’s Quantity theory of Money.

44. (A) £n¯À öPõÒøP°ß ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ ? ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ¦v¯ £ßÚõmk ÁõoPU ÷Põm£õmiøÚ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) What are the objectives of Monetary Policy ? Explain.
OR
(b) Discuss the Modern Theory of International Trade.

45. (A) SÔ¨¦ GÊxP : (i) \õºU (ii) ¨›Uì
AÀ»x
(B) Aµ_a ö\»Ä AvP›¨£uØPõÚ Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Write a note on : (i) SAARC (ii) BRICS
OR
(b) What are the reasons for the recent growth in Public Expenditure ?

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46. (A) ÁµÄ ö\»Äz vmhzvÀ EÒÍ £»ÁøP¨ £ØÓõUSøÓPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ¦Ó ÂøÍÄPÒ GßÓ P¸zvøÚ²® Auß ÁøP£õkPøͲ® ÂÍUSP.
(a) Describe the various types of deficit in budget.

OR

(b) Explain the concepts of externality and its classification.

47. (A) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ AÍøÁ°¯¼ß ÷|õUP[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ¤ßÁ¸® ÂÁµ[PÐUS PõºÀ ¤¯º\Ûß Eh¢öuõhº¦U öPÊÂøÚU
PshÔP.

÷uøÁ X : 23 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 39

ÂØ£øÚ Y : 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32

(a) What are the objectives of Econometrics ?

OR

(b) Calculate the Karl Pearson’s Correlation Co-efficient for the following data.

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

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