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Sample Question
FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY
EXAMINATION
Part – III Time :2 ½ Hours
ECONOMICS Cool-off time : 15
Minutes
Maximum : 80 Scores
General Instructions to Candidates :
There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your
answers
Read questions carefully before answering
Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet
itself.
Malayalam version of the questions is also provided
Give equations wherever necessary
Electronic devices except non- programmable calculators are not allowed
in the Examination Hall.
hnZ-ymÀ°nIÄ¡pÅ s]mXp-\nÀt±-i-§Ä :
\nÀ±njvS ka-b-¯n\v ]pdsa 15 an\näv 'IqÄ Hm^v ssSw' Dm-bn-cn¡pw
"IqÄ Hm^v ssSw' tNmZ-y-§Ä ]cn-N-b-s¸-Sm\pw D¯-c-§Ä Bkq-{XWw
sN¿m\pw D]-tbm-Kn-¡p-I.
D¯-c-§Ä Fgp-Xp-¶X - n\v ap¼v tNmZ-y-§Ä {i²m-]qÀÆw hmbn-¡-Ww.
\nÀt±-i-§Ä apgp-h\pw {i²m-]qÀÆw hmbn-¡-Ww.
IW¡v Iq«-ep-IÄ, Nn{X-§Ä, {Km^p-IÄ, F¶nh D¯-c-t]¸-dn Xs¶
Dm-bn-cn-¡-Ww.
tNmZ-y-§Ä ae-bm-f-¯nepw \ÂIn-bn-«p-v.
Bh-i-y-apÅ Øe¯v ka-hm-I-y-§Ä sImSp-¡-Ww.
t{]m{Km-ap-IÄ sN¿m-\m-Im¯ Im¡p-te-ä-dp-IÄ Hgn-sI-bpÅ Hcp Ce-
Ivt{Sm-WnIv D]-I-c-Whpw ]cn-£m-lm-fn D]-tbm-Kn-¡p-hm³ ]mSn-Ã.
Answer any eight questions from 1 to 10. Each question Carries One score.
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Answer any eight questions from 1 to 10. Each question Carries One score.
(8x1=8)
1. Karve Committee was appointed to study
(a) Large scale Industry (c) small scale Industry
(b) Agriculture (d) None of these
2. IBRD is otherwise called as -----------------
(a) World Bank (c) NABARD
(b) IMF (d) WTO
3. NABARD was setup in the year
(a) 1980 (c) 1983
(b) 1982 (d) 1985
4. Golden Revolution is related to --------------------------
(a) Fishing (c) Animal Husbandry
(b) Horticulture (d) Milk Production
5. Disguised unemployment is mainly found in
(a) Service Sector (c) Agricultural sector
(b) Industrial sector (d) None of these
6. Which of the following is quantitative data
(a) Nationality (c) Honesty
(b) Beauty (d) Height
7. Which is the most commonly used measure of central tendency ?
(a) Mean (c) Mode
(b) Median (d) None of these
8. ∑ (x-𝒙) = -----------
(a) 1 (c) More than 1
(b) 0 (d) less than 1
9. General inflation is calculated by -------------------- index
(a) Industrial Price Index (c) Consumer Price Index
(b) Wholesale Price Index (d) Agricultural Production Price Index
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H¶p apX ]¯p-h-sc-bpÅ tNmZy-§-fn GsX-¦n-epw 8 F®-¯n\p D¯csagp-XpI 1
kvtImÀ hoXw. (8X1=8)
1.-ImÀsh I½nänsb \nb-an-¨Xv GXv ]T-\-hp-ambn _Ô-s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶p
a) h³In-Sh
- y-hk
- mbw (c) sNdpInS hyh-kmbw
b) Iyjn (d)CsXm¶panÃ
2. IBRD bpsS asämcp \maw?
(a) temI-_m¦v c)NABARD
(b) A´m-cm-jv{S\mW-b\
- n[n d)WTO
3. NABARD cq]n-Iy-X-amb hÀjw ?
a)1980 c)1983
b)1982 d)1985
4. kphÀ®-hn¹hw GXp-ambn _Ô-s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶p ?
a) aÕy-_Ô
- \w c)ayK-]c
- n-]m-e\w
b) tlmÀ«n-IĨÀ d)]mepÂ]m-Z\w
5. {]Ѷ sXmgn-en-Ãmbva {][m-\a
- mbpw ImWp-¶Xv .......................
(a) tkh\ taJe (c) ImÀjnI taJe
(b) hy-h-kmb taJe (d) CsXm-¶p-aÃ
6. Xmsg ]d-bp-¶h
- -bn GXmWv ]cn-am-Wm-ßI Z¯w?
(a) tZio-bX (c) kX-yk
- -ÔX
(b) kuµ-cyw (d) Dbcw
7. Xmsg ]b-dp-¶h
- -bn GXmWv ]cn-am-Wm-ßI Z¯w ?
(a) am[yw (c) _lp-eIw
(b) a[-ym¦w (d)CsXm-¶p-aÃ
8. ∑ (x-𝒙) = -----------
(a) 1 (c) H¶n IqSp-XÂ
(b) 0 (d) H¶n Ipdhv
9. ]W-s¸-cp¸w IW-¡m-¡p-¶Xv ................ D]-tbm-Kn-¨mWv
(a) hym-h-km-bnI hne kqNnI (c) D]-t`màr hne-kq-NnI
(b) sam¯-hn-e-kq-NnI (d)ImÀjn-tIm-ev]m-Z\ hne kqNnI
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10.Index Number for the base period is always taken as -------------
(a) 150 (c) 50
(b) 100 (d) 0
Answer any four questions from 11 to 15. Each carries 2 scores (4x2=8)
11.What are the objectives of planning?
12.What are the advantages of ‘Green Revolution’ ?
13.Write down the importance of statistics ?
14.Distinguish between Census survey and Sample survey ?
15.List any four steps towards making a project ?
Answer any four questions from 16-20. Each carries 3 scores. (4x3=12)
16. Write any three objectives of WTO?
17. Write down any six reasons in poverty ?
18. Classify the following under the head of organized sector and
unorganized sector?
(a) Govt. servant (d) Bank officer
(b) Street Vendor (e) Farmer
(c) Cobbler (f) Doctor
19.List out advantages of personal interview method.
20.What are the qualities of a good questionnaire?
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10.ASn-Øm-\h
- Àjs¯ kqNn-Im¦w FÃm-bvt¸mgpw .............. \p XpÃ-ya
- m-bn-cn¡pw
(a) 150 (c) 50
(b) 100 (d) 0
11 apX 15 hsc-bpÅ tNmZ-y-§-fn GsX-¦nepw 4 F®-¯n\p D¯csa
gpXpI. 2 kvtImÀ hoXw (4X2=8)
11. Bkq-{X-W¯
- nsâ e£-y§
- Ä Gh ?
12. lcnI hn¹-h-¯nsâ t\«-§Ä Gh ?
13. km¼-¯nI imkv{X-¯n kmwJ-ym-I-¯nsâ {]m[m-\yw Fgp-XpI ?
14. km¼nÄ kÀsÆbpw- sk³kkv kÀsÆbpw X½n-epÅ hy-Xy- mkw Fgp-XpI ?
15. Hcp t{]mPIvSv X¿m-dm-¡p-t¼mÄ kzo-I-cn-t¡ GsX-¦nepw 4 \S-]S- n-IÄ
enÌv sN¿pI
16 apX 20 hsc-bpÅ tNmZ-y§-fn GsX-¦nepw 4 F®-¯n\p D¯csagp
XpI. 3 kvtImÀ hoXw. (4X3=12)
16. temI-h-ym-]mc kwL-S\
- b
- psS FsX-¦nepw 3 e£-y§
- Ä Fgp-Xp-I.
17. Zmcn-{Z-y¯
- nsâ GsX-¦nepw 6 Imc-W§
- Ä Gh?
18. Xmsg ]d-bp-¶h
- sb kwL-Sn-Xt- a-Je F¶pw Akw-LS- n-Xt- a-Je F¶pw
Xcw-Xn-cn-¡pI?
1. kÀ¡mÀ Poh-\¡
- mÀ 4. _m¦v Poh-\¡
- mÀ
2. hgn-tbmc I¨-h-S¡
- mÀ 5. Irjn-¡mÀ
3. sNcp-¸p-Ip¯n 6. tUmIvSÀ
19. hy-àn-KX A`n-apJ coXn-bpsS t\«-§Ä Gh ?
20. anI¨ tNmZ-yh
- -en¡v th KpW-§Ä Fs´Ãmw ?
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Answer any four questions from 21-25 . Each carries 4 score (4x4=16)
21. Analyse the table given below and write down the inferences
Item India China Pakistan
Life expectancy 65.8 73.7 65.7
at birth
Adult Literacy 62.8 94.3 64.9
Rate
Infant Mortality 48 16 70
Rate
21.Prepare a frequency distribution in exclusive method by taking class
interval 10 for the following data
5, 6, 11, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 40,
6, 30, 19, 5, 22, 11, 28, 39, 41, 45,
19, 49, 39, 41, 28, 30, 6, 41, 6, 19
23.Distinguish between Discrete variables and continuous variables with
example?
24.Draw a Pie Diagram
Mode of transport % of students
School bus 18
Private Vehicle 6
Public transport 12
By walking 9
25. Draw the diagrams representing different types of correlation?
Answer any four questions from 26-30 Each carries 5 score (4x5=20)
26. Explain briefly liberalization measures adopted in India in 1991 as a part
of New Economic Policy ?
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21 apXÂ 25 hsc-bpÅ tNmZ-y§
- f
- n GsX-¦nepw 4 tNmZy-§Ä¡p D¯-c-sagp
XpI. 4 kvtImÀ hoXw (4X4=16)
21. Xmsg sImSp-¯n-cn-¡p¶ ]«nI hni-I-e\w sNbvXv kw{K-ln-¡pI
C\w C´y ssN\ ]m¡n-Øm³
BbpÀssZÀLyw 65.8 73.7 65.7
{]mb-]qÀ¯n-bm-bh
- - 62.8 94.3 64.9
cpsS km£-cXm
\nc¡v
inip-a-cW 48 16 70
\nc¡v/1000
22. Xmsg sImSp-¯n-cn-¡p¶ Z¯-§f
- n \n¶pw ¢mkv CS-thf 10 Bbn FSp¯v
F-Ivkv¢q-kohv coXn-bn Bhr¯n hnX-cWw X¿m-dm-¡pI ?
5, 6, 11, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 40,
6, 30, 19, 5, 22, 11, 28, 39, 41, 45,
19, 49, 39, 41, 28, 30, 6, 41, 6, 19
23.k´-XN- -c-§fpw Ak-´X
- N
- -c-§fpw X½n-epÅ hy-Xy- mkw DZm-lc
- W klnXw
hnh-cn-¡pI ?
24. ss] Ub{Kw hc-bv¡pI
bm{Xm amÀ¤-§Ä hnZ-ymÀ°n-IÄ iX-am-\¯
- nÂ
kv¡qÄ _kv 18
kz-Im-cy hml\w 6
s]mXp KXm-XK- Xw 12
\S¶v hcp-¶h- À 9
25. kl-_Ô
- s¯ ImWn-¡p¶ hnhn-[-Xc
- -¯n-epÅ {Km^v hc-bv¡pI?
26 apX 30 hsc-bpÅ tNmZ-y-§-fn GsX-¦nepw 4 F®-¯n\v D¯-sa-gp-Xp-I.
5 kvtImÀ hnXw. (4X5=20)
26.1991 Â C´-yb
- n ]pXnb km¼-¯n-I-\-b¯ - nsâ `mK-ambn \S-¸n-em-¡nb DZm-
c-h-XvI-c-Ws
- ¯ -¡p-dn¨v Hcp eLp hnh-cWw X¿m-dm-¡pI ?
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27. Explain briefly the sources of human capital formation?
28. What is agricultural marketing? Explain briefly the measures taken by
the government to improve agricultural marketing?
29. Draw Less than Ogive and More than Ogive for the following
distribution
Class Frequency
0-5 2
5-10 5
10-15 8
15-20 16
20-25 6
25-30 3
30. a) What are the uses of Index Number ?
b) Construct an Index Number by using simple aggregative Price
Index?
Commodity Price in 1990 Price in 2000
A 20 28
B 28 35
C 33 40
D 40 50
Answer any two questions from 31-33 each carries 8 score (2x8=16)
31. Explain various policies and programmes implemented in India for
poverty eradication ?
32. Define sustainable development ? Explain the various strategies of
sustainable development?
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27. a\p-jy aqe-[\
- -¯nsâ Dd-hn-S§
- -sf-¡p-dn¨v hnh-cn-¡pI?
28. ImÀjnI hn]-W\w F¶-Xp-sIm-À°-am-¡p-¶s - X´v? ImÀjnI hn]-W\w
sa¨-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶X
- n-\mbn Kh¬saâv kzo-I-cn¨ \S-]S- n-IÄ Gh ?
29. Xmsg sImSp-¯n-cn-¡p¶ Z¯-§Ä D]-tbm-Kn¨v eLp-k-©nX Kpcp-k-©nX
h{I-§Ä hc-bv¡pI ?
.
¢mkv Bhr¯n
0þ15 2
5þ10 5
10-þ15 8
15-þ20 16
20-þ25 6
25-þ30 3
30. (a) kqNn-Im-¦§
- f
- psS D]-tbm-K§Ä Gh ?
(b) tIhe k©nX hne kqNnI IW-¡m-¡pI ?
km[-\§
- Ä 1990 se hne 2000 se hne
A 20 28
B 28 35
C 33 40
D 40 50
31 apX 33 hsc-bpÅ tNmZ-y-§-fn GsX-¦nepw 2 F®-¯n\p D¯cw Fgp-Xp-
I. 8 kvtImÀ hnXw. (2X8=16)
31. Zmcn-{Zy \nÀamÀP-\¯
- n-\mbn C´-y-bn \S-¸n-em-¡nb ]²-Xn-I-sf-¡p-dn¨v
hni-Zo-I-cn-¡pI
32. kpØnc hnI-k\w Fs´¶v \nÀh-Nn-¡p-I. kpØn-c-hn-I-k-\¯
- n-\pÅ
hnhn[ X{´-§Ä hni-Zo-I-cn-¡pI
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33. Calculate Mean, Median, and Mode from the following table?
Marks No. of Students
0-10 6
10-20 11
20-30 16
30-40 21
40-50 10
50-60 5
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33. am[-ya
- w, a[-ym-¦w, _lp-eIw F¶nh IW-¡m-¡pI
MARKS No. of students
0-10 6
10-20 11
20-30 16
30-40 21
40-50 10
50-60 5