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Test Booklet No.
M
ECONOMICS
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(Name) ................................................ OMR Sheet No.
AUG - 11315 (To be filled by the Candidate)
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 40 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 75
Instructions for the Candidates
1. Write your Seat No. and OMR Sheet No. in the space provided 1.
on the top of this page.
2. This paper consists of 75 objective type questions. Each question
will carry two marks. All questions of Paper-III will be compulsory, 2.
covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).
3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet
will be given to the student. In the first 5 minutes, you are
requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as 3.
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Example : where (C) is the correct response.

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ECONOMICS
Paper III

III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This Question Paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions.
Each question carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. Samuelson’s revealed preference 1.

theory proves :

(A) Negative substitution effect (A)

(B) Positive income effect (B)

(C) Negative income effect (C)

(D) Both (A) and (B) (D) (A) (B)

2. Which is not the assumption about 2.

preferences ?

(A) Completeness (A)

(B) Transitivity (B)

(C) Non-satiety (C)

(D) Maximization (D)

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3. If the price elasticity of demand for 3. X

commodity X is :
(I) X

(I) Any constant number then fall X

in price of X will not change

expenditure on X.
(II) X
(II) Less than 1 then fall in price
X
of X will reduce expenditure

on X.
(A) (I) (II)
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false
(B) (II) (I)
(B) (II) is true and (I) is false
(C) (I) (II)
(C) Both (I) and (II) are true
(D) (I) (II)
(D) Both (I) and (II) are false

4. (0, 0)
4. Elasticity of supply curve passing

through origin (0, 0) is equal to :

(A) < 1
(A) < 1

(B) > 1 (B) > 1

(C) = 1 (C) = 1

(D) Zero (D) Zero

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5. Indifference curves for addictive 5.

goods are :

(A) Convex to the origin
(A)
(B) Concave to the origin
(B)
(C) Horizontal

(C)
(D) Vertical

6. Optimum size of plant is the : (D)

(A) maximum level of output that 6.

can be produced with the plant
(A)
(B) level of output that can be

produced with minimum

marginal cost (B)

(C) level of output that can be

produced with minimum
(C)
average cost

(D) level of output that can be
(D)
produced with maximum fixed

cost

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7. Suppose introduction of new product 7.
results into increase in net profits 20,000
of Rs. 20,000 with 40 percent 40
probability and loss of Rs. 10,000 10,000
with 60% probability. What will be 60
the expected net profits if the
product is introduced ?

(A) Rs. 30,000 (A) 30,000

(B) Rs. 14,000 (B) 14,000

(C) Rs. 15,000 (C) 15,000

(D) Rs. 20,000 (D) 20,000

8. Expansion path : 8.

(A) is the line joining tangency (A)
points of isoquants and isocost
lines when price of one input
changes

(B) is the line joining tangency (B)
points of isoquants and isocost
lines when prices of both inputs
remain constant

(C) is the line showing optimal (C)
input combinations

(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) (B) (C)
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9. Monopolistically competitive firms 9.

set prices above marginal cost

because they :
(A)
(A) face downward slopping

demand curve
(B)
(B) are great in number

(C)
(C) have freedom of entry

(D) have high fixed cost (D)

10. When commodity produced is 10.

homogenous :

(I) Bertrand equilibrium is (I)

competitive equilibrium.

(II) Cournot equilibrium is (II)

monopoly equilibrium.

Select the correct alternative :

(A) Both (I) and (II) are true (A) (I) (II)

(B) Both (I) and (II) are false (B) (I) (II)

(C) (I) is true and (II) is false (C) (I) (II)

(D) (II) is true and (I) is false (D) (II) (I)
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11. Suppose the demand function of a 11. P = a – bQ

monopolist is P = a – bQ, then

marginal revenue function is :

(A) a – bQ
(A) a – bQ
(B) a – 2bQ
(B) a – 2bQ
(C) aQ – bQ2
(C) aQ – bQ2
(D) a – bQ2

(D) a – bQ2
12. The need of government

intervention in the market arises 12.

because :

(A) Employment generation is the
(A)
responsibility of the

Government
(B)
(B) The private sector is inefficient

(C)
(C) The profit motive of the private

sector is harmful to the society

(D) There are market failures (D)

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13. Employer does not know job 13.

applicant’s skills, work attitude etc.

is an example of :

(A) Adverse selection
(A)
(B) Negative externality in selection
(B)
(C) Free riding
(C)

(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) (B) (C)

14. When both the demand and the 14.
supply curves slope downwards and

the supply curve is less steeper than

the demand curve, the equilibrium

is :
(A)
(A) Stable in both Marshallian and

Walrasian sense
(B)
(B) Unstable in both Marshallian

and Walrasian sense

(C) Unstable in Marshallian sense (C)

but stable in Walrasian sense

(D) Stable in Marshallian sense but (D)

unstable in Walrasian sense

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15. Whose name is not associated with 15.

compensation principle in welfare

economics ?
(A)
(A) Hicks
(B)
(B) Kaldor

(C)
(C) Scitovsky

(D)
(D) Adam Smith

16. Which of the following consumption 16.

hypotheses predicts that young

generation saves while old

generation dissaves ?

(A) Permanent income hypothesis (A)

(B) Life-cycle hypothesis (B)

(C) Relative income hypothesis
(C)
(D) Keynesian consumption

(D)
hypothesis

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17. Suppose an economy’s banking 17.
system has cash reserve ratio of 10% 10%
and a leakage ratio (the amount

which is not coming back to the 10%
money circulation) of 10%. If a new
1,000
deposit is thereof Rs. 1,000, what

will be the value of money

multiplier ?
(A) 4
(A) 4
(B) 2
(B) 2
(C) 5
(C) 5
(D) 3
(D) 3
18.
18. In Baumol type demand for money,

suppose fixed cost per bank trip = 5,
= 5, = 25,
planned expenditure = 25, interest

rate = 0.1, then average money = 0.1

demand will be :

(A) 15 (A) 15

(B) 25 (B) 25

(C) 20 (C) 20

(D) 30 (D) 30

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19. If an economy is at a point to the 19. IS

right of the negatively sloped IS

curve, it implies :

(A) Savings less than investment in (A)

planned levels

(B) Savings more than investment (B)

in planned levels

(C) Savings equal to investment in (C)

planned levels

(D) Savings less than investment in (D)

actual levels

20. If investment is completely 20. IS-LM
insensitive to interest rate in IS-LM

model, which one of the following will

be an effective policy to raise output

level ?

(A) A rise in money supply (A)

(B) A cut in money supply
(B)
(C) A cut in government
(C)
expenditure

(D) A cut in income tax rate (D)

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21. The money supply change multiplier 21. IS-LM
in IS-LM model is higher if :

(A) Savings ratio is lower
(A)
(B) Slope of investment function is

lower (B)

(C) Slope of speculative demand (C)
curve is higher

(D) Velocity of circulation of money
(D)
is lower

22. Under flexible exchange rate, 22.

Mundell-Fleming model shows

when capital is perfectly mobile :

(A) Monetary policy is a failure but (A)

fiscal policy is a success

(B) Monetary and fiscal policies, (B)

both are failures

(C) Monetary policy is a success but (C)

fiscal policy is a failure

(D) Both monetary and fiscal (D)

policies are effective

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23. In Keynesian theory of investment,
23.
a downward slopping investment

function rests on the assumption :

(A) Diminishing marginal

productivity of capital
(A)
(B) Diminishing marginal

productivity of labour (B)

(C) Increasing marginal
(C)
productivity of capital

(D)
(D) Constant returns to scale

24. In Solow’s growth model, stability of 24.

equilibrium is ensured through

changes in :

(A) Wage-rental ratio (A)

(B) Savings ratio (B)

(C) Population growth rate (C)

(D) Cash reserve ratio (D)

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25. To achieve a rise in income of 500, 25. 0.8

given MPC = 0.8, how much should 500
be the rise in autonomous

investment in a simple Keynesian

model ?
(A) 200
(A) 200
(B) 300
(B) 300
(C) 100
(C) 100

(D) 400
(D) 400

26. Which one of the following is not 26.
part of the endogenous growth

models ?

(A) Introduction of human capital
(A)
(B) Introduction of research and

development
(B)

(C) Introduction of endogenous

technical change (C)

(D) Introduction of different savings
(D)
behaviour

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27. In complete Keynesian model, a 27.

vertical AD curve is produced by

which of the following conditions :

(A) Full employment in the
(A)

economy
(B) LM
(B) Inelastic LM curve
(C) LM
(C) Perfectly elastic LM curve

(D) IS
(D) Elastic IS curve

28.
28. In the Marxian theory of capitalist

development there is :

(A)
(A) a constant tendency for profits

(B) falling tendency for profits (B)

(C) increasing tendency of profits (C)

(D) profits will vary all the time (D)

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29. The Fei-Rani’s model of development 29.
assumes that :
(A)
(A) Population is endogenous

(B)
(B) Agriculture has increasing

returns to scale

(C) Land is fixed in supply
(C)

(D) There is capital accumulation in
(D)
agriculture

30. Most of the two Gap models 30.

assume :
(A)
(A) The saving gap and investment
(B)
gap

(B) The foreign-exchange gap and

Import-Export gap
(C)

(C) The saving gap and foreign-

exchange gap
(D)
(D) The foreign-exchange gap and

investment gap

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31. When a company wants to finance 31.

a project and acquire equity capital,

it goes to the :

(A) Secondary market

(A)
(B) Bonds market
(B)
(C) Treasury bills market
(C)

(D) Primary market
(D)

32. In Schumpeter’s theory the
32.

existence of cycles is :

(A) Short-term cycles
(A)

(B) Ratche like fluctuations (B)

(C) Kondratieff type long waves (C)

(D) Medium term cycles (D)

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33. Which one of the following is 33.

recommended by the 14th Finance
14
Commission to omit the definition

(A)
of :

(A) Primary Deficit (B)

(B) Fiscal Deficit
(C)

(C) Effective Revenue Deficit
(D)
(D) Revenue Deficit
34.
34. The share of direct taxes in the

central tax revenue became higher

than that of indirect tax the first

time in :
(A) 2001-02

(A) 2001-02
(B) 2005-06
(B) 2005-06

(C) 2007-08
(C) 2007-08

(D) 2009-10 (D) 2009-10

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35. Which one of the following is not the 35.
components of revenue expenditure

of Central Government ?
(A)
(A) Interest payments
(B)
(B) Defence expenditure

(C) Pensions (C)

(D) Budgetary support (D)

36. All indirect taxes in India are 36.

proposed to be subsumed under ..... .

(A) Direct taxes code
(A)
(B) Goods and services tax
(B)
(C) Union excise duty (C)

(D) Value added tax (D)

37. Which one of the following is not a 37.
subsidy given by the Government of

India ?
(A)
(A) Food
(B)
(B) Fertilizer

(C) Petroleum (C)

(D) Electricity (D)

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38. Finance Commission is appointed 38.
under Article ..................... of the
Constitution of India.

(A) 274 (A) 274

(B) 275 (B) 275

(C) 280 (C) 280

(D) 282 (D) 282

39. When consumption by one person 39.
affects the welfare of another person,
it is called :

(A) Excludability
(A)
(B) Externality
(B)
(C) Rivalness (C)
(D) Non-excludability (D)

40. A pure public good is characterized 40.
by :

(A) Rivalness and non-excludability (A)

(B)
(B) Rivalness and excludability
(C)
(C) Non-rivalness and non-
excludability
(D)
(D) Non-rivalness and excludability
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41. What do you say about the following 41.

statements ?
(I)

(I) The Reserve Bank of India was
1 , 1935
established as a shareholders’

bank on 1st April, 1935.

(II) 1 , 1949
(II) The Reserve Bank of India was

nationalized on 1st January,

1949.

Mark the correct alternative :
(A) (I) (II)

(A) Both statement (I) and

statement (II) are wrong
(B) (I) (II)
(B) Statement (I) is correct and

statement (II) is wrong
(C) (I) (II)
(C) Statement (I) is wrong and

statement (II) is correct

(D) Both statement (I) and (D) (I) (II)

statement (II) are correct

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42. Find the odd out : 42.

Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Dena Bank,

HDFC Bank.

(A) HDFC Bank (A)

(B) Axis Bank (B)

(C) ICICI Bank (C)

(D) Dena Bank (D)

43. In the context of Indian banking 43.

SLR suggests :

(A) Statutory Lending Ratio (A)

(B) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B)

(C) Statutory Lending Rules (C)

(D) Simplified Lending Rules (D)

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44. In July, 1969 whch of the following 44. 1969
phenomena took place in the field
of Banking in India ?
(A)
(A) Major commercial banks were
nationalized

(B) Social control over banks was (B)
announced

(C) Banking commission submitted (C)
its report
(D)
(D) State Bank of India was
nationalized

45. What can you say of the following 45.

statements ? (I)
(I) The NABARD has taken over
the activities of ARDC.
(II) 1969
(II) The NABARD was established
in the year 1969.

Choose the correct answer : (A) (I) (II)

(A) Both statement (I) and
statement (II) are wrong (B) (I) (II)
(B) Both statement (I) and
statement (II) are correct
(C) (I) (II)
(C) Statement (I) is correct and
statement (II) is wrong

(D) Statement (I) is wrong and (D) (I) (II)

statement (II) is correct
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46. According to census 2011, the 46. 2011

percentage of urban population in

India is :

(A) 33.02 percentage (A) 33.02

(B) 31.16 percentage (B) 31.16

(C) 30.12 percentage (C) 30.12

(D) 29.10 percentage (D) 29.10

47. The survivor technique for 47.

measuring the relative efficiency of

different sizes of firms was suggested

by :
(A)
(A) Stigler

(B)
(B) Kaldor

(C)
(C) Myrdal

(D) Pratten (D)

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48. Match the following and select the 48.
correct answer from the codes given
below :

Writers
(a)
(a) G.T. Renner
(b)
(b) Tord Palander
(c)
(c) August Losch
(d)
(d) Sargent Florence

Boo
Bo o k s
(i)
(i) The market area theory of
industrial location
(ii)
(ii) Geography of industrial
locationalization
(iii)
(iii) Investment, location and size of
plant
(iv)
(iv) The economics of location

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

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49. Weber’s theory of location of 49.

industry was published in German

language and translated into

English language by ................... .

(A) Carl Freidrich (A)

(B) G.T. Renner (B)

(C) E.M. Rawstron (C)

(D) August Losch (D)

50. Harris-Todaro model is related 50.

with ....................... .

(A) Growth and unemployment
(A)

(B) Growth and migration
(B)

(C) Unemployment and migration
(C)
(D) Unemployment and urbani-

(D)
zation

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51. Match the following and select the 51.
correct answer from the codes given
below :

Authors
(i)
(i) Gunnar Myrdal

(ii) E.F. Schumacher (ii)

(iii) Paul Sweezy (iii)

(iv) Joan Robinson (iv)

Title of the books

(a) Small is Beautiful
(a)
(b) Theory of Capitalist
(b)
Development

(c) Economics of Imperfect (c)

Competition (d)

(d) Asian Drama

Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(A) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(B) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(B) (c) (d) (a) (b)

(C) (b) (C) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(c) (a) (d)

(D) (d) (a) (b) (c) (D) (d) (a) (b) (c)
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52. Activities resulting in transfer of 52.

wealth between two countries are

recorded in the .................... account

of Balance of Payments.

(A) Current (A)

(B) Capital (B)

(C) Revenue (C)

(D)
(D) Financial

53. Which one of the following is not a 53.

principle of the World Trade

Organization ?
(A)

(A) Non-discrimination
(B)
(B) Multilateralism

(C)
(C) Opposition to Quota Restrictions

(D)
(D) Most Favoured Nation

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54. According to the theory of optimum 54.
currency areas, fixed exchange rates

are most appropriate for :
(I)
(I) Countries that are closely

integrated through trade.

(II) Countries that are closely (II)

integrated through factor

movements.

Select the correct answer :
(A) (I) (II)
(A) (I) is true and (II) is false
(B) (II) (I)
(B) (II) is true and (I) is false

(C) (I) (II)
(C) Both (I) and (II) are false

(D) Both (I) and (II) are true (D) (I) (II)

55. The relationship between relative 55.

prices of output and relative factor

rewards is stated in ............ theorem.

(A) Mill—Marshall
(A)
(B) Heckscher—Ohlin
(B)
(C) Stolper—Samuelson (C)

(D) Rybczynski (D)
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56. The Jan Dhan Yojana championed 56.

by the Government is based on the

recommendations of Committee

appointed by the Government.
(A)
(A) Nachiket Mor
(B)
(B) Taraporewala

(C)
(C) Rangarajan

(D) Urgit Patel (D)

57. As per the 97th amendment of the

Constitution :
(A)

(A) Co-operation has been deleted

from state list
(B)
(B) Co-operation has become one of

the fundamental rights
(C)
(C) Co-operation has become part of

the fundamental duties

(D)
(D) Co-operative institutions shall

be progressively privatized

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58. The duration of 12th Five Year 58.

Plan is :

(A) 2007-12 (A) 2007-12

(B) 2008-13 (B) 2008-13

(C) 2012-17 (C) 2012-17

(D) 2010-15 (D) 2010-15

59. The Second Five Year Plan in India 59.

was based on the model of :

(A) Gunnar Myrdal (A)

(B) Shriman Narayan (B)

(C) Paul Sweezy (C)

(D) P.C. Mahalnobis (D)

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60. Consider the following statements : 60.

(I) Finance Commission in India is
(I)

an advisory body appointed by

the Governor, Reserve Bank of

India annually.

(II)
(II) Finance Commission in India is

a statutory body appointed by

the President, Govt. of India

every five years.

Choose the correct alternative :
(A) (I) (II)

(A) Statement (I) is correct and

statement (II) is wrong
(B) (I) (II)
(B) Statement (I) is wrong and

statement (II) is correct

(C)
(C) Both statements are correct

(D) Both statements are wrong (D)

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61. The Government securities market 61.

is also known as :

(A) Derivatives market (A)

(B) Government share market (B)

(C) Gilt-edged market
(C)

(D) Intermediaries market
(D)

62. The Liquidity Adjustment Facility
62. RBI
(LAF) of RBI works through :

(A) Repos and Reverse Repos
(A)
(B) Inverse Repos
(B)
(C) Buybacks
(C)
(D) Derivatives
(D)
63. Tobin tax is a tax on :
63.
(A) Exports
(A)
(B) Imports
(B)
(C) Transactions in foreign

exchange sales (C)

(D) Sales (D)

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64. The call money market is the market 64.
for :

(A) Long-term funds
(A)
(B) Medium-term funds
(B)
(C) Short-term funds
(C)
(D) Money supply

65. The principal business of a Non- (D)

Banking Financial Company 65.
(NBFC) is :

(A) Create money supply
(A)
(B) Create credit lines
(B)
(C) Receiving deposits from the
public under any scheme and (C)
lending in any manner

(D) Raising finance in international
capital markets
(D)
66. Suppose government raises
resources for development purposes
through market-borrowing, it results 66.
into :

(A) Expansion of share market (A)
(B) Expansion of bank credit
(B)
(C) Private investment is crowded
(C)
out due to rise in interest rate

(D) Increase in money supply
becomes unstable (D)

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67. What is the number of degrees of 67. 50

freedom for a simple bivariate linear

regression with 50 observations ?

(A) 48 (A) 48

(B) 47 (B) 47

(C) 2 (C) 2

(D) 50 (D) 50

68. The assumption of zero mean of the 68.

error term in classical linear

regression model is needed to

prove :
(A)
(A) Bestness of the estimates

(B)
(B) Unbiasedness of the parameters

(C)
(C) Linearity of the parameters

(D) Randomness of the parameters (D)

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69. If Y = –X, then correlation coefficient 69. Y = –X

will be :

(A) –1 (A) –1

(B) +1 (B) +1

(C) Between –1 and +1 (C) –1 +1

(D) 0 (D) 0

70. The assumption of multicollinearity 70. (multicollinearity)

means that :

(A) There should be no correlation
(A) (regressors)
among the regressors

(B) There should be no linear

relationship among the (B) (regressors)

regressors

(C) There should be no non-linear
(C) (regressors)
relationship among the

regressors

(D) (regressors)
(D) There should be no relationship

among the regressors

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71. The model where the value of Y 71. Y

depends on its value in the previous

time-period and a random term

is :

(A) Single equation model (A)

(B) AR (1) model (B) AR (1)

(C) MA (1)
(C) MA (1) model
(D) ARMA (1, 1)
(D) ARMA (1, 1) model
72.
72. In trying to test that females earn

less than their male counterparts,
Yi = 1 + 2Di;
we estimate the following model :
Y =
Yi = 1 + 2Di, where Y = average
D=1 0
earnings per day in Rs., D = 1 for
2
females and 0 otherwise. 2 here
(A)
refers to the :
(B)
(A) Average earnings of male
(C)
(B) Average earnings of female
(differential intercept
(C) Differential intercept coefficient coefficient)
for male earnings
(D)
(D) Differential intercept coefficient (differential intercept
for female earnings coefficient)
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73. Suppose the demand function 73.
of a monopolist is P = a – b Q P = a – bQ
and marginal cost function. MC = c + kQ
MC = c + kQ, then equilibrium (Q)
output (Q) would be :
a b
(A) Q =
a b 2c k
(A) Q =
2c k
a k
(B) Q =
a k 2c b
(B) Q =
2c b
a c
(C) Q =
a c 2b k
(C) Q =
2b k
a b
(D) Q =
a b 2c k
(D) Q =
2c k 74. (integral)
74. The definite integral represents :

(A) a definite unit of measure (A)

(B) a definite length (B)

(C) a perfect shape (C)

(D) area under a curve (D)

75. Rejecting a true hypothesis results 75.
in this type of error :

(A) Type I error (A) I

(B) Type II error (B) II

(C) Structural error (C)

(D) Hypothesis error (D)

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