cbsenet.nic.in Economics Paper III Model Question : Central Board Of Secondary Education

Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Economics
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016

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Instructions

Time : 2 1/2 hours
Maximum Marks : 150
Note :
** This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

Model Questions

1. Full demographic dividend will be realised when government promotes
(1) more social security
(2) more intensive growth
(3) more skill development
(4) more capital market

2. Which one of the following is true for the General Fertility Rate ?
(1) It is an actual measure of fertility.
(2) It is a potential measure of fertility.
(3) It is an actual measure of female population composition.
(4) It is based on hypothetical age specific birth rate profile.

3. Which among the following curves is used to depict the long run behaviour of population growth ?
(1) Normal Curve
(2) Logistic Curve
(3) Exponential Curve
(4) Ogive

4. Among the socio-economic factors responsible for high birth rate in India, we may include
(i) Large scale poverty
(ii) High mortality rate of children of poor parents
(iii) Prevalence of under-age marriage
(iv) Adverse sex-ratio
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (iii) and (iv) (4) (i), (ii) and (iii)

5. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Event) (Date)
A. World Environment Day (i) 11th July
B. World Wildlife Day (ii) 5th June
C. World Water Day (iii) 3rd March
D. World Population Day (iv) 22nd March
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
A B C D
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

6. The coase theorem suggests that private negotiation will lead to the correction of market failure when
(i) Only a few people are involved.
(ii) Property rights are clearly recognised.
(iii) Negotiation costs are low.
(iv) People are having asymmetric information.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii) must hold true.
(2) (i) and (iv) must hold true.
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv) must hold true.
(4) (iv) and (iii) must hold true.

7. Infrastructure cess is a levy/tax on
(1) Builders
(2) Railways
(3) Motor vehicles
(4) Public Transport

9. Which among the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy ?
I. Purchase of Government Securities from the Public by the Central Bank.
II. Deposit of currency in Commercial Banks by the Public.
III. Borrowings by the Government from the Central Bank.
IV. Sale of Government securities to the public by the Central Government.
Select the correct answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(1) I only (2) II and IV
(3) I and III (4) II, III and IV

10. The banks which are implementing the Micro Finance Programme linked with Self Help Groups (SHGs) are
(1) Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks, only.
(2) Regional Rural Banks and Commercial Banks, only.
(3) Co-operative Banks and Regional Rural Banks, only.
(4) Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Co-operative Banks.

11. Which of the following is generally called as Aggregate monetary measure of money supply ?
(1) M4
(2) M1
(3) M2
(4) M3

12. The traders reduce the risk of loss in currency fluctuations through which of the following ?
(1) Speculations
(2) Arbitrage
(3) Hedging
(4) None of the above

13. Among the reasons responsible for the high inflation rate in India in 2015, which of the following is/are true ?
(i) Rise in prices of petroleum products.
(ii) rise in food prices.
(iii) Rise in domestic consumption demand.
(iv) Rise in Indian Exports during the year 2015-16
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (iii) and (iv)
(4) (ii) and (iii)

14. Originally, the maximum and minimum limits of the Statutory Liquidity ratio prescribed in India was
(1) 40 percent and 20 percent
(2) 40 percent and 25 percent
(3) 30 percent and 25 percent
(4) 30 percent and 20 percent

15. Which among the following are the recommendations of the Urjit Patel Committee report of on monetary policy ?
I. Curtailment of the fiscal deficit.
II. Inflation anchor at four percent.
III. Providing adequate liquidity in the money and capital market.
IV. Pegging the exchange value of Indian Currency.
Select the answer from the code below :
Codes :
(1) I, II and III (2) II and IV
(3) III and IV (4) I, II and IV

16. Assertion (A) : Monetarists disagreed with the Phillips curve analysis.
Reason (R) : There are no unique correspondence of % inflation rate with % unemployment rate.
Answer from the codes below :
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true.

17. Who among the following economists considered the rate of interest to influence the transaction demand for money ?
(1) P. Samuelson
(2) W. J. Baumol
(3) Keynes
(4) I. Fisher

18. Consider the following statements about rising NPAs of banks in India
I. Rising NPAs are due to slow down in the world economy.
II. Private Sector banks have lower NPAs in comparison Public Sector Banks.
III. Rising NPAs are due to droughts in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Codes :
(1) Only I
(2) I and III
(3) I and II
(4) I, II and III

19. Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which Deepak Pareksh Committee was constituted ?
(1) To study the socio-economic conditions of minority communities.
(2) To suggest the measures for financing the development of infrastructure.
(3) To frame the policies on genetically modified seeds.
(4) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget.

20. Consider the following statements.
I. Sick Company is defined as one whose accumulated losses in any financial year are
equal to or more than 50% of its average net worth during previous four financial years.
II. The Government set-up Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction in 1987.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct ? Select the answer from the codes
given below :
Codes :
(1) Only I
(2) Only II
(3) Both I and II
(4) Neither I nor II