Name of the Organisation : Department Of Economics,North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Exam : MA/MSc Question Papers
Subject : Microeconomic Analysis-II
Year :
Document Type : Model & Past Question Papers
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Microeconomic Analysis 2012 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/13313-Microana12.pdf
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MA/MSc Micro Economic Analysis-II Question Paper :
Full Marks :75
Time 3 hours
Note :
** Figures in the margin indicates full marks for the questions
** Answer any five questions selecting at least one question from each credit.
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CREDIT – I :
1. What is the state and trends of human development in India? According to you, what are the issues that need to be addressed to bring about a faster and inclusive development of the country? [8+7]
2. Describe in detail the wage employment component of poverty alleviation schemes
initiated since the 1970s. What are the main provisions of MGNREGA that makes it
different from similar schemes of the past?
[9+6]
CREDIT – II
3. Highlight the salient features and indicators of census of India 2011. Comment on the
statement that ‘India is set to reap the benefits of demographic dividend’. [7+8]
4. Elaborate on the main receipts and expenditure items of the government of India as per
the latest budget figures? What steps should be taken to reduce the fiscal and revenue
deficits of the central government. [9+6]
CREDIT – III :
5. Critically evaluate the achievements and failures of land reforms in India.
[15]
6. Do you agree that the License Raj was one of the factors responsible for the tardy
industrial growth in the country? How has the new industrial policy helped to create a
more liberalised and competitive environment for Industry in India? [10+5]
CREDIT – IV :
7. What were the reasons that necessitated banking sector reforms in India? Provide a brief
account of the main reforms measures introduced in the banking sector. [10+5]
8. Write short notes on the following (any two): [7.5×2]
(a) Liberalised exchange rate policy (b) Trade reforms (c) Current account deficit
Micro Economic Analysis-II 2012 :
Full Marks :75
Time 3 hours
Note :
** Figures in the margin indicates full marks for the questions
** Answer any five questions selecting at least one question from each credit.
Credit -I :
1. Critically examine O.Williamson’s model of managerial discretion. In what way is it different from traditional model ? 10+5=15
2. Explain the limit price principle of Sylos-Labini. How did Modigliani and Bhagwati improved it ? 8+7=15
Credit –II :
3. (a) Discuss the Pareto –Optimality criterion of social welfare. 8
(b) What is the compensation principle of social welfare ? 7
4.Write short notes on any two of the following: 7.5×2=15
(a) Sen’s proof 0f the Arrow’s impossibility theorem
(b) The theory of second best.
(c)Rawl’s contribution to social welfare and justice.
Credit –III :
5.Discuss the Walras model of general equilibrium. Comment on the existence , uniqueness and stability of general equilibrium. 9+6=15
6. Explain the fixed point theorem. Explain how the theorem is used to prove the existence of the general equilibrium. 3+12=15
Credit -IV :
7. What is the adding-up problem ?State and prove Clark-Wicksteed-Walras product exhaustion theorem. 3+2+10=15
8.Write short notes on any two of the following: 7.5×2=15
(a) Bilateral monopoly
(b) Choice of optimal combination of inputs.
(c)The supply of labour by an individual in perfectly competitive markets.
Computer Applications in Economic Analysis 2013 :
Full Marks: 75;
Time: 3 hours
Note :
** Figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
** Answer any five questions, selecting at least one from each Credit
CREDIT-I :
1. What are the hardware components of a personal computer? What are their functions? 15
2. (a). What is an Operating System? Describe its functions. 7.5
(b). Describe the process of development of a software. 7.5
CREDIT-II :
3. What are the different types of format in FORTRAN used for reading/printing data of various types? 15
4. Write notes on: (i) Subscripted variables, (ii) IF, WHILE and DO structures in FORTRAN (iii) Rules of naming the variables in FORTRAN. 5+5+5
CREDIT-III :
5. Write a computer program to compute the regression coefficients of a general linear regression model , Y=Xß +e. 15
6. Write subroutines to (i) find product of two matrices of compatible orders, (ii) Inverse of a non-singular matrix, (iii) Coefficient of Karl Pearson’s correlation between two variates, x(n) and y(n); n being the number of observations. 5+5+5
CREDIT-IV :
7. In the context of SPSS, what do you mean by ‘descriptive statistics’? Describe the steps to obtain them by SPSS. 15
8. Describe the methods available in STATISTICA/SPSS for obtaining correlation matrix from the data X(n,m), in n observations and m variables. 15