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VIDYA PRE- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Near Akka Thangi Park, Devarayapattana Road, Tumkur
FIRST PU ANNUAL EXAMINATION FEB 2025
MAX TIME: 3 HOURS ECONOMICS Max Marks :80
No of Questions : 48
1. Write the question number legibly in the margin.
2. Answer for the question should be continuous.
3. Only the first written answers will be considered for part-A
PART-A
I. Choose the correct answer: 5X1=5
1. If you are in job, you working for payment, you are called _______________
a) Unemployed b) Leader
c) Employee d) Trustee
2. Data are expresented in row and columns is called_____________
a) Pai Chart b) Bar Diagram
c) Linear diagram d) Table
3. In India census is carried out once in ___________
a) 5 Years b) 10 Years
c) 1 Years d) 2 Years
4. Most of the agricultural laborers are _____________
a) Rich b) Middle class
c) Poor d) Upper class
5. GDP stands for______________
a) Gross domestic product b) Gross domestic price
c) None of the above d) Gross dollar price
II. Fill in the blanks: 5X1=5
(Personal interview, Primary sector , Bar diagram , Prime minister,
Sub-divided diagrams , Consumer)
6. Data _____________
7. Component bar diagrams are also called ____________
8. The most expensive method of interview is ___________
9. Chairperson of planning commission ________________
10. _________ is the main source of employment for majority of workers in India .
III. Match the following: 5X1=5
A B
11. Pilot Survey a) Consumer price index
12. Q1, Q2, P25, P50 b) Global growth centers
13. CPI c) A positive development
14. Quota d) Divisional values
15. Better gender equality e) Pretesting of questionnaire
f) Quantity of imported goods
IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence or a word : 5X1=5
16. What the meaning of “Census”.
17. What is correlation?
18. What are capital goods industries?
19. Expand UGC.
20. What rural credit?
PART-B
V. Answer any Three of the following questions in four sentences each: 2X3=6
21. Mention the types of variable.
22. Name any four parts of tabulation.
23. Calculate the value of median from the following figures.
X: 5,7,9,12,11,8,7,15,25
24. What is positive correlation? Give an example.
25. Mention the name of any four statistical tools.
VI. Answer any Four of the following questions in four sentence each: 2X4=8
26. What is fiscal policy?
27. What are the indicators of educational achievement in a country?
28. How many lenders exploited the rural farmers?
29. Write any two threats to environment in our country.
30. Name the types of medical systems included in AYUSH.
31. Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
PART –C
VII. Answer any TWO of the fallowing questions about twelve sentences each :- 2X4=8
32. Briefly explain how statistics helps to study economics.
33. Briefly explain Sampling errors.
34. Write a short note on classification of data.
35. Draw scatter diagram and conclude about correlation.
X 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Y 25 20 25 35 40 35 50 45
VIII. Answer any FOUR of the following questions about twelve sentences each: 4X4=16
36. Indicate the volume and direction of trade at the time of independence.
37. Write a short note on Green Revolution.
38. Briefly explain the back ground of economics reforms in india.
39. Discuss the need for promoting women's education in India.
40. Write a note on informal sector.
41. Give reasons for the slow growth and re-emergence of the poverty in Pakistan.
IX. Answer any ONE of the following questions about twenty sentences each:- 6X1=6
42. Prepare a tally marking chart for the marks in Economics scored by 70 students in an
examination.
28,17,15,22,29,21,23,27,18,12,7,2,9,4,1,8,3,10,5,20,16,12,8,4,33,27,21,15,3,36,27,21,15,3,3
7,16,28,9,2,4,6,32,31,29,18,14,13,15,11,9,7,1,5,37,32,23,24,20,19,25,19,25,15,19,25,19,20,
6,9,30
43. Write a short note on CPI, WPI, IPI.
X. Answer any ONE of the following in twenty sentences each:- 6x1=6
44. Explain the measures taken by the government to improve the agricultural marketing system.
45.Explain any six strategies for sustainable development.
PART-E
XI. Answer any Two of the following project oriented questions:- 2x5=10
46. On the basis of data you have collected regarding participation of women in your locality in
the below mentioned categories construct a pie chart.
Status Population
a)Marginal Worker 12
b)Main worker 36
c)Non-Worker 73
47. Identify the following banks as agriculture, Industry, Nationalized, private and foreign banks.
ICICIC, Canara Bank, HSBC, NABARD, IDBI
48. Identify the formal and informal workers in the following list.
1. A petty shop owner
2. Hand loom weaver
3. SBI cashier
4. A street vendor
5. Government hospital nurse
6. Government primary school teacher
7. Tailor
8. Revenue inapector
9. Police
10. Agricultural laborers
