CBSE Board Class 11 Economics Sample Papers 2009

Annual Examination -2009
Class-XI
Sub- ECONOMICS
Time-3 hrs                                                                                  MM-100
    1-Marks for each question are indicated against them.
2-As for as possible attempt them in order.
3-Word limit for the answers to questions is as given below-
            1-Mark questions –one sentence
            3-Mark questions-60 words.
            4-Mark questions-80 words.
            6-Mark questions-100 words.
4-Word limit is not applicable for the questions on mathematical calculation.
                                     SECTION-A
1)  Define classification of data?                                                                                    1                                                                          

2)Write any two published sources of collecting secondary data?                        1

3)  Calculate median if mode is 83 and mean is 92?

4)  Define whole sale price index?                                                                                         1

5)  What do you mean by project?

6)  What is the importance of statistics in economics?                                                      3


7)  Distinguish between tabulation and diagram?                                                                    3

                                  Or
     Represent the following information’s with the help of a suitable diagram-

     Year              2002     2003    2004     2005     2006     2007
     Income           18          20        26         19         23         29              

8)  Construct frequency polygon with the help of following data-                                         3

      Wages (in Rs)       0-10  10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
       No. of workers         10      18      35      30       20      12       8         3  

9)Calculate arithmetic mean from the following series                                                   3

                          Marks                No. of students
         Less then   10                      12
Less then   20                     26
Less then   30                     40
Less then   40                     58
Less then   50                     80
Less then   60                   110  
Less then   70                   138 
Less then   80                   150
  
10)Calculate mode from the following data-                                                                        3

Wage -               0-10   10-20   20-30   30-40   40-50
No. of workers-     28       46         54       42         30

11)Explain the necessary steps for developing project report?

                                          Or
Compute quartile deviation and its coefficient from the following data-

         Marks                    31-40  41-50  51-60 61-70  71-80  81-90
          No. of students        40        60        20      40       25        15

12)Represent the following data with the help of pie diagram-

           Items of expenditure                 Amount spent in Rs
                 Food                                                20
                 Clothing                                           10
                 House rent                                        25
                 Fuel and lighting                              35
                 Miscellaneous                                  10
13)   Find the missing frequency in the following distribution if N is
       100 and median is 30-         4

     Marks -                 0-10   10-20   20-30  30-40  40-50  50- 60
        No. Of students-     10        ?           25       30       ?         10


14)Calculate mean Deviation and its coefficient from the following data-                  6
            Income in Rs    40-50  50-60  60-70  70-80  80-90  90-100
            No of persons     5          10       20        25       15       5    

15)Construct index numbers of prices of the items in the year 2005 from the            6     
         Following data with the help of Paasches or Fisher’s method-
         Item            1998(Base Year)                   2005(Current Year)
                        Price             Quantity                    Price             Quantity
          A            10                  10                       20                  25
         B             35                  3                         40                  10
         C             30                  5                         20                  15
         D             10                  20                       8                    20
         E              40                  2                        40                   5

16)Find out the rank coefficient of correlation from the following data-                    6

     X  -   80    78    75    75    68    67    60    59
       Y -    12    13    14    14    14    16    15    17
                          OR
       Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation from the following two series –

     Husband’s age  24,27,28,28,29,30,32,33,35,35,40
        Wife’s age         18,20,22,25,22,28,28,30,27,30,32
      

                                                  SECTION B
                                INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT
17)   What is organic farming?                                                                        1

18)   What are tariffs ?                                                                                     1

19)   What do meant by physical capital                                                          1

20)   What do you mean by “AYUSH”                                                               1

21)   When were reforms introduced in India, China and Pakistan?                 1

22)   Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the                 3         
        Agriculture sector?

23)   What are the main features of industrial policy resolution (I.P.R) of 1956?
             3
                               OR
         What were main causes of backwardness of Indian agriculture in the eve of independence?                                                                             

24)   “Non industrial sources exploit the poor and helpless farmers” do
you agree with this statement ?                                                                3

25)   How does human capital formation increase the life expectancy and
  Impressive quality of life?                                                                      3

26)  What do you think out scorings good for India? Why are developed
  Countries opposing it?                                                                            3

27)  Explain how import substitution can protect domestic industry?               4
                                   OR
        Why was public sector give leading role in industrial development
          during the planning period?                                                                 

28)   What is liberalization? Explain the main liberalization measure introduced
by the government in India ?                                                                      4

29)   Distinguish between formal sector and informal sector of work force in
India?                                                                                                           4


30)   What are the main causes of poverty in India? Explain the special            6
         Programmers taken by government against poverty & unemployment?

31)What are the emerging challenge in the health sector in India ?
Explain ?                                                                                                     6

                         OR
What do you mean by sustainable development? Inwhich type of steps
Taken by the government to achieve sustainable development?   

32)Compare India, China, and Pakistan economics from following points-
i-Demographic parameters
ii-Human development parameters                                                            6
iii-GDP growth rate