West Bengal Board Class 11 Economics Sample Papers 2012

Class 11
Sample Paper Of Economics

TIME: 3hr, MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

Notes:

1. All questions in both the sections are compulsory.

2. Question Nos. 1-5 and 17 – 21 are very short- answer questions carrying 1 mark each. They Are required to be answered in one sentence each

3. Question Nos. 6-10 and 22-26 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to Them should not normally exceed 60 words each.

4. Question Nos. 11-13 and 27-29 are also short- answer questions carrying 4 marks each. Answer to them should not normally exceed 70 words each.

5. Question Nos. 14-16 and 30-32 are long-answer questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer To them should not normally exceed 100 words each..

6. Answer should be brief and to the point and the above word limit be adhered to as far as Possible.

Statistics for Economics

1. Find out the odd one and justify your answer?

Mark, weight, income, honesty

2. What is primary data?

3. What is a Lorenz curve?

4. Name the two types of index number?

5. Define statistical series.

6. What are the qualities of a good questionnaire?

7. ‘Statistics are numerical statements of facts but all facts numerically stated are not statistics’ comment.

8. A student subject 70 mark in English,65 in Hindi,63 in maths,59 in economics and 55 in Statistics. Calculate weighted mean of the marks if weights are respectively 2, 1, 5, 5 and 3.

9. Why is standard deviation considered to be the most popular measure of dispersion?

10. Write note on ,

a. SENSEX

b. Consumer price index

OR

Discuss the kinds and degrees of correlation?

11. Draw a pie diagram to represent the following data of investment pattern in the third five year plan.

Agriculture=35%, irrigation=20%, small scale industries=25%, transport=10%, others=10%

12. You are planning a study about the literacy rate of shop keepers in your locality. Construct a questionnaire to interview them.

Indian Economic Development

13. What is ‘poverty line’?

14. What do you mean by sustainable development?

15. Define globalization?

16. Who is the chairman of seventh planning commission?

17. According to’ Times of India’ report on December 2009,

a. Indian economic growth was……………

b. Food inflation I India……………..

18. What are the consequences of global warming?

19. What are the important sources of human capital formation?

20. Which are the important sources of power generation?

OR

What are the different categories of poor?

21. Which sector of the economy was adversely impacted by reforms? Why?

22. What do you mean by outsourcing?

23. What is the role of NABARD in rural development?

24. Discuss the main features of economic policies (1950-90)

OR

Examine the main features of the land reforms implemented in India?

25. Do you think India can emerge as a knowledge economy? If yes, why?

26. “Earth provides everything for every man’s needs but not for every man’s greed” interpret this famous statement of Gandhi.

27. “British rule had both harmful as well as beneficial effects on the Indian economy” Discuss the statement by giving suitable examples.

28. Compare the demographic features of India, china and Pakistan.

OR

What are the causes of unemployment in India? How do you explain seasonal unemployment in agriculture?