Time - 3 Hours.

Maximum marks - 100

Notes :

1. All questions in both the sections are compulsory.

2. Marks for questions are indicated against each.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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..
7. Answer should be brief and to the point and the above word limit be adhered to as
far
as possible.
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Section-A

Q1. Of the following which is not a factor that contributes to human capital
formation: [1*5]

a) education b) job training c) wealth d) health

Q2. Current life expectancy in India is

a) 63yrs b) 60yrs c) 65 yrs d) 62 yrs

Q3. Green Revolution is concerned with

a) fisheries b) horticulture c)Dairy farming d) poultry

farming

Q4. The average size opf landholding owned by marginal farmer is

a) 2 hectare b) 2.8 hectare c) 1.8 hectare d) 0.8 hectare

Q5. The item having highest weight in consumer price index for industrial worker is
a)Food b) housing c) clothing d) medicines

Q6. Why has the industrial sector performed poorly in the reform period?
[3]

Q7. What is meant by “Food for Work” programme? [3]

Q8. How does investment in human capital contribute to growth? [3]

Or
 Whom do you call literate? How is literacy different from education?

Q9. State the advantages and disadvantages of organic farming? [3]

Q10. Mention some obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing.
[3]

Q11. What is globalization? Which is the major outcome of globalization process?

[4]
Q12. What was the three dimensional attack on poverty adopted by government? [4]
Or
What causes poverty in India? Why was there a need for launching poverty alleviation?
programmes?

Q13. What is organic farming ? How does it promote sustainable development? [4]
Q14. What is poverty? Who are the poor ? Give their classification and characteristics?
[6]
Q15. Write a note on a) TANWA
b) Organically produced cotton in Maharashtra. [6]
Q16. In India who was the first person to propose the concept of poverty line? Explain
the concept given by him for poverty line.? [6]
or
Explain how investment in education stimulates economic growth.

Section-B
Q17. What do you understand by drop out ratio?
[1*5]
Q18. Name the elements which enable the people to live a better life.
Q19. Name any two programmes adopted by government for poverty alleviation.
Q20. How is gross enrolment ratio calculated in India?
Q21. What do you mean by census ratio?
Q22.Write the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty? [3]
Q23.What do you mean by universalization of education? [3]
Q24.Write the measures through which people can live healthy and productive life? [3]
Q25.What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of public sector? [3]
Q26.What are the main problems of human capital formation in India? [3]
Q27. Information technology plays an important role in achieving sustainable development
and food security- Explain [4]
Q28. Explain the role of micro credit in meeting the credit requirement of the poor. [4]
 Or
Discuss the importance of credit in Rural Development.

Q29.Write a note on a) Kudumbashree- poor woman’s bank [4]

b) Every village a knowledge centre.

Q30.What do you mean by rural development? What are the key issues of rural
development? [6]
.
Q31. Calculate the correlation between X and Y and comment on their relation ship.
[6]

X 1 3 4 5 7 8
Y 2 6 8 10 14 16

Or

Calculate the correlation between Heights of father in inches(X) and their sons (Y)

X 65 66 57 67 68 69 70 72

Y 67 56 65 68 72 72 69 71.

Q32. How has the public health care system evolved in post independence in India. [6]
Or
Discuss ill health in India.
L-3 Globalisation

L-4 Poverty.
L-5 rural development
.
.

Calculate the correlation between X and Y and comment on their relation ship.
X 1 3 4 5 7 8
Y 2 6 8 10 14 16

If rxy is positive then the relation between X and Y is of the type

When Y increases X increases
When Y decreases X increases
When Y increases X does not change.

If rxy = 0 the variable Xand Y are

Linearly related
Not Linearly related
Independent.

If precisely measured data are available the simple correlation coefficient is

1) More accurate than rank correlation coefficient.
2) Less accurate than rank correlation coefficient.
3) As accurate as the rank correlation coefficient.

In most of the cweighted index numbers the weight pertains to

1. Base year
2. Current year
3. Both base and current year

In India wholesale price index is published on the _________basis .

 1. weekly
2. monthly
3. quarterly
4. yearly

Using the following information construct the Consumer Price Index.

Item Quantity Price Price

qi0 pi0 pi1
Oil 16.00 25.00 35.00
Rice 7.00 36.00 48.00
Coffee 4.00 12.00 16.00
Tea 3.00 6.00 10.00
salt 4.00 28.00 28.00