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UGC NET DEC 2004 : ECONOMICS PAPER II

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Signature and Name of Invigilator Answer Sheet No. : ...................................................... (To be filled by the Candidate) 1. (Signature) Roll No. (Name) (In figures as per admission card) Roll No. 2. (Signature) (Name) Test Booklet No. D 0104 PAPER II ECONOMICS Time : 1 hours] Number of Pages in this Booklet : 16 2. 3. 4. U 1. U DU U S U S U U Write your roll number in the space provided on the top of this page and also on the Answer Sheet given inside this booklet. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below : (i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet. (ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions in the booklet with the information printed on the cover page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing or duplicate or not in serial order or any other discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a correct booklet from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the question booklet will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. (iii) After this verification is over, the Serial No. of the booklet should be entered in the Answer-sheets and the Serial No. of Answer Sheet should be entered on this Booklet. Each item has four alternative responses marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to darken the oval as indicated below on the correct response against each item. Example : A B C U U U U 2. - 3. U U U, - S U U U - S U (i) - S U U U U S U U- U S S U U (ii) U DU U U U - S DU U U U U U U S DU / U U U U U S S U U U U U S U U - S U U - S U UQ (iii) - S R U- U U U U U- R - S U U 4. U U (A), (B), (C) (D) U U U U U D A B C D ( C) U where (C) is the correct response. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the Answer Sheet given inside the Paper I booklet only . If you mark at any place other than in the ovals in the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated. 6. Read instructions given inside carefully. 7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet. 8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the test booklet, except for the space allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself liable to disqualification. 9. You have to return the test question booklet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. 10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. 12. There is NO negative marking. 5. U U I U U- U 5. D 0104 [Maximum Marks : 100 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50 Instructions for the Candidates 1. (In words) U U U S U U U , U 6. U U 7. (Rough Work) S DU U U 8. U- S U , U U U U 9. U # U U- S U U U U U # U U U / U Z U S U U ( U U) U U 12. U U 10. 11. 1 P.T.O. ECONOMICS PAPER II Note : 1. This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all of them. The laws of returns to scale assume : (A) Technique of production is unchanged (C) Returns are measured in physical terms (B) (D) All units of factors are homogenious All of the above 2. Payment of interest as a factor reward is explained by : (A) Productivity Theory (B) Abstinence Theory (C) Time Preference theory (D) All of the above 3. In the light of the Revealed Preference Theory, consider the following axioms, and select the right answer from the code given below : (a) Rationality (b) Consistency (c) Transitivity (d) Non - satiation Code : (A) (a) and (b) are correct (B) All the four axioms are correct (C) (a) and (c) are correct (D) (a), (b), and (c) are correct 4. Match the items in group - I with those of Group - II and select the correct answer form the code given below : Group - I Group - II (a) Kinked Demand curve (i) Baumol (b) Full cost pricing (ii) Bain (c) Sales maximisation (iii) Sweezy (d) Limit pricing model (iv) Hall & Hitch (v) Modigliani Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (i) (v) (iii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (D) (iv) (v) (ii) (iii) 5. Starting from the earliest, arrange the following concepts in terms of their development in Demand Theory : (i) Revealed Preference (ii) Neumann and Morgenstern utility Theory (iii) Ordinal utility (iv) Cardinal utility Codes : (A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) 6. The notion of production function implies : (A) Economic Efficiency (C) Allocative Efficiency D 0104 (B) (D) 2 Technical Efficiency All of the above - II U (50) - U (2) U 1. ? (A) (B) (C) M (D) Q 2. US M h S C ? (A) h (B) S h (C) h (D) Q 3. U h (a) (b) (c) R (d) C (A) (B) (C) 4. (a) (b) ; (a) (c) ; (D) - I (a) (b) (c) (d) - II R M (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D) 5. (a) (iii) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (i) (i) (iv) (v) (c) (iv) (v) (i) (ii) S (d) (ii) (iii) (ii) (iii) h h R h (i) (ii) - S h (iii) R (iv) Codes : (A) (iii) (B) (iv) (C) (i) (D) (iv) 6. ; (a), (b), (c) ; (i) (iii) (ii) (iii) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (i) (iv) (ii) ? (A) ; (B) ; (C) D 0104 3 ; (D) Q ; P.T.O. 7. The core of an economy contains : (A) All Pareto optimal allocations (B) All Competitive allocations (C) All Pareto improving allocations of the initial endowments (D) All the feasible allocations 8. Demand for consumer durables and human capital forms part of the consumption demand model developed by which economist ? (A) Friedman (B) Tobin (C) Rosenstein Rodan (D) Baumol 9. Money multiplier determines : (A) Total supply of money in the economy (C) Components of money supply 10. (B) (D) High powered money Employment and output in the economy Match the items in Group - I with those of Group - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Group - I Group - II (a) MV5PT (i) Marshall (b) MV5k PY (ii) Friedman (c) MV5f (r, y,w) (iii) Fisher (d) Md P (iv) Baumol (v) Ando 5 1 2 2bT r Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D) (a) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (c) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (d) (i) (iv) (iii) (iv) 11. According to Friedman, the consumption of a household depends on : (A) Transitory Income (B) Permanent Income (C) Both permanent and transitory Incomes (D) Relative Income 12. Consider the following statements and select the right answer from the code given below : Assertion (A) : At lower rate of interest, there is greater inducement to invest, according to Keynes Reasoning (R) : At lower rate of interest, supply price of capital is low Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 13. What is the shape of the long - run Phillips curve ? (A) Horizontal Straight line (B) Vertical Straight line (C) Upward Sloping (D) Downward Sloping 14. Which of the following does NOT affect the volume of money supply in the economy : (A) Household cash - holdings (B) Bank s deposits with the Central Bank (C) Bank s cash Holdings (D) The cash - reserve ratio D 0104 4 7. S (A) ; (C) h ; (B) (D) S ; 8. Q S h S S ? (A) (B) (C) $ S - (D) 9. m ? (A) S ; (C) ; 10. (B) (D) Q ; S $ - I - II - I - II (a) MV5PT (i) (b) MV5k PY (ii) (c) MV5f (r, y,w) (iii) (d) Md P (iv) (v) (A) (B) (C) (D) 5 (a) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) 1 2 2bT r (b) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (c) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (d) (i) (iv) (iii) (iv) 11. (A) S ; (B) S ; (C) S S (D) 12. (A) : (R) : (A) (B) (A) , (R) (D) 14. (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) 13. (A) (R) (R), (A) (A) , (R) R ? (A) (B) (C) R (D) R ? (A) (B) (C) (D) D 0104 5 P.T.O. 15. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Group - I Group - II (a) Asian Drama (i) A.K. Sen (b) Choice of technique (ii) W.W. Rostow (c) Stages of Economic Growth (iii) Gunnar Myrdal (d) Strategy of Economic Development (iv) A.O. Hirschman (v) Leibenstein Codes : (a) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) 16. (b) (v) (iii) (ii) (i) Point - out the correct order in which the following measures of development were introduced : (A) (B) PQLI, HDI, Per-capita Income (C) 17. Per-capita Income, HDI, PQLI HDI, Per-capita Income, PQLI (D) Per-capita Income, PQLI, HDI Which of the following equation satisfies the condition of stable growth in Harrod-Domar model : (A) (B) Actual growth rate5Natural rate of growth (C) Warranted rate of growth5Natural rate of growth (D) 18. Actual growth rate5Warranted rate of growth Actual rate of growth5Warranted rate of growth5Natural rate of growth Which is NOT a correct explanation for the need of social cost - benefit approach : (A) (B) There is a divergence between private cost and social cost (C) Market prices do not reflect opportunity cost of factors (D) 19. There is a divergence between private benefits and public benefit Both public and private sectors coexist in the economy. Consumption sub - model was introduced in Indian Planning for the first time in preparing which plan : (A) 20. Third Plan (B) Fourth Plan (C) Fifth Plan (D) Sixth Plan Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the code given below: Assertion (A) : Free trade among nations will increase world output and income Reason (R) : Less developed countries do not share equally in the gains from trade. Code : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the reason for (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the reason for (A) (C) Statement (A) is correct but (R) is wrong (D) Statement (R) is correct but (A) is wrong D 0104 6 15. - II - I (a) (i) . . (b) U (ii) . . (c) S $ (iii) (d) S U (iv) . . (v) (A) (B) (C) (D) 16. (a) (i) (iii) (i) (v) (b) (ii) (i) (ii) (iii) (c) (iv) (ii) (iii) (ii) (d) (iii) (iv) (iv) (i) R M (A) (B) PQLI, HDI, Q (C) 17. Q , HDI, PQLI HDI, Q , PQLI (D) Q , PQLI, HDI - M S h (A) (B) S h 5 h (C) h 5 h (D) 18. S h 5 h S h 5 h 5 h S C ? (A) (B) Q (C) $ (D) 19. Q S - l U - M (A) 20. (B) (C) (D) U (A) : C Q h (R) : M # (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (B) (A) (R) (R), (A) (C) (A) (R) (D) (R) (A) D 0104 7 P.T.O. 21. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Group - I Group - II (a) Increase in potential GNP (i) X - inefficiency (b) Output per unit of input (ii) Balanced growth (c) Production at a point inside (iii) Economic growth production possibility frontier (d) Development through expansion (iv) Allocative inefficiency of all sectors of the economy (v) Productivity Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (B) (iii) (v) (i) (ii) (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (D) (iii) (i) (iv) (v) 22. The following is a list of activities in an economy : (i) Allocation (ii) Production (iii) Distribution (iv) Stabilization Which one of the above falls in the domain of government according to Musgrave : (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) (C) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) All the four The shape of Laffer Curve is : (A) U-shaped (B) J-shaped 23. 24. Inverted U-shaped Public good is NOT characterised by : (A) Non-rivalness (C) Contestability (B) (D) (C) L-shaped (D) Non-excludability Free-riding Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 25. Assertion (A) : National defence is a public good Reason (R) : People want to be defended against external aggression Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true 26. Match the following and select correct answer from the codes given below : Group - I Group - II (a) Revenue deficit (i) Government Borrowing from the RBI (b) Fiscal deficit (ii) Revenue expenditure minus Revenue receipts (c) Primary deficit (iii) Fiscal deficit minus interest payments (d) Monetized deficit (iv) Total expenditure minus non-debt receipts. Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) D 0104 8 21. - I (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (B) (C) (D) 22. 23. 24. h U S h (i) X - (ii) h U (iii) (iv) (v) (a) (ii) (iii) (i) (iii) (b) (iii) (v) (iii) (i) (c) (iv) (i) (iv) (iv) - II (d) (v) (ii) (ii) (v) S R (i) ; (ii) ; (iii) ; Q R (A) (i) (ii) (B) (i), (ii) (iii) (C) (i), (iii) (iv) R S M ? (A) U- (B) U- (C) L- S ? (A) -S (B) - c (C) m (iv) S (D) Q (D) J- (D) - U 25. (A) : (R) : (A) (B) (C) (D) 26. C S R L h (A) (R) (R), (A) (A) (R) , (R), (A) (A) (R) (A) (R) - I (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (B) (C) (D) D 0104 - II S (a) (ii) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (i) RBI # (ii) S - S - - (iii) (iv) (c) (iii) (iv) (iv) (ii) (d) (i) (iii) (i) (iv) 9 P.T.O. 27. If the elasticity of demand for a good is greater than elasticity of supply for the good, then : (A) The burden of tax on buyers would be higher than that on sellers (B) The burden of tax on buyers would be lower than that on sellers (C) The burden of tax on buyers would be equal to that on sellers (D) Incidence cannot be shifted 28. When Marginal propensity to consume is 0.75, the value of the balanced budget multiplier is : (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 29. Consider the following statements and select the correct code : Assertion (A) : A rise in income terms of trade only indicates that the country can obtain a larger volume of imports from the sale of exports. Reason (R) : A change in income terms of trade index cannot be interpreted as a measure of gain from trade. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) Statement (A) is true but (R) is false (D) Statement (A) is false, but (R) is true 30. According to Leontief s study : (A) USA s exports consisted of capital intensive goods (B) USA s exports consisted of labour intensive goods (C) USA s imports consisted of labour intensive goods (D) None of the above 31. 32. Consider the following statements and select the correct code : According to the theory of Optimum tariff : (i) The higher a country s share of foreign trade, the larger is the scope for its optimal tariffs. Larger the charge in relative prices on demand and supply, lower the country should set its (ii) optimal tariff (iii) If second country s price elasticity is high, the first country will not gain much by changing its tariff (iv) As long as the foreign country s offer curve elasticity is less than or equal to unity, the home country can improve or increase tariff Codes : (A) (i) and (ii) are correct (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) All the four are correct Match the following and select the correct code : Group - I (a) Centre - periphery thesis (i) (b) Factor proportion theorem (ii) (c) Reciprocal demand (iii) (d) Vent for surplus theory (iv) (v) Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (v) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (v) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (v) (iv) (iii) (ii) D 0104 10 Group - II Marshall Heckscher-Ohlin Raul Prebisch Ellsework J. Viner 27. S , (A) R R (B) R R (C) R R M (D) 28. 0.75 , 29. (A) : Z U m (R) : Z (A) (A) (B) (C) (D) 30. 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (A) (R) (R), (A) (A) (R) (R), (A) (A) , (R) (A) , (R) (A) Q C S (B) Q C S (C) Q C S (D) Q 31. h (i) S , U (ii) , U (iii) U (iv) R , U h (A) (C) 32. (i) (ii) (i), (iii) (iv) (B) (D) (i), (ii) (iii) Q U - II - I (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (B) (C) (D) D 0104 - h S h (a) (iii) (i) (ii) (v) (b) (ii) (ii) (i) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (c) (i) (iv) (iii) (iii) . (d) (v) (v) (iv) (ii) 11 P.T.O. 33. If M.P.C. is 0.8, and marginal propensity to import is 0.3, an autonomous increase in exports of Rs 100 will lead to an increase in national income by : (A) Rs. 100 (B) Rs. 200 (C) Rs. 300 (D) Rs. 400 34. In Mundell model, a country should : (A) Use monetary policy to achieve external balance (B) Use monetary policy to achieve internal balance (C) Use fiscal policy to achieve external balance (D) Should use exchange control and not monetary or fiscal policy 35. The budget 2002-03 has brought down the peak level of customs duties to : (A) 20% (B) 25% (C) 30% (D) 35% 36. The share of the services sector in GDP in India is : (A) Around 40% (B) Around 45% (C) (D) Around 55% 37. Which of the following statements about Green Revolution is correct ? (A) Green Revolution was due to land reforms (B) Green Revolution was due to the introduction of HYV seeds (C) Green Revolution was due to increased use of fertiliser (D) All of the above 38. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from among the codes given : Assertion (A) : Inter-state disparities have increased in India in post-reform period. Reason (R) : Industrial Licensing which restricted concentration of industries in richer states has been abolished. Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong (D) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong 39. Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given : Set - I Set - II (a) Rangarajan Committee (i) Tax Reforms (b) Narasimhan Committee (ii) Insurance Reforms (c) Kelkar Committee (iii) Disinvestment (d) Malhotra Committee (iv) Financial sector reforms Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) 40. In which of the following years did India have a surplus on current account (BOP) ? (A) 1998-1999 (B) 1999-2000 (C) 2000-2001 (D) None of the above 41. With which of the following countries did India have trade surplus during the last three years ? (a) USA (b) Russia (c) U.K. (d) Japan Code : (A) a and b (B) a and c (C) b and c (D) c and d 42. What is the current share of direct taxes in total tax revenue of the Central Government ? (A) Around 17% (B) Around 27% (C) Around 33% (D) Around 37% D 0104 12 Around 50% 33. 0.8 0.3 100 L . S h C h (A) 100 L . (B) 200 L . (C) 300 L . (D) 400 L . 34. (A) s # (B) (C) s # (D) 35. 2002-03 ? (A) 20% (B) 25% (C) 30% (D) 35% 36. (A) 40% (B) 45% (D) 55% (C) 50% 37. ? (A) (B) HYV (C) (D) Q 38. (A) : (R) : l S l , 8 # (A) (B) (C) (D) 39. (A) (B) (C) (D) (a) (iii) (i) (i) (ii) (b) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (d) (ii) (iv) (iv) (iii) 1998-1999 (B) 1999-2000 (C) 2000-2001 Z , ? (a) . . . (b) M (c) . . (A) 42. (BOP) ? (A) 41. - II - I (a) (b) (c) (d) 40. (A) (R) , (R) S C (A) (R) , (R) S C (A) (R) (R) , (A) a b (B) a c (C) b c S ? (A) 17% (B) 27% (C) 33% D 0104 13 (D) Q (d) (D) c d (D) 37% P.T.O. 43. Interest payment as percent of revenue expenditure of Central Government is currently : (A) Around 15% (B) Around 25% (C) Around 30% (D) Around 35% 44. When the fluctuations of two time-series are negatively correlated, then : (A) The trends may be in the same direction (B) The trends may be in the opposite direction (C) There is no trend at all (D) It is difficult to estimate a meaningful trend 45. Select the correct code : Assertion (A) : For large samples, mean can be tested using standard normal distribution. Reasoning (R) : When original population has normal distribution, mean of a sample from this population has t-distribution. Codes (A) Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true 46. Two alternatives X and Y have equal expected value but Y has higher variance than X. A person choosing Y over X is a : (A) Risk-lover (B) Risk-averse (C) Risk-neutral (D) Speculator 47. Which among the following is NOT a sampling distribution : (A) Standard Normal Distribution (B) Poisson Distribution (C) t-distribution (D) Y2 distribution 48. For two events A and B, P(A or B)5P (A)1P(B), when : (A) A and B are independent events (B) (C) A and B are mutually exclusive events (D) A and B can occur simultaneously None of the above 49. Match the items in group I with those of group II and select the right answer from the codes given below : Group - I Group - II (a) Mean s test with small sample (i) chi-square statistic (b) Mean s test with large sample (ii) t-statistic (c) Test of independence (iii) F-statistic (d) Test comparing variances (iv) z-statistic Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 50. Lines of regression of Y on X and of X on Y intersect : (A) at origin (B) at X , Y (C) -oOo- D 0104 14 at X - axis (D) at Y - axis 43. 44. S (A) 15% (B) (C) 30% (D) 25% 35% - - , (A) (B) (C) S (D) 45. (A) : (R) : C , C t - (t- U S U ) (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (R) (R) S C (A) (R) , (R) S C (A) , (R) (A) , (R) 46. X Y Y X Q X Y , (A) - (B) - (C) - (D) ^ 47. (A) (B) (C) t - 48. 2 Y - A B, , P (A B)5P (A)1P (B), , (A) A B S (B) A B (C) A B S (D) 49. (D) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (B) (C) (D) 50. - II - I - - S (a) (iii) (iii) (ii) (i) (b) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (c) (ii) (i) (i) (iii) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) - t - F - z - (d) (i) (iv) (iii) (iv) X Y Y X (A) (B) X , Y (C) X - (D) Y - -oOo- D 0104 15 P.T.O. Space For Rough Work D 0104 16

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