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TS SET 2012: Paper II, Economics

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Test Paper                          : II                                                        Test Booklet Serial No. : ______________________
                                                                                                OMR Sheet No. : ________________________________
Test Subject                        : ECONOMICS
                                                                                                Hall Ticket No.
Test Subject Code :                              A-05-02
                                                                                                                                (Figures as per admission card)

Name & Signature of Invigilator

Name               : ____________________________________                                       Signature : ___________________________________
                                                                       Paper   : II
                                                                       Subject : ECONOMICS
Time : 1 Hour 15 Minutes                                                                                                                        Maximum Marks : 100
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 24                                                                           Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50
                  Instructions for the Candidates                                                                              A¿æýÅÆæÿ$¦ËMæü$ çÜ*^èþ¯èþË$
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    of this page.                                                                               2. D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Äæý*¿ñýO ºçßý$âñýO_eMæü {ç³Ôèý²Ë¯èþ$ MæüÍW E ¨.
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    be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open         çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mø yìþ.
    the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below :                             (i) D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ^èþ*yæþyé°Mìü MæüÐèþƊÿõ³h A ^èþ$¯èþ E¯èþ² M>W™èþç³# ïÜË$¯èþ$
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           the booklet with the information printed on the cover
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           or duplicate or not in serial order or any other
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           discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a
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           of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet
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           should be entered in the OMR Sheet and the OMR Sheet           4. {糆 {ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ ¯éË$Væü$ {糙éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþË$ (A), (B), (C) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (D)
           Number should be entered on this Test Booklet.                      Ë$V> CÐèþÓºyézÆÿ$$. {糆{ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ G¯èþ$²Mö° Mìü §æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ V>
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    and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the           {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ çÜ*_ ^óþ Ðèþ–™é¢°² »ê̌ý ´ëÆÿ$$ sŒý ò³¯Œþ™ø Mìü §æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ V>
    correct response against each item.                                        ç³NÇ ^éÍ.
    Example : A            B      C      D                                     E§éçßýÆæÿ×ý :                    A           B          C        D
                                                                               (C) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ AÆÿ$$™óþ
    where (C) is the correct response.
                                                                          5. {ç³Ôèý²ËMæü$ {糆çܵ §æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ D {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$™ø CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O¯èþ
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    given to you. If you mark at any place other than in the circle in
    the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated.
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 8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the OMR 8. OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O °È~™èþ çÜ¦Ë ÌZ çÜ*_ ^èþÐèþËíܯèþ ÑÐèþÆ>Ë$ ™èþí³µ _ C™èþÆæÿ çÜ¦Ë ÌZ
    Answer Sheet, except for the space allotted for the relevant               Ò$ Væü$Ç¢ ç³#¯èþ$ ™ðþÍõ³ Ñ«§æþ V> Ò$ õ³Ææÿ$ Æ>Äæý$yæþ V>± Ìôý§é C™èþÆæÿ _à²Ë¯èþ$ ò³rtyæþ
    entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself        V>± ^óþíܯèþrÏÆÿ$$™óþ Ò$ A¯èþÆæÿá™èþMæü$ Ò$Æóÿ »ê«§æþ$ÅËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
    liable to disqualification.                                           9. çç³È„æü ç³NÆæÿ¢Æÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆ>әèþ Ò$ {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™é°² Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ OMR ç³{™é°² ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV>
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    Sheet to the invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily
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    and must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall.
10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen.                                  11. ÌêVæüÇ£æþЌþ$ sôýº$̌ýÞ, M>ÅÍMæü$ÅÌôýrƊÿË$, GË[M>t°MŠü ç³ÇMæüÆ>Ë$ Ððþ$$§æþËVæü$¯èþÑ ç³È„æüVæü¨ÌZ
11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited.                  Eç³Äñý*W ^èþyæþ °õÙ«§æþ .
12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers.                    12. ™èþ糚 çÜÐèþ*«§é¯éËMæü$ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$PË ™èþWY ç³# Ìôý§æþ$.
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                                        ECONOMICS
                                           BǦMæüÔéç܈Ðèþ$$
                                            Paper – II

                                             õ³ç³ÆŠÿ – II
 1. The revealed preference theory is based             1. {´ë«§é¯èþřé {ç³Mæür¯é íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ H {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý$Ðèþ$$
    on the assumption of                                      B«§éÆæÿÐèþ$$V> {糆´ë¨ 糺yìþ¯èþ¨
      (A) Strong ordering                                     (A) ºËÐðþ$O¯èþ {ç³Mæür¯èþ
      (B) Weak ordering                                       (B) ºËïßý¯èþ {ç³Mæür¯èþ
      (C) Negative income elasticity                          (C) º$$×ê™èþÃMæü B§éÄæý$ ÐéÅMø^èþÐèþ$$
      (D) Cardinal utility analysis                           (D) M>Çz¯èþ̌ý {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý

 2. The kinked demand curve model of                    2. ´ë̌ýïÜÓi {糆´ë¨ _¯èþ Mìü¯ŒþMîü yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÆóÿQ §óþ°°
    Paul Sweezy explains                                      ÑÐèþÇ ^èþ$¯èþ$
      (A) Price rigidity in Duopoly                           (A) §æþÓ ¨Ó ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$ÌZ «§æþÆæÿ «§æþ–yæþ™èþÓÐèþ$$
      (B) Price rigidity in Oligopoly                         (B) ç³ÇÑ$™èþ ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$ÌZ «§æþÆæÿ «§æþ–yæþ™èþÓÐèþ$$
      (C) Price determination in Duopoly                      (C) §æþÓ §æþÓ ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$ÌZ «§æþÆæÿ °Ææÿ~Äæý$Ðèþ$$
      (D) Quantity determination in Duopoly                   (D) §æþÓ §æþÓ ÝëÓÐèþ$ÅÐèþ$$ÌZ ç³ÇÐèþ*×ý °Ææÿ~Äæý$Ðèþ$$

 3. The psychological law of consumption is             3. Ðèþ$¯èþçÜ¢™èþÓ Ñ°Äñý*Væü çÜ*{™é°² {糆´ë¨ _¯èþ Ð鯿ÿ$.
    given by
                                                              (A) G.íÜ. í³Væü*
      (A) A. C. Pigou
                                                              (B) Ñ$Ët¯Œþ {ïœyŠþÐèþ$¯Œþ
      (B) Milton Friedman                                     (C) gñý. s꼯Œþ
      (C) J. Tobin                                            (D) gñý.GЌþ$. Mîü¯ŒþÞ
      (D) J. M. Keynes
                                                        4. A«¨MæüÔèýMìü¢Ðèþ ™èþÐðþ$O¯èþ {§æþÐéŰ² ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ §óþ°²V>
 4. High-powered money is also called as                      ç³ÇVæü×ìýÝë¢Ææÿ$
      (A) base money                                          (A) B«§éǙèþ {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$
      (B) narrow money                                        (B) çÜ Mæü$_™èþ {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$
      (C) broad money                                         (C) ÑÔéË {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$
      (D) plastic money                                       (D) ´ëÏíÜtMŠü {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$

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 5. Knife-edge problem arises in                    5. ¯ðþO‹œ&GyŠþj çÜÐèþ$çÜÅ H ¯èþÐèþ$*¯éÌZ E™èþµ¯èþ²Ðèþ$Væü$¯èþ$
      (A) Solow Model                                   (A) ÝùÌZ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
      (B) Kaldor Model
                                                        (B) MðüÌZzƊÿ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
      (C) Joan Robinson Model
                                                        (C) gZ¯Œþ Æ>¼¯èþÞ¯Œþ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
      (D) Harrod-Domar Model
                                                        (D) àÆæÿyŠþ& yøÐèþ$Ɗÿ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
 6. India’s Second Five Year Plan was
    based on                                        6. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý Æðÿ yæþÐèþ ç³ ^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæü D ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
                                                        B«§éÆæÿ V> Ææÿ*´÷ ¨ 糺yìþ¯èþ¨
      (A) Harrod-Domar Model
                                                        (A) àÆæÿyŠþ & yøÐèþ$Ɗÿ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
      (B) Mahalanobi’s Model
      (C) Joan Robinson’s Model                         (B) Ðèþ$çßý˯ø¼‹Ü ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é

      (D) Kaldor’s Model                                (C) gZ¯Œþ Æ>¼¯èþÞ¯Œþ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
                                                        (D) M>ÌêzƊÿ ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é
 7. Primary deficit is
      (A) Fiscal deficit – relending by the         7. {´ë£æþÑ$Mæü ÌZr$ A¯èþV>
          Government
                                                        (A) MøÔèý ÌZr$ – {糿æý$™èþÓÐèþ$$^óþ ç³#¯èþƊÿº$$×êË$
      (B) Revenue expenditure – revenue
          receipts                                      (B) ÐèþÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$ – ÆðÿÐðþ¯èþ*Å Æ>ºyæþ$Ë$

      (C) Fiscal deficit – interest payments            (C) MøÔèý ÌZr$ – Ðèþyîþz ^ðþÍÏ ç³#Ë$
      (D) Total expenditure – total receipts            (D) Ððþ$$™èþ¢Ðèþ$$ ÐèþÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$ – Ððþ$$™èþ¢Ðèþ$$ Æ>ºyæþ$Ë$

 8. Adjustment under gold-standard is carried       8. çÜÓÆæÿ~ {ç³Ðèþ*×ý ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ ¯èþ §æþ$ çÜÆæÿ$ª»êr$ ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ §óþ°
    out by                                              §éÓÆ> fÆæÿ$Væü$¯èþ$
      (A) flexible exchange rate                        (A) AíÜ¦Ææÿ Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæüç³# Æóÿr$
      (B) exchange controls                             (B) ѰÐèþ$Äæý$ °Äæý$ {™èþ×êË$
      (C) variation in national income
                                                        (C) gê¡Äæý*§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$ÌZ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$
      (D) price specie flow mechanism
                                                        (D) «§æþÆæÿ {ç³ÐéçßýMæü Äæý$ {™é VæüÐèþ$$
 9. The average annual growth of agriculture
    during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period       9. 11 Ðèþ ç³ ^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãM> M>Ë ÌZ ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$Ææÿ Væü
    was                                                 Ý뫨 _¯èþ ÝëË$çÜÇ çÜVæür$ Ðèþ–¨® Æóÿr$
      (A) 4 percent                                     (A) 4 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$
      (B) 3.3 percent                                   (B) 3.3 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$
      (C) 2.5 percent                                   (C) 2.5 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$
      (D) 4.5 percent                                   (D) 4.5 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$

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10. The relationship between arithmetic             10. A Mæü Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$ (m), Væü$×ýÐèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
      mean (m), geometric mean (g) and                    çßýÆæÿ Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$Ë Ðèþ$«§æþÅVæüË çÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$
      harmonic mean (h) is
                                                                        mh
                mh                                        (A) g =
                                                                        m+h
      (A) g =
                m+h
                                                          (B) g = mh
      (B) g = mh

                m+h                                                     m+h
      (C) g =                                             (C) g =
                 2                                                       2

      (D) None of the above                               (D) ò³OÐóþÒ M>§æþ$

Note : Choose the correct combination               11. ¨Væü$Ðèþ õ³ÆöP°¯èþ A ÔéËÌZ H A ÔéË$ yìþÐèþ* yæþ$ÌZ
         according to codes :
                                                          Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$ ¡çÜ$Mæü$ ÐèþÝë¢Æÿ$$

11. Which of the following factors are                       I. ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$° AÀÆæÿ$^èþ$ËÌZ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$
      responsible for changes in demand ?
                                                            II. °f B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$ÌZ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$
        I. Changes in consumer taste

       II. Changes in real income                          III. B§éÄæý$ ç³ í³×îýÌZ çÜ ¿æýÑ ^óþ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$

       III. Changes in distribution of income              IV. 糯èþ$² ÆóÿrÏÌZ Ðèþ^óþa Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µË$

      IV. Changes in the rates of taxation
                                                          MøyŠþ :
      Code :
                                                          (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (A) I and II only
                                                          (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (B) II and III only
                                                          (C) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (C) I, II and IV only

      (D) I, II, III and IV                               (D) I, II, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV


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12. Which of the following are correct ?               12. ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ HÑ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ ?
        I. TC = TFC + TVC
                                                                I. TC = TFC + TVC
                  ΔTC
       II. MC =                                                              ΔTC
                  ΔQ                                           II. MC =
                                                                             ΔQ
       III. ATC = AVC + AFC
                                                              III. ATC = AVC + AFC
                   TC
      IV. AFC =                                                                 TC
                   Q                                         IV. AFC =
                                                                                Q
      Code :
                                                             MøyŠþ :
      (A) I and IV are correct
                                                             (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
      (B) II and IV are correct
                                                             (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
      (C) I, II and III are correct
                                                             (C) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
      (D) I, II, III and IV are correct
                                                             (D) I, II, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
13. In the following diagram, c = f(y) indicates
                                                       13. ¨Væü$Ðèþ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ ç³rÐèþ$$ÌZ, c = f(y) çÜ*_ _¯èþ§óþÐèþ$¯èþV>
                    y
                                                                              y


                                                               ѰÄñý*VæüÐèþ$$

                                          x                                            B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$            x
                                                                I. APC = MPC
        I. APC = MPC
                                                               II. ©ÆæÿƒM>ÍMæü çÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$
       II. Long run relationship
                                                              III. A¯èþ$´ë™èþ çÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$
       III. Proportional relationship
                                                             MøyŠþ :
      Code :
                                                             (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (A) I and III only are correct
                                                             (B) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨
      (B) I only is correct
                                                             (C) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (C) II and III are correct
                                                             (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (D) I, II and III are correct


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14. According to classical theory, an increase          14. Ýë {ç³§éÄæý$ íÜ§é® ™èþ              {ç³M>Ææÿ {§æþÐèþÅ çÜÆæÿçœÆ>ÌZ
    in money supply leads to proportionate
                                                              ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË Ðèþ˯èþ ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ §óþ°ÌZ A¯èþ$´ë™èþ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$µ
        I. Decrease in price level
                                                              Ðèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$
       II. Increase in price level
      III. Fall in the value of money                            I. «§æþÆæÿË Ýë¦Æÿ$$ÌZ ™èþVæü$Y§æþË
      IV. Rise in the value of money                            II. «§æþÆæÿË Ýë¦Æÿ$$ÌZ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË
      Codes :
                                                               III. {§æþÐèþÅ ÑË$ÐèþÌZ ™èþVæü$Y§æþË
      (A) In I and IV
      (B) In II and III                                       IV. {§æþÐèþÅ ÑË$ÐèþÌZ ò³ÆæÿVæü$§æþË
      (C) In II and IV                                        MøyŠþÞ :
      (D) In I and III                                        (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV

15. The theory of balanced growth was                         (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
    developed by
                                                              (C) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
        I. Rosenstein Rodan
       II. Ragnar Nurskse                                     (D) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
      III. Hirschman
                                                        15. çÜ ™èþ$͙èþ Ðèþ–¨® íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ AÀÐèþ–¨® ç³Ç_¯èþ¨
      IV. Leibenstein
      Codes :                                                    I. ÆøòܯŒþòÜt¯Œþ Æøy鯌þ              II. ÆæÿV>²ÆŠÿ ¯èþƊÿPüÞ
      (A) I and IV
                                                               III. òßýƊÿPüÞÐèþ$¯Œþ                  IV. ÌñýO»ñý¯ðþòܕt¯Œþ
      (B) II and III
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
      (C) I and II
      (D) II and IV                                           (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV                    (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III

                                                              (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II                    (D) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
16. Which of the following are pure public
    goods ?
                                                        16. ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ HÑ çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~Ððþ$O¯èþ ç³¼ÏMŠü ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë$
        I. Defence
       II. Roads                                                 I. Ææÿ„æü×ý                           II. Æøyæþ$Ï
      III. Street lights                                       III. Ò«¨ ©´ëË$                         IV. ѧæþÅ
      IV. Education
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
      (A) I, II and III      (B) I and II                     (A) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III               (B) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II

      (C) I and III         (D) I, II, III and IV             (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III                   (D) I, II, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV

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17. Two of the following economists argued               17. ¨Væü$Ðèþ õ³ÆöP°¯èþ ÐéÇÌZ C§æþªÆæÿ$ AÆæÿ¦Ôéç܈Ðóþ™èþ¢Ë$ AÀÐèþ–¨®
    that international trade is detrimental to the
    industrialisation of developing countries
                                                               ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéË ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$MîüMæüÆæÿ×ý¯èþ$ A ™èþÆ>j¡Äæý$
        I. Haberler
                                                               Ðé×ìýfŠѯéÔèýõßý™èþ$Ðèþ# M>ºyæþ$™èþ$ §æþ° ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ð鯿ÿ$
       II. Ricardo                                               I. àºÆæÿÏÆŠÿ                     II. ÇM>Æøz
       III. Myrdal
                                                                III. Ñ$Æ>ªÌŒý                   IV. {ò³¼‹Ù
      IV. Prebisch
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
      (A) I and II              (B) I and III                  (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II              (B) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III

      (C) II and IV             (D) III and IV                (C) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV              (D) III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV

18. The reasons for fast growth of public                18. CsîýÐèþÍM>Ë ÌZ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý ÌZ {糿æý$™èþÓ ÐèþÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$
    expenditure in India in recent years are
                                                               A™èþÅ«¨Mæü V> ò³Ææÿ$Væü$rMæü$ M>Ææÿ×êË$
        I. Urbanisation
       II. Interest payments                                     I. ç³rt×îýMæüÆæÿ×ý               II. Ðèþyîþz ^ðþÍÏ ç³#Ë$

       III. Subsidies                                           III. çܼÞyîþË$                  IV. Ææÿ„æü×ý ÐèþÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$
      IV. Defence expenditure                                  MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                               (A) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (A) I, II and III only
                                                               (B) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (B) I, II and IV only
      (C) II, III and IV only                                 (C) II, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
      (D) I, II, III and IV                                   (D) I, II, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV

19. The two regression lines will coincide
    when                                                 19. Æðÿ yæþ$ {糆VæüÐèþ$×ý ÆóÿQË$ G糚yæþ$ ÑίèþÐèþ$Væü$¯èþ$
        I. r = 0                                                 I. r = 0                         II. r = +1
       II. r = +1                                               III. r = –1                     IV. r > 0
       III. r = –1                                             MøyŠþÞ :
      IV. r > 0                                                (A) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      Codes :
                                                               (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (A) II and IV are correct
      (B) II and III are correct                              (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (C) I and II are correct                                (D) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
      (D) I and IV are correct

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Note : The following questions consist of two            ¯øsŒý: {Mìü ¨ {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ$ {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ MæüÍWÄæý$$¯èþ²Ñ :
       statements : One labelled as the                         JMæü §é°° {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ðèþ$ÆöMæü §é°°
       ‘Assertion’ (A) and the other as                         õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R) V> Væü$Ç¢ ^èþyæþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨. Ò$Ææÿ$ D {糆
       ‘Reason’ (R). You are to examine these                   ´ë§æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ ç³ÇÖÍ _ {Mìü ¨ MøyŠþÞ¯èþ$ Eç³Äñý*W _
       two statements carefully and select the
                                                                fÐéº$˯èþ$ G í³Mæü ^óþÄæý$$Ðèþ$$.
       answers to these items using the codes
       given below :                                     20. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)         : E§éïܯèþ Ðèþ{MæüÆóÿQË$
                                                                                        Ðèþ$*˼ §æþ$Ðèþ#Mæü$
20. Assertion (A) : Indifference curves are
                                                                                        Mæü$ ¿êM>ÆæÿÐèþ$$V> E yæþ$¯èþ$
                    convex to the origin.
                                                               õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)        : E´ë ™èþ {糆Ýë¦ç³¯èþ Æóÿr$ X ,YË
      Reason (R)       : The marginal rate of
                                                                                        Ðèþ$«§æþÅ (MRSXY) „îü×ìý ^èþ$¯èþ$
                         substitution of X for Y
                         (MRSXY) is diminishing.               MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :                                                 (A) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is                    (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ýV> ^ðþç³µÐèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$
          the correct explanation of (A)                      (B) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ M>° (R),
      (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is                    (A) Mæü$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ýM>§æþ$
          not the correct explanation of (A)                  (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>° (R) çÜÇM>§æþ$
      (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
                                                              (D) (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R) Æðÿ yæþ* Mæü*yé çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#
      (D) Both (A) and (R) are false
                                                         21. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)         : HMæüÝëÓÐèþ$Å ´ùsîý Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý¯èþ §æþ$
21. Assertion (A) : In monopolistic                                                     JMæü çÜ çܦ ©ÆæÿƒM>ËÐèþ$$ÌZ
                    competition, a firm                                                 ÝëÐèþ*¯èþÅ Ìê¿ê˯èþ$ Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
                    earns only normal profit                                            ´÷ §æþ$¯èþ$.
                    in the long run.
                                                               õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)        : G §æþ$Ðèþ˯èþ¯èþV> HMæüÝëÓÐèþ$Å ´ùsîý
      Reason (R)       : A firm in monopolistic                                         Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒýÌZ JMæü çÜ çܦ çÜÒ$ç³
                         competition produces a                                         {糙éÅÐèþ*²Äæý$Ðèþ$$Ìôý° ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#˯èþ$
                         commodity which has no
                                                                                        E™èþµ†¢^óþÄæý$$¯èþ$
                         close substitutes.
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                              (A) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ A ™óþ M>Mæü (R), (A)
      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
          the correct explanation of (A)
                                                                  Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý AÆÿ$$ E¯èþ²¨
      (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not            (B) (A),(R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ M>° (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
          the correct explanation of (A)                          ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
      (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false                       (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>± (R) çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦±Äæý$Ðèþ$$ M>§æþ$
      (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true                       (D) (A) ™èþò³Oµ¯èþ¨ M>° (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨

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22. Assertion (A) : Life Cycle Hypothesis                 22. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : iÐèþ¯èþ^èþ{Mæü ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ çÜ*{™èþÐèþ$$
                         attempts to reconcile                                             çÜÓ˵ M>Ë Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ©ÆæÿƒM>Ë
                         the short-run and the                                             ѰÄñý*Væü çœËÐèþ$$˯èþ$
                         long run consumption                                              A¯èþ$çÜ «§é¯èþÐèþ$$ ^óþÄæý$$rMæü$
                         functions.                                                        {ç³Äæý$†² _¯èþ¨
      Reason (R)       : Short-run consumption                 {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý$Ðèþ$$ (R)     : B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$™èþ$¯èþ²ç³šyæþ$
                         function implies that                                             ç Ü Væ ü r$ ѰÄñ ý *Væ ü {ç ³ Ðè þ –†¢
                         APC declines as income                                            ™èþVæü$Yr¯èþ$ çÜÓ˵M>Ë Ñ°Äñý*Væü
                         increases.                                                        çœËÐèþ$$ ™ðþË$ç³#¯èþ$.
      Codes :                                                  MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) (A) is true but (R) is false                         (A) (A), çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$
      (B) Both (A) and (R) are false                           (B) (A),(R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#
      (C) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not
                                                               (C) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ M>° (R), (A)Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
          the correct explanation of (A)
                                                                     ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
      (D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
                                                               (D) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R), (A) Mæü$
          the correct explanation of (A)
                                                                     çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý AÆÿ$$Ðèþ#¯èþ²¨
23. Assertion (A) : Solow model of growth
                                                          23. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : ÝùÌZ Ðèþ–¨® ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é °ËMæüyæþ íܦ†ÌZ
                         predicts steady state
                                                                                           Mæü*yìþ¯èþ Ðèþ–¨®° A ^èþ¯é Ðóþíܯèþ¨
                         growth.
                                                               õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)          : ´÷§æþ$Ðèþ# & ò³r$tºyìþ çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™é
      Reason (R)       : Saving – investment
                                                                                           {ç ³ Ðó þ $Äæ ý $Ðè þ $$ B« § 鯿 ÿ Ðè þ $$V>
                         equality is assumed in
                                                                                           Ææÿ*´÷ ¨¯èþ¨
                         the model.
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :

      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true                            (A) (A), (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ

      (B) (A) is false but (R) is true                         (B) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨

      (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                         (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$

      (D) Both (A) and (R) are false                           (D) (A), (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#


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24. Assertion (A) : According to                           24. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)           : AƊÿÞÌê íßýMŠüÞ {ç³M>ÆæÿÐèþ$$ {糙èþńæü
                         Ursula K. Hicks, direct                                             糯èþ$²Ë$ ç³Æø„æü 糯èþ$²Ë Mæü¯é²
                         taxes are superior to                                               çÜÐðþ*¯èþ²™èþÐðþ$O¯èþÑ
                         indirect taxes.
                                                                õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)           : {糙èþńæü 糯èþ$²Ë Äñý$$MæüP
      Reason (R) :      The allocative effects of
                                                                                             MóüsêÆÿ$$ ç³# {糿êÐéË$ ç³Æø„æü
                         direct taxes are superior
                                                                                             糯èþ$²Ë MóüsêÆÿ$$ ç³# {糿êÐéË
                         compared to that of
                                                                                             Mæü¯é² çÜÐðþ*¯èþ²™èþÐèþ$$V> MæüËÐèþ#
                         indirect taxes.
                                                                MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :

      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not              (A) (A),(R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ M>± (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
          the correct explanation of (A)                              ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý CÐèþÓÌôýMæü$¯èþ²¨
      (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is                  (B) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÐóþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ (R), (A)
          the correct explanation of (A)                              Mæü$ çÜ ç³NÆæÿ~ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý C^èþ$a^èþ$¯èþ²¨
      (C) (A) is false and (R) is true
                                                                (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$, (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨
      (D) Both (A) and (R) are false
                                                                (D) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* Mæü*yé çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ M>Ðèþ#
25. Assertion (A) : Factor price equalisation
                         theorem deals with the            25. E§éƒr¯èþ (A)               : E™èþµ†¢ M>ÆæÿM>Ë «§æþÆæÿË çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™é
                         effects of trade on factor                                          íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ E™èþµ†¢ M>ÆæÿM>Ë
                         prices.                                                             «§æþÆæÿËò³O ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü {糿êÐé˯èþ$
      Reason (R)       : Trade in goods has no
                                                                                             ÑÐèþÇ ^èþ$¯èþ$
                         effect on factor prices.               M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$ (R)          : E™èþµ†¢ M>ÆæÿM>Ë «§æþÆæÿË ò³O ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü
      Codes :                                                                                {糿êÐèþÐèþ$$ E yæþ§æþ$
      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is                  MøyŠþÞ :
          the correct explanation for (A)                       (A) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ (A) Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
      (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not              (B) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ M>± (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÇ
          the correct explanation for (A)                           M>° ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
      (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                          (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$

      (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                          (D) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨ M>§æþ$ M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨


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26. Assertion (A) : Due to liberalisation                     26. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèýÐèþ$$ÌZ çÜÆæÿäMæüÆæÿ×ý
                    tele-density in India                                                         {ç³{MìüÄæý$ Ðèþ˯èþ sñýÎ Ýë {§æþ™èþ
                    increased from 18.2                                                           2007 ÌZ 18.2 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$ yæþV>
                    percent to 76.8 percent                                                       A¨ yìþòÜ ºÆŠÿ 2011 ¯ésìýMìü
                    between March 2007                                                            76.8 Ôé™èþÐèþ$$¯èþMæü$ ò³ÇW¯èþ¨
                    and December 2011.
                                                                   õßý™èþ$Ðèþ#þ (R)         : ÑÑ«§æþ ÐèþÆ>YË Ðèþ$«§æþÅ sñýÎÝë {§æþ™èþÌZ
      Reason (R)       : Tele-density varies
                         across circles and there
                                                                                                  ÐèþřéÅÝëË$ yæþrÐóþ$ M>Mæü
                         is significant urban rural
                                                                                                    {V>Ò$×ý&ç³rt×ý {´ë ™éË Ðèþ$«§æþÅ
                         divide.                                                                  Mæ ü *yé sñ ý Í Ýë {§æ þ ™è þ ÌZ
      Codes :
                                                                                                  ÐèþřéÅÝëË$¯é²Æÿ$$
                                                                   MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
          the correct explanation for (A)                          (A) (A), (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ

      (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not
                                                                         ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý C^èþ$a^èþ$¯èþ²¨
          the correct explanation for (A)                          (B) (A), (R) Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çÜÆðÿO¯èþÐóþ M>± (R), (A) Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
      (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                                   ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý CÐèþÓÌôý§æþ$
      (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                             (C) (A) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ§óþ M>± (R) ™èþ糚

                                                                   (D) (A) ç™ ç³š M>± (R) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ¨
27. Assertion (A) : The mean of the
                    binomial distribution is                  27. E§éƒr¯èþ (A)              : »ñýO¯éÑ$Äæý$̌ý Ñ¿êf¯èþÐèþ$$ Äñý$$MæüP
                    np.
                                                                                              A Mæü Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$$ np
      Reason (R)       : The theoretical
                                                                   M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$ (R)         : íÜ§é® ™èþç³ÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþ Ñ¿êf¯èþÐèþ$$
                         distribution
                                                                                                  p(x) = nC x ⋅ qn − x ⋅ p x
                         p(x) = nC x ⋅ qn − x ⋅ p x is
                                                                                                  A¯èþ$¯èþ¨ »ñýO¯éÑ$Äæý$̌ý
                         called the binomial
                         distribution.
                                                                                                  Ñ¿êf¯èþÐèþ$$
      Codes :
                                                                   MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) Both (A) and (R) are true                                (A) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* J糚

      (B) (A) is true but (R) is false                             (B) (A) J糚 (R) ™èþ糚

      (C) (A) is false but (R) is true                             (C) (A) ™èþ糚 (R) J糚

      (D) Both (A) and (R) are false                               (D) (A), (R) Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚


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Note : Sequencing Types (28-35)                        28. ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°° AÑ Ææÿ*´÷ ¨¯èþ {MæüÐèþ$ ÌZ ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ$^èþ$Ðèþ$$
                                                             (28-35)
28. Arrange the following in the order of their
                                                                I. {´ë«§é¯èþřé {ç³Mæür¯é íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$
      development.

        I. Revealed Preference Theory                          II. E§éïܯèþ Ðèþ{MæüÆóÿQ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý

       II. Indifference Curve Analysis                        III. E´ë ™èþ {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý

       III. Marginal Utility Analysis                         IV. B«§æþ$°Mæü {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$

      IV. Modern Utility Theory                              MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                             (A) II, III, I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
      (A) II, III, I and IV
                                                             (B) III, II, I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
      (B) III, II, I and IV
                                                             (C) I, III, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
      (C) I, III, II and IV
                                                             (D) III, II, IV Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ I
      (D) III, II, IV and I

                                                       29. M>ËÐèþÅÐèþ«¨¯èþ¯èþ$çÜÇ _ ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°° {MæüÐèþ$Ðèþ$$ÌZ ¯èþ$ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
29. Arrange the following in the order of their
      duration                                                  I. çܵ˵ M>ËÐèþ$$

        I. Short period                                        II. Ðèþ*«§æþÅÑ$Mæü M>ËÐèþ$$

       II. Medium period                                      III. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý M>ËÐèþ$$
       III. Market period
                                                              IV. ©Ææÿƒ M>ËÐèþ$$
      IV. Long period
                                                             MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                             (A) I, II, III, IV
      (A) I, II, III, IV
                                                             (B) II, III, IV, I
      (B) II, III, IV, I
                                                             (C) III, I, II, IV
      (C) III, I, II, IV

      (D) IV, III, I, II                                     (D) IV, III, I, II



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30. Arrange the following in chronological             30. D ¨Væ ü $Ðè þ í Ü §é® ™é˯è þ $ AÑ {ç ³ †´ë¨ ç ³ ºyì þ ¯è þ
    order
                                                             M>Ë{MæüÐèþ$ ÌZ {ÐéÄæý$ yìþ
        I. Absolute Income Hypothesis
                                                               I. °Ææÿõ³„æü B§éÄæý$ ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ
       II. Life Cycle Hypothesis
       III. Permanent Income Hypothesis                       II. iÐèþ¯èþ ^èþ{Mæü ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ

      IV. Relative Income Hypothesis                          III. ÔéÔèýәèþ B§éÄæý$ ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ
      Codes :                                                IV. Ýëõ³„æü B§éÄæý$ ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ
      (A) I, IV, III, II
                                                             MøyŠþÞ :
      (B) II, III, IV, I
                                                            (A) I, IV, III, II                  (B) II, III, IV, I
      (C) III, II, I, IV
                                                            (C) III, II, I, IV                  (D) IV, I, II, III
      (D) IV, I, II, III
                                                       31. D ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°° AÑ BÑÆæÿÂÑ _¯èþ ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜÌZ õ³ÆöP¯èþ$Ðèþ$$
31. Arrange the following in correct order
        I. Human Development Index                             I. Ðèþ*¯èþÐéÀÐèþ–¨® çÜ*_Mæü

       II. Gender Development Index                           II. Í Væü AÀÐèþ–¨® çÜ*_Mæü
       III. Physical Quality of Life Index                    III. ¿o†Mæü iÐèþ¯èþ ¯é×ýřèþ çÜ*_Mæü
      IV. Gender Empowerment Measures
                                                             IV. Í Væü Ý뫨M>Ææÿ™é ^èþÆæÿÅË$
      Codes :
                                                             MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) IV, I, III, II
                                                            (A) IV, I, III, II                  (B) I, II, IV, III
      (B) I, II, IV, III
                                                            (C) II, III, I, IV                  (D) III, I, II, IV
      (C) II, III, I, IV
      (D) III, I, II, IV                               32. ¨Væü$Ðèþ õ³ÆöP°¯èþ Ðé°° M>Ë{MæüÐèþ*¯èþ$Væü$×ý V> õ³ÆöP¯èþ$Ðèþ$$

32. Arrange the following in chronological                     I. Ðèþ*Ææÿaºyìþ¯èþ ÑË$Ðèþ B«§éǙèþ 糯èþ$²
    order
                                                              II. Móü {§æþ ÑË$Ðèþ B«§éǙèþ 糯èþ$²
        I. Modified Value Added Tax
       II. Central Value Added Tax                            III. Æ>çى ÑË$Ðèþ B«§éǙèþ 糯èþ$²

       III. State Value Added Tax                            IV. ™èþÄæý*È ÐèþçÜ$¢ ÑË$Ðèþ B«§éǙèþ 糯èþ$²
      IV. Manufacture Value Added Tax                        MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                            (A) I, II, III, IV                  (B) IV, I, II, III
      (A) I, II, III, IV     (B) IV, I, II, III
                                                            (C) II, III, IV, I                  (D) III, IV, I, II
      (C) II, III, IV, I     (D) III, IV, I, II


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33. Arrange the following in chronological               33. ¨Væü$Ðèþ õ³ÆöP°¯èþ Ðé°° M>Ë{MæüÐèþ*¯èþ$Væü$×ý V> õ³ÆöP¯èþ$Ðèþ$$
    order
                                                                 I. {ç³ç³ ^èþ Ðé×ìýfÅ çÜ çܦ HÆ>µr$
        I. Formation of WTO
       II. Uruguay Round                                         II. EÆæÿ$VóüÓ çÜÐèþ*ÐóþÔèýÐèþ$$
       III. Formation of GATT                                   III. V>sŒý HÆ>µr$
      IV. Formation of UNCTAD
                                                               IV. A M>tyŠþ (UNCTAD) HÆ>µr$
      Codes :
      (A) I, II, IV, III                                       MøyŠþÞ :
      (B) II, I, III, IV                                       (A) I, II, IV, III                   (B) II, I, III, IV

      (C) III, IV, II, I                                      (C) III, IV, II, I                    (D) IV, III, I, II

      (D) IV, III, I, II
                                                         34. sZMæü$ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü çÜ*_Mæü˯èþ$ ¿êǙéË B«§éÆæÿ V> AÐèþÆøçßý×ê
34. Arrange the following in descending order                  {MæüÐèþ$ ÌZ ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ$^èþ$Ðèþ$$
    of their weightage in Wholesale Price
    Index                                                        I. {Væü$yæþ$z / Ðèþ* çÜÐèþ$$ / ^óþç³

        I. Egg / meat / fish                                     II. ´ëË$
       II. Milk                                                 III. BàÆæÿ «§é¯èþÅÐèþ$$
       III. Food grains
                                                               IV. ç³ ^èþ§éÆæÿ
      IV. Sugar
      Codes :                                                  MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) IV, I, II, III                                       (A) IV, I, II, III                   (B) I, IV, III, II

      (B) I, IV, III, II                                      (C) II, III, IV, I                    (D) III, II, I, IV
      (C) II, III, IV, I
                                                         35. Væü×ê Mæü ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ýÌZ° Eç³Äñý*V>°² ºsìýt {Mìü ¨ ¿êÐèþ¯èþ˯èþ$
      (D) III, II, I, IV
                                                               ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ$^èþ$Ðèþ$$
35. Arrange the following concepts in which                      I. {糆^èþÄæý$¯èþ
    they are used in statistical analysis
        I. Sampling                                              II. §æþ™é¢ Ôèý {ç³{MìüÄæý$
       II. Data processing
                                                                III. ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ ç³È„æü
       III. Test of hypothesis
      IV. Drawing inferences                                   IV. õßý™èþ$º§æþ® °Ææÿ~Äæý*˯èþ$ Æ>ºr$tr
      Codes :                                                  MøyŠþÞ :
      (A) I, III, II, IV       (B) III, II, I, IV              (A) I, III, II, IV                   (B) III, II, I, IV
      (C) II, I, III, IV       (D) IV, III, I, II             (C) II, I, III, IV                    (D) IV, III, I, II

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Note : Match List-I with List-II and select the          ¯øsŒý : Æðÿ yæþ$ g꼙éËÌZ ÑÑ«§æþ A ÔéË$ CÐèþÓºyézÆÿ$$,
         correct answer from the codes given                     Ððþ$$§æþsìý g꼙éÌZ° A Ôé˯èþ$ Æðÿ yø g꼙éÌZ°
         below.                                                  §é°™ø f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
36.           List I                  List II
                                                         36.                 g꼙é I                         g꼙é II
       a. Cardinal utility       1. Robinson
                                                                a. M>Çz¯èþ̌ý {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ 1. Æ>¼¯èþÞ¯Œþ
          Theory
                                                                b. BÇz¯èþ̌ý {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ              2. GyæþÓÆŠÿz »ê ºÇϯŒþ
       b. Ordinal Utility        2. Edward
                                                                      íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$
          Theory                    Chamberlin
                                                                 c. HMæüÝëÓÐèþ$Å ´ùsîý Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý 3. gñý.BƊÿ. íßýMŠüÞ
       c. Monopolistic           3. J. R. Hicks
                                                                d. AçÜ ç³NÆæÿ~ ´ùsîý Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý 4. gꯌþ Æ>¼¯ŒþçܯŒþ
          Competition
                                                                                                      5. Ðèþ*ÆæÿÛ̌ý
       d. Imperfect              4. Joan Robinson

          Competition                                                 a        b         c      d

                                 5. Marshall                   (A) 3           4         5      2
          a    b       c     d
                                                               (B) 5           3         4      2
      (A) 3    4       5     2
                                                               (C) 5           3         2      4
      (B) 5    3       4     2

      (C) 5    3       2     4                                 (D) 1           3         2      5

      (D) 1    3       2     5
                                                         37. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ° f r A ÔéËÌZ çÜÐèþ$Ðèþ$$V>
37. Which of the following pairs is correctly                  f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯èþ §é°° Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
      matched ?
                                                               (A) ¯èþÔèýÓÆæÿ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë$         – ç³ ^èþ§éÆæÿ
      (A) Perishable goods – Sugar

      (B) Public goods           – Refrigerator                (B) {ç³gZç³Äñý*Væü ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë$ – Ç{íœhÆóÿrƊÿ

      (C) Private goods          – Street lights               (C) {ò³•Ðóþr$ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë$          – Ò«¨ ©´ëË$

      (D) Free good              – Air
                                                               (D) E_™èþ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë$              – V>Í

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38.           List I                 List II             38.    {Mìü ¨ Ðé°° f™èþç³Ææÿ$^èþ$Ðèþ$$
       a. Law of Markets        1. Fisher                         g꼙é I                         g꼙é II
       b. Quantity Theory       2. R. F. Khan
                                                                  a. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý çÜ*{™èþÐèþ$$         1. íœçÙÆŠÿ
          of Money
                                                                  b. {§æþÐèþÅÆ>Õ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$       2. BƊÿ.G‹œ. Rꯌþ
       c. Employment            3. J. M. Keynes
                                                                  c. E§øÅW™é Væü$×ýMæüÐèþ$$           3. gñý.Äæý$Ќþ$. Mîü¯ŒþÞ
          Multiplier

       d. Investment            4. J. B. Say                      d. ò³r$tºyìþ Væü$×ýMæüÐèþ$$         4. gñý.¼. õÜ

          Multiplier                                            MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :                                                         a       b          c        d
          a     b      c    d
                                                                (A) 4         1          3        2
      (A) 4     1      3    2
                                                                (B) 1         3          2        4
      (B) 1     3      2    4
                                                                (C) 4         1          2        3
      (C) 4     1      2    3
                                                                (D) 3         1          4        2
      (D) 3     1      4    2


39. Which one of the following pairs is                   39. ¨Væ ü $Ðè þ CÐè þ Óºyì þ ¯è þ f r A Ôé˯è þ $ ç Ü Ðè þ $Ðè þ $$V>

      correctly matched ?                                       f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯èþ §é°° Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$

          Concepts              Economists                            ¿êÐèþ¯èþË$                       AÆæÿ¦Ôéç܈ Ðóþ™èþ¢Ë$
      (A) Effective Demand – A. W. Philips                      (A) ÝëÆæÿ¦Mæü yìþÐèþ* yŠþ             – G.yæþº$ÏüÅ. íœÍ‹³Þ

      (B) Risk and              – Milton Friedman
                                                                (B) ¯èþçÙt¿æýÄæý$Ðèþ$$, A°Õa™èþíܦ† – Ñ$Ët¯Œþ {ïœyŠþÐèþ$¯Œþ
          Uncertainty
                                                                (C) BǦMæü õÜÓ^ée Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$ – Mîü¯ŒþÞ
      (C) Laissez-faire         – Keynes

      (D) Demand Shift          – Charles Schultz               (D) yìþÐèþ* yŠþ º§æþÌêÆÿ$$ ç³# – ^éÆðÿÏ‹Ü çÙ$̌ýj
          Inflation                                                   {§æþÐøÅ˾×ýÐèþ$$

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40.            List I                   List II             40.              g꼙é I                        g꼙é II
        a. Shadow prices           1. Gunnar Myrdal
                                                                   a. béÄæý* «§æþÆæÿË$               1. Væü$¯é²ÆŠÿ Ñ$Ææÿžý
        b. Rolling plan            2. De-Gule
                                                                   b. °Ææÿ ™èþÆæÿ {ç³×êãMæü          2. yìþC-Væü$Ìñý
        c. X-efficiency            3. Leibenstein
        d. Indicative              4. J. Tinbergen                 c. X-ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦ÅÐèþ$$             3. ÌñýO»ñý¯Œþòܕt¯Œþ
           planning
                                                                   d. çÜ*` {ç³×êãMæü                 4. gñý. sìý¯ðþ¾ÆæÿY¯Œþ
       Codes :
           a     b      c      d                                  MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) 1     4      2      3                                        a          b       c     d
       (B) 4     1      3      2                                  (A) 1            4       2     3
       (C) 3     2      1      4                                  (B) 4            1       3     2
       (D) 2     3      4      1                                  (C) 3            2       1     4
                                                                  (D) 2            3       4     1
41.          List I                    List II
          Name of the                Name of the            41.          g꼙é I                   g꼙é II
          Committee                  Chairman
                                                                         MæüÑ$sîý õ³Ææÿ$           bðþOÆæÿïŒþ õ³Ææÿ$
  a. The Taxation                  1. L. K. Jha
     Enquiry                                                       a. 糯èþ$²Ë Ñ^鯿ÿ×ê çÜ çœ$ 1. Ǧý.Mðü. gê
     Commission                                                       1953-54
     1953-54
                                                                   b. ç³Æø„æü 糯èþ$²Ë Ñ^鯿ÿ×ê        2. Mðü.G¯Œþ.Æ>gŒý
  b. Indirect Taxation      2. K. N. Raj
     Enquiry Committee 1977                                             MæüÑ$sîý 1977
      c. Committee on              3. John Mathaiah                c. ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ çÜ ç³§æþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 3. gꯌþ Ðèþ*™èþÄæý$Å
         Taxation of
         Agricultural Wealth
                                                                        B§éÄæý*Ë MæüÑ$sîý
         and Income                                                d. {糙èþńæü 糯èþ$²Ë Ñ^鯿ÿ×ê 4. BƊÿ.gñý. ^ðþËÏÄæý$Å
  d. Direct Taxes                  4. R. J. Chelliah                    MæüÑ$sîý
     Enquiry Committee
                                                                                                       5. Mðü.G¯Œþ. Ðé bèþ*
                                   5. K. N. Wanchoo
       Codes :                                                     MøyŠþÞ :
           a     b      c      d                                        a          b       c     d
       (A) 2     3      1      4                                  (A) 2            3       1     4
       (B) 3     1      2      5
                                                                  (B) 3            1       2     5
       (C) 4     3      2      1
                                                                  (C) 4            3       2     1
       (D) 5     4      3      2
                                                                  (D) 5            4       3     2

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42.           List I                  List II               42.                g꼙é I                           g꼙é II

       a. Free trade area       1. No restriction on
                                                                   a. õÜÓ^ée Ðé×ìýfÅ {´ë ™èþÐèþ$$ 1. Ðé×ìýfÅÐèþ$$ E™èþµ†¢
                                   trade and factor                                                        M>ÆæÿM>Ë VæüÐèþ$¯èþÐèþ$$ ò³O
                                   movement                                                                B „æüË$ ÌôýMæü$ yæþ$r
       b. Customs union         2. Trade is free                   b. MæüçÜtЌþ$Þ Äæý$*°Äæý$¯Œþ       2. õÜÓ^ée Ðé×ìýfÅÐèþ$$
                                   and no customs                                                          E yìþ MæüçÜtЌþ$Þ
                                   duties                                                                  çÜ$ M>Ë$ E yæþÐèþ#

       c. Common market 3. No customs                              c. EÐèþ$Ãyìþ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý           3. MæüçÜtЌþ$Þ                      ç
                                   duties, common                                                          çÜ$ M>Ë$ yæþÐèþ#, C™èþÆæÿ
                                   duty on                                                                 çÜ¿æý$ÅË ò³O HMîüMæü–™èþ
                                   non-members                                                               yæþ*ÅsîýË$ E yæþ$¯èþ$

       d. Economic union        4. Advanced                        d. BǦMæü Äæý$*°Äæý$¯Œþ            4. HMîüMæüÆæÿ×ý {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ

                                   stage of                                                                A™èþ$ůèþ²™èþ
                                   integration
                                                                   MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                                        a        b            c   d
         a      b      c    d
                                                                  (A) 2          1            3   4
      (A) 2     1      3    4
                                                                  (B) 3          2            4   1
      (B) 3     2      4    1

                                                                  (C) 2          3            1   4
      (C) 2     3      1    4

      (D) 1     3      4    2                                     (D) 1          3            4   2


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43. The following table gives the Central             43. D ¨Væü$Ðèþ ç³sìýtMæü Ýë íœ$Mæü õÜÐèþË ò³O ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿æý$™èþÓ

      Government Expenditure on Social                      2011-12 çÜ ‘‘ÌZ ^óþÄæý$ºyìþ¯èþ ÐèþÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ¨.

      Services during 2011-12.                              ÑÑ«§æþ ÐèþÅÄæý*˯èþ$ çÜÐèþ$Ðèþ$$V> f™èþç³Ææÿ$^èþ$Ðèþ$$
               List I              List II                              g꼙é I                          g꼙é II
              (Items)             (% of total                          (A ÔéË$)                        (Ððþ$$™èþ¢    Ýë íœ$Mæü
                                  social                                                               ÐèþÅÄæý$ ÌZ §é°
                                  services                                                             Ôé™èþÐèþ$$)
                                  expenditure)
                                                             a. ѧæþÅ, BrË$, Äæý$$Ðèþf¯èþ             1. 4.63

       a. Education, Sports, 1. 4.63                              õÜÐèþË$
         Youth Affairs
                                                             b. BÆøVæüÅÐèþ$$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$               2. 2.15

       b. Health and Family 2. 2.15                               Mæü$r$ º çÜ „óüÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
         Welfare
                                                              c. ±sìý çÜÆæÿçœÆ> Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$            3. 2.10

       c. Water Supply and 3. 2.10
                                                                  Væü–çßý °Æ>Ã×ýÐèþ$$
         Housing
                                                             d. çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$                4. 0.20

       d. Information and       4. 0.20                           {ç³ÝëÆ>Ë$
         Broadcasting                                       MøyŠþÞ :
      Codes :
                                                                  a         b      c         d

         a      b       c   d
                                                            (A) 1           2      3         4
      (A) 1     2       3   4
                                                            (B) 3           2      1         4
      (B) 3     2       1   4
                                                           (C) 2            3      1         4
      (C) 2     3       1   4

      (D) 4     1       2   3                              (D) 4            1      2         3


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44.           List I                 List II             44.             g꼙é I                         g꼙é II
       a. Averaging time        1. Mode                         a. M>ËÐèþ$$, Æóÿr$Ë çÜVæür$ 1. »êçßý$âæýMæüÐèþ$$
          and rate                                              b. ò³Ææÿ$Væü§æþË Æóÿr$Ë çÜVæür$ 2. Ðèþ$«§æþÅVæü™èþÐèþ$$
       b. Averaging rate        2. Median                        c. Ðèþ$«§æþÅ A ÔèýÐèþ$$             3. Væü$×ý Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
          of growth                                             d. GMæü$PÐèþ ç³#¯èþÆ>Ðèþ–™èþÐðþ$O¯èþ 4. çßýÆæÿ Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
       c. Middle item           3. Geometric
                                   Mean
                                                                     A ÔèýÐèþ$$
                                                                                                     5. A Mæü Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
       d. Most repeated         4. Harmonic Mean
          item                                                 MøyŠþÞ :
                                5. Arithmetic                        a        b         c        d
                                   Mean
                                                               (A) 2          1         4        3
      Codes :
                                                               (B) 5          2         3        4
          a     b     c     d
      (A) 2     1     4     3                                  (C) 4          3         2        1

      (B) 5     2     3     4                                  (D) 3          4         5        2
      (C) 4     3     2     1
                                                         45. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþþ (A)          : Ñ¿êf¯èþÐèþ$$ Äñý$$MæüP
      (D) 3     4     5     2                                                              Ñ^èþÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$ GËÏ糚yæþ*
                                                                                           «§æþ¯é™èþÃMæüÐèþ$$
45. Assertion (A) : The variance of a
                    distribution is always                     õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)          : Ñ^èþÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$ A MæüÐèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
                    positive.                                                              ¯èþ$ yìþ Ðèþ_a¯èþ Ñ^èþ˯éË ÐèþÆ>YË
    Reason (R) : The variance is the                                                      çÜVæür$
                    average of the squared                     MøyŠþÞ :
                    deviations from the
                    mean.                                      (A) (A), (R) Ë$ J糚, M>° (A) Mæü$ (R) çÜÇM>°
    Codes :                                                          ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
      (A) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the              (B) (A), (R) Ë$ J糚 (A) Mæü$ (R) çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
          correct explanation for (A)                          (C) (A) J糚, M>° (R) ™èþ糚
      (B) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the
                                                               (D) (A) ™èþ糚, M>° (R) J糚
          correct explanation for (A)
      (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                   46. ¨Væü$Ðèþ Æ>Úë‰ËÌZ HÆ>çى          GMæü$PÐèþ çÜÐèþ$${§æþ ¡ÆæÿÐèþ$$ MæüÍY
      (D) (A) is false but (R) is true                         E¯èþ²¨
                                                               (A) B {«§æþ{ç³§óþԌý
46. Which State has the largest coastal area
    in India ?                                                 (B) ™èþÑ$âæý¯éyæþ$

      (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu                        (C) MóüÆæÿâæý
      (C) Kerala             (D) Maharashtra                   (D) Ðèþ$àÆ>çى

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Read the essay given below and answer                     D ¨Væü$Ðèþ °ÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ ÐéÅçÜÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ^èþ¨Ñ¯èþ ™èþ§æþ$ç³Ç 47 ¯èþ$ yìþ
questions from 47 to 50 based on your                     50 ÐèþÆæÿMæü$ VæüË {ç³Ôèý²ËMæü$ ÐéÅçÜÐèþ$$ÌZ A ™èþÆæÿY™èþÐèþ$$V>¯èþ$¯èþ² Ðé°
understanding of the passage :                            AÆæÿ¦Ðèþ$$ ^óþçÜ$Mö° çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþÐèþ$$Ë$ CÐèþ#ÓÐèþ$$.
Parallel to pauperization in the rural sector, air
and water pollution from urban economic
                                                          AÀÐè þ –¨® ^ð þ §æ þ $™è þ $¯è þ ² §ó þ ÔéËÌZ {V>Ò$×ý Ææ ÿ Væ ü
activities is a cause of environmental                    Ððþ¯èþ$MæüºyìþÄæý$$ yæþ$r Ðèþ˯èþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ç³rt×êËÌZ ¯ðþËMö° E¯èþ²
degradation in developing economies. The                  ÐéÄæý$$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ±sìý M>Ë$çÙÅÐèþ$$ Ðèþ$$¯èþ²Væü$ A Ôé˱²
problems of pollution due to such factors as              ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý ç³Çíܦ™èþ$ËÌZ „îü×ìý ^èþ$rMæü$ M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$Væü$^èþ$¯èþ²Ñ.
emission of noxious gas and water from                    M>Ë$çÙÅ çÜÐèþ$çÜÅ {糫§é¯èþ V> ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$˯èþ$ yìþ Ñyæþ$§æþË ^óþÄæý$ºyóþ
factories, and piles of waste from urban                  ÑçÙç³NǙèþ ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ#Ë Ðèþ˯èþ ±sìý Ðèþ˯èþ, ¯èþVæüÆ>ËÌZ°
households are universal, but often more                  Mæü$r$ ½Mæü$Ë$ CâæýÏ ¯èþ$ yìþ ´ëÆæÿÐóþõÜ çœ$¯èþ ÐèþÅÆæÿ¦ ç³§éÆ>¦Ë$ GMæü$PÐèþ
serious in developing countries. It is important
to recognize that environmental pollution from
                                                          M>Ë$çÙÅ M>Ææÿ×êË$V> A°² §óþÔéËÌZ Mæü°µçÜ$¢¯èþ²ç³µsìýMîü AÀÐèþ–¨®
these sources tends to progress faster in                 ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ D A ÔéË$ GMæü$PÐèþ M>Ë$ÚëŰ² MæüÍW _
developing than in developed economies.                   ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý AçÜ ™èþ$͙èþMæü$ M>Ææÿ×ý V> ^ðþç³µÐèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$. D
Advanced economies have reached a stage
                                                          õ³ÆöP¯èþºyìþ¯èþ M>Ë$ÚëŰMìü M>Ææÿ×ý¿æý*™èþÐðþ$O¯èþ A ÔéË {糿êÐèþ
at which the weight of economic activities shifts         AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ ¨¯èþ §óþÔéËÌZ Mæü¯é² AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ
from the industrial to the service sectors in             GMæü$PÐèþV> {糿êÐé°² ^èþ*ç³#™èþ$¯é²Äæý$° õ³ÆöP¯èþÐèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$.
response to economic growth, so that                      AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$MîüMæüÆæÿ×ý {ç³{MìüÄæý$ ç³NÇ¢
consumption of energy as the basic source of
pollution grows slower than growth in national
                                                          M>ºyìþ AÑ õÜÐ鯿ÿ Væü ÐðþçO³# §æþ–Mæüµ£é°² Ðèþ*Ææÿ$aMö¯èþ$r Ðèþ˯èþ A«¨Mæü
income. Moreover, people in the high-income               C «§æþ¯èþ ÐéyæþMæü Ðèþ˯èþ MæüÍVóü M>Ë$çÙÅ Æóÿr$ gê¡Äæý*§éÄæý$
economies have high preference for                        Ðè þ –¨® Æ ó ÿr$ Mæ ü ¯è þ ² ™è þ Mæ ü $PÐè þ V> ¯è þ Ðð þ *§æ þ $ M>ºyæ þ $™è þ $¯è þ ²¨.
environmental amenity relative to present                 A ™óþM>Mæü AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ ¨¯èþ §óþÔèý ÌZ {ç³fË$ {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ ѰÄñý*Væü
consumption. Therefore, they are more prone               Mæü¯é² ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý A ÔéËMæü$ GMæü$PÐèþ {´ë«§é¯èþřèþ°çÜ$¢¯é²Æÿ$$. B
to accept environmental regulations and                   M>Ææÿ×ý V> AÑ ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý ç³ÇÆæÿ„æü×ýMæü$ çÜ º «¨ _¯èþ °Äæý$Ðèþ$,
taxation at the expense of their present income.          °º «§æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ A¯èþ$çÜÇçÜ*¢ ÐéÇ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Ðèþ*¯èþ B§éÄæý$ ÌZ GMæü$PÐèþ
In contrast, in the early phase of                        ¿êV>°² 糯èþ$²Ë$ ^ðþÍÏ ^èþ$rMæü$ çÜ íܧæþ®™èþ¯èþ$ ÐèþÅMæü¢ç³Ææÿ$çÜ$¢¯é²Ææÿ$.
industrialization, the share of industry in
domestic income expands, resulting in                     ò³O ¯ è þ ™ð þ Íí ³ ¯è þ §é°Mì ü À¯è þ ² V> AÀÐè þ –¨® ™öÍ §æ þ Ôè ý ËÌZ
increases in energy consumption faster than               ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$MîüMæüÆæÿ×ý MöÆæÿMæü$ GMæü$PÐèþ C «§æþ¯é°² ѰÄñý*W ^èþ$r
growth in national product. This tendency is              Ðèþ˯èþ gê¡Äæý*§éÄæý$ Ðèþ–¨®Æóÿr$Mæü¯é² M>Ë$çÙÅ Ðèþ–¨®Æóÿr$ GMæü$PÐèþ
often exacerbated by the policy bias to promote           E yæþ$r VæüÐèþ$° ç³Ðèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$. ™öÍ ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$Mæü §æþÔèýËÌZ ¿êÈ
heavy and chemical industries from the early              Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ÆæÿÝëÄæý$¯èþ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë$ GMæü$PÐèþ HÆ>µr$ ^óþçÜ$MøÐèþËíÜ
stage of development. Since anti-pollution                E r$ ¨. ^éÌê AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ M>Ë$çÙÅ
regulations are usually weak in developing
economies, increased energy consumption in
                                                          °Äæý$ {™èþ×ý ^èþÆæÿÅË$ Ðé° AÐèþ$Ë$ ¡Ææÿ$ ^éÌê ºËïßý¯èþÐèþ$$V>
the industrial sector tends to swell emission of          E yæþ$r¯èþ$ VæüÐèþ$° ^èþÐèþ^èþ$a¯èþ$. AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ
noxious gas and water. Moreover, as many                  Ðèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë ¯èþ$ yìþ GMæü$PÐèþ ÑçÙç³NǙèþ
developing economies entered the era of                   ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ#Ë$, M>Ë$çÙÅ±Ææÿ$ GMæü$PÐèþ M>Ë$ÚëŰ² MæüË$Væü^óþçÜ$¢¯é²Æÿ$$.
motorization before railway networks were                 A ™óþ M>Mæü ^éÌê AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéËÌZ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$™èþ$¯èþ²
established, the density of automobiles has               Äæý* {¡MæüÆæÿ×ý, GMæü$PÐèþ Ðéçßý¯éË Ñ°Äñý*VæüÐèþ$$, ÑÑ«§æþ ÆæÿM>Ë
been high relative to their income levels,                Ððþ*sêÆæÿ$ Ðéçßý¯éË$, C™èþÆæÿ Ýë«§æþ¯éË çÜ QÅ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË ÆæÿÐé×ê
resulting in extreme city transportation                  ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ¯èþ$ AçÜ¢ÐèþÅçÜ¢ M>Ñ ^èþ$sôý M>Mæü A«¨MæüÐðþ$O¯èþ ÐéÄæý$$ M>Ë$ÚëŰMìü
congestion and serious air pollution.                     §éÇ¡çÜ$¢¯é²Æÿ$$.
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47. Which of the following is not a factor of         47. ¨Væü$Ðèþ Ðé°ÌZ H¨ ç³rt×ý M>Ë$ÚëŰ² MæüÍW ^èþ° M>ÆæÿMæüÐèþ$$
      urban pollution ?
                                                           (A) ÑçÙç³NǙèþ ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ#Ë$
      (A) Noxious gases     (B) Waste water
                                                           (B) Ðèþ–«§é M>ºyóþ ±Ææÿ$
      (C) Deforestation     (D) Solid waste
                                                           (C) AyæþÐèþ#Ë °Ææÿ*Ã˯èþ
48. Which one of the following is not a reason
                                                           (D) çœ$¯èþ ÐèþÅÆæÿ¦ ç³§éÆ>¦Ë$
    for reduction of pollution in developed
    countries ?                                       48. AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ ¨¯èþ §óþÔéËÌZ M>Ë$ÚëŰ² ™èþWY ^èþ$rMæü$
      (A) Shifting to small and medium                     M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$ M>°¨ {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ H¨ ?
          industries                                       (A) _¯èþ² Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ðèþ$«§æþÅ ™èþÆæÿà ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$ËMæü$
      (B) Shifting to service sector                             Ðèþ*Ææÿ$r
      (C) Strict environmental regulations and             (B) õÜÐé Ææÿ V>°Mìü Ðèþ*Ææÿ$r
          taxation                                         (C) Mæüv¯èþÐðþ$O¯èþ ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý °Äæý$ {™èþ×ýË$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
      (D) High preference for environmental                      糯èþ$²Ë$
          quality                                          (D) ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý ¯é×ýřèþMæü$ A«¨Mæü {´ë«§é¯èþřèþ

49. Developing countries are suffering from           49. AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ §æþ$™èþ$¯èþ² §óþÔéË$ A«¨Mæü Ýë¦Æÿ$$ M>Ë$ÚëŰ²
    high level of pollution due to                         MæüÍWÄæý$$ yæþ$rMæü$ M>Ææÿ×ýÐèþ$$
      (A) Lack of strict implementation of                 (A) ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý °Äæý$ {™èþ×ý Ñ«§é¯é˯èþ$ Q_a™èþÐèþ$$V>
          environmental regulations                             AÐèþ$Ë$ ^óþÄæý$ÌôýMæü´ùÐèþ#r
      (B) Increased energy consumption by                  (B) ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë^óþ GMæü$PÐèþ C «§æþ¯èþ ѰÄñý*VæüÐèþ$$
          industries
                                                           (C) Ððþ*sêÆæÿ$ Ðéçßý¯éË$ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$r
      (C) More automobiles
                                                           (D) ò³O¯èþ õ³ÆöP¯èþ² Ðèþ±²
      (D) All the above
                                                      50. AÀÐèþ–¨® ^ðþ ¨¯èþ §óþÔéËÌZ° {ç³fË$ ¨Væü$ÐèþÐé°ÌZ §óþ°Mìü
50. People in developed economies prefer                   {´ë«§é¯èþřèþ CÝë¢Ææÿ$
      (A) More Present Consumption
                                                           (A) GMæü$PÐèþ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Ðèþ*¯èþ ѰÄñý*V>°Mìü
      (B) More Present Income
                                                           (B) GMæü$PÐèþ {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ B§éÄæý*°Mìü
      (C) Better Environmental Quality
                                                           (C) A«¨Mæü ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ýç³ÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþ ¯é×ýřèþ
      (D) Less Taxation                                    (D) ™èþMæü$PÐèþ 糯èþ$²Ë$

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Source: Telangana State Eligibility Test. Question paper published by Telangana State Eligibility Test.