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TS SET 2012: Paper III, Economics

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Test Paper                         : III                                                       Test Booklet Serial No. : ______________________
                                                                                               OMR Sheet No. : ________________________________
Test Subject                       : ECONOMICS
                                                                                               Hall Ticket No.
Test Subject Code :                         A-05-03
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Name & Signature of Invigilator

Name              : ____________________________________                                       Signature : ___________________________________
                                                                      Paper   : III
                                                                      Subject : ECONOMICS
Time : 2 Hours 30 Minutes                                                                                                                       Maximum Marks : 150
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 24                                                                           Number of Questions in this Booklet : 75
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                                             ECONOMICS
                                              BǦMæüÔéç܈Ðèþ$$
                                              Paper – III
                                                  õ³ç³ÆŠÿ – III
 1. The optimal bundle of the consumer is
                                                             1. ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$° AÀËçÙ×îýÄæý$Ððþ$O¯èþ çÜÐèþ$$§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$¯èþ$
    indicated by
                     Px                      Px                   çÜ*_ ^èþ$¯èþ¨
       (A) MRSxy =        (B) MRSxy >                                                   Px                                    Px
                     Py                      Py
                                                                  (A) MRSxy =                         (B) MRS >
                                                                                        Py                   xy               Py
                     Px                      Px                                         Px                                    Px
       (C) MRSxy <        (D) MRS        ≠                        (C) MRSxy <                         (D) MRSxy ≠
                     Py             xy       Py                                         Py                                    Py

 2. The concept of outside money was
    introduced by                                            2. »êçßýÅ {§æþÐèþÅÐèþ$$ A¯èþ$ ¿êÐèþ¯èþ¯èþ$ {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³sìýt¯èþ¨
    (A) J. M. Keynes                                              (A) J. M. Mîü¯ŒþÞ
    (B) Gurley and Shaw                                           (B) VæüÇÏ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Úë
    (C) Don Patinkin                                              (C) y鯌þ ç³sìý¯ŒþMìü¯Œþ
    (D) Milton Friedman                                           (D) Ñ$Ët¯Œþ {ïœyŠþÐèþ$¯Œþ
 3. The inverted ‘U’ shaped hypothesis was
    given by                                                 3. »ZÇÏ _¯èþ ‘U’ BM>Ææÿ ç³ÇMæü˵¯èþ¯èþ$ C_a¯èþ¨
    (A) J. G. Williamson                                          (A) J. G. ÑÍÄæý$Ќþ$çܯŒþ
    (B) Simon Koznets                                             (B) òÜOÐèþ$¯Œþ Mæü$gñý²sŒýÞ
    (C) Gunnar Myrdal                                             (C) Væü$¯é²ÆŠÿ Ñ$Æ>žý
    (D) G. S. Fields                                              (D) G. S. ïœÌŒýzüÞ
 4. Escheat is
                                                             4. G‹ÜdsŒý A¯óþ¨
    (A) A Direct tax
    (B) An indirect tax                                           (A) JMæü {糙èþńæü 糯èþ$²
    (C) A Grant-in-Aid                                            (B) JMæü ç³Æø„æü 糯èþ$²
    (D) An Administrative Revenue                                 (C) BǦMæü çÜàÄæý$Ðèþ$$
                                                                  (D) JMæü ç³Ç´ëË¯é Æ>ºyìþ
 5. The monetary approach to the problem of
    balance of payments deficit was                          5. ^ðþÍÏ ç³#Ë ÔóýçÙÐèþ$$ÌZ° ÌZr$ çÜÐèþ$çÜÅMæü$ {§æþÐèþÅ Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
    developed during                                              AÀÐèþ–¨® ç³Ææÿ_¯èþ M>ËÐèþ$$
    (A) 1950s          (B) 1960s                                  (A) 1950 ËÌZ                        (B) 1960 ËÌZ
    (C) 1970s          (D) 1980s                                  (C) 1970 ËÌZ                        (D) 1980 ËÌZ

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 6. The rate at which Reserve Bank of India           6. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý ÇfƊÿÓ»êÅ Mæü$ »êÅ Mæü$ËMæü$ H Æóÿr$ Ðèþ§æþª
    lends to the banks is                                 º$$×êË$ C^èþ$a¯èþ$
    (A) Cash reserve ratio                                (A) ¯èþVæü§æþ$ °Ë$ÐèþË °çÙµ†¢
    (B) Statutory liquidity ratio                         (B) ^èþrtç³ÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþ {§æþÐèþřèþÓ °çÙµ†¢
    (C) Repo rate                                         (C) Æðÿ´ù Æóÿr$
    (D) Reverse repo rate                                 (D) ÇÐèþƊÿÞ Æðÿ´ù Æóÿr$
 7. The largest cottage industry in India is
                                                      7. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý A†ò³§æþª Mæü$sîýÆæÿ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$
    (A) Sericulture
    (B) Handloom                                          (A) ç³r$t ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$
    (C) Pan masala                                        (B) ^óþ¯óþ™èþ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$
    (D) Soap industry                                     (C) ´ë¯ŒþÐèþ$ÝëË
                                                          (D) çܺ$¾Ë ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$
 8. Sustainable development seeks to
    (A) Meet the present needs without                8. çÜ$íÜ¦Ææÿ AÀÐèþ–¨® ©° MöÆæÿMæü$ E§óþªÕ ^èþºyìþ ¨
        depleting the natural capital                    (A) ç Ü ç ß ýf Ðè þ $*Ë« § æ þ ¯è þ ç ß ýÇ ^è þ Mæ ü $ yé {ç ³ ç Ü $¢ ™ è þ
    (B) Meet the future needs at the cost of                  AÐèþçÜÆ>˯èþ$ ¡Ææÿ$arMæü$
        present                                           (B) ÐèþÆæÿ¢Ðèþ*¯é°² çœ×ý V> ò³sìýt ¿æýÑçÙřŒþ AÐèþçÜÆ>˯èþ$
    (C) Meet the present needs without                        ¡Ææÿ$arMæü$
        consideration for the future                      (C) ¿æýÑçÙřŒþ™ø çÜ º «§æþ ÌôýMæü$ yé ÐèþÆæÿ¢Ðèþ*¯èþ AÐèþçÜÆ>˯èþ$
    (D) Concentrate on the economic                           ¡Ææÿ$arMæü$
        development alone                                 (D) MóüÐèþË BǦM>ÀÐèþ–¨® ò³O Móü {©MæüÇ ^èþ$r
 9. The targeted growth rate of agriculture           9. 11 Ðèþ ç³ ^èþÐèþÆæÿÛ {ç³×êãMæüÌZ °ÆóÿªÕ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$
    during the Eleventh Five Year Plan was
    (A) 3.5%             (B) 4.0%
                                                           Ðèþ–¨®Æóÿr$
    (C) 4.5%             (D) 5.0%                         (A) 3.5%                               (B) 4.0%
                                                          (C) 4.5%                               (D) 5.0%
10. Price elasticity of demand is given by the
    formula                                          10. «§æþÆæÿ yìþÐèþ* yŠþ ÐéÅMø^èþ™èþÓ ÑË$Ðèþ¯èþ$ D çÜÒ$MæüÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$

                 x dx               p dx                   §éÓÆ> CÐèþÓyæþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨
       (A) ep = − .       (B) ep = − .
                 p dp               x dp                             x dx                                  p dx
                                                           (A) ep = − .                          (B) ep = − .
                                                                     p dp                                  x dp
                 x dp               p dp
       (C) ep = − .       (D) ep = − .
                 p dx               x dx                            x dp                                   p dp
                                                          (C) ep = − .                           (D) ep = − .
                                                                    p dx                                   x dx
11. As the number of Explanatory variables
    increases, R2 value will                         11. ÑÐèþÇ ^èþ$ ^èþÌê M>Ë çÜ QÅ ò³ÇW¯èþ Mö˨, R2 ÑË$Ðèþ
    (A) Remain constant                                  (A) íÜ¦Ææÿ V> E r$ ¨
    (B) Increase                                         (B) ò³Ææÿ$Væü$™èþ$ ¨
    (C) Decrease                                         (C) ™èþVæü$Y™èþ$ ¨
    (D) All of the above                                 (D) ò³OÐèþ±²

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12. According to Marri’s model of the                 12. Äæý*fÐèþ*¯èþÅ çÜ çÜ¦Ë Ðèþ*Ç‹Ü ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é {ç³M>Ææÿ , §óþ° Ò$§æþ
    managerial enterprises, the firm is in                  A™èþÅ«¨Mæü ¼ §æþ$Ðèþ#¯èþ$ ^óþǯèþç³#yæþ$ çÜ çܦ çÜÐèþ$™úËÅÐèþ$$ÌZ
    equilibrium when it reaches the highest                 Ðèþ# yæþ$¯èþ$
    point on the
                                                            (A) yìþÐèþ* yŠþ & Ðèþ–¨®ÆóÿQ
    (A) Demand-growth curve
                                                            (B) Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþÐèþ$$ & Ðèþ–¨®ÆóÿQ
    (B) Capital-growth curve
                                                            (C) çÜ ™èþ$͙èþ Ðèþ–¨®ÆóÿQ
    (C) Balanced-growth curve
                                                            (D) AçÜ ™èþ$͙èþ Ðèþ–¨®ÆóÿQ
    (D) Unbalanced-growth curve
13. Name of the organisation which has                13. f¯èþÐèþÇ 2002 ÌZ õÜÓ^éeÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü {´ë ™é°² HÆ>µr$ ^óþíܯèþ
    launched the Free Trade Area (FTA) in                   çÜ çܦ
    January 2002.                                           (A) SAARC                           (B) WTO
    (A) SAARC          (B) WTO
                                                            (C) ASEAN                          (D) UNCTAD
    (C) ASEAN          (D) UNCTAD
14. Ministry of labour of the Government of           14. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿æý$™èþÓÐèþ$$ Äñý$$MæüP {ÔéÑ$Mæü Ðèþ$ {†™èþÓÔéQ
    India advised the State Governments in                íœ{ºÐèþÇ, 2004 ÌZ Æ>çى{糿æý$™éÓËMæü$ °È~™èþ g꼙éÌZ°
    February, 2004 to revise the minimum                    E§øÅV>ËMæ ü $ ^ð þ ÍÏ ^ó þ Mæ ü ±ç Ü Ðó þ ™è þ ¯é°² C ™è þ Mæ ü sô ý
    wages for all scheduled employments not                 ™èþMæü$PÐèþÌôýMæü$ yé ò³ ^èþÐèþ$° çÜ*_ _ ¨
    below
                                                            (A) Ææÿ*‘‘ 76                         (B) Ææÿ*‘‘ 66
    (A) Rs. 76            (B) Rs. 66
    (C) Rs. 96            (D) Rs. 46                        (C) Ææÿ*‘‘ 96                         (D) Ææÿ*‘‘ 46

15. Which of the following are the ‘axioms’ of        15. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ HÑ Ñ°Äñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$Ë íÜ§é® ™èþ ïÜÓMæüÇ _¯èþ
    consumer theory ?                                       çÜ*{™éË$
                                                                   I. ç³Çç³NÆæÿ~™èþÓÐèþ$$
       I. Completeness
                                                                  II. {糆¼ º™èþÓÐèþ$$
      II. Reflexibility
                                                                III. {sê°ÞsìýÑsìý
     III. Transitivity
                                                            MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :                                              (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (A) I and II only    (B) II and III only             (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only   (D) I, II and III               (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
16. The value of Money Multiplier is                        (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
    determined by the                                 16. {§æþÐèþÅ Væü$×ýMæüÐèþ$$ ÑË$Ðèþ¯èþ$ °Æ>®Ç ^èþ$¯èþ¨
       I. Currency ratio of the public                   I. {ç³fË MæüÆðÿ±Þ °çÙµ†¢
      II. Required Reserve ratio at the Central         II. Móü {§æþ»êÅ Mæü$ Ðèþ§æþª M>ÐèþËíܯèþ ÇfƊÿÓ °çÙµ†¢
          Bank                                         III. Ðé×ìýfÅ»êÅ Mæü$Ë A«¨Mæü ÇfƊÿÓ °çÙµ†¢
     III. Excess Reserve ratio of Commercial
          Bank
                                                            MøyŠþÞ :
                                                            (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       Codes :                                              (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (A) I and II only    (B) II and III only             (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only   (D) I, II and III               (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III

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17. According to Lebenstein, the ‘Growth              17. Ìñý»ñý¯ŒþïÜt¯Œþ {ç³M>ÆæÿÐèþ$$ BǦM>ÀÐèþ–¨® {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ MæüÍíÜÐèþ#¯èþ²
    Agents’ in the process of economic                     "Ðèþ–¨®M>ÆæÿM>Ë$'
    development include the                                      I. ÐèþÅÐèþÝë¦ç³Mæü$yæþ$ (E§æþÅÐèþ$§éÆæÿ$yæþ$)
        I. enterpreneur II. investor                            II. ò³r$tºyìþ§éÆæÿ$yæþ$
                                                               III. ´÷§æþ$ç³Ç
      III. saver        IV. innovator
                                                              IV. ¯èþÐèþMæü˵¯èþ§éÆæÿ$yæþ$
    (A) I and IV only     (B) II and III only
                                                         MøyŠþÞ :
    (C) I and III only    (D) I, II and III               (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
18. Which of the following are the methods of             (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
    repayment of public debt ?                            (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
        I. Sinking fund                                   (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
       II. Debt swapping                              18. {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ {糿æý$™èþÓ º$$×ýÐèþ$$¯èþ$ †ÇW^ðþÍÏ ^óþ
      III. Capital levy                                    ç³§æþª™èþ$ÌôýÑ ?
                                                                 I. íÜ Mìü VŠü °«¨
     IV. Fiscal drag
                                                                II. º$$×ý Ðèþ*ǵyìþ
       Codes :                                                 III. Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ ÌñýÒ
       (A) I and II are correct                               IV. MøÔèýÐèþ$ §æþW ç³#
       (B) II and III are correct                          MøyŠþÞ :
       (C) I and III are correct                          (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
       (D) III and IV are correct                         (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
                                                          (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
19. Which of the following are the aims of
                                                          (D) III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV çÜÆðÿO¯èþÑ
    WTO ?
       I. promotion of free trade                     19. {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ HÑ WTO Äñý$$MæüP E§óþªÔéÅË$
      II. protection of IPRs                                     I. õÜÓ^ée ÐèþÆæÿ¢M>°² AÀÐèþ–¨® ç³Ææÿ^èþyæþ
                                                                II. IPR ˯èþ$ Ææÿ„ìü ^èþyæþ
     III. promotion of resource flow across the
                                                               III. ÑÑ«§æþ §óþÔéË Ðèþ$«§æþÅ Ðèþ¯èþÆæÿ$Ë {ç³Ðéà°² AÀÐèþ–¨®
          countries
                                                                     ç³Ææÿ^èþyæþ
    Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I only             (B) I and II only           (A) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only     (D) I, II and III           (B) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
                                                          (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
20. Which of the following statements about               (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
    commercial bank is correct ?
                                                      20. Ðé×ìýfÅ »êÅ Mæü$Ë ÑçÙÄæý$ ÌZ {Mìü ¨ {ç³Mæür¯èþËÌZ H¨
       I. It is a monetary based business
          organisation
                                                           çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ¨
                                                                 I. {§æþÐèþÅ B«§éÆæÿ ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ çÜ çܦ
      II. It is a Unit Bank of RBI                              II. A¨ RBI Äñý$$MæüP Äæý$*°sŒý »êÅ Mæü$
     III. It prints currency notes                             III. A¨ MæüÆðÿ±Þ ¯ørϯèþ$ Ðèþ$${¨ ^èþ$¯èþ$
    Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I and II only      (B) I only                  (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ (B) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only     (D) III only                (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ (D) III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$


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21. Industrial Licensing was abolished in 1991           21. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýMìü1991ÌZ ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$Mæü ÌñýOòܯŒþÞ¯èþ$ Ææÿ§æþ$ª
    for the following                                          ^óþÄæý$yæþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨
                                                                    I. _¯èþ²™èþÆæÿà ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë$
        I. Small scale industries
                                                                   II. ºçßý$âæý gê† çÜ çܦË$
       II. Multinational corporations                             III. GVæü$Ðèþ$† B«§éÆæÿ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë$
      III. Export-oriented industries
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
    (A) I and II only       (B) II and III only                (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
    (C) III and I only     (D) I, II and III                   (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
                                                               (C) III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
22. Which of the following are the                             (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
    characteristics of the second stage of
    Demographic Transition ?                             22. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ Æðÿ yæþÐèþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ f¯é¿ê ç³Ç×êÐèþ$ íÜ§é® ™èþ
                                                               ˄æü×êË$ HÑ ?
       I. High Birth rate
                                                                    I. A«¨Mæü f¯èþ¯éË Æóÿr$
      II. Falling Death rate                                       II. „îü×ìýçÜ$¢¯èþ² Ðèþ$Ææÿ×êË Æóÿr$
     III. Growing the average size of family                      III. ò³Ææÿ$Væü$™èþ$¯èþ² Mæü$r$ º çÜVæür$ ç³ÇÐèþ*×ýÐèþ$$
    Codes :
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I and II only       (B) I, II and III               (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only      (D) II and III only             (B) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
                                                               (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
23. Which of the following statements about
                                                               (D) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
    service area approach are true ?
       I. It is a new strategy for rural lending         23. {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ H¨ õÜÐé {´ë ™èþ Ñ«§é¯é°Mìü çÜ º «¨ _¯èþ¨
      II. It covers a cluster of villages in its            I. {V>Ò$×ý º$$×ýMæü˵¯èþMæü$ ¯èþ*™èþ¯èþ ÐèþNÅçßýÐèþ$$
             operation                                     II. §é° °ÆæÿÓçßý×ýÌZ {V>Ðèþ*Ë çÜÐèþ$$§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$¯èþ$ MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ²¨
     III. It is followed by rural and semi-urban          III. ©°° {V>Ò$×ý, ´ë„ìüMæü ç³rt×ý Ðé×ìýfÅ »êÅ Mæü$ ÔéQË$
             branches of commercial banks.
                                                               A¯èþ$çÜÇ ^èþ$^èþ$¯èþ²Ñ
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :                                                 (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (A) I and II only       (B) II and III only             (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only      (D) I, II and III               (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
                                                               (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
24. For a linearly homogeneous production
    function Q = A ⋅ L ⋅ K
                            α    β
                                                         24. JMæü çÜgê¡Äæý$ E™èþµ†¢ çœËÐèþ$$¯èþMæü$
         I. α + β = 0                                          Q = A ⋅ Lα ⋅ K β
        II. α + β = 1                                             I. α + β = 0
       III. f (λ L, λK ) = f (L, K )                             II. α + β = 1
      IV. f (λ L, λK ) = λf (L, K )                             III. f (λ L, λK ) = f (L, K )
       Codes :                                                   IV. f (λ L, λK ) = λf (L, K )
       (A) I and III are correct                               MøyŠþÞ :
       (B) I and IV are correct                                (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
       (C) II and III are correct                              (B) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
                                                               (C) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
       (D) II and IV are correct                               (D) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ

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25. A random variable                                         25. JMæü Äæý*§æþ–_eMæü ^èþËÆ>Õ
           I. is also known as stochastic variable                     I. Ý÷tM>íÜtMŠü ^èþËÆ>ÕV> Væü$Ç¢ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ¨
          II. has well defined probability distribution               II. çÜ{MæüÐèþ$ V> °ÆæÿÓ_ _¯èþ çÜ ¿êÐèþřèþ Ñ¿êf¯èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
         III. is also known as control variable
                                                                               MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ²¨
                                                                        III. °Äæý$ {™èþ×ý ^èþËÆ>ÕV> Væü$Ç¢ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ¨
        IV. is also known as target variable
                                                                       IV. ˄æüüÅ ^èþËÆ>ÕV> Væü$Ç¢ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ¨
       Codes :
                                                                   MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I and II are correct                                     (A) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
       (B) I and III are correct                                    (B) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
       (C) I, II and IV are correct                                 (C) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ
       (D) I, II and III are correct                                (D) I, II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ë$ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþÑ

26. Under which strategy there is one optimal                 26. C™èþÆæÿ BrV>yæþ$ ^óþõÜ ç³°™ø çÜ º «§æþ ÌôýMæü$ yé {糆 JMæüP
    choice for each player no matter what the                     BrV>yìþMìü JMæü AÀËçÙ×îýÄæý$ G í³Mæü H ÐèþNÅçßý ÌZ
    other player does ?                                           Ðèþ# r$ ¨
                                                                        I. B«¨ç³™èþÅ ÐèþNÅçßýÐèþ$$
        I. Dominant strategy
                                                                       II. Ñ${ÔèýÐèþ$ ÐèþNÅçßýÐèþ$$
       II. Mixed strategy
                                                                      III. ºËïßý¯èþ ÐèþNÅçßýÐèþ$$
      III. Weak strategy
                                                                  MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :                                                    (A) II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$                  (B) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (A) II only             (B) I only                         (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ (D) I, II, Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III
       (C) I and II only       (D) I, II, and III             27. ¿êÆæ ÿ™è þ §ó þ Ôè ý ÌZ A ™è þ Æ>j ¡ Äæ ý $ Ðè þ *Ææ ÿMæ ü ç ³ # °ËÓ˯è þ $
27. Which of the following is the custodian of                    ¿æý{§æþç³Ææÿ^èþ$¯èþ¨ GÐèþÆæÿ$ ?
    foreign exchange reserves in India ?                                I. љèþ¢ Ðèþ$ {†™èþÓ ÔéQ              II. GWjЌþ$ »êÅ Mæü$
        I. Finance Ministry II. Exim Bank                               III.    RBI                            IV. MNCs
      III. RBI               IV. MNCs                                MøyŠþÞ :
                                                                    (A) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$                    (B) I and II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       Codes :
                                                                    (C) III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$                  (D) I, III Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ IV
       (A) I only               (B) I and II only
       (C) III only             (D) I, III and IV             28. ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë Mæü±çÜ Ðèþ$§æþª™èþ$ «§æþÆæÿ Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
                                                                    Ææÿ*´÷ ¨ _¯èþ¨
28. The policy of minimum support prices of                              I. ÆðÿO™èþ$Mæü$ çÜÐèþ$ fçÜÐðþ$O¯èþ B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$¯èþ$ Mæü͵ ^óþ
    agricultural goods is designed to                                        àÒ$
       I. assure seasonable income to the                               II. BàÆæ ÿ ç ³ r˯è þ $ ç ³ yì þ ^è þ yé°Mì ü Æð ÿ O ™ è þ $¯è þ $
          farmers                                                           {´ù™èþÞíßý ^èþyæþ
      II. encourage farmers to produce food                            III. BàÆæÿ «§æþÆæÿË ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþ˯èþ$ °Äæý$ {† ^èþyæþ
          crops                                                     MøyŠþÞ :
     III. prevent food prices from rising                           (A) I Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       Codes :                                                      (B) II Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (A) I only              (B) II and III only                  (C) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ III Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$
       (C) I and III only      (D) I and II only                    (D) I Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ II Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$

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       The following questions consists of two                 {Mìü §æþ C_a¯èþ {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ$ {ç³Mæür¯èþ˯èþ$ MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ²Ñ &
       statements – one labelled as Assertion (A)              JMæü§é° õ³Ææÿ$ {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A) Ðèþ$ÇÄñý$$Mæü §é° õ³Ææÿ$
       and the other as Reason (R). You have to                õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R). {ç³Mæür¯èþ˯èþ$ ±Ðèþ# {Ôèý§æþ®V> ç³ÇÖÍ _, {ç³Ôèý²Ë
       examine the statements carefully and
       select the correct answer from the codes
                                                               Mìü §æþ C_a¯èþ Møyæþ$Ë ¯èþ$ yìþ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
       given under the questions.                              G í³Mæü ^óþÄæý$$Ðèþ$$
29. Assertion (A) : Any          reaction      of        29. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)           : ç³ÇÑ$™èþ ÝëÓÐèþ$Å ÌZ ´ùsîý§éÆæÿ$Ë
                       competitors in oligopoly                                           Äñý$$MæüP {糆^èþÆæÿÅ ™èþW¯èþ ™èþ
                       market is bound to take                                            M>ËÐè þ ÅÐè þ « ¨            ™è þ Æ>әè þ ¯ó þ
                       place after a considerable                                         çÜ ¿æýÑçÜ$¢ ¨
                       time lag.
                                                               õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)          : ç³ÇÑ$™èþ ÝëÓÐèþ$Å çÜ çÜ¦Ë Äñý$$MæüP
    Reason (R)       : The complexity of the
                       internal organisation of
                                                                                          A ™èþÆæÿY™èþ ÐèþÅÐèþÝë¦ç³¯èþÌZ° çÜ MìüçÏÙt™èþ
                       oligopoly firms renders                                            Ðèþ˯èþ °Ææÿ~Äæý*˯èþ$ ¡íÜMøÐèþyæþÐèþ$$
                       decision-making          a                                         GMæü$PÐèþ M>Ë ç³sôýt {ç³{MìüÄæý$
                       lengthy process.                        Møyæþ$Ë$ :
    Codes :                                                    (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çܙèþÅÐèþ$$, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
    (A) Both A and R are true and R is the                         ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
        correct explanation of A
                                                             (B) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* çܙèþÅÐèþ$$, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
    (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
        correct explanation
                                                                   ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
    (C) A is true, but R is false                            (C) A çܙèþÅÐèþ$$, M>° R AçܙèþÅÐèþ$$
    (D) A is false, but R is true                            (D) A AçܙèþÅÐèþ$$, M>° R çܙèþÅÐèþ$$

30. Assertion (A) : In terms of the labour               30. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)       : {ÔéÑ$Mæü Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ÑÔóýçÏÙ×ý {ç³M>Ææÿ ,
                    market analysis, Keynes                                           ÐéçÜ¢Ðé°Mìü JMæü °È~™èþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ Ðèþ§æþª
                    observed that in reality,                                         Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ Æóÿr$ íÜ¦Ææÿ V> Ðèþ# r$ §æþ°
                    the wage rate is constant                                         Mîü¯ŒþÞ ç³ÇÖÍ ^éyæþ$
                    at a certain level.
       Reason (R)     : Keynes observed that
                                                             õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)        : Mîü¯ŒþÞ ç³ÇÖ˯èþ {ç³M>Ææÿ {ÔéÑ$Mæü
                        the trade unions do not                                       ç Ü ç œ *Ë$ E§øÅV>Ë ¯è þ $ _
                        agree to wage cuts                                            ™öËW ^èþyæþ fÆæÿ$Væü$™èþ$ §æþ°
                        unless they are threatened                                    »ñý¨ÇõÜ¢ ™èþ´ëµ, Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ ™èþWY ç³#ËMæü$
                        with loss of jobs.                                            J糚 MøÆæÿ$
       Codes :                                               Møyæþ$Ë$ :
       (A) A is correct, but R is not correct                (A) A J糚, AÆÿ$$™óþ R J糚 M>§æþ$
       (B) A is not correct, but R is correct
                                                             (B) A J糚 M>§æþ$, M>° R J糚
       (C) Both A and R are correct, but R is not
           the correct explanation for A                     (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
       (D) Both A and R are correct, and R is the                  ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
           correct explanation for A                         (D) A , R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý


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31. Assertion (A) : Schumpeter’s theory of                31. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)           : çÙ$ ï³rƊÿ BǦM>ÀÐèþ–¨®
                    economic Development                                                   íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ Ðèþ$*Ë«§æþ¯èþ
                    is not the accumulation                                                çÜÒ$MæüÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$ M>§æþ$, M>°
                    of capital, but the
                    introduction of
                                                                                           ¯èþÐèþMæü˵¯èþ˯èþ$ {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³rtyæþ
                    innovations.                               õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)           : E§æþÅÐèþ$§éÆæÿ$yæþ$ ¯èþÐèþMæü˵¯èþ˯èþ$
    Reason (R) : An entrepreneur would                                                     {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³sôýt ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦ÅÐèþ$$¯èþ$
                    have the ability to                                                      MæüÍWÐèþ# sêyæþ$
                    introduce innovations.
       Codes :
                                                               MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the               (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation for A                           (B) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (B) Both A and R are correct, but R is not                    M>§æþ$
           the correct explanation for A                       (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
       (C) Both A and R are wrong
       (D) A is correct, but R is wrong                        (D) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚

32. Assertion (A) : The burden of direct tax              32. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : {ç ³ ™è þ ńæ ü     ç ³ ¯è þ $² ¿êÆæ ÿ Ðè þ $$
                    is not shiftable                                                      º§æþÌêÆÿ$$ ^èþ$rMæü$ ÒË$M>°¨
    Reason (R) : Direct taxes do not have                      õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)          : {ç ³ ™è þ ńæ ü ç ³ ¯è þ $²Ë$ Ðè þ *Æð ÿ PsŒ ý
                    further market transactions                                           ÐèþÅÐèþàÆ>˯èþ$ MæüÍWÐèþ# yæþÐèþ#
       Codes :                                                 Møyæþ$Ë$ :
       (A) Both A and R are correct, but R is not              (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
           the correct explanation of A                              ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
       (B) A is correct, but R is wrong                        (B) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
       (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the               (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation of A                            (D) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
       (D) Both A and R are wrong
33. Assertion (A) : In the recent times, there            33. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : CsîýÐèþÍ M>Ë ÌZ, ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý ѧóþÖ
                    has been a significant                                                Ðèþ*ÆæÿMæüç³# °ËÓËÌZ Væü×ý±Äæý$Ððþ$O¯èþ
                    increase in the foreign
                    exchange reserves of
                                                                                          ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË HÆæÿµyìþ¯èþ¨
                    India.                                     õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)          : {ç³ç³ `MæüÆæÿ×ý {ç³{MìüÄæý$ ѧóþÖ
    Reason (R) : The process of                                                           {糙èþńæü ò³r$tºyæþ$ËMæü$
                    Globalisation h a s
                    provided incentives                                                   {´ù™éÞçßýM>˯èþ$ Mæü͵ _ ¨
                    for foreign direct investment
                                                               Møyæþ$Ë$ :
       Codes :
                                                               (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
       (A) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
           correct explanation of A                                ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
       (B) A is true, but R is false                           (B) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
       (C) A is false, but R is true
                                                               (C) A ™èþ糚, M>° R J糚
       (D) Both A and R are true and R is the
           correct explanation of A                            (D) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý


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34. Assertion (A) : The need for commercial                34. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)       : í ³ Ë$ç ³ #       {§æ þ Ðè þ Å Ðè þ *Æð ÿ PsŒ ý
                    banks to hold on to
                    excess cash reserves to                                              ç³ÇÐèþ*×ýÐèþ$$ ò³Ææÿ$Væü$r Ðèþ˯èþ
                    meet unanticipated                                                   A¯èþ*çßýÅÐðþ$O¯èþ yìþ´ëhr$Ï Ððþ¯èþMìüP
                    deposit withdrawals
                    has been greatly
                                                                                         ¡ç Ü $MøÐè þ sê°² ¿æ ý Ç ^è þ $rMæ ü $
                    reduced due to the                                                   AÐèþçÜÆæÿÐðþ$O¯èþ A«¨Mæü ¯èþVæü§æþ$ °ËÓË
                    growth in the size of Call                                           °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý AÐèþçÜÆ>°² Ðé×ìýfÅ
                    Money Market.
                                                                                         »êÅ Mæü$Ë$ »êV> ™èþWY ^éÆÿ$$
       Reason (R)     : Call money market will
                        provide required funds                  õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)       : A¯èþ*çßýÅÐðþ$O¯èþ yìþ´ëhr$Ï Ððþ¯èþMìüP
                        to the banks at short
                                                                                         ¡çÜ$MøÐèþsê°Mìü çÜÇç³yóþ °«§æþ$˯èþ$
                        notice to meet the
                        unanticipated deposit                                            í ³ Ë$ç ³ # {§æ þ Ðè þ Å Ðè þ *Æð ÿ PsŒ ý
                        withdrawals.                                                     »êÅ Mæü$ËMæü$ A† ™èþMæü$PÐèþ M>Ë ÌZ
       Codes :                                                                           A ¨çÜ$¢ ¨
       (A) A and R are correct and R is the
           correct explanation of A
                                                                Møyæþ$Ë$ :
       (B) A is correct, but R is wrong                         (A) A, R Ë$ J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (C) A is wrong, but R is correct                         (B) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
       (D) A and R are correct, but R is not the                (C) A ™èþ糚, M>° R J糚
           correct explanation of A                             (D) A, R Ë$ J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý M>§æþ$
35. Assertion (A) : The Public Sector
                                                           35. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)       : ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý ÌZ {糿æý$™èþÓ Ææÿ Væü
                    undertakings in India
                    have    shown poor                                                    ç Ü ç Ü ¦ Ë $ ™è þ Mæ ü $PÐè þ °Ææ ÿÓç ß ý×ý
                    performance.                                                          ÝëÐèþ$Æ>¦Å°² MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ²Ñ
       Reason (R)      : Inefficient management                 õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)       : AçÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦™èþ °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý, Æ>fMîüÄæý$
                         and political interference
                         are important reasons
                                                                                          gZMæüÅÐèþ$$ {糿æý$™èþÓ Ææÿ Væü çÜ çܦË
                         for poor performance                                             ™èþMæü$PÐèþ °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý ÝëÐèþ$Æ>¦Å°Mìü
                         of     Public       sector                                       M>Ææÿ×êË$
                         undertakings.
                                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :
                                                                (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the
           correct explanation for A                            (B) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
       (B) Both A and R are wrong                               (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, M>° A Mæü$ R çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (C) Both A and R are correct, but R is not                   M>§æþ$
           the correct explanation for A
                                                                (D) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
       (D) A is correct, but R is wrong

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36. Assertion (A) : According to Kuznets,               36. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)          : Mæü$gñý²sŒýÞ {ç³M>Ææÿ , BǦMæü Ðèþ–¨®Mìü
                       the relationship between                                          B§éÄæý$ ç³ í³×îýMìü Ðèþ$«§æþÅÐèþ#¯èþ²
                       the income distribution                                          çÜ º «§æþ »ZÇÏ _¯èþ ‘U’ BM>Ææÿ
                       and economic growth is                                            MæüÍWÐèþ# r$ ¨
                       inverted ‘U’ shaped.
    Reason (R) : As the percapita income
                                                              õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)         : ™èþËçÜÇ B§éÄæý$ ò³ÇVóü Mö©ª
                       increases, initial phase                                          ò³Ææÿ$Væü$™èþ$¯èþ² AçÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþË §æþÔèý
                       of increasing inequality                                          ™èþÆ>әèþ ™èþVæü$Y™èþ$¯èþ² AçÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþË
                       will be succeeded by a                                            §æþÔèý ÐèþçÜ$¢ ¨
                       phase of decreasing                    MøyŠþÞ :
                       inequality.
                                                              (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
    Codes :
    (A) Both A and R are wrong                                (B) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
    (B) A is true, but R is wrong                             (C) A ™èþ糚, M>° R J糚
    (C) A is wrong, but R is true                             (D) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚
    (D) Both A and R are true
                                                        37. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)         : ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý ÌZ çßýǙèþ Ñç³ÏÐèþÐèþ$$
37. Assertion (A) : Green Revolution in
                      India gave rise to
                                                                                       ÑÑ« § æ þ ç ³ rË Äñ ý $$Mæ ü P
                      productivity of different                                        E™éµ§æþMæü™èþ¯èþ$ ò³ _¯èþ¨
                      crops.                                  õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)        : 1960 Ë Ðèþ$«§æþÅM>Ë ÌZ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔèý
    Reason (R) : During the middle of                                                  ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ Ôéç܈Ðóþ™èþ¢Ë$ Vø«§æþ$Ðèþ$,
                      1960s, Indian Agricultural
                      Scientists developed a                                           ÐèþÇ ç³ rËMæü$ ¯èþ*™èþ¯èþ A«¨Mæü
                      number of new high                                               ¨Væ ü $ºyì þ °^ó þ a Ðè þ Væ ü yé˯è þ $
                      yielding varieties of                                            AÀÐèþ–¨® ^óþÔ鯿ÿ$
                      wheat and rice.
    Codes :
                                                            Møyæþ$Ë$ :
    (A) A is correct , but R is wrong                       (A) A J糚, M>° R ™èþ糚
    (B) A is wrong, but R is correct                        (B) A ™èþ糚, M>° R J糚
    (C) Both A and R are correct                            (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚
    (D) Both A and R are wrong
                                                            (D) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
38. Assertion (A) : Slack variables are
                      introduced in linear              38. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A) : »ê«§æþřèþ Ìôý° (ÝëÏMŠü) ^èþËÆ>Ôèý$˯èþ$
                      programming.                                              HMæ ü ç œ *™è þ {ç ³ ×êãMæ ü ÌZ {ç ³ Ðó þ Ôè ý
    Reason (R) : The inequalities in the                                        ò³sìýt¯éÆæÿ$
                      constraints are to be                 õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)   : ç³ÇÑ$™èþ$ËÌZ° AçÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþË$
                      converted into equalities.                                çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþË$V> Ðèþ*Ææÿaºyæþ$¯èþ$
    Codes :                                                 MøyŠþÞ :
    (A) A is true, but R is false                           (A) A J糚, R ™èþ糚
    (B) A is false, but R is true
                                                            (B) A ™èþ糚, R J糚
    (C) A and R are true, but R is not the
        correct explanation for A                           (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
    (D) A and R are true and R is the correct                     M>§æþ$
        explanation for A                                   (D) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý

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39. Assertion (A) : In the presence of                      39. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)      : §øçÙ ÑçÜ­¢–™èþ$Ë$ ™ðþÍíܯèþ^ø, AçÜÐèþ$
                    heteroscedasticity the
                                                                                         Ñ^èþ˯èþÐèþ$$ E¯èþ²ç³šyæþ$
                    method of least squares
                    is to be used, provided                                              Mæü±çÜÐèþÆ>YË ç³§æþ®†°
                    the error variances are                                              Eç³Äñý*WÝë¢Ææÿ$
                    known.
                                                                 õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)      : AçÜÐèþ$ Ñ^èþ˯èþÐèþ$$, Mæü±çÜ ÐèþÆ>YË
       Reason (R)      : Heteroscedasticity
                         destroys the
                                                                                         ç³§æþ®† Äñý$$MæüP °çÙµ„æü´ë™èþMæü™èþ,
                         unbiasedness and                                                °ËMæüyæþ ˄æü×ê˯èþ$
                         consistent properties of                                        °Ææÿ*ÃÍ ^èþ$¯èþ$
                         OLS estimators.
                                                                 MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :
       (A) Both A and R are true and R is the                    (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation for A                             (B) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the                     M>§æþ$
           correct explanation for A
                                                                 (C) A ™èþ糚, R J糚
       (C) A is false, but R is true
       (D) A is true, but R is false                             (D) A J糚, R ™èþ糚

40. Assertion (A) : Kaldor studies the                      40. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)     : f¯é¿êÐè þ –¨® M ì ü , B§éÄæ ý $Ðè þ –¨® M ì ü
                    relation between growth                                             Ðèþ$«§æþÅVæüË çÜ º «§é°² M>ËzƊÿ
                    in population and growth                                            A«§æþÅÄæý$¯èþ ^óþíܯéyæþ$
                    in income.
                                                                 õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)     : f¯é¿ê ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþ˯èþ$ B§éÄæý$
       Reason (R)      : Kaldor tried to test the
                         Malthusian contention                                          ò³Ææÿ$Væü$§æþË ò³O {ç³Ðóþ$Äæý$ V> ^ðþõ³µ
                         that the growth rate of                                        Ðèþ*˦‹Ü AÀ{´ëÄæý*°²
                         population is a function of                                    ç³È„ìü ^èþ$rMæü$ M>ËzƊÿ
                         the rate of increase in                                        {ç³Äæý$†² ^éyæþ$
                         income.
                                                                 MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :
                                                                 (A) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R J糚
       (A) Both A and R are true
                                                                 (B) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R ™èþ糚
       (B) Both A and R are false
       (C) A is true, but R is false                             (C) A J糚, R ™èþ糚
       (D) A is false, but R is true                             (D) A ™èþ糚, R J糚

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41. Assertion (A): Globalisation is closer               41. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)    : {ç³ç³ ^èþ §óþÔé˯èþ$, {ç³f˯èþ$ §æþVæüYÆæÿ
                   integration    of   the
                   countries and people of
                                                                                    ^óþíÜ HMæü ^óþíܨ {ç³ç³ `MæüÆæÿ×ý
                   the World.
                                                              õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)    : çÜÐèþ*^鯿ÿ Ýë Móü†Mæü Ñç³ÏÐèþÐèþ$$, ÐèþÆæÿ®Mæü
       Reason (R) : Revolution in communication                                     °º «§æþ¯èþË$ ™öËW ^èþyæþ Ðèþ˯èþ
                    technology and removal
                    of barriers to trade
                                                                                    {ç ³ ç ³ `Mæ ü Ææ ÿ ×ý {ç ³ {Mì ü Äæ ý $
                    accelerated the process                                         ÐóþVæüÐèþ ™èþÐðþ$O¯èþ¨
                    of globalisation.
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
       Codes :
                                                              (A) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R J糚
       (A) Both A and R are correct
       (B) Both A and R are wrong                             (B) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R ™èþ糚
       (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the              (C) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation for A
                                                              (D) A Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ R J糚 A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
       (D) Both A and R are correct, but R is not
           the correct explanation for A                            M>§æþ$
42. Assertion (A) : The adoption of farm                 42. {糆´ë§æþ¯èþ (A)      : ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ ÌZ Äæý* {†MîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                    mechanisation in agriculture
                    poses a great challenge
                                                                                      {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³rtyæþ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔé°Mìü
                    for India.                                                        çÜÐéË$ Ðèþ sìý¨
       Reason (R)      : The agricultural land                õßý™èþ$Ðèþ# (R)      : ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ MæüÐèþ$™éË$ _¯èþ²V>
                         holdings are small and
                                                                                      E yìþ, MæüÐèþ$™é Ñçœ$r¯èþ¯èþ$
                         fragmented that are not
                         conducive for farm                                           MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ² §æþ$¯èþ Äæý* {†MîüMæüÆæÿ×ý
                         mechanisation.                                               A¯èþ$Mæü*ËÄñý*VæüÅ M>§æþ$
       Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) Both A and R are true but R is not a
                                                              (A) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇM>° ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation for A
       (B) Both A and R are true and R is the                 (B) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* J糚, A Mæü$ R çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÑÐèþÆæÿ×ý
           correct explanation for A                          (C) A, R Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ* ™èþ糚
       (C) Both A and R are false
                                                              (D) A J糚, R ™èþ糚
       (D) A is true but R is false

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43. According to the managerial theory of firm,         43. çÜ çܦ °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý íÜ§é® ™èþ         {ç³M>Ææÿ , Äæý*fÐèþ*¯èþÅ ÌZ ò³O
    the correct order of management from the                  ¯èþ$ _ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜ {MæüÐèþ$Ðèþ$$
    top is
                                                                    I. E¯èþ²™èþ Äæý*fÐèþ*¯èþÅÐèþ$$
         I. Top Management
        II. Owner Share-holders                                    II. ¿êVæüÝëÓÐèþ$Å Äæý$fÐèþ*¯èþ$Ë$
       III. Financial Managers                                    III. љèþ¢ °Æ>ÓçßýMæü$Ë$
      IV. Board of Directors                                     IV. °ÆóÿªÔèýMæü$Ë çÜÐèþ$*çßýÐèþ$$

       Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I, II, IV, III   (B) II, IV, I, III               (A) I, II, IV, III                      (B) II, IV, I, III
       (C) II, IV, III, I   (D) I, III, IV, II               (C) II, IV, III, I                      (D) I, III, IV, II
44. Identify the correct sequential order of the        44. {Mìü ¨ Ðésìý° Ðésìý {§æþÐèþřéÓ°² B«§éÆæÿ V> ^óþçÜ$Mö° Ðèþ^óþa
    following based on their liquidity.                       çÜÆðÿO¯èþ ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜ {MæüÐèþ*°² Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
         I. Bonds and securities                                    I. »ê yæþ$Ï, òÜMæü*ÅÇsîýË$
        II. Demand deposits                                        II. yìþÐèþ* yæþ$ yìþ´ëhr$Ï
       III. Time deposits                                        III. sñýOЌþ$ yìþ´ëhr$Ï
      IV. Currency notes
                                                                IV. MæüÆðÿ±Þ ¯ør$Ï
       Codes :
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I, II, III, IV   (B) II, III, IV, I
                                                             (A) I, II, III, IV                      (B) II, III, IV, I
       (C) IV, III, II, I   (D) IV, II, III, I
                                                             (C) IV, III, II, I                      (D) IV, II, III, I
45. Identify the correct chronological order of
    the economists associated with                      45. ""§øí³yîþ/B«§éÆæÿç³yæþ$ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$'' ™ø çÜ º «§æþÐèþ$$
    “Exploitation/Dependency theory’’.                        MæüÍWÐèþ#¯èþ² BǦMæüÐóþ™èþ¢Ë Äñý$$MæüP çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ M>Ë{MæüÐèþ*°²
        I. Frank
                                                              Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
                                                                    I. {¸ë MŠü
       II. Baran
                                                                   II. »êÆæÿ¯Œþ
      III. Furtado                                                III. çœ#Æ>tyø
       Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I, II, III       (B) II, III, I                   (A) I, II, III                          (B) II, III, I
       (C) I, III, II       (D) III, I, II                   (C) I, III, II                          (D) III, I, II
46. Arrange the following in the chronological          46. {Mìü ¨ Ðésìý° Ðésìý M>Ë{MæüÐèþ*°² ºsìýt ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
    order
                                                                   I. ÐèþÅÄæý$ ò³O 糯èþ$²
        I. Expenditure tax
       II. Tax on railway passenger fares                         II. ÆðÿOË$ {ç³Äæý*×îýMæü$Ë ^éÈjË ò³O 糯èþ$²
      III. Estate duty                                           III. GõÜtr$ çÜ$ MæüÐèþ$$
     IV. Service tax                                            IV. õÜÐé 糯èþ$²
       Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I, II, IV, III   (B) III, I, II, IV               (A) I, II, IV, III                      (B) III, I, II, IV
       (C) II, III, I, IV   (D) IV, II, I, III               (C) II, III, I, IV                      (D) IV, II, I, III

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47. Arrange the following Regional Blocks in           47. {Mìü ¨ {´ë ¡Äæý$ „óü{™é˯èþ$ Ðésìý HÆ>µr$ {MæüÐèþ*°² ºsìýt
    the order of their establishment.                        ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
        I. E F T A                                                I. E F T A
       II. S A F T A                                             II. S A F T A
      III. A S E A N                                            III. A S E A N

       Codes :                                               MøyŠþÞ :
                                                             (A) I, II, III                        (B) III, II, I
       (A) I, II, III     (B) III, II, I
                                                             (C) I, III, II                        (D) III, I, II
       (C) I, III, II     (D) III, I, II

48. Arrange the following in the order of their        48. {ç³ÐóþÔèýò³sìýt¯èþ {MæüÐèþ*°²ºsìýt {Mìü ¨ Ðésìý° ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
    introduction.                                                 I. õÜÐé {´ë ™èþ Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$
        I. Service Area Approach                                 II. љèþ¢ ÑαMæüÆæÿ×ý
       II. Financial Inclusion                                  III. ÎyŠþ »êÅ Mæü$ ç³£æþMæüÐèþ$$
      III. Lead Bank Scheme
       Codes :
                                                             MøyŠþÞ :
                                                             (A) I, II, III                        (B) III, I, II
       (A) I, II, III     (B) III, I, II
                                                             (C) I, III, II                        (D) II, III, I
       (C) I, III, II     (D) II, III, I

49. Arrange the following in chronological             49. Mìü ¨ Ðésìý° M>Ë{MæüÐèþ$ ÌZ ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
    order.                                                        I. hÌêÏ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë Móü {§æþ
        I. District Industries Centre
                                                                 II. HMæüÝëÓÐèþ*ÅË$, A§æþ$ç³# ÐéÅ´ëÆæÿ ^èþÆæÿÅË ^èþrt
       II. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade
           Practices Act                                        III. ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$Mæü AÀÐèþ–¨® Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ °Äæý$ {™èþ×ý
      III. Industries Development and                                 ^èþrtÐèþ$$
           Regulation Act
    Codes :
                                                             MøyŠþÞ :
    (A) III, I, II           (B) II, III, I                  (A) III, I, II                        (B) II, III, I
    (C) III, II, I           (D) I, II, III                  (C) III, II, I                        (D) I, II, III

50. Identify the correct order of States based         50. 2004–05 ÌZ° õ³§æþÇMæü °çÙµ†¢ B«§éÆæÿ V> Æ>Úë‰Ë
    on the poverty ratio in 2004–05.
                                                             çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ {MæüÐèþ*°² Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ yìþ
       Codes :
       (A) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,                MøyŠþÞ :
           Tamil Nadu
       (B) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil                  (A) B {«§æþ{ç³§óþԌý, MæüÆ>²rMæü, MóüÆæÿâæý, ™èþÑ$âæý¯éyæþ$
           Nadu, Kerala
                                                             (B) MæüÆ>²rMæü, B {«§æþ{ç³§óþԌý, ™èþÑ$âæý¯éyæþ$, MóüÆæÿâæý
       (C) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka,
           Tamil Nadu                                        (C) B {«§æþ{ç³§óþԌý, MóüÆæÿâæý, MæüÆ>²rMæü, ™èþÑ$âæý¯éyæþ$
       (D) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
           Tamil Nadu, Kerala                                (D) B {«§æþ{ç³§óþԌý, MæüÆ>²rMæü, ™èþÑ$âæý¯éyæþ$, MóüÆæÿâæý

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51. Select the correct order of the following           51. õÜÐé{´ë ™èþ ÑçÜ$¢­ –†°ºsìýt {Mìü ¨ Ðésìý Äñý$$MæüP çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ
    based on the size of the Service Area.                    {MæüÐèþ*°² G í³Mæü ^óþÄæý$ yìþ
       I. Primary Co-operative Bank                                  I. {´ë£æþÑ$Mæü çÜçßýM>Ææÿ »êÅ Mæü$
      II. State Co-operative Bank                                   II. Æ>çى çÜçßýM>Ææÿ »êÅ Mæü$
     III. Central Co-operative Bank                               III. Móü {§æþ çÜçßýM>Ææÿ »êÅ Mæü$
       Codes :                                                MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) I, II, III       (B) III, II, I                   (A) I, II, III                      (B) III, II, I
       (C) I, III, II       (D) III, I, II                   (C) I, III, II                      (D) III, I, II
52. Arrange the following concepts in the
                                                        52. E™éµ§æþMæü&E™èþµ™èþ$¢Ë ÑÔóýçÏÙ×ýÌZ Eç³Äñý*W ^óþ {MæüÐèþ*°²ºsìýt
    order of their use in Input-output Analysis.
                                                              {Mìü ¨ ¿êÐèþ¯èþ˯èþ$ ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
        I. Output Vector (Matrix)
                                                                     I. E™èþµ™èþ$¢Ë °Ë$Ðèþ# ÐèþÆæÿ$çÜ (Ðèþ*{†Mæü)
       II. Transactions Matrix
                                                                    II. ÌêÐé§óþÒË Ðèþ*{†Mæü
      III. Technological Matrix
                                                                   III. Ýë Móü†M>Ë Ðèþ*{†Mæü
     IV. Technological Coefficient
                                                                  IV. Ýë Móü†Mæü Væü$×ýM>Ë$
       Codes :
       (A) I, II, IV, III   (B) II, IV, III, I
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
                                                             (A) I, II, IV, III                  (B) II, IV, III, I
       (C) III, I, II, IV   (D) IV, III, I, II
                                                             (C) III, I, II, IV                  (D) IV, III, I, II
53. Arrange the following concepts in which
    they are used in econometric analysis.              53. BǦMæüÑ$† ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ýÌZ Eç³Äñý*W ^óþ {MæüÐèþ*°²ºsìýt {Mìü ¨
         I. Identification problem                            ¿êÐèþ¯èþ˯èþ$ ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
        II. Reduced form coefficients                              I. Væü$Ç¢ ç³# çÜÐèþ$çÜÅ
                                                                  II. Væü$×ìýM>Ë ™èþWY ç³# BMæü–†
       III. Rank and order conditions
                                                                 III. Møsìý, {MæüÐèþ$ íܦ™èþ$Ë$
      IV. Structural coefficients
                                                                IV. °Æ>Ã×ê™èþÃMæü Væü$×ýM>Ë$
       Codes :
       (A) I, III, II, IV   (B) III, I, IV, II
                                                              MøyŠþÞ :
                                                             (A) I, III, II, IV                  (B) III, I, IV, II
       (C) II, IV, III, I   (D) IV, II, I, III
                                                             (C) II, IV, III, I                  (D) IV, II, I, III
54. Arrange the following in the order of their
                                                        54. Væü$×ýMæü     {ç³{MìüÄæý$ÌZ Ðèþ^óþa {MæüÐèþ*°² ºsìýt {Mìü ¨Ðésìý°
    occurrence in the multiplier process.
                                                              ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
        I. Current level of Income                                 I. {ç³çÜ$¢™èþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$
       II. Additional Investment                                  II. A§æþ¯èþç³# ò³r$tºyìþ
      III. New Equilibrium                                       III. ¯èþ*™èþ¯èþ çÜÐèþ$™úËÅÐèþ$$
     IV. New level of Income                                    IV. ¯èþ*™èþ¯èþ Ýë¦Æÿ$$ B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$
    Codes :                                                   MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) IV, III, I, II   (B) IV, I, II, III               (A) IV, III, I, II                  (B) IV, I, II, III
       (C) I, II, III, IV   (D) III, I, II, IV               (C) I, II, III, IV                  (D) III, I, II, IV

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55. Identify the correct chronological order in             55. ÑÑ«§æþ MæüÆðÿ±Þ˙ø ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Ææÿ*´ëÆÿ$$MìüÐèþ#¯èþ² A¯èþ$º «§é°²
    which the Indian Rupee was linked to
    various currencies.                                           ºsìýt çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ {MæüÐèþ*°² Væü$Ç¢ ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
    (A) Pound sterling, Basket of currencies,                     (A) ´û yŠþ çÜtÇÏ VŠü, MæüÆðÿ±ÞË çÜÐèþ$*çßýÐèþ$$, yéËÆŠÿ
        Dollar
    (B) Dollar, Pound sterling, Basket of                         (B) yéËÆŠÿ, ´û yŠþ çÜtÇÏ VŠü, MæüÆðÿ±ÞË çÜÐèþ$*çßýÐèþ$$
        currencies
                                                                 (C) MæüÆðÿ±ÞË çÜÐèþ$*çßýÐèþ$$, yéËÆŠÿ, ´û yŠþ çÜtÇÏ VŠü
    (C) Basket of currencies, Dollar, Pound
        sterling                                                 (D) ´û yŠþ çÜtÇÏ VŠü, yéËÆŠÿ, MæüÆðÿ±ÞË çÜÐèþ$*çßýÐèþ$$
    (D) Pound sterling, Dollar, Basket of
        currencies                                          56. M>Ë{MæüÐèþ*°²ºsìýt {Mìü ¨ Ðésìý° ´÷ §æþ$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$

56. Arrange the following in the chronological                        I. ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ «§æþÆæÿË MæüÑ$sîý
    order.
                                                                     II. BàÆæÿ ÐèþçÜ$¢Ðèþ#Ë «§æþÆæÿË MæüÑ$sîý
        I. Agricultural Prices Commission
       II. Foodgrains Prices Committee                              III. ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ ÐèþÅÄæý*Ë$, «§æþÆæÿË MæüÑ$sîý
      III. Commission for Agricultural Costs
           and Prices                                             MøyŠþÞ :
    Codes :
                                                                  (A) II, I, III                      (B) II, III, I
       (A) II, I, III           (B) II, III, I
       (C) III, II, I           (D) I, III, II                   (C) III, II, I                      (D) I, III, II
Note : Match List – I with List – II and select             çÜ*^èþ¯èþ : {Mìü ¨ g꼙éË ¯èþ$ yìþ çÜÇÄñý$O¯èþ Ðé°° MøyŠþÞ˯èþ$
       the correct answer from the codes                                 Eç³Äñý*W _ f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ$Ðèþ$$
       given below                                           57.       gê¼™é – I                           gê¼™é – II
57.   List – I                          List – II             a) E´ë ™èþ {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý         1. ¼õßýÑÄæý$NjÜt
 a) Marginal utility                1. Behaviourist                                                       M>Çz¯èþÍfЌþ$
    analysis                           cardinalism            b) E§éïܯèþ Ðèþ{MæüÆóÿQ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý        2. ¼õßýýÑÄæý$NjÜt
 b) Indifference curve              2. Behaviourist                                                       BÇz¯èþÍfЌþ$
    analysis                           ordinalism             c) {ç³Mæüsìý™èþ AÀÆæÿ$_ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý        3. C¯Œþ{sêòܵMìütЌþ
 c) Revealed preference             3. Introspective
     analysis                          cardinalism
                                                                                                          M>Çz¯èþÍfЌþ$
                                                              d) B«§æþ$°Mæü {ç³Äñý*f¯èþ ÑÔóýÏçÙ×ý      4. C¯Œþ{sêòÜtMìütЌþ
 d) Modern utility theory           4. Introspective
                                       ordinalism                                                         BÇz¯èþÍfЌþ$
       Codes :                                                    MøyŠþÞ :
           a b          c   d                                        a          b       c     d
       (A) 3 4          2   1                                    (A) 3          4       2     1
       (B) 3 2          4   1                                    (B) 3          2       4     1
       (C) 1 2          4   3                                    (C) 1          2       4     3
       (D) 3 2          1   4                                    (D) 3          2       1     4

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58. List – I            List – II                   58.    gê¼™é – I                     gê¼™é – II
 a) Dudley Dillard 1. Keynesianism –
                                                     a) yðþyìþÏ yìþÌêÏÆŠÿz      1. Mîü¯ŒþÞçÙ°fЌþ$ & Æðÿ{sê‹Üí³MŠüÞ
                      Retrospect and
                      prospect                                                     A yŠþ {´ë‹Üò³MŠüt
 b) R.F. Harrod    2. The critics of                 b) BƊÿ. G‹œ, çßýÆ>Ɗÿz    2. ¨ {MðüsìýMŠüÞ B‹œ Mìü±çÙ¯Œþ
                      Keynesian                                                    GMæü¯éÑ$MŠüÞ
                      Economics
                                                     c) òßý{± çßýgŒýÍsŒý        3. ¨ ÌñýO‹œ B‹œ gꯌþ Ððþ$¯éƊÿzMîü¯ŒþÞ
 c) Henry Hazlilt 3. The life of John
                      Maynard Keynes                 d) yæþº$ÏÅ. òßý^Œþ. çßýsŒý 4. ¨ GMæü¯éÑ$MŠüÞ B‹œ gñý. Äæý$Ќþ$.
 d) W.H. Hutt      4. The Economics of J.M.                                        Mîü¯ŒþÞ
                      Keynes
                                                        MøyŠþÞ :
    Codes :
                                                              a         b     c      d
        a b c d
                                                          (A) 1         2     4      3
    (A) 1 2 4 3
                                                          (B) 4         2     3      1
    (B) 4 2 3 1
                                                          (C) 4         3     2      1
    (C) 4 3 2 1
                                                          (D) 3         2     4      1
    (D) 3 2 4 1
59. List – I             List – II                  59.        gê¼™é – I                      gê¼™é – II
 a) Learning by doing    1. Adam Smith               a) ç³°^óþçÜ$Mæü$ r* ¯óþÆæÿ$aMøÐèþyæþ 1. ByæþЌþ$ íÜٌþ
 b) Division of labour   2. J.R. Hicks               b) {ÔèýÐèþ$ Ñ¿æýf¯èþ                 2. gñý. BƊÿ. íßýMŠüÞ
 c) Stationary State     3. K.J. Arrow               c) çÜ¢ºª™èþ íܦ†                     3. Mðü. gñý. BÆø
 d) Technical progress   4. J.S. Mill                d) Ýë Móü†Mæü {ç³Væü†                 4. gñý. Äæý$‹Ü. Ñ$̌ý
    Codes :                                               MøyŠþÞ :
        a b c d                                               a         b     c      d
    (A) 3 1 4 2                                           (A) 3         1     4      2
    (B) 4 3 2 1                                           (B) 4         3     2      1
    (C) 1 2 3 4                                           (C) 1         2     3      4
    (D) 3 1 2 4                                           (D) 3         1     2      4
60. Which of the following is not correctly
    matched ?                                       60. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ çÜÇV> f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ°¨ H¨ ?
    (A) Gadgil formula – Planning Commission
                                                          (A) V>yìþY̌ý ´ëÆæÿ$ÃÌê –         {ç³×êãM> çÜ çœ$
    (B) Calamity Relief – Union Finance
        Fund              Commission                      (B) MðüÌêÑ$sîý Ç΋œ çœ yŠþ – Móü {§æþ љèþ¢ çÜ çœ$
    (C) State Finance – 73rd and 74th
                                                          (C) Æ>çىљèþ¢ çÜ çœ$            – 73 Ðèþ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ 74 Ðèþ
        Commission       Constitution
                        (Amendment ) Act                                                      Æ>gêÅ Væü (çÜÐèþÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrt
    (D) Imposition of   – State Government
                                                          (D) õÜÐé 糯èþ$² Ñ«¨ ç³#         – Æ>çى {糿æý$™éÓË$
        service tax

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61. List – I                        List – II              61.    gê¼™é – I                                        gê¼™é – II
 a) Infant industry argument    1. Adam Smith               a) ÔðýÔèýÐèþ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$ Ðé§æþÐèþ$$              1. ByæþЌþ$ íÜٌþ
 b) Factor price equalisation   2. Haberler
                                                            b) M>ÆæÿMæü «§æþÆæÿ çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþÓ íÜ§é® ™èþÐèþ$$ 2. çßýºÆæÿÏÆŠÿ
    Theorem
                                                            c) AÐèþM>Ôèý ÐèþÅÄæý$ çÜ*{™èþÐèþ$$               3. {òœyŠþÇMŠü ͋Üt
 c) Opportunity cost            3. Fredrich List
    principle                                               d) °Ææÿõ³„æü ÐèþÅÄæý$ A¯èþ$Mæü*˙èþ              4. ÔéÐèþ$*Å̌ýçܯŒþ
 d) Absolute cost               4. Samuelson                                                                 5. yóþÑyŠþ ÇM>Æøz
    advantage                   5. David Ricardo               MøyŠþÞ :
    Codes :                                                          a         b         c    d
        a b c d                                                  (A) 1         5         3    2
    (A) 1 5 3 2                                                  (B) 2         1         5    4
    (B) 2 1 5 4                                                  (C) 3         4         2    1
    (C) 3 4 2 1                                                  (D) 4         2         1    3
    (D) 4 2 1 3
                                                           62. gê¼™é – I                                         gê¼™é – II
62. List – I               List – II
                                                            a) K. S. {MìüçÙ~ÝëÓÑ$ MæüÑ$sîý         1. ¿êÆæÿ¡Äæý$ {§æþÐèþÅ ÐèþÅÐèþçܦ
 a) K.S. Krishna Swamy 1. Working of Indian
                                                                                                      ç³°¡Ææÿ$
    Committee               Monetary System
                                                            b) ¯èþÆæÿíÜ çßý MæüÑ$sîý               2. çÜ¦Ë Ðèþ§æþª »êÅ Mæü$Ë
 b) Narasimhan Committee 2. OnSite Supervision
                            of Banks                                                                   ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æü×ý
 c) S. Padmanabhan       3. Priority Sector                 c) S. ç³§æþÃ¯é¿æý¯Œþ ÐèþÇP VŠü {Væü*‹³ 3. {´ë«§é¯èþÅ Ææÿ V>ËMæü$
    Working Group           Lending                                                                    º$$×ý Mæü˵¯èþ
 d) Chakrabarthy         4. Profitability of Public         d) ^èþ{MæüÐèþÇ¢ MæüÑ$sîý               4. ç³¼ÏMŠüÆæÿ Væü »êÅ Mæü$Ë
    Committee               Sector banks                                                               Ìê¿æý§éÄæý$Mæü™èþ
    Codes :                                                    MøyŠþÞ :
        a b c d                                                      a         b         c    d
    (A) 2 3 1 4                                                  (A) 2         3         1    4
    (B) 3 4 2 1                                                  (B) 3         4         2    1
    (C) 4 2 3 1                                                  (C) 4         2         3    1
    (D) 1 3 4 2                                                  (D) 1         3         4    2
63. List – I           List – II                           63. gê¼™é – I                                          gê¼™é – II
 a) R.K. Hazari     1. Committee on Public                  a) BƊÿ. Mðü. çßýgêÇ                  1. {糿æý$™èþÓ Ææÿ Væü çÜ çÜ¦Ë ò³O
                       Enterprises                                                                   MæüÑ$sìý
 b) C. Ranga Rajan 2. M.R.T.P. Act                          b) íÜ. Ææÿ VæüÆ>f¯Œþ                  2. (M.R.T.P)
 c) Omkar Goswami 3. Industrial licensing                                                             Äæý$Ќþ$.BƊÿ.sìý. í³ ^èþrtÐèþ$$
 d) Arjun Sen Gupta 4. Industrial sickness                  c) K M>Ɗÿ VøÝëÓÑ$                    3. ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë ÌñýOòÜ°Þ VŠü
                    5. Disinvestment of
                                                            d) AÆæÿ$j¯Œþ õܯŒþ Væü$´ë¢            4. ´ëÇ{ÔéÑ$Mæü RêÆÿ$$Ìê
                       shares
                                                                                                  5. õÙÆæÿÏ Eç³ çÜ çßýÆæÿ×ý
    Codes :                                                      MøyŠþÞ :
        a b c d                                                      a         b         c    d
    (A) 3 5 4 1                                                  (A) 3         5         4    1
    (B) 5 2 1 4                                                  (B) 5         2         1    4
    (C) 3 2 4 1                                                  (C) 3         2         4    1
    (D) 4 3 2 1                                                  (D) 4         3         2    1

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64. List – I                           List – II          64. gê¼™é – I                                        gê¼™é – II
 a) Reproductive age-group        1. 15 – 24 years         a) ç³#¯èþÆæÿ$§éµ™èþMæü ÐèþÄæý$çÜ$Þ            1. 15 – 24
 b) Infant age group              2. 0 – 1 year                                                             çÜ Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
                                                           b) ÔóýçÙÐèþ§æþÔèý ÐèþÄæý$çÜ$Þ                 2. 0 – 1 çÜ Ðèþ™èþÞÆæÿ
 c) Youth population              3. 15 – 35 years
                                                           c) »êËŧæþÔèý (Äæý$*™Œþ) f¯é¿ê                3. 15 – 35
 d) Young population              4. 15 – 44 years                                                          çÜ Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
       Codes :                                             d) Äæý˜Ðèþ¯èþ §æþÔèý (Äæý$ VŠü) f¯é¿ê         4. 15 – 44
           a b        c   d
                                                                                                            çÜ Ðèþ™èþÞÆ>Ë$
       (A) 3 4        2   1                                     MøyŠþÞ :
                                                                    a         b       c     d
       (B) 4 2        1   3
                                                                (A) 3         4       2     1
       (C) 4 2        3   1                                     (B) 4         2       1     3
       (D) 1 3        4   2                                     (C) 4         2       3     1
                                                                (D) 1         3       4     2
65. List – I                    List – II
    Agriculture Input          Subsidy during             65. gê¼™é – I                            gê¼™é – II
                                 2008–09 (%)                    ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$ E™éµ§æþMæü        2008–09 ÌZ
 a) Fertilizer                1. 20.61                                                          çÜàÄæý$«§æþ¯èþÐèþ$$
 b) Electricity               2. 47.60                     a) GÆæÿ$Ðèþ#Ë$                1. 20.61%
 c) Irrigation                3. 17.08                     b) ѧæþ$řŒþÔèýMìü¢           2. 47.60%
 d) Other subsidies           4. 14.71                     c) ±sìý´ëÆæÿ$§æþË             3. 17.08%
                                                           d) C™èþÆæÿ {§æþÐèþÅ çÜàÄæý*Ë$ 4. 14.71%
       Codes :
           a b        c   d                                   MøyŠþÞ :
       (A) 4 3        1   2                                          a b c d
                                                              (A) 4 3 1 2
       (B) 3 4        2   1
                                                              (B) 3 4 2 1
       (C) 1 2        3   4                                   (C) 1 2 3 4
       (D) 2 3        4   1                                   (D) 2 3 4 1
66. List – I                   List – II                  66. gê¼™é – I                          gê¼™é – II
                                                            a) AÐèþMæü˯èþ                  1. ѰÄñý*Væü§éÆæÿ$° Ñ$Væü$Ë$
       (Techniques)           (Applications)
 a) Differentiation       1. Consumer surplus               b) çÜÐèþ*Mæü˯èþ                2. ÐéÅMø^èþ™èþÓÐèþ$$
 b) Integration           2. Elasticity
                                                            c) E™éµ§æþMæü&E™èþµ†¢ ÑÔóýçÏÙ×ý 3. ç³ÇÑ$™èþ$˙ø Mæü*yìþ¯èþ
 c) Input-output analysis 3. Optimisation
                             subject to                                                        AÀËçÙ×îýÄæý$™èþ
                             constraints                    d) HMæüçœ*™èþ {ç³×êãMæü         4. A ™èþÆæÿ ç³Ç{ÔèýÐèþ$Ë
 d) Linear programming 4. Inter Industry                                                       çÜ º «§éË$
                             relationships                     MøyŠþÞ :
    Codes :                                                         a         b       c     d
        a b c d
                                                                (A) 2         1       4     3
    (A) 2 1 4 3
    (B) 3 4 2 1                                                 (B) 3         4       2     1
    (C) 4 3 1 2                                                 (C) 4         3       1     2
    (D) 1 2 3 4                                                 (D) 1         2       3     4

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 67. Which of the following is not correct ?                67. {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ çÜÇM>°¨ H¨
     (A) Classical range – Monetary policy                      (A) çÜ {ç³§éÄæý$ Ðé§æþ$Ë ÐéÅí³¢ – {§æþÐèþÅ Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$
     (B) Neo-classical range – Income policy                    (B) ¯èþÐèþÅ çÜ {ç³§éÄæý$Ðé§æþ$Ë ÐéÅí³¢ – B§éÄæý$
     (C) Keynesian range – Fiscal policy                                                                          Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$
     (D) Intermediate range – Both fiscal and                     (C) Mîü¯ŒþÞ ÐéÅí³¢ – MøÔèý Ñ«§é¯èþÐèþ$$
                                monetary                          (D) Ðèþ$«§æþÅ ™èþÆæÿà ÐéÅí³¢ – {§æþÐèþÅ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ MøÔèý Ñ«§é¯éË$
                                policies                                                              Æðÿ yæþ$
 68. Which one of the following is not correctly            68. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ çÜÇV> f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþ°¨ H¨ ?
     matched ?
                                                                   (A) ¼. Mðü. MðüÄæý*Ë           – ÐèþÅMæü¢ çÜÆ>Ó XM>ÆæÿÐèþ$$
     (A) B.K. Keayala      –Explicit concensus
     (B) Marakesh declaration – Patent Laws                     (B) Ðèþ$ÆæÿMóü‹Ù {ç³Mæür¯èþ – õ³sñý sŒý ^èþsêtË$
     (C) Dunkel declaration – Tariffs and Trade                 (C) yæþ Mðǚý {ç³Mæür¯èþ – çÜ$ M>Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ ÐèþÆæÿ¢Mæü
     (D) Doha declaration – Social clause                       (D) §øçßý {ç³Mæür¯èþ – ÝëÐèþ*hMæü ÐéMæüÅÐèþ$$
 69. Which one of the following is not correctly            69. {Mìü ¨ ÐésìýÌZ çÜÇV> f™èþç³Ææÿ^èþºyæþ°¨ H¨ ?
     matched ?
                                                                (A) ÐèþÅÐèþÝëÄæý$Ðèþ$$ – çßýǙèþ Ñç³ÏÐèþÐèþ$$
     (A) Agriculture – Green Revolution
                                                                (B) TRYSEM – çÜÓÄæý$ E§øÅW™èþ
     (B) TRYSEM – Self Employment
                                                                (C) MGNREGS – Ðóþ™èþ¯èþ E§øÅW™èþ
     (C) MGNREGS – Wage Employment
     (D) IRDP        – Urban Basic Services                     (D) IRDP                    – ç³rt×ý Ðèþ˜ãMæü õÜÐèþË$

 70. Which one of the following is not correctly            70. {Mìü ¨ Ðé°ÌZ çÜÇM>°¨ H¨ ?
     matched ?                                                     (A) Væü$¯é²ÆŠÿ Ñ$Æ>žý – HíÜÄæý$¯Œþ {yéÐèþ*
     (A) G. Myrdal – Asian Drama
     (B) Karl Marx – Das Capital                                   (B) M>ƊÿÏ Ðèþ*ƊÿPüÞ       – §é‹Ü M>í³řý
     (C) Kuznets     – Strategy of Economic                       (C) Mæü$gñý²sŒýÞ             – [Ýëtri B‹œ GMæü¯éÑ$MŠü
                        Development                                                              yðþÐèþˋ³Ððþ$ sŒý
     (D) Nurkse R. – Problems of Capital
                        formation in Under                        (D) ¯èþƊÿPüÞ BƊÿ.          – {´ëºÏЌþ$Þ B‹œ M>í³řý ¸ëÆóÿÃçÙ¯Œþ
                        Developed Countries                                                      C¯Œþ B yæþƊÿ yðþÐèþˋ³z Mæü {sîý‹Ü
                Para - Phrasing                                                   Para - Phrasing
(Q. 71 - 75) : Answer the questions from 71 to            VæüÐèþ$°Mæü : {Mìü ¨ ÐéÅçÜÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ^èþ¨Ñ, 71 ¯èþ$ yìþ 75 ÐèþÆæÿMæü$ Ðèþ#¯èþ²
               75 by reading the following passage                     {ç³Ôèý²ËMæü$ fÐéº$Ë$ {ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ$$
Major Pillar of the Post- Washington Consensus            Ðóþ$fƊÿ í³ËÏÆŠÿ B‹œ §æþ ´ù‹Üt ÐéíÙ Væüt¯Œþ çÜÆ>ÓÐðþ*§éË A¯èþ ™èþÆæÿ M>Ë ÌZ
is the identification of poverty reduction as an          BǦM>ÀÐèþ–¨®Mìü {õ³Ææÿ×ý Mæü͵ ^èþyæþ Mæü sôý õ³§æþÇMæü ™èþVæü$Y§æþ˰ AÀÐèþ–
immediate objective of development assistance
rather than a consequence of the economic
                                                          ¨® çÜàÄæý$ Äñý$$MæüP çܙèþÓÆæÿ ˄æüüÅ V> Væü$Ç¢ ^èþyæþ fÇW ¨.
growth the assistance is designed to stimulate.           çÜçßýf V>, çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™éÓ°² ò³ ´÷ ¨ ^èþyæþ Mæü sôý çÜÐèþ$Ææÿ¦™èþ¯èþ$
By nature, market competition is a strong                 ò³ ´÷ ¨ ^ó þ ç ³ ÇMæ ü Ææ ÿ V> Ðè þ *Æð ÿPsŒ ý ´ùsî ý ° ¿êÑ ^è þ yæ þ
instrument for increasing economic efficiency             fÆæÿ$Væü$™èþ$ ¨. õ³§æþÇMæü ™èþVæü$Y§æþË çܙèþÓÆæÿ ˄æüüÅ V> ¿êÑ ^èþºyìþ™óþ,
but not an instrument for improving equity. If            Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý §éÓÆ> ËÀ _¯èþ B§éÄæý*°² õ³§æþÐéÇMìü A¯èþ$Mæü*Ë V>
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poverty reduction is considered an overarching           ç ³ #¯è þ @ ç ³ í ³ ×î ý ^ó þ Äæ ý $sê°Mì ü Ðè þ *Æð ÿ Psô ý ™è þ Ææ ÿ ç ³ ÇMæ ü Æ>˯è þ $
immediate objective, non market instruments
may have to be used to redistribute market-              ѰÄñ ý *W ^è þ Ðè þ Ëí Ü Ðè þ # r$ ¨. A§ó þ M>Mæ ü , ÝëÐè þ *hMæ ü V>
produced income in favour of the poor. More over,        A XMæüÇ ^èþºyìþ¯èþ iÐèþ¯é°Mìü çÜÇç³yæþ$ Mæü±çÜ B§éÄæý$ Mæü sôý ™èþMæü$PÐèþ
if poverty is viewed not simply as receipt of a          B§éÄæý$ ´÷ §æþyæþ õ³§æþÇMæü A° °ÆæÿÓ^èþ¯èþ ^óþÄæý$yæþ Mæü sôý
less than socially allowable minimum
subsistence income, but also as a restrictions           "Ðè þ *¯è þ Ðè þ ÝëÐè þ $Ææ ÿ¦ Å ç ³ ÇÑ$™è þ Ðè þ $Ðè þ yæ þ ' A° AÐè þ $Ææ ÿ¢ Å õܯŒ þ
in human capability, in the sense used by                õ³ÆöP¯èþ²rÏÆÿ$$™óþ, ѧæþÅ, ÐðþO§æþÅ , ÝëÐèþ*hMæü ¿æý{§æþ™é ÐèþËÄæý*˯èþ$
Amartya Sen, then social services such as,               Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsôý™èþÆæÿ Ðèþ*Æ>YË §éÓÆ> õ³§æþÐéÇMìü çÜÐèþ$Mæü*ÆæÿaÐèþËíÜÐèþ# r$ ¨.
education, health and social safety nets must
be delivered to the poor through non-market              ò³O Æðÿ yæþ$ çÜ¢ ¿ê˯èþ$ MæüËç³yæþ §éÓÆ> {糿æý$™èþÓ , ´ûÆæÿ çÜÐèþ*f
channels. Linking these two pillars brings to the        Ððþ$$§æþËVæü$ Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsôý™èþÆæÿ çÜ Ýë¦Væü™èþ ÐèþÅÐèþçÜ¦Ë {´ëÐèþ$$Qřèþ¯èþ$
fore the importance of non-market institutions           ÐðþË$Væü$ÌZ°Mìü ™óþÐèþyæþ fÆæÿ$Væü$™èþ$ ¨
such as Government and Civil society.
                                                           71. ÐéíÙ VŠür¯Œþ çÜÆ>ÓÐðþ*§éË ™èþÆ>ӆM>Ë ÌZ AÀÐèþ–¨®
 71. What is the objective of development
     assistance during post Washington                         çÜàÄæý$ Äñý$$MæüP ˄æüüÅ H¨ ?
     consensus period ?                                        (A) E§øÅVæü Mæü˵¯èþ
     (A) Employment generation                                 (B) õ³§æþÇM>°² ™èþWY ^èþyæþ
     (B) Poverty reduction                                     (C) Ýë íœ$Mæü ¯éÅÄæý$Ðèþ$$
     (C) Social Justice                                        (D) BÆøV>Ű² ò³ ´÷ ¨ ^èþyæþ
     (D) Promotion of health
                                                           72. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPsŒý ´ùsîý ©°° {´ù™éÞíßýçÜ$¢ ¨
 72. Market Competition promotes                               (A) çÜÐèþ*¯èþ™èþÓÐèþ$$
     (A) Equity                                                (B) ѧæþÅ
     (B) Education
                                                               (C) ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦ÅÐèþ$$
     (C) Efficiency
                                                               (D) ç³Æ>ÅÐèþÆæÿ×ý {ç³Ðèþ*×ýÐèþ$$
     (D) Environmental quality
                                                           73. ½§æþÇM>°² AÐèþ$Ææÿ¢ÅõܯŒþ H Ñ«§æþ V> °ÆæÿÓ_ _¯éyæþ$ ?
 73. How does Amartya Sen define poverty ?
     (A) Failure to get required income                        (A) çÜÇç³yæþ$ B§éÄæý$Ðèþ$$¯èþ$ ´÷ §æþÌôýMæü´ùÐèþyæþ
     (B) Failure to get required food                          (B) çÜÇç³yæþ$ BàÆ>°² ´÷ §æþÌôýMæü´ùÐèþyæþ
     (C) Failure to get adequate calories                      (C) çÜÇç³yæþ$ ÔèýMìü¢° ´÷ §æþÌôýMæü´ùÐèþyæþ
     (D) Restriction in human capability                       (D) Ðèþ*¯èþÐèþ ÝëÐèþ$Ææÿ¦Å ç³ÇÑ$™èþ V>Ðèþ# yæþr

 74. What are the social services ?                        74. HÑ Ýë íœ$Mæü õÜÐèþË$ ?
     (A) Education                                             (A) ѧæþÅ
     (B) Health                                                (B) ÐðþO§æþÅÐèþ$$
     (C) Social safety nets                                    (C) Ýë íœ$Mæü ¿æý{§æþ™èþ ÐèþËÄæý*Ë$
     (D) All the above                                         (D) ò³OÐèþ±²
 75. What are the non market institutions ?                75. Ðèþ*ÆðÿPr$ çÜ çܦË$ M>°Ñ HÑ ?
     (A) Religion        (B) Government                        (A) Ðèþ$™èþÐèþ$$                   (B) {糿æý$™èþÓÐèþ$$
     (C) Civil society   (D) Both B and C                      (C) ´ûÆæÿ çÜÐèþ*fÐèþ$$             (D) B, C Ë$ Æðÿ yæþ*

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