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before they attempt for the final exam also, they will know if they are
prepared for the exam completely or not. They can test their knowledge for all
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are no mistakes happening in the final paper. they can also mark themselves for
correct and wrong answers.
Structure
of CBSE Class 12th Economics Model Paper 2020
Economics the paper will be
of three hours and a total of 80 marks. the paper will consist of 34 questions
All the questions are compulsory.
i) Question numbers 1 - 10 and 18 - 27 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. They are
required
to be answered
in one word or one sentence
each.
ii) Question
number 11 - 12
and 28 - 29 are short-answer questions
caring 3 marks each.
Answers to them should not normally exceed 60-80 words
each.
iii) Question
number 13 - 15
and 30 - 32 are also short-answer
questions carrying
4 marks each.
Answers to them should
not normally exceed 80-100 words each
iv) Question number 16 - 17 and
33 - 34 are a long answer
questions carrying 6 marks each.
Answers to them should not
normally exceed 100-150 words each
v) Should be brief
and to the point and
the above word limit has adhered to as far as possible.
SECTION - A (Macro Economics)
Q1. Value of Money Multiplier ………………(increases/decreases/remains unchanged) with an increase in Cash Reserve
Ratio.
(Fill up
the
blank with correct
alternative)
Q2. Define an intermediate good.
Q3. Average The propensity to Consume can never be ………………………...
(choose the correct alternative)
a) positive b) zero
c) more than one d) less than one
Q4. Name any two quantitative tools
to control credit creation in an economy.
Or
What
are demand deposits?
Q5. The monetary policy generally targets
to ensure………….……
(Choose
the correct alternative)
a) price stability in the
economy
b) employment generation
in the country.
c) stable foreign relations.
d) greater tax collections
for the government.
Q6. In an economy, break-even point and equilibrium point may lie at the same level of income, if ex-ante investments are
…………………
(Fill up
the blank with the correct answer)
Q7. State whether the given statement
is true
or
false:
‘Managed Floating Exchange Rate is decided by market forces but remains within a
specific range as decided
by
central bank’.
Q8. The formula to calculate Primary deficit is
…………..…
(Fill up
the
blank with the correct answer)
Q9. From the set of statements given in Column I and Column II, choose the
correct pair of statements:
Column I
|
Column II
|
a) Export
of software to France
|
(i) Debit side of the current account
|
b) Import of Machinery from
China
|
(ii) Capital Account of Balance of
Payments
|
c) Remittances to
relative staying abroad
|
(iii) Debit side of Current Account of Balance of
Payments
|
d) Investment by Apple
phones firm in India
|
(iv) Credit side of Current Account of Balance of
Payments
|
Q10. Government expenditure on Mid-Day Meal scheme running in government (state
run) schools are a type of ……………….……….. expenditure
in the government budget. (Fill up
the
blank with correct
answer)
Q11. “India's GDP is expected to
expand
7.5% in 2019-20: World Bank” –The
Economic Times.
Does the given statement mean that the welfare of people of India increases at the same
rate? Comment with reason.
Q.12 Calculate the value of Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC), if in an economy,
autonomous consumption is `500 cores, ex-ante investments are `4000crores and the equilibrium level of income of the economy is
`18,000 crores.
Or
Suppose in a hypothetical economy, the savings increase by `20 crores when
national income increases by `100 crores. Compute the additional investments needed to attain an increase in national
income by `6,000 crores?
Q13. Discuss any one of the following functions of a central bank:
a) As the government’s
bank b) Open market
operations.
Q14. “Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net seller in the Indian capital
markets over the last few weeks”. - The
Economic Times.
State and discuss the likely effects of the given statement on the foreign exchange rate with reference to
the Indian
Economy.
Or
‘Many large Multinational Corporations (MNCs) have recently shifted their
investments from China and have started their production in India, thereby boosting the Make in India plans of the Government’.
Presuming other factors being constant,
discuss the effects of the given statement on
Foreign Exchange rates with
reference to
the Indian
Economy.
Q15. Elaborate on the objective of ‘reallocation of resources’ in the government budget
Q16. a) ‘Real Gross
Domestic Product is a better indicator of economic growth than the Nominal Gross Domestic Product’.
Do you agree with
the given statement? Support your answer
with
a suitable numerical example.
b) Calculate ‘Depreciation
on Capital Asset’ from
the following data
S.no
|
Particulars
|
Amount (in `crores)
|
i.
|
The capital value of the asset
|
1,000
|
ii.
|
Estimated life of
the asset
|
20 years
|
iii.
|
Scrap Value
|
Nil
|
Or
a) ‘Circular flow of income in a two-sector economy is based
on the axiom that one’s expenditure is other’s income’.
Do you agree
with the given statement? Support your
answer with valid reasons.
b)
Calculate compensation of employees from the
following data:
S.no
|
Particulars
|
Amount (in ` crores)
|
i.
|
Profit after tax
|
20
|
ii.
|
Interest
|
45
|
iii.
|
Gross
Domestic Product at Market Price
|
200
|
iv
|
Goods
and Service Tax
|
10
|
v
|
Consumption
of Fixed Capital
|
50
|
vi
|
Rent
|
25
|
vii
|
Corporate
Tax
|
5
|
Q17. ‘An economy is operating at under-employment level of income’. What is meant by the given statement? Discuss one fiscal measure and one monetary measure to tackle
the situation.
SECTION-B (Indian Economic Development)
Q18. Name any two
taxes which were subsumed in Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Q19. State whether the following statement
is true
or false:
‘The latest demonetization of currency was undertaken by the Government of India on November 8, 2016’.
Q20. Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column II by matching them
with respective terms in Column I:
Column-I
|
Column-II
|
A. Land Ceiling
|
i. Increase in production of food grain using high yielding
variety of seeds.
|
B. Land reforms
|
ii. A portion of agricultural products sold in the market
|
C. Green Revolution
|
iii. Fixing the maximum limit of land holding for an
individual.
|
D. Marketed Surplus
|
iv. Change in the ownership of land (land to
tillers)
|
Q21. Agriculture marketing does
not comprise of ……………..…
(Choose
the correct alternative)
a) Transportation
of the product to the market place
for sale.
b) Grading of
the products according to the quality.
c) Storage of the produce for sale in the future.
d) Credit has taken to meet expenditure
on agriculture.
Q22. Under ………………………type of unemployment, marginal product gained by employing one additional unit of labor
is zero.
(Fill up
the blank with correct
answer)
Or
………………………… an indicator which is used for analyzing the employment
situation
of a country.
(Fill up
the
blank with the correct answer)
Q23. In 1955, Karve committee was
constituted for aiming the…..……………
(Fill up the blank with the correct answer)
Q24. Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column II by matching them
with respective terms in Column I
Column-I
|
Column-II
|
A. Study Group formed by Planning Commission for
Poverty
|
i. 2005
|
B. ‘Task Force on Projections of the Minimum Needs
and Effective Consumption Demand’
|
ii. 1962
|
C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act
|
iii. 2014
|
D. Jan Dhan Yojana
|
iv. 1979
|
Choose the correct alternative:
a) ii , iii
, iv , i
b) iii ,
ii , i, iv
c) i , ii ,
iii , iv
d) ii , iv
, i, iii
Q25. Solar energy can be converted into electricity with the help of
……….……………………. (Photovoltaic cell/Lithium cells).
(Fill up
the
blank with correct
alternative)
Q26. Arrange
the following events of China in chronological
order and choose the correct alternative:
i. Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
ii. Great Leap Forward
campaign
iii. Introduction of Economic Reforms
iv. First five-year plan
Choose
the correct alternative:
a) ii,
iv, iii,
i
b) iv,
ii, i, iii
c) ii,
iv, i,
iii
d) iv, i, ii,
iii
Q27. Introduction of Economic Reform in Pakistan took place
in…………… (Choose
the correct alternative)
a) 1978 b) 1980 c)1988 d) 1991
Q28. “Recently Indians have drifted away from the traditional knowledge and practices and caused large scale damage to the environment”.
Explain how adopting traditional practices can be helpful in achieving the objective of sustainable development?
Or
‘Power sector in India has major issues with its installed
capacity’. Discuss the given statement
Q29. ‘Education Commission 1964-66
had recommended that at least 6 percent of GDP
must be spent on education’. How
far India has
been able to achieve the said goal?
Q30. ‘The opening up of the Indian economy has led to a rapid increase in Foreign Direct
Investments and Foreign Exchange Reserves of the country’. Defend or refute the
given statement.
Q31. Define the following terms
a) Disinvestment b) Import Substitution
OR
Define the following terms
a) Outsourcing b)
Quota
Q32. Answer the following questions on the basis of the following data:
a) Comment upon the population growth rates among
the three countries.
b) Which
country has most
skewed in sex ratio?
Country
|
Estimated
Population (in million)
|
Annual
Growth of Population (in%)
|
Sex
Ratio
|
India
|
1311
|
1.2
|
929
|
China
|
1371
|
0.5
|
941
|
Pakistan
|
188
|
2.1
|
947
|
Q33.
“Rural Economic development is essential
for Indian Economic development”.
Do you agree with the given statement? Support your answer with valid reasons.
Q.34 ‘In spite of the increase in public
health expenditure Indian Health System is an ailing the system in itself’. Defend the statement citing any three major problems of
Health the sector in India.
Or
Study the following chart showing the Growth of Employment and Gross Domestic Product
and analyze the trend
of the two variables from 1990-2012.
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