TNOU Model Question Paper : Business Economics

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Economics/Business Economics MONETARY ECONOMICS :
1. What is Money?
2. State Grashams law.
3. Define trade cycle.
4. What is inflation?
5. Define commercial banks.
PART B — (4 * 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
6. Describe the functions of money.
7. Explain the types of inflation.
8. Discuss the functions of Commercial Banks.
9. Explain the functions of Central Bank.
10. Discuss the role of RBI in Agricultural development of India.
11. Explain the objectives and limitations of Monetary Policy.
12. Discuss the importance of capital and money market.

MICRO ECONOMICS :
PART A — (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
1. Distinguish between Micro and Macro Economics.
2. State the law of diminishing marginal utility.
3. Distinguish between elastic and inelastic demand.
4. Distinguish between Total Cost and Marginal Cost.
5. Define Monopoly.
PART B — (4 * 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
6. State and explain the law of demand.
7. What are the properties of an indifference curve?
8. Explain the Malthusian theory of population.
9. What are the characteristics of perfect competition? How is price determined under it?
10. Explain the characteristics of monopolistic competition.
11. Explain Ricardian theory of Rent.

INDIAN ECONOMY :
SECTION A — (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following.
1. What are the causes for low capital formation in India?
2. Discuss the contribution of agriculture to India’s economic development.
3. Explain the significance of private sector in Indian economy.
4. What are the causes for regional disparities in India?
5. State the importance of foreign trade for economic development of India.
SECTION B — (4 * 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
6. Explain the characteristics of Indian Economy.
7. Discuss about the population policy in India.
8. Examine the methods of calculating national income and explain the difficulties in the calculation of national income.
9. Analyse the various methods of poverty eradication programme in India.
10. Make a critical appraisal of green revolution in India.
11. What are the problems of sugar industry?
12. Explain the consequences of rapid increase in population in India.

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK WITH COMMUNITIES (COMMUNITY ORGANISATION)
SECTION A — (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
1. Explain the types of communities.
2. Write the importance of community power.
3. Discuss the process of community organisation.
4. Write the purpose and types of NGOs.
5. Social Action as a method of Social Work – Explain.
SECTION B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
6. Describe the concept and characteristics of communities.
7. Discuss the system available to solve the social problems in the communities.
8. Explain the concept and principles of community organisation.
9. Community organisation could be effectively applied in Health setting. Explain with examples.
10. Explain elaborately Karl Marx approaches to Social action.
11. Discuss the concept and principles of people participation.
12. Describe the various models of social action.

Psychology BASIC PSYCHOLOGY — II
PART A — (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
Each answer not to exceed 1 page.
1. Types of Memory.
2. Reinforcement.
3. WAIS.
4. Problems-solving.
5. Interview.
PART B — (4 * 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
Each answer not to exceed 4 pages.
6. Define learning. Explain classical conditioning and its principles.
7. Define Intelligence. Explain the individual differences in intelligence.
8. Define thinking. Explain the stages in creative thinking.
9. Define concept. Explain the types of concepts.
10. Describe the stages of piaget’s theory of intellectual development.
11. Describe the Defence mechanism of the ego.
12. Define personality. Explain the Assessment of personality.