Annamalai University 2007 B.A BUSINESS ECONOMICS - INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2007
( BUSINESS ECONOMICS )
( 3rd YEAR )
INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
December ] [ Time : three Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
part - A (8 × five = 40)
ans any 8 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
1. Analyse the major factors that influence the
development of an economy.
2. How is the rapid increase in the population
of India an impediment in its economic
development.
3. elaborate the main causes of inequality in the
distribution of national income in India ?
4. Examine the kinds of rural unemployment in
India.
5. How far have technological modifications affected
agriculture in India ?
6. What is food subsidy and what is its
justification ?
7. provide the reasons for the slow progress of
trade union movement in India.
8. What do you mean by the term ?privatisation? ?
9. Examine the relationship ranging from
unemployment and poverty.
10. explain the causes for foreign trade deficits.
part - B (3 × 20 = 60)
ans any 3 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
11. explain the features of Indian economy. Do
you think that Indian economy is an
underdeveloped economy ?
12. elaborate the causes of unemployment in
India ? Critically examine the policy of the
Government of India to remove unemployment.
13. What were the institutional reforms carried
out by the Indian Government to promote
growth rate of agricultural sector ?
14. Do you think that indigenous Indian industries
require government protection against
multinational corporations ? provide reasons in
support of your argument.
15. elaborate the main defects of Indian Taxation
system ? explain the different tax reforms
undertaken by the Government since, 1991.

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