Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) 2006 B.A Political Science Public Economics - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2006
(Examination at the end of Final Year)
Part II - Economics
Paper III - PUBLIC ECONOMICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks

part A - (2 X 20 = 40 marks)
ans any 2 of the subsequent.

1. discuss the principle of Maximum social advantage and explain the Dalton.s tests of social advantage measurement.

2. explain the hypothesis of .Increasing Governmental Activity. of growth of public expenditure.

3. Critically review the Centre-State financial relations in India.

PART B - (3 X 15 = 45 marks)
ans any 3 of the subsequent.

4. Distinguish ranging from private and public sector.

5. discuss the merits and demerits of direct and indirect taxes.

6. explain the effects of public debt on savings and investment.

7. Distinguish ranging from avg. and Marginal pricing policy.

8. discuss the Peacock-Wiseman hypothesis of growth of public expenditure.

9. explain the advantages and limitations of Zero Base Budgeting.

10. discuss the patterns in growth of non-tax revenue of the Central Government.

PART C - (3 X five = 15 marks)
ans any 3 of the subsequent.

11. Administrative revenues. 12. Scale effect on public expenditure.

13. Central Government subsidies. 14. Corporation tax.

15. External Debt. 16. Disinvestment process.

Earning:   Approval pending.