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Download NIOS 10th Class Oct 2015 214 Economics Question Paper

Download NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) Class 10 (Secondary) Oct 2015 214 Economics Question Paper

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51/AS/3 Set A

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ECONOMICS ( ?) (214)

This Question Paper consists of 34 questions and 7 printed pages.

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Roll No.
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Day and Date of Examination
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Code No.

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Signature of Invigilators 1.
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General Instructions :


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  1. Candidate must write his/her Roll Number on the first page of the Question Paper.

  2. Please check the Question Paper to verify that the total pages and total number of questions contained in the Question Paper are the same as those printed on the top of the first page. Also check to see that the questions are in sequential order.

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  3. For the objective type of questions, you have to choose any one of the four alternatives given in the question i.e. (A), (B), (C) or (D) and indicate your correct answer in the Answer-Book given to you.

  4. All the questions including objective type questions are to be answered within the allotted time and no separate time limit is fixed for answering objective type questions.

  5. Making any identification mark in the Answer-Book or writing Roll Number anywhere other than the specified places will lead to disqualification of the candidate.

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  6. Write your Question Paper code No. 51/AS/3-A on the Answer-Book.

  7. (a) The Question Paper is in English/Hindi medium only. However, if you wish, you can answer in any one of the languages listed below :

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    English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Oriya, Gujarati, Konkani, Manipuri, Assamese, Nepali, Kashmiri, Sanskrit and Sindhi. You are required to indicate the language you have chosen to answer in the box provided in the Answer-Book.

    (b) If you choose to write the answer in the language other than Hindi and English, the responsibility for any errors/mistakes in understanding the question will be yours only.

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ECONOMICS ( ?) (214)

Time: 3 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 100

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Note: (1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it.

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(3) Each question from Q. Nos. 1 to 8 has four alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D) and out of which one is the most appropriate. Select the correct answer and write it in your answer-book against the number of question.

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(3) ? ? ? 1 ? 8 ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? (A), (B), (C) ? (D) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?


  1. Which one of the following is a non economic want ? 1

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    (A) Air (B) Mobile phone (C) Television (D) Car

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    (A) ? (B) ? ? (C) ? (D) ?
  2. Which one out of the following, is not a feature of a capitalist economy ? 1

    (A) Profit Motive (B) Absence of government interference

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    (C) Collective ownership of means of production (D) Freedom of Enterprise

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    (A) ? ? ? (B) ? ? ? ?

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    (C) ? ? ? ? ? ? (D) ? ? ?
  3. An economic system which combines government planning with the free market economy, is called : 1

    (A) Capitalism (B) Socialism

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    (C) Mixed Economic System (D) None of the above

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    (A) ? (B) ?

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  4. Kendriya Bhandar is a production unit in the form of : 1

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    (A) Corporation (B) Partnership

    (C) Co-Operative Society (D) Private Non-Profit Organization

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    (A) ? (B) ?

    (C) ? ? (D) ? ?-? ?
  5. Output per unit of a variable input is : 1

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    (A) Marginal Product (B) Average Product

    (C) Total Product (D) None of the above

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    (A) ? ? (B) ? ?

    (C) ? ? (D) ? ? ? ?

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  6. Needle and thread are examples of : 1

    (A) Complementary goods (B) Substitute goods

    (C) Inferior goods (D) Luxury goods

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    (A) ? ? (B) ? ?

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    (C) ? ? (D) ? ?
  7. Which one of the following is a variable ? 1

    (A) Intelligence level of a boy (B) Bravery

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    (C) Beauty of a girl (D) Height of students

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    (A) ? ? ? ? ? (B) ?

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    (C) ? ? ? ? (D) ? ? ?
  8. Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource ? 1

    (A) Trees in the forest (B) Fish in the ocean

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    (C) Coal in the coal-field (D) None of the above

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    (A) ? ? ? (B) ? ? ?

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  9. Mention two examples of your economic wants in daily life and justify why they are economic wants. 2

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  10. Define an economy. What are the two basis on which it is differentiated ? 2

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  11. Distinguish between labour - intensive technology and capital - intensive technology. 2

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  12. If for producing 50 units of a commodity, a total cost of ? 1,000 was incurred, out of this, total fixed cost was ? 400. Calculate its total variable cost and average cost. 2

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  13. Define the law of demand with the help of an hypothetical schedule. 2

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  14. On the basis of the following schedule in the given market, when (i) the given price is ? 10 (ii) the given price is ? 7. 2

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    Price (?/unit)Quantity demanded (units)Quantity supplied (units)
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  15. Explain the 'medium of exchange' function of money. 2

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  16. Why a simple bar diagram is called ‘one-dimensional diagram'? Explain. 2

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  17. What are the effects of water pollution ? 2

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  18. How can you contribute to sustainable development by “Recycling” ? Give examples from your daily life. 2

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  19. Explain how do wants arise and grow. 4

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  20. Distinguish between a developed economy and a developing economy. 4

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  21. Explain the Law of Diminishing Marginal Product. 4

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  22. Give the meaning of normal goods and inferior goods. Give relevant examples. 4

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  23. Explain any two major demerits of the barter system which led to the need for money. 4

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  24. Suppose, you have purchased first an auto-rickshaw, which insurance policy will you take? Explain the process involved in the insurance policy taken by you. 4

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  25. Define secondary data and mention any two sources of published data. 4

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  26. Explain how statistics are always quantitative in nature and are affected by multiplicity of causes. 4

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  27. Arrange the marks obtained by 25 students in a continuous series taking 10 as the class interval. (Use exclusive method) : 4

    5 25 80 20 40 9 12 55 7 70 15 2 60 75 48 0 30 45 79 44 10 8 50 65 76

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    25 ? ? ? ? 10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (? ? ? ? ?) :

    5 25 80 20 40 9 12 55 7 70 15 2 60 75 48 0 30 45 79 44 10 8 50 65 76

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  28. Explain the two reasons for the slow growth of per capita income in India. 4

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  29. On the basis of the various Five Year Plans launched by the Government of India, what in your opinion led to the introduction of Annual Plans from 1966 - 69, 1979-80 and 1990-92. Give reason. 4

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    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1966 - 69, 1979-80 ? 1990-92 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  30. Explain the role of various agencies around the world in stopping the harmful effects of resource depletion and other environmental problems. 4

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  31. Explain the factors responsible for the upward slope of the supply curve. 6

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  32. Describe any two factors that have led the service sector to contribute the maximum to the national income of India. 6

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  33. Explain the role played by the government in controlling prices of various commodities. 6

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  34. How do the NGO's help the aggrieved party in case of seller giving a cold shoulder to it ? 6

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