CBSE Class 11 Economics Sample Paper - 14 | Economics for Grade 11 PDF Download

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Duration: 3 hours   Marks:100 
 
General instructions: 
i. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence. 
ii. Answer to questions carrying 3 mark may be from 60 words. 
iii. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 mark may be about 70 words. 
iv. Answer to questions carrying 6 mark may be about 100 words. 
v. Attempt all parts of question together marks are given at the end of each question. 
 
 
Section-A 
[Indian Economic Development] 
1. Which of the following industries are reserved for the public sector? [1] 
i. DefenseEquipment 
ii. Atomic energy generation 
iii. Cement  
iv. Both (a) and (b) 
2. SJSRY stands for: [1] 
i. Swarna Jayanti Shari Rozgar Yojana 
ii. Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana 
iii. Sampooma Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana 
iv. None of these 
3. In the year _______, Indian Government made free and compulsory education for age group of 6 – 
14 years. [1] 
i. 2001 
ii. 2002 
iii. 2003 
iv. 2007 
4. What is micro finance? [1] 
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Duration: 3 hours   Marks:100 
 
General instructions: 
i. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence. 
ii. Answer to questions carrying 3 mark may be from 60 words. 
iii. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 mark may be about 70 words. 
iv. Answer to questions carrying 6 mark may be about 100 words. 
v. Attempt all parts of question together marks are given at the end of each question. 
 
 
Section-A 
[Indian Economic Development] 
1. Which of the following industries are reserved for the public sector? [1] 
i. DefenseEquipment 
ii. Atomic energy generation 
iii. Cement  
iv. Both (a) and (b) 
2. SJSRY stands for: [1] 
i. Swarna Jayanti Shari Rozgar Yojana 
ii. Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana 
iii. Sampooma Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana 
iv. None of these 
3. In the year _______, Indian Government made free and compulsory education for age group of 6 – 
14 years. [1] 
i. 2001 
ii. 2002 
iii. 2003 
iv. 2007 
4. What is micro finance? [1] 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
5. Discuss the adverse effects of partition of the country on the agriculture sector. [3] 
6. What is meant by privatization? What are the two ways in which privatization can be done? [3] 
7. Discuss the need for promoting women education in India. [3] 
8. What is meant by diversification of crop production? [4] 
9. Why and how was private sector regulated under the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956? [5] 
10. Write short note: [5] 
i. Growth-oriented approach. 
ii. Determination of Poverty line. 
11. Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the Industrial policy pursued by the British colonial 
administration.  [6] 
12. What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector? [6] 
13. State and explain the main problems of human capital formation in India?  [6] 
14. Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in 
 India.  [6] 
  
Section-B 
[Statistics for Economics] 
15. Basis reason for existence of economic problem is: [1] 
i. Unlimited wants 
ii. Scarcity 
iii. Alternative uses 
iv. None of these
16. Primary data is preferred over secondary data where: [1] 
i. Time available is short 
ii. Accuracy is important 
iii. Sufficient finance is not available 
iv. Much accuracy is not required 
17. What is meant by dispersion? [1] 
18. Which method would you use if there is some common factor of the deviation of the items? [1] 
19. Discuss the importance of statistics in Business.  [3] 
20. Find out mode of the following series: [3] 
 
 
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Duration: 3 hours   Marks:100 
 
General instructions: 
i. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence. 
ii. Answer to questions carrying 3 mark may be from 60 words. 
iii. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 mark may be about 70 words. 
iv. Answer to questions carrying 6 mark may be about 100 words. 
v. Attempt all parts of question together marks are given at the end of each question. 
 
 
Section-A 
[Indian Economic Development] 
1. Which of the following industries are reserved for the public sector? [1] 
i. DefenseEquipment 
ii. Atomic energy generation 
iii. Cement  
iv. Both (a) and (b) 
2. SJSRY stands for: [1] 
i. Swarna Jayanti Shari Rozgar Yojana 
ii. Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana 
iii. Sampooma Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana 
iv. None of these 
3. In the year _______, Indian Government made free and compulsory education for age group of 6 – 
14 years. [1] 
i. 2001 
ii. 2002 
iii. 2003 
iv. 2007 
4. What is micro finance? [1] 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
5. Discuss the adverse effects of partition of the country on the agriculture sector. [3] 
6. What is meant by privatization? What are the two ways in which privatization can be done? [3] 
7. Discuss the need for promoting women education in India. [3] 
8. What is meant by diversification of crop production? [4] 
9. Why and how was private sector regulated under the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956? [5] 
10. Write short note: [5] 
i. Growth-oriented approach. 
ii. Determination of Poverty line. 
11. Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the Industrial policy pursued by the British colonial 
administration.  [6] 
12. What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector? [6] 
13. State and explain the main problems of human capital formation in India?  [6] 
14. Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in 
 India.  [6] 
  
Section-B 
[Statistics for Economics] 
15. Basis reason for existence of economic problem is: [1] 
i. Unlimited wants 
ii. Scarcity 
iii. Alternative uses 
iv. None of these
16. Primary data is preferred over secondary data where: [1] 
i. Time available is short 
ii. Accuracy is important 
iii. Sufficient finance is not available 
iv. Much accuracy is not required 
17. What is meant by dispersion? [1] 
18. Which method would you use if there is some common factor of the deviation of the items? [1] 
19. Discuss the importance of statistics in Business.  [3] 
20. Find out mode of the following series: [3] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
Class Interval 0 - 5 5- 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 
Frequency 2 4 15 6 7 
 
21. The availability of fresh water may become the most crucial problem over the coming decades. 
Enumerate some of the steps which need to be taken to save water? [3] 
22. Convert the following cumulative frequency series into simple frequencyseries. 
 
Marks No. of Students 
Less than 20 10 
Less than 40 18 
Less than 60 25 
Less than 80 45 
Less than 100 55 
 
23. You have unlimited wants and limited resources to satisfy them. Explain by giving two examples. [4] 
24. The sum of 10 values is 100 and the sum of their squares is 1090. Find the coefficient of  
variation.  [4] 
25. Distinguish between ‘primary data’ and ‘secondary data’. Which data is more reliable and why? [6] 
  
26. Following information pertains to the daily income of 150 families. Calculate the arithmetic mean. [6] 
 
 
Daily Income No. of families 
More than 75 150 
More than 85 140 
More than 95 115 
More than 105 95 
More than 115 70 
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Duration: 3 hours   Marks:100 
 
General instructions: 
i. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence. 
ii. Answer to questions carrying 3 mark may be from 60 words. 
iii. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 mark may be about 70 words. 
iv. Answer to questions carrying 6 mark may be about 100 words. 
v. Attempt all parts of question together marks are given at the end of each question. 
 
 
Section-A 
[Indian Economic Development] 
1. Which of the following industries are reserved for the public sector? [1] 
i. DefenseEquipment 
ii. Atomic energy generation 
iii. Cement  
iv. Both (a) and (b) 
2. SJSRY stands for: [1] 
i. Swarna Jayanti Shari Rozgar Yojana 
ii. Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana 
iii. Sampooma Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana 
iv. None of these 
3. In the year _______, Indian Government made free and compulsory education for age group of 6 – 
14 years. [1] 
i. 2001 
ii. 2002 
iii. 2003 
iv. 2007 
4. What is micro finance? [1] 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
5. Discuss the adverse effects of partition of the country on the agriculture sector. [3] 
6. What is meant by privatization? What are the two ways in which privatization can be done? [3] 
7. Discuss the need for promoting women education in India. [3] 
8. What is meant by diversification of crop production? [4] 
9. Why and how was private sector regulated under the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956? [5] 
10. Write short note: [5] 
i. Growth-oriented approach. 
ii. Determination of Poverty line. 
11. Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the Industrial policy pursued by the British colonial 
administration.  [6] 
12. What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector? [6] 
13. State and explain the main problems of human capital formation in India?  [6] 
14. Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in 
 India.  [6] 
  
Section-B 
[Statistics for Economics] 
15. Basis reason for existence of economic problem is: [1] 
i. Unlimited wants 
ii. Scarcity 
iii. Alternative uses 
iv. None of these
16. Primary data is preferred over secondary data where: [1] 
i. Time available is short 
ii. Accuracy is important 
iii. Sufficient finance is not available 
iv. Much accuracy is not required 
17. What is meant by dispersion? [1] 
18. Which method would you use if there is some common factor of the deviation of the items? [1] 
19. Discuss the importance of statistics in Business.  [3] 
20. Find out mode of the following series: [3] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
Class Interval 0 - 5 5- 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 
Frequency 2 4 15 6 7 
 
21. The availability of fresh water may become the most crucial problem over the coming decades. 
Enumerate some of the steps which need to be taken to save water? [3] 
22. Convert the following cumulative frequency series into simple frequencyseries. 
 
Marks No. of Students 
Less than 20 10 
Less than 40 18 
Less than 60 25 
Less than 80 45 
Less than 100 55 
 
23. You have unlimited wants and limited resources to satisfy them. Explain by giving two examples. [4] 
24. The sum of 10 values is 100 and the sum of their squares is 1090. Find the coefficient of  
variation.  [4] 
25. Distinguish between ‘primary data’ and ‘secondary data’. Which data is more reliable and why? [6] 
  
26. Following information pertains to the daily income of 150 families. Calculate the arithmetic mean. [6] 
 
 
Daily Income No. of families 
More than 75 150 
More than 85 140 
More than 95 115 
More than 105 95 
More than 115 70 
 
 
 
 
        
        
      
More than 125 60 
More than 135 40 
More than 145 25 
 
27. If the mean of the data given below is 28, find: [6] 
i. Missing frequency 
ii. Median of the series. 
 
Profit 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 
No. of shop 12 18 27 ? 17 6 
  
28. To check the quality of two brands of light bulbs, their life in burning hours was estimated as under 
for 100 bulbs of each brand.                  [6] 
Life 
(in hrs.) 
No. of Bulbs 
Brand A 
Brand B 
0 – 50 15 2 
50 – 100  20 8 
100 – 150  18 60 
150 – 200  25 25 
200 - 250 22 5 
 100 100 
 
i. Which brand gives higher life? 
ii. Which brand is more dependable?