Question papers of B.A. (Programme)
paper of 2010
Time:3Hours Maximum Marks:75
Note:- The maximum marks printed on the question paper are applicable for the students of the regular colleges (Cat. ‘A’). These marks will,however, be scaled up proportionately in respect of the students of NCWEB at the time of posting of awards for compilation of result.
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paper of 2010
Time:3Hours Maximum Marks:75
Note:- The maximum marks printed on the question paper are applicable for the students of the regular colleges (Cat. ‘A’). These marks will,however, be scaled up proportionately in respect of the students of NCWEB at the time of posting of awards for compilation of result.
(write your Roll No. on the top immediatly on receipt of this question paper.)
Attempt All questions.
1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words each:
(i) Why were soap-nut leaves so important for Gaviri?
1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words each:
(i) Why were soap-nut leaves so important for Gaviri?
(ii) In the poem ‘To Mother’, the speaker compares herself to various things. What are they?
(iii) What do you understand by the Chipko movement? What were its major concerns?
(iv) Do you think in the story ‘chocolate’ Abhay is adequately punished in the end?
(v) Why was the driver in the Bagchi household treated with respect?
(vi) What do protests like those by Nisha Sharma and Satyarani Chaddha teach us?
(vii) What do you think is the ‘inheritance’ that the older sister lives in the poem ‘Sisters’?
2. Answer any two of the following questions in about 75-100 words each:
(i) In the poem ‘Some People’-the speaker’s anger is at the lack of material things, but the greater anger is at the lack of non-material things. What are these?
(ii) What do you think Patrik Malnoy told his wife that prompted her to kill him?
(iii) Justify the title of Benegal’s film about Subhas Chandra Bose-’ The Forgotten Hero’.
(iv) Is Amalkanti’s dream different from that of the other boys in his school? if so, what does it tell us about him?
(i) In the poem ‘Some People’-the speaker’s anger is at the lack of material things, but the greater anger is at the lack of non-material things. What are these?
(ii) What do you think Patrik Malnoy told his wife that prompted her to kill him?
(iii) Justify the title of Benegal’s film about Subhas Chandra Bose-’ The Forgotten Hero’.
(iv) Is Amalkanti’s dream different from that of the other boys in his school? if so, what does it tell us about him?
3. read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
The song of birds is one of the liveliest sounds in nature. Sometimes when we are out in the country and we hear birds singing, it seems to us that they are calling back and forth, that they are telling one another something.
The fact is that birds do communicate with one another, just as many other animals do. Of course, at times, the sounds birds make are mere expressions of joy, just as we may make cries of ‘Oh!’ and ‘Ah!’. But for the most part, the sounds that birds make are attempts at communication.
A mother hen makes sounds that warn her chicks of danger and cause them to crouch down motionless. Then she gives another call which collects them together.
When wild birds migrate at night, they cry out. These cries may keep the birds together and help lost ones return to the flock.
But the language of birds is different from language as we use it. We use words to express ideas, and these words have to be learned. Birds don’t learns their language. It is an inborn instinct with them.
this doesn’t mean that birds can’t learn how to sing. In fact, some birds can learn the songs of other birds. this is how the mockingbird gets its name. If sparrow is brought up with canaries, it will make great efforts to sing like canary. if canary is brought up with a nightingale, it can give quite a good imitation of the nightingale’s song. And we all know how a parrot can imitate the sounds it hears. So we must say that while birds are born with the instinct to sing, some learning takes place, too.
The song of birds is one of the liveliest sounds in nature. Sometimes when we are out in the country and we hear birds singing, it seems to us that they are calling back and forth, that they are telling one another something.
The fact is that birds do communicate with one another, just as many other animals do. Of course, at times, the sounds birds make are mere expressions of joy, just as we may make cries of ‘Oh!’ and ‘Ah!’. But for the most part, the sounds that birds make are attempts at communication.
A mother hen makes sounds that warn her chicks of danger and cause them to crouch down motionless. Then she gives another call which collects them together.
When wild birds migrate at night, they cry out. These cries may keep the birds together and help lost ones return to the flock.
But the language of birds is different from language as we use it. We use words to express ideas, and these words have to be learned. Birds don’t learns their language. It is an inborn instinct with them.
this doesn’t mean that birds can’t learn how to sing. In fact, some birds can learn the songs of other birds. this is how the mockingbird gets its name. If sparrow is brought up with canaries, it will make great efforts to sing like canary. if canary is brought up with a nightingale, it can give quite a good imitation of the nightingale’s song. And we all know how a parrot can imitate the sounds it hears. So we must say that while birds are born with the instinct to sing, some learning takes place, too.
(i) How do birds communicate with each other?
(ii) ‘Birds don’t learn their language’. What do you understand by this sentence?
(iii) How do flocks of migrating birds stay together at night?
(iv) How does the mockingbird derive its name?
(v) Find words from the passage which are oposite in meaning to the following:
small, danger, moving, sorrow.
(ii) ‘Birds don’t learn their language’. What do you understand by this sentence?
(iii) How do flocks of migrating birds stay together at night?
(iv) How does the mockingbird derive its name?
(v) Find words from the passage which are oposite in meaning to the following:
small, danger, moving, sorrow.
4. (a) Use any 5 of the phrases given below in sentences of your own so that their meaning becomes clear:
steel yourself, take a stand, ulterior motive, did not come clean, self reliant, poorly lit, just demand.
(b) Match the words and phrases in column A with their meanings in Column b:
steel yourself, take a stand, ulterior motive, did not come clean, self reliant, poorly lit, just demand.
(b) Match the words and phrases in column A with their meanings in Column b:
Columns A Column B
duck the question easier choice
break new ground to hide
brush under the carpet to discover something new
a dark horse to evade/avoid
soft option an unknown entity
to clear
break new ground to hide
brush under the carpet to discover something new
a dark horse to evade/avoid
soft option an unknown entity
to clear
5. (a) Complete the sentence with ‘CAN’ followed by one of the verbs given below:
start, count, give, meet, work.
(i) You…………….. on me to help with the party.
(ii) I doubt that he………………. again; his injuries are so severe.
(iii) we……………….. outside the cinema, if that’s okay with you.
(iv) You………………. me a call at home.
(v) The builders……………… work from tomorrow.
start, count, give, meet, work.
(i) You…………….. on me to help with the party.
(ii) I doubt that he………………. again; his injuries are so severe.
(iii) we……………….. outside the cinema, if that’s okay with you.
(iv) You………………. me a call at home.
(v) The builders……………… work from tomorrow.
(b) Complete these sentences with one of these phrases+ an appropriate preposition :
my children, his calculation, my ladder, the idea, my students.
(i) At the begining of term I supply……………… a list of books I want them to read.
(ii) A company wants to build a huge new wildlife park on the outskirts of Delhi but local people, look at……………………… suspicion.
my children, his calculation, my ladder, the idea, my students.
(i) At the begining of term I supply……………… a list of books I want them to read.
(ii) A company wants to build a huge new wildlife park on the outskirts of Delhi but local people, look at……………………… suspicion.
(iii) I tried to interest……………….. washing my car, without success.
(iv) He based……………………. government statistics.
(v) I lent………………………….. my next door neighbour.
(iv) He based……………………. government statistics.
(v) I lent………………………….. my next door neighbour.
(c) Frame appropriate questions in responce to the answers given below :
(i) i am leaving for Mumbai tomorrow.
(ii) Yes. I am pleased with the present.
(iii) I got up early, so that I could go for a work.
(iv) My friend Harish lives in Daryaganj.
(v) She taught me to play tennis.
(i) i am leaving for Mumbai tomorrow.
(ii) Yes. I am pleased with the present.
(iii) I got up early, so that I could go for a work.
(iv) My friend Harish lives in Daryaganj.
(v) She taught me to play tennis.
6. You propose to apply for a job of an accounts officer in a company. prepare a short curriculum vitae of yourself in 100-150 words.
7. Write a short essay in about 250-300 words on the type of person you would like to be/things you would like to achieve in life.
8. Write a short dialoge between the rebellious daughter and the angry mother about some of the do’s and don’ts imposed by the mother.
7. Write a short essay in about 250-300 words on the type of person you would like to be/things you would like to achieve in life.
8. Write a short dialoge between the rebellious daughter and the angry mother about some of the do’s and don’ts imposed by the mother.
Question paper of English A
Time: 3 Hours Maximum marks: 100
Attempt All questions
1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words each : 3×5=15
(i) On the basis of the poem ‘Sisters’, mention any two qualities of the older daughter.
(ii) Name any four agencies used by Baba Sankidas to advance Bannu’s case.
(iii) Why did the Bagchi childern never call the driver by his name?
(iv) What prompted Mary Maloney to kill her husband?
(v) List two things that the mother does not want her daughter to do in the poem ‘To Mother’.
(vi) Why were soapnut leaves so important to Gaviri?
(vii) What was common to the cases of Satya Rani Chadha and Nisha Sharma?
Time: 3 Hours Maximum marks: 100
Attempt All questions
1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words each : 3×5=15
(i) On the basis of the poem ‘Sisters’, mention any two qualities of the older daughter.
(ii) Name any four agencies used by Baba Sankidas to advance Bannu’s case.
(iii) Why did the Bagchi childern never call the driver by his name?
(iv) What prompted Mary Maloney to kill her husband?
(v) List two things that the mother does not want her daughter to do in the poem ‘To Mother’.
(vi) Why were soapnut leaves so important to Gaviri?
(vii) What was common to the cases of Satya Rani Chadha and Nisha Sharma?
2. Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 75-100 words each: 2×5=10
(i) What is your responce to the story ‘Chocolate’? Do you find the story amusing or shocking?
(ii) How is Amalkanti’s dream different from the dreams of his classmates? Does he fulfil it?
(iii) What is it that Mihir Bose does not like in Shyam Benegal’s film on Subhash Chandra Bose?
(iv) Write a parragraph on Chandi Prasad Bhatt-”a social worker”.
(i) What is your responce to the story ‘Chocolate’? Do you find the story amusing or shocking?
(ii) How is Amalkanti’s dream different from the dreams of his classmates? Does he fulfil it?
(iii) What is it that Mihir Bose does not like in Shyam Benegal’s film on Subhash Chandra Bose?
(iv) Write a parragraph on Chandi Prasad Bhatt-”a social worker”.
3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows:
Guru Nanak strongly rejected the caste system. He instituted the Guru ka langar, or Guru’s Kitchen, where his followers would all eat together in order to break down the barriers of caste. For all the differences between Nanak and brahminical teaching, Hindus have always regarded the sikhs as part and parcel of Hinduism. They believe that anyone born a Hindu remains a Hindu throughtout all his lives, no matter what doctrines he may profess. This is one reson why sikhs have always striven so hard to establish their separate identity and feared that their religion might be reabsorbed by Hinduism.
Guru Nanak travelled widely, visiting Hindu and Muslim Holy places, but he was himself a Punjabi; he wrote in Punjabi and it was in the Punjab that his teachings took root. Within forty years of his death Nanak’s following had grown into a body of believers recognised by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. With a grant of land donated by the Emperor, the sikhs set about building a shrine, around which grew their holy city of Amritsar. Amritsar means ‘pool of nectar’ and refers to the sacred pool, or sarower, excavated by the fourth Guru. The Golden Temple itself, The Hari Mandir or Temple of God, was built in the middle of the sarower by the fifth Guru, Arjun. Although ‘Hari’ is a name of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Hari Mandir was, and still is very different from a Hindu temple. The foundation stone was laid by Muslim mystic, the Sufi Mian Mir of Lahore. The temple had four doorways instead of the usual one, to inndicate that it was open to all the four main caste divisions of Hindu society. Devotees had to step downwards to enter the template, to remind them of the humility necessary to come close to God.
Guru Arjun realised the necessity of providing an authorised version of the scriptures to enshrine Guru Nanak’s teaching. He it was who compiled the holy book of sikhs, the ‘Adi Granth’, or first book, which later became known as the Guru Granth Sahib, and installed it within the Golden Temple.
Guru Nanak strongly rejected the caste system. He instituted the Guru ka langar, or Guru’s Kitchen, where his followers would all eat together in order to break down the barriers of caste. For all the differences between Nanak and brahminical teaching, Hindus have always regarded the sikhs as part and parcel of Hinduism. They believe that anyone born a Hindu remains a Hindu throughtout all his lives, no matter what doctrines he may profess. This is one reson why sikhs have always striven so hard to establish their separate identity and feared that their religion might be reabsorbed by Hinduism.
Guru Nanak travelled widely, visiting Hindu and Muslim Holy places, but he was himself a Punjabi; he wrote in Punjabi and it was in the Punjab that his teachings took root. Within forty years of his death Nanak’s following had grown into a body of believers recognised by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. With a grant of land donated by the Emperor, the sikhs set about building a shrine, around which grew their holy city of Amritsar. Amritsar means ‘pool of nectar’ and refers to the sacred pool, or sarower, excavated by the fourth Guru. The Golden Temple itself, The Hari Mandir or Temple of God, was built in the middle of the sarower by the fifth Guru, Arjun. Although ‘Hari’ is a name of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Hari Mandir was, and still is very different from a Hindu temple. The foundation stone was laid by Muslim mystic, the Sufi Mian Mir of Lahore. The temple had four doorways instead of the usual one, to inndicate that it was open to all the four main caste divisions of Hindu society. Devotees had to step downwards to enter the template, to remind them of the humility necessary to come close to God.
Guru Arjun realised the necessity of providing an authorised version of the scriptures to enshrine Guru Nanak’s teaching. He it was who compiled the holy book of sikhs, the ‘Adi Granth’, or first book, which later became known as the Guru Granth Sahib, and installed it within the Golden Temple.
Questions:
(i) Why did Guru Nanak institute ‘Guru Ka Langar’?
(ii) Why have the Sikhs tried so hard to establish a separate identity for themselves?
(iii) Why did guru Nanak’s tachings take root in the Punjab ?
(iv) Who laid the foundation stone of the Golden Temple?
(v) Why did the temple have four doorways instead of one?
(vi) Who compiled the holy book of the Sikhs and why did he do so ?
(vii) Find words from the passage which mean the opposite of :
(1) accepted;
(2) similarities;
(3) life.
(i) Why did Guru Nanak institute ‘Guru Ka Langar’?
(ii) Why have the Sikhs tried so hard to establish a separate identity for themselves?
(iii) Why did guru Nanak’s tachings take root in the Punjab ?
(iv) Who laid the foundation stone of the Golden Temple?
(v) Why did the temple have four doorways instead of one?
(vi) Who compiled the holy book of the Sikhs and why did he do so ?
(vii) Find words from the passage which mean the opposite of :
(1) accepted;
(2) similarities;
(3) life.
4. (a) Fill in the blanks withthe phrases given in the box:
sense of independence; pulls the rug; a dark horse; raise your voice; hang out; fit in with.
sense of independence; pulls the rug; a dark horse; raise your voice; hang out; fit in with.
(i) You are an educated man. You should………………………….. against corruption.
(ii) I met my friend Amit when i was in class X. We used to…………………….. together for hours and hours.
(iii) At this moment I am single-mindedly following my dream. This idea of marriage does not……………….. my plans.
(iv) He is………………… You will not even notice when he……………………….. from under your feet.
(ii) I met my friend Amit when i was in class X. We used to…………………….. together for hours and hours.
(iii) At this moment I am single-mindedly following my dream. This idea of marriage does not……………….. my plans.
(iv) He is………………… You will not even notice when he……………………….. from under your feet.
(b) Use any five of the following phrases in sentences of your own so that their meaning becomes clear:
A flair for; with grief; hang out; larger vision; ulterior motive; far reaching repercussions; soft option.
A flair for; with grief; hang out; larger vision; ulterior motive; far reaching repercussions; soft option.
(c) Match the words and phrases in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’ :
A B
(i) Simile (i) Anticipate with pleasure
(ii) Soft option (ii) Comparision of two dissimilar objects with the help of ‘like’ or ‘as’
(iii)Break new ground (iii) To take a firm and bold stand
(iv)Look forward to (iv) Discover or introduce something new
(v) To raise the banner (v) Easier choice
(vi) To utter slogans
A B
(i) Simile (i) Anticipate with pleasure
(ii) Soft option (ii) Comparision of two dissimilar objects with the help of ‘like’ or ‘as’
(iii)Break new ground (iii) To take a firm and bold stand
(iv)Look forward to (iv) Discover or introduce something new
(v) To raise the banner (v) Easier choice
(vi) To utter slogans
5. (a) in the following sentences use the correct form of the verb given in bractes:
(i) When I was young, I……………………………….(want) to be a film star.
(ii) It was my father who………………………..(teach) me to drive a car.
(iii) My sister is not very rich; she………………………..(live) in a small flat.
(iv) When my friend arrived, my parents…………………(get) ready for going out.
(v) The accident…………………….(take) place when he was crossing the road.
(vi) My uncle…………………….(open) a new shop in Faridabad next year.
(vii) The sun…………………….(rise) in the east.
(viii) The baby………………..(cry) since 8 O’clock.
(ix) It was growing dark; so I……………..(have) problem in driving the car.
(x) It is straght that you……………………..(not receive) my invitation.
(i) When I was young, I……………………………….(want) to be a film star.
(ii) It was my father who………………………..(teach) me to drive a car.
(iii) My sister is not very rich; she………………………..(live) in a small flat.
(iv) When my friend arrived, my parents…………………(get) ready for going out.
(v) The accident…………………….(take) place when he was crossing the road.
(vi) My uncle…………………….(open) a new shop in Faridabad next year.
(vii) The sun…………………….(rise) in the east.
(viii) The baby………………..(cry) since 8 O’clock.
(ix) It was growing dark; so I……………..(have) problem in driving the car.
(x) It is straght that you……………………..(not receive) my invitation.
(b) Do as directed:
(i) “I have finished my project”. within the given time.
(ii) “I am going to the market”, said Shobha to her husband.
(iii) You are coming to my party,…………………? (Add an appropriate ‘tag’ question)
(iv) English is spoken all over the world. (Change to Active)
(v) The Times of India is……………………… most widely read newspaper. (Add an appropriate article)
(i) “I have finished my project”. within the given time.
(ii) “I am going to the market”, said Shobha to her husband.
(iii) You are coming to my party,…………………? (Add an appropriate ‘tag’ question)
(iv) English is spoken all over the world. (Change to Active)
(v) The Times of India is……………………… most widely read newspaper. (Add an appropriate article)
(c) Use the appropriate modals in the following sentences from the box given below. You may have to use the negative form in some cases:
Should; need; may; can; ought
(i) This………………………….. be his last speech as the Students’ Union President.
(ii) I……………………… afford to spend so much on my sister’s wedding as my budget is limited.
(iii) Girl……………………. to be more careful these days while going out at night.
(iv) You………………… wait for me, for, I will be quite late.
(v) He………………………. pay attention to his studies as examinations are round the corner.
Should; need; may; can; ought
(i) This………………………….. be his last speech as the Students’ Union President.
(ii) I……………………… afford to spend so much on my sister’s wedding as my budget is limited.
(iii) Girl……………………. to be more careful these days while going out at night.
(iv) You………………… wait for me, for, I will be quite late.
(v) He………………………. pay attention to his studies as examinations are round the corner.
6.(a) Write a short review of a film or book you may have seen or read recently.
(b) You want to apply for a teaching post in a primary school. Prepare a short curriculum vitae ( C.V.) of yourself in about 100-150 words.
(c) In about 250-300 words, write an essay on “The misuse of moblies by youngsters”.
(b) You want to apply for a teaching post in a primary school. Prepare a short curriculum vitae ( C.V.) of yourself in about 100-150 words.
(c) In about 250-300 words, write an essay on “The misuse of moblies by youngsters”.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-PAPER I
(Political Theory and thought )-2010
(New Course: Admission of 2005 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75
(Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper.)
Attempt Any Five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the nature and significance of Political Theory.
2. Examine the traditional and modern concepts of Politics.
3. What is the concept of the modern state? How do rights help limit the power of the state?
4. “Equality is a necessary condition of liberty.” comment.
5. Critically examine rawl’s Theory of Justice.
6. “Locke’s theory of poverty provided the needed justification for private property.” Discuss.
7. Compare and contrast the Elitist theory and the Marxist theory of Democracy.
8. Critically examine the Marxist theory of Social Change.
9. What is the Gandhian model of development? Examine its contemporary relevance.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Class theory of power;
(b) Concept of sovereignty;
(c) Distributive justice;
(d) Notion of comman good.
(Political Theory and thought )-2010
(New Course: Admission of 2005 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75
(Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper.)
Attempt Any Five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the nature and significance of Political Theory.
2. Examine the traditional and modern concepts of Politics.
3. What is the concept of the modern state? How do rights help limit the power of the state?
4. “Equality is a necessary condition of liberty.” comment.
5. Critically examine rawl’s Theory of Justice.
6. “Locke’s theory of poverty provided the needed justification for private property.” Discuss.
7. Compare and contrast the Elitist theory and the Marxist theory of Democracy.
8. Critically examine the Marxist theory of Social Change.
9. What is the Gandhian model of development? Examine its contemporary relevance.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Class theory of power;
(b) Concept of sovereignty;
(c) Distributive justice;
(d) Notion of comman good.
B.A. Prog./I
ECONOMICS-PAPER i
(Principles of Microeconomics)
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 75
Attempt Five questions in all.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Outline the main determinants of quantity demanded and quantity supplied and explains how these interact to determine the market equlibrium.
(b) What is the quilibrium market price and quantity if demand and supply curves are as follows:
Demand: P=100-2q
Supply : P=16+5q
2. (a) Explains the concept of income elasticity of demand. Why does the income elasticity of demand for food tend to be low?
(b) In a particular month, fall in the price of a commodity by Rs. 10,leads to rise in its demand by 40 units. If the new price is Rs. 30 and new quantity demanded is
60 units, then calculate the price elasticity of demand.
(c) Explain the concept of rent control. What are its consequences?
3. (a) What would be the shape of indifference curves in the following cases?
(i) A good that has negative utility after some level of consumption.
(ii) A good that gives zero utility.
(iii) A good which is not consumed at all.
(b) Explain the Slutsky decomposition of income and substitution effects for inferior goods.
4. Use isoquants to show the combinations of inputs that would minimize a firm’s cost of inputes that a profit-maximizing firm will use to produce a specific output.
5. How do we derive the long-run supply curve of an industry in a perfectly competitive market? What factors determine its shape?
6. (a) Explain the short-run euilibrium condition for a firm under monopolistic competition.
(b) What is a Nash euilibrium? How is it different from a dominant strategy and the co-operative equilibrium? Explain giving examples.
7. (a) Analyse the effect of technological change and change in fixed costs on competitive output.
(b) Show how under conditions of perfect competition each factor is paid a reward equal to the value of its marginal product.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Case for protectionism;
(b) Price-discrimination;
(c) Principlal-agent problem;
(d) Production possibility curve.
ECONOMICS-PAPER i
(Principles of Microeconomics)
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 75
Attempt Five questions in all.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Outline the main determinants of quantity demanded and quantity supplied and explains how these interact to determine the market equlibrium.
(b) What is the quilibrium market price and quantity if demand and supply curves are as follows:
Demand: P=100-2q
Supply : P=16+5q
2. (a) Explains the concept of income elasticity of demand. Why does the income elasticity of demand for food tend to be low?
(b) In a particular month, fall in the price of a commodity by Rs. 10,leads to rise in its demand by 40 units. If the new price is Rs. 30 and new quantity demanded is
60 units, then calculate the price elasticity of demand.
(c) Explain the concept of rent control. What are its consequences?
3. (a) What would be the shape of indifference curves in the following cases?
(i) A good that has negative utility after some level of consumption.
(ii) A good that gives zero utility.
(iii) A good which is not consumed at all.
(b) Explain the Slutsky decomposition of income and substitution effects for inferior goods.
4. Use isoquants to show the combinations of inputs that would minimize a firm’s cost of inputes that a profit-maximizing firm will use to produce a specific output.
5. How do we derive the long-run supply curve of an industry in a perfectly competitive market? What factors determine its shape?
6. (a) Explain the short-run euilibrium condition for a firm under monopolistic competition.
(b) What is a Nash euilibrium? How is it different from a dominant strategy and the co-operative equilibrium? Explain giving examples.
7. (a) Analyse the effect of technological change and change in fixed costs on competitive output.
(b) Show how under conditions of perfect competition each factor is paid a reward equal to the value of its marginal product.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Case for protectionism;
(b) Price-discrimination;
(c) Principlal-agent problem;
(d) Production possibility curve.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-PAPER I
(Political Theory and thought)
Time: 3hours Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt any five questions
1. What is political Theory? Discuss its significance.
2. “Politics is the accommodation and agreement between social group.” Do you agree? Discuss the nature of politics.
3. Critically examine Marshall’s theory of citizenship.
4. Discuss the concept of Liberty and Equality. What is the relation between the two?
5. What is meant by justice? Explain its various dimensions.
6. Elaborate Laski’s view on property.
7. Examine Rousseau’s views on inequality.
8. Does protective discrimination violate the principles of fairness? What precaution needs to be taken to make it an effective means of social justice?
9. Analyse John Stuart Mill’s views on liberty.
10.Write a short notes on any two:
(i) Theory of Natural Rights;
(ii) Economic Power;
(iii) Common Good;
(iv) Class Struggle.
(Political Theory and thought)
Time: 3hours Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt any five questions
1. What is political Theory? Discuss its significance.
2. “Politics is the accommodation and agreement between social group.” Do you agree? Discuss the nature of politics.
3. Critically examine Marshall’s theory of citizenship.
4. Discuss the concept of Liberty and Equality. What is the relation between the two?
5. What is meant by justice? Explain its various dimensions.
6. Elaborate Laski’s view on property.
7. Examine Rousseau’s views on inequality.
8. Does protective discrimination violate the principles of fairness? What precaution needs to be taken to make it an effective means of social justice?
9. Analyse John Stuart Mill’s views on liberty.
10.Write a short notes on any two:
(i) Theory of Natural Rights;
(ii) Economic Power;
(iii) Common Good;
(iv) Class Struggle.
ECONOMICS-PAPER-I-2009
(Princiles of microeconomics)
Attempt any five questions
Q1. (a) State the factors responcible for shifts in the supply curve. Illustrate your answer with examples.
(b) Draw the suppy curve that has (i) Zero elasticity, (ii) infinite elasticity, (iii) unit elasticity.
(c) A wheat producer is willing to supply 100quintals of wheat at a price of Rs. 110per quintal. If the price increases to Rs. 120per quintal he ia willing to supply 125
quintals of wheat. Calculate the price elasticity.
Q2. What are the assumptions of the Indifference Curve Analysis? Diagrammatically show consumer’s equilibrium with the help of indifference curves. How does equilibrium
change in consumer’s income?
Q3. (a) Explain a firm’s equilibrium with the help of isoquants and isocost line.
(b) Whay is the short run Avereage Cost Curve U-shaped?
(c) Doea marginal cost always fall when average is decreasing? Explain with the help of a diagr
Q4. What are the essential features of a perfectly competitive market? Describe the process by which the profits of firms in such a market are likely to be eliminated in the
long run. Use diagrams.
Q5. Define Monopoly. How is the price determined under monopoly? Does a monopolist always earn abnormal profits? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q6. What are the main features of oligopoly? Why is equilibrium under oligoploy unstable?
Q7. Write short notes on any two:
(a) Discriminating monopoly
(b) Prisoner’s dilemma
(c) Market failure
(d) Economies and diseconomies of scale.
(e) Backward bending supply curve.
(Princiles of microeconomics)
Attempt any five questions
Q1. (a) State the factors responcible for shifts in the supply curve. Illustrate your answer with examples.
(b) Draw the suppy curve that has (i) Zero elasticity, (ii) infinite elasticity, (iii) unit elasticity.
(c) A wheat producer is willing to supply 100quintals of wheat at a price of Rs. 110per quintal. If the price increases to Rs. 120per quintal he ia willing to supply 125
quintals of wheat. Calculate the price elasticity.
Q2. What are the assumptions of the Indifference Curve Analysis? Diagrammatically show consumer’s equilibrium with the help of indifference curves. How does equilibrium
change in consumer’s income?
Q3. (a) Explain a firm’s equilibrium with the help of isoquants and isocost line.
(b) Whay is the short run Avereage Cost Curve U-shaped?
(c) Doea marginal cost always fall when average is decreasing? Explain with the help of a diagr
Q4. What are the essential features of a perfectly competitive market? Describe the process by which the profits of firms in such a market are likely to be eliminated in the
long run. Use diagrams.
Q5. Define Monopoly. How is the price determined under monopoly? Does a monopolist always earn abnormal profits? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q6. What are the main features of oligopoly? Why is equilibrium under oligoploy unstable?
Q7. Write short notes on any two:
(a) Discriminating monopoly
(b) Prisoner’s dilemma
(c) Market failure
(d) Economies and diseconomies of scale.
(e) Backward bending supply curve.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-PAPER-2009
(Political Theory and Thought)
Q1. Critically evaluate the Marxist view of politics.
Q2. Examine the feminist and subaltern theories of citizenship.
Q3. Define Justice and discuss its relationship with equality and Liberty.
Q4. What are Rights? Explain the nature and importance of HumanRights.
Q5. Examine the views of J.S. Mill on Liberty.
Q6. Discuss the Marxist perspective of the nature and functions of the state.
Q7. Examine the nature and organisation of Kautilya’s state.
Q8. Write an essay on Nehru’s views on democrarcy.
Q9. Do you think censorship is justified? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Importance of political theory.
(b) Laski on property.
(c) Rousseau on inequality
(d) Periyar’s view on identity.
(Political Theory and Thought)
Q1. Critically evaluate the Marxist view of politics.
Q2. Examine the feminist and subaltern theories of citizenship.
Q3. Define Justice and discuss its relationship with equality and Liberty.
Q4. What are Rights? Explain the nature and importance of HumanRights.
Q5. Examine the views of J.S. Mill on Liberty.
Q6. Discuss the Marxist perspective of the nature and functions of the state.
Q7. Examine the nature and organisation of Kautilya’s state.
Q8. Write an essay on Nehru’s views on democrarcy.
Q9. Do you think censorship is justified? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Importance of political theory.
(b) Laski on property.
(c) Rousseau on inequality
(d) Periyar’s view on identity.
NCERT eyes upgrade to central university
Proposal panel to advise govt on education body offering degrees
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) may soon offer degrees as a centurally-funded
University under a proposal to upgrade India’s apex school education policy agency half a century after its birth.
The human resoure development ministry has set up a panel of academic experts to advise the government on the
proposal to convert the NCERT into a University, top government soures have confirmed to HT. The NCERT could
alternatively be awarded deemed uinversity status, the sources said.
The expert panel is headed by professor Goverdhan Mehta, former director of the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, and currently a national research fellow. Former Indian Council of Philosophical Research head Mrinal
Miri is also on the panel, which will evaluate the proposal and feasibilty of the project, sources said.
“The NCERT has the potential to become a top research university. If the plan takes off, this could be a perfect
golden jubilee gift for the NCERT”, a source said. The NCERT was started in 1961 and has since then been the country’s
top policy-making agency on school education, research and pedagogy.
It produces the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) that outlines the direction of school education to be followed across
the country. A similar NCF for the teacher education is the Bible that teacher training schools must follow. The NCERT
also conducts research across education subjects. NCERT regional centres offer B.Ed and M.Ed courses.
But the NCERT cannot itself offer degrees for these courses. It relies on partnership with state government universities
at present to offer degrees. Only institutions established under acts of Parliament or state legislatures, and deemed universities
can offer degrees. The NCERT is merely a registered society.
This inability to award degrees has hampered the NCERT’s growth, several academicians have argued over the past few
years. The idea of converting the NCERT into a university was discussed within the Council at least twice before, during the
tenure of past Directors JS Rajput and Krishna Kumar, sources said. It has however never before been taken up by the HRD ministry.
Proposal panel to advise govt on education body offering degrees
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) may soon offer degrees as a centurally-funded
University under a proposal to upgrade India’s apex school education policy agency half a century after its birth.
The human resoure development ministry has set up a panel of academic experts to advise the government on the
proposal to convert the NCERT into a University, top government soures have confirmed to HT. The NCERT could
alternatively be awarded deemed uinversity status, the sources said.
The expert panel is headed by professor Goverdhan Mehta, former director of the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, and currently a national research fellow. Former Indian Council of Philosophical Research head Mrinal
Miri is also on the panel, which will evaluate the proposal and feasibilty of the project, sources said.
“The NCERT has the potential to become a top research university. If the plan takes off, this could be a perfect
golden jubilee gift for the NCERT”, a source said. The NCERT was started in 1961 and has since then been the country’s
top policy-making agency on school education, research and pedagogy.
It produces the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) that outlines the direction of school education to be followed across
the country. A similar NCF for the teacher education is the Bible that teacher training schools must follow. The NCERT
also conducts research across education subjects. NCERT regional centres offer B.Ed and M.Ed courses.
But the NCERT cannot itself offer degrees for these courses. It relies on partnership with state government universities
at present to offer degrees. Only institutions established under acts of Parliament or state legislatures, and deemed universities
can offer degrees. The NCERT is merely a registered society.
This inability to award degrees has hampered the NCERT’s growth, several academicians have argued over the past few
years. The idea of converting the NCERT into a university was discussed within the Council at least twice before, during the
tenure of past Directors JS Rajput and Krishna Kumar, sources said. It has however never before been taken up by the HRD ministry.
MEDICAL STUDY NEEDS TO BE REVAMPED
Medical education in India needs an urgent revamp to equip doctors with life-long learning skills so they can keep up with the
exponential expansion in knowledge in healthcare. Traditional medical college curriculum offers a vast body of knowledge on basic
science that it is not integrated to the clinical context. “New learnings are rapidly being translated into treatment lecture format,
the curriculum should limit teaching to basic science and equip students with tools for self-learning to help them harness new
knowledge,” said Dr Vinay Kumar, professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology, and excutive vice-dean of the division
of Biologic Sciences, University of Chicago.
“Instead of overburdening the student with content information, medical students should be given a roadmap of learning objectives and its clinical application,” said Dr Kumar, who was in Delhi to make a presentation on evolving curriculum in medical schools across the world.
“The Medical Council of India is actively working to include intergranted competencies in the basic science and clinical modules in medical education,” said an MCI official.
Medical education in India needs an urgent revamp to equip doctors with life-long learning skills so they can keep up with the
exponential expansion in knowledge in healthcare. Traditional medical college curriculum offers a vast body of knowledge on basic
science that it is not integrated to the clinical context. “New learnings are rapidly being translated into treatment lecture format,
the curriculum should limit teaching to basic science and equip students with tools for self-learning to help them harness new
knowledge,” said Dr Vinay Kumar, professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology, and excutive vice-dean of the division
of Biologic Sciences, University of Chicago.
“Instead of overburdening the student with content information, medical students should be given a roadmap of learning objectives and its clinical application,” said Dr Kumar, who was in Delhi to make a presentation on evolving curriculum in medical schools across the world.
“The Medical Council of India is actively working to include intergranted competencies in the basic science and clinical modules in medical education,” said an MCI official.
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