M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
Economics
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Time 2½ Hours
Max. Marks:70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Multiple choice questions:
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What is the backbone of Indian economy?
Manufacturing
Business
Public sector
Agriculture
Agriculture economics deals with
Problem related to economy
Problem related to Business
Problem related to Service sector
Problem related to Agriculture sector
If the average product decreasing, then marginal product
Must be greater than average product
Must be less than average product
Must increasing
None of these
Price elasticity of demand is defined as the responsiveness
Quantity demanded to change in income
Quantity demanded to a change in price
Price to change in income
Income to a change in quantity demanded
Which of the following is implementing agency for national agriculture insurance scheme?
Food corporation of India
Commission for agriculture costs and prices
Agriculture insurance company of India Ltd.
NABARD
NABARD stands for
National bank for agriculture and research development
National bank for analysis of rural development
National bank for agriculture and rural development
None of these
Cyclical price fluctuation is
Short term phenomenon
Long run phenomenon
Short and long term phenomenon
None of these
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Q.2
Write short answers. (Any 4 out of
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Agriculture economics
Production function
Cross elasticity
Expansion path
Importance of new technology in agriculture economics.
Q.3
Write short Notes: (Any 2 out of
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What is difference between agriculture and industrial sector?
What is diminishing return to scale?
What are the problems in agriculture economics?
Q.4
Descriptive type questions with internal choice: Any 1 out of
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What is the nature and scope of agriculture economics?
OR
Which factors are affecting on supply of agriculture products?
Q.5
What is agriculture marketing? Explain the function of agriculture marketing.
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