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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION ECONOMICS
FIFTHSEMESTER APRIL 2018
EC 5401- TAMIL NADU ECONOMY
Date: 08-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each. (5X4=20 marks)
1. What is meant by 'regional economy'?
2. What do you mean by density of population?
3. Write a short note on higher education status in Tamil Nadu.
4. What is meant by per capita SDP?
5. What is meant by cropping pattern?
6. State any four financial institutions supporting industrial development in Tamil Nadu.
7. Write a short note on rail-road co-ordination in Tamil Nadu.
PART B
Answer any FOUR questions in about 250 words each. (4X10=40 marks)
8. What are the peculiar geographical features of Tamil Nadu?
9. Explain the various sources of minerals and their characteristic features in Tamil Nadu.
10. Analyze the special features of 2011 census of Tamil Nadu.
11. Write a summary on the sectoral composition of State Domestic Product in Tamil Nadu.
12. Explain the problems of agricultural marketing in Tamil Nadu.
13. Bring out the role of small scale and cottage industries in Tamil Nadu.
14. Highlight the role of banking in development in Tamil Nadu.
PART C
Answer any TWO questions in about 900 words each. (2X20=40 marks)
15. Discuss the status of natural resources in Tamil Nadu in detail.
16. Examine the poverty alleviation programmes in Tamil Nadu.
17. Explain the role of cement industries in Tamil Nadu.
18. Analyze the importance of different modes of transport system in Tamil Nadu.