Exam Details

Subject economics
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course civil services main optional
Department
Organization union public service commission
Position
Exam Date 2005
City, State central government,


Question Paper

Paper-II-2005
Section-A

Answer any three of the following questions in about 200 words each: 20 × 3 60

What was the impact of the Great Depression in 18731896 on India?

Write a detailed note on the structure determinants of rural poverty in India.

Critically appraise the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme that has recently been proposed by the Government of India.

What is the role played by basics (wage goods) and non-basics (luxury goods) in a model of development for a mixed economy?

Write an essay on the ‘drain of wealth’ controversy in India in the nineteenth century. 60

What are the determinants of the distribution of income in India? 60

What would be the constituents of an optimal agricultural exports strategy for India? 60

Section B

Answer any three of the following questions in about 200 words each: 20 × 3 60

Write a detailed note on endogenous money and India

Comment on the proposition that inflation in India is a monetary phenomenon.

What has been the impact of import liberalisation on Indian Manufacturing Industries since July 1991?

What are the major characteristics of Value Added Tax in India?

Justify the relevance of Banking liberalisation in India. 60

Weigh the pros and cons of inflation targeting as the objective of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). 60

Critically evaluate the process of ‘trickle down’ as a policy stance for Indian economy. 60


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