DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION S.V. UNIVERSITY ; TIRUPATI

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1 S.V. UNIVERSITY ; TIRUPATI Date: INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Dear Distance Learner Hope you are preparing well for your forth coming examinations to be held during August to October, 2013 onwards. You are already aware that the DDE has introduced interenal assessenments (writing of assignments) from the academic year and they will be evaluated for 20 marks for each paper. The University examinations will be held only for 80 marks in each paper. Hence, herewith we are sending assignment questions for all papers of PG (Perious & Final) course students who were joined in & batches. You havae to write all the assignments in your own hand writing in a long size un ruled note book, keeping separate note book to each paper (i.e. 5 books for 5 papers). Typed and scanned meterial will not be accepted. The following particulars should be written on the first page (front) of the asignment note book. 1. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE 2. ENROLLMENT NO. 3. NAME OF THE COURSE & SUBJECT 4. PAPER TITLE AND NUMBER 5. HALL TICKET NO. (to be written compulsorily) Further, it is informed to all the candidates that the writing assignments and submission is compulsory. Otherwise the candidates will forego the internal assignment marks (i.e.,20) and it will not be taken into consideration for the subsequent years, if you fail to submit now. The completed assignment books are to be sent through Registered Post or Handover in person to the address given below. THE DIRECTOR S. V.UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI Note: Submission of Assignments : Before last date of your examination. Late submission of asignments will not be accepted and they will be summarily rejected. To All Students, All Co-ordinators of Study Centers. Wish You Good Luck 1 DIRECTOR

2 Paper -I : MICRO ECONOMICS 1. Define cross Elasticity of demand. 2. Explain relation between average cost and marginal cos/t curves. 3. State the features of Monopolistic competation. 4. Define the Budget line. 5. What are Isoquants? 6. Explain collusive oligopoly. 7. Analyse selling costs. 8. Describe the limit pricing. 9. Explain marginal rate of substitution 10. Define cobb-douglas productioiffunction. 11. What is the meaning afsbcial welfare? 12. Define general equilibrium. PART -B 1. Critically evaluate the marginal productivity theory. 2. Explain sylos Labinis limit pricing. 3. What is meant by revealed preference hypothesis? Explain Samuelson revealed preference theory of demand based on it. 4. Define price discrimination under monopoly. 5. Describe the laws of Returns to scale. 6. Distinguish between partial equilibrium and general equilibrium. 2

3 Paper -II : MACRO ECONOMICS 1. Define and discuss the stock and flow variables of a macro economic model. 2. Explain the output approach for the estimation of Gross National Product. 3. Discuss Fisher s Cash transactions approach to demand for money. 4. Distinguish between Narrow and broad money supply. 5. How did classical economists justify the arguihent The supply creates its own demand? 6. Explain the Life cycle Income hypothesis. 7. What do you mean by Marginal Efficiency of capital? 8. Explain how involuntary unemployment is caused by lack of effective demand. 9. How do you derive the IS functions? 10. Discuss the conceptof Demand - pull Inflations. 11. Explain briefly the different stages of business cycle. 12. What are the instruments of monetary policy? PART -B 13. What is an Economic Model? Explain the financial relationships and parameters of an economic model. 14. What is meant by Liquidity preference? Explain various motives of liquidity preference, according to Keynes. 15. Explain how supply of money depends upon the high-powered money, the currency-deposit ratio, and cash-reserve ratio. 16. Distinguish between autonomous investment and induced investment. Explain the factors that determine investment level in the economy. 17 What is Philips curve? Explain the trade off between unemployement rate and inflation rate. What are its policy implications? 18. Critically explain the Kaldor s model of trade cycle. 3

4 Paper III: PUBLIC ECONOMICS 1. Explain the concept of functional finance. 2. What is the role of planning commission? 3. Define the sources of public debt. 4.. Examine zero based Budget. 5. Distinguish between public finance and private finance. 6. Importance of Union Excise-Duties. 7. Define Jha committee. 8. Explain the Canons of taxation. 9. State the social wants and merit wants. 10. Define the concept of allocative objective. 11. Significance of relative taxable capacity. 12. Define debt redumption. PART-B 13. What are the objectives of fiscal policy in developing countries? 14. Discuss the theory of Maximum Social Advantage. 15. Distinguish between merits and demerits of direct and indirect taxes. 16. Explain the benefit principle of taxation and bring out its limitations. 17. Critically evaluate the recomandation of Eleventh finance commission. 18. What are the important factors for growing public expenditure? 4

5 Paper IV: EVOLUTION OF ECONOMIC DOCTRINES 1. Describe the economic ideas of Kautilya. 2. State the doctrine of physiocrates. 3.. Explain Adam Smith's concept of "Invisible hand". 4. Examine the reasons for Recordo and Malthus to be called pessimists. 5. Examine Pigou's contribution to Welfare Economics. 6. What are the salient features of Fabianism? 7. What is meant by Keynesian Revolution? 8. Explain the nature of Stationary State. 9. Assess the economic ideas of M.K.Gandhi. 10. What is Pareto optimality? 11. Assess, in brief, the contribution of Nassau Senior to economic ideas. 12. Explain the nature of Marginal Revolution. PART -B 13. Explain the objectives and methods of Mercantalists. 14. Examine the basic foundations of Adam Smith's doctrine of Laissez-Faire. 15. Critically examine J.B.Say's law of Markets. 16. Assess the contribution of Z.A.Schumpeter to economic ideas. 17. Discuss the relevance of M.K.Gandhian economic ideas to modern India. 18. Discuss the salient features of Dadabai Naoroji's 'Drain Theory'. 5

6 Paper V: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STATISTICS 1. Describe the merits and demerits of median. 2. What do you understand by central tendency? 3. Explain the concept of Skewness. 4. Examine the various types of correlation. 5. Describe the concept of binomial distribution. 6. Define the addition rule of probability. 7. What is meant by sampling survey? 8. Illustrate the convenience sampling. 9. Explain the uses of't' test. 10. Describe the meaning of Analysis of Variance. 11. Examine the merits and limitations of Trends Fitting by the principles of Least Squares. 12. Discuss the importance of Time Series in business. PART -B 13. Calculate the Mean, Median and Mode for the following data Age (in years) : No. of Persons : Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between Income and Expenditure Income (Rs. in lakhs) : Expenditure (Rs. in lakhs) : From the following data obtain the two regression equations X : Y :

7 16. How do you select the samples by using stratified random sampling technique? Illustrate with suitable examples. 17. The following are the price index numbers (Base 1995 = 100) Year : Index Nos: Shift the base year to 2001 and obtain new index numbers. 18. The annual production of a commodity is given as follows. Fit a straight line trend by the method of least squares Year : Production : (in tonnes) 7

8 Paper VI: ECONOMICS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 1. Concept of Human Development. 2. Import Substitution. 3. Human Security. 4. Concept of consumption. 5. Unbalanced consumption. 6. Head count ratio. 7. UNO and poverty reduction. 8. Objectives of social development Summit. 9. Gender inequalities. 10. Human Rights and capability. 11. Nature of duties and Human Rights. 12. Child Rights and development of children. PART-B 13. Explain critically the agricultural development approach to Economic Development. 14. What do you mean by 'Human Development Index (HDI)? How do you Estimate Human Development Index? 15. Describe the role of consumption policy in Human Development. 16. How do you measure Human poverty? Explain the role of UNDP in poverty Eradication. 17. How do you estimate Gender Development Index (GDI)? Critically explain the Goal posts of indicates for Gender development. 18. Critically assess the progress of Human Development programmes in India. 8