Sub. code 2012
NEB — GRADE X
Model Question
Class 10 Economics Model Question
The candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Pass Marks : 32
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Group A
Very Short Answer Question
What is an economy?
Write the names of any two macroeconomic variables.
What is an economy called that combines features of both capitalist and socialist economic system?
If the national income of a country in a certain year is Rs. 500 billion and the total consumption is Rs. 450 billion, find the total savings of that country for the same year by using a formula.
What is a firm under perfect competition market?
If the total expenditure of the federal government is Rs. 1.8 trillion and the total revenue is Rs. 1.4 trillion, find the budget deficit.
Under the three-pillar economic policy, if one pillar is the government, what are the other two pillars?
Mention any two examples of cottage industries.
Mention any two characteristics of agriculture of Nepal.
Write the formula used to find the mode of an asymmetrical series.
Why is data represented diagrammatically?
Group B
Short Answer Questrion
Define allocation of resources. Describe three problems associated with them.
Define a capitalist economy and describe any four characteristics of it.
Explain the subsistence theory of wages.
Answer the following questions based on the given table.
i. Complete the table by calculating the total, average and marginal revenues.
Price of the Commodity In Rs. (P) JPG | Quantity Sold (Q) JPG | Total Revenue (TR) JPG | Average Revenue (AR) JPG | Marginal Revenue (MR) JPG |
12 | 0 | |||
10 | 1 | |||
9 | 2 | |||
8 | 3 | |||
7 | 4 | |||
6 | 5 | |||
5 | 6 | |||
4 | 7 |
ii.Draw average and marginal revenue curves based on the completed table in a single diagram.
Anjali has started a small Selroti shop in a village. She pays a total of Rs. 60 per day to rent a frying pan and a gas stove. She must pay this amount even if she does not cook any Selroti. To make 30 pieces of Selroti, she spends Rs. 300 on flour, sugar, oil and gas. In this context, answer the following questions by using appropriate formulas:
i. Find the average variable cost.
ii. Find the total cost.
iii. If Anjali does not make a single Selroti on a certain day, what will be the total cost for that day?
Explain the role of the private sector in the economic development of Nepal.
Explain the characteristics of the classical theory of economic development.
Present any five measures that should be adopted to increase agricultural productivity in Nepalese Agricultural Sector.
How does sustainable tourism contribute to community development? Present any five arguments.
What measures can be adopted to solve the problems of the industrial sector in Nepal? Suggest any five measures.
Construct a pie-chart based on the data given in the table:
Expenditure Heads | Food | Rent | Education | Clothing | Miscellaneous |
Exp. in Rs. | 1200 | 300 | 200 | 150 | 150 |
Group C
Long Answer Qestions
In a monopoly market, a firm's linear demand and marginal revenue functions start from the same point on the Y-axis, but the absolute slope of the marginal revenue function is twice that of the demand function. Based on this assumption, determine the equilibrium price and quantity of the firm using the following functions:
Outline four distinct sources of both tax and non-tax revenue for the federal government in Nepal.
Calculate the mean and median from the following data, compare the results and draw a conclusion.
Income in Rs. '000' JPG | 0-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80-100 |
No. of family | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
Convert the given cumulative frequency distribution into an exclusive continuous distribution, construct a histogram representing this distribution, and determine the modal class from the histogram.
Income in Rs. '000' | 0-10 | 0-20 | 0-30 | 0-40 | 0-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of family | 5 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 45 |
Paper Overview & Analysis
Year
Model Question
Type
75
Full Marks
32
Pass Marks
3 Hours
Duration
22
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