Gauhati University Question Papers
ECONOMICS (May-June’ 2016)
(General)
(Indian Economy with
Issues of North-East)
Full Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Answer either in
English or Assamese
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions
1.
Answer the following as questions: 1x10=10
a) What
are the three main sectoral sources of national income in India?
b) Mention
the two main reasons behind the reduction of cultivable land in India day by
day.
c) What
are the two main reasons behind the changing cropping pattern in India in
recent times?
d) What
is ‘rural indebtedness’?
e) What
is industrial localization?
f) Mention
two demographic characteristics of Assam.
g) What
is the policy of disinvestment?
h) What
are the two main sources of electric power in Assam?
i)
State two characteristics of the Assam economy.
j)
Do you think that private sector participation
in road transport is necessary in India? Give two reasons.
2.
Answer the following: 2x5=10
a) What
is Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)?
b) What
is per capital income?
c) What
are the reasons of inter-state variation of national income in India?
d) Mention
the objectives of land reform in India after Independence.
e) Mention
two reasons of disinvestment of PSU in India after economic reforms.
3.
Answer any four questions of the following: 5x4=20
a) What
is jhuming? What are the advantages and weaknesses of jhuming?
b) What
are the causes of industrial backwardness in North-East India?
c) How
can infrastructural development give a big push to economic growth?
d) What
are the non-institutional sources of agricultural finance in India?
e) How
can economic development reduce population explosion in India?
f) Mention
the different land tenure systems prevailing in India.
4.
Answer any four questions of the following: 10x4=40
a) Discuss
the trend and composition of national income in India before and after economic
reforms.
b) What
is green revolution? Mention the reasons behind poor performance of green
revolution in North-East India.
c) Discuss
the role of agriculture in economic development of India.
d) What
are the reasons behind poor industrial development in India after economic
reforms?
e) What
are the main natural resources of North-East India and how can they be useful
for economic development?
f) Discuss
the various demographic features of Assam. How is it related to socio-economic
development of Assam?
g) What
is occupational distribution? How does it reflect the trend of economic
development? Discuss.
h) How
can transport, power and communication help a country in economic development?
Discuss.
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