What is economics?
Economics is about studying economic problems arising due to limited means (having alternative uses) in relation to unlimited wants.
A country's resources are fully and p efficiently employed. The problem of scarcity exists. What advice would be given to raise the efficiency level of the human resource to fight scarcity?
Explain the meaning of opportunity cost with the help of production possibility schedule.[CBSE, All India 2013]
A doctor has a private clinic in New Delhi and his annual earnings are Rs 10 lakh. If he works in a government hospital in New Delhi, his annual earning will be Rs 8 lakh. What is the opportunity cost of having a clinic in New Delhi?
Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
How does Maruti Udyog Ltd. fix the prices of its cars, is it studied in macroeconomics?
Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
India is a labour abundance and capital scarce economy. Which technique of production should be used to produce the commodity?
As water resources are limited in our country, how can we economise the water resources so that it could not cause a future problem for us? Give any two suggestions.
Giving reasons, state whether the following statements are true or false.
An economy always manages to meet all the needs of the people living in the country.
Although water is useful, yet it is cheap. On the contrary, diamond is not much of use, still it is very expensive. Give an economic reason for this paradox.
A farmer is getting more profit by producing opium rather than that of wheat. In situation of famine which crop should be produced?
Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
Unemployment is reduced due to the measures taken by the government. State its economic value in the context of production possibilities frontier.
There are various sources of income a teacher has; such as,
With the same amount of resources a farmer can feed the following combination of goats and horses:
Taking into consideration the options available with him, find out the opportunity cost of the farmer of feeding one horse.
What will be the impact of recently launched Clean India Mission' (Swachh Bharat Mission) on the Production Possibilities curve of the economy and why?
What is likely to be the impact of efforts towards reducing unemployment on the production potential of the economy? Explain.
Give reasons for the following statements:
Name the economic value achievable when attempts are made to increase resources in the country.
Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities Curve based on the following schedule.
Why does an economic problem arise? [CBSE 2007]
Or
What gives rise to an economic problem? [CBSE, Sample Paper 2008] Or
Why does the problem of choice arise? [CBSE 2004]
Define Opportunity Cost. [CBSE 2007]
Or
Give the meaning of Opportunity Cost'. [CBSE 2008, 09]
Define microeconomics.[CBSE 2007C; AI 2005, 2012]
Or
Give the meaning of microeconomics.[CBSE 2009]
Why does an economic problem arise? [CBSE 2006, 07C, 09; Or AI 2007]
State any two causes of economic problem. [CBSE 2005C, 09C, 12;Or AI 2007]
State two characteristics of the economic resources which give rise to economic problem.Or [AI 2007]
Why does problem of choice arise?[CBSE 2004, 05C, 06, 07] Or
Explain three factors that lead to an economic problem.
State any three assumptions on which a production possibilities curve is based. [CBSE 2013 Q]
Give reasons for the following statements:
PPC is concave shaped as production of one good can be increased only by reducing quantity of another good.
Why is it that on one hand coal is found in plenty, yet it is scarce while on the other, a rotten vegetable is rare but not scarce?
The government has started promoting foreign capital. What is its economic value in the context of Production Possibilities Frontier?