LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION –ECONOMICS
BP 09
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
EC 5500 - INDIAN ECONOMY - II
Date & Time: 27/04/2007 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
Part - A
Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each.
1. Write a short note on industrialization.
2. Define joint sector.
3. What is a tax holiday?
4. What do you mean by Globalization?
5. Differentiate between whole sale and retail trading.
6. What does MRTP Act mean?
7. Write a short note on cottage industries.
(5 x 4 = 20 marks)
Part – B
Answer any FOUR questions in about 300 words each.
8. Bring out the features of Mixed economy.
9. Explain the status of Automobile industry in India.
10. What are the problems of road transport?
11. Describe the relevance of outsourcing and globalization.
12. What are the causes for the expansion of public enterprises?
13. Explain the reasons for nationalization of road transport.
14. Describe the significance of petrochemical industry.
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
Part – C
Answer any TWO questions in about 900 words each.
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
15. Discuss the importance of infrastructural facilities for the speedy and faster economic growth of
India.
16. Discuss the role of the cotton textile industry in the generation of employment and
industrialization of the country.
17. Critically evaluate the STC of India.
18. Elucidate the superiority of Railways over Road ways in India.
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