MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence) DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS B.A. Economics (Semester –I) MICRO ECONOMICS-I Assignment - I PART – A Answer any TWO from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10) 1. “Economics is a study of wealth” - Comment. 2. “Economics is the study of welfare”- Discuss. 3. State the law of Equi- Marginal utility and bring out the importance in Economics. PART –B Answer any ONE from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15) 4. What is elasticity of demand? Explain different types of elasticity of demand and the factors determining it. 5. Define law of demand why does the demand curve slopes downward from left to right?
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MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
B.A. Economics (Semester –I)
MICRO ECONOMICS-I
Assignment - I
PART – A
Answer any TWO from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. “Economics is a study of wealth” - Comment.
2. “Economics is the study of welfare”- Discuss.
3. State the law of Equi- Marginal utility and bring out the importance in Economics.
PART –B
Answer any ONE from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. What is elasticity of demand? Explain different types of elasticity of demand and the
factors determining it.
5. Define law of demand why does the demand curve slopes downward from left to
right?
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
B.A. Economics (Semester I)
MICRO ECONOMICS-I
Assignment - II
PART – A
Answer any TWO from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. Discuss the shape of the short run and long run cost curves.
2. Distinguish between “Money Cost” and “Real Cost”
3. Write a note on relationship between ‘Average Revenue’ and ‘Marginal Revenue’
PART – B
Answer any ONE from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. Critically analyze the Law of Diminishing Returns.
5. Explain the Producer’s Equilibrium with help of the Iso-quant.
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
B.A. Economics (Semester I)
ECONOMIC STATISTICS-I
Assignment - I
PART – A
Answer any TWO from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. What do you mean by statistics? Discuss the use of statistical analysis for studies
in Economics
2. List out the characteristic and limitations of Statistics
3. Distinguish between primary data and secondary data.
PART - B
Answer any ONE from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. What do you mean by a questionnaire? State the essentials of a good questionnaire
and explain the merits and defects of using it for collecting statistical data.
5. Find out the Mean, Median and Mode for the following data.
X 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Y 5 8 20 30 15 10
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
B.A. Economics (Semester I)
ECONOMIC STATISTICS-I
Assignment - II
PART – A
Answer any TWO from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. What do you mean by classification of data? Explain the types of classification of
data.
2. List out the limitations of diagrams and Graphs.
3. Define Average. Give an account of limitations of Average.
PART – B
Answer any ONE from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. Find out the quartile derivation and co-efficient of quartile derivation for the following
data.
X 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
F 5 10 15 20 25
5. Which is the best measure of Dispersion? Why is it called like that?
ASSIGNMENTS FOR I B.A ECONOMICS (SEMESTER I)
Write any Two Assignments 6 to 10 pages each
Each topic carries Equal Marks (2 x 12.5 = 25)
Political and Cultural History of India (1526 -1857 A.D)
(For B.A. Economics)
1. India on the Eve of Babur’s Invasion
2. Religious Condition under the Mughals
3. Administration of Shivaji
4. Causes and Results of the Sepoy Mutiny
Last Date for Submission:10.01.2020
Assignment related to Economics should be sent to the following Address:
V.Loganathan
Assistant Professor and Head (i/c)
Department of Economics
Directorate of Distance Education
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai-625 021
Ancillary assignment papers should be sent to the following Address:
The Head (i/c)
Department of History
Directorate of Distance Education
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai - 625 021.
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
M.A. Economics (Semester - I)
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Assignment - I
PART – A
Answer any Two from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. Describe the objectives of agricultural price policy.
2. Analyze the main features of the regulated markets in India.
3. Discuss the scope of agricultural Economics
PART – B
Answer any One from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. Describe the problem faced by the Indian agriculture after globalization and the
prospects there on.
5. Write the case of the labour absorption and gender issue in Indian agriculture.
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
M.A. Economics (Semester -I)
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Assignment - II
PART – A
Answer any two from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)
1. Write a note on the resource efficiency in Indian Agriculture.
2. Describe the case for power and irrigation subsidies in India
3. What are the causes for the low agricultural productivity in India?
PART – B
Answer any one from the following questions (Marks: 1X15=15)
4. Disuses the problems of marginal and small farmers in India.
5. Explain the role of agriculture in the economic development of India.
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (University with Potential for Excellence)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
M.A. Economics (Semester- I)
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
Assignment - I
PART – A
Answer any two from the following questions (Marks: 2X5=10)