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Syllabus : CBSE Syllabus of Economics for
Class 11th For March 2009 Examination
Class
XI | ECONOMICS (Code No. 30)
One Paper 3 Hours
100 Marks
Part A : Statistics for Economics
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Unit
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Marks
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1.
Introduction
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03
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2.
Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data
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12
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3.
Statistical Tools and Interpretation
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30
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4. Developing
Projects in Economics
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05
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TOTAL
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50
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Part B: Indian Economic Development
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Unit
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Marks
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5.
Development Policies and Experience (1947-90)
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10
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6. Economic
Reforms since 1991
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08
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7. Current
Challenges facing Indian Economy
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25
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8.
Development experience of India-A comparison with
neighbours
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07
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TOTAL
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50
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Part A : Statistics for Economics
In this course, the learners are expected to acquire skills in
collection, organisation and presentation of quantitative and
qualitative information pertaining to various simple economic
aspects systematically. It also intends to provide some basic
statistical tools to analyse, and interpret any economic
information and draw appropriate inferences. In this process,
the learners are also expected to understand the behaviour of
various economic data.
Unit 1: Introduction 5 Periods
What is Economics? Meaning, scope and importance of statistics
in Economics
Unit 2: Collection, Organisation and Presentation of data 25
Periods
Collection of data - sources of data - primary and secondary;
how basic data is collected; methods of collecting data; Some
important sources of secondary data: Census of India and
National Sample Survey Organisation.
Organisation of Data: Meaning and types of variables;
Frequency Distribution.
Presentation of Data: Tabular Presentation and Diagrammatic
Presentation of Data: (i) Geometric forms (bar diagrams and
pie diagrams), (ii) Frequency diagrams (histogram, polygon and
ogive) and (iii) Arithmetic line graphs (time series graph).
Unit 3: Statistical Tools and Interpretation 64 Periods
(For all the numerical problems and solutions, the appropriate
economic interpretation may be attempted. This means, the
students need to solve the problems and provide interpretation
for the results derived)
Measures of Central Tendency- mean (simple and weighted),
median and mode
Measures of Dispersion - absolute dispersion (range, quartile
deviation, mean deviation and standard deviation); relative
dispersion (co-efficient of quartile-deviation, co-efficient
of mean deviation, co-efficient of variation); Lorenz Curve:
Meaning and its application.
Correlation - meaning, scatter diagram; Measures of
correlation - Karl Pearson’s method (two variables ungrouped
data) Spearman’s rank correlation.
Introduction to Index Numbers - meaning, types - wholesale
price index, consumer price index and index of industrial
production, uses of index numbers; Inflation and index
numbers.
Unit 4: Developing Projects in Economics 10 Periods
The students may be encouraged to develop projects, which have
primary data, secondary data or both. Case studies of a few
organisations / outlets may also be encouraged. Some of the
examples of the projects are as follows (they are not
mandatory but suggestive):
(i) A report on demographic structure of your neighborhood;
(ii) Consumer awareness amongst households
(iii) Changing prices of a few vegetables in your market
(iv) Study of a cooperative institution: milk cooperatives
The idea behind introducing this unit is to enable the
students to develop the ways and means by which a project can
be developed using the skills learned in the course. This
includes all the steps involved in designing a project
starting from choosing a title, exploring the information
relating to the title, collection of primary and secondary
data, analyzing the data, presentation of the project and
using various statistical tools and their interpretation and
conclusion.
Part B: Indian Economic Development
Unit 5: Development Policies and Experience (1947-90): 18
Periods
A brief introduction of the state of Indian economy on the eve
of independence.
Common goals of Five Year Plans.
Main features, problems and policies of agriculture
(institutional aspects and new agricultural strategy, etc.),
industry (industrial licensing, etc,) and foreign trade.
Unit 6: Economic Reforms since 1991: 14 Periods
Need and main features - liberalisation, globalisation and
privatisation;
An appraisal of LPG policies
Unit 7: Current challenges facing Indian Economy: 60
Periods
Poverty- absolute and relative; Main programmes for poverty
alleviation: A critical assessment;
Rural development: Key issues - credit and marketing - role of
cooperatives; agricultural diversification; alternative
farming - organic farming.
Human Capital Formation: How people become resource; Role of
human capital in economic development; Growth of Education
Sector in India.
Employment: Growth, informalisation and other issues: Problems
and policies.
Infrastructure: Meaning-and Types: Case Studies: Energy and
Health: Problems and Policies- A critical assessment;
Sustainable Economic Development: Meaning; Effects of Economic
Development on Resources and Environment.
Unit 8: Development Experience of India, a comparison with
neighbours : 12 Periods
India and Pakistan
India and China
Issues: growth, population, sectoral development and other
developmental indicators
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