Exam Scheme

Note :-

1. Negative marking: For every wrong answer, 1/3 of the marks prescribed for that particular question shall be deducted.
2. Paper includes questions from: Senior Secondary Level, Graduation Level, Post Graduation Level, Educational Psychology, Pedagogy, Teaching Learning Material, and Use of Computers and Information Technology in Teaching Learning.

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Syllabus : Economics -II

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Part- I Senior Secondary Level

1. Meaning and Definition of Economics
   1. Central problems of an economy
   2. Problem of choice
   3. Economic systems: characteristics and functions
2. Demand and Supply
   1. Various concepts of elasticity of demand
3. Production Function
   1. Law of variable proportions
   2. Returns to scale
   3. Cost concepts
   4. Cost curves
4. Revenue and Their Relationships
   1. Forms of market and their characteristics
   2. Determination of price and output under perfect competition
   3. Determination of price and output under monopoly
5. Macroeconomic Variables
   1. Stock and flow variables
   2. National Income- concepts
   3. National Income- measurement and their relationships
   4. GNP
   5. Welfare
6. Money
   1. Meaning and functions
   2. Money supply and high powered money
   3. Functions of Commercial bank
   4. Functions of Central bank
   5. Credit control methods
7. Meaning and Determinants of Economic Development
   1. Problems of Indian Economy: poverty
   2. Problems of Indian Economy: unemployment
   3. Problems of Indian Economy: inequality in India
8. Balance of Payments
   1. Meaning and components
9. Measures of Central Tendency
   1. Arithmetic mean
   2. Median
   3. Mode

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Part-II Graduation Level

1. Theory of Consumer Behavior
   1. Marshallian Utility Analysis
   2. Hick's Indifference Curve Analysis
   3. Hick's and Slutsky Price Effect
   4. Consumer and producer's surplus
2. Price and Output Determination Under Imperfect Competition
   1. Oligopoly (Collusive and Non-collusive)
   2. Monopolistic Competition
3. Consumption Hypotheses
   1. Multiplier
   2. Accelerator theory
   3. Trade cycle
   4. Control of trade cycle
4. Quantity Theory of Money
   1. Theories of demand for money
   2. Inflation- Types
   3. Inflation- Control
   4. Phillips curve
5. Objectives and Tools of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
6. Free Trade and Protection
7. Theories of Trade
   1. Comparative cost
   2. Opportunity cost
   3. Terms of Trade
8. Foreign Direct Investment, WTO, World Bank and IMF
9. Measurement and Indicators of Development
   1. PQLI
   2. HDI
   3. HPI
   4. GDI
   5. Various measurement of poverty in India
10. Measures of Dispersion, Index Number, Correlation
    1. Simple correlation
    2. Rank correlation
11. Economy of Rajasthan
    1. Main features of Economy of Rajasthan- Forest
    2. Main features of Economy of Rajasthan- water
    3. Main features of Economy of Rajasthan- mineral and livestock resources
    4. Recent major development projects
    5. Major welfare schemes of state Government for SC/ST/Backward Classes/Minorities/Disabled Persons, Destitute, Women, Children, Old Age People, Farmers and Labourers
    6. Main features of agricultural sector
    7. Main features of industrial sector
    8. Main features of service sector
    9. Tourism development in Rajasthan
    10. Flagship Programmes of Government of Rajasthan

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Part-III Post Graduation Level

1. Welfare Economics
   1. Pareto optimality
   2. Market failure and externalities
   3. New Welfare Economics
2. IS-LM Model
   1. Relative effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy
   2. Mundell-Fleming
   3. SWAN model
3. Growth & Development Models
   1. Lewis model
   2. Harrod-Domar
   3. Solow
   4. Kaldor model
4. Regression Analysis
   1. Probability
   2. Sampling techniques (only concepts)
   3. Methods of data Collection
5. Economic Reforms
   1. Liberalization
   2. Privatization
   3. Globalization
6. Public and Private Goods, GST in India, Concept of Deficits in Budget
7. Foreign Trade
   1. Current foreign trade policy
8. Theories of International Trade
   1. Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem
   2. Factor Price Equalization Theorem
9. Concept of Sustainable Development
   1. Sustainable Development Goals
   2. Food Security

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Part- IV (Educational Psychology, Pedagogy, Teaching Learning Material, Use of Computers and Information Technology in Teaching Learning)

1. Educational Psychology

   1. Concept, scope and functions of educational psychology
   2. Physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral developmental characteristics of adolescent learner and its implication for teaching-learning
   3. Behavioural, cognitive and constructivist principles of learning and its implication for senior secondary students
   4. Concept of mental health & adjustment and adjustment mechanism
   5. Emotional intelligence and its implication in teaching learning

2. Pedagogy and Teaching Learning Material (Instructional Strategies for Adolescent Learner)

   1. Communication skills and its use
   2. Teaching models- advance organizer
   3. Teaching models- concept attainment
   4. Teaching models- information processing
   5. Teaching models- inquiry training
   6. Preparation and use of teaching-learning material during teaching
   7. Cooperative learning

3. Use of Computers and Information Technology in Teaching Learning

   1. Concept of ICT, hardware and software
   2. System approach
   3. Computer assisted learning, computer aided instruction