Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions

Differentiate between 'capital-market' and 'money-market' on the basis of:

Meaning;

Explain the following Money Market Instruments: 

Treasury bill

Explain the following Money Market Instruments:

Commercial paper

Explain the following Money Market Instruments:

Call money

Answer the following question.
Stock exchange acts as a regulator of the securities market. It creates a continuous market where the securities are bought and sold. It gives investors the chance to disinvest and reinvest. Through this process of disinvestment and reinvestment, savings get channelized into their most productive investment avenues. To ensure that the investing public gets a safe and fair deal in the market, the membership of the stock exchange is well regulated and its dealings are well defined according to the existing legal framework. It also ensures a wider share of ownership by regulating new issues, better trading practices, and taking effective steps in educating the public about investments.

Various functions performed by the Stock Exchange are discussed in the above para. By quoting lines from above para, state any four functions of the stock exchange.

State any three objectives of the Securities Exchange Board of India.

Answer the following question.
'VOICE' is an important consumer organization. It organized workshops in the months of December in Delhi/NCR for consumers. The theme was 'Organic Food – From Farm to Plate', to spread awareness on the importance of organic farming and to encourage consumers to switch from conventional food, that contains chemicals and pesticides to organic food. Expert speakers from farmers' community explained the harmful effects of usage of pesticides in farming and the importance of organic food.
People were informed that the organization regularly tests samples to detect adulteration like the presence of heavy metals or pesticides. The results of the tests are published in their monthly magazine 'Consumer Voice' to make people aware of the quality of different products. It also provides aid and legal advice to the consumers in seeking a remedy.
State the functions performed by the Consumer Voice for the protection and promotion of consumer interest by quoting lines from the above para.

State any five reliefs available to a consumer if the consumer court is satisfied with the genuineness of the complaint.

The SELECT statement when combined with the ______ clause returns records without repetition.

Write two points of difference between Circuit Switching and Packet Switching.

Expand the following in the context of Internet Protocol:

POP3

Answer the following question.
Explain the meaning of opportunity cost with the help of a production possibility schedule.

What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic deindustrialisation effected by the British in pre-independent India?

Choose the correct alternative from given options:
In the given figure, the movement on the production possibility curve from point A to point B shows _____________.

Identify and discuss the nature of the following newspaper reports in terms of positive or normative economic analysis:
(i) "India jumped 23 points in the World Bank's ease of doing business index to 77^th place, highest in 2 years." – The Economic Times
(ii) "Government should further liberalise the business rules." – The Economic Times

An economy is in equilibrium. Find investment expenditure :

National income =1200

Autonomous consumption expenditure=150

Marginal Propensity to consume =0.8

Answer the following question.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Does Not Give Us a Clear Indication of Economic Welfare of a Country. "Defend Or Refute the Given Statement with Valid Reason.

Distinguish between positive externalities and negative externalities.

Discuss any two merits and demerits of the Green Revolution in the agricultural sector in the Indian economy.

State the meanings of the following:

Operating Surplus