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NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI, NOIDA
SPLITUP SYLLABUS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015


CLASS: XI SUBJECT: ECONOMICS

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PART-A : STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS
Unit-1 Introduction
What is Economics?
Meaning, scope and importance of statistics in economics
Unit-2-Collection, organization and presentation of data
Collection of Data-Sources of data-Primary and secondary
sources.
How basic data is collected?
Methods of collecting data.
Some important sources of secondary data.
Census of India, National sample survey organization.

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Organization of Data: Meaning and types of variables-
Frequency distribution
Presentation of Data: Tabular presentation and diagrammatic
presentation of data.
1. Geometric forms (Bar Diagram and Pie Diagram)
2. Frequency diagrams.(Histogram, polygon and ogive
curve)
Arithmetic lines graphs(Time series graph)
Unit-3-Statistical tools and interpretation
1.Measures of central tendency
a) Mean- simple and weighted
b) Median and mode

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2.Measures of dispersion
Absolute dispersion
a) Range
b) Quartile deviation
c) Mean deviation and standard deviation
3) Relative dispersion
Coefficient of quartile deviation
Coefficient of mean deviation
Coefficient of variation
Lorenz curve-Meaning and its
Applications
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Correlation Meaning- scattered diagram-Measures of
correlation, Karl Pearsons methods(Two variable ungrouped
data)
Spearmens rank correlation

Introduction to index numbers.
1. Meaning and types
2. Wholesale price index
3. Consumer price index
4. And index of industrial production
Uses of index numbers
Inflation and index number
Some mathematical tools used in economics: Equation of a
line, slope of a line and slope of a curve.
PART B- Indian economic development
UNIT-4 Development policies and experience (1947-1990)
1. A brief introduction of the state of Indian economy on
the eve of independence.
2. Common goals of 5 year plans. Main features,
problems and policies of agriculture.(institutional
aspects and new agricultural strategy etc)
Industry (industrial license, etc)and
Foreign trade
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UNIT-4 Economic reforms since 1991
Need and main features- liberalisation, globalisation and
privatisation
An appraisal of LPG policies.
UNIT-5 Current challenges facing Indian economy
Poverty- absolute and relative
Main programmes for poverty alleviation; a critical
assessment
Rural development
Key issues- credit and marketing, Role of cooperatives
Agriculture diversification, Alternative farming- organic
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Human capital formation
How people become resource, Role of human capital
formation in economic development, Growth of
education sector in India
Employment
Formal and informal, Growth and other issues
Problems and policies, Inflation- 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
resource and environment, including global warming



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UNIT-6
Development experiences of India
A comparison with neighbours -India and Pakistan. India and
china,
Issues :Growth, population, sectoral development and other
developmental indicators
Part C Developing projects in Economics ( Project work)
The students may be encouraged to develop projects which
have primary data, secondary data or both. Case studies of few
organizations/ outlets may also be encouraged.
Some of the examples of the projects are as follows.(These are
not mandatory but suggestive)
a) A report on Demographic structure of your
neighbourhood.
b) Consumer awareness among house holds
c) Changing prices of few vegetables in your market
d) Study of a cooperative institution. Ex. Milk
Cooperatives.
e) Case studies on public private partnership, outsourcing
and outward foreign direct investment.
f) Global warming.
g) Designing eco friendly projects applicable in school
such as paper and water cycle.
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TERM EXAMINATION

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Note:
a )PART C Project work for 10 mark.
b) The question paper will include a section on open text based assessment of 10 marks from
unit 5 of part B. From this unit no other questions will be asked in the theory
examination. The OTBA will be asked only during the annual examination to be held in the
March2015.
c) Question paper will be set for annual examination as per the CBSE guidelines
given in the curriculum 2015-16 .
d) The teacher concerned is requested to refer to the CBSE curriculum 2014-15 for further
clarifications, if any.


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