WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION - 2005
Economics Paper-II
Time Allowed-3 Hours Full Marks-100
Group - A
Answer any three questions.
1. Discuss the different components of economic drain from India that took place during the British rule. What were the consequences of such drain ? 12+8
2. Distinguish between the Old Guarantee System and the New Guarantee System of railway construction of India in the pre-independence period. 10+10
3. Trace the development of the cotton textile industry in India during the British period. 20
4. What role was the public sector expected to play in the initial years of planning ? Do you agree to the view that the public sector gradually became a net drain on the Indian society as a whole ? Give reasons for your answer. 10+10
5. Analyse the reforms in the banking sector since 1991. 20
Group - B
Answer any two questions.
6. How do you distinguish between marketable and marketed surplus in agriculture ? In this context, examine the empirical findings relating to the price response of marked surplus that researchers discussed till the 1970s, on Indian economy. 8+12
7. Discuss the causes of India's balance of payment problem on the eve of the initiation of the new economic reforms measure in 1991. 20
8. Comment on the changes in the relative emphasis on the different objectives in India's five-years Plans. Have these objectives always been mutually consistent ? 10+10
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