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Question 11 Mark
Statistics is of no use to economics without data. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As at every stage of economic planning, there is a need for figures and statistical methods. Therefore, statistics is of no use to economics without data.
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Question 21 Mark
Statistics cannot be expressed numerically. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Explanation:
As statistics approach to a subject is numerical. So, any fact to be called statistics must be numerically expressed.
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Question 31 Mark
Mark the following statements as true or false.
Statistics solves economic problems.
Answer
True.
Reason: Statistics acts as a tool in the hands of economists that enables them to understand and evaluate an economic problem. The causes of a problem are identified through statistical tools and methods and policies and rectification measures are formulated accordingly.
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Question 41 Mark
Farmer is the example of production. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Because they produce so many food grains for the nation.
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Question 51 Mark
Statistics solves economic problems. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As statistics is indispensable tool for a proper understanding of various economic problems.
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Question 61 Mark
GDP helps to determine how total income arising from the production process. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As GDP helps to know the total income comes from the production process.
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Question 71 Mark
Mark the following statements as true or false.
Statistics is of no use to Economics without data.
Answer
True.
Reason: Statistics is all about data and helps economists to make interpretations and conclusions about the various issues or problems in a precise form. Statistical data reveals quantitative and qualitative facts related to data. Thus, if statistics does not provide data, then it is of no use to Economics.
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Question 81 Mark
Household is the example of production. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Explanation:
As household is only for consumption and not production.
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Question 91 Mark
Social services rendered by an NGO to flood victims is an economic activity. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Explanation:
As we do social service for the welfare of the society hence it is a non-economic activity.
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Question 101 Mark
Mark the following statements as true or false.
Statistics can only deal with quantitative data.
Answer
False.
Reason: By statistic we mean both qualitative and quantitative facts that are used in economics. Statistics reveals both quantitative and qualitative aspects of data.
For example: the statement “Literacy rate in India has gone up from 65.38% in 2001 to 74.4% in 2011” is a quantitative fact. But the chief characteristic of such information is that it describes the attributes of a group of people this is qualitative information which is often used in economics and other social sciences.
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Question 111 Mark
Production and consumption are the two vital components of economic activity. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As both of them plays an important role to raise the economic activity.
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Question 121 Mark
Is scarcity refers to the limitation of supply in relation to demand of the commodity. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As availability of resources is limited but the human es wants are unlimited.
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Question 131 Mark
Buying and selling are the economic activities. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Because we earn money through buying and selling of resources and hence earning money is an economic activity.
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Question 141 Mark
Teacher teaching in a school is an economic activity (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Because he gets salary against the same.
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Question 151 Mark
Best possible use of statistics data make by only expert. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
As techniques of statistics are not so simple to be used by any layman.
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Question 161 Mark
Economic activities are those activities which are not concerned with creation of money. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Explanation:
As the motive of economic activities is to earn profit only.
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True/False - Economics STD 11 Commerce Questions - Vidyadip