Economics · Class 11 Commerce
Ch 1Introduction to Microeconomics — Class 11 Economics, concept-first.
Every society, no matter how simple or complex, faces a fundamental reality: people want many things, but no one has everything they need. A family farm might own land, grain, and bullocks; a weaver has yarn and a loom; a teacher possesses skills; a labourer has only her own labour.
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Scope Of Economics
Think about your day so far. You woke up, had breakfast, came to school. Every single thing you used — the bed you slept on, the food you ate, the bus or bicycle you took — was produced by someone, somewhere, using limit…
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Chapter contents
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A Simple Economy
Every society, no matter how simple or complex, faces a fundamental reality: people want many things, but no one has everything they need.
Central Problems of an Economy
The entire study of economics begins with a single, unavoidable fact: resources are scarce, but human wants are unlimited.
Organisation of Economic Activities
Once we accept that scarcity forces every society to answer the three basic questions — what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce — a further question follows: through what arrangement…
The Centrally Planned Economy
In a centrally planned economy, the government—or a central authority acting on its behalf—takes charge of all major economic activities.
The Market Economy
A market economy is the opposite of a centrally planned economy. Here, economic activities are not directed by a central authority — they are organised through the market itself.
Positive and Normative Economics
The central problems of an economy can be solved in more than one way. Different mechanisms — such as the market, the government, or tradition — will produce different solutions.
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
The study of economics has traditionally been divided into two broad branches: microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Plan of the Book
This book is designed to introduce you to the basic ideas of microeconomics. Throughout, the focus stays on the behaviour of the individual consumers and producers of a single commodity, and on how th…
Key Concepts
The key terms introduced in this chapter, gathered in one place for quick revision — a compact glossary for this CBSE Class 12 Economics chapter.
Exercises
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- Q1Discuss the central problems of an economy.Free
- Q2What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?Free
- Q3What is a production possibility frontier?Free
- Q4Discuss the subject matter of economics.Preview
- Q5Distinguish between a centrally planned economy and a market economy.Preview
- Q6What do you understand by positive economic analysis?Preview
- Q7What do you understand by normative economic analysis?Preview
- Q8Distinguish between microeconomics and macroeconomics.Preview
Sample & Board Papers
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- Q1In the given figure X1Y1 and X2Y2 are Production Possibility Curves in two different periods T1 and T2 respectively for Good X and Good Y. A…Preview
- Q2Distinguish between positive economics and normative economics, with suitable examples.Preview
- Q3A production possibility curve (PPC) would be concave to the origin if marginal opportunity cost is: (Choose the correct alternative) (a) In…Preview
- Q4Explain briefly the central problem of 'What to produce'.Preview
- Q5Shift from Point A on Production Possibility Curve X1Y1 to Point B on X2Y2 in the given figure indicates: (Choose the correct alternative) (…Preview
- Q6Discuss briefly the central problem of 'How to produce'. OR Classify the following statements into positive economics or normative economics…Preview