Exam Details

Subject Voluntary Action in Rural Development
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts (Rural Development)
Department School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Describe the approach adopted by Community Based Organisations (CBOs) for imparting sustainable development to rural communities.
OR
Discuss the problem areas of unregistered and registered voluntary organisations.

2. Describe the essential characteristics of voluntary associations in a democratic society.
OR
Discuss the main sources of funding to voluntary organisations in India.

3. Answer any two of the following in about 400 words each

Describe Weber's ideal types of action.

Briefly explain the historical genesis of voluntary activities.

Discuss the important issues of VOs in regard to social transformation in rural areas.

4. Attempt any four of the following in about 200 words each

Nature of membership in a voluntary organisation

Gandhian approach to voluntarism

Principles of administrative management of voluntary organisations

Essential features of the 'Modern State'

Trusts

Relationship between United Nations and NGOs

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:

Barefoot college

SEWA Bank

Concept of Primary Beneficiary

Absolutist Theory of State

Voluntary Action Cell

PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas)

Forest Management Committee

The Millennium Development Goals


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Entrepreneurship and Rural Development
  • Land Reforms and Rural Development
  • Research Methods in Rural Development
  • Rural Development Planning and Management
  • Rural Development: Indian Context
  • Rural Development: Programmes
  • Rural Social Development
  • Voluntary Action in Rural Development