Exam Details

Subject Land Reforms and 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 June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 4 IMRDE-003 1

M.A. (RURAL DEVELOPMENT)
Term-End Examination

o
June, 2016
MRDE-003: LAND REFORMS AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Time Iwurs Maximum Marks 100

Note: Attempt all the five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 slwuld not exceed
800 words each.

1. Highlight the major issues in land reforms in India.

OR

Discuss the initiatives to change land tenure and agrarian structure in Independent India.

2. Explain the various initiatives by Non -Government organisations in land reforms in India.

OR

Describe the contributions of land reforms in poverty alleviation and economic equality.

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 400 words each Explain in brief the impact of British rule in Northern and Central India on land tenure system. Describe the initiatives for mitigating the problems of exploitative land tenure system in Independent India. Critically evaluate the land reforms in India.

4. Attempt any four of the following in about 200 words each: Agrarian structure in pre-British India. Consequences of land tenure system on agrarian society. Peasant Movement under Gandhi's Leadership. Nature of rural power structure in India. Land reforms through Panchayats. Constitutional provisions towards land reforms.

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each: Land Revenue System of the Marathas Features of Caste System Peasant Struggle on the Eve of Indian Independence Computerization of Land Records
Accelerated Mahaveli Development Project
Sanyasi Revolt Deccan Peasant Movement
Bhoodan and Gramdan Movement


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