Exam Details

Subject Entrepreneurship 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-0041
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o o Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MRDE-004 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Time 3 hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Attempt all five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Answers to question nos. 1 and 2 should not exceed
800 words each.

1. Elucidate the entrepreneurial scenario in modern India prior to Independence.

OR

What do you mean by partnership? Discuss its advantages and disadvantages.

2. Describe role of the human resources for developing rural enterprises.

OR

Explain the primary management functions to manage a rural enterprise.

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

Describe the salient features of market economy.

Discuss the various legal aspects associated with rural enterprises.

Highlight the policies related to promotion of enterprises.

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

Comment on democratic state and entrepreneurship.

How to strengthen rural industry?

How do you assess the market?

What are the infrastructure required for supporting rural entrepreneurship?

Distinguish between private and public company.

What is the scope of rural tourism

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

Recognition of the Entrepreneur.

Growth of Entrepreneurship in Ancient India.

Impact of technology on Rural Employment.

Small Scale Industries in the Post Independence Era.

Types of Rural Entrepreneurship.

Market Research.

Malpractices Impeding Entrepreneurial growth

National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD)


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