Exam Details

Subject India: Democracy and Development
Paper
Exam / Course Master in Political Science
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Discuss the significance of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy as instruments of social change.

2. How does social inequality affect the development policies of the Indian state? Discuss.

3. Explain and evaluate the changing nature of local -self government after implementation of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.

4. Write an essay on the role and performance of Parliament in India.

5. Evaluate the role of Judiciary in safeguarding the rights and interests of the citizens.

6. How has competitive party system influenced political participation in India? Examine.

7. What do you understand by Identity politics Explain.

8. Describe and evaluate the role of media in shaping public policies and public opinion.

9. Write a note on the relationship between gender and development.

10. What is Liberalisation? Analyse its economic and political consequences.


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

  • Australia's Foreign Policy
  • Canada Politics and Society
  • Comparative Politics Issues and Trends
  • India and the World
  • India: Democracy and Development
  • International Relations: Theory and Problems
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Political Theory
  • Social and political Thought in modern India
  • Social Movements and Politics in India
  • State & Society in Latin America
  • State and Society in Africa
  • State and Society in Australia
  • State Politics in India
  • The European Union in World Affairs
  • Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx)