Exam Details

Subject Urbanization and Urban Development
Paper
Exam / Course M.Phill & Ph. D
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. 'Urbanization is an inevitable process'. Discuss with suitable examples.

2. Describe the features of a colonial city in India with focus on its economic and political structures.

3. Discuss the major features of a slum in a metropolitan city.

4. How does housing and infrastructure impact life in a city? Explain with suitable examples.

5. Describe the nature of rural poverty in India. In what way is it related with urban poverty

6. Is there a need for urban planning? Discuss.

7. Trace a brief history of urban development in India with special reference to Five Year Plans.

8. What was the United Nations Human Settlement and Habitat Agenda? How did it impact India's urban development


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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

  • Econometric Methods
  • Religion, Symbols and Society
  • Social Movements
  • Urbanization and Urban Development