M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
Rural Development
RURAL SOCIETY IN INDIA
Day Date: Thursday, 16-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time:10:30 AM to 01.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory
Figures to the right indicate full marks
Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions: 14
Which of the following are the characteristics of agrarian society?
Traditional occupation Materialistic values
Agricultural based occupation Natural environment
Rural stratification takes place because of
Prestige Power
Wealth All the above
The Vidharbha region of Maharashtra state is famous for
Peasant movement Famer suicide
Agriculture economics None of these
is the most rigid and clearly graded type of social stratification.
Class Caste
Religion Income
Who among the following is known as the father of local self-government in
India?
Lord Canning Lord Wellesley
Lord Ripon Mahatma Gandhi
Characteristically, rural society in India is:
Peasant society Agrarian Society
Uneven Society All the above
According to various studies class is emerging fast in India.
Lower class Middle class
Dominant class Upper class
Q.2 Short Notes. (Any four out of five) 14
Rural Social Stratification
Caste and Class
Structure and function of Panchayat Raj
Significance of Land Acquisition Act
Slave mode of Production
Q.3 Short Answer Type Questions. (Any Two out of Three) 14
What are the characteristics of Peasant society?
What are the merits of Socialist mode of production?
What is the essence of RTI?
Q.4 Descriptive Type Questions with internal choice. 14
Communist Mode of Production
Explain the features of changing India rural society.
Q.5 Descriptive Type Question. 14
Discuss the changing profile of peasant and Agrarian Society in India.