MRD exam

I am doing the Master Of Arts (Rural Development) course from the Indira Gandhi National Open University and need the previous year question paper of this exam so can you please provide me this?

[Kiran Chandar]

As you need the previous year question paper of Master Of Arts (Rural Development) course of Indira Gandhi National Open University so here it is as follows

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note i) Attempt all five questions.

(ii) All questions carry equal marks.

(iii) Answer to questions no.1 and 2 should not exceed 800 words each.

1. What do you understand by the concept of development? Describe the important theories of development. 20

OR

Explain the main features of rural development programmes in Malaysia. 20

2. Discuss the movements arising out of capitalistic contradictions in India. 20

OR

Describe the salient features of the constitution(73rd Amendment) Act,1992. 20

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

(a) Define poverty. Describe the measures of poverty. 10

(b) Examine the role of informal credit in rural financial system. 10

(c) What do you mean by social change? Indicate the sources of social change. 10

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

(a) Rural Credit Market. 5

(b) Characteristics of villages. 5

(c) Comilla Model of Cooperatives. 5

(d) Agricultural Technology Management Agency. 5

(e) CAPART 5

(f) Psychological barriers to communication. 5

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

(a) Census 4

(b) Integrated Rural Development 4

(c) Janasaviya Programme 4

(d) Krishi Vigyan Kendras 4

(e) Processing Cooperatives 4

(f) Service Area Approach 4

(g) Features of Participatory Development 4

(h) Convergence of Technologies 4