| Development Issues of Indian Economy |
| Time: 3 Hours |
October – 2004 |
Marks: 100 |
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| N.B. : |
(1) |
Attempt any five questions in all, with a minimum of two questions from each section. |
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(2) |
Figures to the right indicate marks assigned to each question. |
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Answers to the both the sections should be written in the same answer-book. |
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| SECTION I |
| Q.1. |
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Discuss the changes in sectoral shares in GDP and secoral contribution to employment since planning. |
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Examine the measures taken by the government to reduce poverty in India. |
10 |
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| Q.2. |
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What is ‘Human Development’ and what is its importance? |
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Analyse to what extent governmental measures to improve human development through health and family welfare have succeeded. |
10 |
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| Q.3. |
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Explain the meaning of ‘food security’ and point out its importance. |
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Identify the problems related to food security in India. |
10 |
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| Q.4. |
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What are the problems faced by small scale industries in India? |
10 |
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Is disinvestment a soultion to the problems of public sector in India? |
10 |
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| Q.5. |
Write notes on any two of the following:
(a) Financing pattern of Ninth Five Year plan.
(b) Employment Generation Programmes during Nineties.
(c) Agricultural Research.
(d) New Industrial Policy of 1991 with respect to public sector and foreign investment. |
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| SECTION II |
| Q.6. |
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Explain the features of Indian money market. |
10 |
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Discuss the major changes in monetary management in India in the post reform period. |
10 |
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| Q.7. |
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Critically evaluate the Indian tax structure. |
10 |
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Enumerate the sources of India’s public debt and analyse its growth in the nineties. |
10 |
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| Q.8. |
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Examine the changes in the composition of India’s exports and highlight the steps taken by the government to promote exports. |
12 |
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Discuss the benefits and cost of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. |
5 |
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| Q.9. |
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Appraise the performance of infrastructure in India since 1980s. |
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Bring out the problems of power sector and the measures taken by the government to solve it. |
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| Q.10. |
Write notes on any two of the following: |
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a) |
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill 2000 |
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Need to control public expenditure in India |
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Composition and direction of India’s foreign trade |
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d) |
Importance of WTO Agreements to India |
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