Rural and Agrarian transformation in India

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Rural and Agrarian transformation in India: Programmes of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes; Green revolution and social change; Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture; Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration.

2026

Section b · 1. · Paper Q6(b) · 2026 · 20 marks · Solution

Synchronise the developmental programmes and social change in India, and describe them through visible and lived experiences

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2025

Section d · 2. · Paper Q5(d) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

What are the major problems faced by the labour migrants while working in informal sectors of Indian States? Discuss.

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Section c · 3. · Paper Q8(c) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

What are the Indian government's schemes launched for poverty alleviation after the United Nation's Declaration of 'Sustainable Development Goals - 2015' ? Briefly describe

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2024

Section b · 4. · Paper Q5(b) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Is there a connection between labour migration and informal sector? Justify your answer with reference to Indian context.

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Section d · 5. · Paper Q5(d) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Discuss the changing nature of political elites in India.

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2023

Section c · 6. · Paper Q4(c) · 2023 · 10 marks · Solution

Critique the victory narratives of Green Revolution in the context of Indian society

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Section b · 7. · Paper Q7(b) · 2023 · 20 marks · Solution

What is 'reverse migration' ? Discuss its features, causes and consequences in India

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2022

Section e · 8. · Paper Q5(e) · 2022 · 10 marks · Solution

What role do co-operatives plays in poverty alleviation in rural India ?

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Section a · 9. · Paper Q6(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine whether rural bondage still continues to be a social reality. Give your argument .

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2021

Section b · 10. · Paper Q3(b) · 2021 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine the factors responsible for the rural unrest in contemporary India

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Section a · 11. · Paper Q4(a) · 2021 · 20 marks · Solution

What are the sociological reasons and implication of "reverse migration" during the recent pandemic in India ?

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Section b · 12. · Paper Q5(b) · 2021 · 10 marks · Solution

Comment on the role of co-operatives in rural development

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Section e · 13. · Paper Q5(e) · 2021 · 10 marks · Solution

Discuss the role of technology in agrarian change in India

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2020

Section a · 14. · Paper Q5(a) · 2020 · 10 marks · Solution

Point out the benefits of 'green chemistry' for agrarian transformation in India.

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Section b · 15. · Paper Q6(b) · 2020 · 15 marks · Solution

Do you think MSP (Minimum Support Price) Scheme for ag can help in rural development? Elaborate your response with suitable examples.

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Section c · 16. · Paper Q6(c) · 2020 · 15 marks · Solution

How can skill development programme induce social change? Illustrated.

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2019

Section b · 17. · Paper Q5(b) · 2019 · 10 marks · Solution

Discuss the challenges in Implementing the Rural Development Programmes in India

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Section d · 18. · Paper Q5(d) · 2019 · 10 marks · Solution

Comment on the changing democratic profile of India

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Section b · 19. · Paper Q6(b) · 2019 · 20 marks · Solution

Highlight the main features of the 'Inter-linking of Rivers' project in India. What could be its probable advantages to Indian agriculture?

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2018

Section b · 20. · Paper Q6(b) · 2018 · 15 marks · Solution

Has Green Revolution led to the formation of new power elite in rural India? Elaborate your answer.

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Section c · 21. · Paper Q6(c) · 2018 · 15 marks · Solution

Write a note on Basic Services to Urban Poet (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development (IHSD) programme provided for the urban poor.

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2017

Section e · 22. · Paper Q1(e) · 2017 · 10 marks · Solution

Write a short note a changing means of production and increased rural poverty

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Section c · 23. · Paper Q4(c) · 2017 · 10 marks · Solution

Compare the pressing problems of a dalit poor family living in an urban slum with a similar type of family living in a rural setting

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2016

Section b · 24. · Paper Q4(b) · 2016 · 10 marks · Solution

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for rural development

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Section a · 25. · Paper Q5(a) · 2016 · 20 marks · Solution

Write a note on the uneven impact of 'Green Revolution' on rural society.

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2015

Section c · 26. · Paper Q5(c) · 2015 · 10 marks · Solution

Effect of displacement through development on the rural landless and marginal farmers .

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