Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2007 B.A Public Administration (BDP) -07 - Question Paper

EPA-3: DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION



Time:-3hrs Maximum Marks: 100

part I
ans any 2 of the subsequent ques. in about 500 words every. every ques. carries 25 marks.


1. Distinguish ranging from traditional and development administration.
2. Critically examine the colonial legacy of underdevelopment.
3. explain the need and limitations of India’s planning process.
4. discuss the concept of a development corporation and highlight a few of the administrative issues faced by them.

part II

ans any 3 of the subsequent ques. in about 250 words every. every ques. carries 10 marks.

5. explain in brief the different stages of evolution of development administration.
6. Highlight the significance of mixed economy in India and its different instruments.
7. Critically evaluate the steps taken to promote people’s participation in planning.
8. define the issues faced by bureaucracy in achieving both neutrality and commitment.
9. discuss the objectives and importance of cooperatives in the situation of development.
10. Identify major issues relating to public sector performance in India.

part III

ans all the ques.. every ques. carries two marks. choose the accurate ans for every ques..

11. Meaning of developement administration underwent change in the
1. Second UN Development Decade
2. 1960s
3. Post 1990
4. After 2nd World War
12. Target-Group Approach is also known as
1. Targetting the poor
2. Beneficiary Oriented Approach
3. Emplyment Oriented Approach
4. Area Development Approach
13. Food for Work Programme was initiated in
1. 1957
2. 1977
3. 1978
4. 1985
14. Report on the Machinery for Planning(1968) was an result of
1. Balwant Rai Mehta Report
2. Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC)
3. Dantwala Report
4. Appleby Report
15. Which of these is not a public enterprise?
1. HPCL
2. IDBI
3. Reserve Bank
4. NTPC
16. NREP provides for
1. 100% employment in rural areas
2. employment during severe lean seasons
3. punishment for those who would not work
4. All the above
17. Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) is a
1. Centrally Sponsored Programme
2. State Sponsored Programme
3. Panchyat Programme
4. Ministry of Agriculture Programme
18. Fred W. Riggs is associated with
1. Comparative Administrative Group
2. Marshall Plan
3. Technical Assistance Programme
4. None of the above
19. 2 pillars of Community Development Programme are
1. Government and NGOs
2. People’s participation and Government ‘extension’
3. Block development and Agraian reforms
4. Planning and Implementation
20. Asok Mehta Committee Report
1. assigned no role to Village Panchayat
2. suggested two-tier Panchayati Raj structure
3. was published in the identical year as Dantwala Report
4. All the above

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