1
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Discuss Amartya Sen's poverty measure and recent advances in poverty measurement.
EconomySocial Issues
2
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Throw light on wage-goods model of C.N. Vakil and P.R. Brahmanand.
EconomyIndian Economy
3
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Discuss policy of Discriminating Protection and its impact on Indian industrial development during the British period.
HistoryEconomyIndian Economy
4
15 Marks150 Wordshard
“By restricting social benefits to BPL households, the poverty line (in India) will be fully converted from a statistical benchmark to a real-life social division” (Dreze). Discuss.
EconomySocial Issues
5
30 Marksmedium
Poverty alleviation strategy of the day is moving ahead of Redistribution with Growth (RWG) of Chenery and the World Bank and Dreze and Sen's Growth-mediated security and Support-led security strategies to Empowerment, Opportunities and Security lines. Elaborate.
EconomySocial Issues
6
30 Marksmedium
Elaborate upon Gandhian versus Nehruvian visions of India's development. Do you think Gandhian approach is again attracting scholars and the people? Give reasons.
HistoryEconomyIndian Economy
7
30 Marksmedium
India urgently needs yet another Green Revolution by infusing modern technologies like ICT and Space technologies and Strategic Management techniques to come up with demand side pressures resulting in persistent food inflation in the economy.” Do you agree?
EconomyAgriculture
8
30 Marksmedium
Critically examine the point of view that RBI's recent measures at containing inflation have compromised growth.
EconomyIndian Economy
9
30 Marksmedium
“The declining share of commodity producing sectors-agriculture and industry--and rising share of Services sector is creating imbalances of far-reaching consequences in the economy.” Critically analyse.
EconomyIndian Economy
10
30 Marksmedium
Analyse the recent trend of gross capital formation in agriculture. Has it, do you think, been responsible for the sluggish growth rate in agriculture ?
EconomyAgriculture
11
15 Marks150 Wordseasy
Throw light on the PURA model of rural development.
EconomyRural Development
12
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Write on second-generation economic reforms in India.
EconomyIndian Economy
13
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Write on the unfinished agenda of Doha Round of negotiations of the WTO.
EconomyInternational Relations
14
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Write on Indo-ASEAN trade relations.
EconomyInternational Relations
15
30 Markshard
Is India ready for full capital account convertibility? Assess.
EconomyIndian Economy
16
30 Marksmedium
Compare the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII's) in India's economic development. Are FDI's preferable to Portfolio Investments ? Evaluate.
EconomyIndian Economy
17
20 Marksmedium
Analyse the impact of MNREGA on rural and urban wages and rural migration.
EconomySocial IssuesRural Development
18
20 Marksmedium
Discuss salient economic features of 73rd and 4th Constitutional amendments.
PolityEconomyRural Development
19
20 Marksmedium
Examine the challenges to export diversification and increase in export competitiveness of India.
EconomyIndian Economy
20
40 Markshard
In view of fresh fears of global financial crisis arising out of decelerating credit rating of the U.S. economy and sovereign debt crisis in peripheral Euro-Zone economies analyse its likely impact on India's trade and growth performance. Suggest measures to contain it.
EconomyInternational Relations
21
20 Markseasy
Write in brief on Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and their socio-economic repercussions.
EconomyIndian Economy