Section - I

1. Attempt any FIVE parts of the following question. Answer to each part shold be of approximately 50 words.

Marks: 7 × 5 = 35

(a) Features of Planning in India

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(b) Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

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(c) HDI (Human Development Index) and India

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(d) PURA Model (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas)

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(e) Moral Suasion and the Reserve Bank of India

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(f) Parallel Economy in India.

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Section - II

Attempt any SEVEN of the following questions. Each answer should be in about 150 words :-

Marks: 15 × 7 = 105

2. What measures need to be adopted to improve the economic conditions of farm workers in India ? Discuss.

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3. What triggered the Indian economic reforms of 1991 ? Explain in detail.

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4. Enumerate the functions of financial markets with special reference to India.

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5. Explain the relation between poverty, unemployment and inequality. Comment on the method of determination of the poverty line in India.

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6. Critically assess the impact of urbanisation on socio-economic situation in India.

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7. Explain the recommendations of the latest Finance Commission of India over sharing of revenue between the Center and the States. Comment on them.

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8. Discuss the promotional and developmental functions of the Reserve Bank of India. Evaluate the RBI's performance in this sphere.

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9. Critically examine the impact of the New Industrial Policy initiated in India in 1991.

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10. Discuss the agricultural price policy of the Government of India. Will you suggest changes in this policy ? Justify your answre.

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Section - III

Attempt any TWO of the following in about 500 words each :-

Marks: 30 × 2 = 60

11. Define inflation. What are the effects of inflation? Give reasons for the differential effects of inflation on different sections of India's population. Indicate the welfare implication.

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12. What is meant by balance-of-payment disequilibrium ? Give a brief account of important causes of the balance-of-payment disequilibrium. Review India's present position in this respect.

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13. "The existence of Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries (NBFI) has reduced the scope of the effectiveness of monetary policy" Do you agree ? Explain with examples drawn from the Indian experience.

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