MPS-003 · December 2020 · English
IGNOU MPS-003 December 2020 Previous Year Question Paper
India: Democracy and Development
Structured previous year question paper for MPS-003, December 2020 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL
SCIENCE) (MPS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2020
MPS-003 : INDIA : DEMOCRACY AND
DEVELOPMENT
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) Answer five questions in all, selecting at
least two questions from each Section.
(ii) Each question to be answered in about
500 words.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Examine Gandhi's contribution of the economic thinking in the early National Movement.
Q2.Critically examine the role of parliament in the socio-economic transformation of India. Lot-I 2.1. 0.
Q3.Examine the tension-areas in Centre-State relations.
Q4.Discuss the emerging contradiction between the economics of liberalisation and the politics of empowerment.
Q5.Analyse the relationship between caste and class and its impact on the political process.
Section—II
Q6.Write an essay on the ethnic challenge to nation-building in India.
Q7.What are the causes of over-urbanisation in India ? How can this be reduced ?
Q8.Examine the relationship between the idea of justice and role of women in political process.
Q9.Distinguish between the movements of the rural poor and rural rich.
Q10.Write an essay on Substantive Democracy and its status in India.