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IGNOU BPAC-112 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

RURAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Structured previous year question paper for BPAC-112, December 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2

Verified: 22 Aug 2026

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(BAPAH)

Term-End Examination

December, 2025

BPAC-112 : RURAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Answer any five questions in about

400 words each, selecting at least two

questions from each Section. All questions

carry equal marks.

Section—A

Q1.Discuss the evolution of local government in pre-independence period.

Q2.Write a note on the election of Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad.

Q3.Highlight the functional domain of Panchayati Raj Institutions as per conformity legislation.

Q4.Write short notes in about 200 words on each of the following : 10+10

(a) Approaches to rural development

(b) Decentralized planning

Section—B

Q5.What are the provisions for mobilisation and management of resources by the Panchayats in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment ?

Q6.Examine the initiatives of e-Governance in rural areas in India.

Q7.Discuss the various spheres of the interface between state and local government.

Q8.Write short notes in about 200 words each on the following : 10+10

(a) Institutional arrangements for provisions of services in rural areas

(b) Case study of Kistampet Gram Panchayat (Telangana)

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