IGNOU is one of the best Universities for distance learning education in India. The education through this system helps the society in a big way because lots of people are unable to join a proper full time degree course. The paper of Rural Development: Indian context is about the reflection of India.

Paper Pattern:

Total no. of questions in the Rural Development: Indian Context paper is 5 and there are internal alternative to choose from in the questions. Question no. 1 & 2 should be answered in 800 words, Question no. 3 has 2 sub questions and both have to be answered in 400 words. Next question has 4 sub-questions and each has to be attempted in 200 words. Last question has 5 sub-questions and each has to be answered in 100 words.

Frequently asked questions:

Each question has its definite word limits, so candidates need to have a good knowledge of the topic as well as a good command in the language. The paper contains questions such as definition of cooperation, evolution of cooperatives in India, Constitution act of 1992, characteristics of social change, phases of ceiling on land holdings, HYV package, wage employment programmes in India, microcredit, Grameen bank etc.

Total marks and time allotted:

Total marks which can be obtained in the paper are 100 and time duration of the paper is 3 hours. Question no.1 & 2 are of 20 marks each, question no. 3 is divided into 2 questions of 10 marks each, question no. 4 is divided into 4 questions of 5 marks each and last question has 5 questions each of 4 marks.

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