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INDIA: DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (MPS-003)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-003
Assignment Code: /Asst/TMA/2026-27
Marks: 100 Answer five questions, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION – I
1. Critically examine the competing models of development that shaped India’s post Independence development strategy. How did the legacy of the national movement influence these choices?
2. Examine the Constitution as an instrument of social transformation. To what extent has it addressed inequalities based on caste and class?
3.Analyse the relationship between federalism and democratic decentralisation in India. What factors limit the effective devolution of powers to local self-government institutions?
4.Analyse the changing nature of political participation in India. What roles do political parties and non-party institutions play in deepening democracy?
5.Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Bureaucracy and democratic accountability
(b) Media and public policy
SECTION – II
6.Critically assess India’s human-development experience with particular reference to health, education and social security.
7.Analyse how gender inequalities affect development outcomes in India. Discuss the significance of a gender-sensitive approach to development.
8. Examine the relationship between regional imbalances and migration in India. How do these processes reinforce uneven development?
9.Evaluate the impact of economic reforms and globalisation on democracy and development in India, with particular reference to inequality and environmental sustainability.
10. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Religious politics and democratic development
(b) Ethnicity and the nation-state
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