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S. No. of Question Paper : 7054

Unique Paper Code : 227404 D

Name of the Paper : Indian Economic Development Since 1947-1

Name of the Course : B.A. (Hons.), Economics

Semester :IV

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Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 75

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1. Misunderstandings regarding the Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of India's economic development

centre around (a) the neglect of agriculture and (b) the public sector ·enterprise as a black

hole. Do you agree? Explain. When and why do you think a ''tum around" in India's aggregate

growth occurred ? 10+8.75=18.75

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3. The root cause of fertility decline in India is mortality decline. Explain. Discuss the types of

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believe that inequality in India seems to have risen after the 1990s ? 8+10.75=18.75

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6. · There is much to learn from the diversity of development experience amongst different Indian

states (Dreze and Sen : 1996). Explain.. Can we infer thc;tt India and China are cases of

idiosyncratic path to high grt>wth ? Discuss. 10+8'. 75=18. 75

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