BECE-214

Bachelors Degree Programme (BDP)

ASSIGNMENT For July 2014 and January 2015 Sessions

Course Code: BECE-214 Title of Course: Agricultural Development in India

School of Social Sciences Indira Gandhi National Open University

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

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BECE-214 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

2014-15

Dear Student,

As per the current pattern of assignments, you will have to do one assignment for this elective course BECE-214. Please note that this is a major revised course of its earlier version EEC 14 being offered to the new registrants of Group 4 electives from July 2013 onwards.

The assignment is of 100 marks which contains 3 sections. Section I contains two questions of 20 marks each; Section II contains four questions of 12 marks each; and Section III contains two questions of 6 marks each.

Submission

Completed assignments should be submitted to the coordinator of your Study Centre by:

For students of July 2014 cycle: 31.3.2015 For students of January 2015 cycle: 30.9.2015

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BECE-214: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Programme Code: BDP Course Code: BECE-214

Assignment Code: BECE-214/AST/TMA/2014-15 Maximum Marks: 100

Answer all the questions

A. Long Answer Questions (word limit-500 words) 2 x 20 = 40 marks

1) Explain the major efforts made through the plans to rectify the disturbing agrarian structure inherited at the time of independence of India.

2) Discuss the salient features of New Foreign Trade Policy: 2009-14. What adverse impacts could be generally expected on account of a foreign trade policy and what mechanisms are needed to be developed to cope with these?

B. Medium Answer Questions (word limit-250 words) 4 x 12= 48 marks

1) Bring out the major thrust of the Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 with a focus on its impact on Indian agricultural development.

2) Explain in what way agricultural exports can contribute to achieving inclusive growth?

3) Explain the major differences between the Genetically Modified and the HYV technology methods of crop development?

4) Bring out the impact of agricultural price rise on the economy in general.

C. Short Answer Questions (word limit 100 words) 2x6=12 marks

Write a note on:

1) Agricultural Insurance.

2) The ITC-HS System.