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INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS M.A./M.Com./M.Sc. I YEAR

(2014-2015)

PROF. G. RAM REDDY CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION (RECOGNISED BY THE DISTANCE EDUCATION BUREAU, UGC, NEW DELHI)

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY (A University with Potential for Excellence and Re-Accredited by NAAC with “A” Grade)

DIRECTOR Prof. H.VENKATESHWARLU

Hyderabad – 7 , Telangana State

PROF.G.RAM REDDY CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD – 500 007

Dear Students,

Every student of M.A./M.Com./M.Sc. I year has to write and submit Assignment for each paper compulsorily. Each assignment carries 20 marks. University Examinations will be held for 80 marks. The concerned faculty evaluates these assignment scripts. The marks awarded to you will be forwarded to the Controller of Examination, OU for inclusion in the University Examination marks. If you fail to submit Internal Assignments before the stipulated date, the internal marks will not be added to University examination marks under any circumstances. The assignment marks will not be accepted after the stipulated date,

You are required to pay Rs.300/- fee towards Internal Assignment marks through DD (in favour of Director, PGRRCDE, OU) and submit the same along with assignment at the concerned counter on or before 23rd May, 2015 and obtain proper submission receipt. ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT THE DD WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Assignments on Printed / Photocopy / Typed papers will not be accepted and will not be valued at any cost. Only hand written Assignments will be accepted and valued. Methodology for writing the Assignments:

1. First read the subject matter in the course material that is supplied to you. 2. If possible read the subject matter in the books suggested for further reading. 3. You are welcome to use the PGRRCDE Library on all working days including Sunday for

collecting information on the topic of your assignments. (10.30 am to 5.00 pm).

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Osmania University, Hyderabad–500 007, Telangana State, INDIA (A University with Potential for Excellence and re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade)

Prof. H. VENKATESHWARLU M.Com., M.Phil.,Ph.D. Director _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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M.A. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY

PART – A Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Evolution of Administrative Theory

2. Principles of Administration (Fayol)

3. Types of Authority

4. Constructive Conflict

5. Process of Decision Making

PART – B Answer the following Questions (each question carries Five marks) 2x5=10

6. Discuss the important features of New Public Management 7. List out the similarities and difference of New Public Administration I and New Public Administration II.





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Paper – II : MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES


1. Principles of Management (Henry Fayol)

2. Downward Communication

3. Organization & Method

4. Charismatic Authority

5. Work simplification


6. Discuss ‘X’ and ‘Y’ theories

7. Write an essay on the evolution of Management thought





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Paper – III : COMPARATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION


1. Characteristics of Public Administration.

2. Theory of Prismatic Society

3. Features of Indian Administrative System

4. Importance of Development Administration

5. Development and Non- Development Administration.


6. Explain the system theory and its role in understanding the study or comparative Public Administration

7. Explain the Grassroots of administration in India.





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Paper – IV : INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM


1. Mansabdari System

2. Impact of Religion on Administration

3. President’s Rule

4. Rationale of All India Services

5. Central Vigilance Commission


6. Explain the techniques of Administrative control of the Union over the States.

7. Write an essay on the Powers and functions of the Chief Secretary.





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Paper – V : FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION


1. Fiscal Federalism

2. Concept of Budget

3. Public Debt Management

4. Preparation of Budget

5. Controller and Auditor General of India (C & AG)


6. Discuss the organization and functions of Finance Ministry

7. Discuss the Sailent features and functions of State Finance commission.





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M.A. SOCIOLOGY PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOAL THOUGHT


1. Kautilya

2. Contribution of Gandhi

3. Organic Analogy – Herbert Spences

4. Alienation

5. Bureaucracy


6. Discuss the contribution of Auguste Comte to the development of Social Thought and Society.

7. Explain the concept mode of production and the relationship between economic and non economic structure of Karl Marx.





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Paper – II: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT

PART – A

Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Types of Development

2. Factors in Economic development

3. objectives of planning

4. Gundhian model of growth

5. Tribal development programmes


6. Explain indetail the conflict theory of Marx.

7. Write an essay on Industrial development under Five year plans.





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Paper – III: RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

PART – A

Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Discuss the scope of Sociology ?

2. Explain the features of village community ?

3. What is little tradition and great Tradition ?

4. Write a note on Rural Family ?

5. Briefly Explain untouchability .


6. Explain the Functioning of Panchayat Raj System In Village communities ?

7. Distinguish between Falk Society and Peasant Society ?





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Paper – IV : INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY


1. Motivation

2. Strikes

3. Absenteeism

4. Alchoholism

5. Informal Groups


6. Elaborate the various methods of settlement of Industrial Disputes.

7. What is meat by organization ? Discuss various types of formal organizations.





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Paper V- Methodological Foundations

Assignment

PART – A

Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10 1. Hypothesis

2. Oral History

3. Scientific Method

4. Probability Sampling

5. Case Study


1. Write about major steps in social research.

2. Describe about methods of data collection





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M.A. ECONOMICS PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : MICRO ECONOMICS ANALYSIS

UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Deductive and Inductive Method ?

2. Elasticity of Demand

3. Return to Scale

4. Perfect Competition

5. Welfare Economics

UNIT – II : Answer the following Questions (each question carries Five marks) 2x5=10

6. Explain consumer Equilibrium by sing Indifference curves.

7. Distinguish between cournot and Bertrand Model of duopoly ?





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Paper – II : MACRO ECONOMICS UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Consumption Function

2. Marginal Efficiency of Capital

3. Transactions Demand for Money

4. Balance of Payments

5. Rational Expectations


6. Discuss the need and importance of Flow of Funds accounts

7. Discuss the fiscal measures to control inflation.





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Paper – III : QUANTITATIVE METHODS


1. Concept of derivative

2. Concept of Vector

3. Importance of Statistics

4. Random sampling

5. Uses of seasonal indices.


6. Explain the uses of Linear programming in the minimization of cost of production.

7. What are merits and demerits of Mean and Median.





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Paper – IV : PUBLIC ECONOMICS


1. Multiple theory of public household. 2. Wagner’s Law of increasing state activity 3. Benefit approach to taxation 4. Centre-State financial relations 5. Concepts of budget deficit and their implications.


6. Discuss about changing role of state in economic activity.

7. Discuss about impact of fiscal policy on growth, distribution and prices.





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Paper – V : INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FINANCE – I UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Absolute cost Advantage

2. Terms of Trade

3. Components of Balance of payments

4. Flexible Exchange Rates

5. Tariffs


6. Define disequilibrium in the balance of payments and its adjustment mechanism

7. Explain relative merits and demerits of flexible exchange rate system.


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M.A. PSYCHOLOGY PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY


1. True score

2. Skewness

3. Kurtosis

4. Sampling distribution

5. Hypothesis.


6. Enlist various steps in Hypothesis testing and briefly explain different types of Hypothesis ?

7. Explain Non-Parametric distribution and explain any two Non- Parametric tests in detail ?




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Paper – II : SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY THEORY & APPLICATIONS


1 Define self-role congruence

2 Differentiate between Adding and Average method of Impression formation.

3 Define prejudice

4 Explain the concept of Change proneness

5 Describe Industrial peace.


6. Elaborate on the basic concepts of Field Theory.

7. Elucidate the Michigan and Fielder’s studies on Leadership




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Paper – III COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY


1. Stroop Effect

2. Metamemory

3. Factors affecting Comprehension

4. Cue Dependent Forgetting

5. Schema Theory


(a) Describe about the concept of Subliminal Stimuli

(b) What is Functional Fixedness ? How can we reduce it ?




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Paper – IV : PERSONALITY THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT


1. Collective Unconscious

2. Basic Anxiety

3. Operant Conditioning

4. Projective Tests

5. Personality Assessment


6. Principles of Observational Learning

7. Stages of Development By Freud.





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M.A. HISTORY PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : ANICENT CIVILIZATIONS


1. Cuneiform Script

2. Pyramids

3. Herodotus

4. Plato

5. Town Planning of Indus Vally Civilization


6. Write about the code of Hammurabi

7. Explain the Teachings of Buddha





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Paper – II : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1206 A.D.


1. Buddhist literature

2. Later Vedic Culture

3. Asoka the Great

4. Guild System in Ancient India

5. Conquest of Sind


6. Discuss the importance of the Indus Valley civilization.

7. Give an account on Cholas local self government.





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Paper – III : SOCIO – ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MEDIVAL INDIA (1206-1757)


1. Allauddin Khilzi Market Reforms

2. Amir Khurue

3. Nurjahan

4. Bhakti Movement

5. European Companies


6. Caste and un touchability

7. Land Revenue system during medieval period.





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Paper – IV : HISTORY OF ANDHRAS UPTO 1323 A.D.


1. Write about Ikshwakas Contribution to Andhra Desha.

2. Raja Raja Narendra of Eeastern Chalukyas Greatness.

3. Write about Vishnu Kundins Rule

4. Write about Chalukyas Temples in Telangana.

5. Write Brief about Rastrakuta Rule.


6. Brief about the cultural contribution of Satavahana Rulers to Andhra Desha.

7. Explain Irrigational Development under Kakatiya Rules





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Paper – V : HISTORY OF MODERN WORLD 1453 – 1871 A.D.


1. Renaissance

2. Reformation

3. Steam Engine

4. Stalin

5. Cold war


6. Vienna Congress

7. 1917 Russian Revolution





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M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : WESTERN POLITICAL THEORY UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Plato

2. Aristotle on citizenship

3. John Locke’s Natural Rights

4. Church state controversy

5. Robert Nozick’s Minimal State.


6. Write a note on Russean’s General will.

7. J.S. Mill’s views on Liberty.





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Paper – II : INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Realist Theory

2. Balance of Power

3. Multi National corporations

6. Non – alignment

7. Panchasheel


6. Discuss the evolution of the discipline of International Relations.

7. Discuss the determinants of India’s Foreign Policy.





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Paper – III : INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Preamble of the Indian Constitution

2. Sarkaria Commission

3. Composition of the Indian Parliament

4. Telangana Rastra Samthi

5. Communalism


6. Emergency Powers of the President of India

7. Problems of National Integration.





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Paper – IV : POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL ECONOMY UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Social stratification

2. Circulation of Elites

3. Agents of Political Socialisation

4. Modernity of Tradition

5. Land Reforms


6. Explain the origin, Nature and scope of Political Sociology.

7. What is the impact of Globalisation on Indian Economy ?





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Paper – V : PUBLIC POLICY UNIT – I : Answer the following short questions (each question carries two marks) 5x2=10

1. Explain the meaning of Public Policy, Nature and scope.

2. Structural Functional Theory

3. Incremental Model

4. Role of Legislature in Policy formulations

5. Educations Policy in India.


6. Discuss the Evolution of Political Science as Policy Science.

7. Write an essay on Role of Political Parties in Policy formulations.





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M.A. PPM PREVIOUS

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

Paper – I : ENVIRONMENT OF PUBLIC ORGANISATION

PART – A

Answer the following short questions (not more than ½ page, each question carries two marks)

5x2=10

1. Social contract theory of the State.

2. Differences between Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights

3. Reservations

4. Features of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA).

5. Globalization

PART – B Answer the following Essay Questions (not more than 3 pages, each question carries Five marks) 2x5=10

6. Describe the Organisational Pattern of Public Enterprises in India

7. Discuss the concept of civil service neutrality.





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M.A. PPM PREVIOUS

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Paper – II : MANAGEMENT

PART – A Answer the following short questions (not more than ½ page, each question carries two marks)

5x2=10

1. Management V/s Administration

2. Characteristics of Leadership

3. Meaning and definition of Decision Making.

4. Assumptions of Theory ‘Y’

5. Objectives of Management Information System

PART – B Answer the following Essay Questions (not more than 3 pages, each question carries Five marks)

2x5=10

6. Discuss the relation between power, Influence, and Authority

7. Explain the need for TQM (Total Quality Management) Technique in modern Management.





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M.A. PPM PREVIOUS

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Paper – III : ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR


5x2=10

1. Define organizational Behaviour

2. What is reinforcement model ?

3. Explain the term personality.

4. Define the term motivation.

5. What is group dynamics ?

PART – B Answer the following Essay Questions (not more than 3 pages, each question carries Five marks)

2x5=10

6. Discuss the concept of organizational behaviour and explain its scope

7. Explain the concept and characteristics of group formation





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M.A. PPM PREVIOUS

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Paper – IV : PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


5x2=10

1. Human Resources Management.

2. Recruitment

3. Manpower Planning

4. Job Evaluation

5. Discipline

PART – B

Answer the following Essay Questions (not more than 3 pages, each question carries Five marks) 2x5=10

6. Discuss the process of Job specification

7. Discuss the Principles of discipline.

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