LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – VISUAL COMM.
SECOND SEMESTER – April 2009
TG 14
VC 2801 - DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION
Date & Time: 20/04/2009 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
PART - A
Answer all the questions in not more than 50 words each.
Max. : 100 Marks
(10x2=20)
1. World Social Forum
2. UN agencies
3. Mixed economy
4. Holistic social development
5. Global melt down
6. USAID
7. Passive Participation
8. Special economy zones
9. Marxism
10. Liberation Theology
PART - B
Answer any FIVE of the following not exceeding 200 words each.
(5x8=40)
11. Differentiate between community video and professional video.
12. Emphasize the importance of resorting to alternative media for social change.
13. Comment on the continuous suicides of Indian farmers.
14. Why street theatre is called the theatre of the oppressed?
15. Critically evaluate ‘Chennai Sangamam’ – the folk mela organized in Chennai.
16. Explore the possibilities of using information and communication technology to rural
development.
17. State how development communication can be effectively applied for empowerment of
people.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following not more than 400 words each.
(2x20=40)
18. Explain the ten key issues of development communication.
19. Discuss the position of alternative paradigm of development vis-à-vis the globalized
scenario.
20. ‘Casteism and Communication are the two evils plaguing the Indian society today’.
Do you agree? Substantiate.
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