Thinker

Jean Dreze

Jean Dreze is central to 4 previous-year questions, spanning 2013 to 2020 across Paper II. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.

4Questions
201320Years tested
IIPaper
3Syllabus topics

Concepts asked alongside Jean Dreze

What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.

right to work 2capability approachcapability deprivationempowermentfood securitygrowth versus developmenthuman development indexintergenerational disadvantagejobless growthleakages and implementationrural distressrural livelihoodssocial sector investmentsocial securitystructural deprivationwage employmentwage employment and distresswomen and social inclusion

Where Jean Dreze appears in the syllabus

  • Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India2
  • Challenges of Social Transformation1
  • Visions of Social Change in India1

Every question on Jean Dreze

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