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Download AEM511 – Leadership and Rural Development (october-2019)

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

University Village, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension

PoP Exam Question October/November 2019

COURSE CODE: AEM 511

CREDIT UNITS: 2

COURSE TITLE: Leadership and Rural Development

Total Score: 70 Marks

INSTRUCTION: Answer question 1(25marks) and any 4 questions (15marks each)

Time Allowed: 2 hours.

1 a) Define the following:

i) Leadership.

ii) The Leader

iii) The Followers

iv) The Situation

v) The Task (10marks).

b) i) Explain these Four leadership Styles by Robert House. (6 marks)

i) Directive leadership

ii) Supportive leadership

iii) Participative leadership

iv) Achievement-oriented leadership

ii) State four (4) key elements of leadership. (4marks)

c) Outline five (5) limitations to the use of local leaders. (5 marks)

2. a) Outline five (5) characteristics of a social system. (5mks)

b) Explain five (5) element and processes of social system. (7 ½ mks)

c) State five (5) characteristics of a leader. (2 ½ marks)

3 a) State five Characteristics of Rural Non-Farm Occupations. (5marks)

b) In four (4) different ways define occupations according to sociologists. (4marks)

c) Describe four (4) challenges of rural development (6 marks)

4. a. Describe how culture serves as a pattern of influence in a village setting. (6 marks)

b. Highlight two (2) importance of culture to a social system. (4 marks)

c. Explain what you understand by generational gap? (5 marks)

5.a) Discuss five importance of the rural area as identified by Ekong (2003). (10 marks)

b) Briefly explain five (5) economic impact of AIDS on Agriculture . (5 marks)

6 a) Outline four goals of Community Organization.(4marks)

b) Describe six programmes that have been implemented for rural development in Nigeria. (8 mks)

c) State three (3) importance of local leaders. (3marks)

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