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UPSC MainsPolitical Science (Optional)47 questions

Indian Polity: UPSC Mains Political Science (Optional) questions

47 practice questions on Indian Polity, each with a model answer, an approach note, key facts and links to the previous year questions on the same theme.

  1. 1Ambedkar's Multidimensional Concept of Democracy
  2. 2Aristotle on Inequality and Revolution
  3. 3Aristotle's Theory of Revolution and Inequality
  4. 4Aurobindo Ghosh on Cultural Nationalism
  5. 5Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism in Political Science
  6. 6Classical Liberalism and Liberty Conceptions
  7. 7Composition, Functions, and Evaluation of GST Council
  8. 8Core Tenets and Legacy of Fabian Socialism
  9. 9Criminalisation of Politics and Dark Money in Indian Elections
  10. 10Critical Examination of Monistic Theory of Sovereignty
  11. 11Debate on the Existence of an Indian Party System
  12. 12Decline and Resurgence of Political Theory
  13. 13Distinction Among Political Concepts and Scientific Status
  14. 14Distinction Among Political Inquiries
  15. 15Equality of Outcome in Political Theory
  16. 16Evolution of the Liberal Theory of State
  17. 17Gram Swaraj and Gandhian Planning Blueprint
  18. 18Gramsci's Hegemony and the Role of Intellectuals
  19. 19Gramscian Hegemony and Civil Society
  20. 20Hamza Alavi and the Over-Developed State
  21. 21Humanistic Aspect of Marxism in MN Roy Thought
  22. 22Institutional Approach in Political Science
  23. 23J. S. Mill on Justice, Liberty, and Property
  24. 24J.S. Mill on Individual Worth and State Value
  25. 25J.S. Mill's Revision of Liberalism
  26. 26Liberal and Marxist Views on State and Liberty
  27. 27Limitations of Post-Behaviouralism in Political Science
  28. 28M.N. Roy and Philosophy of Radical Humanism
  29. 29Marx on Civil Society and Political Economy
  30. 30Marxist Approaches to the State: Instrumentalism versus Structuralism
  31. 31Marxist Theory of Origin of State
  32. 32Parliamentary Systems of India and Britain Compared
  33. 33Pluralist Theory of the State
  34. 34Political Participation and Inclusiveness in Indian Democracy
  35. 35Presidential Activism in Indian Parliamentary System
  36. 36Presidential Discretion and the Rubber Stamp Notion
  37. 37Rise of Behaviouralism in Political Science
  38. 38Role of Social Movements in State-Society Linkages
  39. 39Role, Limitations, and Reforms of the CAG
  40. 40Rousseau Social Contract and Hobbesian Absolutism
  41. 41Social and Political Ideas of Mahatma Gandhi
  42. 42Socialism as an Essentially Contested Concept
  43. 43Socialization and Recruitment in Open and Closed Societies
  44. 44State as a Necessary Evil in Classical Liberalism
  45. 45The End of Ideology Thesis
  46. 46Traditional Approaches to Political Science and Their Decline
  47. 47Will Kymlicka's Theory of Multicultural Citizenship