UPSC Mains POLITICAL-SCIENCE-INTERANATIONAL-RELATIONS-PAPER-I 2013
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Personal is political
Political TheoryGender Studies
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Original position
Political TheoryJustice
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Covenants without swords are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all (Hobbes)
Political TheoryPolitical Philosophy
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Sri Aurobindo's idea of freedom
Indian Political ThoughtPolitical Philosophy
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Syed Ahmed Khan as a modernizer
Modern Indian HistorySocial Reform
6
20 Marksmedium
Discuss the communitarian critique of liberalism.
Political TheoryIdeologies
7
15 Marksmedium
Examine Ambedkar's critique of Marxism.
Political TheoryIndian Political Thought
8
15 Marksmedium
Explain, as per Gramsci, the distinction between hegemony and domination.
Political TheoryMarxism
9
20 Marksmedium
Analyse the relationship between natural rights and human rights.
Political TheoryHuman Rights
10
15 Marksmedium
Examine the significance of Dharma in ancient Indian political thought.
Indian Political ThoughtAncient History
11
15 Marksmedium
Discuss in what sense Marx's understanding of state can be considered as materialistic.
Political TheoryMarxism
12
20 Marksmedium
Explain Berlin's notion of value pluralism.
Political TheoryEthics
13
15 Marksmedium
Analyse, as per Kautilya, the Saptanga theory of the state.
Indian Political ThoughtAncient History
14
15 Markshard
Comment on the assertion of Laslett that Filmer and not Hobbes was the main antagonist of Locke.
Political TheoryHistory of Thought
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Marxist understanding of India's freedom movement
Modern Indian HistoryMarxism
16
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Significance of the Preamble
Indian ConstitutionPolity
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Decline of Indian Parliament
Indian PolityParliament
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Gandhian perspective of development and its contemporary relevance
Indian EconomySocial Justice
19
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Compare and contrast Chipko Movement with Narmada Bachao Andolan
EnvironmentSocial Movements
20
20 Marksmedium
Explain the phenomenon of ethnic politics in India in recent times.
Indian PolitySocial Issues
21
15 Marksmedium
Analyse the significance of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution.
Indian ConstitutionPolity
22
15 Marksmedium
Examine the role of Supreme Court as the final interpreter of the Indian Constitution.
Indian PolityJudiciary
23
20 Marksmedium
Cooperative federalism produces a strong central, or general government, yet it does not necessarily result in weak provincial governments that are largely administrative agencies for central policies. Indian federation has demonstrated this.
Indian PolityFederalism
24
15 Marksmedium
Explain to what extent the concept of "one-party dominance" (W.H. Morris-Jones) model is relevant in Indian politics today.
Indian PolityPolitical Parties
25
15 Marksmedium
Analyse the position of the Prime Minister of India in a coalition regime.
Indian PolityExecutive
26
20 Markshard
Examine the significance of the verdicts of the Supreme Court in the Golaknath and Keshavananda Bharati cases for an understanding of the scope of Article 368 in regard to Fundamental Rights.
Indian ConstitutionJudiciary
27
15 Marksmedium
Point out and comment on the historic importance of the document 'Towards Equality (1974)', for women's movement in India.
Social IssuesWomen's Studies
28
15 Marksmedium
Examine the changing structure of Panchayati Raj institutions with special reference to the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act.
Indian PolityLocal Governance