UPSC Political Science & IR 2021

Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) Feminist critique of the State (b) Affirmative action (c) Equality of outcome as a political idea (d) Tools of legit…

(a) How has Rawls enriched the idea of justice in liberalism? 20 (b) Examine the importance of behavioural approach in political theory. What led to its decline? 15 (c) Can there…

(a) Explain the Aristotelian view of politics. To what extent do you think it has contributed to the development of modern-day constitutional democracies? 20 (b) "When a nation be…

(a) Do you think that the Buddhist traditions have lent greater ethical foundation to the ancient Indian political thought? Give your arguments. 20 (b) Marx's concept of 'alienati…

Answer the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) "The Constitution of India is a product of a historical process, rich with constitutional antecedents." Comment. (b) "Th…

(a) "Constitutionally reconciling the Fundamental Rights with the Directive Principles of State Policy has led to frequent amendments of the Constitution and judicial intervention…

(a) "The Indian party system is shaped by a complex interaction of the country's federal structure, electoral system and social cleavages." Explain. 20 (b) Do you think that there…

(a) "The success of electoral democracy can partly be attributed to the status and role of the Election Commission of India." Explain. 20 (b) Examine the evolution of the jurisdic…

Answer the following in about 150 words each: (a) Discuss the political economy approach to the comparative analysis of politics. (10 marks) (b) "Political parties and pressure gr…

(a) "The post-colonial state was thought of an entity that stood outside and above society as an autonomous agency." Explain. (20 marks) (b) Discuss the emergence of neo-realism a…

(a) Explain the impact of electoral systems and cleavages in shaping party systems with reference to developing countries. (20 marks) (b) What is globalisation? Why is there an in…

(a) The modernization thesis asserts that affluence breeds stable democracy. How do you explain the success of India being the world's largest democracy as an exceptional case? (2…

Answer the following in about 150 words each: (a) Discuss the strategic implications of India's 'Look East Policy' transforming into 'Act East Policy'. (10 marks) (b) Explain the…

(a) "Non-alignment was little more than a rational strategy on the part of a materially weak India to maximise its interests with a bipolar distribution of global power." Comment.…

(a) Why South Asia is considered as the world's politically and economically least integrated region? Explain. (20 marks) (b) How do the constituent states influence the foreign p…

(a) 'Relations between India and Russia are rooted in history, mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation.' Discuss. (20 marks) (b) Discuss the 'Sustainable Development Goal…