UPSC Political Science & IR 2025

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Explain the Philosophical approach to the study of Political theory. (10 marks) (b) Write a note on the relation betwee…

(a) What is the Marxist and liberal approach towards the state ? On what grounds the theoretical differences between them are premised ? Explain. (20 marks) (b) Karl Popper presen…

(a) Provide a comparative analysis of behavioural and institutional approach to the study of political theory. (20 marks) (b) "State .......... does the greatest harm to mankind b…

(a) The foundational base of western democracy has been shaped by Locke's ideas of constitutionalism, freedom and property. Elucidate. (20 marks) (b) Hannah Arendt analysed a few…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Explain briefly the role of Peasant Movements after 1857 and before independence. (10 marks) (b) Write a note on the Da…

(a) Parliamentary committees are indispensable to the legislative process. It provides for the opportunity for cross-pollination between the two chambers of the Parliament. Discus…

(a) Enunciate the impediments to women's participation in local governance in the process of political decentralisation. (20 marks) (b) Caste remains a vital axis for political mo…

(a) The decision to conduct Population Census-2027 has reopened the debate on delimitation in India. Discuss its various aspects. (20 marks) (b) With reference to Nehruvian perspe…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Discuss the psychological approach to the study of comparative politics. (10 marks) (b) Neo-liberalism lightened neo-re…

(a) The world currently has been in the throes of a twin process of 'democratic backsliding' and 'democratic backlash'. How would you explain this paradox? (20 marks) (b) The with…

(a) Of late, centrist and centre-left political parties have been facing setbacks while centre-right parties have been in ascendency the world over. Comment. (20 marks) (b) Collec…

(a) Latin America has made moderate success in countering US-led global economic order by forming various organizations emphasizing regional sovereignty, economic integration and…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) China's growing footprint and a tangible shift in power dynamics in Bangladesh has weakened India's leverage in Dhaka.…

(a) Critically analyze the different phases of India's foreign policy since independence. How justified, do you think, is S. Jaishankar's classification of the current phase as th…

(a) India continues to invoke its time-tested policy of strategic autonomy vis-à-vis both the United States of America and Russia by rejecting US' offer of mediation on Kashmir is…

(a) India's reluctance to perceive any 'existential threat' inevitably made the multilateral path to nuclear security a 'default option' until it decided to cross the nuclear Rubi…