UPSC PSIR Optional Paper 1 2023 PYQ

Section a · Q1(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Normative approach in Political Science.

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q1(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Multicultural perspective on rights.

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q1(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

State of Nature as State of War (Hobbes).

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section d · Q1(d) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Foucault's concept of power.

Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.

View answer → Download PDF

Section e · Q1(e) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Decline of political theory.

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q2(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Success of contemporary democracies lies in the State limiting its own power. Explain

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q2(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Rawls' idea of the 'liberal self' is too individualistic. Explain, in this context, the communitarian critique of Rawls' theory of justice

Justice

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q2(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

'Credo of Relevance' in post-behaviouralism advocates the importance of action science. Analyze

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q3(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Fascism displays an ambivalent stance towards parliamentary democracy. Explain

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q3(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Affirmative Action Policies draw as much strong criticism as strong support. Analyze this statement in the context of equality

Equality

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q3(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Eurocentrism is both the target and the motive force of the post-colonial political theory. Discuss

Theories of the State

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q4(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Buddhist thought on Dhamma facilitates the emancipation of political action. Explain

Indian Political Thought

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q4(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

"The legal subordination of one sex to another is wrong in itself, and now one of the chief hindrances to human development." (J. S. Mill). Comment

Political Theory

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q4(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Sri Aurobindo's idea of Swaraj has deep significance in the Indian social, political and cultural history. Analyze

Equality

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q5(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Imprint of the British Constitution on the Indian Constitution.

Making of the Indian Constitution

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q5(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Environmentalism of the poor.

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q5(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Functions of District Planning Committee.

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section d · Q5(d) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Satyagraha and Indian Nationalism.

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section e · Q5(e) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

National Commission for Minorities.

Statutory Institutions/Commissions

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q6(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Discuss the major provisions of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act. Do you think that the Act remains an 'unfulfilled dream'? Argue your case

Federalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q6(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

How does NITI Aayog as a 'policy think tank with shared vision' visualize the reorganization of planning in India? Justify your answer

Statutory Institutions/Commissions

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q6(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

The Constitution of India is the 'cornerstone of a nation'. (Granville Austin). Analyze

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q7(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Does the actual working of Indian federalism conform to the centralizing tendencies in Indian polity? Give reasons for your answer

Principal Organs of the Union Government

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q7(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

The main goal of the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution is to generate civic responsibility among the citizens. Explain

Salient Features of the Indian Constitution

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q7(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Dr. Ambedkar's clarion call, "Educate, Agitate and Organize", strategizes the Dalit movement towards achieving civil liberty. Discuss

Indian Nationalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section a · Q8(a) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

The rise of caste politics is to be attributed to both regional aspirations and electoral manifestations. Comment

Federalism

View answer → Download PDF

Section b · Q8(b) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

The decade 1989-1999 has created an epochal shift in the Indian party system at the national level. Identify the major national trends in the party system during this era

Party System

View answer → Download PDF

Section c · Q8(c) · UPSC 2023 · PSIR GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution

Do you agree that over the years the Supreme Court has become a forum for policy evolution? Justify your answer

Principal Organs of the Union Government

View answer → Download PDF