PSIR Daily Practice

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21 July 2025 'Market is a good servant but bad master'. Explain the statement in the light of contemporary crisis in neo-liberal global capitalism. (15 Marks) [ Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice Paper 1]
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20 July 2025 Comment on M. N. Roy's notion of Organized Democracy. (10 Marks) [ Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice Paper 1]
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18 July 2025 John Rawls' concept of "overlapping consensus" is a crucial element of his theory of "justice as fairness". Discuss. (15 Marks). [ Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice Paper 1]
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15 July 2025 Critically analyze Kautilya's Mandala theory. (20 Marks). Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) - Answer Writing Practice
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10 July 2025 Critically examine C. B. Macpherson's developmental democratic theory. (20 Marks)
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08 July 2025 "With the rise of the empirical sciences, political theory was believed to have no future. Indeed, as someone put it, it was already ‘dead’." Examine in special reference with the major developments that took place in political science after WWII. (15)
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03 July 2025 What is meant by systems approach to comparative politics and governments.?. Critically evaluate its utility. - 15 Marks (Political Science and International Relations - Daily Answer Writing Practice)
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03 June 2025 Examine the relationship between politics and ethics in Aristotle’s Political Thought.
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19 May 2025 (a) Critically examine the continuity and change in India’s Palestine policy in the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. 20Marks (b) Discuss the implications of the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar by the Indian Government on the complex ethno-political dynamics of the north-eastern region. 15 Marks (c) “India has of late, chosen to debunk non-alignment in its pursuit of multi-alignment.” Comment. 15 Marks (UPSC CSE Mains 2024- Political Science and International Relations, Paper 2).
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19 May 2025 (a) Discuss the future of SAARC in the light of India’s increased focus on other regional groupings like ASEAN and BIMSTEC. 20 Marks (b) Critically examine India’s persistent refusal to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) despite being recognized as a de facto nuclear power. 15 Marks (c) “India and USA have become such strong strategic partners that they need not become formal allies.” Comment. 15 Marks (UPSC CSE Mains 2024- Political Science and International Relations, Paper 2).
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