UPSC CSE Prelims 2024
UPSC CSE mains PSIR Optional questions
The Republic of Plato is without a doubt his greatest work.
Plato wrote The Republic, a Socratic dialogue about justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man, around 375 BC. It is P…
Why should Aristotle be called the father of political science?
Plato is normative and he uses deductive reasoning whereas Aristotle uses deductive as well as inductive logic. Aristotle used the imperial method wh…
Examine the liberal theory of state in contemporary politics.
The concept of the state comprises of the core of the political thought in political science. The liberal theory, one of the earliest vies on state, …
Elitist Theory of democracy denies the possibility of democracy as the ‘rule of the people’. Elucidate.
The idea of democracy in political theory is considered to a contested one. One of such contestations is seen in the Elitist Theory of Democracy prop…
Locke's Social Contract
Social contract theory symbolises the view that any person’s moral or political obligations are largely dependent on an agreement or contract among t…
Bases of Power
According to WB Gallie, power is an essentially contested concept. Although, various scholars have given varied concepts of ‘power’, no one view can …
Revolution in Permanence
The concept of “revolution in permanence” was developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1850s; and was popularised by Leon Trotsky. It stresses …
Cultural Relativism
The word “culture” can be defined as a set of socially transmitted beliefs along with the norms and behaviour of any group or community. India is a n…
UPSC CSE Mains 2022 PSIR Paper-2 Questions
खण्ड 'A' SECTION ‘A’ Q1. निम्नलिखित में से प्रत्येक का लगभग 150 शब्दों में उत्तर दीजिए Answer the following in about 150 words each: (10x5= 5…
UPSC CSE Mains 2022 PSIR Paper-1 Questions
खण्ड - A / SECTION-A Q1 . निम्नलिखित में से प्रत्येक पर लगभग 150 शब्दों में लिखिए: Write on the following in about 150 words each: (10×5=50marks) …
UPSC CSE Mains 2021 PSIR-II Questions
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Paper II) राजनीति विज्ञान तथा अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय सम्बन्ध (प्रश्न-पत्र II) निर्धारित समय : तीन घण्टे अध…
UPSC CSE Mains 2021 PSIR Questions
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PAPER-I) राजनीति विज्ञान और अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय सम्बन्ध ( प्रश्न-पत्र - I ) Time Allowed : Three Hours Ma…
