Previous Year Questions Topic Wise Analysis
The graph and the table given below illustrates the weightage of various topics in section 1A) Political Theory. Prioritize your study accordingly.
| PSIR 1A: Political Theory | Marks (2013-2022) | Marks (2021-2022) | % Weightage (2013-2022) | % Weightage (2021-2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01] Political Theory | 80 | 25 | 4% | 6% |
| 02] Theories of State | 130 | 30 | 7% | 8% |
| 03] Justice | 205 | 55 | 10% | 14% |
| 04] Equality | 85 | 35 | 4% | 9% |
| 05] Rights | 175 | 40 | 9% | 10% |
| 06] Democracy | 130 | 30 | 7% | 8% |
| 07] Concept of Power | 115 | 35 | 6% | 9% |
| 08] Political Ideologies | 255 | 30 | 13% | 8% |
| 09] Indian Political Thought | 340 | 50 | 17% | 13% |
| 10] Western Political Thought | 485 | 70 | 24% | 18% |
| Total | 2000 | 400 | 100% | 100% |
Index to Solved PYQs
1] Political Theory: meaning and approaches
2] Theories of State: Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, post-colonial and Feminist
3] Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques
4] Equality: Social, political and economic; the relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action
5] Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights
6] Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy—representative, participatory and deliberative
7] Concept of power: hegemony, ideology and legitimacy
8] Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism
9] Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy
10] Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt
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