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APSC Mains 2018 Test Series – Political Science Paper
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Why Adhikary Education's APSC Mains Test Series? APSC Mains 2016 Pol Science Paper I - Questions of 122 Marks from our Mains Test Series ] APSC Mains 2016 Pol Science Paper II – Questions of 165 Marks from our Mains Test Series ] |
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Enrollment to the Test Series will entail Tests Question Papers and Answer Booster only.
Program Objective
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| Test No. | Syllabus Coverage | Test Date | Answer Booster Date |
| Test 1 | Paper I:
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18-02-2019 | 22-02-2019 |
| Test 2 | Paper I:
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09-03-2019 | 12-03-2019 |
| Test 3 | Paper II:
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21-03-2019 | 27-03-2019 |
| Test 4 | Paper II:
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16-04-2019 | 22-04-2019 |
| Test 5 | Mock Test (Paper I Full Syllabus) | 07-05-2019 | 12-06-2019 |
| Test 6 | Mock Test (Paper II Full Syllabus) | 21-05-2019 | 26-06-2019 |
| Test 7 | Mock Test (Paper I Full Syllabus) | 13-06-2019 | 24-06-2019 |
| Test 8 | Mock Test (Paper II Full Syllabus) | 03-07-2019 | 08-07-2019 |
Program Approach
Terms & Condition
Registration/Enrollment
NOTE: Answer Booster will be provided, NOT Ready-made paragraph form of answers.
FAQs
Q1. What is 'Answer Booster'?
Answer Booster will contain must-have contents and points/facts/gist of the answer, so that using information of Answer Booster, candidate can write better answers in your own language and style.
Q2. Why 'Answer Booster', instead of Complete Answers to the questions
Civil Service Mains Exams are pattered subjective, to test the candidate’s ability to formulate arguments supported with reasoning and evidence, application of knowledge, writing skills, language proficiency and most importantly unique individual approaches of different candidates to the same set of questions. So, for the all the tests of this Test Series, we will provide Answer Booster, containing the core must-have points/facts of Question's Answer.
"We don't believe in Spoon feeding, instead, we will provide you all necessary resources/information, and you present the answers in your own unique ways. After all, you are the future Civil Servant, Not Just Anybody."
- Give Your Best in Preparation, Reap the Best in Result -
APSC Mains 2020-21 Test Series – Political Science & International Relations (PSIR)
APSC Mains 2018 Test Series – History Paper
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Why Adhikary Education’s APSC Mains Test Series? APSC Mains 2016 History Paper I – Questions of 70 Marks from our Mains Test Series ] APSC Mains 2016 History Paper II – Questions of 106 Marks from our Mains Test Series ] |
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Enrollment Package
Enrollment to the Test Series will entail Tests Question Papers and Answer Booster only.
Program Objective
| TEST SCHEDULE & SYLLABUS SPLIT-UP |
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| Test No. | Syllabus Coverage | Test Date | Answer Booster Date |
| Test 1 |
Unit I : Indian History: ANCIENT INDIA: (i) Indus Valley Civilisation — relation with Rigvedic and West Asian civilisations. (ii) Polical and Social changes of trhe Rigvedic Aryans in the later vedic period, vedic culture. (iii) Effects of Alexanders invastion of India. (iv) Ashoka as a ruler and missionary his place in history. (v) Decline of the Mauryas and Ashokas responsibility for it. Administrative system of the Mauryas. (vi) Sungas, Kanvs, Pallavas and Satavahans (vii) Greatness of the Gupta— Guptas Golden Age, India Cultural contact with south-east Asia and neighbouring countries. (viii)Harshavardhanahis relation with King Bhaskarvarman of Kamrupa and Sasanka of Gauda -Huentsang. |
19-02-2019 | 24-02-2019 |
| Test 2 |
MEDIEVAL INDIA: |
10-03-2019 | 13-03-2019 |
| Test 3 |
MODERN INDIA: |
22-03-2019 | 28-03-2019 |
| Test 4 | Unit II : History of Great Britain 1485-1945 : (i) Importance of the Tudor periods, Henry VII’s regin a period of remedy and seed time Henry VIII – character and religious policy reformation of the English church. Elizabeth – Character, Home and foreign policy, glories of the reign of Elizabeth, Elizabeth and the church settlement, Tudor despotism relations of the Tudor monarchs with parliament achievement of the Tudor’s in different fields. (ii) The Stuart, Divine Right theory of kingship Character of James I, his struggle with parliament. Charles I – Character, Religious and foreign policy, Relations with parliament, arbitrary rule, Long parliament, Execution. 17 Dec. 2017 (iii) The Common Wealth and the protectorate, Oliver Cromwell, character, Home and foreign policy, Estimate. (iv) The restoration under Charles III. (v) James II – Character and policy, Glorious Revolution, Causes and consequences. (vi) Willium III and Mary, Growth of Cabinet System Foreign policy of Willium III. (vii) Queen Anne, War of the Spanish succession. (viii) George I and II, Importance of their succession War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War. (ix) Walpole and Pitt the Elder. (x) George III Character and personal rule Wars of American independence, Effects. (xi) Pitt the younger – his home and foreign policy, England in the struggle against Napoleon. (xii) Industrial Revolution in England. (xiii) Parliamentary Reforms and Working Class Movement. (xiv) Queen Victoria’s reigin, the Charist Movement, eminent Prime Ministers of Victoria, Robert ped, Palmerstone, Gladstone and Disraeli. (xv) England and Ireland. (xvi) Edward VII to George VI, Anglo-German rivalry, World War I and England, World War II and England Participation, Winston Charchill – coming of the Labour Party to power 1945. |
17-04-2019 | 23-04-2019 |
| Test 5 |
Unit III : Modern Europe (1789-1945) : |
08-05-2019 | 13-05-2019 |
| Test 6 | Unit – IV : World History 1914-1945 :
(i) Results of World War I, Fourteen points of Wilson peace settlement of Paris, Treaty of Versailles its loopholes. (ii) The League of Nations – its success and failure. (iii) Russia at the close of World War I, Bolshevik Revilution – effect of the revolution – Russia and World War II. (iv) Rise of General Franco in Spain – Spain and World War I. Republic established in Spain, Civil War – Rise of General Franco in Spain. (v) Rise of Fascism in Italy under Mussolini – his home and foreign policy, Italy joins Germany in World War II. (vi) Rise of Nazism in Germany, Hitler – his home and foreign policy, Germany and World War II. (vii) Middle East – Treaty of Lausonne with Turkey, Mustapha Kamal and modernisation of Turkey. (viii) China – Sun Yet Sen and Chines Revolution. Rise of National Government in China, Chiang Kaisheck and the Communists, Sino Japaneses conflict, Communist success in China, Japan. Japan after World War-I – Relations with China, Sino Japanese conflict on the eve of World War-II, Japan joined the side of Germany and Italy, Attack on Pearl Harbour, war with USA, Defeat of Japan in the World War-II. (ix) USA, USA in peace – making after World War-I, USA and the League of Nations, USA and the reparation, USA and World War-II. (x) The UNO – its formation – principles and aims – different organists working. |
22-05-2019 | 27-05-2019 |
| Test 7 | Mock Test (Paper I Full Syllabus) | 14-06-2019 | 25-06-2019 |
| Test 8 | Mock Test (Paper II Full Syllabus) | 05-07-2019 | 10-07-2019 |
Program Approach
Terms & Condition
Registration/Enrollment
NOTE: Answer Booster will be provided, NOT Ready-made paragraph form of answers.
FAQs
Q1. What is ‘Answer Booster‘?
Answer Booster will contain must-have contents and points/facts/gist of the answer, so that using information of Answer Booster, candidate can write better answers in your own language and style.
Q2. Why ‘Answer Booster‘, instead of Complete Answers to the questions
Civil Service Mains Exams are pattered subjective, to test the candidate’s ability to formulate arguments supported with reasoning and evidence, application of knowledge, writing skills, language proficiency and most importantly unique individual approaches of different candidates to the same set of questions. So, for the all the tests of this Test Series, we will provide Answer Booster, containing the core must-have points/facts of Question’s Answer.
“We don’t believe in Spoon feeding, instead, we will provide you all necessary resources/information, and you present the answers in your own unique ways. After all, you are the future Civil Servant, Not Just Anybody.”
– Give Your Best in Preparation, Reap the Best in Result –
APSC Mains Exam - Political Science previous years Question Papers
2018
Paper I - Questions [ 166 Marks from Adhikary Education Mains Test Series ]
Paper II - Questions [ 145 Marks from Adhikary Education Mains Test Series ]
2016
Paper I - Questions [ 122 Marks from Adhikary Education Mains Test Series ]
Paper II - Questions [ 165 Marks from Adhikary Education Mains Test Series ]
2015
2014
2006
2002
APSC Mains Sociology Previous years Question Papers
APSC Mains 2018 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2018 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 2016 Sociology Paper I & II
APSC Mains 2014 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2014 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 2013 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2013 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 2011 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2011 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 2006 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2006 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 2002 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 2002 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 1999 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 1999 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 1997 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 1997 Sociology Paper II
APSC Mains 1993 Sociology Paper I
APSC Mains 1993 Sciology Paper II
APSC Mains 2018 Test Series – General Studies (GS) Paper
Details of APSC Mains 2018 Test Series – GS Paper
Enrollment available in 2 packages
Package 1 (P1) : Enrollment with Question Papers and Answer Booster only.
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Program Objective
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| TEST SCHEDULE & SYLLABUS SPLIT-UP |
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| Test No. | Syllabus Coverage | Test Date | Answer Booster Date |
| Test 1 |
Indian Polity & Political System in India |
08-02-2019 | 15-02-2019 |
| Test 2 |
Indian Culture, Ancient and Modern History of India |
28-02-2019 | 07-03-2019 |
| Test 3 |
Geography of India and Assam |
17-03-2019 | 24-03-2019 |
| Test 4 | Indian Economy & Planning Processes in India | 07-04-2019 | 14-04-2019 |
| Test 5 | Current Events of National and International Importance &
Role and impact of Sc & Tech in India |
29-04-2019 | 05-05-2019 |
| Test 6 | Full Syllabus | 18-05-2019 | 25-05-2019 |
| Test 7 | Full Syllabus | 02-06-2019 | 09-06-2019 |
| Test 8 | Full Syllabus | 22-06-2019 | 29-06-2019 |
Enrollment CLOSED
Program Approach
Evaluation of Answer Paper [ for Package 2 (P2) only ]
Terms & Condition
Registration/Enrollment
Enrollment CLOSED.
NOTE: Answer Booster will be provided, NOT Ready-made paragraph form of answers.
FAQs
Q1. What is ‘Answer Booster‘?
Answer Booster will contain must-have contents and points/facts/gist of the answer, so that using information of Answer Booster, candidate can write better answers in your own language and style.
Q2. Why ‘Answer Booster‘, instead of Complete Answers to the questions
Civil Service Mains Exams are pattered subjective, to test the candidate’s ability to formulate arguments supported with reasoning and evidence, application of knowledge, writing skills, language proficiency and most importantly unique individual approaches of different candidates to the same set of questions. So, for the all the tests of this Test Series, we will provide Answer Booster, containing the core must-have points/facts of Question’s Answer.
“We don’t believe in Spoon feeding, instead, we will provide you all necessary resources/information, and you present the answers in your own unique ways. After all, you are the future Civil Servant, Not Just Anybody.”
– Give Your Best in Preparation, Reap the Best in Result –
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APSC CC (Mains) Interview –Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)
APSC CC Mains 2016 results is out now. For those in the list, the war is not won yet, you still have the last battle, i.e. Interview or Viva-Voce. You need to prepare and perform alteast decently in the interview, to get a good score out of 200 marks, which will get added to the Mains written exam to determine the final score for selection.
APSC CC(Mains) Final Marks = CC Mains (Written Exam) marks + Interview marks
Need for Interview
The interview stage of the APSC CC (Mains) Exam is supposed to assess the suitability of the candidates who are academically qualified to serve the executive branch of Govt of Assam. They try to ascertain personality traits, qualities and essentialities of a good civil service officer.
Interview Process
Unlike APSC Prelims and Mains Exam, Interview questions have no defined standard & Syllabus and thus difficult to prepare and generalize questions by the APSC Interview Boards, and solely depends on the board members taking your interview.
There will be multiple Boards, each board has one chairman (probably either APSC Chairman or as APSC member) and two/three other members.
Interview Questions
Most of the questions asked in interview are usually predictable barring a few. It is therefore important to be as attentive and as calm as possible in the interview so that the answers should be short, sensible and up to the point.
You should try to answer any question by systematically arrange the facts and points (in mind).
It is more about answering correctly rather than giving correct answers. You should smartly sail through the questions whose answer you don’t know.
Tips for APSC Interview Preparation
# Know Yourself – Very probably the APSC Interview board will ask atleast one question regarding yourself. So, know everything (what comes in your resumes) about yourself. Stick to the original you (If you are not a good actor). Your Hobby, Your Academics, Your Achievements, Your Job (for working candidates), Your Family etc.
# Why ACS/APS or any other service – At some point of time they may ask your reason to join ACS, APS or any other particular service. Prepare a very convincing answer for this question. Utmost important for candidates already in a job, any way superior to APSC ACS/APS etc.
# Current Happenings – Reading newspapers, magazine, following govt/development happenings and other current issues of Assam and India is very important
# Know Assam – Knowledge about Assam History, Polity, Geography, Economy and Art & Culture is also very important, so, try to brush up again these areas. (Very important if you are staying outside Assam). Also know your locality.
# Optional / Academic subjects – Questions can be asked about your optional subject(s) and degree/masters subject(s), so try to revise alteast the fundamentals of these subjects. (Very important if your Optional(s) are different from your educational background)
# Don’t Bluff – If you don’t know answer of a particular question, say “Sorry Sir/Madam, I do not know” instead of beating around the unknown bush. Just make sure you don’t say too many “Sorry Sir/Madam, I do not know”.
Before the APSC Interview
# Prepare mentally – The Interview stage demands more of calm and composed mind & personality, so stop accumulating more and more information immediately before Interview and try to be in your comfort zone.
# Ready all necessary documents
We recommend No Objection Certificate (NOC) also
# First impression (Dress code)
On Interview day, Dress smartly in a comfortable full formal attire.
For Male – Shoe (with shocks), Trouser (Preferably dark coloured), Full sleeve shirt (Preferably light coloured). Tie is optional (based on your comfort level and climatic condition). Wristwatch is good.
For Female – Shoe or Sandal (low-heeled / do not make noise), simple Saree or a Salwar suit (based on your comfort level). Neaty hair and minimum makeup. Minimum jewellery.
NOT Recommended
Be Confident Be Positive
Don`t give up and never despond! Believe in yourself and your luck; you can do everything!!!!
| Important Books for Assam General Knowledge |
Economy of Assam  |
| Environment & Ecology |
| Geography of Assam |
| History of Britain |
| Assam – Art & Culture |
| History of Assam – Ahom and British Period |
| History of Assam – Ancient Period |
APSC CCE Prelims & Mains Exam 2022 Preparation Strategy
You are happy/unhappy in your ongoing life, be you are a student/ professional/ unemployed, life was going somehow, suddenly you stumble upon or set your focus on the ‘APSC Combined Competitive Exam’ or you are a person always have the ‘APSC Combined Competitive Exam’ in your eyes. Considering all other aspects of life, if you have sincerely set APSC Combined Competitive Examination as your goal, then WELCOME ABOARD!!.
“Without strategy, execution is aimless. Without execution, strategy is useless.” – Morris Chang
STEP 3 – APSC Prelims Preparation
STEP 4 – APSC Mains Preparation
STEP 5 – Viva-voce (Interview) Preparation
STEP 6 – Relax (Not exactly!) Public Servant Life Starts Here
STEP 1 – The Earlier the Better
| Important Books for Assam General Knowledge |
| Economy of Assam |
| Environment & Ecology |
| Geography of Assam |
| History of Britain |
| Assam – Art & Culture |
| History of Assam – Ahom and British Period |
| History of Assam – Ancient Period |
Starting preparation for anything (including APSC CC Exam) as early as possible will always give you a great advantage as you can build your general awareness and basics really strong over a longer period of time. And once the Notification is out, you will not waste time in collecting necessary information about the exam, what to study and from where to study.
Find out everything about the APSC CC Exam.
We recommend that First-timer should ideally start preparation at least 9 to 12 months before the APSC CC (Prelim) Exam.
NOTE: Timeline may vary as all human beings are not the same in remembering, understanding and learning.
First and foremost, you should know what you are up against? In this case, it’s ‘APSC Assam Civil Service Exam’. Then know what are the battles we have to pass through to win over the battle.
Detailed Analysis of the various stages and phases of the APSC Assam Civil Service Exam, that we must have to go through, are
1. a. Preliminary Examination
The examination consists of two papers of two hours duration each. The questions are of multiple choice objective (MCQ) types:
Paper-I – General Studies – 200 Marks.
Paper-II – GS Paper II (CSAT) – 200 Marks. It is of Qualifying Nature.
NOTE: This examination is meant to serve as a screening test for qualifying for Mains Exam only. The marks obtained in this exam not counted for determining the final selection.
1. b. Main Examination
The written examination consists of the following papers of 3 hours duration each. The questions of the Main Examination will be conventional essay type (Descriptive):
Paper 1 – Essay – 250 Marks
Paper 2 – General Studies I – covers Indian History, Heritage, Culture and Society and Geography of the India and World (250 Marks)
Click to see Full Syllabus & more details
Paper 3 – General Studies II – covers Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and international relations (250 Marks)
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Paper 4 – General Studies III – covers Technology; Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management (250 Marks)
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Paper 5 – General Studies IV – covers Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (250 Marks)
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Paper 6 – General Studies V – covers History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment of Assam
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Total – 1500 Marks
NOTE: The Commission has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the Examination.
2. Viva-voce (Interview) – 275 marks.
The candidates are interviewed by a Board. Interview Marks are added to the marks scored in the written examination (Main) to arrive at the Total Marks scored, which determine the rankings of the victories soldiers in the ‘War of APSC Combined Competitive Exam’
Go To APSC Interview – Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)
STEP 3 – Prelims Preparation
If Preparation started 9 – 12 months before expected APSC CC (Prelim) Exam
Start with the General Studies (GS) paper and CSAT paper for Prelim Exam. Initially, read thoroughly standard books (like NCERT books, Laxmikant etc.) and other details study materials so that it helps in both Prelims and Mains Exam, and try to finish the entire syllabus. Read and revise; read and revise as many times as time permits.
By this, before the Prelims Exam, you should have completed at least 40-50% of your Mains GS syllabus (It will be of immense help if the time gap between Prelims and Mains Exam is less).
CSAT paper is of qualifying nature and thus you should focus only enough to comfortably fetch you qualifying marks. Click to see APSC Prelims CSAT Preparation Strategy
If started 3-4 months before expected APSC CC (Prelim) Exam
Join Adhikary Education’s APSC Prelims Test Series, if possible (highly recommended), as these will help in assessing your preparation level.
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining” – John F. Kennedy
For beginners, recommended basic Books for GS Paper I
Additional standard Books for GS Paper
Books List for GS Paper II (CSAT)
STEP 4 – Mains Preparation
Based on your attempts in Prelim, you think there is even a slight chance of clearing the Prelim, Immediately start Mains Exam Preparation.
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
If you have started preparation 9 – 12 months before Prelim Exam, it’s very safe to assume that you should have completed at least 30-40% of your Mains GS syllabus. And now, you are left with 60% of GS paper and the optional of Mains Exam.
Normally, Time gap between APSC Prelims and Mains Exam is of 5-6 months, and the new GS section is very vast, no accordingly allocation more time for GS Papers and the optional subject of the Mains.
If you have started preparation only 3-5 months before Prelim Exam, then it can be assumed that you would have completed around 30-35% of your Mains GS syllabus.
Immediately after APSC Prelims Exam, start right there, don’t waste any time. Normally, Time gap between APSC Prelims and Mains Exam is of 5-6 months, and the new GS section is very vast, no accordingly allocation more time for GS Papers and the optional subject of the Mains.
Join some APSC Mains Test Series, if possible (highly recommended), online or offline, as these will improve your answer writing practice and helps in time management.
After APSC Mains Exam Schedule is out
Mains Exam schedule is released approximately one month before the start of the exam and afterward, you should make study plan and time allotment among the GS, English and the optional subjects, based on the exam date of each paper and how much to be covered.
STEP 5 – Viva-voce (Interview) Preparation
Go to APSC Interview – Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)
Interview is the phase where questions are asked without any syllabus and also it’s the place where you can show your specific skills and justify why you are best suited for the post.
Anyway, for an non-extra-ordinary interview session, try prepare answers for the following questions (remember, there is no syllabus and questions can come from anywhere, about anything)
STEP 6 – Relax (Not exactly!)
See yourself achieving the cherished dream.
Let the Game begins….
Disclaimer: This is a plan best only by our perspective; it may NOT be suitable to many aspirants. Best plan is what you develop by having SWOT analysis of yourself.
“A deliberate plan is not always necessary for the highest art; it emerges.” ― Paul Johnson
Recommended Books List for Political Science Optional Paper
Recommended Books List for Education Optional Paper
APSC Mains Exam – Political Science 2015 Question Paper I & Paper II
It’s very important that we know the definite trend of question being recently asked in the Mains Exam. Thus, the Polity Paper I & Paper II of 2015 is given here, to give you a better idea of the areas/topics more question appears in the exam.
POLITY PAPER-I
Q. Define political science and discuss its scope.Is political science simply a study of state and government.
Q. What is the difference between behaviourism and post-behviouralism? Discuss the characteristics of behaviouralism in relation to traditionalism.
Q. What is individualism ? Explain the arguments of JS Mill and herbert spencer in defence of individualism.Point out the weakness of individualism.
Q. What is laissez Faire state.In what respect does it differ from a welfare state?Discuss.
Q. Enumerate the essential features of Democracy.Bring out the distinction between democracy and Dictatorship.
Q. Explain Austin’s theory of Sovereignty.Examine the Pluralists attack on it.
Q. Plato s republic is not a work on politics but the finest treatise on education that has never been written. Explain and
Discuss.
Q. What, according to Aristotle, are the causes of revolution? Discuss the remedies he suggested.
Q. What is meant by liberty?Examine the relation between liberty and equality.
Q. Why is independent judiciary considered important in a democratic system?how can judicial independence be ensured? Discuss.
Q. Analyse Gandhi’s theory of trusteeship.Is the theory practicable.
Q. Elaborate Marxian view of state as an instrument of class domination
Q. Elaborate the function of a Socialist state
Q. Examine the challenges to sovereignty of the state in the contemporary world
Q. Discuss the nature and kinds of Authority.
Q. Write note on plato’s concept of Ideal State.
Q. Bring out plato’s view on emancipation of women.
Q. “State is prior to individual “.Discuss
Q. Write a note on Marx’s theory of class struggle.
Q. Examine Gandhi’s concept of swaraj.
POLITY PAPER-II
Q. Discuss the constitutional developments during the freedom movement highlighting the importance of Nehru Report and Lahore congress Resolution.
Q. What are the provision for constitutional protection of right to freedom of religion and how far they succeeded in promoting
secularism in India? Discuss.
Q. Is it correct to say that the Indian constitution is ‘a ragbag of borrowings’?Give reasons for your answer.
Q. Examine the significance of the directive principle of state policy as laid down in the constitution of India. To what extent have these directive been implemented
Q. What are the different ways of acquiring Indian citizenship?How can Indian citizenship be lost ? Discuss
Q. Critically evaluate the emergency powers of the president of india and justify the emergency provision of the constitution of India.
Q. Discuss the superior position of the union in respect of legislative relation between the centre and the states in India.
Q. What are the major tension areas in Union State relation in India?
Q. Examine the changing structure of Panchayati Raj institution in India with special reference to the 73rd constitution Amendment Act.”
Q. How is the american President Elected?Discuss the powers and function of the president of USA.
Q. Analyse the composition and functions of the house of Lords.Do you agree that the House of Lords needs to be mended not ended.
Q. What is the composition of the security council of the UNO? What are its functions?Do you support the argument that there should be more permanent members in the security council of UNO ?Give reasons
Q. Explain the basic principles of the preamble to the constitution of India.
Q. How is the union council of minsters constituted?describe its composition.
Q. The problem of India bureaucracy is not that it is a bureaucracy, but that it carries too much baggage of the past.”Examine Discuss the role of the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Q. Write a note on ‘role of law’ of british political system.
Q. Write a note on the powers and functions of US senate.
Q. Discuss the composition and Functions of Zilla Parishad under the Assam Panchayat Act,1994.
Q. Write a note on judicial activism in India.
APSC Mains – Political Science 2006 Question Paper I & Paper II
It’s very important that we know the definite trend of question being recently asked in the Mains Exam. Thus, the Polity Paper I & Paper II of 2006 is given here, to give you a better idea of the areas/topics more question appears in the exam.
POLITY PAPER-I
| Q. Comment on any three of the following: 1.”virture is knowledge ” 2.”political science beings and ends with the state ” 3.”…all peaceful beginings of government have been laid in the consent of the people. ” 4.” The Authority of the state rests on violence. ” 5.”State exists for the sake of good life,not for the sake of life only.” |
| Q. Define political science and examine its scientific character. |
| Q. Analyse the concept of power and discuss the nature of political power. |
| Q. Highlight the factors leading to the emergence of the concept of welfare state.What are the major function of a welfare state? |
| Q. Explain the significant features of a parliamentary form of government.How to distinguish it from the presidential form |
| Q. Highligh the relationship between any two of the following : 1.liberty and equality 2.truth and non violence 3.state and society 4.Democracy and human personality |
| Q. Explain the Gandhi concept of non violence.Examine the utility of the technique of non violent resistance in a modern state. |
| Q. Explain the process of withering away of the state in the light of Marxian theory of state. |
| Q. Analyse the plato’s theory of communism.How will you distinguish it from the modern concept of communism |
| Q. Discuss the causes of revolution in a state as indentifiedby Aristole. |
| Q. Highlight the significant contribution of the following thinkers. 1.Abraham lincoln 2.jean jacques rousseau 3.John Rawls 4.Harold J laski |
POLITY PAPER-II
| Q. Comment on any three of the following : 1.”India, that is Bharat ,shall be a Union of States. ” 2.”At the commencement of the contribution every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and who was born in the territory of India..shall be a citizen of India. ” 3.”No person who is a member of a Civil Services of the Union…shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to that by which he was appointed “. |
| Q. What is the utility of the Indian administrative service |
| Q. Justify the position of the Us president as the real chied executive |
| Q. Evaluate the role of the Civil Service in India.To what extent the civil service are commited to the welfare of the nation |
| Q. Discuss the areas of tension in the centre state relationship in the Indian federal system. |
| Q. Analyse the significant features of the American senate |
| Q. Write a critique on the powers and functions of the British Prime Minister. |
| Q. Discuss the role of the UNO in spreading human rights education amongst nations. |
| Q. Analyse the judicial sytem in India and justify the supreme court as the guardian of the constitution of India. |
| Q. Analyse the sources of the constitution of India.Is the constitution a bag of borrowing?Justify Your answer. |
| Q. Explain the directive principle of state policy in corporated in the constitution of India.To what extent these principles conform to the Gandhian thought. |
| Q. Answer any three of the following : 1.justiy Indian Democracy as a Representative democracy. 2.Forward arguments in favour of a strong centre in India. 3.Comment on the collective security of the Ministers to the Lok Sabha. 4.What is the role of the Governor of a state during President s rule . |