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DEVELOPMENT AND TEST SERIES 2018
HOME ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: ARISTOTLE
1.What is the golden mean?

2. Why man is social animal?

3. According to Aristotle why slavery is natural?

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4.What is good idea in Aristotle`s theory of citizenship?

5.What is relationship between law and reason?

6.Why rule of law is better than the rule of person?

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7.What is commonsense cause behind revolution?

8.Why Aristotle is the greatest critic of Plato?

9.What is functionalism?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: ARISTOTLE
1.What is the golden mean?

2. Why man is social animal?

3. According to Aristotle why slavery is natural?

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4.What is good idea in Aristotle`s theory of citizenship?

5.What is relationship between law and reason?

6.Why rule of law is better than the rule of person?

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7.What is commonsense cause behind revolution?

8.Why Aristotle is the greatest critic of Plato?

9.What is functionalism?

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ASSIGNMENT: CASTE RELIGION AND ETHNICITY IN INDIAN
POLITICS, PARTY SYSTEM
1) What is congress system?

2) Compare western political party system with Indian political party system?

3) How federalism impacts party system?

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4) Reason for rise of regional party system?

5) What is fragmentation of party system?

6) What is the criteria for declaring a party national or regional as per election
commission?

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7) What are the causes for decline of congress system?

8) What is reason for rise of BJP?

9) What are the major reasons for decline of left parties in India?

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10) Impact of regional parties on party system.

11) What are the advantages of state funding of election?

12) Should political parties be bought under RTI?

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13) What are the weaknesses of pressure group politics in india?

14) Is India a polyarchy?

15) What are the weaknesses of election commission?

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16) Discuss the long term determinants of voting behaviour in India.

17) Discuss the role of religion on elections.

18) What is Rajni Kothari’s view on role of caste in India?

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19) What is second democratic upsurge according to Yogendra Yadav?

20) Reasons for growth of communalism in India?

21) Relation between ethnicity and democracy/

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22) Is regionalism a challenge for national unity?

23) What are the weaknesses of woman movement in India?

24) Challenges faced by human rights movement in India?

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25) What are the prospects of environmental movements in India?

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ASSIGNMENT: CHANGING INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL
ORDER, EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
SYSTEM, REGIONALISATION OF WORLD POLITICS
1) Write a short note on billiard ball model.

2) Write a short note on cobweb model.

3) Write a short note on complex interdependence.

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4) What are the arguments of hyper globalists on globalisation?

5) Arguments of realists on globalisation?

6) How globalisation is impacting the developed countries?

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7) What is the difference between global and international politics?

8) Establish the link between neoliberalism and economic globalisation?

9) Are multiculturalism and nationalism compatible?

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10)Does tension between Islam and west has civilisational characters?

11) Are Asian values just a excuse for authoritarianism?

12)What is nth national problem?

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13)What is nuts theory?

14)What is the role of epistemic community in nuclear non proliferation?

15)What are the advantages if India becomes member of NSG?

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16) Is nuclear terrorism an invented fear?

17)Are human rights simply a from of western imperialism?

18)To what extent NGO’s are effective?

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19)What are the implications of idea of sustainable development?

20)Is UN obsolete?

21)Are the key concepts of main stream international theory based on masculinist
assumptions?

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22)How and why feminists criticise the conventional idea of national security?

23)What are the weaknesses of UN?

24)How the concept of security has changed because of terrorism?

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25)What is global zero?

26)What are the weaknesses of ICC?

27)What are the weaknesses of UNHR?

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28)What is tragedy of commons?

29)What is Kigali agreement?

30)What are the advantages for India if it joins APEC?

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31)What is open regionalism?

32)What is supra nationalism?

33)What is functionalism?

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34)What are the objectives of SAARC?

35)What is ASEAN community?

36)What reforms are needed in IMF?

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37)What is the impact WTO on agriculture?

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AND TEST SERIES 2018
ASSIGNMENT: COMPARATIVE POLITICS, STATE IN COMPARATIVE
PERSPECTIVE, POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION AND
PARTICIPATION
1) What is the difference between Comparative Politics and Comparative
Government?

2) What are the major weaknesses of traditional comparative politics?

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3) Why systems approach is status quoist?

4) How structural approach is influenced by Systems and Institutional


approach?

5) What is civic culture?

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6) What is political development approach?

7) What is Political modernisation?

8) What is prismatic society?

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9) Why India is known as Soft state?

10) What are the criticism against systems approach?

11) What is the advantage of political economy approach?

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12) Difference between old and new social movements?

13) What are the advantages of proportional representation?

14) Compare the nature of pressure groups in western and developing


countries?

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ASSIGNMENT: COMPARATIVE POLITICS, STATE IN COMPARATIVE
PERSPECTIVE, POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION AND
PARTICIPATION
1) What is the difference between Comparative Politics and Comparative
Government?

2) What are the major weaknesses of traditional comparative politics?

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3) Why systems approach is status quoist?

4) How structural approach is influenced by Systems and Institutional


approach?

5) What is civic culture?

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6) What is political development approach?

7) What is Political modernisation?

8) What is prismatic society?

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9) Why India is known as Soft state?

10) What are the criticism against systems approach?

11) What is the advantage of political economy approach?

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12) Difference between old and new social movements?

13) What are the advantages of proportional representation?

14) Compare the nature of pressure groups in western and developing


countries?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: DEMOCRACY
1. What is the difference between procedural and substantive model of
democracy?

2. Is democracy tyranny of majority?

3. What is iron law of oligarchy?

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4. Who are power elites?

5. What is circulation of elites?

6. What is deformed polyarchy?

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7. What is pluralism?

8. What is developmental model of democracy?

9. What is developmental state?

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10. What is egalitarian model of democracy ?

11. What is creative freedom?

12. Difference in direct and radical democracy ?

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13. Difference between deliberative and participatory democracy?

14. What is cosmopolitan model of democracy?

15. What is democratic deficit?

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16. What is relationship between democracy and development according to


Amartya Sen?

17. What is relationship between democracy and good governance?

18. What is delegate model of representation?

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19. What are the weaknesses of representative democracy?

20. What are the advantages of party less democracy?

21. Why political parties are called as power houses?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: DEMOCRACY
1. What is the difference between procedural and substantive model of
democracy?

2. Is democracy tyranny of majority?

3. What is iron law of oligarchy?

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4. Who are power elites?

5. What is circulation of elites?

6. What is deformed polyarchy?

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7. What is pluralism?

8. What is developmental model of democracy?

9. What is developmental state?

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10. What is egalitarian model of democracy ?

11. What is creative freedom?

12. Difference in direct and radical democracy ?

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13. Difference between deliberative and participatory democracy?

14. What is cosmopolitan model of democracy?

15. What is democratic deficit?

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16. What is relationship between democracy and development according to


Amartya Sen?

17. What is relationship between democracy and good governance?

18. What is delegate model of representation?

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19. What are the weaknesses of representative democracy?

20. What are the advantages of party less democracy?

21. Why political parties are called as power houses?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: EQUALITY
1. What is procedural equality?

2. What is substantive equality?

3. What is equality of opportunity?

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4. What is equality of outcome?

5. What is proportionate equality?

6. What is differentiated equality?

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7. What is complex equality?

8. What is difference between affirmative action and preferential policy?

9. What are demerits of affirmative action?

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10. What are merits of affirmative action?

11. What is equality of resources?

12. What is equality of capabilities?

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13. Why Amartya Sen calls development as freedom?

14. What is ambition sensitive auction?

15. What is endowment sensitive auction?

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16. What is functioning according to Amartya Sen?

17. What is the relationship between equality and liberty?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: EQUALITY
1. What is procedural equality?

2. What is substantive equality?

3. What is equality of opportunity?

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4. What is equality of outcome?

5. What is proportionate equality?

6. What is differentiated equality?

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7. What is complex equality?

8. What is difference between affirmative action and preferential policy?

9. What are demerits of affirmative action?

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10. What are merits of affirmative action?

11. What is equality of resources?

12. What is equality of capabilities?

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13. Why Amartya Sen calls development as freedom?

14. What is ambition sensitive auction?

15. What is endowment sensitive auction?

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16. What is functioning according to Amartya Sen?

17. What is the relationship between equality and liberty?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: FASCISM
Q.1 Explain historical factors giving rise to fascism.

Q.2 What is anit-rationalism?

Q.3 Who are the sources of inspiration for fascist leaders?

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Q. 4 What is fascist view on leader?

Q.5 What is integral nationalism?

Q.6 What is corporatism?

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Q.7 Why fascism is known as extremism of the right?

Q.8 Is fascism dead?

Q. 9 What is fascist view on state?

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Q.10 What is fascist view on democracy?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: FASCISM
Q.1 Explain historical factors giving rise to fascism.

Q.2 What is anit-rationalism?

Q.3 Who are the sources of inspiration for fascist leaders?

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Q. 4 What is fascist view on leader?

Q.5 What is integral nationalism?

Q.6 What is corporatism?

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Q.7 Why fascism is known as extremism of the right?

Q.8 Is fascism dead?

Q. 9 What is fascist view on state?

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Q.10 What is fascist view on democracy?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: FEMINISM
1. What is First Wave of Feminism?

2. Why Radical Feminism is a pure feminist theory?

3. Why Existence is prior to essence?

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4. Discuss the process of becoming the women.

5. Mention some myth related to women.

6. What is Eco Feminism?

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7. What is Post Feminism?

8. What is Black Feminism?

9. What is Dialectics of sex?

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10.What is Patriarchy?

11.What is difference between Sex and Gender?

12.What are four meanings of Personal if political?

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13.What is Differentiated Citizenship?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: GANDHISM
Q.1 What is Ahmisa for Gandhi?

Q.2 How Gandhi defines swarajya?

Q.3 What is bread labour?

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Q.4 What are Gandhian arguments against modern civilisations?

Q.5 What are components of theory of trusteeship?

Q.6 Why Gandhi calls state immoral?

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Q.7 Elements of Gandhi’s constructive programme?

Q.8 What was Gandhi’s Strategy to deal with the evil of


untouchability?

Q.9 Gandhi’s concept of oceanic circles?

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Q.10 What is Nayee Taleem?

Q. 11 Debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar on ‘Varna and Caste’?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: GRAMSCI
1. What is super structure?

2. What is civil society?

3. What is historical class?

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4. What is the meaning of sub altern class?

5. What is war of position?

6. What is war of manoeuvre?

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7. Who are traditional intellectuals?

8. Who are organic intellectuals?

9. What is economic determinism?

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10. Mention scholars who have influenced Gramsci?

11. What is passive revolution?

12. Difference between domination and hegemony?

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ASSIGNMENT: GRASS ROOT DEMOCRACY, FEDERALISM,
PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LAND
REFORMS
1) Why gram sabha is known as soul of panchayat?

2) What is the relationship between good governance and democratic decentralisation ?

3) What has been the impact of panchayat on development of woman ?

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4) Role of woman in panchayats

5) How panchayats have impacted the status of dalits?

6) Why 73rd amendment is called as half baked cake?

7) Why even after 74th amendment act the sate of urban administration remains bad?

8) What are the weaknesses of mission of AMRUT mission. Given suggestions to


improve urban governance.

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9) What are the challenges in urban governance?

10) What is marble cake federalism?

11) What is competitive cooperative federalism ?

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12) What is asymmetrical federalism?

13) What is bargaining federalism?

14) What is dual federalism?

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15) How parliamentary system affects the system of federalism?

16) Define the scope of discretion power of governor as per recent judgements of SC?
Give suggestions to reform the institution of governor.

17) Give case studies showing misuse of institution of governor.

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18) What are the weakness of tribunal system with respect to inter state water disputes?

19) Give case study of Satluj Yamuna link canal.

20) Give case study of Kaveri issue. What is the current status?

21) How GST will impact fiscal federalism?

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22) What is the relevance of zonal council?

23) What is the recommendation of 14th finance commission towards improving state
governments and local governments?

24) Mention causes for failure of land reforms.

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25) Write short note on Bhoodan movement.

26) What has been the social political impact of green revolution?

27) What is the impact of LPG on rural woman?

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28) What has been the impact of new economic policy on the tribal population?

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ASSIGNMENT: GRASS ROOT DEMOCRACY, FEDERALISM,
PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LAND
REFORMS
1) Why gram sabha is known as soul of panchayat?

2) What is the relationship between good governance and democratic decentralisation ?

3) What has been the impact of panchayat on development of woman ?

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4) Role of woman in panchayats

5) How panchayats have impacted the status of dalits?

6) Why 73rd amendment is called as half baked cake?

7) Why even after 74th amendment act the sate of urban administration remains bad?

8) What are the weaknesses of mission of AMRUT mission. Given suggestions to


improve urban governance.

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9) What are the challenges in urban governance?

10) What is marble cake federalism?

11) What is competitive cooperative federalism ?

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12) What is asymmetrical federalism?

13) What is bargaining federalism?

14) What is dual federalism?

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15) How parliamentary system affects the system of federalism?

16) Define the scope of discretion power of governor as per recent judgements of SC?
Give suggestions to reform the institution of governor.

17) Give case studies showing misuse of institution of governor.

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18) What are the weakness of tribunal system with respect to inter state water disputes?

19) Give case study of Satluj Yamuna link canal.

20) Give case study of Kaveri issue. What is the current status?

21) How GST will impact fiscal federalism?

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22) What is the relevance of zonal council?

23) What is the recommendation of 14th finance commission towards improving state
governments and local governments?

24) Mention causes for failure of land reforms.

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25) Write short note on Bhoodan movement.

26) What has been the social political impact of green revolution?

27) What is the impact of LPG on rural woman?

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28) What has been the impact of new economic policy on the tribal population?

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TOPIC: HANNAH ARENDT
1. What are the causes of totalitarianism ?

2. What is the nature of totalitarianism?

3. On what grounds Arendt criticises modernity?

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4. What is human condition according to Arendt?

5. How power differs from violence?

6. What is banality?

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7. What is the cause of evil?

8. Why it is important that people should act in concert with each


other?

9. What are the influences on Arendt?

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10.Mention the types of actions in Hannah Arendt’s theory.

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TOPIC: HANNAH ARENDT
1. What are the causes of totalitarianism ?

2. What is the nature of totalitarianism?

3. On what grounds Arendt criticises modernity?

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4. What is human condition according to Arendt?

5. How power differs from violence?

6. What is banality?

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7. What is the cause of evil?

8. Why it is important that people should act in concert with each


other?

9. What are the influences on Arendt?

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10.Mention the types of actions in Hannah Arendt’s theory.

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ASSIGNMENT: HEGEMONY AND LEGITIMACY
1. Difference between Power and Hegemony

2. Difference between domination and hegemony

3. What is manufacturing consent?

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4. What is the role of civil society according to Gramsci?

5. What is integral state?

6. Who are organic and traditional intellectuals?

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7. What is historical class?

8. What is subaltern class?

9. Difference between legality and legitimacy.

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10.What is legitimation crisis?

11.What is governability crisis?

12.What are the indications of state enjoying legitimacy?

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13.What Mc Iver means when he says general will is not the will of
state but will for the state?

14.What is charismatic authority?

15.What is rational legal authority?

16.What is traditional authority?

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17.How power and authority differ from each other?

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ASSIGNMENT: HEGEMONY AND LEGITIMACY
1. Difference between Power and Hegemony

2. Difference between domination and hegemony

3. What is manufacturing consent?

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4. What is the role of civil society according to Gramsci?

5. What is integral state?

6. Who are organic and traditional intellectuals?

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7. What is historical class?

8. What is subaltern class?

9. Difference between legality and legitimacy.

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10.What is legitimation crisis?

11.What is governability crisis?

12.What are the indications of state enjoying legitimacy?

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13.What Mc Iver means when he says general will is not the will of
state but will for the state?

14.What is charismatic authority?

15.What is rational legal authority?

16.What is traditional authority?

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17.How power and authority differ from each other?

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TOPIC: HOBBES

1.What is human nature according to Hobbes?

2.Why state of nature is state of war?

3.What are the powers of sovereign?

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4.Why man can`t surrender right to life?

5.What is due process of law and how it is different from


Rule of law?

6.Why law should have power of enforcement?

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7.Why there can`t be two sovereign in a territory?

8.What restrictions Bodin has placed on state`s sovereignty?

9.Why Hobbes is greatest of all individualists?

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10.What is the difference between methodological individualist
and normative individualist?

11.Why man`s life is struggle for power?

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TOPIC: HOBBES

1.What is human nature according to Hobbes?

2.Why state of nature is state of war?

3.What are the powers of sovereign?

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4.Why man can`t surrender right to life?

5.What is due process of law and how it is different from


Rule of law?

6.Why law should have power of enforcement?

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7.Why there can`t be two sovereign in a territory?

8.What restrictions Bodin has placed on state`s sovereignty?

9.Why Hobbes is greatest of all individualists?

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10.What is the difference between methodological individualist
and normative individualist?

11.Why man`s life is struggle for power?

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ASSIGNMENT: INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA, INDIA AND GLOBAL SOUTH, INDIA
CONTRIBUTION TO NAM, INDIA AND THE UN SYSTEM, INDIA AND GLOBAL
CENTERS OF POWER
1. What is soft power?

2. What is public diplomacy?

3. What is Track 2 diplomacy?

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4. What is Fast Track diplomacy?

5. What is the role of parliament in foreign policy making?

6. What is the purpose of national security council?

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7. What is the role of foreign secretary?

8. What are the developments in heart of Asia conference?

9. What is purpose of GCC?

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10. What is the significance of Chahbhar port?

11. What re the outcomes of Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia?

12. What is China Pakistan economic corridor?

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14. What is BCIM?

15. What is the relevance of SCO?

16. What is the role of IBSA?

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17. What is the future of BRICS?

18. What is coffee club?

19. What is G4 group?

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20. What is L69 group?

21. What is BBIM?

22. What is relevance of BIMSTEC?

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23. What is the issue with Gilgit-Baluchistan?

24. What were the outcomes of Venezuela summit of NAM?

25. Relevance of new economic order.

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26. Current developments in India- Russia relations.

27. What is double veto in UN?

28. India's suggestions for reforming UN.

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29. What is Modi doctrine?

30. Current state of India US IPR issues?

31. Difference between Ally and strategic partner?

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32. What is Asia Pacific quad?

33. What is security diamond?

34. What are features of India's new maritime doctrine ?

35. What is string of pearls?

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36. What is global commons?

37. What are the differences between objectives of ICC and ICJ?

38. What is Asai Pivot?

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ASSIGNMENT: INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA, INDIA AND GLOBAL SOUTH, INDIA
CONTRIBUTION TO NAM, INDIA AND THE UN SYSTEM, INDIA AND GLOBAL
CENTERS OF POWER
1. What is soft power?

2. What is public diplomacy?

3. What is Track 2 diplomacy?

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4. What is Fast Track diplomacy?

5. What is the role of parliament in foreign policy making?

6. What is the purpose of national security council?

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7. What is the role of foreign secretary?

8. What are the developments in heart of Asia conference?

9. What is purpose of GCC?

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10. What is the significance of Chahbhar port?

11. What re the outcomes of Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia?

12. What is China Pakistan economic corridor?

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14. What is BCIM?

15. What is the relevance of SCO?

16. What is the role of IBSA?

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17. What is the future of BRICS?

18. What is coffee club?

19. What is G4 group?

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20. What is L69 group?

21. What is BBIM?

22. What is relevance of BIMSTEC?

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23. What is the issue with Gilgit-Baluchistan?

24. What were the outcomes of Venezuela summit of NAM?

25. Relevance of new economic order.

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26. Current developments in India- Russia relations.

27. What is double veto in UN?

28. India's suggestions for reforming UN.

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29. What is Modi doctrine?

30. Current state of India US IPR issues?

31. Difference between Ally and strategic partner?

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32. What is Asia Pacific quad?

33. What is security diamond?

34. What are features of India's new maritime doctrine ?

35. What is string of pearls?

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36. What is global commons?

37. What are the differences between objectives of ICC and ICJ?

38. What is Asai Pivot?

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ASSIGNMENT: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND NATIONALISM
1. What are the basic differences between Indian and western political thought?

2. What is Varnasharam Dharma?

3. What is Purushartha?

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4. What is Mandal Siddanta?

5. What is Saptanga theory?

6. What is yoga-kshema?

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7. What are the similarities between Kautilya and Machiavelli?

8. What are the duties of the king according to Manu?

9. What are the duties of the king according to Buddhism?

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10.Who is Chakravarti Samrat?

11.What is six fold policy?

12.What is difference between dharma shastras and Dandashastra?

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13.What is the basis to consider Syed Ahmed Khan as moderniser?

14.What are the causes of revolt of 1857?

15.What is cultural nationalism?

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16.What is neo vedantism?

17.What is the influence of Vivekanand on Aurobindo Ghosh?

18.What is Ghosh’s conception of freedom?

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19.Explain Ghosh’s conception of ideal of unity.

20.Why according to Ghosh rise of India is in the benefit of humanity?

21.What is non violence for Gandhi?

22.What is the difference between satyagraha and passive resistance?

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23.What is cultural swaraj for Gandhi?

24.What are the Gandhian ways to deal with the problem of untouchability in India?

25.What is bread labour?

26.What is oceanic circle of villages?

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27.Why Gandhi was against state?

28.Why Gandhi was in favour of party less democracy?

29.Give Gandhi’s view on woman.

30.What is Nai Talim?

31.How Gandhian mass movement is different from marxist mass movement?

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32.Why quit India movement differs from other Gandhian movements?

33.What were major elements of Gandhi’s constructive program?

34.Why Ambedkar suggests to put dynamite on vedas?

35.What are the major contentions between Gandhi and Ambedkar on issue of
untouchability?

36.What is Ambekar’s idea of social justice?

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37.What is social democracy according to Ambedkar?

38.What is Ambedkar’s method of Dalit revolution?

39.Give Ambedkar’s critique of marxism?

40.Give different phases on M N Roy’s thinking.

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41.What are major criticisms of M N Roy against Gandhi?

42.What are his major criticisms of Marxism?

43.Mention Three components of Radical Humanism.

44.What is radical democracy?

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45.What is idea of ethical politics according to M N Roy?

46.What is rationalism?

47.What is the linkage between radical humanism and science?

48.In what way radical humanism is cosmopolitan?

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49.Compare extremists with moderates.

50.What were the weaknesses of revolutionary terrorists?

51.What were the achievements of NCM?

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52.What was the uniqueness of civil disobedience movement?

53.Give critical assessment of quit India movement.

54.What were the achievements of Kisan Sabhas?

55.Mention the weaknesses of trade movements in India

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TOPIC: J S MILL
1.Why for Mill liberty is important for individual?

2.What is the utility of liberty for the state?

3.What is harm principle?

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4. What is the difference in self and other regarding action?

5.Why Mill is known as prophet of empty liberty?

6.What are false democracies?

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7.Why Mill is worried about democracy`s future?

8.What are the prerequisite for the democracy?

9.Why democracies not suitable for barbarians?

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10.What are the features of liberal state?

11.What is possessive individualism?

12.What is the difference in natural law and positive law?

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13.What Mills means when he says utility in widest sense?

14.What is abstract individualism?

15.What is the difference in pleasure and happiness?

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16.Why Bentham`s ideas is called pig`s philosophy?

17.Why utilitarianism is philosophy that appeals to common man?

18.Why utilitarianism is called philosophic radicals?

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19.How according to Bentham state can generate greatest
happiness?

20.What is felicific calculus?

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TOPIC: J S MILL
1.Why for Mill liberty is important for individual?

2.What is the utility of liberty for the state?

3.What is harm principle?

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4. What is the difference in self and other regarding action?

5.Why Mill is known as prophet of empty liberty?

6.What are false democracies?

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7.Why Mill is worried about democracy`s future?

8.What are the prerequisite for the democracy?

9.Why democracies not suitable for barbarians?

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10.What are the features of liberal state?

11.What is possessive individualism?

12.What is the difference in natural law and positive law?

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13.What Mills means when he says utility in widest sense?

14.What is abstract individualism?

15.What is the difference in pleasure and happiness?

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16.Why Bentham`s ideas is called pig`s philosophy?

17.Why utilitarianism is philosophy that appeals to common man?

18.Why utilitarianism is called philosophic radicals?

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19.How according to Bentham state can generate greatest
happiness?

20.What is felicific calculus?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: JUSTICE
1. What is the difference between procedural justice and substantive justice?

2. How desert, merit and need differ from each other?

3. What is liberal egalitarian principle of justice?

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4. Why justice is the first virtue of social institutions?

5. What does justice as fairness means?

6. What is veil of ignorance?

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7. What is original position?

8. What is modus vivendi?

9. What is lexical order?

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10. What is political conception of justice?

11. What is a comprehensive doctrine?

12. What is overlapping consensus?

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13. What is reasonable pluralism?

14. What is reflexive equilibrium?

15. What is deontological theory?

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16. What is teleological theory?

17. What is libertarianism?

18. What is entitlement theory of justice?

19. What is night-watchman state?

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20. What is entitlement theory of justice?

21.Who are communitarians?

22.What is the difference between communitarian and libertarian view of self?

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23. What is complex equality?

24. What are the spheres of justice according to Walzer?

25. Name some prominent communitarian thinkers and their books

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26. What is Amartya Sen’s idea of justice?

27. On what grounds Amartya Sen criticises Rawls?

28. What is proportionate justice?

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29.What is distributive justice?

30.What is Aristotle’s idea of justice?

31.What is Marx’s idea of justice?

32.What is global justice?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: JUSTICE
1. What is the difference between procedural justice and substantive justice?

2. How desert, merit and need differ from each other?

3. What is liberal egalitarian principle of justice?

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4. Why justice is the first virtue of social institutions?

5. What does justice as fairness means?

6. What is veil of ignorance?

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7. What is original position?

8. What is modus vivendi?

9. What is lexical order?

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10. What is political conception of justice?

11. What is a comprehensive doctrine?

12. What is overlapping consensus?

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13. What is reasonable pluralism?

14. What is reflexive equilibrium?

15. What is deontological theory?

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16. What is teleological theory?

17. What is libertarianism?

18. What is entitlement theory of justice?

19. What is night-watchman state?

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20. What is entitlement theory of justice?

21.Who are communitarians?

22.What is the difference between communitarian and libertarian view of self?

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23. What is complex equality?

24. What are the spheres of justice according to Walzer?

25. Name some prominent communitarian thinkers and their books

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26. What is Amartya Sen’s idea of justice?

27. On what grounds Amartya Sen criticises Rawls?

28. What is proportionate justice?

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29.What is distributive justice?

30.What is Aristotle’s idea of justice?

31.What is Marx’s idea of justice?

32.What is global justice?

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TOPIC: KARL MARX

1. Mention main ideas of Marx.

2. What is Bonapartism?

3. What is Structuralism?

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4. What is Law of over Determination?

5. Critical School is critical school of what.

6. What is Instrumental Rationality?

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7. What is Legitimation Crises?

8. What is an Economic Man?

9. Who is One Dimensional Man?

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10.How Sigmund Freud influence critical school?

11.What is theory of praxis? Why Marx called socialism as scientific


socialism?

12.Write sources of influence on Karl Marx.

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13.Differences between young and mature Marx.

14.What are the three laws of dialectics?

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TOPIC: KARL MARX

1. Mention main ideas of Marx.

2. What is Bonapartism?

3. What is Structuralism?

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4. What is Law of over Determination?

5. Critical School is critical school of what.

6. What is Instrumental Rationality?

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7. What is Legitimation Crises?

8. What is an Economic Man?

9. Who is One Dimensional Man?

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10.How Sigmund Freud influence critical school?

11.What is theory of praxis? Why Marx called socialism as scientific


socialism?

12.Write sources of influence on Karl Marx.

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13.Differences between young and mature Marx.

14.What are the three laws of dialectics?

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TOPIC: LIBERALISM
1. What is an Atomistic Man?

2. What is Negative Liberty?

3. Why society is an aggregate, what is aggregative view of society?

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4. What is liberal view of civil society?

5. Why state is a necessary evil?

6. What is Green’s view on liberty?

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7. What rights Laski proposed?

8. What is a developmental state?

9. Why state is known as child and guardian of law?

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10.What is rolling back of a state?

11.What is Shock Therapy?

12.What are Structural Adjustment Programs?

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13.What is Washington Consensus?

14.What is Post Washington Consensus?

15.Why planning will fail according to Hayek?

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16. Why Social Justice is a mirage?

17. What is liberty for Hayek?

18.Explain Night Watchman State.

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19.What is Milton Friedman’s view on capitalism?

20.Why Joseph Stiglitz criticize globalization?

21.What is developmental individualism?

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22.What is liberal theory of revolution?

23.Do you think liberalism has won the battle of ideology, give
argument against?

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TOPIC: LIBERALISM
1. What is an Atomistic Man?

2. What is Negative Liberty?

3. Why society is an aggregate, what is aggregative view of society?

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4. What is liberal view of civil society?

5. Why state is a necessary evil?

6. What is Green’s view on liberty?

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7. What rights Laski proposed?

8. What is a developmental state?

9. Why state is known as child and guardian of law?

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10.What is rolling back of a state?

11.What is Shock Therapy?

12.What are Structural Adjustment Programs?

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13.What is Washington Consensus?

14.What is Post Washington Consensus?

15.Why planning will fail according to Hayek?

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16. Why Social Justice is a mirage?

17. What is liberty for Hayek?

18.Explain Night Watchman State.

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19.What is Milton Friedman’s view on capitalism?

20.Why Joseph Stiglitz criticize globalization?

21.What is developmental individualism?

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22.What is liberal theory of revolution?

23.Do you think liberalism has won the battle of ideology, give
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TOPIC: LOCKE

1.Why peace is prevailing in Locke`s state of nature?

2.Why Locke criticize Filmer?

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3.What is civil-society according to Locke?

4.What rights man has transferred to government?

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5.What is night watchman state?

6.What is definition of property according to Locke?

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7.What are three limitations on right to property?

8.What is linking between right to property and creation of


government?

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9.Why liberals call state as necessary evil?

10.What are the conditions in which man can revolt against


the state?

11.What is Lock’s view on Toleration?

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TOPIC: MACHIAVELLI

1.What is universal egoism?

2.What is Machiavelli method?

3.What are the qualities of Prince?

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4.Why Machiavelli is known as father of realism?

5. Why Machiavelli is known as child of renaissance?

6.Why Machiavelli is narrowly dated?

7. Why Price should be clever like fox and brave like lion?

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ASSIGNMENT: MAKING AND SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN
CONSTITUTION.
1) Was constituent assembly a representative body?

2) What does Granville Austin means when he says that CA was a ‘one party assembly in a one
party state’ ?

3) What are the salient recommendations of national commission of review of the constitution.

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4) Do you think IC makes a balance between parliamentary sovereignty and judicial
sovereignty?

5) What are the criticisms of doctrine of basic structure?

6) Mention fundamental duties

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7) Write short note on freedom of speech and sedition laws

8) Is right to privacy a fundamental right?

9) What are the salient characteristic of Indian secularisms as per Rajeev Bhargav?

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10) Mention the electoral laws that aim to minimise the use of religion in elections?

11) What are the key arguments of judiciary in Hindutva case and Abhiram case?

12) How defamation laws impact freedom of speech and expression?

13) How contempt of court has been misused to limit freedom of speech and expression?

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14) Why amendment is considered as safety valve?

15) Why 42nd amendment is called as mini constitution?

16) Write three examples of intervention of national commission for woman in case of woman.

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17) In what way NITI Aayog is a institution of cooperative federalism?

18) Criticisms of DPSP

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TOPIC: PLATO

1.Why Plato’s wisest man is one who is ignorant?

2.Why Plato should be called as father of totalitarianism?

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3. How Knowledge is different from Opinion for Plato?

4. Explain the connection between Individual writ large,


Psychology and Education in Plato`s ideas.

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5.Why Plato`s theory of Justice has been called as ‘Architectonic
Theory of Justice’?

6.Why philosopher should be the rulers?

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7.Why there should be no restriction on rule of
philosopher king?

8.Why Plato is known as enemy of open society?

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9.Why Plato is called as father of political philosophy?

10.What is allegory of slaves?

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TOPIC: POLITICAL THEORY
1. What is Positivism ?

2. What is Logical positivism ?

3. What is the significance of political Theory ?

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4. What is the causes of decline of Political theory according to David
Easton ?

5. Causes of decline of Political Theory according to Alfred Cobben?

6. What is the opinion of Leo Strauss on Polotical Philosophy ? What


is the opinion of Dante Germino on political Philosophy ?

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7. What does politics as authoritative allocation of value means ?

8. What is Communitarian view of politics ?

9. What is difference in Imperial and Normative approach ?

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10.Who are supporters of Legal approach ?

11.Who are supporters of intellectual precursor of political


behaviouralism ? What are their contributions ?

12.What is political Socialism ?

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13.What is political Culture ?

14.Write eight intellectual foundation stones of behaviouralism?

15.Write differences between behavioural and port behavioural


approaches?

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16.What are criticism of system approach?

17.What are criticism of structural functional approach?

18. Write scopes of political Theory?

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19. What are criticism of behaviouralism?

20. What is the debate between traditionalists and behaviouralists?

21. What is deconstruction?

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22. What is discourse?

23. What is Critical Theory?

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HOME ASSIGNMENT: RIGHTS
1. What are natural rights?

2. What is the difference between natural and human rights?

3. Who are the exponents of legal theory of rights?

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4. Why Bentham calls natural rights as nonsense?

5. Mention the rights scheme given by Laski.

6. What are three generations of rights?

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7. What is social welfare theory of rights?

8. What is international bill of rights?

9. What is multiculturalism?

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10. What is the difference between multiculturalism and cultural relativism?

11. What is the difference between multiculturalism of Will Kymlicka and


Bhiku Parekh?

12. Mention the special rights Kymlicka gives to minorities?

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13. How liberal multiculturalism is different from communitarian approach
to multiculturalism?

14. What is Iris Mariam Young’s view on citizenship?

15. What is the relationship between rights and duties?

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TOPIC: SOCIALISM
1. What is Human Nature according to socialists?

2. What is significance of society in socialism?

3. What is socialist view of freedom?

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4. What is Absolute Equality?

5. What is Proportionate Equality?

6. What is Substantive equality?

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7. Why socialism Is a Hat that has lost its shape?

8. Mention ideas of evolutionary socialist.

9. Why Marx called evolutionary socialist utopians?

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10.Why Bernstein rejects revolution?

11.What is functional representation?

12.What is functional parliament?

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13.What is difference between Guild and Syndicate?

14.What Is Industrial Democracy?

15.What are common things in Marxism and Guild system?

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16.What is common between Fabianism and Marxism?

17.What type of state will be in syndicalism?

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TOPIC: THEORIES OF POWER
1. Why Power is a contested concept?

2. Why Power is relational?

3. What is Circulation of Elites?

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4. What is Polyarchy?

5. What is Deformed Polyarchy?

6. What is unique in Hannah Ardent theory of power?

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7. What is Discourses?

8. What is Governmentality?

9. What is Bio Power?

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10.Why Power is productive?

11.Why power generates resistance?

12.Why power is strategy?

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13.Why power flows like blood in capillaries?

14.What is disciplinary power?

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TOPIC: THEORIES OF STATE
1. What is Post-Colonial State?

2. What is Over Developed State?

3. Why state become so powerful in post-colonial societies?

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4. What is Periphery?

5. What are Core States?

6. What is Metropolitan Bourgeois?

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7. What is Unequal Exchange?

8. What is Uneven Development?

9. What is imperialism?

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10.What is Neo Colonialism?

11.What is Prismatic Society?

12.Why India is a soft state?

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13.What is Relative Autonomy of State?

14.What is Borderless World?

15.What is Popular Sovereignty?

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16.What is Pluralistic Theory of State?

17.Why state is keystone of social architecture?

18.What is evolutionary theory of origin of state?

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19.Why State is known as Mutual Arbitrator?

20.What is relationship between state and class struggle?

21.Why state appears to be Male?

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