PSIR Paper 1 UPSC 2016 - Question Paper with Solutions 

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SECTION-A

1. Comment on the following in about 150 words each:

PSIR 1a "How would I and my fellow human beings behave if we were to find ourselves in a state of nature, and what does this behaviour tell us about our innate pre- dispositions?" (Thomas Hobbes) UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 1b The Post-Behavioural Approach. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 1c Affirmative Action. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 1d Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's idea of state socialism. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 1e Gramsci's concept of Hegemony. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 2a "The Political ideology of Globalization is Neo-liberalism." Comment. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 2b Discuss Feminist theory of the State. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 2c Critically examine John Rawl's argument for democratic equality. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 3a Discuss Sri Aurobindo's views on Cultural Nationalism. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 3b Explain Marx's understanding of Human Essence and Alienation. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 3c "The implementation of human rights is regarded as a matter of changing the conduct of States." Comment. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 4a Discuss Hannah Arendt's analysis of the role of Ideology in modern totalitarian regimes. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 4b Explicate the features of Representative Democracy. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 4c Examine Gandhi's critique of 'Modernisation'. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

SECTION-B

5. Comment on the following in about 150 words each:

PSIR 5a Critically examine the Radical Humanist perspective on Indian National Movement. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 5b Cultural and Regional differences are the enduring bases on which politics is played out in India. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 5c Article 368 does not enable Parliament to alter the basic structure or framework of the Constitution'. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 5d The purpose of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment was to make the economic and social democracy explicitly visible. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 5e The philosophy and administration of the distribution of powers between Centre and State is required to be re-assessed. UPSC 2016, 10 Marks

PSIR 6a Critically examine the politics of Economic growth in India. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 6b Comment on the emergence of Backward classes in the Indian Politics. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 6c Discuss the pattern of Political Parties from one dominant party system to coalition politics in national politics. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 7a I and reforms have failed in the eradication of rural poverty. Comment. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 7b Critically examine the role of Governor in recent times. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 7c Discuss the Right to Information and underline challenges being posed before it. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 8a The goal of Good governance will be achieved only by strengthening the grass root level democracy. UPSC 2016, 20 Marks

PSIR 8b Examine the objective and role of the National Human Rights Commission. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks

PSIR 8c Critically examine the provisions made in the Constitution for the protection of Environment. UPSC 2016, 15 Marks