UNIT 1.

– MEANING, NATURE, AND SCOPE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Define political science and explain its scope (40 lines)

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Write about the importance (significance) of political science. (40 lines)

Write a brief note on the evolution of political science. (20 lines)

Write about the relationship of political science with sociology. (20 lines)
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What is the nature of political science? (20 lines)

How is political science different from economics? (20 lines)

Behaviouralism (5 lines)

Post-Behavioralism (5 lines)

Write about Ancient city-states. (5 lines)

Define Political Science. Write any two definitions. (5 lines)

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Give any two traditional definitions of Political Science. (5 lines)

Write any two modern definitions of Political Science. (5 lines)

What is meant by Sociology? (5 lines)

Write about Behaviourism. (5 lines)

What is meant by Sociology? (5 lines)

Father of political science (5 lines)

UNIT 2. – STATE & SOVEREIGNTY

Define state and discuss its essential features (40 lines)

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What is Sovereignty? Explain its characteristic features. (40 lines)

Explain the difference between state and government. (20 lines)

What are (point out) the differences between state and society? (20 lines)

5 Explain any two essential elements of the state. (20 lines)

Explain any four kinds of Sovereignty. (20 lines)

Mention the differences between State and Associations? (20 lines)

What is Government (What do you mean by government)? (5 lines)

What is (what do you understand by) society? (5 lines)

Define Government. (5 lines)

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What is State? (5 lines)

Internal Sovereignty (5 lines)

Monistic theory of Sovereignty (5 lines)

 UNIT 3. – NATION, NATIONALITY & NATIONALISM

10 Define Nationality. Explain the essential elements of Nationality. (40 lines)

Describe the merits of nationalism. (20 lines)

5 What are the differences between Nation and Nationality? (20 lines)

What are the differences between nation and state? (20 lines)

Define Nation (5 lines)

2 Mention any two demerits of Nationalism. (5 lines)

What is Nationalism? (5 lines)

UNIT 4. – POLITICAL CONCEPTS

10 Define Law. Explain its various sources. (40 lines)

Explain any three kinds of equality. (20 lines)

Write about any three sources of Law. (20 lines)

Describe (discuss) any three types of Justice. (20 lines)

Define liberty. Explain (describe) any three types of liberty. (20 lines)

5 What are the characteristics of Liberty? (20 lines)

Discuss any four kinds of Law. (20 lines)

What is Rule of Law? Explain. (20 lines)

Explain about any three safeguards of liberty. (20 lines)

Point out two elements that threaten individual liberties. (20 lines)

How is social justice pursued? (20 lines)

(What is) Define the concept of (term) ‘Rule of Law’? (5 lines)

What is Economic Liberty? (5 lines)

Define Justice. (5 lines)

What do you (mean by) know about Social Justice? (5 lines)

What is the meaning of (explain the term) Jus Jungere? (5 lines)

Explain the origin of the word (term) ‘Law’. (5 lines)

2 Define (write any two definitions of) Law. (5 lines)

What do you mean by the word ‘Equity’? (Define the term Equity.) (5 lines)

What do you mean by Civil Liberty? (5 lines)

List out (mention) any four safeguards of liberty. (5 lines)

What do you mean by Social Equality? (5 lines)

What is Economic Equality? (5 lines)

 What do you mean by Political Justice? (5 lines)

What is Power? (5 lines)

Write about Political Liberty. (5 lines)

What is Constitutional Law? (5 lines)

What is (define) Public Law. (5 lines)

What is Natural Law? (5 lines)

What is meant by Political Equality? (5 lines)

Mention the different types of equality. (5 lines)

What are the implications of Legal Justice? (5 lines)

Write any two definitions of liberty. (5 lines)

What are the views of John Rawls on Social Justice? (5 lines)

What is Equality? (5 lines)

Write any two features of Equality. (5 lines)

UNIT 5. – POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

Write an essay on the basic ideas of Gandhism. (40 lines)

10 What is Liberalism? Explain its basic tenets. (40 lines)

What is Scientific Socialism? Examine its basic principles. (40 lines)

Explain the concept of satyagraha. (20 lines)

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Outline Gandhiji’s views on Religion and Politics. (20 lines)

Doctrine of Non-Violence (5 lines)

Civil Disobedience (5 lines)

Write about Marxism (5 lines)

Satyagraha (5 lines)

What is the meaning of Socialism? (5 lines)

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Non-Cooperation (5 lines)

Individualism (5 lines)

Neo-Liberalism (5 lines)

Laissez-Faire (5 lines)

Capitalism (5 lines)

UNIT 6. – RIGHTS & DUTIES

Identify the safeguards of rights (40 lines)

10 Define rights. Describe the civil rights. (40 lines)

 Write an essay on Human Rights. (40 lines)

Explain Political Rights. (20 lines)

What are the features of rights? (20 lines)

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Discuss the various types of duties (responsibilities). (20 lines)

Explain the classification of Human Rights. (20 lines)

Classify Rights. (5 lines)

Explain Moral Duties. (5 lines)

Natural Rights (5 lines)

Classification of Duties/Responsibilities (List out the types of duties) (5 lines)

Define Rights (5 lines)

Write about Moral Rights. (5 lines)

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Mention (point out) any three civil rights. (5 lines)

What are Political Rights? (5 lines)

Write any four Political Rights. (5 lines)

Write any two important Economic Rights. (5 lines)

How many types of Human Rights are there? Name them. (5 lines)

National Human Rights commission (5 lines)

Two Fundamental Rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution (5 lines)

UNIT 7. - CITIZENSHIP

How is citizenship lost? (How does a citizen lose citizenship?) (20 lines)

Explain any three conditions for securing naturalized citizenship.

5 Explain any four qualities of a good citizen. (20 lines)

How many types of citizenship are there? Elucidate. (20 lines)

Explain the two methods by which natural citizenship is acquired. (20 lines)

Mention any two qualities of a good citizen. (5 lines)

What is (write a short note on) dual citizenship? (5 lines)

Define Citizenship. (5 lines)

2 Write (list out) any two conditions for the loss of citizenship. (5 lines)

What does the term ‘Jus Soli’ mean? (What is the meaning of Jus Soli?) (5 lines)

What do you mean by Jus Sanguinis? (5 lines)

Mention any four qualities of a good citizen. (5 lines)

UNIT 8. – DEMOCRACY
 Discuss the essential conditions for the success of Democracy. (40 lines)

Explain the merits of Democracy. (40 lines)

10 What do you mean by Democracy? Explain Direct Democratic Devices (40 lines)

What is Democracy? Explain its merits and demerits. (40 lines)

Define Democracy and explain its features. (40 lines)

Explain any four essential conditions for the success of Democracy. (20 lines)

What is Direct Democracy? Mention its devices.

5 What is the role of Public Opinion in Democracy? (20 lines)

What is Democracy? Mention its demerits. (20 lines)

Describe the various types of Democracy. (20 lines)

Explain any three merits and demerits of Democracy. (20 lines)

Explain any three merits of Democracy. (20 lines)

What is meant by Recall? (5 lines)

What is (Define Democracy) Write any two definitions. (5 lines)

What is (what do you know about) Direct Democracy? (5 lines)

What is Indirect Democracy? (5 lines)

What is ‘public opinion’? (5 lines)

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What is meant by Democracy? (5 lines)

List out the devices of Direct Democracy. (5 lines)

What is Referendum? (5 lines)

What do you mean by Plebiscite? (5 lines)

What is meant by Initiative? (5 lines)

UNIT 9 – SECULARISM

What are the features of a secular state? (20 lines)

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What is Indian secularism? (20 lines)

What is a Theocratic State? (5 lines)

Write any one definition of Secularism (define secularism). (5 lines)

Define Secular State (What is the meaning of Secular State?) (5 lines)

2 Mention any two elements that justify India as a Secular State. (5 lines)

Write any two features of Secular State. (5 lines)

What is Secularism? (5 lines)

What do you mean by Theocracy? (5 lines)

 UNIT 10. – CONSTITUTION

Distinguish between a written and unwritten constitution. (20 lines)

Define constitution. Explain the basic features of a good constitution. (20 lines)
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What are the merits and demerits of a Written Constitution? (20 lines)

Explain the merits and demerits of an Unwritten Constitution. (20 lines)

What do you mean by constitution? (5 lines)

What is a Preamble? (5 lines)

What is a Written Constitution? (5 lines)

What is a Rigid Constitution? (5 lines)

2 What is an Evolved Constitution? (5 lines)

What is an Enacted Constitution? (5 lines)

What is meant by (write about) Mode of Amendment? (5 lines)

Mention any two differences between a Rigid and a Flexible Constitution. (5 lines)

What is an Unwritten Constitution? (5 lines)

UNIT 11. – ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT

What is executive? What are its functions? (40 lines)

10 Discuss the Judiciary and its functions. (40 lines)

Explain the structure and functions of the legislature? (40 lines)

Describe the reasons for the decline in the importance of the Legislature? (20 lines)

Discuss Judicial Review. (20 lines)

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Write a note on (explain) the Theory of Separation of Powers. (20 lines)

What is the Legislature? List out three functions of the Legislature. (20 lines)

How many organs of Government are there? What are they (name them)? (5 lines)

(What is meant by the theory of) separation of powers (5 lines)

What is Judicial Review? (5 lines)

Senate (5 lines)

What is meant by a plural executive? (5 lines)

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House of Lords (5 lines)

What is Unicameralism? (5 lines)

What is Bicameralism? (5 lines)

What is Judicial Activism? (5 lines)

How many organs of Government are there? What are (explain) their functions briefly? (5 lines)
 UNIT 12. – FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

Describe the merits and demerits of Unitary Government. (40 lines)

10 What is Parliamentary form of Government? Explain its features. (40 lines)

Explain about the merits and demerits of Presidential Government? (40 lines)

Distinguish between Unitary and Federal forms of Government. (20 lines)

Explain the merits and demerits of Parliamentary form of Government. (20 lines)

5 Explain (any three) merits of parliamentary government. (20 lines)

What is a Federation? List out (discuss) the features of a Federal Government. (20 lines)

Explain the main features of the Presidential form of Government. (20 lines)

Write about Collective responsibility. (5 lines)

What do you understand by Parliamentary government? (5 lines)

Write about Aristotle's classification of governments. (5 lines)

What is a unitary government? (5 lines)

Presidential form of government (5 lines)

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What do you understand by Parliamentary government? (5 lines)

What are the other names of Presidential Government? (5 lines)

Write the meaning of Aristocracy. (5 lines)

What do you mean by a federal government? (5 lines)

Prime Minister (5 lines)