UPSC 2023 PSIR Question Paper 1
Instructions - Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each section. Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off. PAPER 1 - Section A 1. Comment on the following in about 150 words each: (10*5 = 50M) (a) Normative Approach in Political Science (b) Multicultural perspective on rights (c) State of Nature as State of War (Hobbes) (d) Foucault's concept of power (e) Decline of political theory 2. (20, 15, 15 = 50M) (a) Success of contemporary democracies lies in the State limiting its own power. Explain. ...