PSIR Power 50 – Day 29 Capsule: STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE & NSM + Practice Qs

Download the PDF Hello aspirants,   Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION and NSM. There are six 20-markers, six 15-markers, and ten 10-markers from this topic in the last 12 years.     Political Parties   WHAT CORE POINTS & SCHOLARS Functions Laski – parties avert dictatorship; Burke… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 29 Capsule: STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE & NSM + Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 28 Capsule: STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE + Practice Qs

PDF Download Hello aspirants,   Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE. There are one 20-markers, two 15-markers, and four  10-markers from this topic in the last 12 years.       THE STATE — A COMPARATIVE VIEW   CAPITALIST CORE (advanced) SOCIALIST / COMMUNIST DEVELOPING / POST-COLONIAL AUTHORITARIAN VARIANTS… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 28 Capsule: STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE + Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 27 Capsule: COMPARATIVE POLITICS + Practice Qs

Hello aspirants,   Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers COMPARATIVE POLITICS. There are one 20-markers, one 15-markers, and nine 10-markers from this topic in the last 12 years.       COMPARATIVE POLITICS   1 | Why Compare? (Aristotle → Sartori) Point Scholars / Key ideas Self-knowledge through others Aristotle, Tocqueville (“mind cannot… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 27 Capsule: COMPARATIVE POLITICS + Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 26 Capsule: Social Movements + Practice Qs

Hello aspirants,   Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers Social Movements. There are one 20-markers, six 15-markers, and two six-markers from this topic in the last 12 years.     What is a Social Movement?   Scholar / Source Key lines Doug McAdam “Organised effort by excluded groups to change or resist social… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 26 Capsule: Social Movements + Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 25 Capsule: Party System+ Practice Qs

Hello aspirants,   Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers Party System. There are four 20-markers, six 15-markers, and two 10-markers from this topic in the last 12 years. Party System practice question     What a “party system” means Definition – How many parties exist, how they team-up before/after an election, who really… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 25 Capsule: Party System+ Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 24 Capsule: CASTE, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY+ Practice Qs

Hello aspirants, Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers CASTE, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY. There are four 20-markers, six 15-markers, and two 10-markers from this topic in last 12 years.     ① CASTE ↔ POLITICS </table class=”table-responsive”>  ② RELIGION ↔ POLITICS</table class=”table-responsive”>  ③ ETHNICITY ↔ INDIAN NATION-BUILDING</table class=”table-responsive”>  Cross-cutting Arguments & key points Democratisation ≠ de-ethnicisation Universal… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 24 Capsule: CASTE, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY+ Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 23 Capsule: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT+ Practice Qs

Hello aspirants, Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. There are three 20-markers, nine 15-markers, and four 10-markers from this topic in last 12 years.     1. PLANNING AS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Building-block Core Idea Voices & Texts Definition Planning = conscious choice of ends + means, weighing alternatives for… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 23 Capsule: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT+ Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 22 Capsule: Federalism+ Practice Qs

  Hello aspirants, Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers Federalism. PYQs are given in the grid itself. There are three 20-markers, four 15-markers, and six 10-markers from this topic in last 12 years.     1. FEDERALISM AS A DYNAMIC THEORY   Key Ideas Principal Scholars / Texts Foundational maxim “Self-rule + shared-rule” Daniel… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 22 Capsule: Federalism+ Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 21 Capsule: Statutory & Constitutional Commissions + Practice Qs

Hello aspirants, Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers Statutory & Constitutional Commissions. PYQs are given in the grid itself.     Statutory & Constitutional Commissions – Body Const./Stat. peg Composition & Tenure Core mandate (Art. / Act section) 2-line scholar take PYQ Election Commission of India (ECI)   See PSIRdynamics2025 Series Part 4… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 21 Capsule: Statutory & Constitutional Commissions + Practice Qs

PSIR Power 50 – Day 20 Capsule: GRASSROOT DEMOCRACY + Practice Qs

Hello aspirants, Today’s revision capsule of PSIR optional preparation covers GRASSROOT DEMOCRACY. There are five 20-markers, six 15-markers, and two 10-markers questions in the last 12 years PYQs.     Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Deepening Indian Democracy   Why Local Self-Government Matters Key Idea Core Message Voices & Concepts Decentralisation = true… Continue reading PSIR Power 50 – Day 20 Capsule: GRASSROOT DEMOCRACY + Practice Qs

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