PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Indian Political Thought

According to Sri Aurobindo, Swaraj is a necessary condition for India to accomplish its destined goal. Comment in 150 words.

How the answer moves

The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.

Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes

Route 1 Swaraj not an end in itself → complete independence → precondition for India’s spiritual destiny

Route 2 foreign rule blocks a nation’s natural growth → India as Mother in chains → freedom to recover selfhood

Body flow

alien rule obstructs growth + individuality → good government ≠ self-government → destiny larger than freedom → recover individuality + revive Sanatana Dharma + guide humanity → national regeneration → universal regeneration → Heehs: freedom the indispensable condition for India’s world-role

Counter-view

spiritual–Hindu vocabulary risky in a plural society → thin on concrete social/economic reform

Conclusion routes

Route 1 nation in chains cannot fulfil a spiritual mission → Swaraj the necessary first step to destiny

Route 2 freedom the gateway, not the goal → Swaraj’s worth lies in the destiny it enables

Model answer

Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.

Handwritten model answer — UPSC PSIR 2017, Indian Political Thought