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
R1 Swaraj not an end in itself → complete independence → precondition for India’s spiritual destiny R2 foreign rule blocks a nation’s natural growth → India as Mother in chains → freedom to recover selfhood
Body flow
mime 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
Conclusion Rr! nation in chains cannot fulfil a spiritual mission → Swaraj the routes necessary first step to destiny R2 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.
