Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Deliberative democracy does not have its salience without participation and participatory democracy does not have its credence without deliberations. Comment.

  • UPSC 2017
  • 15 marks
  • Democracy

Unlock the full answer · ₹1,770 ↓

Participation is citizens' active share in making public decisions. Deliberation is weighing reasons and arguments before a decision is reached. The statement treats democracy's two core practices as interdependent: deliberation needs mass participation to carry democratic weight, and participation needs deliberation to be trustworthy. It is right, though the two also compete for scarce resources.

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions.

What the full answer covers

  • Deliberation Needs Participation (Salience)
  • Participation Needs Deliberation (Credence)
  • The Tension
  • Reconciliation and the Indian Case
  • Conclusion
PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions

PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions

Unlock this answer and 1,393 more

  • 1,394 solved UPSC PSIR PYQs from 1991 to 2026, Paper-1 and Paper-2
  • Topic-wise across all 40 syllabus units
  • A full model answer for every question
  • Read online on lotusarise.com, plus PDF download
  • 500 days of access from the day you enrol

₹1,770₹5,00064% off

Get PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions @ ₹1,770 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every Democracy question (33 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in