Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Party system in India is neither western nor indigenous. Explain.

  • UPSC 2014
  • 10 marks
  • Politics of Representation and Participation

Unlock the full answer · ₹1,770 ↓

India's party system took its form from the West and its content from Indian society. It fits no Western typology neatly, because traditional divisions did not translate directly into parties. Nor is it a purely traditional growth. It is a hybrid with a logic of its own.

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

  • What is western
  • What is indigenous
  • What is neither
  • 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 Politics of Representation and Participation question (39 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in