Social Movements: PSIR Optional PYQs (Topic-wise)

Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements

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1. Comment: Women empowerment in India and its impact on democracy. (2000)
2. The women activists did not support Quota till 1974. What led to the subsequent change in their stand? (2001)
3. Comment: The Concept of Women Empowerment. (2006)
4. “The environmental movements have challenged the policy and pattern of economic development in post – independent India.” Analyse with examples. (2009)
5. Discuss the impact of environmentalist movements on government policies in recent years. (2012)
6. Comment in 150 words: Compare and contrast Chipko Movement with Narmada Bachao Andolan. (2013)
7. Comment in 150 words: The dilemmas of the human rights movements in India. (2014)
8. Examine the scope and limitations of women’s movements in India. (2014)
9. Discuss the Right to information and underline challenges being posed before it. (2016)
10. Critically analyse the environmentalist movement in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. (2018)
11. Write short note on significance of the Chipko Movement. (2019)
12. Examine the nature of, the civil liberty movement in India. (2020)
13. High concentration of economic activities and consumption patterns in post-liberalisation period has led to the failure of environmental movements in India. Elucidate. (2022)
14. Dr. Ambedkar’s clarion call, “Educate, Agitate and Organize”, strategizes the Dalit movement towards achieving civil liberty. Discuss. (2023)
15. Comment on environmentalism of the poor. (2023)
16. Write approximately 150 words on Women’s role in anti-arrack movement. (2024)
17. Discuss the role of environmental movements in shaping the environmental governance in India. (2024)
18. “The lack of political will in preventing environmental degradation is one of the major challenges that India is experiencing.” Comment. (2026) [15 marks]

Miscellaneous

1. What is political communication? Does communication theory offer satisfactory explanation of the political process in India? (1993)
2. Bring out the linkages between political culture and civic culture with special reference to India. (1995)
3. Examine in the light of India’s experience the Weberian concept of charismatic leadership. (1996)
4. Comment: The concept of ’empowerment’. (1998)
5. Discuss the structural-functional analysis of politics. (1998)
6. Comment: Constitution as a “power map”.  (2001)
7. Bring out the changing educational profile of the Members of the Lok Sabh over the years, up to the present (15th) Lok Sabha. (2009)