Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements
| Year | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | "The lack of political will in preventing environmental degradation is one of the major challenges that India is experiencing." Comment. (15 marks) | View answer |
| 2024 | Write approximately 150 words on Women’s role in anti-arrack movement. | View answer |
| 2024 | Discuss the role of environmental movements in shaping the environmental governance in India. | View answer |
| 2023 | Dr. Ambedkar’s clarion call, “Educate, Agitate and Organize”, strategizes the Dalit movement towards achieving civil liberty. Discuss. | View answer |
| 2023 | Comment on environmentalism of the poor. | View answer |
| 2022 | High concentration of economic activities and consumption patterns in post-liberalisation period has led to the failure of environmental movements in India. Elucidate. | View answer |
| 2020 | Examine the nature of, the civil liberty movement in India. | View answer |
| 2019 | Write short note on significance of the Chipko Movement. | View answer |
| 2018 | Critically analyse the environmentalist movement in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. | View answer |
| 2016 | Discuss the Right to information and underline challenges being posed before it. | View answer |
| 2014 | Comment in 150 words: The dilemmas of the human rights movements in India. | View answer |
| 2014 | Examine the scope and limitations of women's movements in India. | View answer |
| 2013 | Comment in 150 words: Compare and contrast Chipko Movement with Narmada Bachao Andolan. | View answer |
| 2012 | Discuss the impact of environmentalist movements on government policies in recent years. | View answer |
| 2009 | "The environmental movements have challenged the policy and pattern of economic development in post – independent India." Analyse with examples. | View answer |
| 2006 | Comment: The Concept of Women Empowerment. | View answer |
| 2001 | The women activists did not support Quota till 1974. What led to the subsequent change in their stand? | View answer |
| 2000 | Comment: Women empowerment in India and its impact on democracy. | View answer |
Miscellaneous
| Year | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bring out the changing educational profile of the Members of the Lok Sabh over the years, up to the present (15th) Lok Sabha. | View answer |
| 2001 | Comment: Constitution as a "power map". | View answer |
| 1998 | Comment: The concept of 'empowerment'. | View answer |
| 1998 | Discuss the structural-functional analysis of politics. | View answer |
| 1996 | Examine in the light of India's experience the Weberian concept of charismatic leadership. | View answer |
| 1995 | Bring out the linkages between political culture and civic culture with special reference to India. | View answer |
| 1993 | What is political communication? Does communication theory offer satisfactory explanation of the political process in India? | View answer |
Syllabus unit: Social Movements
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