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Key Concepts |
19 Periods |
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(a) Law : Meaning, Sources, Law and Morality.
(b) Liberty : Meaning, Kinds ; Law and Liberty.
(c) Equality Meaning, Kinds, Liberty and Equality.
(d) Justice : Meaning and Dimensions. |
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| 2. |
Major Political Theories
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19 Periods |
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(a) Liberalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Gandhism. |
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| 3. |
Sphere and Limits of State
Activity |
8 Periods |
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(a) State Activity in Modern Times
(i) Welfare.
(ii) Developmental |
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| 4. |
India- A Welfare State |
6 Periods |
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Directive Principles of State Policy and their Relevance. |
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| 5. |
Indian Citizenship |
10 Periods |
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(a) Meaning of Citizenship.
(b) Basis of Indian Citizenship.
(c) Acquisition and Loss of Citizenship.
(d) Citizen, Domicile and Alien, |
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| 6. |
Fundamental Rights and Duties in India |
16 Periods |
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(a) Fundamental Rights.
(b) Fundamental Duties.
(c) Relation between Rights and Duties.
(d) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles-
Distinctions and Relations. |
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| 7. |
Electorate and Representation
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14 Periods |
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(a) Universal Adult Franchise.
(b) System of Representation :
(i) Territorial and Functional ;
(ii) simple majority
(iii)Proportional Representation-Single Transferable Vote and List System ; and
(i v) Minority Representation -Cumulative Vote System, Second Vote Plan. |
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| 8. |
Electoral System in India |
12 Periods |
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(a) Election Commission- Compositiop, Powers and Functions.
(b) Election Procedure.
(c) Elcctoral Reforms |
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| 9. |
Party System in India |
17 Periods |
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(a) Nature of Party System in India.
(b) National and Regional Parties.
(c) Role of Opposition in Indian Democracy.
(d) Interest Groups/Pressure Groups in India and their Roles. |
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| 10. |
Public
Opinion |
12 Periods |
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(a) Meaning and Definition.
(b) Agencies :
(i) Political Parties ;
(ii) Pressure Groups ;
(iii) Electronic and Press Media ; and
(iv) Educational Institutions. |
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| 11. |
Challenges
to Indian Democracy |
10 Periods |
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(a) Illiteracy, Untouchability, Casteism and Communalism.
(b) Economic Inequality, Poverty, Unemployment and
Regional Imbalances.
(c) Regionalism, Linguism, Violence and Separatism. |
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| 12. |
Socio-economic Development in India |
18 Periods |
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(a) Planning for Socio-economic Development :
(i) Planning Commission : Functions and Role.
(ii) Finance Commission Functions and Role.
(iii)National Development
Council : Functions and Role.
(iv) North Eastern Council : Functions and Role.
(b) Development of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
and other Backward Classes :
(i) Scheduled Tribes (i) Scheduled Tribes
Commission : Function and Role.
(ii) Backward Classes
Commission : Functions and Role.
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| 13. |
India and the World |
30 Periods |
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(a) Basic Principles of Indian Foreign Policy.
(b) India and her Neighbours- Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
(c) New International Economic Order.
(d) Human Rights Commission Under the U.N.
(e) Human Rights Commission in India.
(f) India's Role in the U.N. |
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Books Recommended
1. (a) Major Concepts in Political Science
- By V.R. Mehta (NCERT).
(b) Democracy in India- By Rasheeuddin Khan (NCERT).
2. Political Theory and Indian Democracy -By B.B. Tayal (Arya Book Depot).
3. Modern Political Theory- By Dr. I Thoiba Singh
4. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 |
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