Political Science for NCET

• 1

  Era of One-Party Dominance

  Politics in India since Independence, Unit 1. Covers First three general elections; Congress dominance; Congress as a coalition; Opposition parties.

  • First three general elections 5 questions
  • Congress dominance 5 questions
  • Congress as a coalition 5 questions
  • Opposition parties 5 questions
• 2

  Nation-Building and its Problems

  Unit 2. Covers Nehru’s approach to nation-building; Legacy of Partition; The Kashmir problem; Reorganisation of states.

  • Nehru’s approach to nation-building 5 questions
  • Legacy of Partition 5 questions
  • The Kashmir problem 5 questions
  • Reorganisation of states 5 questions
• 3

  Politics of Planned Development

  Unit 3. Covers Five Year Plans; Expansion of the state sector; New economic interests.

  • Five Year Plans 5 questions
  • Expansion of the state sector 5 questions
  • New economic interests 5 questions
• 4

  India’s External Relations

  Unit 4. Covers Nehru’s foreign policy; India and China; Wars with Pakistan; India’s nuclear programme.

  • Nehru’s foreign policy 5 questions
  • India and China 6 questions
  • Wars with Pakistan 5 questions
  • India’s nuclear programme 5 questions
• 5

  Challenge to and Restoration of the Congress System

  Unit 5. Covers Succession after Nehru; Non-Congressism and the Congress split; The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao.

  • Succession after Nehru 5 questions
  • Non-Congressism and the Congress split 5 questions
  • The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao 5 questions
• 6

  Crisis of the Constitutional Order

  Unit 6. Covers Committed bureaucracy and judiciary; Navnirman and Bihar movements; The Emergency; 1977 elections and the Janata Party.

  • Committed bureaucracy and judiciary 5 questions
  • Navnirman and Bihar movements 5 questions
  • The Emergency 5 questions
  • 1977 elections and the Janata Party 5 questions
• 7

  Regional Aspirations and Conflicts

  Unit 7. Covers Rise of regional parties; Punjab crisis; Kashmir and the North East.

  • Rise of regional parties 5 questions
  • Punjab crisis 5 questions
  • Kashmir and the North East 5 questions
• 8

  Democratic Upsurge and Coalition Politics

  Unit 8. Covers Participatory upsurge in the 1990s; New parties and coalitions; Coalition governments.

  • Participatory upsurge in the 1990s 5 questions
  • New parties and coalitions 5 questions
  • Coalition governments 5 questions
• 9

  Recent Issues and Challenges

  Unit 9. Covers Globalisation and its opposition; OBC and Dalit politics; Communalism.

  • Globalisation and its opposition 5 questions
  • OBC and Dalit politics 5 questions
  • Communalism 5 questions
• 10

  Collapse of Bipolarity

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 1. Covers End of the Soviet Union; Post-communist transitions; India and post-communist countries.

  • End of the Soviet Union 6 questions
  • Post-communist transitions 5 questions
  • India and post-communist countries 5 questions
• 11

  Alternative Centres of Power

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 2. Covers Rise of China; European Union; ASEAN; India, China, Japan and South Korea.

  • Rise of China 5 questions
  • European Union 5 questions
  • ASEAN 5 questions
  • India, China, Japan and South Korea 5 questions
• 12

  South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 3. Covers Democracy in South Asia; Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka; Conflict and cooperation; India and its neighbours.

  • Democracy in South Asia 5 questions
  • Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka 5 questions
  • Conflict and cooperation 6 questions
  • India and its neighbours 5 questions
• 13

  International Organisations

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 4. Covers The United Nations; New international actors; Accountability of global governance.

  • The United Nations 5 questions
  • New international actors 5 questions
  • Accountability of global governance 5 questions
• 14

  Security in the Contemporary World

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 5. Covers Traditional security and disarmament; Human security.

  • Traditional security and disarmament 5 questions
  • Human security 5 questions
• 15

  Environment and Natural Resources

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 6. Covers Global environmental norms; Common property resources; Indigenous peoples; India’s position.

  • Global environmental norms 5 questions
  • Common property resources 5 questions
  • Indigenous peoples 5 questions
  • India’s position 5 questions
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  Globalisation

  Contemporary World Politics, Unit 7. Covers Manifestations of globalisation; Debates and critics; India and globalisation.

  • Manifestations of globalisation 5 questions
  • Debates and critics 5 questions
  • India and globalisation 5 questions

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