BPSE212 Government And Politics In India (IGNOU Help book for BPSE-212 in English Medium)

BPSE-212 Government And Politics In India

Topics Covered

Block-1 Historical Background

Unit-1 The Consequences of Colonialism

Unit-2 Responses of Indian Society

Unit-3 National Movement

Unit-4 Emergence of New Classes

Block-2 Philosophy of Indian Constitution

Unit-5 The Making of Indian Constitution

Unit-6 Basic Features

Unit-7 Vision of Social Transformation

Unit-8 Rights and Citizenship

Block-3 Institutional Framework

Unit-9 What it Means to be a Parliamentary Democracy?

Unit-10 Legislature

Unit-11 Executive

Unit-12 Judiciary

Unit-13 Bureaucracy in India

Block-4  Federalism in India

Unit-14 Nature of Indian Federalism

Unit-15 Special Provisions for North-East India, J&K, etc.

Unit-16 Issues in Conflict and Cooperation in India Federalism

Unit-17 Autonomy Movements and State Reorganisation in India

Unit-18 Local Self-Government Institutions: Rural and Urban

Block-5 Party System and Elections in India

Unit-19 Nature of Party System in India

Unit-20 National and Regional Parties

Unit-21 Elections

Unit-22 Caste, Class and Politics in India

Unit-23 Coalition Politics

Block-6 Social and Political Movements in India

Unit-24 Women

Unit-25 Dalits

Unit-26 Tribals

Unit-27 Environment

Unit-28 Workers and Peasants

Block-7 Context of Indian State

Unit-29 Globalisation and Liberalisation

Unit-30 Secularism and Communal Challenge

Unit-31 Democracy in Search of Equality

Unit-32 Crime, Repression and Terror in Indian Politics

 Contents

Chapter-1Historical Background

Chapter 2 Philosophy of Indian Constitution

Chapter-3Institutional Framework

Chapter 4 Federalism in India

Chapter-5Party System and Elections in India

Chapter-6Social and Political Movements in India

Chapter-7Context of Indian State

Question Papers

Sample Question Paper-I

Sample Question Paper-II

Solution Paper - June 2014

Question Paper - Dec 2014

Question Paper - June 2015