Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Syllabus For Screening Test For Post of College Lecturer: Political Science

1. Political Theory

• Political Science - Traditional and Contemporary Perspective.
• Concepts - Sovereignty, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Democracy, Elites.
• Behaviouralism and Post-behaviouralism, System's approach, structural - functional approach, Political Development, Political Modernization, Political culture.
• Theories of representation, political parties, Pressure Groups, Public Opinion.
• Organs of Government - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
• Globalization and its impact on the role of State.

2. Political Thought

• Manu, Kautilya, Shukra, Ram Mohan Roy, Dayanand Saraswati, Gopal Krishna Gokhle, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Aurbindo Ghosh, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Jai Prakash Narain.
• Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Machiavelli, Bantham, J.S.Mill, Karl Marx.

3. Indian Government and politics

• Philosophical Bases of the Constitution of India - Preamble. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties.
• Federalism, Union-State Relations.
• Union Executive - President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
• Parliament - Composition, Powers and Role.
• Judiciary - Supreme Court and High Courts, Judicial Review and Judicial Activism.
• States - The Executive : Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.
• The State Legislative - Composition, Powers and Role.
• Amendment of the Constitution, Cast Religion and Language in Indian Politics.
• Panchayat Raj (With special reference to Rajasthan)
• Public Services and Public Service Commissions.
• Election and Electoral Reforms.
• President's Rule and its politics.
• Party system in India, Pressure Groups in India, Politics of Defection, Coalition Politics.

4. International Politics

• Idealistic and Realistic approaches, National Power, National Interest.
• Foreign Policy of India, India and her Neighbours.
• Emerging trends in International Politics.
• U.S.A. and World.
• United Nations : Role and Relevance.
• Issue of Nuclear Non-prolification.
• Non-alignment movement : Changing Role and Relevance.

5. Public Administration

• Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public Administration, New Public Administration, Theories of Organization (Classical, Scientific, Human Relations.), Bureaucracy, Good Governance.

Note :- Pattern of Question Paper

1. Objective type paper
2. Maximum Marks : 100
3. Number of Questions : 100
4. Duration of Paper : Two Hours
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There will be Negative Marking.

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