pyq/2022/psir-optional-i/5

Answer the following in about 150 words each : (10 marks, 150 words)

(a) Analyse the workers' movement in India in the pre-Independence period.

(b) The Preamble of the Indian Constitution reflects itself as a 'social contract'. Elucidate.

(c) Legislative Council is a house without any effective powers. Comment.

(d) How far is the National Commission for Backward Classes an empowered body? Assess its role in the context of rising demand for backwardness among dominant communities.

(e) High concentration of economic activities and consumption patterns in post-liberalisation period has led to the failure of environmental movements in India. Elucidate.