Syllabus of TNPSC Exams - Political Science

Paper - I
Political Theory - Indian And Political Systems Dynamics And Change


Unit - I : STATE
Elements of State - Society - Nation - Nationality - Nationalism - Sovereignty - Pluralism - origin of the State - Functions of State - Classification of constitutions.
Unit - II : RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND STATE

Liberty - Equality - Rights and Duties - Justice - Political obligation - Protest and resistance - Policical Ideologies - Liberalism - Socialism - Communism - Fascism.

Unit - III : BEHAVIOURALISM
Behaviouralism - Post behaviouralism - Pluralistic Theories - Communication Theory - Game Theory - Political Socialisation - Political Culture - Political participation - general System Theory - Political development - political Modernisation - theories of Democracy.

Unit - IV : ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
Plato-Aristotle - St. Augustine - St. Thomas Acquinas - Marsiglio of padua.

Unit - V : MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Machiavelli - Hobbes - Johnlocke - J.J. Rousseau - J.S. Mill - Bentham - Hegel - Marx - H.J. Laski - Lenin - Gandhi.

Unit - VI : INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Features of Ancient Political Thought - Manu - Thiruvalluvar - Koutilya MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT:- Quranic State-Sovereignty - Islamic revivalism - Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Aurobindo - Gokhale - Tilak Iqbal - B.R. Ambedkar - Nehru J.P. Narayan - After Nehru.

Unit - VII : INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM - STRUCTURE
National movement - Constitution making - Salient features - Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles of State Policy - Union Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Changing Dynamics - Planning Commission - State Government.

Unit - VIII : FUNCTIONING OF POLITICAL SYSTEM
Public Services - Central State relations - Local self government - sub - Nationalism - Party System and pressure groups. Regionalism - casteism - coalition politics - problems of Indian democracy.

Unit - IX : FOREIGN POLICY
Basic Principles of India's Foreign Policy - objectives and determinants - India and Neighbours - SAARC - India - and World powers - India and South East Asia - India and Third World - India's economic diplomacy - India's Nuclear Policy.

Unit - X : GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF TAMIL NADU
Social Structure - Non-Brahmin Movement - Role of Congress - Dravidian movement - E.V.R. - Annadurai - Post Annadurai period - personality cult in Tamil Nadu Politics - Reservations - Populist measures - Tamil Nadu's relations with Neighbouring States.



Paper - II
Comparative Politics And International Politics

Unit - I : UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Civil Services.

Unit - II : UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA
Nature of the Constitution - Federalism - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Civil Services.

Unit - III : SWITZERLAND
Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Direct Democracy.

Unit - IV : FRANCE
Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Administrative law.

Unit - V : CHINA
Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Communist Party.

Unit - VI : INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Nature and Scope of International Politics - Morgenthu's Theory - Idealism and Realism in International Politics - key issues in International Relations - National Power - National Interest.

Unit - VII : Imperialism - Decolonization - Afro - Asian Resurgence - Neo Colonialism-Racialism.

Unit - VIII : Foreign Policy determinants - Foreign Policies of U.S.A. Britain, France and China.

Unit - IX : Economic Forces in Inernational Politics - Disarmament - Conventional and Non- Conventional - Diplomacy - Ideology - Propaganda.

Unit - X : International and Regional Organisations - scope and limitations - European Union - OIC - ASEAN SAARC - Role of Super Power - Disintegration of U.S.S.R. - Nuclear Non - Proliferation treaty.