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0BPSE-212/EPS-120

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
(B.D.P.)

ASSIGNMENT
For July 2014 and January 2015 Sessions

Assignment Code: BPSE -212/EPS-12
Course Code: Government and Politics in India

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110068

ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
BPSE-212/EPS-12: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Dear Student,
As explained to you in the Programme Guide, you will have to do a Tutor Marked
Assignment (TMA) for each of the elective courses in Political Science. This booklet has a common Tutor Marked Assignment for the Elective Course BPSE212: Government and Politics in India, and EPS-12: Government and
Politics in India.
Before attempting the assignment, please read the instructions provided in the
Programme Guide sent to you separately. It is important that you write answers to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the word limit set for a particular section. The assignment is divided into three sections.
Submission of the completed assignment: The completed assignment should be submitted to the coordinator of your study centre according to the following table:

Admission batch

Last date of submission Place of submission For the students admitted in July
2014

31th March, 2015

Co-ordinator of the student’s study centre

For the students admitted in January
2015

30th September 2015

Co-ordinator of the student’s study centre

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COURSE: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA (BPSE-212/EPS-12)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPSE-212/EPS-12
Assignment Code: Asst/TMA/2014-15
Marks: 100
Answer questions in each category. Write the answers in your own words.
SECTION-I
A) DCQ: Answer any two of the following in about 500 words each.
1.
2.
3.
4.

20x2
Define colonialism and discuss its destructive role in India.
Write an essay on the special provisions of the Indian Constitution related to north-east India.
Discuss the impact of
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