Indian Constitution: Key Debates — DU B.A. (Hons.) Political Science Previous Year Question Papers

1. Analyse citizenship provisions in the Indian Constitution. Critically evaluate all the rights available to Indian citizens under the Indian constitution. 2. Do you think that minority rights are complementary to the Right to Religious Freedom? Give reasons in support of your answer. 3. What is Uniform Civil Code? Analyse the complex state of the Uniform Civil Code debate in contemporary India with emphasis on women's rights movement. 4. What is federalism? Examine the constitutional provisions relating to asymmetrical federalism In India. 5. What are the major emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution? Discuss the use and abuse of emergency powers. 6. Critically comment on the use of preventive detention laws in India today. Do they serve a legitimate purpose or have they become a tool for political suppression? 7. The "inner conflict of constitutionalism" in India reflects the tension between democratic authority and constitutional limits on political power. Discuss how the Supreme Court's Basic Structure Doctrine emerged to resolve this conflict by restricting Parliament's amending power under Article 368. 8. How does the Constitution of India play a vital role in determining the language policy of India? Analyse. 9. Discuss special constitutional provisions relating to some states contained in Article 10. Write short notes on Any Two of the following : (a) Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme (b) President's Rule (Article 356) (c) Constitutional amendment procedures mentioned in Article 368 (d) Minority Rights