IGNOU BPSC-104 Assignment 2026-27
Political Process in India
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:13 pm.
About the BPSC-104 assignment
The BPSC-104 assignment covers political parties, regional aspirations, voting behaviour, secularism, communalism and caste-based political organisation in India. It also explores ethnicity, language, affirmative action, reservation and development within the political process.
The assignment has three parts containing 10 compulsory questions worth 100 marks. Assignment I has two 20-mark answers of about 500 words each; Assignment II has three 10-mark answers of about 250 words each; Assignment III has five 6-mark answers of about 100 words each. Together, the assignments carry 30% of the course result.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Analyse how political parties and India's party system have developed over time. |
| Q2 | 20 | Discuss how demands for autonomy, insurgency and separate states express regional aspirations in India. |
| Q3 | 10 | Explain how caste, class, gender and tribal identity influence voting behaviour. |
| Q4 | 10 | Discuss the roles of secularism and communalism in Indian politics. |
| Q5 | 10 | Examine the connections between caste organisations and political formations. |
| Q6 | 6 | Explain the concept of a party system. |
| Q7 | 6 | Explain why ethnicity and language matter in politics. |
| Q8 | 6 | Describe the meaning of affirmative action. |
| Q9 | 6 | Provide a brief account of reservation. |
| Q10 | 6 | Explain how development is understood within the political process. |
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