IGNOU BPSC-105 Assignment 2026-27
Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:14 pm.
| Course code | BPSC-105 |
|---|---|
| Course title | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics |
About the BPSC-105 assignment
The BPSC-105 assignment covers approaches to comparative politics, political and economic systems, decolonisation, and institutions in selected countries. Topics include comparison strategies, capitalism and socialism, parliamentary government, dependency, federalism and China's Communist Party.
The assignment contains three compulsory sections with 10 questions worth 100 marks. Assignment I has two essay questions of 20 marks each, requiring about 500 words per answer. Assignment II has three 10-mark questions of about 250 words each. Assignment III has five short questions of 6 marks each, requiring about 100 words per answer. Together, the assignments carry 30% of the course evaluation.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Explain comparative methods and major comparison strategies, assessing their usefulness in political analysis. |
| Q2 | 20 | Compare capitalism and liberal democracy with socialism and the functioning of a socialist state. |
| Q3 | 10 | Discuss the key characteristics of the systems approach to comparative politics. |
| Q4 | 10 | Explain how decolonisation relates to the emergence of states in the developing world. |
| Q5 | 10 | Examine parliamentary supremacy and the rule of law in the United Kingdom. |
| Q6 | 6 | Outline what comparative political study involves, its scope and its usefulness. |
| Q7 | 6 | Write a short account of the institutional approach to comparative politics. |
| Q8 | 6 | Discuss dependency and development in the Brazilian context. |
| Q9 | 6 | Describe federalism in Brazil and Nigeria. |
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