IGNOU BPSC-109 Assignment 2026-27
Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:14 pm.
| Course code | BPSC-109 |
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About the BPSC-109 assignment
The BPSC-109 assignment covers comparative political processes and institutions, including political development, federalism, political culture, electoral systems and decentralisation. It also examines political parties, party systems, pressure groups, post-colonial states and democratisation.
The assignment has three tutor-marked parts with 10 compulsory questions totalling 100 marks. Assignment I has two 20-mark questions requiring about 500 words each; Assignment II has three 10-mark questions requiring about 250 words each; Assignment III has five 6-mark questions requiring about 100 words each. Assignments contribute 30% of the final course result.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
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| Q1 | 20 | Differentiate political modernisation from political development and explain their importance in comparative politics. |
| Q2 | 20 | Compare how federalism is organised and operates in Canada, Australia and India. |
| Q3 | 10 | Explain political culture and identify its main components. |
| Q4 | 10 | Discuss the principal forms of electoral systems and their political effects. |
| Q5 | 10 | Compare decentralisation processes in Brazil, India and Britain. |
| Q6 | 6 | Describe how political parties function. |
| Q7 | 6 | Write a short account of party systems. |
| Q8 | 6 | Provide a brief explanation of pressure groups. |
| Q9 | 6 | Explain the concept of the post-colonial state. |
| Q10 | 6 | Describe democratisation in countries emerging from authoritarian and communist rule. |
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