IGNOU BPSM-162 Assignment 2026-27
Indian Government and Politics
Last updated by IGNOU: 05 Oct 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 01:35 pm.
| Course code | BPSM-162 |
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About the BPSM-162 assignment
This assignment covers India’s constitutional framework, parliamentary government and political participation. Topics include Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, party-system changes, executive accountability, social identities, secularism, judicial review and the political roles of workers and farmers.
The tutor-marked assignment has 10 compulsory questions across three parts, 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.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Assess how Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles relate to one another and support constitutional goals of justice, liberty and equality. |
| Q2 | 20 | Analyse India’s shift from Congress dominance to competitive multiparty politics and the factors behind this change. |
| Q3 | 10 | Examine legislature–executive relations and the mechanisms that hold the executive accountable to Parliament. |
| Q4 | 10 | Discuss the influence of caste, class and tribe on political mobilisation and representation in India. |
| Q5 | 10 | Explain secularism and communalism and examine how tensions between them affect Indian democracy. |
| Q6 | 6 | Outline the main characteristics of the Gandhian approach to understanding Indian politics. |
| Q7 | 6 | Explain the meaning of the basic structure doctrine. |
| Q8 | 6 | Describe the role of judicial review in India’s political system. |
| Q9 | 6 |
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