PSEB SS Political Science case studies
PSEB SS Political Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) is the state school examination board for Punjab, India, headquartered at Vidya Bhawan, Phase-8, SAS Nagar (Mohali). It was created by a legislative enactment in November 1969, and in 1987 the Vidhan Sabha amended the Board's Act to grant it autonomy. The PSEB SS Political Science case studies are 5 cases and about 4,381 words.
1The Medical Admissions Tangle: A State Quota Against a Union Law
A State government, alarmed that only 38 of its 600 MBBS seats in private medical colleges went to local students, enacted the State Medical Admissions Act. The Act created a 70 per cent domicile quota and abolished the centralised all-India counselling for those seats.
811 words, about 4 min2The Meme, the FIR and the 36-Hour Remand
A final-year student posts a meme on a public account mocking the Chief Minister's speech, captioned 'the most incompetent leader in the country'. The police register an FIR under three provisions: a section of the State Public Order Act penalising 'acts causing annoyance to public servants', a provision penalising the circulation of rumours likely to cause public alarm, and a provision on criminal intimidation.
831 words, about 4 min3Ten Days to Prove a Majority
An Assembly has 117 members. Party A won 58, Party B 42, independents 12 and others 5.
847 words, about 4 min4The Resolution and the Refinery
India holds a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Country A, a major oil supplier, is accused of annexing a border province of Country B.
911 words, about 5 min5The Procession Order: Ninety Minutes and Fifteen Days
After clashes during a festival season, a State enacts the Public Order (Religious Processions) Act. It provides that no religious procession shall last more than 90 minutes, no loudspeaker shall be used after 8 pm, and every route must be approved by the District Magistrate on an application filed at least 15 days in advance.
981 words, about 5 min