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Previous Year Question Patterns
| Year | Question | Marks | Sub-theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Write about the unipolar world after Cold War and US hegemony | 5 | US hegemony / post-Cold War |
| 2013 | Explain the concept of terrorism — definitions and forms | 2 | Terrorism definition |
| 2021 | (Indirect) Write about threats to India's internal security including cross-border terrorism | 5 | Terrorism (T101 overlap) |
Pattern analysis:
- T107 was tested only in 2013 (7 total marks), not since; the 2026 syllabus explicitly retains it
- Questions tend to be definitional-conceptual (5-mark) rather than analytical (10-mark)
- 2026 exam likely to ask about: multipolarity/multipolarity vs. hegemony; a specific terrorist organisation; India's position in post-Cold War world