IAS Main Political Science and International Relations Question Paper I - 2010

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Civil Services Examination every year in two parts, i.e. Preliminary Test and Main Examination; the Main Examination comprises a written Test and a Personality Test. The Question paper of the IAS Main Political Science and International Relations Paper I - 2010 is given as below:

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Paper I

Time Allowed: Three Hourse

Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS

Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.

Answer must be' written in the medium specified in the admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book  in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be  given for the answer written in an medium other than that specified in the admission Certificate.

Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1, and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the reamining questions selecting at least one question from each Section.

All question carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 15×4=60

(a) " Power flows throughout the system like blood in the capillaries of our body." (Foucault)

(b) Robert Dahls's concept of deformed polyarchy.

(c) ' Personal is political.'

(d) 'Veil of ignorance.'

2. (a) Asses the deliberative therories of democracy.  30

(b) Distinguish between liberal feminism and socialist feminism in detail.  30

3. (a) Evaluate Mark's instrumentalist approach to the State.    30
   
   (b) Compare and contrast Dharmasastra and Arthasastra with reference to State power.   30

4. (a) Do you think that the modern nation - state has been declining in the wake of globalization  ? Justify your answer.                   30

(b) Critically examine the cultural relativist approach to human rights.    30

SECTION B

5. Comment on the following in about 150 words each:  15×4=60

(a) Indian nationalism as depicted in S.N. Banerjea's 'A Nation in the making'.

(b) Upsurge in political aprticipation among the marginalised communities in the Indian General Elections during the last two decades.

(c) Inter- State water disputes.

(d) Economic liberalisation and uneven development among Indian States.

6. (a) Assess the effectiveness of the National Human Rights Commission in redressing grievances pertaining to human rights violations in India.  30

(b) " Minorities are the natural custodians of the secular state." (D.E. Smith). Discuss.  30

7. Critically examine and comment on the assertains below, in about 200 words each:  20×3=60

(a) " The Constituent Assembly was a one party body in an essentially one party country . The Assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India." ( Granville Austin)

(b) "Articles 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution are inconsistent with the spirit of federalism."

(c) " The principle of collective responsibility, a la the Cabinet system of government, has eroded in the contect of the emergency of coalition governments in India."

8. (a) In what ways do civil liberties and human rights movements influence the working of Indian democracy ? Give your answer with suitable examples.     30

(b) Do you think that post- 1991 reforms in India mark a significant shift from the Nehruvian model of economic development ? Justify your answer.  30