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CS (Main) Exam:2015
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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PAPER-I)
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250
QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and 
in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted 
choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which 
must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the 
space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the 
authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a 
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank 
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
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CS (Main) Exam:2015
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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PAPER-I)
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250
QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and 
in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted 
choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which 
must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the 
space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the 
authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a 
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank 
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
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T s W S —A / SECTION—A
1. M W # 3 ^ w m 150 3 i\ :
Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
(a) 1 cR R 
Idea of Natural Rights
(b) M I W H
Aristotle’s Conception of Equality
fcj "fef 3 ‘f^ten te R i’
Difference Principle* in Rawls’ Theory of Justice
(d) 3fk 3 3 R T C
Difference between Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
(e) IcRK 
Gandhi’s Views on State
2. (a) 3 ^ T J 'g ffl ^
Examine the challenges to sovereignty of the State in the contemporary world. 20
(b) iiicK?ciic{-^ ^ ^ s r a f
Discuss the key features of pre-Marxist socialist theory. 15
(c) ^ zfc % "f^Rt 3 W T H 'cn sft isfaa I
Compare and contrast the views of Kautilya and Machiavelli on Statecraft. 15
3. (a) 3TOfrT#m TRM ^f ^ 1” (?m)
“Plato was an enemy of the open society.” (Popper) Comment. 20
(b) Mtft 3 sum s?K ^ 1 ^ r
Discuss the relationship between base and superstructure in Marxist theory. 15
(c) ^ T fr fc
Distinguish between Power and Authority. 15
4. (a) 3 ‘fafluwddi m w * (fw w )
Discuss the ‘crisis of legitimacy’ in capitalist societies. (Habermas) 20
(b) srcft % (3Tptte ?^op|3Tc^)> % 1 ^ ri
Discuss Gramsci’s notion of ‘organic intellectuals’. 15
(c) tfog i&Z % % "R T^f ^
Discuss David Easton’s model of systems analysis. 15
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CS (Main) Exam:2015
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¦W fit TO-^-3t T C 3 w ft ^ ^ ^ Y5 ^ % * T F T ^ Tgfa: W ^tf^l
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PAPER-I)
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250
QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and 
in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted 
choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which 
must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the 
space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the 
authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a 
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank 
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
C-A O Z-O -Q P ftA/3 8
1 [ P.T.O.
T s W S —A / SECTION—A
1. M W # 3 ^ w m 150 3 i\ :
Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
(a) 1 cR R 
Idea of Natural Rights
(b) M I W H
Aristotle’s Conception of Equality
fcj "fef 3 ‘f^ten te R i’
Difference Principle* in Rawls’ Theory of Justice
(d) 3fk 3 3 R T C
Difference between Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
(e) IcRK 
Gandhi’s Views on State
2. (a) 3 ^ T J 'g ffl ^
Examine the challenges to sovereignty of the State in the contemporary world. 20
(b) iiicK?ciic{-^ ^ ^ s r a f
Discuss the key features of pre-Marxist socialist theory. 15
(c) ^ zfc % "f^Rt 3 W T H 'cn sft isfaa I
Compare and contrast the views of Kautilya and Machiavelli on Statecraft. 15
3. (a) 3TOfrT#m TRM ^f ^ 1” (?m)
“Plato was an enemy of the open society.” (Popper) Comment. 20
(b) Mtft 3 sum s?K ^ 1 ^ r
Discuss the relationship between base and superstructure in Marxist theory. 15
(c) ^ T fr fc
Distinguish between Power and Authority. 15
4. (a) 3 ‘fafluwddi m w * (fw w )
Discuss the ‘crisis of legitimacy’ in capitalist societies. (Habermas) 20
(b) srcft % (3Tptte ?^op|3Tc^)> % 1 ^ ri
Discuss Gramsci’s notion of ‘organic intellectuals’. 15
(c) tfog i&Z % % "R T^f ^
Discuss David Easton’s model of systems analysis. 15
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—B / SECTION—B
S. ftRfcffecl m M M fofetr, ^ T T c ^ S WTO i50 ^ ^ :
Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
(a) Wcffa yfem 3 *j4-i^raT 
Secularism in the Indian Constitution
(b) micfk TT$3 3 V & Wftfo % ¥ < ? 3 wm%
Satyagraha as a Strategy in the Indian National Movement
(c) Weft? 99^!
99th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
(d) W srn h 7 ! ^
Structure and Function of NITI Aayog
(e) ma %
Cooperative Federalism in India
Discuss the efficacy of judicial review in India. 20
(b) Weffa W\ TFW^f ^ T T ? H ^ o R
Critically analyze the discretionaiy powers granted to the Governor by the 
Indian Constitution. 15
(c) " t o 3 wzR *w 4)fci ^ fk*m ^ irm t ^ % \ ”
“Identity politics has trumped development politics in India.” Comment. 15
7. (a) 1991 3 SRqif ^-^TTfsfqR 3 *T R ? fo j ^ 3 WZ
^ $1f^i
In the light of neo-economic policies adopted since 1991, examine the
relevance of the term ‘socialist' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. 20
Identify the contested areas in Centre-State relations in India. 15
(c) ‘%sn stRpfr’ sfa 33% jm tu t wftcwl ^
Discuss the ‘Right to Education* and the concerns raised by it. 15
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CS (Main) Exam:2015
C-AVZ-O-QPMA
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^ Tfra TOt % *3 tR ^ f 1
sm W s * T T 13fR5 stffaFf | cm i 3 3 T T c B TO < fa r 3iw t % IrK^tfam
sh/hfi % fcrc ; $m m> bfA 1^ tu t 1 1
OTt % 3t T C 3 n f ^ *nWT 3 fc# ^ ^Tf^r, -^RT^l 3 ^ 1 - ^ 3 fen -m % 4 r -R T W T ^T TO
3^3 (^o ^o tto) 'gf^m % ^ faBe wh ^ fen ^ht ^if^i % stMts sfr
feft ^KTO I
TOt TO tffaT, 3 f^ d t, c F t T T H T ^R] ^ T f^ T |
to} % 3 ra ra t ^ ¥Ri s h h i^ k ^ ^ f t i ante ^ 3 % 3t t c ^ ^ w i ^
¦W fit TO-^-3t T C 3 w ft ^ ^ ^ Y5 ^ % * T F T ^ Tgfa: W ^tf^l
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PAPER-I)
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250
QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and 
in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted 
choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which 
must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the 
space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the 
authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a 
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank 
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
C-A O Z-O -Q P ftA/3 8
1 [ P.T.O.
T s W S —A / SECTION—A
1. M W # 3 ^ w m 150 3 i\ :
Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
(a) 1 cR R 
Idea of Natural Rights
(b) M I W H
Aristotle’s Conception of Equality
fcj "fef 3 ‘f^ten te R i’
Difference Principle* in Rawls’ Theory of Justice
(d) 3fk 3 3 R T C
Difference between Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
(e) IcRK 
Gandhi’s Views on State
2. (a) 3 ^ T J 'g ffl ^
Examine the challenges to sovereignty of the State in the contemporary world. 20
(b) iiicK?ciic{-^ ^ ^ s r a f
Discuss the key features of pre-Marxist socialist theory. 15
(c) ^ zfc % "f^Rt 3 W T H 'cn sft isfaa I
Compare and contrast the views of Kautilya and Machiavelli on Statecraft. 15
3. (a) 3TOfrT#m TRM ^f ^ 1” (?m)
“Plato was an enemy of the open society.” (Popper) Comment. 20
(b) Mtft 3 sum s?K ^ 1 ^ r
Discuss the relationship between base and superstructure in Marxist theory. 15
(c) ^ T fr fc
Distinguish between Power and Authority. 15
4. (a) 3 ‘fafluwddi m w * (fw w )
Discuss the ‘crisis of legitimacy’ in capitalist societies. (Habermas) 20
(b) srcft % (3Tptte ?^op|3Tc^)> % 1 ^ ri
Discuss Gramsci’s notion of ‘organic intellectuals’. 15
(c) tfog i&Z % % "R T^f ^
Discuss David Easton’s model of systems analysis. 15
C-A O Z-O -Q P ^ A / 3 8 2
r
—B / SECTION—B
S. ftRfcffecl m M M fofetr, ^ T T c ^ S WTO i50 ^ ^ :
Comment on the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
(a) Wcffa yfem 3 *j4-i^raT 
Secularism in the Indian Constitution
(b) micfk TT$3 3 V & Wftfo % ¥ < ? 3 wm%
Satyagraha as a Strategy in the Indian National Movement
(c) Weft? 99^!
99th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
(d) W srn h 7 ! ^
Structure and Function of NITI Aayog
(e) ma %
Cooperative Federalism in India
Discuss the efficacy of judicial review in India. 20
(b) Weffa W\ TFW^f ^ T T ? H ^ o R
Critically analyze the discretionaiy powers granted to the Governor by the 
Indian Constitution. 15
(c) " t o 3 wzR *w 4)fci ^ fk*m ^ irm t ^ % \ ”
“Identity politics has trumped development politics in India.” Comment. 15
7. (a) 1991 3 SRqif ^-^TTfsfqR 3 *T R ? fo j ^ 3 WZ
^ $1f^i
In the light of neo-economic policies adopted since 1991, examine the
relevance of the term ‘socialist' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. 20
Identify the contested areas in Centre-State relations in India. 15
(c) ‘%sn stRpfr’ sfa 33% jm tu t wftcwl ^
Discuss the ‘Right to Education* and the concerns raised by it. 15
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8. (a) ^ ^ 3 wjcft tr m snsft sfk ^rfa feptf ^ ^t
Trftem^fou j
Examine the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodifcs in 
deepening of democracy in India. 20
(b) aft pFH I
Compare the Nehruvian and Gandhian models of development. 15
(c) ^ W I TO V K ci 3 3 ^ *jfo*T ^
3Tf^FR ^tf^l
Account for the rise of regional political parties and assess their role in 
contemporary India. 15
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