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The UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2011 commenced on October 29, 2011. Here
Jagranjosh.com provides you the question papers of IAS Main Examination. The following
is the Question Paper of Political Science and International Relations Paper II of IAS Main
Exam 2011.

Political Science and International Relations
Paper-II
Time Allowed : Three Hours 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 a medium other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.

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

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

Section-A
1. Answer the following in about 200 words each : 20x3=60

(a) Either terrorism triumphs or civilization triumphs. Comment on the above statement. 20

(b) What is New Social Movement (NSM) ? Explain the main challenges of the NSM in the
developing countries. 8+12=20

(c) Examine the nature and dynamics of contemporary globalization. 20


2. (a) What is comprehensive approach to national security? 20

(b) Do you agree with the view that over-widening of the concept of national security has made
it a more amorphous concept? Discuss. 40
3. (a) Structural-functional approach to political analysis focuses more on status quoism, and
less on change. Elucidate. 30

(b) Expplain the uses of systems approach in international relations and examine the relevance
of Kaplans system analysis. 10+20=30
4. (a) How for the efforts to maintain international order in the post-Cold War period by the UN
have been successful? 30

(b) What are the major impediments to UN Security Council reform ? 30

Section-B
5. Answer the following in about 200 words each: 20x30=60

(a) Explain the role of the Parliament in the shaping of 123 Agreement between India and the US
on Civil-nuclear Cooperation.

(b) Do you think that India should sign a treaty with China on water-sharing of Brahmaputra
River, similar to what she did with Nepal and other neighboring states?

(c) While India opposes NPT as discriminatory, it opposes CTBT on the ground of
ineffectiveness. Comment.
6. Explain the following statements and elucidate their implications :30+30=60

(a) Indias policy of non-alignment was based on both idealist and realist calculations.

(b) Indias policy in post-Cold War era is tilted towards pragmatism and wisdom.
7. (a) Explain the major flaws in Indias Look East Policy. Is it possible to steer and implement
the policy successfully in views of Chinas emergence as a high-tech power in Asia-Pacific
? 20+10=30

(b) To what extent is multi-lateralism a reality with regard to Indias constructive strategic
partnership with Central Asian states? 30
8. (a) Explain the impact of coalition politics on Indias Foreign Policy since late 1990s. 30

(b) Discuss the implications of ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia, and their impact in the
relations of states within South Asia. 30








IAS Main Exam 2011: Question Paper of Political Science
and International Relations Paper II
23-NOV-2011

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The UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2011 commenced on October 29, 2011. Here
Jagranjosh.com provides you the question papers of IAS Main Examination. The following
is the Question Paper of Political Science and International Relations Paper II of IAS Main
Exam 2011.

Political Science and International Relations
Paper-II
Time Allowed : Three Hours 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 a medium other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.

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

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

Section-A
1. Answer the following in about 200 words each : 20x3=60

(a) Either terrorism triumphs or civilization triumphs. Comment on the above statement. 20

(b) What is New Social Movement (NSM) ? Explain the main challenges of the NSM in the
developing countries. 8+12=20

(c) Examine the nature and dynamics of contemporary globalization. 20


2. (a) What is comprehensive approach to national security? 20

(b) Do you agree with the view that over-widening of the concept of national security has made
it a more amorphous concept? Discuss. 40
3. (a) Structural-functional approach to political analysis focuses more on status quoism, and
less on change. Elucidate. 30

(b) Expplain the uses of systems approach in international relations and examine the relevance
of Kaplans system analysis. 10+20=30
4. (a) How for the efforts to maintain international order in the post-Cold War period by the UN
have been successful? 30

(b) What are the major impediments to UN Security Council reform ? 30

Section-B
5. Answer the following in about 200 words each: 20x30=60

(a) Explain the role of the Parliament in the shaping of 123 Agreement between India and the US
on Civil-nuclear Cooperation.

(b) Do you think that India should sign a treaty with China on water-sharing of Brahmaputra
River, similar to what she did with Nepal and other neighboring states?

(c) While India opposes NPT as discriminatory, it opposes CTBT on the ground of
ineffectiveness. Comment.
6. Explain the following statements and elucidate their implications :30+30=60

(a) Indias policy of non-alignment was based on both idealist and realist calculations.

(b) Indias policy in post-Cold War era is tilted towards pragmatism and wisdom.
7. (a) Explain the major flaws in Indias Look East Policy. Is it possible to steer and implement
the policy successfully in views of Chinas emergence as a high-tech power in Asia-Pacific
? 20+10=30

(b) To what extent is multi-lateralism a reality with regard to Indias constructive strategic
partnership with Central Asian states? 30
8. (a) Explain the impact of coalition politics on Indias Foreign Policy since late 1990s. 30

(b) Discuss the implications of ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia, and their impact in the
relations of states within South Asia. 30




Syllabus of Political Science and International Relations
Paper for UPPCS Main Exam- 2012
04-FEB-2012

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Here you can find the syllabus of Political Science and International Relations Paper for
UPPCS main examination. It is divided into various sections. Each section is important for
your success in this exam. You should read the Political Science and International
Relations Paper syllabus thoroughly and plan your preparation accordingly.
Political Science and International Relations

Paper-1
Section - A

1. Political Theory : (1) Nature and scope of political Science. Different approaches to the
study ofPolitical Science. Traditional and contemporary- Behavioural, systemes and
Marxist. (2) Nature of ModermState, Theories of Sovereignty, Power, Authority and
Legitimacy. (3) Theories of Rights, Liberty, Equalityand Justice. (4) Theories of
Democracy. (5) Liberalism, Socialism and Marxism. (6) Political Philolsophy:Kautilya and Manu;
Plato and Aristotle; St. Thomas Acquinas and Marsiglio of Padua; Machiavelli, Hobbes,Locke
and Rousseau; Montesquieu, Bentham and J.S. Mill, Hegal, T.H. Green, Herold, J. laski;
Marx,Lenin and Mao Tse Tung.

Section- B

1. Government and Politics with Special Reference of India : (1)Forms of Government
: Unitary andFederal, Parliamentary and Presidential. (2) Political Institutions : Legislature
Executive and Judiciary,Political Parties and Pressure Groups; Electroal System; Bureaucrays
Role in Modern Government. (3)Political Process: Political Culture and Political Socialization,
Modernization and political development. 4. INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM (a) Rise of Indian
Nationalism : Social and Political Ideas of Gokhale, Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru,
Jinna and B.R. Ambedkar (b) Indian Constitution : Basicfeatures, Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles: The Union Government; President, Prime-Ministerand Council of Ministers,
Parliament and Supreme Court; State Government, Powers and position of theGovernor, Centre-
State Relations, Local Government with special reference of Panchayati Raj. (c) IndianPolitics
Process :Caste in Politics, Regionalism, Linguism and Communalism, Political Parties and
PressureGroups, Violence in Indian politiecs, National integration.
Paper- II
(Section- A)
1. International Relations and International Politics ; Definition, Nature and Scope. 2.
Theories ofInternational Politics : The Realist, Systems, and Decision making theories. 3.
Factors determiningsforeign policy; National Interest, ideology, Elements of National
Power. 4. Nationalism and imperialism; Decolonization; Rise of New-Colonialism. 5. Balance
of power as foreign policy choice, its relevance inpresent tunes. 6. The Cold War:
Dtente; New Cola War and Current World Order. 7. The new International Economic Order and
its significance & Role of International Law in Internatioal Relations. 9. Role ofDiplomacy in
International Politics. 10. International Organizations the U.N. and its agencies;
InternationalCourt of Justice, Role of U.N. international Relations.11. Regional Organizations ;
OAS, OAU, The Arableague, SAARC, The ASEAN, The EEC and their role in International
Relations. 12. Arms race : Efforts at conventional and nuclear disarmament and arms control.
Impact of Nuclear Power on international Politics. 13. Nonalignment: Origin, role and its current
relevance in international relation.

Section - B

1. Foreign Policies of U.S.A., Russia and China. 2. Indias Foreign Policy and its relations with
U.S.A.Russia and China. 3. India and its neighbours.4. Zones of Regional conflict and
cooperation; West Asia,South Asia and South East Asia. 5. Third World and its role international
relations, North-South Dialogue, South-South Cooperation. 6. Indian Ocean: Problems and
Prospects.










IAS Mains - POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PAPER - I

Political Theory and Indian Politics:

1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches.

2. Theories of the State: Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist.

3. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawls theory of justice and its communitarian
critiques.

4. Equality: Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.

5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights.

6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy representative,
participatory and deliberative.

7. Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.

8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.

9. Indian Political Thought : Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan,
Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy .

10. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci,
Hannah Arendt.

Indian Government and Politics:

1. Indian Nationalism:

a. Political Strategies of Indias Freedom Struggle: Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Non-cooperation,
Civil Disobedience; Militant and revolutionary movements, Peasant and workers movements.

b. Perspectives on Indian National Movement: Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical humanist and Dalit.

2. Making of the Indian Constitution: Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives.


3. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive
Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.

4. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive,
Legislature and Supreme Court.

(b) Principal Organs of the State Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature
and High Courts.

5. Grassroots Democracy: Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; significance of 73rd and 74th
Amendments; Grassroot movements.

6. Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance
Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National
Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission,
National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.

7. Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies
and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.

8. Planning and Economic Development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; role of planning and
public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalilzation and economic reforms.

9. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.

10. Party System: National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; patterns of
coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio- economic profile of Legislators

11. Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; womens movements; environmentalist
movements.

PAPER II Comparative Politics and International Relations

Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics:

1. Comparative Politics: Nature and major approaches; political economy and political sociology
perspectives; limitations of the comparative method.

2. State in comparative perspective: Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and
socialist economies, and, advanced industrial and developing societies.

3. Politics of Representation and Participation: Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in
advanced industrial and developing societies.

4. Globalisation: Responses from developed and developing societies.

5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems
theory.

6. Key concepts in International Relations: National interest, Security and power; Balance of power and
deterrence; Transnational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.

7. Changing International Political Order:

(a) Rise of super powers; strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and Cold War; nuclear threat;

(b) Nonaligned movement: Aims and achievements;

(c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; relevance of non-alignment in the
contemporary world.

8. Evolution of the International Economic System: From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and
the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order;
Globalisation of the world economy.

9. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning; need
for UN reforms.

10. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, NAFTA.

11. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice, terrorism,
nuclear proliferation.

India and the World:

1. Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign policy; institutions of policy-making; continuity and
change.

2. Indias Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement: Different phases; current role.

3. India and South Asia:

(a) Regional Co-operation: SAARC past performance and future prospects.

(b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area.

(c) Indias Look East policy.

(d) Impediments to regional co-operation: river water disputes; illegal cross-border migration; ethnic conflicts and
insurgencies; border disputes.

4. India and the Global South: Relations with Africa and Latin America; leadership role in the demand for
NIEO and WTO negotiations.

5. India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.

6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; demand for Permanent Seat in the Security
Council.

7. India and the Nuclear Question: Changing perceptions and policy.

8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign policy: Indias position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq
and West Asia, growing relations with US and Israel; vision of a new world order
















































IAS Main Political Science and International Relations
Question Paper I - 2010
31-AUG-2011

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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 : 154=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: 154=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: 203=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