civils mains 2013 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Paper I

Time allowed: Three Hours

Maximum Marks 250

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There are EIGHT questions divided in two SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all. Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE from each section.
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Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even ifattempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the answer book must be clearly struck off.

SECTION A
Q1. Comment on the following in approximately 150 words each: 10x5=50
Personal is political
"Original position"
"Covenants without swords are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all" (Hobbes)
Sri Aurobindo's "idea offreedom"
Syed Ahmed Khan as a modernizer

Q2. Discuss the communitarian critique of liberalism. 20
Examine Ambedkar's critique of Marxism. 15
Explain, as per Gramsci, the distinction between hegemony and domination. 15

Q3. Analyse the relationship between natural rights and human rights. 20
Examine the significance of Dharma in ancient Indian political thought. 15
Discuss in what sense Marx's understanding of state can be considered as materialistic. 15

Q4. Explain Berlin's notion of value pluralism. 20
Analyse, as per Kautilya, the Saptanga theory ofthe state. 15
Comment on the assertion of Laslett that Filmer and not Hobbes was the main antagonist of Locke. 15

SECTIONB

Q5. Comment on the following in approximately 150 words each: 10x5=50
Marxist understanding ofIndia's freedom movement 10
Significance of the Preamble 10
Decline ofIndian Parliament 10
Gandhian perspective of development and its contemporary relevance 10
Compare and contrast Chipko Movement with Narmada Bachao Andolan 10

Q6. Explain the phenomenon ofethnic politics in India in recent times. 20
Analyse the significance of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution. 15
Examine the role of Supreme Court as the final interpreter of the Indian Constitution. 15

Q7. "Cooperative federalism produces a strong central, or general government, yet it does not necessarily result in weak provincial governments that are largely administrative agencies for central policies. Indian federation has demonstrated this." (Granville Austin) Examine the uniqueness of Indian federalism in the light of the above statement. 20

Explain to what extent the concept of "one-party dominance" (W.H. Morris-Jones) model is relevant in Indian politics today. 15

Analyse the position of the Prime Minister oflndia in a coalition regime. 15

Q8. Examine the significance of the verdicts of the Supreme Court in the Golaknath and Keshavananda Bharati cases for an understanding of the scope ofArticle 368 in regard to Fundamental Rights. 20

Point out and comment on the historic importance of the document 'Towards Equality for women's movement in India. 15

Examine the changing structure of Panchayati Raj institutions with special reference to the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act. 15