W.B.C.S. (EXECUTIVE) EXAMINATION - 2017 [Optional Paper]
POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER - I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Full Marks : 200
If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed no only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones as ignored.
Answers may be written either in English or in Bengali or in Nepali but all answers must be in one and the same language.
GROUP - A
Answer Question No. 1 and any two from the rest :-
1. Discuss Rousseau's concept of General will. How does it relate to individual liberty ? 40
2. Elucidate the Gandhian concept of Satyagraha. 30
3. Critically assess the concept of civil society. How is it related to the state ? 30
4. Examine the concept of party system in a democracy. 30
Group - B
Answer Question No. 5 and any two from the rest :-
5. Expore the recent trends in centre-State relations in India. 40
6. Analyse the role of High Courts in India. 30
7. Write a note on the significance of public interest litigations in India. 30
8. Evaluate the role of Panchayati Raj institutions in India. 30