WBCS(Main)- 2008 Political Science Paper -I Question Paper

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                                         WBCS EXAMINATION - 2008

                                         POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER - I

 

  Time Allowed : 3 Hours                                                                               Full Marks .100

 

                                              All questions carry equal marks.   

                                               

                                                            Group—A

                                                Answer any two questions.

 

1.  Would you agree with the view that Plato's Republic is Utopian ?

 

2.  Attempt a critical estimate or political ideas of Gandhiji.

 

3.  Are we witnessing the demise of the nation-state in this age of globalisation  ?

 

4.  Has the post-cold war global order become unipolar ?

 

5.  Write a critical note on the Marxian theory of historical materialism.

 

                                                              Group—B

                                               Answer any three questions.

 

6.  Make a critical evaluation of ideals of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution.

 

7.  Is the Indian system of government "quasi-federal" in nature  ?

 

8.  Examine the constitutional provisions regarding the Right to Equality in India.

 

9.  Evaluate the position of the Supreme Court of India as a federal court, a court of appeal and guardian of the Constitution. Is it correct to say that its power are wider than that of the Supreme Court of America  ?

 

10.  Discuss the role of the Governor of an Indian State with reference to recent developments.

 

11.  Write a note on the growing importance of regional parties in Indian politics.

 

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