WBCS EXAMINATION - 2005
POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER - I
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Full Marks .100
if the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored.
Answers may be written either in English or in Bengali but all answers must be in one and the same language.
Group—A
Answer Question No.l and any two from the rest.
1. Explain fully Machiavelli's contribution to secularization of politics. 20
2. Discuss the contribution of B. R. Ambedkar to the Indian social and political throught. 15
3. Explain the meaning of Liberty ? Do you think that Liberty and Equality are complementary ? 5+10
4. Trace the development of Liberalism in England ? 15
5. What is a Pressure Group ? Elucidate the determinanis of pressure group methods. 5+10
Group—B
Answer Question No.6 and any two from the rest.
6. Examine the historical role of the Constituent Assembly of India, with special emphasis on the drafting committee. 20
7. Discuss the role of the Prime Minister as the leader of a coalition Government. 15
8. Do you think Public Interest Litigation has enlarged the Supreme Court's power to protect Fundamental Rights and promote Social Justice ?
9. Examine the weaknesses of Panchayati Raj. How far has the 73rd Amendment been successful in overcoming these weakness. 8+7
10. Define Regionalism what at the causes behind the growth of regionalism in contemporary India ? 5+10
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