2020
POLITICAL SCIENCE — HONOURS
Paper : CC-7
(Perspectives on International Relations)
Full Marks: 65
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
[English Version]
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
- Answer the following questions (each in a single sentence) : 1×15
(a) Who is the author of ‘Politics Among Nations’?
(b) Write one criticism of the Realist Theory.
(c) Name two proponents of the Dependency theory.
(d) Who is the main exponent of the World System Theory?
(e) Identify one obstacle to the sustainable development.
(f) In which year was the ‘Paris Agreement’ for protecting environment adopted?
(g) Mention one incident of terrorist attack at the international level in the year 2020.
(h) Provide one example of the migration problem at the international level.
(i) Mention two agencies in the making of foreign policy.
(j) What is the main principle of Non-alignment movement adopted in the Bandung Conference?
(k) In which year was the resolution on Kashmir crisis adopted in the security council of the UNO?
(l) In which year was the India-Bhutan Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed?
(m) Which Heads of the State signed the Tashkent Declaration?
(n) In which year was the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation signed?
(o) Which two countries are associated with the Kalapani problem? - Answer any one question (within 100 words) : 10×1
(a) Discuss the core issues of the Neo-Realist theory of International Relations.
(b) Discuss briefly the importance of ‘Development’ as an emergent issue in the study of International
Relations. - Answer any one question (within 500 words) :
(a) Discuss the evolution of International Relations as an academic discipline. 15
(b) What is terrorism? Analyse with examples, different trends of terrorism in the 21st century. 5+10
Module – 2 - Answer any one question (within 100 words) : 10×1
(a) What is the importance of diplomacy as a determinant of foreign policy?
(b) Discuss the impact of the border crisis on the Sino-India foreign relations? - Answer any one question (within 500 words) :
(a) Discuss in brief the main issues in the Indo-US relations. Mention any two recent steps adopted
in improving this relationship. 10+5
(b) Discuss the major features of the Indian foreign policy from 1947 to 1962. 15
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