Name of the Organization : Haryana Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam : HCS (Ex.Br.) Main Exam
Subject : Political Science and International Relations
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2014
Website : http://hpsc.gov.in/en-us/
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HCS Main Exam Political Science & International Relations Paper :
Political Science & International Relations :
Code.No : 17
Time : 3 Hours
Max.Marks : 150
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Note:
** Attempt five questions. All questions carry equal marks. Question number I is compulsory.
** Answer any two questions from part I and two questions from part II.
** The parts of the same questions must be answered together and must not be interposed between answers to other questions.
** In case of any discrepancy in the English and Hindi versions, English version will be taken as final.
Q. 1 Write brief notes on any four of the following : (4×7.5 = 30)
a) ‘…..it is mistake to consider that government must last forever. It is not essential but incidental’.
b) ‘The elements of power are not constant. These are undergoing changes due to natural and technical causes’.
c) ‘The Indian Constitution is first and foremost a social document’.
d) ‘Law is a reason unaffected by desire’.
e) ‘The main objective of the non alignment movement is to work for the establishment of New Economic International Order’. Comment.
f) ‘Nature and dynamics of contemporary globalization’, Elucidate
Part -I :
Q. 2 “Structural-functional approach to political analysis focuses more on statusquoism and less on change”, Explain. (30)
Q. 3 In what way Catechism and Regionalism have affected the process of political socialization and political development in India, Discuss (30)
Q. 4 Examine functions of political parties in a democratic society and discuss their role as an agent of modernization (30)
Q. 5 Explain the systems approach in international relations and examine the relevance of Kaplan’s system analysis in understanding the dynamics of International Relations.(30)
Q. 6 “India’s foreign policy in post cold war era is tilted towards pragmatism and wisdom.” Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your answer with appropriate examples (30)
Q. 7 T”Domestic compulsions and historical legacies apart from other factors have affected Indo-Nepal relations since 1950s”. Explain (30)
Economics :
l. Demand for a commodity refers to:
(A) Need for the commodity
(B) Desire for the commodity
(C)Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time
(D) Quantity demanded of that commodity
2. Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?
(A) on a linear demand curve, all the five forms of elasticity can be depicted’
(B)If two demand curves are linear and intersecting each other then co Efficient of elasticity would be same and if ferment demand curves at the point of intersection.
(c) If two demand curves are linear, and parallel to each other than at a particular price
(D)The price last city of demand is expressed in terms of relative not absolute,changes in Price and quantity demanded’
3.If the demand for a good is in elastic,an increase in its price will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to
(A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(C)Remain the same
(D) Become zero
4. The horizontal demand curve parallel to x-axis implies that the elasticity of demand is:
(A) Zero
(B) Infinite
(C) Equal to one
(D) Greater than zero but less than infinity
5. An individual demand curve slopes downward to the right because of the:
(A) Working of the law of diminishing marginal utility
(B) Substitution effect of the decrease in price
(C) income effect of fall in Price
(D) All of the above
6. Income elasticity of demand is defined as the responsiveness of:
(A) Quantity demanded to a change in income
(B) Quantity demanded to a change in price
(C) Price to a change in income
(D) Income to a change in quantity demanded
7. The supply of a good refers to
(A) Stock available for sale
(B) Total stock in the warehouse
(C) Actual Production of the good
(D)Quantity of the good-offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time
8. The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is called
(A) Real cost
(B) Production cost
(C) Physical cost
D) opportunity cost
9. Demand for factors of production is
(A) Derived demand
(B) Joint demand
(C) ComPosite demand
(D) None of the Above
10. The producer’s demand for a factor of production is governed by the factor
(A) Price
(B) Marginal Productivity
(C) Availability
(D) Profitability