POLITICAL SCIENCE II

1. Which form of government according to you is suitable for India unitary or federal?
Give reason for your answer. (2+12)(2012) Distinguish between Unitary and Federal
government. What are the reason behind the centralization tendencies in modern
federation? (10+6)(2011)
2. What are the conditions necessary for the successful working of the parliamentary
form of government? Discuss the merits of the parliamentary form of government.
Discuss the merits and demerits of the Presidential form of government. (8+8)
(2012,2011)
3. What do you understand by Dictatorship? Discuss the merits and demerits of
Dictatorship. (4+12)(2012,2010) indicate the features of dictatorship. Distinguish
between Democracy and Dictatorship.(4+12)(2011)
4. Discuss of the function of the legislature. Point out the advantages of a Bicameral
Legislature. (10+6)(2012)
5. What is judiciary as an organ of the government? What are the factors that help to
ensure the independence of the judiciary? (4+12)(2012) write down the function of
judiciary. Indicate the factors on which the independence of judiciary depends.
6. Discuss the merits of a Bi-party system. Write briefly about its demerits. (10+6)
(2012)
7. Define pressure group. Point out the similarities and dissimilarities between political
parties and pressure group. (4+12)(2012,2010)What is the importance of pressure
group in a democratic state. (2010)
8. Write a note on the arguments in favour of and against Womans suffrage. (10+6)
(2012)
9. Write a note on the arguments against Functional Representation. What do you
understand by Territorial Representation? (12+4)(2012) What is Proportional
Representation? Discuss the arguments for an against Proportional Representation.
(4+12)(2011).
10. Define democracy.(2010) Point out the advantage and disadvantages of democracy.
(4+12)(2011) What are the condition necessary for the successful working of
democracy. (2010)

11. What is Legislature as an organ of the government? What are the factors responsible
for the decline of legislature? (4+12)(2011)
12. What do you mean by Executive. Discuss the function of the Executive in modern
state.(4+12)(2011)
13. Define political party. What is the function of a political party? (4+12)(2011)
14. What are the features of public opinion?(2010) Discuss the role of public opinion in a
democracy. (4+12)(2011) Discus the difference agencies for the formation of public
opinion in a modern state. (2010)
SHORT NOTES
(demerits of parliamentary form of government)(Features of democracy)(Principles of the theory
of Separation of power)(2012,2011,2012)(Different type of executive)(Function of the judiciary)
(Merits of a party system in general)(Merits of Federal government)(Features of presidential
Government)(Two agencies for the formation of public opinion)(Features of pressure group)
(Merits of Universal Adult Suffrage)(Advantage of Territorial Representation)