PSIR Paper 2 UPSC 2014 - Question Paper with Solutions 

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SECTION-A

1. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

PSIR 1a Party system in India is neither western nor indigenous. Explain. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 1b In what respect is the new social movement new in nature? Discuss. UPSC 2015, 10 Marks

PSIR 1c Do you agree that the U.N. has failed to contain transnational terrorism? Elaborate your answer with examples. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 1d "The Feminist approach to international politics is biased." Comment. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 1e "Ukraine crisis is a product of power politics and geo-politics." Comment. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 2a "Despite so many agreed areas of cooperation, innumerable institutional mechanisms and a permanent secretariat, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has not taken off as a meaningful regional grouping." Discuss. UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 2b Critically evaluate the approaches of global south towards addressing environment concerns. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 2c Critically assess the changing nature of the concept of national security. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 3a Argue a case for U.N. reform in the context of changing global milieu. UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 3b Who was Mr. 'X' in international politics? Elaborate his approach to foreign policy. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 3c "Morton A. Kaplan's system theory is contrary to the fundamental precepts of systems approach." Comment. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 4a How do you explain the growing importance of multi-national corporations (MNCs) and civil society in contemporary international politics? UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 4b What is 'global village'? Elaborate its main characteristics and also the factors that contributed to its growth. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 4c Discuss the main factors that have contributed to the gradual transformation of the world from 'Billiard Ball Model' to 'Cobweb Model'. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

SECTION-B

5. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

PSIR 5a Is India's quest for a permanent seat in the Security Council a possibility or just a pipedream? Elaborate with reasons. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 5b "Afghanistan is a litmus test for India's ascendance as a regional and global power." Discuss. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 5c "EU - India relations have a long way to go before they can purposely be termed strategic." Discuss. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 5d Do you agree with the view that the USA is of late willing to treat India as a  partner rather than merely a camp-follower? Give reasons for your answer. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 5e Discuss the grounds for India's opposition to NPT. UPSC 2014, 10 Marks

PSIR 6a Evaluate the recent changes in Indo - Japan relations. UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 6b "Federal units are critical in the making of India's foreign policy." Examine this statement with reference to the role of West Bengal vis-à-vis Bangladesh. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 6c "India's policy of non-alignment has been guided by the genius of the Indian people and their interests." Explain. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 7a Analyse the drivers of Indo - Russian relations in the post-Cold-War era. UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 7b Examine the implications of turmoil in Iraq and West Asia for India's security and foreign policy concerns. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 7c Evaluate India's participation in United Nations peace-keeping operations over the years. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 8a The Ministry of External Affairs is losing its importance in the making of India's foreign policy with the parallel rise of the P.M.O. Explain. UPSC 2014, 20 Marks

PSIR 8b "Some of the major changes that occurred in India's foreign policy after the Sino India war in 1962 were within the larger framework of continuity." Discuss. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks

PSIR 8c In the history of foreign policy, seldom have relations between any two nations blossomed as fast as they have in the case of India and Israel. Discuss. UPSC 2014, 15 Marks