Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BAPS) 1st Semester

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ASSIGNMENT- II

Course Code:BAPS-01 & BAPS-02

SESSION:2019-20

Bachlor of Arts in Political Science (BAPS)

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Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BAPS) 1st Semester

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BAPS-01 Understanding
3 II
Political Theory
3rd November
Constitutional 2019 Sunday
4 BAPS-02 Government and II
Democracy in India
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Assignment – II
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Course Title: Understanding Political Theory
eûR^úZò iò¡û«ùaû]
Course Code: BAPS-01 Full Marks: 100
Group-A aòbûM – ‘K’
1. Answer all the questions, each within one Word or one Sentence. (1X10 = 10 Marks)
1. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e ùMûUòG g± Kò´û ùMûUòG aûKýùe _â\û^ Ke«êö (1x10 = 10)
a. Democracy is derived from which word?
K) MYZª ( Democracy ) ùKCñ g±eê @ûiò@Qò?
b. Demos and Kratia means.
L) Wòùcûi (Demos) Gaõ KâûUò@û/Kâûiò@û (Kratia) g±e @[ð K’Y?
c. What was the ancient meaning of the word Democracy?
M) MYZªe _âûPú^ @[ð K’Y ?
d. What is the modern meaning of the word Democracy?
N) MYZªe @û]ê^òK @[ð K’Y ?
e. Who criticize the liberal democratic theory?
O) C\ûeaû\ú MYZûªòK Z©ßKê KòG icûùfûP^û Keò[ôùf?
f. Who suggest the policy of “Reservation” instead of separate electorate system?
P) _é[K ^òaûðûP^ cŠkú _eòaù©ð KòG ‘iõelY’ ^úZò _âÉûa ù\A[ôùf?
g. In India president nominates how many members from Anglo-Indian communally to Lok Sabha?
Q) bûeZe eûÁâ_Zò ùfûKibûKê ùKùZRY ùfûjòZ bûeZúd i\iý cù^û^úZ Ke«ò?
h. What is Fascism?
R) `ûiòaû\ KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?
i. When was authoritarianism rise in Germany?
S) Rcðû^úùe _âbêZßaû\ ùKùa ù\Lû~ûA[ôfû?
j. Who was the first governor general of free India?
T) Êû]ú^ bûeZe _â[c Mb^ðe ùRù^eûf KòG [ôùf?

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 Group-B aòbûM – ‘L’
2. Answer all the questions, the answer should be within two sentences. (2X10 = 20 Marks)
2. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e \êAUò aûKýùe _â\û^ Ke«êö (2x10 = 20)

a. Why modern democracy is known as Representative Democracy?

K) @û]ê^òK MYZªKê _âZò^ò[ô cìkK MYZª ùaûfò KûjóKò Kêjû~ûG?
b. Why Ancient democracy was known as direct or participatory Democracy?
L) _âûPú^ MYZªKê KûjóKò _âZýl MYZª aû bûMò\ûeò MYZª Kêjû~ûG?
c. How Schumpeter defines Democracy?
M) Schumpeter MYZªKê Kòbkò a‰ð^û KeòQ«ò ?
d. What is dictatorship?
N) GKQZâaû\ KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?
e. What was the core idea of the communist variant of democracy?
O) iûcýaû\ú MYZªe cìk bûa^û K’Y?
f. Libertarianism has emphasized on which issues?
P) C\ûeaû\ú Z©ß ùKCñ aòhdùe MêeêZß ù\A[ûG?
g. Who and when coined the term “Deliberative Democracy”?
Q) KòG Gaõ ùKùa aòPûeaòcgð MYZª g±e aýajûe Keò[ùô f?
h. How Hanna Pitkin defined political representation?
R) Hanna Pitkin Kòbkò bûaùe eûR^úZòK _âZ^
ò ò]ô©ße iõmû _âZò_û\^ KeòQ«ò?
i. Representation is of two types what are they?
S) _âZò^ò]ô©ße \êA _âKûee ùiMêWÿòK K’Y K’Y?
j. What is communal representation?
T) iûµâ\ûdòK _âZ^
ò ò]ô©ß KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?

Group–C aòbûM – ‘M’

3. Answer all the questions, the answer should be within 75 words. (3X10 = 30 Marks)
3. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e 75 ùMûUò g±ùe _â\û^ Ke«êö (3x10 = 30)
a. What is democracy?
K) MYZª K’Y?
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 b. What is Marxist democracy?
L) cûKèðaû\ú MYZª K’Y?
c. What is liberal democracy?
M) C\ûeaû\ú MYZª KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?
d. What is procedural democracy?
N) _âKòâdûMZ MYZª K’Y?
e. What is substantive democracy?
O) _âKéZ aû @]ôÁûdú MYZª K’Y?
f. What is authentic deliberation?
P) _âûcûYòK aòPûeaòchð K’Y?
g. What is in elitist deliberative democracy?
Q) @ûbòRûZý aòPûeaòcgð MYZª KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?
h. The world of electoral systems has been divided into three main families what are they?
R) aògße ^òaðûP^ aýaiÚûKê Zòù^ûUò ùgâYúùe aòbq Keû~ûA@Qò ùiMêWÿòK K’Y K’Y?
i. What is political representation?
S) eûR^úZòK _âZò^ò]ô©ß KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?
j. What is territorial representation?
T) bì-bûM _âZò^ò]ô©ß KûjûKê Kêjû~ûG?

Group–D aòbûM – ‘N’

4. Answer all questions each within 500 words maximum. (4x10 = 40 Marks)
4. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e 500 ùMûUò g± c¤ùe ùfL«êö (4X10=40)
a. Briefly discuss the Strengths and Weaknesses of Deliberative Democracy.
K) aòPûeaòcgð MYZªe iûc[ðý Gaõ \êaðkZû @ûùfûP^û Keö
b. Discuss the Critique of Procedural Democracy.
L) _âKâòdûMZ MYZªe icûùfûP^û a‰ð^û Keö
c. What are the different forms of political participation?
M) eûRù^÷ZòK @õgMâjYe aòbò^Ü _âKûeùb\ MêWÿòK K’Y?
d. What is representation? Explain political representation?
N) _âZò^ò]ô©ß K’Y? eûR^úZòK _âZò^ò]ô©ß a‰ð^û Keö
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 BAPS-02
Assignment – II
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Course Title: Constitutional Government and Democracy in India
bûeZùe iû´ò]û^òK ieKûe I MYZª
Course Code: BAPS-02 Full Marks: 100

Group-A aòbûM –K
1. Answer all the questions, each within one Word or one Sentence. (1X10 = 10 Marks)
1. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e ùMûUòG g± Kò´û ùMûUòG aûKýùe _â\û^ Ke«êö (1x10 = 10)
a. What is federalism?
K) iõNúd K’Y?
b. A person in USA has how much citizenship (dual or single).
L) ~êq eûÁâ @ûùceòKûùe RùY ^ûMeòKe ùKùZûUò ^ûMeòKZß @Qò? (ù\ßZ / HKòK)
c. What is Article 1 of the Indian Constitution?
M) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ]ûeû 1 K’Y CùfäL Keò[ûG?
d. Which Article of Indian constitution says that Parliament has power to separate territories
from states and union territories to create new states or Union territories?
N) bûZeúd i´ò]û^e ùKCñ ]ûeû a‰ð^û Keò[ûG ù~, bûeZe iõi\ ùKû÷Yiò eûÁâe iúcûKê _é[K Keò ^ìZ^
eûÁâ aû ùK¦âgûiòZ @*k MV^ Keò_ûeòa?
e. Which part of the Indian constitution explains about Legislative Relations between union and state?
O) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ùKCñ bûM ùK¦â Gaõ eûRý c¤ùe aýaiÚû_òKû iµKðKê a‰ð^û Keò[ûG?
f. In which year the Balwantray Mehta Committee was constituted?
P) aka«eûd ùcùjUû KcòUú ùKùa MV^ KeûMfû?
g. In which year the Ashok Mehta Committee was constituted?
Q) @ùgûK ùcùjUû KcòUú ùKùa MV^ KeûMfû?
h. When was the Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State relations appointed?
R) ieKûeò@û Kcòg^Kê ùKùa ^ò~êqò KeûMfû?
i. The Rural local self government deals with which Amendment Act of Indian constitution?
S) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ùKCñ iõùgû]^ ]ûeû Mâûcû*k Êûd© gûi^ aòhdùe a‰ð^û Keò[ûG?
j. The Urban local self government deals with which Amendment Act of Indian constitution?
T) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ùKCñ iõùgû]^ ]ûeû ijeû*k Êûd© gûi^ aòhdùe a‰ð^û Keò[ûG?
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 Group-B aòbûM –L
2. Answer all questions with two sentence maximum. (2x10 = 20 Marks)
2. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e \êAUò aûKý c¤ùe ùfL«êö (2X10=20)
a. Why the Indian government appointed the Sarkaria Commission?
K) ieKûeú@û Kcòg^ Kê bûeZ ieKûe KûjóKò ^ò~êqò ù\A[ôùf?
b. Why the constitution of India is the largest written constitution of the world?
L) bûeZúd i´ò]û^Kê KûjòñKò aògße iaðaéjZþ fòLôZ i´ò]û^ ùaûfò Kêjû~ûG?
c. The constitution of India explains three types of emergencies what are they?
M) bûeZúd i´ò]û^ Zòù^ûUò Reêeú Kûkò^ _eòiÚòZò aòhdùe a‰ð^û Keò[ûG, ùiMêWÿòK K’Y K’Y?
d. How the Governor of a state is appointed?
N) eûRýe eûRý_ûk Kòbkò ^ò~êqò _ûA[û«ò?
e. What are the different types of party system?
O) aòbò^Ü _âKûee eûRù^÷ZòK \kMêWÿòK K’Y K’Y?
f. What is Article243-E of the Indian constitution?
P) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ]ûeû 243 (O) K’Y CùfäL Keò[ûG?
g. How the Members of the Panchayat are elected?
Q) _*ûdZe ibýcûù^ Kòbkò bûaùe ^òaûðPòZ ùjûA[û«ò?
h. What Is ‘Gram Swaraj’?
R) Mâûc ÊeûR K’Y?
i. The G.V.K Rao committee, emphasis on which issue of Panchayati raj?
S) Rò.bò.ùK eûI KcòUú _*ûdZòeûRe ùKCñ aòhdùe Mêeê©ß ù\A[ûG?
j. The L.M. Singhvi Committee, emphasis on which issue of Panchayati raj?
T) Gfþ.Gcþ. iòõbò KcòUú _*ûdZòeûRe ùKCñ aòhdùe Mêeê©ß ù\A[ûG?

Group–C aòbûM – ‘M’

3. Answer all the questions, the answer should be within 75 words. (3X10 = 30 Marks)
3. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e 75 ùMûUò g±ùe _â\û^ Ke«êö (3x10 = 30)

a. What are the reasons that the framers of Indian constitution give a federal structure to the
Government of India?
K) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e _âùYZûcûù^ bûeZKê GK iõNúde eì_ ù\aûe KûeY K’Y [ôfû?

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 b. Explain Article 245 of the Indian Constitution.
L) bûeZúd i´ò]û^e ]ûeû 245 a‰ð^û Keö
c. What is Grants-in-aid?
M) @^ê\û^ _ûŒò aû Mâû<-A^þ-GWÿþ K’Y?
d. What is Planning Commission?
N) ù~ûR^û @ûùdûM K’Y?
e. What is ward committee?
O) ^Me KcòUú aû IßûWÿð KcòUú K’Y?
f. What is Gram Panchayat?
P) Mâûc _*ûdZ K’Y?
g. What are the different types of Urban Local Bodies?
Q) aòbò^Ü _âKûee ijeû*k ÊûdZ gûi^MêWÿòK K’Y K’Y?
h. Explain the reservation of seats in municipalities.
R) ù_û÷e_ûkòKûùe Kòbkò bûaùe iÚû^ iõelY ùjûA[ûG a‰ð^û Ke ö
i. What is Metropolitan Committee?
S) ùcùUâû_fòUû^þ KcòUú K’Y?
j. What is Nagar Panchayat?
T) ^Me _*ûdZ K’Y?

Group–D aòbûM – N
4. Answer all questions each within 500 words maximum. (4x10 = 40 Marks)
4. _âùZýK _âgÜe C©e 500 ùMûUò g± c¤ùe ùfL«êö (4X10=40)
a. Explain different relationship between union and state.
K) ùK¦â I eûRý c¤ùe [ôaû aòbò^Ü iµKðMêWÿòK a‰ð^û Keö
b. Explain the structure and functions of Panchayati Raj system.
L) _*ûdZò eûR aýaiÚûe MV^ I Kû~ðý a‰ð^û Keö
c. Explain the Emergency Provisions of Indian constitution.
M) bûeZúd i´ò]û^ \ßûeû a‰ðòZ ReêeúKûkú^ _eòiÚòZò a‰ð^û Keö
d. Explain the state finance commission.
N) eûRý @[ð @ûùdûM aòhdùe a‰ð^û Keö
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