CSS International Relations Past Paper 2016
PAPER-I (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Examine the concept of National Power and its essential ingredients.
Q. No. 3. Point out the main goals of Foreign Policy of states and determine the factors which influence its making and implementation.
Q. No. 4. What is the significance of Security to states? How far do you agree that international security has given way to global security in face of new challenges of Terrorism and Human Security?
Q. No. 5. Define International Law and explain its nature. Is it of significance to the development of laws of war and their application?
Q. No. 6. Is war a rational act of state policy? Explain in view of the wars fought in the 20th century.
Q. No. 7. Keeping in view the Charter, assess the working of the United Nations in the new millennium.
Q. No. 8. Write notes on any TWO of the following: (a) Feminism
(b) Neo-liberalism
(c) Social Constructivism
PAPER-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questionsfrom PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Discuss the core causes of the “Bolshevik Revolution” in Russia and explain its fundamental political and socio-economic impact on Western European politics.
Q. No. 3. Critically analyze Samuel P. Huntington’s concept of the “Clash of Civilizations”. Define its main characteristics and explain its devastating consequences on the different leading civilizations of the nations.
Q. No. 4. Discuss the moral imperatives of “Indian Foreign Policy” with the contending spirit of “Panchsheel” and evaluate how much it helps to strengthen the diplomatic objectives of the country’s foreign policy.
Q. No. 5. Critically discuss the main political, socio-economic, and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how both countries can come out of the Cold War scenario.
Q. No. 6. Discuss the “Moral Dimensions of Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme”. Explain its essential features and justify its offensive gesture which maintained the national and regional strategic balance.
Q. No. 7. Critically discuss the fundamental factors of the “Greek Economic Crisis” which required huge financial assistance from the European Union and IMF as a debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize the economy, and explain out-of-the-box solutions for the crisis-ridden country.
Q. No. 8. Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan should participate in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural, and strategic implications for the country.