IGNOU MPSE-011 December 2013 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.December, 2013 MPSE-011 : THE EUROPEAN UNION IN WORLD AFFAIRS Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 Note: Answer in all five question selecting at least two from each section. Each question is to be answered in 400 words. All question carry equal marks.

Q2.European Union (EU) is neither a federation nor a Confederation. Comment.

Q3.Examine critically the new-functionalist theory of European integration.

Q4.| How do you visualise the importance of France among the European nations for the integration of Europe ? Discuss.

Q5.Briefly discuss the salient elements of the EU’s defence policy.

Q6.EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is inadequate in dealing with the challenges faced by the European agricultural sector. Comment

Q7.Trace the evolution of EU’s eastward enlargement-process.

Q8.Describe the organs and functions of the European Court of Justice.

Q9.Sketch briefly the evolution of EU’s bilateral relation with China.

Q10.What lessons EU offers for the effective functioning of SAARC ? Discuss.

Q11.Write short note on any two of the following :

(a) European Monetary Union (EMU)

(b) EU’s initiatives on climate change

(c) EU in World Trade Organisation (WTO) MPSE-011 2 (initiatives)