BPSC-134 · June 2023 · English

IGNOU BPSC-134 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Structured previous year question paper for BPSC-134, June 2023 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9 · Sections: 2

Verified: 24 Aug 2026

BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL)

(BAG)

Term-End Examination

June, 2023

BPSC-134 : INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: This paper has two Sections. Answer any

five questions, selecting at least two from

each Section, in about 400 words each.

Each question carries 20 marks.

Section—I

Q1.Explain the idea of national power and its elements.

Q2.Critically analyse the concept of collective security.

Q3.Discuss the focal arguments of Neo-realism.

Q4.Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each :

(a) Hard and Soft power

(b) Social Constructivism

Section—II

Q5.Critically analyse the Glasnost and Perestroika policies of Gorbachev.

Q6.Evaluate the different forms of regionalism in International Relations.

Q7.Discuss the characteristics of the post-cod war international system.

Q8.Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each :

(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(b) Cultural Globalisation

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