Subjective / Written Questions (25)
1. Critically compare the military organisation and philosophy of war in Manu and Kautilya, with attention to their treatment of weapons, tactics and inter-state relations. / Manu और Kautilya के military organisation तथा philosophy of war की weapons, tactics और inter-state relations के संदर्भ में critical comparison कीजिए।
2. Evaluate the Mauryan military system described by Megasthenes and identify its principal strategic strengths and limitations. / Megasthenes द्वारा वर्णित Mauryan military system की strategic strengths और limitations का मूल्यांकन कीजिए।
3. Explain the transformation of Hindu military organisation during the Gupta and Harshavardhana periods. / Gupta और Harshavardhana periods में Hindu military organisation के transformation को समझाइए।
4. Analyse the new trends introduced into Indian warfare by Arab and Turkish invasions. / Arab और Turkish invasions से Indian warfare में आए new trends को analyse कीजिए।
5. Assess the Rajput military system through the Battles of Tarain and explain the interaction of tactics and political fragmentation. / Tarain के आधार पर Rajput military system तथा tactics और political fragmentation के interaction का assessment कीजिए।
6. Evaluate Alauddin Khilji's economic reforms as instruments supporting military organisation and warfare. / Alauddin Khilji के economic reforms को military organisation और warfare को support करने वाले instruments के रूप में evaluate कीजिए।
7. Critically analyse the causes of failure of the Mughal military system. / Mughal military system की failure के causes का critical analysis कीजिए।
8. Compare Maratha land and sea warfare and assess the impact of Western influence during the eighteenth century. / Maratha land और sea warfare तथा eighteenth-century Western influence compare कीजिए।
9. Explain the organisation and warfare pattern of the Khalsa Army and its strategic significance. / Khalsa Army की organisation और warfare pattern तथा strategic significance समझाइए।
10. Analyse the Battle of Sobraon with reference to command, terrain, logistics and political consequences. / Sobraon को command, terrain, logistics और political consequences के आधार पर analyse कीजिए।
11. Assess the significance of the Battle of Assaye, 1803, for the development of the Presidency Armies. / Assaye 1803 का Presidency Armies के development में significance assess कीजिए।
12. Analyse the military and political dimensions of the Indian War of Independence of 1857 and explain its failure. / 1857 के Indian War of Independence के military-political dimensions और failure को analyse कीजिए।
13. Compare Idealism and Realism as competing explanations of international political behaviour. / International political behaviour की competing explanations के रूप में Idealism और Realism compare कीजिए।
14. Explain how Behavioural, Systems, Decision-Making and Game Theory approaches differ in their analytical focus. / Behavioural, Systems, Decision-Making और Game Theory approaches के analytical differences समझाइए।
15. Critically assess the role of ideology, images and beliefs in foreign-policy decision making. / Foreign-policy decision making में ideology, images और beliefs की role का critical assessment कीजिए।
16. Evaluate the foundations and limitations of national power and explain why power cannot be reduced to military capability alone. / National power की foundations और limitations evaluate करते हुए बताइए कि power को केवल military capability तक क्यों सीमित नहीं किया जा सकता।
17. Analyse national interest as a determinant of foreign-policy formulation. / Foreign-policy formulation में national interest को determinant के रूप में analyse कीजिए।
18. Discuss the impact of nuclear developments on international relations, deterrence and strategic stability. / International relations, deterrence और strategic stability पर nuclear developments के impact को discuss कीजिए।
19. Compare Balance of Power and Collective Security and identify the conditions under which each can become ineffective. / Balance of Power और Collective Security compare करके उनकी ineffectiveness की conditions बताइए।
20. Assess the contemporary importance and limitations of Non-Alignment. / Non-Alignment की contemporary importance और limitations assess कीजिए।
21. Analyse the transformation from traditional diplomacy to contemporary diplomatic trends. / Traditional diplomacy से contemporary diplomatic trends तक transformation analyse कीजिए।
22. Explain détente through the differing perceptions of the United States and Soviet Union. / United States और Soviet Union की differing perceptions के माध्यम से détente समझाइए।
23. Assess the Indian Ocean as a strategic system shaped by coastal states, islands, sea routes and naval bases. / Coastal states, islands, sea routes और naval bases से shaped Indian Ocean को strategic system के रूप में assess कीजिए।
24. Compare the strategic interests of USA, Russia, China, Japan and Western Europe in the Indian Ocean. / Indian Ocean में USA, Russia, China, Japan और Western Europe के strategic interests compare कीजिए।
25. Critically evaluate the future of guerrilla warfare in the nuclear age, including the tension between counter-insurgency and human rights. / Nuclear age में guerrilla warfare के future तथा counter-insurgency और human rights के tension का critical evaluation कीजिए।