MPSE-003 · June 2021 · English
IGNOU MPSE-003 June 2021 Previous Year Question Paper
Western Political Thought
Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-003, June 2021 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Term-End Examination
June, 2021
MPSE-003 : WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
(FROM PLATO TO MARX)
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note: Attempt five questions in all, selecting at least two
questions from each section. Answer each question
in about 400 words. All questions carry equal
marks.
SECTION I
Q1.Examine Aristotle’s criticism of Plato.
Q2.Describe Machiavelli's ideas on morality in Politics.
Q3.Explain the statement, “Rousseau’s Sovereign is Hobbes’ Leviathan with his head chopped off.”
Q4.Discuss Locke’s views on consent, resistance and tolerance.
Q5.Examine Aquinas’ views on the Church and the State.
SECTION II
Q6.Examine Locke’s views on the state of nature and natural rights.
Q7.Discuss Mills views on _ Representative Government.
Q8.Examine Immanuel Kant’s views on human reason.
Q9.Comment on idealism and theory of State as formulated by Hegel.
Q10.Discuss the importance of Karl Marx’s idea of Historical Materialism.