IGNOU MPSE-004 December 2015 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.— MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE) Term-End Examination December, 2015 MPSE-004 : SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT IN MODERN INDIA 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.

Q2.Trace the emergence of nationalism as a major idea in the last part of the 19‘) century.

Q3.Write an essay on the revolt of the lower social orders of the Indian society against existing hierarchies.

Q4.Write short notes on the following : 10

(a) Religious-political ideas of Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(b) 1907 Congress split at Surat

Q5.What did M.S. Golwalkar mean by Negative and Positive Hindutva ? Elaborate.

Q6.Write short notes on the following : 10

(a) Kazi Nazrul Islam on the Hindu — Muslim issue

(b) MLK. Gandhi’s ideas on the economy

Q7.Write an essay on Jawaharlal Nehru’s Scientific Humanism.

Q8.Write short notes on the following : 10

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on social justice and supportive polity

(b) Rabindranath Tagore’s differences with MLK. Gandhi

Q9.Write short notes on the following : 10

(a) Establishment of the Communist Party in India

(b) MLN. Roy’s Marxism

Q10.Describe E.M.S. Namboodiripad’s views on the Marxist — Leninist theory.

Q11.Write an essay on the socialist thought of Jayaprakash Narayan (JP). 10 MPSE-004 4 MPSE-004 6 19,000