MPSE-004 · June 2025 · English

IGNOU MPSE-004 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

Social and Political Thought in Modern India

Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-004, June 2025 session.

Max marks: 50 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2

Verified: 19 Jul 2026

MASTER OF ARTS

(POLITICAL SCIENCE)

(MPS)

Term-End Examination

June, 2025

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.

Section—I

Q1.Discuss Nationalism and its features with reference to liberal ideas during colonial period.

Q2.Describe religio-political ideas of Dayanand Saraswati.

Q3.Distinguish between Moderates and Extremists in their approach to British Empire.

Q4.Explain Sri Aurobindo’s theory of Nationalism.

Q5.Examine Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s_two- nation theory.

Section—II

Q6.Write a note on E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker’s Dravidian Mobilisation.

Q7.Discuss M. K. Gandhi’s views on unity of Ends and Means.

Q8.Examine Jawaharlal Nehru’s theory of culture.

Q9.Analyse M. N. Roy’s Humanist critique of Marxism.

Q10.Discuss the ideological differences among the leaders of the Congress Socialist Party.