BPYE-142 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU BPYE-142 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY : INDIAN AND WESTERN
Structured previous year question paper for BPYE-142, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7
Verified: 24 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) PHILOSOPHY
(BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
BPYE-142 : SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
PHILOSOPHY : INDIAN AND WESTERN
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note: Answer all the five questions. All
questions carry equal marks. Answers to
question nos. 1 and 2 should be in about
400 words each.
Q1.Discuss and analyze civic nationalism and ethnic nationalism.
Q2.Discuss and analyze Gandhi's idea of Swaraj.
Q3.Elaborate upon western idea of secularism.
Q4.Discuss and analyze the idea of participatory democracy.
Q5.Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each :
(a) Differentiate between positive liberty and negative liberty. 10
(b) Discuss Amartya Sen's idea of equality.
(c) Examine Marx's idea of historical materialism. 10
(d) Write a note on the concept of social justice.
Q6.Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each :
(a) Write a brief note on the arguments given for affirmative action policy. 5
(b) What is torture ? Explain briefly. 5
(c) How does Tagore criticize the idea of nationalism ? 5
(d) Critically analyze Ambedkar's idea of positive discrimination. 5
(e) Critically analyze the idea of direct democracy. 5
(f) Write a note on the idea of Privacy.
Q7.Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each :
(a) Class struggle 4
(b) Political Swaraj 4
(c) Renaissance 4
(d) Ambition Sensitive Method 4
(e) Institutionalized Torture 4
(f) Migration 4
(g) Natural Liberty 4
(h) Alienation