BPSC-103 · December 2025 · English

IGNOU BPSC-103 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

POLITICAL THEORY : CONCEPTS AND DEBATES

Structured previous year question paper for BPSC-103, December 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2

Verified: 24 Aug 2026

B. A. (HONOURS) POLITICAL SCIENCE

(BAPSH)

Term-End Examination

December, 2025

BPSC-103 : POLITICAL THEORY : CONCEPTS

AND DEBATES

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer five questions in all, selecting at

least two from each Section. Answer each

question in about 400 words. Each

question carries 20 marks.

Section—A

Q1.Explain Isaiah Berlin’s reconciliation of negative and positive liberty.

Q2.Discuss Karl Marx’s views on Alienation.

Q3.What do you understand by Liberal Justification of Inequality ?

Q4.Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each :

(a) Differential treatment

(b) Distributive justices

Section—B

Q5.Write a note on Justice in Global context.

Q6.Explain Marxist thought on rights.

Q7.What do you understand by Political Obligation ? Explain Anarchist theory on political obligation.

Q8.Describe the main characteristics of three generations of human rights. 8-12748750-103