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IGNOU MPS-001 December 2013 Previous Year Question Paper

Political Theory

Structured previous year question paper for MPS-001, December 2013 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 11

Verified: 19 Jul 2026

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ठ Term-End Examination

© December, 2013

MPS-001 : POLITICAL THEORY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Answer any five of the following questions selecting

atleast two from each section. Each question carries

20 marks and is to be answered in about 500 words.

SECTION - I

Q1.Discuss recent debates on the concept of liberty.

Q2.Describe the salient features of John Rawls’ theory of justice.

Q3.Examine the concepts of duties and rights in the Gandhian perspective.

Q4.Write a note on the causes of political violence.

Q5.Discuss some of the western approaches to the concept of power. SECTION - II

Q6.Examine the contemporary debates on the welfare state.

Q7.Discuss the features of the early strands of socialism.

Q8.Enumerate the characteristic features of conservatism.

Q9.What do you understand by Nationalism ?

Q10.Explain in your own words.

Q11.Describe the essential features of the fascist world view.