MPS-004 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU MPS-004 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends
Structured previous year question paper for MPS-004, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE) (MPS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
MPS-004 : COMPARATIVE POLITICS : ISSUES
AND TRENDS
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt five questions in all, selecting at
least two questions from each Section.
Answer each question in about
500 words. All questions carry equal
marks.
Section—A
Q1.Examine the main features of the political economy approach to the study of comparative politics.
Q2.Compare the Marxian and Gandhian perspectives of the state.
Q3.Critically examine the relationship between civil society and the state.
Q4.Examine the Multinational Corporations’ impact on the sovereignty of states.
Q5.Write an essay on the Economics of Colonialism.
Section—B
Q6.Examine the strategy of ‘Cultural Resistance’ used as a method of protection of communal identity.
Q7.What do you understand by Authoritarian Regimes ? Describe their main features.
Q8.Discuss different devices used for constitutional distribution of powers in Federal systems.
Q9.Examine Maurice Duverger’s views on Political Parties.
Q10.What do you understand by Participative Development ? Discuss the problems and prospects of the same.