MPSE-003 · December 2013 · English
IGNOU MPSE-003 December 2013 Previous Year Question Paper
Western Political Thought
Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-003, December 2013 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ed Term-End Examination
December, 2013
’ MPSE-003 : WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
(FROM PLATO TO MARX)
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note: Attempt five questions in all, selecting at least two from
each section. Each question is to be answered in about
400 words. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION-I
Q1.| What are the major characteristics of Western Political Thought ? Describe.
Q2.What is the importance of Plato in Western Political Theory ? Discuss.
Q3.On what basis does Mechiavelli classify forms of government ? Elaborate.
Q4.| How does Hobbes describe the state of nature ? Examine.
Q5.| What are Locke’s views on consent, resistance and toleration ? Explain.
SECTION-II
Q6.What are Burke’s views on citizenship and democracy ? Describe.
Q7.| Why did Bentham call the Theory of natural rights nousense upon stilts ? Discuss.
Q8.| What is the importance of religion in politics in Toequeville’s Political Theory ? Examine.
Q9.| What role in played by the philosophy of history in Hegel’s Political Theory ? Explain.
Q10.Whatis the importance of the Theory of alienation in Marx’s Political Theory ? Discuss.