MPSE-003 · December 2018 · English
IGNOU MPSE-003 December 2018 Previous Year Question Paper
Western Political Thought
Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-003, December 2018 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 11
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
“ MASTER OF ARTS
N (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
90 Term-End Examination
December, 2018
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
questions from each section. All questions carry equal
marks. Each question is to be answered in about 400
words.
SECTION - I
Q1.Explain the relevance of classical tradition in Western Political Thought.
Q2.| Why is Machiavelli regarded as the father of Modern Political Thought ? Elaborate.
Q3.Explain the importance of St. Augustine’s doctrine of the church as a perfect society.
Q4.“Rousseau’s Sovereign is Hobbe’s Leviathan with head chopped.’ Comment.
Q5.Discuss John Locke’s conception of the state of nature and -natural rights. ‘ SECTION - II
Q6.Analyse Edmund Burke’s Critique of Natural Lights.
Q7.Examine Immanuel Kant’s views of Perpetual Peace.
Q8.— Critically examine J.S. Mill’s observation that after food and clothing, liberty is a want of human nature.
Q9.Explain Hegel’s statement that the state is the March of God on Earth.
Q10.Examine Karl Marx's theory of Alienation.
Q11.Wad, if (Perpetual Peace) % Immanuel Kant