MPSE-003 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU MPSE-003 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
Western Political Thought
Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-003, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 11 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
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. Each question is
to be answered in about 400 words. All questions
carry equal marks.
SECTION I
Q1.What do you understand by Political Thought ?
Q2.Distinguish between Political Theory and Political Thought.
Q3.Discuss Plato’s views on the Ideal State. What qualities does Plato suggest for the ruling class ?
Q4.Examine St. Acquinas’s views on the relation between faith and reason.
Q5.What according to Thomas Hobbes are the rights and duties of the Sovereign ?
Q6.Write an essay on John Locke’s views on Social Contract and Civil Society.
SECTION II
Q7.Examine Edmund Burke’s understanding of Citizenship and Democracy.
Q8.Write a note on Jeremy Bentham’s Political Philosophy.
Q9.Discuss J.S. Mill’s justification for equal rights for women.
Q10.Explain Hegel’s statement that the ‘State is the March of God on Earth’.
Q11.Write an essay on Marx’s theory of Alienation.