MPSE-004 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU MPSE-004 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
Social and Political Thought in Modern India
Structured previous year question paper for MPSE-004, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 2
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL
SCIENCE) (MPS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
MPSE-004 :SOCKAL AND POLITEAL THOUGHT N
MODERN NDA
Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note : Attempt five questions in all, selecting at
least two from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks. Each question is to be
answered in about 400 words.
Section—A
Q1.Discuss the relationship between religion and politics in pre-modern Indian political thought.
Q2.Describe the intellectual features of social reformers in the early phase of British colonial rule.
Q3.Examine religious and political ideas of Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
Q4.Describe Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s views on Hindu-Muslim unity.
Q5.Analyse Sri Aurobindo’s critique of political moderates in India.
Section—B
Q6.Examine Jyotiba Phule’s ideas on _ social revolution.
Q7.Analyse Mahatma Gandhi’s understanding of relationship between religion and politics.
Q8.Critically examine Jawaharlal Nehru’s views on parliamentary democracy.
Q9.Analyse the salient features of B. R. Ambedkar’s ideological orientation.
Q10.Examine socialist thought of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. [3] M PSE -004 [4] M PSE -004