Exam Details
| Subject | Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx) | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master in Political Science | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. "Western Political Thought deals, largely, with political institutions and procedures relating to them." Comment.
2. Explain and evaluate Plato's theory of justice.
3. How did St. Augustine's theory help subsequent ages to develop a doctrine of the Church as a perfect society ?Explain.
4. Analyse Thomas Hobbes' views on rights and duties of the Sovereign.
5. How far it is correct to say that Rousseau's Sovereign is Hobbes' Leviathan with his head chopped off? Elaborate.
6. Analyse utilitarian principles propounded by Jeremy Bentham.
7. According to Alexis de Tocqueville, what role does religion play in politics? Discuss.
8. How does J.S. Mill justify equal rights for women? Elaborate.
9. Write a note on idealism and theory of State as formulated by Hegel.
10. Critically evaluate Karl Marx's theory of Class
2. Explain and evaluate Plato's theory of justice.
3. How did St. Augustine's theory help subsequent ages to develop a doctrine of the Church as a perfect society ?Explain.
4. Analyse Thomas Hobbes' views on rights and duties of the Sovereign.
5. How far it is correct to say that Rousseau's Sovereign is Hobbes' Leviathan with his head chopped off? Elaborate.
6. Analyse utilitarian principles propounded by Jeremy Bentham.
7. According to Alexis de Tocqueville, what role does religion play in politics? Discuss.
8. How does J.S. Mill justify equal rights for women? Elaborate.
9. Write a note on idealism and theory of State as formulated by Hegel.
10. Critically evaluate Karl Marx's theory of Class
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- Australia's Foreign Policy
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- Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx)