Exam Details
| Subject | political theory | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | political science | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | Mizoram University | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2018 | |
| City, State | mizoram, |
Question Paper
PSC/IV/04 Student's Copy
2 0 1 8
Pre-CBCS
4th Semester
POLITICAL SCIENCE
FOURTH PAPER
Political Theory
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. The term in the modern sense was first used by
Laski
Hobbes
Machiavelli
2. Who stated that political theory covers all the activities which are related to
the authoritative allocation of values?
David Easton
Lasswell
Robert Dahl
/396 1 Contd.
3. Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?
Garner
Machiavelli
Montesquieu
4. The main thrust of behaviouralism is towards the treatment of politics
as an
activity and process
activity and institution
institution and process
5. Who desire minimum possible State activity so as to have maximum
possible liberty of the individuals?
Classical liberals
Anarchists
Syndicalists
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of sovereignty?
Permanence
Divisibility
Absoluteness
7. "Rights in fact are those conditions of social life without which no man can
seek in general to be himself at his best." Who said this?
Laski
Barker
Gilchrist
8. "Law is a general rule of external action enforced by a sovereign political
authority." Who gave this definition?
Green
Holland
Montesquieu
PSC/IV/04/396 2 Contd.
9. Which of the following is not a direct democratic device?
Recall
Initiative
Authority
10. According to Marxist, Politics is regarded as
a study of conflict between the haves and the have nots
the study of power
the study of communism
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer the following in a few sentences each 3×5=15
1. What is post-behaviouralism?
2. Mention four types of sovereignty.
3. What is the 'General Will' of Rousseau?
4. Define distributive justice.
5. Write a short note on pluralist theory of democracy.
PSC/IV/04/396 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. What is political theory? Explain the significance of political theory.
OR
Discuss the traditional approach to the study of political theory.
2. Discuss the evolutionary theory of the origin of the State.
OR
What is sovereignty? Discuss its characteristics.
3. Define law. Discuss the various sources of law.
OR
Discuss the Marxist view on liberty.
4. Define rights. What are the various types of rights?
OR
Discuss Rawls' theory of justice.
5. What is democracy? Elaborate on the western liberal democracy.
OR
Write an essay on the theory of welfare State.
2 0 1 8
Pre-CBCS
4th Semester
POLITICAL SCIENCE
FOURTH PAPER
Political Theory
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. The term in the modern sense was first used by
Laski
Hobbes
Machiavelli
2. Who stated that political theory covers all the activities which are related to
the authoritative allocation of values?
David Easton
Lasswell
Robert Dahl
/396 1 Contd.
3. Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?
Garner
Machiavelli
Montesquieu
4. The main thrust of behaviouralism is towards the treatment of politics
as an
activity and process
activity and institution
institution and process
5. Who desire minimum possible State activity so as to have maximum
possible liberty of the individuals?
Classical liberals
Anarchists
Syndicalists
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of sovereignty?
Permanence
Divisibility
Absoluteness
7. "Rights in fact are those conditions of social life without which no man can
seek in general to be himself at his best." Who said this?
Laski
Barker
Gilchrist
8. "Law is a general rule of external action enforced by a sovereign political
authority." Who gave this definition?
Green
Holland
Montesquieu
PSC/IV/04/396 2 Contd.
9. Which of the following is not a direct democratic device?
Recall
Initiative
Authority
10. According to Marxist, Politics is regarded as
a study of conflict between the haves and the have nots
the study of power
the study of communism
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer the following in a few sentences each 3×5=15
1. What is post-behaviouralism?
2. Mention four types of sovereignty.
3. What is the 'General Will' of Rousseau?
4. Define distributive justice.
5. Write a short note on pluralist theory of democracy.
PSC/IV/04/396 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. What is political theory? Explain the significance of political theory.
OR
Discuss the traditional approach to the study of political theory.
2. Discuss the evolutionary theory of the origin of the State.
OR
What is sovereignty? Discuss its characteristics.
3. Define law. Discuss the various sources of law.
OR
Discuss the Marxist view on liberty.
4. Define rights. What are the various types of rights?
OR
Discuss Rawls' theory of justice.
5. What is democracy? Elaborate on the western liberal democracy.
OR
Write an essay on the theory of welfare State.