POLS/IV/EC/04 Student's Copy
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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. Monism stands for
pluralism in the exercise of power
absolutism in the exercise of power
neutrality in the exercise of power
2. Who said that behaviouralism is a 'protest movement'?
Robert Dahl
Easton
Karl Marx
/332 1 Contd.
3. What among the following is not a source of law?
Custom
Gender
Religion
4. The book, The Province of Jurisprudence Determined is related to
John Austin
Plato
Socrates
5. Who is an advocate of the theory of natural rights?
Marx
Gandhi
Locke
6. Who wrote the book, The Social Contract
Locke
Rousseau
Nehru
7. The Marxist analyses freedom against the background of
socio-political conditions of men
socio-economic conditions of men
socio-cultural conditions of men
8. Welfare State seeks to promote
liberty of individuals
liberty of society
welfare of citizens
POLS/IV/EC/04/332 2 Contd.
9. In democracy, the final authority rests with the
People
Parliament
Cabinet
10. Which of the following is a method of direct democracy?
Initiative
Selection
Election
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer/Write short notes on the following in a few sentences each 3×5=15
1. What is political theory?
OR
What is behaviouralism?
2. Legal and political sovereignty
OR
State of nature
3. Kinds of equality
OR
Kinds of liberty
4. Distributive justice
OR
Social welfare theory of rights
5. Merits of democracy
OR
Pluralist theory of democracy
POLS/IV/EC/04/332 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Discuss the nature and significance of political theory. 10
OR
Elaborate on the traditional approach to the study of political theory. 10
2. Write an essay on the evolutionary theory of the origin of State. 10
OR
What is sovereignty? Discuss different characteristics of sovereignty. 10
3. What is law? What are different types of law? 3+7=10
OR
Write an essay on the liberal view of freedom. 10
4. Define rights. Briefly discuss the theory of natural rights. 3+7=10
OR
What is justice? What are different kinds of justice? 10
5. Write an essay on Western Liberal Democracy. 10
OR
Write an essay on the meaning and features of Welfare State. 10