2020
BA (VI Semester) Examination
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Paper : BPOL–609
( Political Thought )
Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 35%
Time : Three Hours
Note : 1. Answer all questions.
2. The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. Answer any five of the following questions : 2×5=10
(a) Name two books of Hegel.
(b) What is the meaning of haves and have nots in Marxian philosophy?
(c) Name two books of Karl Marx.
(d) How many Adhikarnas are there in Kautilya’s Arthashastra?
(e) Explain the Hijrat according to Gandhi.
(f) Write two features of Gandhian Satyagraha.
2. Answer any four of the following questions : 5×4=20
(a) Examine the Hegelian concept of dialectics.
(b) Discuss Marxian theory of class struggle.
(c) Explain the qualities of a king as prescribed by Kautilya.
(d) Write a note on Gandhi’s life and influence on him.
(e) Examine Ambedkar’s views on the equality.
(f) What is the difference between physical and mental non-violence?
(g) Write down the main political ideas of Kautilya.
3. Answer any five of the following questions : 10×5=50
(a) “State is the march of God on earth” (Hegel). Discuss.
(b) Critically examine the Marxian theory of historical materialism.
(c) Explain Kautilya’s Saptanga theory of the State.
(d) Give detailed account of the various ‘Adhikarnas’ of Arthashastra.
(e) Describe Gandhi’s concept of non-violence.
(f) Explain the concept of social justice according to Ambedkar.
(g) Discuss Gandhi’s concept of Satyagraha.
