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BA 1st Semester (New) Exam., 2019 (W)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

[ GPS S1-01 ]

( Political Theory )

Full Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

1. (a) Answer the following questions in one or two sentence(s) each : 1×8=8
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ šø[t¡ìi¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ &i¡à ¤à ƒåi¡à ¤àA¡¸t¡ [ºJA¡ :
(i) Who used the word ‘politics’ for the first time?
‘š[º[i¡G’ Ŧìi¡à šø=ì³ ëA¡àì> ¤¸¯Ò๠A¡[¹[áº?

(ii) Who is the author of the book, Wealth of Nations?

‘믺=ô "¯ ë>W¡>Wô¡’ Nø”‚J>¹ ëºJA¡ ëA¡à>?

(iii) Who wrote the book, The Prince?

‘ƒ¸ [šøX’ Nø”‚J>¹ ¹W¡A¡ ëA¡à>?

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(iv) What is the most important characteristic of the State?

¹àÊ¡ö¹ "ài¡àÒüt¡îA¡ šøìÚà\>ãÚ l¡üšàƒà>ìi¡à [A¡?

(v) Mention the name of one exponent of the social contract theory.
Îà³à[\A¡ Wå¡[v¡û¡t¡w¹ šõË¡ìšàÈA¡t¡à A¡¹à &K¹àA¡ã γ=¢A¡¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

(vi) Who wrote the book, Ancient Society?

‘&>[W¡ìÚ–i¡ á’W¡àÒü[i¡’ Nø”‚J>¹ ¹W¡A¡ ëA¡à>?

(vii) Mention any two forms of power.

Û¡³t¡à¹ [™ ëA¡àì>à ƒåi¡à šøA¡à¹ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(viii) What is ‘laissez-faire’?

‘ëºÒüìá\ ëó¡Òü"๒ ³àì> [A¡?

(b) Write the correct answer from the options given below : 1×4=4
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚà[¤ºàA¡¹ š¹à Ç¡‡ý¡ l¡üv¡¹ìi¡à ¤à[á l¡ü[º*¯à :
(i) According to the Divine Origin theory, who is the creator of the
State?
'Å«[¹A¡ l¡ü;š[v¡ t¡w¹ ³ìt¡ ¹àÊ¡ö¹ Îõ[Ê¡A¡t¢¡à ëA¡à>?

(1) God
#Å«¹
(2) People
\>Îà‹à¹o
(3) Society
γà\
(4) King
¹\à

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(ii) Who is regarded as the best exponent of the Monistic theory of

sovereignty?

Îढ쮡ﳌ¹ &A¡àu¤àƒã t¡w¹ ³åJ¸ šõË¡ìšàÈA¡ ëA¡à>?

(1) Austin
"[С>

(2) Durkheim
l¡à¹ìJÒü³

(3) Maitland
ë³Òüi¡ìºr¡

(4) Cole
A¡’ìº

(iii) In the modern world, the system of direct democracy is noticed in

"à‹å[>A¡ [¤Å«t¡ šøt¡¸Û¡ Kot¡”| A¡’t¡ ëƒ[J¤îº ëšà¯à ™àÚ?

(1) Switzerland
Wå¡Òü\à¹ìºr¡

(2) Sweden
Wå¡Òüìl¡>

(3) England
Òü}ìºr¡

(4) Greece
NøãW¡

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(iv) The term ‘citizen’ is derived from which Latin word?

‘>àK[¹A¡’ (citizen) Ŧìi¡à ëA¡à>ìi¡à ëº[i¡> Ŧ¹ š¹à "à[Òìá?

(1) Civis
[W¡[®¡W¡

(2) Civic
[W¡[®¡A¡

(3) Civil
[W¡[®¡º

(4) Civilization
[W¡[®¡ºàÒüì\W¡>

(c) Fill in the blanks of the following : 1×4=4

t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚà[¤ºàA¡¹ Jàºã k¡àÒü šè¹o A¡¹A¡ :
(i) According to _____, “Political Science begins and ends with the
State.”
_____ ¹ ³ìt¡, ‘‘¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à>¹ "à[ƒ "à¹ç¡ "”z =àìA¡ ¹àÊ¡ö¹ ³à\t¡¡ú’’

(ii) The word ‘sovereignty’ is derived from the word _____.

‘Îढ쮡ﳌ’ Ŧìi¡à _____ Ŧ¹ š¹à "à[Òìá¡ú

(iii) Right to life is a _____ right.

\ã¯>¹ "[‹A¡à¹ Ò’º &A¡ _____ "[‹A¡à¹¡ú

(iv) The term ‘justice’ is derived from the Latin word _____.
‘\à[ʡᒠŦìi¡à ëº[i¡> Ŧ _____ ¹ š¹à "à[Òìá¡ú

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2. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 50 words) :
2×5=10
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 50 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) State any two arguments against the notion of Political Science as
a science.
¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à>A¡ [¤Ç¡‡ý¡ [¤`¡à> ¤å[º ³à[> ë>àìºà¯à šÛ¡Òü "àK¤ìØn¡à¯à [™ ëA¡àì>à ƒåi¡à ™å[v¡û¡
l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(b) Mention the names of any two writers who have discussed political and
economic affairs together.
¹à\î>[t¡A¡ "à¹ç¡ "=¢î>[t¡A¡ A¡à³-A¡à\A¡ &ìA¡ºìK ÎàRå¡[¹ "àìºàW¡>à "àK¤ìØn¡à¯à [™ ëA¡àì>à
ƒåK¹àA¡ã [W¡”zà[¤ƒ¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

(c) Name any two sociologists who greatly influenced Political Science after
the Second World War.
[‡t¡ãÚ [¤Å«™å‡ý¡¹ [šát¡ ¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à>¹ *š¹t¡ šøW塹 š[¹³àìo šø®¡à¯ ëšìºà¯à [™ ëA¡àì>à
ƒå\> γà\t¡à[wA¡¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

(d) Mention the names of two prominent Greek city-States.

ƒåJ> l¡üìÀJì™àK¸ NøãA¡ >K¹-¹àÊ¡ö¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

(e) Mention any two factors that have helped in the evaluation of the State.
¹àÊ¡ö¹ yû¡³[¤A¡àÅt¡ ÎÒàÚ A¡¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à ƒåi¡à A¡à¹A¡¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú

(f) Mention any two defects of the state of nature as pointed out by
John Locke.
\> º’ìA¡ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹à šøàAõ¡[t¡A¡ "¯Ñ‚๠[™ ëA¡àì>à ƒåi¡à [¤Î}K[t¡¹ [¤ÈìÚ [ºJA¡¡ú

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3. Answer any six from the following questions (each in around 120 words) :
4×6=24
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à áÚi¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 120 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :
(a) Mention four principles of the pluralist theory of sovereignty.
Îढ쮡ﳌ¹ ¤×Œ¤àƒã t¡w¹ [™ ëA¡àì>à W¡à[¹i¡à >ã[t¡ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(b) Write briefly about the concepts of superstructure and infrastructure or

base of the society.
γà\¹ "[t¡ Kòà=[> "à¹ç¡ "à”z@Kòà=[> "=¤à 뮡[i¡ ‹à¹oà ƒåi¡à¹ [¤ÈìÚ W¡³åîA¡ [ºJA¡¡ú

(c) Write briefly about titular sovereignty and real sovereignty.

>à³³ày Îढ쮡ﳌ "à¹ç¡ šøAõ¡t¡ Îढ쮡ﳌ¹ [¤ÈìÚ W¡³åîA¡ [ºJA¡¡ú

(d) Write four merits of democracy.

Kot¡”|¹ [™ ëA¡àì>à W¡à[¹i¡à P¡o l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(e) What are the bases of authority?

A¡tõ¢¡Œ¹ "à‹à¹Î³èÒ [A¡ [A¡?

(f) Write four characteristics of rights.

"[‹A¡à¹¹ W¡à[¹i¡à í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(g) Write briefly about social justice.

Îà³à[\A¡ >¸àÚ¹ [¤ÈìÚ Î}ìÛ¡ìš [ºJA¡¡ú

4. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 200 words) :
6×5=30
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 200 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :
(a) Explain the origin of the concept of citizenship.
>àK[¹A¡Œ¹ ‹à¹o๠l¡ü;š[v¡ δšìA¢¡ ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(b) Discuss the features of socialism.

γà\¤àƒ¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸Î³èÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú
(c) Explain the scope of Political Science.
¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à>¹ š[¹Î¹ ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹A¡¡ú

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(d) Discuss the relationship of Political Science and Ethics.

¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à> "à¹ç¡ >ã[t¡ÅàÑ|¹ δšA¢¡ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú
(e) Explain the growth of Political Science in the modern period.
"à‹å[>A¡ ™åKt¡ ¹à\>ã[t¡ [¤`¡à>¹ [¤A¡àÅ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú
(f) Discuss briefly the evaluation of the State from the Tribal State up to the
Roman Empire.

\>\àt¡ãÚ ¹àÊ¡ö (the Tribal State)¹ š¹à ë¹à³à> Îà´÷à\¸ (the Roman Empire)
íºìA¡¡ ¹àÊ¡ö¹ [¤A¡àŹ [¤ÈìÚ Î}ìÛ¡šìt¡ [ºJA¡¡ú

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