BLS LLB 5 Years Sem 3 Political Science 2 2024-25 ATKT 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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SECTION I - Q. No. 1: Answer the following questions in two sentences (any Six) (12 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. Q1 What is the sanction behind political obligation as given by the Prespective theory of political obligation?
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2. Q2 Name any two differences between Marxism and Gandhism regarding Religion and Industry.
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3. Q3 What is the basic structure doctrine? Does the basic structruce doctrine undermine parliamentary sovereignty? Give reason.
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4. Q4 What is the status of right to education in india?
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5. Q5 Name any two freedoms as given under article 19 and its reasonable limitiation.
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6. Q6 What is Jeremy bentham's view on punishment.
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7. Q7 What is legitimacy?
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8. Q8 Cite the provision of Article 1 (1) of the Indian Constitution.
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9. Q9 What is coup d'etat? Name one difference between coup d'etat and Revolution.
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10. Q10 What is the Iron law of oligarchy?
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SECTION II - Q. No. 2: Write short notes any Two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q11 State of Nature and the Social Contract as given by John Locke.
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2. Q12 Unjust law and Right to Resistance.
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3. Q13 Merits of Liberalism.
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4. Q14 India as a quasi federal state.
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SECTION III - Q. No. 3: Answer (any Two) (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q15 Punishment in some form or other exists in most civilized societies. Capital punishment is one by which an offender is sentenced to death for committing heinous crime. (i) What is Punishment? Why is giving punishment regarded as a responsibility of the modern state. (ii) What is retributive theory?
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2. Q16 As an interest group in India FICCI influences the economic policies of India's government by sponsoring discussion forums for economists, civil servants and industrialists and through informal consultative arrangements with government planners and policy makers. (i) What is Regionalism? Name two factors for the rise of regionalism in India? (ii) What is the difference between political party and interest groups. State two examples of interest groups from India.
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3. Q17 In November 2017, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended faster time bound approval of M&A proposal, to ease the way of doing business. TRAI suggested that the Telecom department should fix a definite time line not exceeding 30 days post National Telecom Law Tribunal (NCLT) approval for providing written approval to transfer or merger of licenses. (i) Identify the type of authority as given by Max Weber on the basis of the given facts. Name three features of this type of authority. (ii) Name three differences between power & authority.
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4. Q18 Article 14 of the Indian Constitution provides that the 'The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law of the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.' (i) Distinguish between Equality before the law and Equal protection of the laws. (ii) Why is Article 32 of the Indian Constitution known as 'the heart and soul of the Constitution'?
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SECTION IV - Q. No. 4: Answer (any Two) (24 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. Q19 Explain J.S. Mills Harm Principle. What are the influences of Mill's Harm Principle on the Indian Constitution?
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2. Q20 Write a note on the amendment procedure of the Indian Constitution? What are the unitary features of the Indian Constitution?
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3. Q21 Write a note on Liberalism and its features.
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4. Q22 What are the main arguments for socialism? Discuss the socialist provisions of the Indian Constitiution.
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