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SECTION I - Q. No. 1: Answer in not more than Two sentences (20 Marks - 2 marks each)

  1. Q1 What is legitimacy?
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  2. Q2 Name two differences between Interest Groups and Pressure Groups.
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  3. Q3 What is coup d'etat? Name one difference between coup d'etat and Revolution.
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  4. Q4 Name two differences between Utilitarianism and sarvodaya.
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  5. Q5 Who is an Elite? Who advocated the concept of Power Elite?
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  6. Q6 Name one reason for the rise of Regional Political Parties in India. Name one Regional Political Party from Tamil Nadu.
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  7. Q7 Why is an enlightened public opinion regarded as an essential condition for the successful working of Democracy?
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  8. Q8 Name two Fundamental Rights given to both citizens and foreigners in India.
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  9. Q9 Cite the provision of Article 1 (1) of the Indian Constitution.
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  10. Q10 What is Right to Education as given in Part iii of the constitution of India?
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SECTION II - Q. No. 2: Write short notes on any Four (20 Marks - 5 marks each)

  1. Q11 Retributive theory of punishment & it's defects.
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  2. Q12 Marxism & Gandhism - Comparative study.
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  3. Q13 Fox and lion like Elites as given by Vilfredo Pareto.
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  4. Q14 Quasi-Federal nature of the Indian constitution.
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  5. Q15 Truth & Non-Violence as the pillars of Satyagraha.
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  6. Q16 Marxian concept of Class & Class Conflict & Establishment of Communism.
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SECTION III - Q. No. 3: Answer any Two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

  1. 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. (a) 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. (b) Name three differences between power & authority.
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  2. Q18 The most humane purpose of punishment in criminal law is rehabilitation of the criminals. It is a win win situation in which both society and criminal offenders benefit. (a) Name three features of the Reformative theory of punishment. (b) What is Jeremy Bentham's view on punishment.
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  3. Q19 The framers of the constitution of India were aware of the importance of human dignity and therefore they incorporated the word Dignity of the Individual in the preamble to the constitution of India. (a) Name three provisions of the Indian constitution aiming to realize the ideal of the Dignity of the Individual as given in the preamble. (b) What does the philosophy of Liberalism support in the field of Religion? Name one factor responsible in the shift of the liberal movement from Negative Liberalism to Positive Liberalism.
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SECTION IV - Q. No. 4: Answer any Four (48 Marks - 12 marks each)

  1. Q20 Write a note on J.S. Mill's view on Liberty. What is the impact of Mill's view on the Indian Constitution?
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  2. Q21 What is the theory of Surplus Value as given by Karl Marx? What are the defects of Marxism?
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  3. Q22 Write a note on the main principles of Socialism. Discuss the ideal of Socialism as given in the Constitution of India.
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  4. Q23 What are the general factors causing political obligation? What is Thomas Hobbes perception of the State of Nature and political obligation?
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  5. Q24 Discuss the contribution of Jeremy Bentham to Utilitarianism.
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  6. Q25 Discuss the different factors making the Indian constitution the most lengthy constitution of the world.
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