Political Science Paper I Past Paper 2025
Classical theory with a modern tail fills the Political Science Paper I past paper 2025. Section-A stays with the masters. Q.2 sets Aristotle against Plato on the ideal city-state. Q.3 tests Rousseau’s social contract and asks the candidate to judge it. Q.4 reads state and government through Ibn-e-Khaldun. Q.5 sets Hegel’s dialectic against Marx’s. Section-B turns to systems and change. Q.6 calls capitalism and democracy two faces of one coin. Q.7 names political parties the main engines of social change and political recruitment. Q.8 closes with short notes on women empowerment and human rights. Candidates who read theory through present-day politics score best on this paper. The file on this page holds both parts of the paper, the MCQ sheet and the Part-II sheet.
What this paper contains
- This file carries both parts of the paper: the Part-I MCQ sheet and the Part-II sheet.
- Part-I (Q.1) — 20 MCQs on the OMR Answer Sheet (20 marks)
- Part-II — attempt four questions: TWO from Section-A (Q.2–Q.5) and TWO from Section-B (Q.6–Q.8); each question carries 20 marks
Part-II questions
Section-A
Q.2 — Write a comparative analysis on Aristotle’s and Plato’s concept of ‘Ideal City-State’. (20)
Q.3 — Discuss Rousseau’s Theory of Social Contract. Do you agree with his rationale? (20)
Q.4 — Elaborate the concept of state and government by Ibn-e-Khaldun. (20)
Q.5 — What is the difference between the Hegel’s and Marx’s dialectical approach? Which one appeals you, describe with logical arguments. (20)
Section-B
Q.6 — Capitalism and Democracy are the two faces of same coin. Elaborate with appropriate arguments. (20)
Q.7 — Political parties are main engines of social change and political recruitment. Comment. (20)
Q.8 — Write short notes on the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Women Empowerment
(b) Human Rights
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