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BPSM-161: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: BPSM-161
Assignment Code: BPSM-161/ASST/TMA/2025-26
Marks: 100
Answer all questions in the three Sections and submit them together.
Assignment – I
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20
marks.
1. What is Politics? Discuss its nature, scope, and significance in human society.
2. Explain the revival of political theory. What were the reasons for its decline, and
how has it re-emerged in recent decades?
Assignment – II
Answer the following questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10
marks.
3. Distinguish between Political Theory and Political Philosophy.
4. Discuss Max Weber’s typology of legitimate authority.
5. What are the key differences between the liberal and Marxist perspectives on the
state?
Assignment – III
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6
marks.
6. Define Civil Society and explain its role in democratic politics.
7. What is meant by ‘Distributive Justice’?
8. Write a short note on the empirical approach in political theory.
9. Explain the concept of ‘Manipulated Consent’.
10. What are the basic features of the Modern Nation-State?
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