B.A – Political Science
PAPER – III Political Thought
UNIT-1
1)
2)
3)
4)
Ancient Indian political thought sources
Manu
Kautilya
Gautama Buddha
UNIT-2
1)
2)
3)
4)
35 hours
35 hours
Gandhi – Ideals – Relevance
Nehru
Ambedkar
M.N.Roy
UNIT – 3
30 hours
UNIT – 4
50 hours
1) Plato
2) Aristotle
3) St.Thomas Aqunoss
1)
2)
3)
4)
Machiavelli
Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau
Bentham, J.S.Mill
Karl Marx.
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University
B.A Political Science
Paper III – Political Thought
MODEL PAPER
Time: 3hours
Marks - 100
SECTION – A
4x15=60


I. A) Describe the sources of ancient Indian political thought
(or)
 
B) Explain the Buddha Dharma
 
II. A) Explain the Gandhi on Ideals and their relevance
(or)
M.N
B) State M.N.Roy’s views on Radical Humanism.
 
III. A) Explain critically Aristotle’s veils on slavery.
(or)

B) Discuss St.Thomas Aquinas’s views on Justice

IV. A) Explain Thomas Hobbes theory of social contract
(or)

B) Discus Karl Marx’s theory of communism.
SECTION – B
6x4=24
Give answers to ANY SIX of the following
1.
Explain Manu Smriti
2. 
Explain saptanga theory
3.
Discuss Nehru vielus on internationalism
4.  
Write about Ambedkar’s social and political values
 
Write about plato’s concept of Ideal static
6. 
Discuss Aristotle’s vieuis on Revolution
7.
Explain John Locke’s Natural Right theory
8.J.S
Write J.S.vielues on utilitarianism
SECTION – C
8x2=16
 
Write answers to ALL the following
1 . 
Manu’s dandaneeti
2.
Mandal Theory
3. 
Non-violence
4.
Nehru on secularism
5.
Plato’s theory of Justice
6.
Polity
7.
Doctrine of Aggranclisement
8.
General evil
B.A
Political Science
PAPER – III
Books Recommended:
1. Political Ideas in Ancient India
-R.S.Sharma
2. Western Political Thought
-Amal Kumar mukopadhyay
3. A History of political thought
-Sabine G.H
4. Annihilation of caste
-Ambedkar
5. Modern Political theought
-Ebentain w
6. A History of political thought
-Plato
7. Political ideologies : their origins and impact,
Baradat, Prentice Hall of India
B.A – Political Science
PAPER – IV
Principles of Public Administration
UNIT-1
30 hours
1.Meaning, Scope and importance of public Administration
2.Relation with political science, sociology and economics
3.Public and private administration – Differences and similarities
UNIT-2
45 hours
1.Chief executive – Role and functions
2.Bases of departmental organization
3.Principles of organization – Hierarchy – Span of control
coordination – Unity of command – Line and staff Agencies –
Delaytion of Authority – Centralization and Decentralization.
UNIT-3
45 hours
1. Human Resource Management – Recruitment – Training –
Promotion – Moral – Retirement
2. Financial Administration – Budget – Principles – Budgetary
process – Accounting and Auditing comptroller and Auditor several
UNIT-4
30 hours
1. Public Policy Formulation – Decision making
2. Administrative Accountability – Legislative – Exclusive - Judicial
and Popular control – e-governance
3. Public Relation – Meaning – Importance
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University
B.A Political Science
Paper IV – Principles of Public Administration
MODEL PAPER
Time: 3hours
70
Marks SECTION – A
10x4=40

I. A) Describe the Importance of Public Administration
 
(or)
B) Discuss the similarities and differences between the public
and private Administration
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 
II. A) Explain the process and functions of the chief executive
officer


(or)
B) What is Coordination? Explain methods for achieving
coordination.

III. A) What is training? What are the types and methods of it?

(or)
B) What is Budget? Explain the principles of Budget.

IV. A) Explain the legislative control over administrator

(or)
B)
Discuss the Scope and Significance of public

SECTION – B
4x5=20
Give the ANSWERS to ANY FIVE of the following

5. Managerial value 
6. Public Administration – Economics
  
7. Bases of Departmental organization  
8. Span of control 
9. Principles of Promotion 
10. Comptroller and Auditor general 
11. Factors of Policy Formulation 
12. Popular controller over Administration 
SECTION – C
2x5=10
Give ANSWERS to ALL of the following

13. Integral Value 
 
14. Staff agencies 
15. Decentralization 
16. Recruitment 
 
17. e-governance 
PAPER – IV
Principles of Public Administration
Books Recommended:
1. Prof. Mohit Bhattacharya : Public administration
Theory & Practice
2.
Avasthi and Maheswari :
Public Administration
Theory & Practice
3.
Prof. Mohit Bhattacharya :
New Horizons of Public –
-Administration
4. Chitra Ramachandran : Indian Public Administration
Theory & Practice
5. M.P.Sarma : Public Administration
Theory & Practice
6. R.K.Arora : Public Administration
Theory & Practice
7. Vishnu Bharavan & vidyabhushan : Public
Administration
8. Prabhutvapalanashastram : Telugu Academy
Publications
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