Political Science (I) MCQs 2009
Here you will find the complete solved MCQs from the 2009 CSS Political Science Paper 1. This paper was heavily focused on classical and modern political philosophy. It featured multiple questions on Aristotle (on inequality, the ethical end of the state) and Plato. Allama Iqbal was a key figure, with questions on his works (Ilmul-Iqtasad, Reconstruction), his critique of Machiavelli, and his education. The exam also tested knowledge of J.S. Mill (On Liberty), Jean Bodin (sovereignty), Montesquieu (forms of government), Rousseau, and John Locke. Muslim philosophers like Al-Mawardi and Al-Farabi were also included, making this a comprehensive test of political theory.
Montesquieu restricts forms of Government up to: (CSS 2009)
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. None of these
The turning point in the life of Plato came in the year 339 BC when he was of: (CSS 2009)
A. 24 years
B. 26 years
C. 28 years
D. None of these
Rousseau was born on 28 June 1712 at: (CSS 2009)
A. New York
B. Washington D.C.
C. Geneva
D. None of these
“The cause of sedition is always to be found in inequality” is said by: (CSS 2009)
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Machiavelli
D. None of these
“Man when separated from Law and Justice is the worst of all animals” is the saying of: (CSS 2009)
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Machiavelli
D. None of these
According to Aristotle the end of state is: (CSS 2009)
A. Logical
B. Legal
C. Ethical
D. None of these
The great but ungrateful pupil of his master who was born in 384 BC was: (CSS 2009)
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. None of these
Allama Iqbal characterized as “the sharp agent of devil” to a political philosopher namely: (CSS 2009)
A. Chanki Kutalia
B. Machiavelli
C. Karl Marx
D. None of these
“An essay concerning Human Understanding” was published in 1690, is the most important work of: (CSS 2009)
A. J.S. Mill
B. Bentham
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. John Lock
Al-Mawardi was a jurist who followed the fiqah of: (CSS 2009)
A. Imam Malik
B. Imam Shafi
C. Imam Abu Hanifa
D. None of these