Political Science (I) MCQs 2024
This section contains the complete solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 of 2024. This paper was a comprehensive test of foundational concepts and key thinkers. It began with the classical philosophy of Aristotle (“man is a political animal”) and Plato’s ideal state, moving to social contract theory with Hobbes’s Leviathan and Rousseau’s concept of popular sovereignty.
Key areas covered include the essentials of a state, the laissez-faire economic policy, and Karl Marx’s materialistic interpretation of history. The 2024 paper also tested knowledge of comparative politics (federalism, bicameralism) and public administration, with questions on Max Weber’s theory of bureaucracy and the role of the civil service.
He is known as the major theorist of bureaucracy:
A. Rene Descartes
B. Robert Dahl
C. Max Weber
D. None of the above
"Man by nature is a social and political animal" is the basis of philosophy of:
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. None of the above
Decentralization is a feature of:
A. Federal System
B. Autocratic System
C. Unitary System
D. None of the above
'Leviathan' is the work of:
A. Hegel
B. James Mill
C. Hobbes
D. None of the above
Separation of Ethics and Politics was the principle notion in the philosophy of:
A. Lenin
B. Marx
C. Machiavelli
D. None of the above
Rousseau's political philosophy furnished basis for:
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Absolute Sovereignty
C. Political Sovereignty
D. None of the above
A bi-cameral legislature is mostly suited to:
A. Unitary System
B. Federal System
C. Theocratic System
D. None of the above
How many essentials are required to constitute a state?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. None of the above
The principle of Judicial Review means to:
A. Interpret Law
B. Rewrite Law
C. Restore Law
D. None of the above
Laissez Faire policy was:
A. Withdrawal of some restrictions
B. Control over trade
C. Control over industry
D. None of the above