Political Science (II) MCQs 2024
This section contains the complete solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper II of 2024. This exam heavily emphasized international political economy and comparative government systems. It featured detailed questions on the IMF’s structural adjustment programs, the role of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the WTO as the successor to GATT. The European Union’s structure, including the European Commission and its origins in the EEC, was also a key topic. In comparative politics, it tested the differences between the US federal republic, Germany’s federal parliamentary system (including the Bundestag), and the French semi-presidential model.
[The European Union is legally incorporated through which of the following: (CSS-2024)]
A. Treaty of Rome
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Maastricht Treaty
D. None of these
[Which of the following is NOT a description of the American system of government? (CSS-2024)]
A. Federal Republic
B. Constitutional Republic
C. Parliamentary Republic
D. None of these
[The European Commission serves as: (CSS-2024)]
A. An advisory body to the European Council of Ministers
B. A legislative body of the European Union
C. An executive body
D. None of these
[Germany is classified as being: (CSS-2024)]
A. A Federal Parliamentary Democracy
B. A Constitutional Monarchy
C. A Presidential State
D. None of these
[Which of the following is an issue that is part of the agenda being pursued by institutions classified as being part of the Global Civil Society? (CSS-2024)]
A. Minority Rights
B. Tariff rates in the energy sector
C. Oil extraction rates in the Middle East
D. None of these
[Germany has a lower house of Parliament known as: (CSS-2024)]
A. Bundesrat
B. Bundestag
C. Reichstag
D. None of these
[The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is classified as being: (CSS-2024)]
A. A Political-Security Community
B. An Economic Community
C. A Socio-Cultural Community
D. None of these
[France is classified as being: (CSS-2024)]
A. A Semi-Presidential System
B. A Presidential System
C. A Constitutional Monarchy
D. None of these
[The current global system of trade is underpinned with which ideological ethos? (CSS-2024)]
A. Liberalism
B. Neo-Liberalism
C. Libertarianism
D. None of these
[In the French political system, Executive Power is exercised by: (CSS-2024)]
A. Parliament
B. Presidency
C. Senate
D. None of these