Political Science (I) MCQs 2000
This section contains the solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 of 2000. This exam focused on the core theories of the state and foundational political philosophy. It tested Aristotle’s view of the state’s ethical end, the communist theory of the state withering away, and the four essentials of a state. Key thinkers included Hobbes (Leviathan, social contract), Karl Marx (Surplus Value, Materialistic Interpretation), and Jeremy Bentham (Felicific Calculus). The paper also covered John Locke, Rousseau (Popular sovereignty), Montesquieu (Spirit of Laws), and Muslim philosophers like Ibn-i-Khaldun (Group Mind) and Al-Mauwardi (Ahkamul Sultaniya).
The theory of ‘Surplus Value’ as a part of communistic philosophy was the contribution of: (CSS 2000)
A. Karl Marx
B. Trotsky
C. Fredrick Angel
D. Recordo
Leviathan was written by: (CSS 2000)
A. Hegel
B. James Mill
C. Hobbes
D. J.S. Mill
Hobbian social contract is based on: (CSS 2000)
A. Desire for peace
B. Selfishness
C. Fear
D. Completion
Founder of utilitarian school of thought was: (CSS 2000)
A. Edmund Burk
B. Hume
C. J.S. Mill
D. Jeremy Bentham
Importance of civil service has grown due to: (CSS 2000)
A. Population growth
B. Increased state activity
C. Complexity of rules and regulations
D. Law and order requirement
Locke laid down that state is: (CSS 2000)
A. An end in itself
B. Means to an end
C. Unavoidable evil
D. Legal necessity
Which political theory propounded that state will ultimately disappear: (CSS 2000)
A. Syndicalism
B. Fabian socialism
C. Fascism
D. Communism
Rousseau’s political philosophy furnished basis for: (CSS 2000)
A. Political sovereignty
B. Limited sovereignty
C. Popular sovereignty
D. Absolute sovereignty
According to Aristotle the end of state is: (CSS 2000)
A. Legal
B. Social
C. Ethical
D. Economic
How many essentials are required to constitute a state? (CSS 2000)
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six