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).
Laissez Faire policy means: (CSS 2000)
A. Withdrawal of ‘some restrictions’
B. Fair legislation
C. Control over trade
D. Control over industry
Materialistic interpretation of history was propounded by: (CSS 2000)
A. Trotsky
B. Lenin
C. Bolsheviks
D. Karl Marx
Fascism as a political theory originated in: (CSS 2000)
A. France
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Russia
Plato wrote: (CSS 2000)
A. Politics
B. The Laws
C. Political Economy
D. Polity
Al-Mauwardi wrote: (CSS 2000)
A. Ahkamul Sultaniya
B. Siyasatnama
C. Sayarul Muluk
D. Ahyaul Ulum
Strong emphasis on justice was laid by: (CSS 2000)
A. Socrates
B. Aristotle
C. Herodotus
D. Stoics
The Spirit of Laws was written by: (CSS 2000)
A. John Locke
B. J.S. Mill
C. Montesquieu
D. Edmund Burk
God has made this world “a place for work and labour” is the famous quotation of: (CSS 2000)
A. Al-Mauwardi
B. Al-Farabi
C. Nizamul Mulk Tusi
D. John Locke
‘Felicific Calculus’ was the contribution of: (CSS 2000)
A. Bentham
B. Aristotle
C. Plato
D. J. S. Mill
The theory of ‘Group Mind’ was enunciated by: (CSS 2000)
A. Al-Mauwardi
B. Ibn-i-Khaldun
C. Al-Ghazali
D. Al-Farabi