Political Science (I) MCQs 2002
This page provides the solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 for 2002. This exam focused on the foundational definitions and concepts of the discipline. It tested the meaning of “Polis,” the definition of law (Salmond), and theories of sovereignty (Pluralists, Divine Right). Key authors and works included Rousseau (Discourse on Inequality), Plato (Republic), Ibn-e-Khaldun (Asabiyah, Muqaddamah), Adam Smith (Wealth of Nations), and Montesquieu (Spirit of Law). The paper also featured questions on Aristotle’s classification of government (Oligarchy) and Professor Garner’s famous definition of political science.
Sovereignty is which one of the following bases of the state: (CSS 2002)
A. Physical
B. Natural
C. Spiritual
D. None of these
“An essay concerning Human Understanding” is written by: (CSS 2002)
A. Thomas Hobbes
B. John Locke
C. J. J. Rousseau
D. None of these
Law is “the body of Principles recognized and applied by the state in the administration of justice” is said by: (CSS 2002)
A. Holland
B. Green
C. Salmond
D. None of these
The father had planned a legal for his son but the son had no inclination towards that. Who was the son? (CSS 2002)
A. Aristotle
B. Machiavelli
C. John Locke
D. None of these
The term Propaganda acquired derogatory sense: (CSS 2002)
A. Before World War I
B. During World War I
C. After World War I
D. None of these
“The spirit of Law” is divisible into six parts; total number of volumes of this book are: (CSS 2002)
A. 30
B. 31
C. 32
D. None of these
The word “polis” means: (CSS 2002)
A. Civilized people
B. Form of government
C. A city state
D. None of these
“Political Science begins and ends with the state” is said by: (CSS 2002)
A. Paul Janct
B. Stephen Leacock
C. Professor Garner
D. None of these
In which century Austinian theory of Sovereignty was refuted by Pluralists? (CSS 2002)
A. 18th
B. 19th
C. 20th
D. None of these
Thyau’l-Ulum was the chief work of: (CSS 2002)
A. Al Farabi
B. Al Manwardi
C. Al Ghazali
D. None of these