Political Science (I) MCQs 2003
Welcome to the solved MCQs for the 2003 CSS Political Science Paper 1. This paper tested a wide range of core political science concepts and authors. Key thinkers featured include Hobbes (Leviathan), Rousseau (General Will), Karl Marx (Dictatorship of Proletariat), and Max Weber (Bureaucracy). It also included Muslim philosophers like Ibn Khuldun (Muqaddameh) and Al-Ghazali (Ihya ul Uloom). The exam covered foundational concepts such as decentralization (federalism), collective responsibility (parliamentary), and the theories of St. Augustine (City of God) and Professor Garner.
The idea that “Virtue is knowledge” is attributed to: (CSS 2003)
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Montesquieu
D. Socrates
‘Political Science begins and ends with the state’ is said by: (CSS 2003)
A. Aristotle
B. Professor Garner
C. Paul Janet
D. None of these
‘The city of god’ is the work of: (CSS 2003)
A. Aquinas
B. St. Augustine
C. Austin
D. None of these
The ideas of Aristotle are more acceptable to the West than Plato’s because he propagated: (CSS 2003)
A. Rule of law
B. Democracy
C. Tyranny
D. None of these
He is known as the founding father of Utilitarianism: (CSS 2003)
A. James Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. C. Wright Mills
D. None of these
Ihya ul Uloom is the work of: (CSS 2003)
A. Al Farabi
B. Al Mawardi
C. Al Ghazali
D. None of these
He is famous for his work “Muqaddameh”: (CSS 2003)
A. Ibn Taimiyah
B. Nizamul Mulk
C. Ibn Khuldun
D. None of these
The Bolshevik movement in Russia was led by: (CSS 2003)
A. Stalin
B. Trotsky
C. Lenin
D. None of these
He is known as the major theorist of bureaucracy: (CSS 2003)
A. Burk
B. Dahl
C. Max Weber
D. None of these
Cultural Revolution in China was launched under the leadership of: (CSS 2003)
A. Chou-en-lai
B. Lin Piao
C. Mao Zedong
D. None of these