Political Science (I) MCQs 2008
This section contains the solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 of 2008. This exam was deeply philosophical, testing core concepts of justice, rights, and the state. It featured multiple questions on Aristotle (justice as equality) and Plato (Republic, Communism of Wives). Social contract theorists were prominent, with questions on John Locke (natural rights, Two Treatises) and Rousseau (Real vs. Actual Will). The paper also covered Muslim political thought, including Al-Mawardi, Al-Ghazali (Ahya-ul-uloom), Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi, and Allama Iqbal’s 1930 Allahabad address. Key ideologies like Marxism and Liberal Democracy were also part of the exam.
Which of the following is incorrect about Plato’s views on Communism of Wives? (CSS 2008)
A. Plato considers family as a stumbling block
B. Abortion was strictly prohibited
C. There should be a state controlled to get a nation perfect in body and mind
D. None of these
Aristotle was famous student of: (CSS 2008)
A. Anaxagoras
B. Hermes
C. Socrates
D. Plato
Plato wrote the famous book: (CSS 2008)
A. Leviathan
B. The Republic
C. The clouds
D. None of these
“The end of Politics is not knowledge but action” who said it? (CSS 2008)
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Montesquieu
D. None of these
When did Machiavelli die? (CSS 2008)
A. 1469 AD
B. 1527 AD
C. 1523 AD
D. None of these
Machiavelli was by birth? (CSS 2008)
A. French
B. German
C. Spanish
D. Italian
The concept of justice in the sense of greatest happiness of the greatest number was postulated by: (CSS 2008)
A. Mark
B. James Mill
C. Spencer
D. None of these
Liberal Democracy means: (CSS 2008)
A. Government by majority
B. Government by people
C. Limited majority rule
D. None of these
The doctrine of proportionate equality was pronounced by: (CSS 2008)
A. Green
B. Bosanquet
C. Rousseau
D. None of these
The distinction between Real Will and Actual Will was made by: (CSS 2008)
A. Green
B. Bosanquet
C. Rousseau
D. None of these