Political Science (I) MCQs 2012
This section contains the solved MCQs from the 2012 CSS Political Science Paper 1. The exam heavily emphasized foundational political philosophy. It included multiple questions on social contract theorists like John Locke (natural rights) and Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan). Muslim political thought was a major focus, with questions on Al-Farabi (Al Madinat Al Fadilah), Al-Ghazali, Ibn-e-Khaldun (Asbiyah), and Allama Iqbal (Reconstruction). The paper also tested core concepts like sovereignty (Jean Bodin), individualism, and the features of totalitarian rule. Key historical events like Mao Zedong’s Long March were also part of the exam.
Asbiyah was the term used by: (CSS 2012)
A. Turkish
B. Spanish
C. Arabs
D. None of these
“The economics is the factor causing revolutions, movements and wars” is the claim of: (CSS 2012)
A. Mao
B. Karl Marx
C. Lenin
D. None of these
Dr Allama Iqbal graduated in the year: (CSS 2012)
A. 1887
B. 1889
C. 1885
D. 1897
Jean Bodin presented the concept of sovereignty in the book: (CSS 2012)
A. Republic
B. Lectures of Jurisprudence
C. Republica
D. None of these
According to which view, the law and liberty are opposite to each other: (CSS 2012)
A. Liberalism
B. Communism
C. Individualism
D. None of these
The term “Elite” was first began to use in: (CSS 2012)
A. France and Germany
B. Uk and USA
C. US and USSR
D. None of these
A government whose constitution is not written but rigid is called: (CSS 2012)
A. Confederation
B. Federation
C. Unitary State
D. None of these
A voluntary union of sovereign and independent states is called: (CSS 2012)
A. Federation
B. Confederation
C. Unitary State
D. None of these
“Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in Islam” is written by: (CSS 2012)
A. Ibn-Khaldun
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Syed Amir Ali
D. None of these
According to Aristotle, tyranny is the perverted form of: (CSS 2012)
A. Democracy
B. Aristocracy
C. Monarchy
D. None of these