Political Science (I) MCQs 2014
This page provides a detailed breakdown of the solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 of 2014. This exam focused heavily on the origins of political thought and legal theory. It tested concepts like the Patriarchal theory (Henry Maine), the Divine Right Theory, and Salmond’s definition of law. Key Western thinkers included Montesquieu (Persian Letters, Separation of Powers), John Locke (Two Treatises), and Karl Marx. The paper also had a strong focus on Muslim political philosophy, with questions on Al-Ghazali, Al-Mawardi, and Ibn-e-Khaldun’s concept of “Asabiyyah” (Group Mind). Classical Greek philosophy was covered with questions on Plato’s tripartite state and Athens as the center of learning.
Who is the author of the “Two Treatises of Government”? (CSS 2014)
A. John Locke
B. Socrates
C. Plato
D. None of these
Who is the chief exponent of the Patriarchal theory? (CSS 2014)
A. Henry Maine
B. Abbot
C. J.William
D. None of these
Socrates was mentor of _______. (CSS 2014)
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Thucydides
D. None of these
In which century “Divine Right Theory of State Origin” was given? (CSS 2014)
A. 15th Century
B. 16th Century
C. 17th Century
D. None of these
What is the meaning of the Plato? (CSS 2014)
A. Intellectual person
B. Short-Shouldered
C. Broad-Shouldered
D. None of these
Who is the author of the book “A Grammar of Politics”? (CSS 2014)
A. Plato
B. Harold Laski
C. Socrates
D. None of these
What is the date of birth of Karl Marx? (CSS 2014)
A. May 5, 1818
B. May 5, 1819
C. May 5, 1820
D. None of these
A principle in Benthamism: right and wrong are to be judged by the degree to which the action judged achieves the greatest happiness of the greatest number is also called _______ principle. (CSS 2014)
A. Utility
B. Individual
C. Satisfication
D. None of these
Who is the author of the book “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”? (CSS 2014)
A. Thomas Hobbes
B. John Locke
C. Thucydides
D. None of these
Who is the author of book “Persian Letters”? (CSS 2014)
A. T.Paine
B. Hobbes
C. Plato
D. Montesquieu