Political Science (I) MCQs 2018
This page provides the solved MCQs from the CSS Political Science Paper 1 for 2018. This exam was rich in political philosophy, testing aspirants on the core tenets of Marxism (class struggle, surplus value) and the publication year of the Communist Manifesto. It featured foundational thinkers like Plato (The Republic), Aristotle (student of Plato, proportionate equality), and Machiavelli (the start of modern political thought). Other key philosophers covered include Montesquieu, John Locke (Two Treatises, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding), Rousseau (General Will), and Jean Bodin (concept of sovereignty). The paper also included key concepts like liberal democracy, utilitarianism (J.S. Mill), the suitability of bicameralism for federal states, and the techniques of pressure groups like lobbying.
The great but ungrateful pupil of his master who was born in 384 BC was _______. (CSS 2018)
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. None of these
Marx and Engels produced the famous book “Communist Manifesto” in ______. (CSS 2018)
A. 1884
B. 1845
C. 1883
D. None of these
“An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” was published in 1690, it is the most important work of _______. (CSS 2018)
A. Bentham
B. J.Locke
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. None of these
Montesquieu by birth belonged to _______. (CSS 2018)
A. Germany
B. France
C. England
D. None of these
The sovereignty in Islamic Political System belongs to ______. (CSS 2018)
A. Maslis-e-Shura
B. Caliph
C. Allah
D. None of these
A Bi-cameral legislature is most suited to ______. (CSS 2018)
A. Unitary States
B. Theocratic States
C. Federal States
D. None of these
It is normally the technique of pressure groups to impress the legislature by _______.(CSS 2018)
A. Lobbying
B. Canvassing
C. Propaganda
D. None of these
Which from the following are the elements of Marxism? (CSS 2018)
A. Concept of surplus value
B. Dialectical Materialism
C. Doctrine of class struggle
D. All of these
Modern Political thought begins with ______. (CSS 2018)
A. Montesquieu
B. Machiavelli
C. J.S Mill
D. None of these
Aristotle was famous student of _______. (CSS 2018)
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Hermes
D. None of these