Political Science (I) MCQs 2020
This section provides the complete solved MCQs for the CSS Political Science Paper 1 from 2020. This exam heavily emphasized the foundational philosophers and core concepts that define the discipline. Questions repeatedly tested knowledge of Plato’s Republic, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and Rousseau’s “General Will.” The legal philosophy of John Austin (“Law is the command of a sovereign”) was a prominent feature.
Muslim political thought was also a key area, with questions on Allama Iqbal, Nizam-ul-Mulk’s Siyasat Nama, and Al-Farabi. The 2020 paper tested fundamental concepts like anarchism, confederation, and Max Weber’s theory of bureaucracy. Furthermore, it included important topics in international law, such as the role of Hugo Grotius and the establishment of the United Nations (UN) in 1945.
Wealth of Nations was written by:
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Adam Smith
D. None of these
Plato is the author of:
A. Republic
B. Social Contract
C. History of Political Thought
D. None of these
He is known as the major theorist of bureaucracy:
A. Burke
B. Dahl
C. Max Weber
D. None of these
The General Will is the political concept of:
A. J.J. Rousseau
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. None of these
Siyasat Nama was written by:
A. Nizam-ul-Mulk
B. Al-Ghazali
C. Ibn-e-Khaldun
D. None of these
Abu Nasr Muhammad, known as Al-Farabi, was born in the year:
A. 780
B. 850
C. 872
D. None of these
Karl Marx had everlasting friendship with a son of a prominent textile manufacturer of Barman, who brought many changes in Karl Marx's life:
A. Friedrich Engels
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Hegel
D. None of these
Who is considered the father of international law?
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Pufendorf
C. Hugo Grotius
D. Oppenheim
A voluntary union of sovereign and independent states is called:
A. Federation
B. Confederation
C. Unitary State
D. None of these
The dissolution of Khilafat and the establishment of Grand National Assembly in Turkey was highly appreciated by:
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Maulana Shaukat Ali
C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. None of these