Political Science (I) MCQs 2022
This page features the complete set of solved MCQs from the 2022 CSS Political Science Paper 1. The 2022 exam placed a strong emphasis on both Muslim and Western political philosophers. Key Muslim thinkers included Ibn Khaldun (Muqaddimah), Al-Ghazali (Ahya-ul-Ulum), Al-Mawardi, Nizam-ul-Mulk (Siyasat Nama), and Allama Iqbal (Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam).
From the Western canon, questions focused on Plato’s Republic, Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and Rousseau’s concepts of the “General Will” and “Social Contract.” The paper also tested core political ideologies like Fascism and Utilitarianism (Jeremy Bentham), as well as fundamental concepts such as the meaning of “Polis,” the theory of surplus value (Karl Marx), and the definition of a confederation.
Machiavelli by birth was:
A. Italian
B. French
C. German
D. Spanish
The concept of Surplus Value is given by:
A. Stalin
B. J.S. Mill
C. Karl Marx
D. None of these
Plato is the author of:
A. Republic
B. Social Contract
C. History of Political Thought
D. None of these
The title of Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity was given to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by:
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Syed Amir Ali
D. None of these
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam was written by:
A. Ibn Khaldun
B. Al-Mawardi
C. Allama Iqbal
D. None of these
General Will as a concept was introduced by:
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B. John Locke
C. Hobbes
D. None of these
The dissolution of Khilafat and the establishment of the Grand National Assembly in Turkey was highly appreciated by:
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Maulana Shaukat Ali
C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. None of these
The concept of 'Separation of Powers' was given by:
A. Montesquieu
B. Bentham
C. Machiavelli
D. None of these
Fascism as a theory originated in:
A. Germany
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. None of these
"Political Science begins and ends with the state" is said by:
A. Paul Janet
B. Stephen Leacock
C. Professor J.W. Garner
D. None of these