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.
"Wealth of Nations" was written by:
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Adam Smith
D. None of these
"Muqaddimah" was the great work of:
A. Al-Mawardi
B. Nizam-ul-Mulk
C. Ibn Khaldun
D. None of these
A discourse on the origin of Inequality and the Social Contract was presented by:
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B. John Locke
C. Hobbes
D. None of these
Ahya-ul-Ulum is the work of:
A. Al-Farabi
B. Al-Mawardi
C. Al-Ghazali
D. None of these
Al-Mawardi was a jurist who followed the fiqh of:
A. Imam Malik
B. Imam Shafi
C. Imam Abu Hanifa
D. None of these
Founder of utilitarian school of thought was:
A. Edmund Burke
B. Hume
C. J.S. Mill
D. Jeremy Bentham
A voluntary union of sovereign independent states is called:
A. Federation
B. Unitary State
C. Confederation
D. None of these
"Siyasat Nama" was written by:
A. Edmund Burke
B. Nizam-ul-Mulk
C. Ibn Khaldun
D. Al-Ghazali
The word "Polis" means:
A. Civilized people
B. Form of government
C. A city state
D. None of these