Political Science (I) MCQs 2025
Welcome to the solved MCQs for the CSS Political Science Paper 1 from 2025. This page provides a detailed breakdown of the questions and answers, perfect for your CSS exam preparation. The 2025 paper covered a wide spectrum of political thought and concepts. Key topics included Muslim political philosophy, with questions on Ibn-e-Khaldun’s cyclical theory of state, Jamal-ud-din Afghani’s view of the state as a moral institution, and Al-Mawardi’s contributions to public law.
The paper also heavily featured Western political philosophers like Karl Popper (The Open Society), Francis Fukuyama (The End of History), and Mao Zedong on revolutionary violence. Core political concepts were tested, such as Jean Bodin’s theory of sovereignty, the principles of Marxism, and the nuances of the social contract theorists (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau). You’ll also find questions on public administration, the features of parliamentary vs. presidential systems, and the principles of an Islamic state.
Public administration is the study of the:
A. Government affairs
B. Social movements
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of these
Which Muslim scholar gave the cyclical theory of ‘Rise and Fall of Sovereign Power’ (state)?
A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
B. Shah Waliullah
C. Ibn-e-Taymiyyah
D. None of these
Public Policy is generally consisting of the set of _________ adopted by a government.
A. Actions
B. Regimes
C. Networks
D. None of these
According to which Muslim thinker, state is a moral institution to attain good for ‘Millah’ (nation/people)?
A. Al-Mawardi
B. Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
C. Jamal-ud-din Afghani
D. None of these
In parliamentary democracy, president is a/an _________ sovereign.
A. Actual
B. Titular
C. De-facto
D. None of these
Who collected all the ordinances relating to public law and arranged them in one volume?
A. Al-Farabi
B. Imam Ghazali
C. Al-Mawardi
D. None of these
Utilitarian thinkers believed in:
A. Expanding sphere of state action
B. Limiting sphere of state action
C. Totalitarianism
D. None of these
The book ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies’ is written by:
A. Karl Popper
B. Kierkegaard
C. John Rawls
D. None of these
Separation of power is the salient feature of ________ system.
A. Parliamentary
B. Presidential
C. Unitary
D. None of these
Who believes in the use of violence in armed insurrections as a means to capture state power?
A. Karl Marx
B. Mao Zedong
C. Immanuel Kant
D. None of these