Political Science (II) MCQs 2012
This section contains the solved MCQs from the 2012 CSS Political Science Paper II. Many questions in this paper were repeated from the 2013 exam, focusing on Pakistan’s Senate (quorum, financial powers), the Council of Islamic Ideology, and the 1973 Constitution. It also tested historical facts like the establishment of the Scientific Society (1863), the first Muslim president of the INC (Badruddin Tyabji), the US Pendleton Act, and the Bolshevik Revolution (1917). A unique question identified the US Supreme Court as the “third chamber” of government.
The Privy Council consist of ____ members. (CSS 2012)
A. 300
B. 500
C. 719
D. None of these
The French President is elected by ______. (CSS 2012)
A. Electoral College
B. National Assembly
C. Senate
D. None of these
“Right Honorable” is the title of ______. (CSS 2012)
A. Members of the Privy Council
B. Cabinet Ministers
C. Judges of the Courts
D. None of these
Under the 5th Republic, tenure of the French President was ____ years. (CSS 2012)
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. None of these
American ______ is known as the third chamber. (CSS 2012)
A. President
B. Supreme Court
C. Senate
D. None of these
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of former USSR consisted of ____ members. (CSS 2012)
A. 333
B. 303
C. 33
D. None of these
The Quorum for votes on legislation in the House of Lords is ____. (CSS 2012)
A. 3
B. 30
C. 33
D. None of these
The Judicial Committee Privy Council was set up by the Act of _____. (CSS 2012)
A. 1886
B. 1833
C. 1926
D. None of these
Every Lord had a right to vote by proxy which was abolished in _______. (CSS 2012)
A. 1688
B. 1866
C. 1868
D. None of these
Quorum of the Senate of Pakistan is ____. (CSS 2012)
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5