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Political Science - I

2016

MCQs

Question 1
The course of Athenian education was divided into ____.
  • three stages
  • four stages
  • five stages
  • None of these
Explanation: Athenian education had three stages including primary, secondary and higher learning.
Question 2
The founder of communism is ____.
  • Plato
  • Karl Marx
  • Mao Zedong
  • None of these
Explanation: Karl Marx is considered founder of communism along with Engels.
Question 3
According to Plato the population of an ideal state should be ____.
  • 50400
  • 50040
  • 5040
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato proposed 5040 as ideal population for efficient governance.
Question 4
“Keemya-e-Saadat” was written by ____.
  • Imam Ghazali
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
  • Allama Iqbal
  • None of these
Explanation: Imam Ghazali wrote this work on Islamic ethics and spirituality.
Question 5
Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal did his M.A in philosophy from Govt. College Lahore in ____.
  • 1890
  • 1899
  • 1895
  • None of these
Explanation: Iqbal completed his MA in Philosophy in 1899 from Govt. College Lahore.
Question 6
“A History of Political Theory” was written by ____.
  • Gettle
  • ST Jones
  • G.H. Sabine
  • None of these
Explanation: G.H. Sabine authored this classic work on political thought.
Question 7
How many states are there in USA?
  • 48
  • 50
  • 52
  • None of these
Explanation: The USA consists of 50 states in a federal system.
Question 8
Article 52 2(b) was invoked to dissolve National Assembly of Pakistan ____.
  • Three times
  • Four times
  • Two times
  • None of these
Explanation: Article 58(2)(b) was used four times to dissolve assemblies.
Question 9
Despotism means ____.
  • Rule of individual based on law
  • Democracy
  • Rule of individual without law
  • None of these
Explanation: Despotism refers to rule without legal constraints by an individual.
Question 10
The regimes, like Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Soviet Union under Stalin are example of ____.
  • Totalitarian rule
  • Authoritarian rule
  • Liberal democracy
  • None of these
Explanation: These regimes exercised total control over society and politics.
Question 11
Alexander of Macedonia was a student of ____.
  • Socrates
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • None of these
Explanation: Aristotle was tutor of Alexander the Great.
Question 12
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is the famous quotation by ____.
  • Lord Curzon
  • Winston Churchill
  • Lord Acton
  • None of these
Explanation: Lord Acton warned about dangers of unchecked power.
Question 13
Perestroika means ____.
  • Restructuring or Reforming
  • To speak openly and honestly
  • Workers struggle
  • None of these
Explanation: Perestroika refers to restructuring reforms in Soviet Union.
Question 14
Materialistic interpretation of history was propounded by ____.
  • Stalin
  • Karl Marx
  • Lenin
  • None of these
Explanation: Marx explained history through economic and material conditions.
Question 15
Plato was a ____.
  • Realist
  • Rationalist
  • Idealist
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato believed in ideal forms and abstract reality.
Question 16
The concept of “Separation of Powers” in US constitution was taken from ____.
  • Montesquieu
  • J.S Mill
  • Burke
  • None of these
Explanation: Montesquieu’s ideas influenced US constitutional design.
Question 17
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah died at ____.
  • Quetta
  • Karachi
  • Hyderabad
  • None of these
Explanation: Jinnah died in Karachi on 11 September 1948.
Question 18
____ is called the “Intellectual Father of the French Revolution.”
  • Montesquieu
  • Napoleon
  • Rousseau
  • None of these
Explanation: Rousseau’s ideas inspired the French Revolution.
Question 19
How many total members are there in Security Council?
  • 19
  • 12
  • 15
  • None of these
Explanation: UN Security Council has 15 members including permanent and non-permanent.
Question 20
“Principle of Utility” as a formula was the idea of ____.
  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Herbert Spencer
  • James Mill
  • None of these
Explanation: Bentham introduced principle of utility to maximize happiness.