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Political Science - I

2020

MCQs

Question 1
A voluntary union of sovereign and independent states is called:
  • Federation
  • Confederation
  • Unitary State
  • None of these
Explanation: Confederation is a loose union where states retain sovereignty with weak central authority.
Question 2
The dissolution of Khilafat and the establishment of Grand National Assembly in Turkey was highly appreciated by:
  • Allama Iqbal
  • Maulana Shaukat Ali
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  • None of these
Explanation: Allama Iqbal supported Turkey’s reforms as progressive modernization.
Question 3
Who said "Law is the command of a determinate sovereign"?
  • John Austin
  • Laski
  • Bentham
  • None of these
Explanation: John Austin defined law as commands issued by a sovereign backed by sanctions.
Question 4
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is written by:
  • Syed Amir Ali
  • Allama Iqbal
  • Hamid Ahmad
  • None of these
Explanation: Iqbal’s work reinterprets Islamic philosophy to meet modern challenges.
Question 5
"Only the will of the sovereign can be the source of law." Who said it?
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • John Locke
  • Rousseau
  • None of these
Explanation: Hobbes argued sovereign authority is the sole source of law for order.
Question 6
Those who are active against the very existence of state are known as:
  • Fascists
  • Anarchists
  • Socialists
  • None of these
Explanation: Anarchists oppose the state and favor stateless societies.
Question 7
In Plato’s ideal state, one reaches at the pinnacle of the state order at the age of:
  • 35
  • 40
  • 50
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato suggested rulers reach full wisdom and leadership at age 50.
Question 8
Wealth of Nations was written by:
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Adam Smith
  • None of these
Explanation: Adam Smith wrote this foundational work on free market economics.
Question 9
Plato is the author of:
  • Republic
  • Social Contract
  • History of Political Thought
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato’s Republic discusses justice and the ideal state.
Question 10
He is known as the major theorist of bureaucracy:
  • Burke
  • Dahl
  • Max Weber
  • None of these
Explanation: Max Weber developed the theory of bureaucracy emphasizing rational structure.
Question 11
The General Will is the political concept of:
  • J.J. Rousseau
  • Hobbes
  • Locke
  • None of these
Explanation: Rousseau’s general will represents the collective interest of citizens.
Question 12
Siyasat Nama was written by:
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk
  • Al-Ghazali
  • Ibn-e-Khaldun
  • None of these
Explanation: Nizam-ul-Mulk authored this work on governance and administration.
Question 13
Abu Nasr Muhammad, known as Al-Farabi, was born in the year:
  • 780
  • 850
  • 872
  • None of these
Explanation: Al-Farabi, an Islamic philosopher, was born in 872)
Question 14
Karl Marx had everlasting friendship with a son of a prominent textile manufacturer of Barman, who brought many changes in Karl Marx’s life:
  • Friedrich Engels
  • Herbert Spencer
  • Hegel
  • None of these
Explanation: Friedrich Engels supported Marx intellectually and financially.
Question 15
Who is considered the father of international law?
  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Pufendorf
  • Hugo Grotius
  • Oppenheim
Explanation: Hugo Grotius laid foundations of international law.
Question 16
When was the United Nations set up?
  • 4th April 1945
  • 24th October 1945
  • 24th April 1950
  • 24th October 1950
Explanation: The UN was established on 24 October 1945 to promote global peace.
Question 17
Who signed the ‘United Nations Declaration’?
  • President Roosevelt of America, Winston Churchill PM of Britain
  • Maxim Litvinov of Russia
  • T.V. Soong of China
  • All of these
Explanation: The declaration was signed by Allied leaders including US, UK, USSR, and China.
Correction: The original answer was incorrect.
Question 18
A History of Political Theory was written by:
  • St. Jones
  • G.H. Sabine
  • Gettle
  • None of these
Explanation: G.H. Sabine authored this comprehensive work on political thought.
Question 19
What is the total number of states of USA?
  • 48
  • 52
  • 50
  • None of these
Explanation: The USA consists of 50 states under a federal system.
Question 20
Who said "Law is sovereign"?
  • John Austin
  • Hobbes
  • Rousseau
  • None of these
Explanation: The idea that law is sovereign is associated with legal supremacy, not Austin specifically.