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Political Science - I

2022

MCQs

Question 1
The word "Polis" means:
  • Civilized people
  • Form of government
  • A city state
  • None of these
Explanation: Polis refers to a city-state, the basic political unit in ancient Greece.
Question 2
Plato is the author of:
  • Republic
  • Social Contract
  • History of Political Thought
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato wrote Republic discussing justice and the ideal state.
Question 3
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam was written by:
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • Al-Mawardi
  • Allama Iqbal
  • None of these
Explanation: Iqbal’s work reinterprets Islamic philosophy for modern challenges.
Question 4
The dissolution of Khilafat and the establishment of the Grand National Assembly in Turkey was highly appreciated by:
  • Allama Iqbal
  • Maulana Shaukat Ali
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  • None of these
Explanation: Jinnah supported Turkey’s reforms as progressive modernization.
Question 5
The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by:
  • Montesquieu
  • Bentham
  • Machiavelli
  • None of these
Explanation: Montesquieu proposed dividing powers into branches to ensure checks and balances.
Question 6
Fascism as a theory originated in:
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • Italy
  • None of these
Explanation: Fascism began in Italy under Mussolini emphasizing authoritarian nationalism.
Question 7
"Political Science begins and ends with the state" is said by:
  • Paul Janet
  • Stephen Leacock
  • Professor J.W. Garner
  • None of these
Explanation: Garner emphasized the central role of the state in political science.
Question 8
Wealth of Nations was written by:
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Adam Smith
  • None of these
Explanation: Adam Smith’s work laid the foundation of modern economics.
Question 9
Muqaddimah was the great work of:
  • Al-Mawardi
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • None of these
Explanation: Ibn Khaldun wrote Muqaddimah introducing key sociological concepts.
Question 10
A discourse on the origin of Inequality and the Social Contract was presented by:
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • John Locke
  • Hobbes
  • None of these
Explanation: Rousseau discussed inequality and legitimacy of authority through social contract.
Question 11
Al-Mawardi was a jurist who followed the fiqh of:
  • Imam Malik
  • Imam Shafi
  • Imam Abu Hanifa
  • None of these
Explanation: Al-Mawardi followed the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence.
Question 12
Founder of utilitarian school of thought was:
  • Edmund Burke
  • Hume
  • J.S. Mill
  • Jeremy Bentham
Explanation: Bentham founded utilitarianism focusing on greatest happiness principle.
Question 13
A voluntary union of sovereign independent states is called:
  • Federation
  • Unitary State
  • Confederation
  • None of these
Explanation: Confederation is a loose union where states retain sovereignty.
Question 14
Siyasat Nama was written by:
  • Edmund Burke
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • Al-Ghazali
Explanation: Nizam-ul-Mulk wrote Siyasat Nama on governance and administration.
Question 15
Machiavelli by birth was:
  • Italian
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
Explanation: Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy.
Question 16
The concept of Surplus Value is given by:
  • Stalin
  • J.S. Mill
  • Karl Marx
  • None of these
Explanation: Marx explained surplus value as profit from workers’ unpaid labor.
Question 17
The title of Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity was given to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by:
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Allama Iqbal
  • Syed Amir Ali
  • None of these
Explanation: Sarojini Naidu gave Jinnah this title for promoting unity.
Question 18
General Will as a concept was introduced by:
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • John Locke
  • Hobbes
  • None of these
Explanation: Rousseau’s general will represents collective interest of citizens.