🏠 Home ↩ Back
Past Papers MCQs

Political Science - I

2023

MCQs

Question 1
The author of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is:
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • J.J. Rousseau
  • None of these
Explanation: John Locke wrote this work explaining human knowledge and individual rights.
Question 2
How many states' assent is required to block an amendment in the US Constitution?
  • 11
  • 13
  • 15
  • None of these
Explanation: 13 states can block an amendment since three-fourths approval is required.
Question 3
The Treaty of Westphalia was signed in:
  • 1600
  • 1640
  • 1648
  • None of these
Explanation: The treaty in 1648 established modern state sovereignty principles.
Question 4
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was founded in:
  • 1885
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • None of these
Explanation: PTI was founded in 1996 by Imran Khan as a political party.
Question 5
What is the party symbol of the Republican Party of the United States of America?
  • Elephant
  • Horse
  • Donkey
  • None of these
Explanation: The elephant represents the Republican Party in the U.S.
Question 6
When did Pakistan join the World Trade Organization?
  • 2000
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 1995
Explanation: Pakistan became a WTO member in 1995 to integrate into global trade.
Question 7
Which US amendment provides women’s suffrage rights?
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • None of these
Explanation: The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920.
Question 8
What is the population strength of Plato’s ideal state?
  • 1012
  • 1500
  • 5040
  • None of these
Explanation: Plato suggested 5040 as the ideal number for efficient governance.
Question 9
The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama was written in:
  • 1990
  • 1992
  • 2000
  • None of these
Explanation: Fukuyama published this work in 1992 on liberal democracy’s dominance.
Question 10
Muhammad Rashid Rida was born in:
  • 1789
  • 1800
  • 1865
  • None of these
Explanation: Rashid Rida, an Islamic reformer, was born in 1865 in Syria.
Question 11
The capital of Malaysia is:
  • Putrajaya
  • Miri
  • Penang
  • None of these
Explanation: Putrajaya serves as Malaysia’s administrative capital.
Question 12
Aristotle’s preferred method for reasoning was:
  • Syllogism
  • Deductive method
  • Inductive method
  • None of these
Explanation: Aristotle used syllogism as a structured logical reasoning method.
Question 13
Allama Iqbal did his PhD in 1907 from:
  • Oxford University
  • London University
  • Munich University
  • None of these
Explanation: Iqbal completed his PhD at Munich University in Germany.
Question 14
Who said "Law is the command of a determinate sovereign"?
  • John Austin
  • John Locke
  • Harold Laski
  • None of these
Explanation: John Austin defined law as commands issued by a sovereign authority.
Question 15
Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi was appointed as a professor in Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad:
  • True
  • False
  • Partially True
  • None of these
Explanation: He was a vizier and founder of the institution, not a professor.
Correction: The original answer was incorrect.
Question 16
Who wrote the book The Social Contract, which proposed that governments are based on a social contract?
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • John Locke
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • None of these
Explanation: Rousseau argued governments derive authority from the general will.
Question 17
What US incident created the judicial review?
  • Civil War
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford
  • None of these
Explanation: Marbury v. Madison (1803) established judicial review in the U.S.
Question 18
The ideas of Aristotle are more acceptable to the West due to:
  • Rule of law
  • Democracy
  • Socialism
  • None of these
Explanation: Aristotle’s ideas align with democratic participation and governance.
Question 19
Hajjat Ul Balagha was written by:
  • Ibn-e-Rushd
  • Al-Ghazali
  • Ali ibn Abi Talib
  • None of these
Explanation: Nahj al-Balagha contains sayings and letters of Ali ibn Abi Talib.