POLITICAL SCIENCE (PAPER – I)
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SYLLABUS
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Western Political Thought:
Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli,
Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke,
I Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Bentham,
Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Mao, Gramsci,
Karl Popper, Pierre Bourdieu, John
Rawls, Frances Fukuyama, Foucault,
Derrida, Kierkegaard, Jean Paul
Sartre, Rene Descartes.
Muslim Political Thought:
II Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Ibn Rushd,
Imam Ghazali, Ibn Taymiyyah,
Nizam-ul-MulkTusi,
Ibn Khaldun, Shah Waliullah, Allama
PAPER QUESTION
PART – A
Q. No. 2. Give a critical analysis of Aristotle’s
classification of Governments. (20)
Q. No. 3. Is it correct to say that Machiavelli was
2016 an apostle of Power Politics? (20)
Q. No. 5. Write short notes on any TWO of the
following: (10 each)
(a) End of History - (Frances Fukuyama)
Q. No. 2. Compare and contrast the different
political philosophies of Hobbes and Locke. How
are these philosophies implemented in present
day political systems and policy making? (20)
2017
Q. No. 3. According to Marx “the mode of
production in material life determines the
general character of social, political and spiritual
process in life”. Elucidate. (20)
Q. No. 2. Critically analyze the salient features of
Plato’s Republic. Do you think that some of its
features are valid, even today? (20)
2018 Q. No. 3. What is the concept of State of Nature
as given by Thomas Hobbes? Make its
comparison with the Social Contract as
presented by John Locke and Rousseau. (20)
Q. No. 2. Examine the view that Hegelian spirit
is nothing but evolution of human consciousness
2019
to the realization of political maturity for global
human co-existence. (20)
Q.No.03. Examine Montesquieu’s theory of
separation of powers. Why has he been called
“Aristotle” of eighteenth century? Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 04. Critically analyze the social contract
theory of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. (20)
2020 Q.No.05. Examine the view that the Hegelian
spirit is nothing but evolution of human
consciousness to the realization of political
maturity for global human co-existence. (20)
Q.No.08. Write short note on the following
(a) Marx’s theory of class struggle – (10)
Q. No. 4. Describe Al-Mawardi’s theory of
2016
Imamate. (20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the upward and downward
2017 development of state, rulers and ruled in the socio
political thought of Ibn Khaldun.
Q. No. 4. Write a detailed note on the concept of
2018
asbiah as given by Ibn-e-Khaldun. What is its
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Muhammad Iqbal, Jamaluddin significance in the progress and decline of

Afghni, Rashid Rida nations? (20)
Q. No. 5. Write a detailed essay on the principle
of Ijtihad in Islam as given by Allama Iqbal.
How it can be made possible in the modern age?
(20)
Q.No.08. Write short note on the following
2020
(b) Ibn-e-Khaldun’s concept of Asbiyah – (10)

PART – B
Q. No. 5. What is the Islamic concept of state?
Identify issues and challenges to the Islamic
2017
concept of state in the modern times. (20)

Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the

State System: 2018 following: (10 each)
(c) Significance of religious harmony in a state
III The nature and emergence of Q. No. 8. How far is it true to say that the origin
modern nation-state system, Islamic of the state lies in force? Discuss critically the
concept of state and Theory of Force regarding the origin of state.(20)
Ummah. Q. No. 5. Globalization restrict the autonomy of
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the state, generates domestic social conflicts,
and inequalities. Discuss the interactions
between globalization and domestic politics.(20)

Q. No. 3. The growing judicial activism in

Political Concept (Western and
Islamic):
IV
Sovereignty, Justice, Law, Liberty,
Freedom, Equality, Rights and
Duties, Human Rights, Political
Authority and Power.
Pakistan is clearly at the expanse of
2019 parliamentary sovereignty and supremacy.
Critically analyze the statement. (20)
Q.No.2. Why monistic or absolute concept of
2020 sovereignty has been abandoned? analyze legal
concept of sovereignty.(20)

Comparative Politics:
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (10
each)
Political Socialization, Political
(a) Civil society
V Culture, Political Development, 2016
Q. No. 5. Write short notes on any TWO of the
Political Recruitment, Social
following: (10 each)
Change, Civil Society, Violence and
(c) Women Empowerment – (V)
Terrorism in Politics, Gender and
Politics, Women Empowerment.

Political Participation:
Political Change and Revolution, Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (10
VI Elections, Electoral System, Public 2016 each)
Opinion, Propaganda, Political (b) Public opinion
Parties, Pressure Groups and
Lobbies.
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Q. No. 6. What is significance of Local

Government System in a country? Discuss the
reasons of repeated failures of the efforts in
Pakistan to establish a stable local government.
(20)
Q. No. 7. What is the significance of independent
Political Institutions and Role of
judiciary in a democratic republic? Do you think
Government:
that without an independent judiciary a system of
VII 2018
checks and balances can be
Legislature, Executive, Judiciary,
established in the government? Explain with
Political Elites, Civil and Military
appropriate examples. (20)
Bureaucracy.
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the
following: (10 each)
(a) Role of middle class in strengthening the
democracy.

Q. No. 6. “Democratic Political System cannot

function successfully without organized Political
Parties.” Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 7. Explain, ‘Confederation’. How it is
2016
different from Federation? (20)
Q. No. 5. Write short notes on any TWO of the
following: (10 each)
(b) Totalitarianism
Q. No. 6. What characteristic of society leads to
Forms of Government:
2017 adoption of federal form of government? How it
can function successfully? (20)
Monarchy, Democratic,
VIII Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the
Dictatorship,
following: (10 each)
Totalitarian/Authoritarian, Unitary, 2018
Federal, Confederation, (b) Violation of parliamentary values and
Presidential and Parliamentary. traditions in Pakistan
Q. No. 6. How far 18th amendments will
2019 transform the existing federal system in
Pakistan? (20)

Q.No.07. Bring out clearly the difference

2020 between unitary and federal forms of
government. (20)

Q. No. 8. What is Fascism and why is it

2017 considered to be the child of first half of 20th
century events to place in Europe? (20)
Political Ideologies:
Q. No. 7. Fascism generally flourishes in
countries with strong nationalism and weak
IX Capitalism, Marxism, Communism,
democracies. Discuss the enabling conditions for
Socialism, Totalitarism, Fascims,
2019 fascism with reference to Germany and Italy. (20)
Nationalism, Islamic Political
Q. No. 4. Explain the concept of Nationality and
Ideology.
distinguish between Nationality and Citizenship.
(20)
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2020 Q.No.06. Critically examine the basic principles

of Fascism. (20)

Q. No. 7. Compare and contrast the differing

Local Self Government:
Theory and practice of Local Self-
X
Government with special reference to
Pakistan, Comparative analyses of
systems of local governance, Public
Administration and Public Policy.
2017 roles played by political parties and interest
groups in making public policy? (20)
Q. No. 6. What is significance of Local
Government System in a country? Discuss the
2018 reasons of repeated failures of the efforts in
Pakistan to establish a stable local government.
(20)

ANALYSIS CHART
PART – A PART – B
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
2016 2,3,5 4 8,5 8 6,7,5
2017 2,3 4 5 6 8 7
2018 2,3 4,5 8 6,7,8 8 6
2019 2 - 5,8 3 6 7,4
2020 3,4,5,8 8 2 7 6
2021 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 7th 8th 6th 1st 2nd 5th

NOTE: Important groups are ranked below from 1 – 2 in Part A and 1 – 8 in part B.
The most important is ranked as one and going down the least is at 8th position. It is
suggested that prepare first 4 to 5 important groups.
According to analysis Part A (I & II) is very important & from Part B (VIII, IX & III) is
very important.