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2. Lecturer Political Science Sample MCQs Past Paper

3. (26) Filibustering is a device practiced in :

(A) British Parliament
(B) French Parliament
(C) American Congress
(D) None of these

4. (27) Kangroo Closure is a procedure followed by the Law-making body of:

(A) Britain
(B) USSR
(C) America
(D) None of these

5. (28) System of “Administrative Law” is provided in the constitution of:

(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) None of these

6. (29) State of France is:

(A) Unitary
(B) Federation
(C) Confederation
(D) None of these

7. (30) Tenure of French Senate is

(A) 5 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 9 years
(D) None of these

8. (31) The constitution of India was promulgated on:

(A) 26th November, 1949
(B) 21st February, 1948
(C) 26th January, 1950
(D) None of these

9. (32) Official name of China which emerged on world map on 1st October, 1949 is:
(A) Nationalist Republic of China
(B) People’s Republic of China
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(C) Communist Republic of China

(D) None of these

10. (33) The President of China is elected by:

(A) The National Peoples Congress
(B) Citizens of China
(C) The state council
(D) None of these

11. (34) Majlis-e-shura in Iran consists of:

(A) 270 members
(B) 250 members
(C) 200 members
(D) None of these

12. (35) Turkey was declared Republic on:

(A) 1st November, 1922
(B) 29th October, 1923
(C) 3rd March, 1924
(D) None of these

13. (36) Upper House of Indian Parliament is commonly known as:

(A) Lok sabha
(B) Rajya sabha
(C) Vidhan Parishad
(D) None of these

14. (37) How many Indian’s were members of Simon Commission:

(A) Two
(B) Four
(C) Seven
(D) None of these

15. (38) Lahore resolution of 23rd March 1940 was moved by:
(A) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
(B) Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq
(C) Chaudhry Khaliq-uz-zaman

16. (39) Stanley Wolpert is the author of:

(A) Jinnah of Pakistan
(B) Emergence of Pakistan
(C) India Wins Freedom
(D) None of these

17. (40) Number of lists of subjects for law making in 1973 constitution is:
(A) Three
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(B) Two
(C) One
(D) None of these

18. (41) The turning point in the life of Plato came in the year 339 BC when he was of:

19. 24 years
(b) 26 years
(c) 28 years
(d) None of these

20. (42) ” The cause of sedition is always to be found in inequality” is said by:

21. Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Machiavelli
(d) None of these

22. (43) According to Aristotle the end of state is:

23. Logical
(b) Legal
(c) Ethical
(d) None of these

24. (44) Allam Iqbal characterized as ” the sharp agent of devil” to a political philosopher namely:

25. Chanki Kutalia

(b) Machiavelli
(c) Karl Marx
(d) None of these

26. (45) Al-Mawardi was a jurist who followed the fiqah of:

27. Imam Malik

(b) Imam Shafi
(c) Imam Abu Hanifa
(d) None of these

28. (46) The concept of sovereignty was introduced for the first time into politics by:

29. Hugo Grotious

(b) Jean Bodin
(c) Thomas Hobbes
(d) None of these

30. (47) Khawaja Abu Ali Hasan bin Ali bin Ishaq is widely known in the history of Islamic political
thoughts:

31. Al-Farabi
(b) Al-Ghazali
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(c) Al-Mawardi
(d) None of these

32. (48) The Fascism of Plato got birth in 4th century BC, whereas the modern Fascism is the
product of:

33. 18th Century

(b) 19th Century
(c) 20th Century
(d) None of these

34. (49)” Ilmul-Iqtasad” is written by:

35. Ibn-Khuldun
(b) Allama Iqbal
(c) Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
(d) None of these

36. (50) ” A summary of Plato’s Laws” was written by:

37. Al-Farabi
(b) Al-Ghazalli
(c) Al-Mawardi
(d) None of these

38. The doctrine which is a curious blend of German Idealism, English economics and French
revolutionary and social thoughts is known as:

(a) Socialism

(b) Communism

(c) Fascism

39. (xii) J.S. Mill wrote a famous book " On Liberty" in the year:

(a) 1759

(b) 1859

(c) 1895

(d) None of them

40. (xiii) Allam Iqbal did his M.A. in Philosophy from Government College Lahore in the year:
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(a) 1890

(b) 1895

(c) 1899

(d) None of these

41. (xiv) "Re-construction of Religious Thought in Islam" was written by:

(a) Resenthal

(b) Al-Mawardi

(c) Ibn-Khaldun

(d) None of these

42. (xv) Machiavelli wrote " The Discourses of the first ten books on Titus Livius" in the year:

(a) 1735

(b) 1745

(c) 1755

(d) None of these

43. (xvi) Montesquieu restricts forms of Government upto:

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) None of these

44. (xvii) Rousseau was born on 28 June 1712 at:

(a) New York

(b) Washington D.C.

(c) Geneva

(d) None of these

45. (xviii) " Man when seperated from Law and Justice is the worst of all animals" is the saying of:
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(a) Plato

(b) Aristotle

(c) Machiavelli

(d) None of these

46. (xix) The great but ungrateful pupil of his master who was born in 384 BC was:

(a) Plato

(b) Aristotle

(c) Socrates

(d) None of these

47. (xx) " An essay concerning Human Understanding" was published in 1690, is the most important
work of:

(a) J.S. Mill

(b) Bentham

(c) Thomas Hobbes

(d) None of these

(i) Any British national is eligible to become a member of House of Commons if he has attained the
age of:

(a) 18 years

(b) 21 years

(c) 25 years

(d) None of these

48. (ii) Lenin was elected as President on:

(a) 24 October 1917

(b) 25 October 1917

(c) 21 November 1918

(d) None of these

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49. (iii) Approval of any draft at House of Lords requires minimum presence of:

(a) 20 members

(b) 30 members

(c) 40 members

(d) None of these

50. (iv) As per 1st Communist constitution of Russia, the Presidium consists of:

(a) 29 members

(b) 33 members

(c) 39 members

(d) None of these

51. (v) In the ancient times England remained under Roman rule for about:

52. 350 years

53. 400 years

54. 450 years

55. None of these

56. (vi) American autonomy was admitted by the British empire in the year:

57. 1776

58. 1783

59. 1786

60. None of these

61. (vii) George Washington was appointed 1st President of U.S.A. on:

(a) 6 April 1789

(b) 4 March 1789

(c) 20 January 1789

(d) None of these

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62. (viii) For 50 years during 1533-1583 Russia was ruled by:

(a) Alexander the great

(b) Ivan IV

(c) Ivan III

(d) None of these

63. (ix) Tenure of French senate is:

(a) 5 years

(b) 6 years

(c) 9 years

(d) None of thes

64. (x) Out of total population of Turkey, muslims are:

(a) 96%

(b) 97%

(c) 98%

(d) None of thes

65. (xi) Referendum was conducted for approval of 1982 constitution of Turkey on:

(a) 7 November 1982

(b) 17 November 1982

(c) 27 November 1981

(d) None of these

66. (xii) The 1st French Republic was proclaimed on:

(a) 8 August 1788

(b) 23 June 1789

(c) 10 August 1792

(d) None of these

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67. (xiii) Last emperor of China ruled the country till the year:

(a) 1810

(b) 1912

(c) 1942

(d) None of these

68. (xiv) Upto 83% Chinese farmers came under combined cultivation scheme in the year:

(a) 1868

(b) 1946

(c) 1950

(d) None of these

69. (xv) On return from France Allama Ayatullah Khumeini was very well received by the people of
Iran on:

(a) 1 January 1979

(b) 21 January 1979

(c) 31 January 1979

(d) None of these

70. (xvi) Dr. Mussadiq, the then Prime Minister dethroned the Iranian King for implementation of
democracy in the year:

(a) 1953

(b) 1954

(c) 1954

(d) None of these

71. (xvii)Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament, consists of:
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(a) 1300 members

(b) 1400 members

(c) 1500 members

(d) None of these

72. (xviii) Minimum age to become a member of Rajya Sabha in India is:

(a) 25 years

(b) 30 years

(c) 35 years

(d) None of these

73. (xix) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent last days of his life at:

(a) Ziarat

(b) Quetta

(c) Karachi

(d) None of these

74. (xx) Objectives Resolution was made a part of preamble of Pakistan Constitution of:

(a) 1956

(b) 1962

(c) 1973

(d) None of these

The oldest Constitution in the world is:

(a) Britain
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Britain
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2. The British Constitution is based on:

(a) Written Character
(b) Convention  – ridden
(c) Federal Character
(d) None of these

View Answer

(b) Convention  – ridden

3. Britain has _____ party system:

(a) Two Party System
(b) One Party System
(c) Multiparty System
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Two Party System

4. The British constitution is based on: 

(a) Checks and balances
(b) Judicial Review
(c) Gap between the Theory and Practice
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Gap between the Theory and Practice

5. The Term house of Common is:

(a) 4 Years
(b) 6 Years
(c) 5 Years
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) 5 Years

6. Statutes are the laws made by the:

(a) Parliament
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(b) Queen
(c) House of Lords
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) Parliament 

7. Magna Carta was signed by:

(a) King Macbeth
(b) King John
(c) King Charles
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) King John

8. Magna Carta was signed by King John in:

(a) 1628
(b) 1215
(c) 1010
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) 1215  

9. The British Prime Minister Belongs to:

(a) House of Lords
(b) House of Commons
(c) House of representatives
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) House of Commons

10. The first Prime Minister of Britain was:

(a) Walpole
(b) Mac Millan
(c) Churchil
(d) None of these
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View Answer

 (a) Walpole

The reforms Acts of 1832, 1867, 1884 are related to:

(a) Powers of Lords
(b) Powers of King
(c) Franchise
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Franchise

12. Queen must be a faithful:

(a) Catholic
(b) Protestant
(c) Buddhist
(d) None of these

View Answer

(b) Protestant

13. The Queen appoints judges on the advice of the Prime Minister or:
(a) The Lord Chancellor
(b) Speaker
(c) Home Secretary
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) The Lord Chancellor

14. The husband of Queen is called to be:

(a) The King
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The duke of Edinburgh
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) The duke of Edinburgh

 
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15. The expenditure on British Monarchy is:

(a) 1% of total British Budget
(b) 2% of total British Budget
(c) 3% of total British Budget
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) 1% of total British Budget

(b) 16. The tenure of the first Prime Minister was:

(a) 1751 to 1762
(b) 1721 to 1742
(c) 1800 to 1817
(d) None of these

(c) View Answer

(d) (b) 1721 to 1742 

(e)  

(f) 17. The Prime Minister is appointed by:

(a) The House of Lords
(b) House of Commons
(c) The Queen
(d) None of these

(g) View Answer

(h) (b) House of Commons 

(i)  

(j) 18. The Leader of the Cabinet of Britain is:

(a) King
(b) Queen
(c) Prime Minister
(d) None of these

(k) View Answer

(l)  (c) Prime Minister

(m)  

(n) 19. The Supreme Control over foreign policy is exercised by:

(a) House of Lords
(b) The Queen
(c) Prime  minister
(d) None of these
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(o) View Answer

(p)  (c) Prime Minister  

(q)  

(r) 20. The Prime Minister of  UK is elected for _____ years:
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) None of these

(s) View Answer

(t)  (b) 5

(u) 21. In 1979 Wilson was removed by:

(a) Mrs. Thatcher
(b) Sir Alec Douglas – Home
(c) Mr. Winston Churchil
(d) None of these

(v) View Answer

(w)  (a) Mrs. Thatcher

(x)  

(y) 22. Tenure of Mrs. Thatcher was:

(a) 1963 – 1980
(b) 1988- 1994
(c) 1979 – 1989
(d) None of these

(z) View Answer

c) 1979 – 1989 

23. In UK the head of the Civil Service is:

(a) Prime Minister
(b) The Queen
(c) The King
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Prime Minister

 
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24. Mrs. Thatcher ruled the country for ____ years:

(a) 11 Years
(b) 9 Years
(c) 10  Years
(d) None of these

(aa)View Answer

 (c) 10  Years

(bb) 25. Mrs. Thatcher was removed byby:

(a) Mr. Wilson
(b) Sir Alec
(c) Mr. John Major
(d) None of these

(cc) View Answer

 (c) Mr. John Major

(dd) 26. Who was the First Labour party Leader became the Prime Minister of UK?
(a) Tony Blair
(b) John Major
(c) Winston Churchil
(d) None of these

(ee)View Answer

(a) Tony Blair

(ff) 27. The Residential Palace of the UK Prime Minister is at:

(a) Red Fort
(b) London Palace
(c) 10-Downing Street
(d) None of these

(gg)View Answer

 (c) 10-Downing Street

(hh) 28. Tony Blair became Prime Minister for the Second term on:
(a) June, 2001
(b) Jan, 2000
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(c) Dec, 2001

(d) None of these

(ii) View Answer

(a) June, 2001

(jj)  

(kk) 29. In UK Constitution the real executive authority is:

(a) The Cabinet
(b) The Queen
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) None of these

(ll) View Answer

 (a) The Cabinet

(mm)  

(nn) 30. The Cabinet consists of Prime Minister and ______ Ministers:
(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 23
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) 21

The Majority of the Cabinet Ministers are always from:

(a) The Parliment
(b) House of LORDS
(c) House of Commons
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) House of Commons

32. The UK Ministry consists of ______ Ministers:

(a) 80 Ministers
(b) 65 Ministers
(c) 90 Ministers
(d) None of these

View Answer
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(a) 80 Ministers 

33. The key-man in the cabinet is:

(a) The Queen
(b) Speaker
(c) Prime Minister
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Prime Minister  

34. Ministerial Responsibility is of ____ types:

(a) Uni – type
(b) Two Type
(c) Three Type
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Two Type

35. The crown Act, 1937 relates to:

(a) Power of CABINET
(b) The Salaries of the Cabinet
(c) Power of the Queen
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) The Salaries of the Cabinet

36. The driving and the steering force in the UK System of government is:
(a) The Cabinet
(b) The Queen
(c) Prime Minister
(d) None of these

View Answer

  (a) The Cabinet

 
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37. The Cabinet System began to develop during the reign of:
(a) William III
(b) George I
(c) Charles II
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Charles II

38. The Budget of UK is prepared by:

(a) The House of Commons
(b) House of Lords
(c) Cabinet
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Cabinet

39. The Members of Privy Council are:

(a) 330
(b) 600
(c) 550
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) 600

40. The title of the privy council is:

(a) King
(b) Fountain of Honor
(c) Right of Honourable
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Right of Honourable

The term Privy Council was first used in the reign of:
(a) Henry V
(b) George I
(c) Charles I
(d) None of these
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View Answer

  (a) Henry V 

42. The Judicial Committe of the Privy Council derives from the principle of:
(a) Acts of Parliament
(b) English common Law
(c) Judicial Decisions
(d) None of these

View Answer

(b) English common Law 

43. The Cabinet evolved out of:

(a) House of Lords
(b) House of Commons
(c) Privy Council
(d) None of these

View Answer

(c) Privy Council 

44. Sovereignty of the Parliament means:

(a) Sovereignty of the House of Commons
(b) Sovereignty of the House of Lords
(c) Sovereignty of the Cabinet
(d) None of these

View Answer

  (a) Sovereignty of the House of Commons 

45. Mother of all Parliament is called to be:

(a) US Parliamnet
(b) France Parliament
(c) UK Parliament
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) UK Parliament
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46. The UK courts must accepts the law passed by:

(a) The Cabinet
(b) The Judicary
(c) The Parliament
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) The Parliament

47. UK Parliament is the:

(a) Bi-cameral
(b) Tri-cameral
(c) Uni-cameral
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Bi-cameral

48. The House of Lords consists of Lords of Temporal and:

(a) Lords Privy
(b) Lords Magnificient
(c)  Lords Spiritual
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c)  Lords Spiritual

49. Lords Spiritual consists of:

(a) Five Archbishops
(b) Two Archbishops
(c) Three Archbishops
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Two Archbishops

50. Lords of Appeal are _____ in numbers:

(a) Five
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(b) Ten
(c) Fifteen
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Fifteen

51. The House of Lords sits in the _____ chamber:

(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Second

52. The Presiding Officer of the house of Lords in:

(a) The Speaker
(b) The Queen
(c) The Lord
(d) None of these

View Answer

(c) The Lord

53. The UK Parliament Act of 1911 as amended in Legislation:

(a) The Queen
(b) The Parliament
(c) The Lord Chancellor
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) The Lord Chancellor

54. The UK Parliament Act of 1911 as amended in Legislation:

(a) Equaled the two houses
(b) Established the superiority of House of the Commons
(c) Pitted the two houses against each other
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Established the superiority of House of the Commons

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55. According to the Parliament Act 1949, the house of Lords can delay a Non-Money Bill for _____
Years:
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) One  

56. The highest court of the appeal in the UK is:

(a) The Cabinet
(b) The Privy Council
(c) The house of Lords
(d) None of these

View Answer

  (c) The house of Lords 

57. The House of Lords at present consists of more than _____ members:
(a) 300
(b) 700
(c) 900
(d) None of these

View Answer

(b) 700 

58. The Lord Chancellor is the only Cabinet Minister whose salary is same as that of:
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Speaker
(c) The Queen
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) The Prime Minister

 
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59. Lord Chancellor is the member of the cabinet and also the head of :
(a) The Parliament
(b) The Judiciary
(c) The Administration
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) The Judiciary

60. The House of Commons members consist of:

(a) 650 Members
(b) 450 Members
(c) 558 Members
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) 650 Members 

61. According to the Act of 1911, the duration of Parliament was reduced from ____ to _____ years:
(a) 7 to 5
(b) 8 to 5
(c) 8 to 4
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) 7 to 5

62. _____ Parliament Act made the House of Commons much stronger than the House of Lords:
(a) 1911
(b) 1914
(c) 1935
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) 1911 

63. A member of House of Commons must be at least _____ year of age: 

(a) 18 Years
(b) 21 Years
(c) 25 Years
(d) None of these
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View Answer

 (b) 21 Years

64. The Kinds of Law in the UK is:

(a) TWO
(b) Six
(c) Four
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Four

65. There are _____ Types of Courts in UK:

(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Two

66. How many Political Parties in UK?

(a) 10 Parties
(b) 12 Parties
(c) 8 Parties
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) 12 Parties

67. What are the two Main Parties in the UK?

(a) Labour Party, Conservative party
(b) Green Party, Labor party
(c) Conservative, Liberal Demcrats
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) Labour Party, Conservative party 

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68. The Labour Party was founded in:

(a) 1600
(b) 1800
(c) 1900
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) 1900

69. The Conservative Party was founded in:

(a) 1800
(b) 1834
(c) 1840
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) 1834

70. The Founder of the Labour Party was:

(a) Robert Peel
(b) Keir hardie
(c) Shirleys Williams
(d) None of these

View Answer

  (b) Keir hardie 

The Founder of the Conservative Party was:

(a) Robert Peel
(b) Keir hardie
(c) Shirleys Williams
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Robert Peel

72. The Founder of the Liberal Democrats Party was:

(a) Robert Peel
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(b) Keir hardie

(c) Shirleys Williams
(d) None of these

View Answer

(c) Shirleys Williams 

73. The King or Queen in UK is the Symbol of:

(a) Democracy
(b) Feudalism
(c) Imperial Unity
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Democracy

74. The King or Queen of UK must:

(a) Accept the Decision of the Cabinet
(b) Not Accept the Decision of the Cabinet
(c)  Both a and b
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) Accept the Decision of the Cabinet

75. The King in UK is:

(a) Interpreter of the constitution
(b) Reformer of the Constitution
(c) Guardian of the Constitution
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Guardian of the Constitution

76. The King or Queen has the powers:

(a) To abolish the ministry
(b) To reshuffle the ministry
(c) To establish the ministry
(d) None of these
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View Answer

 (a) To abolish the ministry 

77. The King in the UK is consulted in all important matters of:

(a) Parliament
(b) Queen
(c) By Ministry in Power
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) By Ministry in Power

78. The king or Queen of UK is the:

(a) Head of the church of England
(b) Custodian of the church of England
(c) Patron in Chief of the church of England
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Head of the church of England

79. The nature of English constitution is:

(a) Evolutionary
(b) Parliamentary
(c) Revolutionary
(d) None of these

View Answer

(a) Evolutionary 

80. In UK the executive is responsible to the:

(a) Judiciary
(b) to the Legislature
(c) Prime Minister
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) to the Legislature

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The King of UK  can:

(a) Nominate the Ministers
(b) Not nominate the Ministers
(c) Suspends the ministers
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Not nominate the Ministers

82. The whole of cabinet system in English is based on:

(a) Conventions
(b) On majority principles
(c) People confidence
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) Conventions

83. Judicial decisions are a part of:

(a) Convention
(b) American Constitution
(c) British constitution
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) British constitution

84. The Prime Minister has _____ in the selection of minister:

(a) A free hand
(b) To consult king or Queen
(c) has to consult parliament
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) A free hand

85. The Prime Minister of UK is the leader of:

(a) His own party
(b) house of Lords
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(c) House of Commons

(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) House of Commons

86. The Prime Minister has:

(a) A great say in the making of foreign policy
(b) An advisory status in the making of foreign policy
(c) No say in the making of foreign policy
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (a) A great say in the making of foreign policy

87. The House of Lords is:

(a) Elective
(b) Selective
(c) Hereditary
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Hereditary

88. Rule of law is the limitation of:

(a) House of commons
(b) House of lords
(c) Parliament
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (c) Parliament

89. Resolutions of either house of Parliament:

(a) Has force of law
(b) Do not have force of law
(c) Have the sanction behind the rule of law
(d) None of these

View Answer
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 (b) Do not have force of law

90. The authority of the Parliament is _____ by the will of voter:

(a) Affected
(b) Not Affected
(c) Limited by
(d) None of these

View Answer

 (b) Not Affected

The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by:

(a) Montesquieu (b) Machiavelli (c) Bentham (d) None of these

(b) Answer: (a) Explanation:

(c) The name most associated with the doctrine of the separation of powers is that of Charles Louis de
Secondat, Baron Montesquieu. His influence upon later thought and upon the development of
institutions far outstrips, in this connection, that of any of the earlier writers we have considered.
Montesquieu by birth belonged to: (CSS-2007) (a) Germany (b) England (c) France (d) None of these
Answer: (c) Explanation:

(d) Montesquieu was born at the Château de la Brède in the southwest of France, 25 kilometers (16
mi) south of Bordeaux Eighteen Century Rationalism, Montesquieu was born in the year 1689 in
the house of an eminent French lawyer. He died in: (CSS-2005) (a) 1735 (b) 1745 (c) 1755 (d) None
of these Answer: (c)

(e) In his realistic theory of International politics Morgenthau’s autonomy of political sphere denotes
(a) Autonomy of the State in international sphere (b) Autonomy of the decision-makers vis-a vis-the
legislature (c) Autonomy of the political action in complete disregard to other standards of thought
(d) Autonomy of the policy-makers vis-a vis other agencies or organs of the government

Answer: (c)

The Spirit of Laws was written by:

(CSS-2000) (a) John Locke (b) J.S. Mill (c) Hume (d) Edmund Burk (e) Montesquieu Answer: (e)

The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by: (a) Montesquieu (b) Machiavelli (c) Bentham (d)
None of these Answer: (a) Montesquieu restricts forms of Government upto: (CSS-2009) (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
(d) None of these
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Answer: (a)

4 Answer: (d) Explanation: The Spirit of the Laws (French: De l’esprit des lois, originally spelled De l’esprit
des loix; is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat, Baron de
Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of Claudine Guérin de Tencin. Originally published anonymously
partly because Montesquieu’s works were subject to censorship, its influence outside France was aided
by its rapid translation into other languages.

Thomas Hobbes MCQs Who among the following is not a proponent of the theory of natural rights? (a)
Thomas Hobbes (b) John Locke (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) Jeremy Bentham Answer: (d)

“Only the will of the sovereign can be the source of law”. Who said it? (CSS-2001) (a) John Hobbes (b)
John Austin (c) Groutious (d) None of these Answer: (d) Explanation: There is no person like ‘John
Hobbes’. It’s Thomas Hobbes. Associations are not persona ficta but real persons existing prior to the
State. This view was propounded by: (a) Hobbes (b) Hegel (c) Duguit (d) Gierke Answer: (d)

Leviathan was written by: (CSS-2000/2001/2011) (a) Hegel (b) James Mill c)hobbes

(f) J.S. Mill (e) None of these. Answer: (c) Explanation: Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a
Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil—commonly referred to as Leviathan—is a book written by
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651

(g) Hobbesian social contract is based on: (CSS-2000) (a) Desire for peace (b) Selfishness (c) Fear (d)
Completion (e) None of these. Answer: (a) Explanation: Hobbes presents his social contract theory
in a series of works, the most famous of which is The Leviathan (1651) The state of nature that
Hobbes describes is so disturbing that it gives us strong motivation to want to rise above that
condition if possible. None of us wants to die violently; we all want decent living conditions; we
also carry hopes that we can improve our living conditions through work. But we cannot fulfill any
of these desires until we achieve peace, and Hobbes next describes what we need to do to secure
such peace.

(h) Which of the thinkers is a social contractualist? (CSS-2007) (a) Lenin (b) Marx (c) Hobbes (d) None
of these Answer: (c) The father had planned a legal for his son but the son had no inclination
towards that. Who was the son? (CSS-2002) (a) Aristotle (b) Machiavelli (c) John Locke (d) None of
these Answer: (d)

(i) The Hobbesian contract was? (a) Between the people and Leviathan ) Between the society and
Leviathan (c) Among men living in the state of nature (d) Between leaders and Leviathan Answer:
(c)

(j) Which of the following is rejected by Hobbes as the foundation of the State? (a) The view that
might is right (b) Individualism (c) Rational self-preservation as the ground for social contract (d)
Concept of authorization Answer: (a)
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(k) “The principle of the greatest good of the greatest number was made a hook to be put into nostrils
of the Leviathan so that it could be tamed and harnessed to the chariot of utility.” This observation
refers to the political theory of: (a) Hobbes (b) Hume (c) Sidgwick (d) Bentham Answer: (a)

Machiavelli by birth was: (CSS-2005/2008)

(a) French
(b) German
(c) Spanish
(d) Italian
Answer: (d)
Explanation: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian He was born at Florence in 1469

Modern Political thought begins with

(a) Machiavelli
(b) Montesquieu
(c) Mill
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Machiavelli lays claim to the mantle of the founder of “modern” political science, in
contrast with Aristotle’s classical norm-laden vision of a political science of virtue.

Separation of Ethics and Politics was the principle notion in the philosophy of: (CSS-2007)
(a) Lenin
(b) Plato
(c) Machiavelli
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Although Machiavelli thinks of ethics as essential for the life of the individual and
indispensable for the continuity of society and social life, he regards attachment to it as dangerous for
the prince and he cautions him (the prince or monarch) against the danger of piety

Modern Political thought begins with: (CSS-2007)

(a) Machiavelli
(b) Montesquieu
(c) Mill
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

When did Machiavelli die? (CSS-2008)

(a) 1469 AD
(b) 1527 AD
(c) 1523 AD
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(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

Machiavelli wrote ” Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy” in the year: (CSS-2009)
(a) 1735
(b) 1745
(c) 1755
(d) None of these

Answer: (d)
Explanation: He starts writing Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy (Italian: Discorsi sopra la
prima deca di Tito Livio), a commentary on the first ten books of Livy’s History of Rome in 1513 The
Discourses were published posthumously with papal privilege in 1531.

The Art of War is written by: (CSS-2011)

(a) Mao
(b) Machiavelli
(c) Lenin
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The Art of War (Italian: Dell’arte della guerra) is a treatise by the Italian Renaissance
political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli. Written between 1519 and 1520 and published
the following year, it was Machiavelli’s only historical or political work printed during his lifetime,
though he was appointed official historian of Florence in 1520 and entrusted with minor civil duties.

Machiavelli’s Art of War echoes many themes, issues, ideas and proposals from his earlier, more
widely read works,
(a) The Prince
(b) The Discourses.
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

With his brother Totto, Niccolò begins the school of Paolo da Ronciglione in
(a) 1480 (b) 1481
(c) 1487 (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

According to John Locke the worst form of Government is:

a) Monarchy (b) Aristocracy (c) Democracy (d) None of these

Answer: (c)
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b) Which one of the following political thinkers was the first exponent of the liberal theory of
States? (a) John Locke (b) T.H. Green (c) Jean Jacques Rousseau (d) Hobbes

Answer: (a)

Which one of the following political thinkers was the first exponent of the liberal theory of States? (a)
John Locke (b) T.H. Green (c) Jean Jacques Rousseau (d) Hobbes

Answer: (a) Check Also:

“An essay concerning Human Understanding” is written by: (CSS-2002) (a) Thomas Hobbes (b) John
Locke (c) J. J. Rousseau (d) None of these

Answer: (b)

Which of the political philosophers was more admitted by the American Founding Fathers, and his
thoughts on the importance of private property were reflected in the drafting and historical
development of the American Constitution.

a) John Locke (b) Thomas Hobbes (c) Rousseau (d) None of these

Answer: (a)

The concept of ‘legal sovereignty’ was for the first time given by: (CSS-2008)

(a) Hobbes (b) Locke (c) Bentham (d) None of these

Answer: (b)

The view that property is a natural right of man was propounded by:

(a) Aristotle (b) St. Augustine (c) Locke (d) Hegel

Answer: (c)

(Machiavelli) Locke laid down that state is: (a) An end in itself (b) Means to an end

Unavoidable evil (d) Legal necessity (e) None of these.

Answer: (c)

The term “tabula rasa” is most clearly associated with (a) Edward Titchener. (b) John Locke. (c) René
Descartes. (d) B. F. Skinner.

Answer: (b)

The natural rights of the people according to Locke are:

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(a) Right to life, liberty and property (b) Right to self-preservation and right to property (c)
Right to life and equality and right to property (d) None of these.

Answer: (a)

The notion that the mind is a blank slate is most clearly associated with a) Edward Titchener. b) B. F.
Skinner. c) René Descartes. d) John Locke

. Answer: (d)

“Two treatise on civil Government” was written by: (CSS-2008) (a) Thomas Hobbes (b) Montesquieu (c)
John Locke (d) None of these

Answer: (c)

“An essay concerning Human Understanding” was published in 1690, is the most important work of:
(CSS-2009) (a) J.S. Mill (b) Bentham (c) Thomas Hobbes (d) John Lock

Answer: (d)

Thomas Hobbes called the agreement by which people create a government the ___________ (a). salon
(b) Enlightenment (c) checks and balances (d) social contract Answer: (d)

He believed that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank slate. (a) Locke (b) Voltaire (c)
Montesquieu (d) Frederick the Great

Answer: (a)

Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the political philosophy of John Locke? (a) State of
nature – Civil society- Natural rights – Contract (b) Natural rights – contract- State of nature – civil
society (c) State of nature – Contract – Civil society – Natural rights (d) Natural rights – State of nature –
contract- Civil society

Answer: (d)

Most Important MCQs about “PLATO” | CSS Political Science MCQs The entitlement theory of property
has been propounded by: (a) John Locke (b) John Rawls (c) Hayek (d) Nozick Answer: (a)
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Proposal for Joint Defense between Pakistan and India was made by:
(a) Nehru
(b) Chou-En-Lie
(c) Ayub Khan
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Explanation: In 1962, a territorial differences increased between India and People’s Republic of China,
the Beijing was planning to stage an invasion in northern territories of India. Zhou Enlai, Chinese Premier
and Mao Zedong invited Pakistan to join the raid and extricate the rest of Indian-held Kashmir from
Indian control Bhutto advocated for the plan , but President Ayub Khan oppose to plan he was feared of
retreat by Indian troops Instead Ayub Khan proposed a “joint defense union” with India, Bhutto was
shocked by such statement and felt Ayub Khan was unlettered in international affairs

Pakistan is the sixth-largest nation in the world by way of

(a) Area
(b) Population
(c) Military Strength
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Pakistan’s foreign policy ought to be determined primarily by

(a) Regional interests
(b) National interests
(c) Economic interests
(d) Both b & c
Answer: (d)

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the most ambitious and potentially game changing
example of
(a) Pak-China friendship
(b) Regional economic cooperation
(c) Regional cooperation
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

In 1955, Pakistan joined the CENTO and the SEATO alliances in

(a) 1956
(b) 1958
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(c) 1962
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

When was Pakistan became a Major non-NATO ally of the United States
(a) 2001
(b) 2010
(c) 2004
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Explanation: “Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 … I hereby designate the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United
States,” Bush said on June 16, 2004
Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to close allies who
have strategic working relationships with U.S. Armed Forces but are not members of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO). While the MNNA status does not automatically include a mutual defense
pact with the United States, it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise
are not obtainable by non-NATO countries.

RCD became defunct after the Iranian Revolution, and a Pakistani-Turkish initiative led to the
founding of the
(a) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
(b) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(c) Middle East economic integration
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Pakistan is the leading member of the

(a) Coffeehouse
(b) Coffee Club
(c) Clubhouse
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Explanation: Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is a movement, nicknamed the Coffee Club that developed in
the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security
Council. Under the leadership of Italy, it aims to counter the bids for permanent seats proposed by G4
nations (Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan) and is calling for a consensus before any decision is reached
on the form and size of the Security Council.

30% of Omani’s are of

(a) Kashmiri origin
(b) Punjabi origin
(c) Baluchi origin
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
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Pakistan was one of the first countries to open its Embassy in

(a) Baku
(b) Tirana
(c) Bamako
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Pakistani pilots assisted the Syrian air force during the

(a) Six-Day War 1967
(b) Yom Kippur War of 1973
(c) Lebanese Civil War 1976–1990
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Pakistan was the first country to accord formal recognition to

(a) Bosnia and Herzegovina
(b) East Timor (Timor-Leste)
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Pakistan established full diplomatic relations with Bangladesh on

(a) January 18, 1972
(b) January 18, 1973
(c) January 18, 1976
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were established on
(a) 21 May 1951
(b) 12 April 1949
(c) 23 March 1950
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Pakistan supported Tunisia on the issue of its complete control on

(a) Ras ben Sakka
(b) Bizerte
(c) Menzel Jemil
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Explanation: The Bizerte Crisis occurred in July 1961 when Tunisia imposed a blockade on the French
naval base at Bizerte, Tunisia, hoping to force its evacuation. The crisis culminated in a three-day battle
between French and Tunisian forces that left some 630 Tunisians and 24 French dead and eventually led
to France ceding the city and naval base to Tunisia in 1963. The French military finally abandoned
Bizerte on 15 October 1963, after the conclusion of the Algerian War.
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Aman Ullah Khan is the leader of:

(a) National Conference
(b) Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
(c) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Pre-partition India consisted of:

(a) 579 Princely states
(b) 584 Princely states
(c) 590 Princely states
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Durand Line came into existence in:

(a) 1893
(b) 1947
(c) 1979
(d) 1900
(e) None of these
Answer: (a)

Who wrote “The Military and Politics in Pakistan”?

(a) S. M. Haider
(b) Burke
(c) Hassan Askari
(d) Waheed-uz-Zaman
(e) None of these
Answer: (c)

Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan were established in:

(a) Sep. 1947
(b) Feb. 1948
(c) Jan. 1949
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Shive Sena is the name of:

(a) An Irish Leader
(b) A politico-fundamentalist party
(c) A famous tourist resort
(d) A religious sect
Answer: (b)

Pakistan has up to 3500 troops in

(a) Angol
(b) Sudan
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(c) Congo
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Pakistan Maintains 2 Infantry Battalions and a Squadron of Helicopters under the UN peacekeeping
Banner in
(a) Somalia
(b) Central African Republic
(c) Senegal
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Changing global trends in regional trade and the growth of Asian economies is forcing Pakistan to
readjust the focus of its foreign relations especially
(a) neighborhood.
(b) India
(c) America
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Pakistan carried out its nuclear explosion on:

(a) 23rd March
(b) 7th April
(c) 28th May
(d) 16th October
Answer: (c)

Pakistan became full member of the NAM in:

(a) 1979
(b) 1949
(c) 1983
(d) 1986
Answer: (a)

India conducted its 2nd nuclear test after a gap of:

(a) 20 years
(b) 24 years
(c) 34 years
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Rasko mountain is situated in:

(a) Punjab
(b) Azad Kashmir
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Northern Areas
Answer: (c)
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One of the following is the world renowned nuclear scientist:

(a) Abdul Qadir
(b) Richard Butler
(c) Abdul Qadeer Khan
(d) Anwar Ibrahim
(e) None of these
Answer: (a)

Islamabad was hosted the:

(a) 3rd OIC Summit
(b) 2nd OIC Summit
(c) 8th OIC Summit
(d) 5th OIC Summit
(e) None of these
Answer: (b)

ECO consists of:

(a) 8 members
(b) 9 members
(c) 10 members
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

The littoral states around the Indian Ocean are:

(a) 25
(b) 33
(c) 35
(d) None of these
Answer: (d)

Afghan Mujahideen took power in Kabul on:

(a) April 20,1991
(b) April 28, 1992
(c) 1st March, 1993
(d) None of these.
Answer: (a)

Sir Zafarullah Khan was:

(a) Prime Minister of Pakistan
(b) Governor Sindh
(c) Judge of I.C.J
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

U2 incident took place in:

(a) 1963
(b) 1960
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(c) 1965
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan:

(a) Liaquat Ali Khan
(b) Nizamuddin
(c) Chundrigar
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

The 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was by which country?
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Kyrgyztan
(d) Kazakhstan
Answer: (b)

Pakistan’s Highest Military award is:

(a) Hila-e-Jurat
(b) Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(c) Nishan-e-Haider
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Pakistan became a member of CENTO in:

(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1958
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Pakistan exploded her first nuclear bomb on:

(a) 28th May 1998
(b) 14th August 1998
(c) 4th April 1998
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

A central part of Pakistan’s foreign policy is Maintaining close relations with

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
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Pakistan was one of only two countries, alongside Cuba, to offer crucial support for the PRC in after
the
(a) First Taiwan Strait Crisis
(b) Zhenbao Island Incident
(c) Tiananmen protests of 1989
(d) Johnson South Reef Skirmish
Answer: (c)

Pakistan also played an important role in bridging the communication gap between China and the
West by
(a) Facilitating the 1972 Nixon visit to China.
(b) Facilitating peace talks Korean War 1950–1953
(c) None of these
Answer: (a)

According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Pakistan is China’s biggest arms buyer,
counting for nearly
(a) 57% of Chinese arms exports
(b) 50% of Chinese arms exports
(c) 47% of Chinese arms exports
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

First road in Islamabad that is named after foreign leaders

(a) Mao Zedong Road
(b) Zhou Enlai Road
(c) Shahrah e Cheen
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Explanation: In 2004, a road in Islamabad leading to the Diplomatic Enclave was named “Zhou Enlai
Road”. It is the first road in Pakistan that is named after foreign leaders.

On 27 May 1976, then Chinese leader Mao Zedong, aged 83, received his last foreign guest
(a) Henry Kissinger
(b) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(c) David K. E. Bruce
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

On 8 November 2014, Pakistan and China signed 19 agreements particularly relating to China–
Pakistan Economic Corridor, China pledged a total investment worth of
(a) $40 Billion
(b) $45 Billion
(c) $42 Billion
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
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The country, which supported the Pakistan Movement before the emergence of Pakistan:
(a) Iran
(b) Indonesia
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these
Answer: (d)

When was signed a free trade agreement between Pakistan and China?
(a) 2004
(b) 2008
(c) 2012
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)

A joint-ventured Chinese-Pakistani tank, the MBT-2000 (Al-Khalid) MBT was completed in

(a) 1999
(b) 2000
(c) 2001
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Plato was born 427-8 BC and died at the age of:

a) 80 (b) 76 (c) 74 (d) None of these Answer: (a

2) According to Plato the population of an ideal state should be: (a) 5040 (b) 50400 (c) 50040 (d) None of
these Answer: (a)

3) The turning point in the life of Plato came in the year 399 BC when he was of: (CSS-2005/2009) (a) 24
years (b) 26 years (c) 28 years (d) None of these Answer: (c)

4) Plato was born in: (CSS-2007)

(a) 430 B.C (b) 428 B.C (c) 387 B.C (d) None of these Answer: (b)

5) Plato wrote: (CSS-2000) (a) Politics (b) The Laws (c) Political Economy (d) Polity (e) None of these.
Answer: (b)

6) Plato was a: (CSS-2007) (a) Realist (b) Idealist (c) Rationalist (d) None of these Answer: (b)

7) The Fascism of Plato got birth in 4th century BC, whereas the modern Fascism is the product of: (CSS-
2009) (a) 18th Century (b) 19th Century (c) 20th Century

(d) None of these Answer: (c)

8) In Plato’s Ideal State, one reaches at the pinnacle of the State order at the age of: (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 50
(d) None of these Answer: (c)
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9) Aristotle was a(n) _____ while Plato was a(n) _____. (a) Empiricist; Nativist (b) Structuralist;
Functionalist (c) Functionalist; Structuralist (d) Nativist; Empiricist Answer: (a)

10) The author of the book ‘Statesman’ is: (CSS-2000) (a) Aristotle (b) Machiavelli (c) Plato (d) None of
these Answer: (c)

11) The author of the Book The Laws was: (CSS-2007) (a) Homer (b) Plato (c) Solon (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

12) Which of these books represents the scheme of Plato’s Philosophy

? (CSS-2002) (a) The Politics (b) The Republic (c) The Laws (d) None of these Answer: (b)

13) Plato wrote the famous book: (CSS-2008) (a) Leviathan The Republic (c) The clouds (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

14) Pluto is called the father of the idealist theory of the state because: (a) he prescribed the ideals of
city-state (b) his theory was based not on what human nature is but on what it ought to be (c) he
postulated a dualism between reality and value (d) he based his theory on the idea of the Good Answer:
(b)

According to Aristotle the end of state is: (CSS-2000/2009) (a) Legal (b) Social (c) Ethical (d) Economic (e)
None of these. Answer: (c)

16) “Man by nature is a social and political animal” is the cornerstone of the philosophy of: (CSS-2007)
(a) Plato (b) Socrates (c) Aristotle (d) None of these Answer: (c)

17).The principle of distributive justice was first propounded by: (a) Aristotle (b) Godwin (c) Herbert
Spencer (d) Rawls Answer: (a)

18) Aristotle is the original name of: (CSS-2002)

Plato (b) Nicomachus (c) Machiavelli (d) None of these Answer: (d)

19) Who among the following held the view that the “State comes into existence for the sake of life and
it continues for the sake of good life”? (a) J. Bentham (b) T.H. Green (c) Aristotle (d) Plato Answer: (c)

20) The ungrateful pupil of his master, born in 384 BC was: (CSS-2005) (a) Aristotle (b) Aristocles (c)
Socrates (d) None of these Answer: (a)

21) Strong emphasis on justice was laid by: (CSS-2000) (a) Socrates (b) Aristotle (c) Herodotus (d) Stoics
(e) None of these. Answer: (b)

22) ” The cause of sedition is always to be found in inequality” is said by: (CSS-2009) (a) Plato (b)
Aristotle (c) Machiavelli (d) None of these Answer: (b)

23) The Greek philosopher Aristotle died in: (CSS-2010) (a) 322 B.C (b) 332 B.C 384 B.C (d) None of these
Answer: (a)

24) Alexander of Macedonia was student of: (CSS-2011) (a) Socrates (b) Plato (c) Aristotle (d) None of
these Answer: (c)
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25) Famous treatise Peri Hermeneias is developed by …………? (a) Plato (b) Socrates (c) Aristotle (d)
Gadamer Answer: (c)

26) “Justice is giving everyone his due” is said by: (CSS-2001) (a) Rousseau (b) Hobbes (c) Aristotle (d)
None of these Answer: (c)

27) According to Aristotle the end of state is: (CSS-2009) (a) Logical (b) Legal (c) Ethical (d) None of these
Answer: (c)

28) The doctrine of proportionate equality was pronounced by: (CSS-2008) (a) Aristotle (b) Rousseau (c)
Marx (d) None of these Answer: (a)

29) “Man when separated from Law and Justice is the worst of all animals” is the saying of: (CSS-2009) a)
Plato (b) Aristotle (c) Machiavelli (d) None of these Answer: (b)

30) The great but ungrateful pupil of his master who was born in 384 BC was: (CSS-2009) (a) Plato (b)
Aristotle (c) Socrates (d) None of these Answer: (b)

31) “Justice as treating equals equally and unequal’s unequally” who said this: (CSS-2008) (a) Aristotle
(b) J.S. Mill (c) T. H .Green (d) None of these Answer: (a)

32) Aristotle was famous student of: (CSS-2008) (a) Anaxagoras (b) Hermes (c) Socrates (d) None of
these Answer: (d)

33) “The end of Politics is not knowledge but action” who said it: (CSS-2008) (a) Plato (b) Aristotle (c)
Montesquieu (d) None of these Answer: (b)

34) According to Aristotle which is the best amongst the Perverted form of the ideal states: (CSS-
2001/2002) (a) Tyranny (b) Oligarchy (c) Democracy (d) None of these Answer: (d)

35) When Aristotle declared that ”man is by nature a political animal”, he did not imply that (a) Only
within a political community man can live ‘the good life’ (b) Politics is an ethical activity concerned with
creating a just society (c) There is a distinction between state and civil society (d) Politics is a master
science which is essentially an attempt to create a good society Answer: (c)

36) Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (a) Karl Marx: Grundrisse (b) Harold Laski:
Grammar of Politics (c) Aristotle : The Statesman (d) Karl Popper: Open Society and its Enemies. Answer:
(c)

37) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Harmony between the parts of the
society- Plato (b) Greatest good of the greatest number- J. Bentham (c) Greatest advantages of the least
advantaged- John Rawls (d) Interest of the strongest -Aristotle Answer: (d)

38) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Harmony between the parts of the
society: Plato (b) Greatest good of the greatest number: J. Bentham (c) Greatest advantages of the least
advantaged: John Rawls (d) Interest of the strongest: Aristotle Answer: (d)

39) With which one of the following can the organic conception of the State be associated? (a)
Machiavelli (b) Aristotle (c) Thomas Hobbes (d) Karl Marx Answer: (b)

40) Aristotle described the State as natural. By this he meant that:

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(a) the state was not created by man but was product of natural forces and facts like air, water, the
earth, the sky, climatic conditions, environment and the interaction among all these (b) the state was
created to satisfy man’s natural needs (c) the state satisfies man’s natural needs are not a proof that it is
natural, those needs are but the stirrings in him of that immanent end (telos) that is expressed in the
state (d) Man is by nature a social being and no social life is possible without law and order which can be
maintained only by the state Answer: (d)

Which is the Biggest library in the world

Ans The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with more than 170 million items.

Q.2 Ocean which has the biggest commercial activity in world is Ans The Pacific Ocean is the largest and
deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more
than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world’s ocean basins. All of the
world’s continents could fit into the Pacific basin.

Q.3 Which is the most recent state to join the USA Ans Alaska and Hawaii were the last states to join the
Union — both in 1959

Q.5 Which province of Afghanistan is the highest opium producer Ans Holland

Q.6 In which city biggest square Tiananmen is situated Ans Tiananmen Square or Tian’anmen Square is a
city square in the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (‘Gate of Heavenly Peace’)
located to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City

Q.7 Highest town Wenchuan is situated at the altitude of 5100 mtr Ans China

Q.8 MGM Grand hotel is largest hotel with 5005 rooms is in Ans The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel
and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada

Q.9 Name the country with busiest airlines system Ans Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
is the world’s busiest individual airport

Q.10 The oldest written language is Ans Chinese

Q.11 Which is the lowest town Ans The Israeli settlement of Ein Bokek Q.4 Which is the rainiest spot in
the world Ans Mawsynram (Meghalaya state in northeastern India)

Q.12 Most immigration country is Ans USA Q.13 Which country has most telephone subscribers Ans USA

Country with largest natural gas reserves Ans Russia has one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves,
and is a leader in natural gas exports

Q.15 Most spoken language in the world is Ans Chinese

Q.16 Country with largest foreign exchange reserves Ans japan

Q.17 Largest automobile manufacturing center in the world is in Ans Detroit

Q.18 Largest postal network in the world is in Ans India

Q.19 The first railway line was laid in Ans England

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Q.20 Largest man made canal in the world is Ans Panama canal

Q.21 Longest optical fiber cable of the world is landed between Ans London and new York Q.22 Who
produced the first automobile Ans Henry Ford

Q.23 World’s freest economy with lowest taxes Ans Hong Kong

Q.24 World’s largest nuclear power station is situated in Ans Canada

Q.25 World’s largest uranium producer is Ans Canada

Q.26 World’s largest paper producer is Ans USA

Q.27 Lowest per capita income in South Asia is of Ans Nepal

Q.28 First country to impose ban on sale of all forms of tobacco Ans Singapore

Q.29 Largest artificial lake of world is in Arizona, USA Ans Lake Mead

Q.30 First Muslim Woman Judge in America Ans Charlene Mekled

Q.31 World’s first stock exchange market is Ans Hamburg

Q.32 World’s largest under sea railway tunnel is between Ans France and England

Q.33 Which country first gave women a right to vote in 1893 Ans Newziland

Q.34 Highest wicket taker in the Test cricket and ODI Ans Murali Dharan – Sri Lanka Q.35 Largest animal
in the world is Ans Blue whale

Q.36 Which country leads in the production of Zinc Ans Canada

Q.37 World’s largest producer of wool Ans Australia

Q.38 World’s largest irrigation canal is Ans Indira Gandhi Canal Q.39 Largest producer of diamond in
world is Ans Bostwana

Q.40 Largest railway station of the world is Grand Central Terminal, New York

Q.41 Gibralter is known as Smallest colony

Which country has oldest anthem of world Ans Japan

Q.43 Which is the largest of animals Ans Blue whale

Q.44 Highest score made by Sri Lanka in one day cricket is Ans 443 runs

Q.45 First Muslim woman who went to space by Russian Aircraft Ans Anousheh Ansari – 18th September
2006

Q.46 Country with the largest area in world Ans Russia

Q.47 Which river in the world carries maximum volume of water Ans Amazon
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Q.48 Longest canal in the world is Ans Beloye More Baltic Q.49 Which is the smallest country in the
world Ans Vatican city

Q.50 Which is the world’s largest mountain range Ans Himalayas

Q.51 Largest producer of silk is Ans Japan

Q.52 Largest oil refinery is located at Ans Abadan- Iran

Q.53 Angel Falls the world’s highest water fall is in Ans Venezuela

Q.54 Deepest lake in the world is Ans Lake Baikal- Russia (Siberia)

Q.55 Area with the least sunshine is Ans South pole

.56 Area of Asian continent is Ans 4,38,20,000 sq km

Q.57 Which is the deepest sea in the world Ans Caribbean

Q.58 Largest lake of the world is Ans Caspian sea

Q.59 Largest penininsula of the world is Ans Arabian peninsula 32,37,500 sq km

Q.60 River Nile falls in which sea Ans Baltic Sea Q.61 Which is the most populous city in the world Ans
Shanghai

Q.62 Which is the most densely populated city of the world Ans Manila Q.63 Which is the least populous
city of the world Ans Vatican

Q.64 Smallest republic is Nauru and its population is Ans 10,000 persons (area 2129 hectares)

Q.65 Largest concrete dam of world is in USA its name is Ans Grand Coulee Dam Q.66 Rohunsky Dam is
the highest dam in the world located in Ans Tajikistan

Q.67 World’s oldest parliament is of Ans Iceland Q.68 Largest airport of the world is Ans King Abdul Aziz
International Airport

Q.69 Which is world’s busiest airport Ans Chicago O’Hare International Airport

Q.70 Airport located at the highest altitude is Ans Lhasa Airport 4363 meter height

Q.71 Which is the largest railway station in world Ans Grand Central Terminal – New York Q.72 World’s
highest railway station is Ans Condor Station Bolivia

Q.73 Which is the university with largest building in world Ans University of Riyadh

Q.74 The longest canal of the world is Ans Beloye More (in Baltic sea)

Q.75 Area wise the largest city of the world is Ans Kiruna – in Sweden – 8732 sq km

Q.76 Largest delta of the world is Ans Sundarbans

Q.77 Largest museum of the world is Ans British Museum

Q.78 Saltiest sea of the world is Ans Mediterranean sea

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Q.79 Coldest place of the world is Ans Vostok – Antarctica

Q.80 Driest place of the world is Ans Death Valley (California)

Q.81 Smallest part of the matter discovered by scientists Ans Quark

Q.82 Longest platform of the world is Ans The Loop USA

Q.83 Longest rail tunnel of the world is Ans Saikan – Japan

Q.84 Longest road tunnel of the world is Ans St Gohtard(Sweden)

Q.85 Country with the oldest underground railway system is Ans England

Q.86 Fastest animal of the world is Ans Cheetah

Q.87 Animal which has longest life span Ans Tortoise

Q.88 Two rivers form the largest delta of world are Ans Ganges-Barhamputra

Q.89 Shortest river of the world is Ans Reo (Montana) 98 km

Q.90 Height of K-2 is Ans 8611 meters

Q.91 Asia covers land area of world is Ans 29.5%

Q.92 Which is the fastest bird Ans Indian Swift- speed 200 km

Q.93 Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity Ans Tungsten

Q.94 Lowest populous Muslim country is Ans Maldives (area wise also)

Q.95 Largest Muslim country area wise Ans Kazakhstan

Q.96 Largest Muslim country population wise Ans Indonesia

Q.97 Muslim country with highest per capita income Ans Kuwait

.98 Which is the smallest and fastest planet Ans Mercury

Q.99 The smallest bird is Ans Humming bird Q.100 The largest insect is Ans Alasa

According to Kant, any proposition that asserts the existence of something must be: (a) Unprovable. (b)
A tautology. (c) Analytic. (d) synthetic. (e) Self-contradictory. Answer: (d)

Who gave a lasting contribution to scientific philosophy? (a) Otto Neurath (b) Kant (c) Rudolf Carnap (d)
Hans Hann Answer: (b)

Immanuel Kant was a (a) German philosopher (b) French philosopher (c) English philosopher (d) None of
these Answer: (a)
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Kant lectured on anthropology for over (a) 15 years (b) 20 years (c) 25 years (d) None of these Answer:
(c)

Who was Kant’s first major critics? (a) Rousseau (b) Hegel (c) Hilaire Belloc (d) None of these Answer: (b)

Kant opposed (a) Democracy (b) Dictatorship (c) Monarchy (d) None of these Answer: (a)

Kant’s political thought can be summarized as republican government and (a) International Community
(b) International organization. (c) Globalization (d) None of these Answer: (b)

A phrase quoted by Kant, which is used to summarize the counter-utilitarian nature of his moral
philosophy, is (a) Fiat justitia, pereat mundus (b) Sapiens qui prospicit (c) Scientia et labor (d) None of
these Answer: (a)

Kant is known for his theory that there is a single moral obligation, which he called the (a) Hypothetical
imperatives. (b) Formula of Universal Law (c) “Categorical Imperative” (d) None of these Answer: (c)

Kant developed his moral philosophy in (a) Two works (b) Three works (c) Four works (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

Kant defines his theory of perception in his influential 1781 work the (a) Critique of Pure Reason (b)
Opus Postumum (c) Critique of Judgement (d) None of these Answer: (a)

In Kant’s essay “Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?”, Kant defined the Enlightenment as
an age shaped by the Latin motto (a) Ab antiquo (b) Salva veritate (c) Sapere aude (d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Kant was an established scholar and an increasingly influential philosopher at the age of (a) 36 (b) 46 (c)
56 (d) None of these Answer: (b)

Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, Prussia in (a) 1724 (b) 1725 1736 (d) None of these Answer: (a)

Kant’s major work is (a) The Critique of Pure Reason (b) Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven
(c) The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures (d) None of these Answer: (a)

The idea that peace between countries can be established if the countries have democratic form of
government at the domestic level was first propounded by (a) Hegel (b) Immanuel Kant (c) J.S. Mill (d)
Karl Marx Answer: (b)

The principle of categorical imperative is given by (a) James Mill (b) Herbert Spencer (c) Jeremy Bentham
(d) Immanuel Kant Answer: (d)

Perpetual Peace book is written by: (a) Hans Kochler (b) Immanuel Kant (c) Gant, Michael M (d) None of
these Answer: (b)
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