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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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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
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
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:
26. (45) Al-Mawardi was a jurist who followed the fiqah of:
28. (46) The concept of sovereignty was introduced for the first time into politics by:
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:
35. Ibn-Khuldun
(b) Allama Iqbal
(c) Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
(d) None of these
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
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
(a) Resenthal
(b) Al-Mawardi
(c) Ibn-Khaldun
42. (xv) Machiavelli wrote " The Discourses of the first ten books on Titus Livius" in the year:
(a) 1735
(b) 1745
(c) 1755
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(c) Geneva
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
46. (xix) The great but ungrateful pupil of his master who was born in 384 BC was:
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Socrates
47. (xx) " An essay concerning Human Understanding" was published in 1690, is the most important
work of:
(b) Bentham
(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
49. (iii) Approval of any draft at House of Lords requires minimum presence of:
(a) 20 members
(b) 30 members
(c) 40 members
50. (iv) As per 1st Communist constitution of Russia, the Presidium consists of:
(a) 29 members
(b) 33 members
(c) 39 members
51. (v) In the ancient times England remained under Roman rule for about:
56. (vi) American autonomy was admitted by the British empire in the year:
57. 1776
58. 1783
59. 1786
61. (vii) George Washington was appointed 1st President of U.S.A. on:
62. (viii) For 50 years during 1533-1583 Russia was ruled by:
(b) Ivan IV
(a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 9 years
(a) 96%
(b) 97%
(c) 98%
65. (xi) Referendum was conducted for approval of 1982 constitution of Turkey on:
67. (xiii) Last emperor of China ruled the country till the year:
(a) 1810
(b) 1912
(c) 1942
68. (xiv) Upto 83% Chinese farmers came under combined cultivation scheme in the year:
(a) 1868
(b) 1946
(c) 1950
69. (xv) On return from France Allama Ayatullah Khumeini was very well received by the people of
Iran on:
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
71. (xvii)Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament, consists of:
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72. (xviii) Minimum age to become a member of Rajya Sabha in India is:
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
73. (xix) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent last days of his life at:
(a) Ziarat
(b) Quetta
(c) Karachi
74. (xx) Objectives Resolution was made a part of preamble of Pakistan Constitution of:
(a) 1956
(b) 1962
(c) 1973
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(a) Britain
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(c) 5 Years
(b) Queen
(c) House of Lords
(d) None of these
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(a) Parliament
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(b) King John
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(b) 1215
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(a) Walpole
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(c) Franchise
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(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
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(r) 20. The Prime Minister of UK is elected for _____ years:
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) None of these
(t) (b) 5
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c) 1979 – 1989
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(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
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(hh) 28. Tony Blair became Prime Minister for the Second term on:
(a) June, 2001
(b) Jan, 2000
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(nn) 30. The Cabinet consists of Prime Minister and ______ Ministers:
(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 23
(d) None of these
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(b) 21
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(a) 80 Ministers
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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
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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
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(c) Charles II
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(c) Cabinet
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(b) 600
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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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(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
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(c) UK Parliament
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(a) Bi-cameral
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(b) Two Archbishops
(b) Ten
(c) Fifteen
(d) None of these
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(c) Fifteen
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(b) Second
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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
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(a) One
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57. The House of Lords at present consists of more than _____ members:
(a) 300
(b) 700
(c) 900
(d) None of these
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(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
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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
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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
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(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
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(a) 1911
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(b) 21 Years
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(c) Four
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(c) Two
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(b) 12 Parties
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(c) 1900
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(b) 1834
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(a) Democracy
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(a) Evolutionary
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(a) Conventions
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(c) Hereditary
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(c) Parliament
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(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)
(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)
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
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.
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)
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
“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)
Answer: (b)
The view that property is a natural right of man was propounded by:
Answer: (c)
(Machiavelli) Locke laid down that state is: (a) An end in itself (b) Means to an end
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)
(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
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“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
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)
(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)
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.
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)
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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(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)
(c) 1965
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
The 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was by which country?
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Kyrgyztan
(d) Kazakhstan
Answer: (b)
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)
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)
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)
(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
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)
? (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)
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)
(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)
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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.85 Country with the oldest underground railway system is Ans England
Q.88 Two rivers form the largest delta of world are Ans Ganges-Barhamputra
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.97 Muslim country with highest per capita income Ans Kuwait
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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