MCQs of Political Science for BA-LLB

(1) The writer of Social Contract and the Islamic State is:

(a) Ilyas Ahmad 

(b) Ibn Khuldun 

(c) Iqbal 

(d) None of these

(2) Who is the author of “Politics in Pakistan: The Nature and Direction of Change”?

(a) Khaild B Sayeed  

(b) Ilyas Ahmad 

 (c) Hafeezur Rehman 

 (d) None of these

(3) “QuaradaeeMaqasid

se Islamic Qanoon Tuk” is written by:

 (a) Hafeezur Rehman 

(b) Khaild B Sayeed 

(c) Ilyas Ahmad 

(d) None of these

(4) George H. Sabine is the author of:

(a) A history of Political Theory  

(b) Republic 

 (c) The spirit 

 (d) None of these

5) Plato is the author of:

(a) Republic 

(b) Social Contract 

(c) History of Political Thought 

(d) None of these

(6) The idea that “Virtue is knowledge” is attributed to:

(a) Aristotle 

(b) Plato 

(c) Montesquieu 

(d) None of these( Socrates )

(7) ‘Political Science begins and ends with the state’ is said by:

(a) Aristotle 

(b) Professor Garner 

(c) Paul Janet 

(d) None of these

(8) ‘The city of god’ is the work of:

(a) Aquinas 

(b) St. Augustine 

(c) Austin 

(d) None of these

(9) The ideas of Aristotle are more acceptable to the West than Plato’s because he propagated:

(a) Rule of law  

(b) Democracy  

(c) Tyranny 

 (d) None of these

(10) He is known as the founding father of Utilitarianism:

(a) James Mill 

(b) Jeremy Bentham 

(c) C. Wright Mills 

(d) None of these

(11) Ahya ul ulum is the work of:

(a) Al Farabi 

(b) Al Mawardi 

(c) Al Ghazali 

(d) None of these

(12) He is famous for his work “Muqaddameh”:

(a) Ibn Taimiyah 

(b) Nizamul Mulk 

(c) Ibn Khuldun 

 (d) None of these

(13) The Bolshevik movement in Russia was led by:

(a) Stalin 

(b) Trotsky 

(c) Lenin 

(d) None of these

(14) He is known as the major theorist of bureaucracy:

(a) Burk 

(b) Dahl 

(c) Max Weber 

(d) None of these

(15) Cultural Revolution in China was launched under the leadership of:

(a) Chouenlai

(b) Lin Piao 

(c) Mao dzedung 

(d) None of these

(16) Collective responsibility is a feature of:

(a) Parliamentary form 

 (b) Presidential form 

 (c) Dictatorship 

 (d) None of these

(17) Decentralization is a feature of:

(a) Federal System 

 (b) Autocraticship system  

(c) Unitary system 

(d) None of these

(18) Dictatorship of the Proletariat is one of the concepts of:

(a) Karl Marx 
 (b) Max Weber  
(c) Maodzedung 
(d) None of these

(19) The general Will is the political concept of:

(a) J. J. Rousseau 
 (b) Hobbes 
 (c) Locke  
(d) None of these

(20) ‘Leviathan’ is written by:

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

(21) “An essay concerning Human Understanding” is written by:

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

(22) The father had planned a legal for his son but the son had no inclination towards that. Who was the

son?

(a) Aristotle 
(b) Machiavelli 
(c) John Locke 
(d) None of these

(23) “The spirit of Law” is divisible into six parts; total number of volumes of this book are:

(a) 30 
(b) 31 
(c) 32 
(d) None of these

(24) “Political Science begins and ends with the state” is said by:

(a) Paul Janct 
(b) Stephen Leacock 
(c) Professor Garner 
(d) None of these

(25) Thyau’lUlum

was the chief work of:

(a) Al Farabi 
(b) Al Manwardi 
(c) Al Ghazali 
(d) None of these

(26) According to Aristotle which is the bad government of the rich:

(a) Tyranny 
(b) Oligarchy 
(c) Democracy 
(d) None of these

(27) Constitutional classified as rigid and flexible in a book titled “Studies in History and Jurisprudence” was

written by:

(a) Gilchrist 
(b) T. H. Green 
(c) Lord Bryce 
(d) None of these

(28) “Wealth of Nations” was written by”

(a) John Stuart Mill 
(b) Jerry Bentham 
(c) Adam Smith 
(d) None of these

(29) Aristotle is the original name of:

(a) Plato 
(b) Aristotle 
(c) Machiavelli 
(d) None of these

(30) Which of these books represents the scheme of Plato’s Philosophy?

(a) The Politics 
(b) The Republic 
(c) The Laws 
(d) None of these

(31) “Muqaddamah” was the great work of:

(a) Ibn Khuldun  
(b) Al Maawardi 
 (c) NizamulMulk 
 (d) None of these

(32) “Asabiyah” was enunciated by:

(a) AlGhazali 
(b) AlMaawardi 
(c) AlFarabi 
(d) None of these

(33) “Theory of Divine Right of King” was presented by King James of England in century:

(a) 16^th 
(b) 17^th 
(c) 18^th 
(d) None of these

(34) “To rule is to educate” is said by:

(a) Muhammad (SAW) 
(b) Al Ghazali 
(c) Allama Iqbal 
(d) None of these

(35) A discourse on the origin of Inequality and the social contract was presented by:

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

(36) Sovereignty is which one of the following bases of the state:

(a) Physical 
(b) Natural 
(c) Spiritual 
(d) None of these

(37) Law is “the body of Principles recognized and applied by the state in the administration of justice” is

said by:

(a) Holland 
(b) Green 
(c) Salmond 
(d) None of these

(38) The term Propaganda acquired derogatory sense:

(a) Before World War I 
(b) During World War I 
(c) After World War I 
(d) None of these

(39) The word “polis” means:

(a) Civilized people 
(b) Form of government 
(c) A city state 
(d) None of these

(40) In which century Austinian theory of Sovereignty was refuted by Pluralists?

(a) 18^th 
(b) 19^th 
(c) 20^th 
(d) None of these

(41) Interest groups always try to: 
(a) Gain political power directly 
(b) Influence the exercise of power 
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ 
(d) None of these

(42) Author of the book ‘Capital’ is”

(a) Karl Marx 
 (b) Lenin  
(c) Mao 
(d) None of these

(43) A voluntary union of sovereign and independent states is called:

(a) Federation 
 (b) Confederation 
 (c) Unitary State 
 (d) None of these

(44) Author of the book ‘Leviathan’ is:

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

(45) “Reconstruction of Religion Thought in Islam” is written by:

(a) Syed Amir Ali 
(b) Allama Iqbal 
(c) Hamid Ahmad 
(d) None of these

(46) The author of the book ‘Stateman’ is:

(a) Aristotle 
(b) Machiavelli 
(c) Plato 
(d) None of these

(47) “Justice is giving everyone his due” is said by:

(a) Rousseau 
(b) Hobbes 
(c) Aristotle 
(d) None of these

(48) The dissolution of Khilafat and the establishment of ‘Grand National Assembly” in Turkey was highly

appreciated by:

(a) Allama Iqbal  
(b) Maulana Shokat Ali 
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah 
(d) None of these

(49) Author of the Book ‘Spirit of Islam” is:

(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 
(b) Abdul Kalam Azad 
(c) Syed Amir Ali 
(d) None of these

(50) The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by:

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

(51) 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

(52) According to Aristotle which is the best amongst the Perverted form of the ideal states:

(a) Tyranny 
(b) Oligarchy 
(c) Democracy 
(d) None of these

(53) Who said “Law is the command of a determinate sovereign”?

(a) John Austin 
 (b) Laski 
 (c) Bentham  
(d) None of these

(54) “Only the will of the sovereign can be the source of law”. Who said it?

(a) John Hobbes 
 (b) John Austin 
 (c) Groutious 
 (d) None of these

(55) Those who are active against the very existence of state are known as:

(a) Fascists 
(b) Anarchists 
(c) Socialists 
(d) None of these

(56) The concept of ‘Surplus Value’ is given by:

(a) Mao 
(b) Lenin 
(c) Marx 
(d) None of these

(57) 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

(58) Which one is the ‘supreme law of the land in USA’?

(a) Constitutional Law 
 (b) General Law  
(c) International Law 
 (d) None of these

(59) The system of ‘Basic Democracies’ was introduced by:

(a) Gen. Yahya Khan 
(b) Gen. ZiaulHaq 
(c) Z. A. Bhutto 
(d) None of these

(60) Fascism as a theory originated in:

(a) Germany 
(b) Russia 
(c) Italy 
(d) None of these

(61) Interest groups always try to:

(a) Gain political power directly 
(b) Influence the exercise of power 
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ 
(d) None of these

(62) A voluntary union of sovereign and independent states is called:

(a) Federation  
(b) Confederation 
 (c) Unitary State 
 (d) None of these

(63) “Justice is giving everyone his due” is said by:

(a) Rousseau 
(b) Hobbes 
(c) Aristotle 
(d) None of these

(64) The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by:

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

(65) According to Aristotle which is the best amongst the Perverted form of the ideal states:

(a) Tyranny 
(b) Oligarchy 
(c) Democracy 
(d) None of these

(66) Who said “Law is the command of a determinate sovereign”?

(a) John Austin  
(b) Laski  
(c) Bentham  
(d) None of these

(67) “Only the will of the sovereign can be the source of law”. Who said it?

(a) John Hobbes  
(b) John Austin 
 (c) Groutious 
 (d) None of these

(68) 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

(69) Interest groups always try to:

(a) Gain political power directly 
(b) Influence the exercise of power 
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ 
(d) None of these Interest group is another name for lobbies. They influence the exercise of power.

(70) “Justice is giving everyone his due” is said by:

(a) Rousseau 
(b) Hobbes 
(c) Aristotle 
(d) None of these

It was Plato, not Aristotle. Pick up the question paper of 1998.

(71) The concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ was given by:

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

Note: The word 'concept' is tricky. Before Montesquieu, it were Aristotle and Locke that actually

Introduced the concept. Montesquieu erected the doctrine.

(72) “Only the will of the sovereign can be the source of law”. Who said it?

(a) John Hobbes 
(b) John Austin 
(c) Groutious 
(d) None of these

There is no person like 'John Hobbes'. It's Thomas Hobbes.

(73) 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

(74) Who is called the “Intellectual Father of French Revolution?

(a) J.J Rousseau  
(b) Montesquiu  
(c) Nepolean 
 (d) None of these

(75) GENERAL WILL as concept was introduced by:

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

(76) Karl Marx is known for his theory of :

(a) Dielectical Spiritualism 
(b) Force as the Basis of State 
(c) Meterialistic Interpretation of history 

(d) None of these

(77) “Man by nature is a social and political animal” is the cornerstone of the

philosophy of:

(a) Plato 
(b) Socrates 
(c) Aristotle 
(d) None of these

(78) The author of the Book The Laws was:

(a) Hormer 
(b) Plato 
(c) Solon 
(d) None of these

(89) The center of Learning to the Greeks was the city state of :

(a) Sparta 
(b) Athens 
(c) Carthage 
(d) None of these

(80) which of the thinkers is a social contractualist?

(a) Lenin 
(b) Marx 
(c) Hobbes 
(d) None of these

(81) “Principle of Utility” as a formula was the idea of :

(a) James Mill 
(b) Herbert Spencer 
(c) Jeremy Bentham 
(d) None of these

(82) Modern Political thought begins with

(a) Machiavelli  
(b) Moutesquieu 
(c) Mill 
 (d) None of these

(83) Plato was a:

(a) Realist 
(b) Idealist 
(c) Rationalist 
(d) None of these

(84) “Two treatises on civil Government” constitute the basic source

of Political thought of :
(a) Sia Robert Filmer 

(b) Locke 
(c) Plato 
(d) None of these

(85) Marx and Engels produced the famous book’ Common Manifesto’ In:

(a) 1848 
 (b) 1845 
 (c) 1883  
(d) None of these

(86) “ Siyasatnama” and ‘Majma ul Wasaya’ are the two books on administration attributed to:

(a) AlFarabi 
(b) Nizam ul Mulk Tusi 
(c) AlMawardi 
(d) None of these

(87) Montesquieu by birth belonged to:

(a) Germany 
(b) England 
(c) France 
(d) None of these

(88) AlGhazzali was a philosopher of :

(a) 11th century 
 (b) 13th century  
(c) 16th century 
 (d) None of these

(89) Sepration of Ethics and Politics was the principle notion in the philosophy of:

(a) Lenin (b) Plato 
(c) Machiavelli 
(d) None of these

(90) A Bicameral legislature as most suited to:

(a) Unitary States 
(b) Federal States 
(c) Theocratic states 
(d) None of these

(91) “ Greatest Happiness of the Greatest Number” was the idea of

(a) Austin 
(b) IbniKhaldun 
(c) Laski 
(d) None of these

(92) The principle of Judicial Review means to:

(a) Interpret law  
(b) Rewrite law  
(c) revive a law  
(d) None of these

(93) Plato was born in:

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