political science Mcqs
1. bureaucracy2. electorate and representation3. property4. ibn e khaldun5. rule of law muslim political thoughts6. sovereignty of state7. parliamentary and presidential systems8. the rights9. france constitution10. liberty11. pakistan constitution12. india constitution13. political parties and pressure group14. usa federalism15. international law16. state of local govt17. plato18. usa constitution19. liberalism20. al ghazali21. development theories and under development22. constitutional development and national movement in subcontinent23. marxian socialism24. marxian theory of origin of state25. u s s r constitution26. nizam ul mulk tusi27. the state28. england constitution29. nature theories and state function30. constitution and constitutional government31. allama iqbal32. shah walliullah33. public opinion34. cabinet government35. al mawardi muslim political thoughts36. muslim political thoughts al farabi37. justice38. freedom of speech and press role39. western political thoughts40. origin of state41. evolutionary socialism42. fascism43. democracy44. aristotle45. equality
451. The two most outstanding city-states of ancient Greece were:________?
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A. Athens and Sparta

B. Athens and Rome

C. Athens and Venice

D. Rome and Sparta

452. Who supported patriarchal theory about the origin of the state?
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A. Duguit

B. St. Paul

C. Plato

D. St. Aquinas

453. Who said So long as the General will is Sovereign, it does not matter what form of government it may be __________?
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A. Rousseau

B. T.H. Green

C. Hobbes

D. Hegel

454. Force theory about the origin of the state is supported by: __________?
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A. Syndicalists

B. Individualists

C. Marxists

D. Anarchists

E. Fabian socialists

455. The area test contribution of Hobbes to Political theory was:___________?
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A. Natural State Theory

B. Patriarcal Theory

C. Monarchical Theory

D. Social Contract Theory

456. Patriarchal theory about the origin of the state was supported by:__________?
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A. Sir Henry Maine

B. Edward Jenks

C. St. Paul

D. Morgan

457. Let the Sovereign but step outside the power derived from the Social Contract, and resistance becomes a natural right Which one of the followings gives the right understanding to the above statement?
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A. Men are free from any superior power on earth, and they act as they think fit within the bounds of the law of nature

B. The Government exists for the good of the people, and can be removed if it violates the trust reposed in it

C. The individual is left with no other alternative but to obey the commands of the sovereign

D. The State is composed of equal individuals, some having authority over others and all participate in the General will

458. A prominent French Philosopher, scientist and mathematician was profoundly influended by Al-Ghazalis mysticism:
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A. None of these

B. Blaise Pascal

C. Jean Bodin

D. Rousseau

459. External aspect of sovereignty was fully developed by:____________?
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A. Plato

B. John Austin

C. Bodin

D. Hobbes

E. Grotius
460. Essays Concerning Human Understanding was written by: ___________?
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A. Locke

B. Spinoza

C. Rousseau

D. Milton

E. G.B.Vico

461. Mention the name of book, which was written by Al-Ghazali:
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A. Kashful Mehjoob

B. Ihya-e-eUloom-ud-Din

C. Hujja-tul-Baligha

D. Sirat-e-Faridia

462. The principle of popular sovereignty holds that sovereignty lies with: ___________?
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A. Constitution

B. People

C. Members of Parliament

D. Pope

463. Which one of the following theories contributed to the rise of totalitarian state in the present century?
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A. All the above

B. Legal Theory

C. Welfare Theory

D. Ethical Theory
464. Economic dimensions of justice have been emphasized by:____________?
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A. Individualists

B. Idealists

C. All the three

D. Socialists
465. The concept of legal sovereignty was for the first time propounded by:____________?
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A. Rousseau

B. Locke

C. Hobbes

D. T.H. Green

466. A sovereign in the state who simply heads the state is technically called:____________?
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A. Political sovereign

B. De facto sovereign

C. Absolute sovereign

D. Titular sovereign
467. Karl Marxs name is associated with: ____________?
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A. Legal aspect of justice

B. Economic aspect of justice

C. Classical aspect of justice

D. Social aspect of justice

E. Political aspect of justice

468. According to Earnest Barker, justice is: ___________?
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A. Not a matter of outright equality but is rather a matter of right proportion

B. A virtue that cannot be separated from the virtues of temperance, courage and wisdom

C. The first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought

D. A mtter of human relations which change and grow in the process of time with changes of social thought, and it adjusts itself and changes accordingly
469. Who said that sovereignty was the fullness of state?
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A. The English

B. Indians

C. The Romans

D. The Greeks

470. Pluralists believe that: ________________?
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A. The state is a unique organization

B. The other social, economic and religious groups are more important than the state

C. State is controlled by other associations

D. The state is as important as the other social, economic and religious groups
471. According to exponents of force theory:
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A. Church was superior to state

B. Church was inferior to state

C. There was no relation between the church and the states

D. None of these

472. The view that there is close relationship between Justice and Equality is attributed to____________?
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A. Socialists

B. Idealists

C. Individualists

D. Anarchists

473. Who believed that sovereignty extended to all individuals and associations living in the state?
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A. Rousseau

B. St. Augustine

C. Aristotle

D. Bodin
474. Austin propounded his theory of Sovereignty in the book:
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A. Lectures on Jurisprudence

B. Early History of Institutions

C. Two Treatises on Government

D. Modern State

475. Ghazali was born in the year ________ A.D.
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A. 1060

B. 1059

C. 1061

D. 1058
476. Political Pluralism calls for:____________?
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A. Parliamentary control of associations

B. Autonomy of associations

C. Government control of association

D. Administrative control of associations

477. In our modern society it is believed that justice and liberty are:____________?
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A. Partially complementary and partially contradictory to each other

B. Cooperate with each other only when necessary

C. Contradictory to each other

D. Complementary to each other
478. Who of the followings is known as the high priest of sovereignty?
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A. Austin

B. Bodin

C. Grotius

D. Rousseau
479. Which one of the following is not true about pluralists attack on concept of sovereignty?
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A. It is against individual liberty

B. This concept is impossible

C. It is against the ideal of international peace and harmony

D. It is against freedom of association

E. It is unethical
480. Titular Sovereign means:
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A. A sovereign elected by the Parliament

B. A person who is vested with all sovereign powers by the constitution but whose powers does someone else enjoy

C. A person who enjoys absolute powers and is not accountable to any one

D. A person who enjoys all the powers vested in him by the constitution

481. Who said that sovereignty cannot reside in determinate human superior?
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A. G.D.H.Cole

B. Austin

C. Bodin

D. Henry Maine
482. Who said that mans life in the state of nature was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short?
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A. Locke

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. Karl Marx

483. The fall of the Feudal States and rise of Nation States took place in ___________?
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A. The sixteenth century

B. Eighteenth century

C. Nineteenth century

D. The seventeenth century

484. Which one of the following is associated with the statement that If sovereignty is not absolute no state will exist?
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A. Aristotle

B. MacIver

C. Karl Marx

D. Austin

E. Rousseau

485. Who said about the origin of the state that will not force is the basis of the state?
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A. Bentham

B. J.S.Mill

C. James Mill

D. T.H.Green

E. Grotius

486. Which one of the following theories regarding the origin of state was very popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
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A. Force Theory

B. Historical Theory

C. Social Contract Theory

D. Divine Origin Theory

487. The Retributive Theory of Justice is rooted in:____________?
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A. The principle that punishment should aim at reforming the criminals

B. The principle of hate the sin and not the sinner

C. The principle of deterrent punishment to criminals

D. The principle of revenge
488. Sovereignty is an attribute of: ____________?
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A. Democratic states only

B. Government

C. Despotic state only

D. All states
489. Hobbess name is associated with origin of state about the theory of: __________?
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A. Matriarchal

B. Patriarchal

C. Divine Origin

D. Social Contract

E. Evolutionary

490. According to Hobbes the primitive people were encouraged to conclude social contract on account of:___________?
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A. Growth of political consciousness

B. Anarchy

C. Their desire to preserve individual liberty

D. Their desire to preserve private property

491. Which one of the following thinkers did not criticize the theory of social contract?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Wright

C. Vaughan

D. Karl Marx
492. Sovereignty has been defined as Supreme Power over citizens and subjects unrestrained by law by:__________?
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A. Willoughby

B. Bodin

C. Austin

D. Burgess

493. Pluralists believe in one of the following characteristics of sovereignty namely:
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A. Permanence

B. Comprehensiveness

C. None of these

D. Divisibility
494. Legal sovereignty is one which is accepted by:_____________?
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A. By outside people alone

B. By associations in the state only

C. By international organisations alone

D. All the persons in and outside the state
495. The Pluralists are in favour of: _____________?
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A. Denial of all sovereign power to the state

B. Grant of all powers to associations only

C. Grant of absolute sovereign right to the state

D. Grant of limited sovereign powers to the state
496. Which one of the following according to Pluralists is a serious limitation on sovereignty?
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A. A written constitution

B. Associations operating in the state

C. Inernational law

D. Trade unions

497. The modern state is also is also known as: __________?
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A. An international state

B. A federal state

C. A liberal state

D. A nation state
498. Who of the following was the first systemtic thinker about doctrine of sovereignty?
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A. Bodin

B. Hobbes

C. Grotius

D. Austin

E. Laski

499. Which one of the following institutions gives shape to the dimensions of justice?
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A. The Parliament

B. All the above

C. The Constitution

D. The Courts

500. The basic of oriental empire was: ____________?
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A. Power of religion

B. Despotic king

C. Love for national culture

D. Fear of Gad