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
2501. Ibn-e-Khaldun and ______ both stress the importance of religion for the state and the connection between religion and power:
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A. Machiavelli

B. Bentham

C. J.S. Mill

D. Rousseau

2502. Ibn-e-Khaldun retired as a: _________?
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A. Professor of Law

B. Teacher at Al-Azhar

C. Record Keeper

D. Judge
2503. Which of the following is not the work of Ibn-e-Khaldun:
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A. Kitab-al-Ibar

B. Al-Tarif

C. History of the Berbers

D. Siyasat Namah
2504. Ibn-e-Khaldun died in the year _______ A.D.
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A. 1408

B. 1406

C. 1407

D. 1405

2505. Ibn-e-Khalduns name is associated with: __________?
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A. Algebra

B. Liberty

C. Dictatorship

D. Asabiyya
2506. Ibn-e-Kaldun is known as the father of: _________?
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A. History

B. Chemistry

C. Political Science

D. Physics

2507. The concept of rule of law is popular in a country which has: __________?
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A. Dictatorship

B. Authoritarian System

C. Monarchy

D. Presidential System of Government

E. Democracy, both Parliamentary and Presidential
2508. Name the country in which there is the system of judicial review?
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A. England

B. U.S.A

C. U.S.S.R

D. China

2509. Name the country from which concept of equal protection of law we borrowed in our Constitution?
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A. U.S.A.

B. China

C. Switzerland

D. France

E. U.S.S.R

2510. Equal protection of laws means:
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A. All citizens under equal circumstances will be protected equally before law

B. All citizens under even unequal circumstances will be protected equally before law

C. All rich will be protected equally before law

D. Government will pay equal expenses for giving justice to all

2511. Which one of the following is the feature of the rule of law?
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A. In it all rulers are treated equal before law

B. In it all are treated equal before law

C. In it all elite are treated equal before law

D. In it all bureaucrats are treated equal before law

E. In it all poor are treated equal before law

2512. Who of the following has written: Introduction to the Law of the Constitution?
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A. Rousseau

B. A.V.Dicey

C. Ivor Jennings

D. H.J.Laski

E. T.Parsons

2513. Which of the following Article of our Constitution (1973) deals with equality before law?
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A. Article 28

B. Article 25

C. Article 27

D. Article 26

2514. Under which Article protection of property rights of citizens are assured:
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A. Article 27

B. Article 24

C. Article 25

D. Article 26

2515. Name the country in which there is no system of rule of law?
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A. India

B. U.S.A

C. U.S.S.R

D. None of the above

2516. In U.S.A. The courts, while reviewing the law:
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A. Go into the letters of the law

B. Go into the spirit of the law

C. Go neither into letters nor spirit of the laws

D. Go both into the letters and spirit of the laws
2517. The concept of Rule of Law first of all was developed in: __________?
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A. Japan

B. U.S.A

C. England

D. U.S.S.R

E. China

2518. The legal sovereignty resides in:
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A. The constitution of a country

B. The courts, which decide the disputes

C. The Head of the State

D. The body which possesses supreme law making powers
2519. Who said that sovereignty resides in determinate human superior?
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A. Bodin

B. Grotius

C. Montesquieu

D. Austin
2520. Who one of the following is associated with the statement if sovereignty is not absolute no state will exist?
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A. Hegel

B. John Locke

C. Rousseau

D. Austin

E. Holland

2521. The Pluralists are in favour of: _____________?
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A. Grant of all powers to associations only

B. Grant of limited sovereign powers to the state

C. Denial of all sovereign power to the state

D. Grant of absolute sovereign right to the state

2522. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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A. The legal sovereign enjoys only limited authority

B. Legal sovereign has power to issue final commands

C. All rights emanate from the legal sovereign

D. Violation of the command of Legal sovereign is punishable

2523. By Titular sovereign we mean:______________?
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A. None of these

B. An absolute sovereign

C. None of both

D. A sovereign in name

2524. Who of the followings believed that sovereignty vested in the general would?
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A. Bodin

B. TH.Green

C. Rousseau

D. Austin

2525. Political Pluralism calls for:____________?
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A. Government control of association

B. Autonomy of associations

C. Administrative control of associations

D. Parliamentary control of associations

2526. Sovereignty does not reside in a determinate human superior who said that?
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A. Sir Henry Maine

B. G.D.H. Cole

C. Bodin

D. Hobbes

2527. External Sovereignty means: __________?
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A. Rights of a state to maintain an army of its own

B. Right of the state to act without outside restrictions

C. Right of state to send diplomatic envoys to other states

D. Right of state to apply international law

2528. Austin propounded his theory of Sovereignty in the book:
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A. Two Treatises on Government

B. Lectures on Jurisprudence

C. Early History of Institutions

D. Modern State

2529. 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. It is unethical

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

D. It is against freedom of association

E. This concept is impossible

2530. Legal sovereignty is one which is accepted by:_____________?
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A. By outside people alone

B. All the persons in and outside the state

C. By associations in the state only

D. By international organisations alone

2531. Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of sovereignty?
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A. Permanence

B. All comprehensiveness

C. Indivisibility

D. Wealth

E. Exclusiveness

2532. The concept of political sovereignty is associated with:___________?
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A. Rousseau

B. John Lacke

C. Austin

D. Plato

2533. De jure sovereign refers to:____________?
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A. A person in whom the entire authority is vested by the constitution but does not make use of that power

B. A person who is authorised by Parliament to rule the country

C. The constitutional ruler of state

D. A person who has legal right to govern and command obedience.
2534. Which one of the following group of thinkers do not draw any distinction between the governemtn and the state?
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A. All the above

B. Socialists

C. Capitalists

D. Pluralists
2535. The Pluralists are in favour of:___________?
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A. Further extension of the powers of state

B. Classless and stateless society

C. Curtailing powers of state

D. Abolition of state

2536. The assertion that the state is not the only association but one among many associations in society, is:__________?
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A. An Anarchist viewpoint

B. A Pluralist viewpoint

C. A Fabian viewpoint

D. A Marxist viewpoint

2537. Who of the following was the first systemtic thinker about doctrine of sovereignty?
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A. Grotius

B. Laski

C. Hobbes

D. Austin

E. Bodin
2538. The concept of popular sovereignty is associated with:____________?
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A. Austin

B. Bodin

C. Rousseau

D. Locke

2539. Legal sovereignty in Pakistan vests with: ___________?
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A. Cabinet

B. President

C. Electorates

D. Council of Ministers

E. Prime Minister

2540. De facto sovereign refers to:_____________?
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A. King who has lawfully inherited to the throne

B. A person or body of persons who actually exercise power

C. None of the above

D. A person who is the lawful ruler of the country

2541. If a determinate human superior not in the habit of obedience to a like superior, receives habitual obedience from the bulk of a given society, that determinate superior is sovereign in that society; and the society (including superior) is a society political and independent.Who of the following said this?
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A. Rousseau

B. Laski

C. Jean Bodin

D. Austin

E. Hobbes

2542. Sovereignty is attribute of: _______________?
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A. All types of states

B. Democratic state

C. Absolute monarchy

D. Distatorship

E. Constitutional monarchy

2543. Sovereignty of Queen of Great Britain can be classified as:___________?
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A. Titular sovereignty

B. Popular sovereignty

C. Real sovereignty

D. Legal sovereignty

2544. The Pluralists believe in:____________?
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A. Absolute sovereignty

B. Legal sovereignty

C. Nominal Sovereign

D. Political sovereignty
2545. Characteristics of legal sovereignty is that it is:____________?
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A. Not recognised by law

B. Not precise

C. Fully well organised and precise

D. Not well organised

2546. Sovereignty is an essential element of:____________?
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A. Society

B. Associations

C. State

D. Dictatorship

2547. The term sovereignty has been drawn from the Latin term:
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A. Supranus

B. Supreme Court

C. Statute

D. Soviet

2548. Who said that it is impossible to make the legal theory of sovereignty valid for political philosophy?
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A. Laski

B. Gilchrist

C. Gettell

D. Austin

E. Grotius

2549. Which one of the following statements correctly defines sovereignty as a legal attribute of the state?
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A. To cultivate popular conscience to obey wuch decisions as are made by the legislature and to ensure compliance thereof

B. To make decisions with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the state, free of external restraint or coercision

C. To enforece laws made by decision makers over those who are willing to coerce the unwilling citizens

D. To ensure enforcement of dicisions made by authorities with a view to total and abiding obedience by citizens

2550. Which of the following is not an essential element of sovereignty?
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A. It is delegated to some one else by the state

B. It is supreme power of the state

C. It is inalienable

D. It is permanent

E. It is indivisible