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
251. Social Contract was written by: __________?
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A. Montesquieu

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. Locke

E. David Hume

252. Church occupied an important position in: ___________?
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A. The city-states

B. The Roman Empire

C. The Holy Roman Empire

D. All the above

253. The world sovereignty derives its origin from superanus which belongs to language:
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A. Green

B. Latin

C. English

D. French

E. Roman

254. The main function of the state according to the Pluralists is:____________?
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A. To promote general welfare of its citizens

B. To regulate production distribution of essential goods

C. To provide social securities like unemployment allowance and old pension

D. To regulate the activities of various associations
255. Who raised state to the highest glory?
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A. Hegel

B. Locke

C. Rousseau

D. Marx

256. Which one of the following is wrong as per Rousseaus theory of General will in mind?
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A. General Will is the will of the masses

B. General Will is supreme, inalienable and indivisible

C. Individuals freedom consists in acting in conformity with General Will

D. General Will is always good, just and right

257. Who of the following stressed that justice laid in giving maximum happiness to maximum number of people?
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A. Bodin

B. Rousseau

C. Marx

D. Bentham

E. Aristotle

258. First western writer to develop systematic doctrine of sovereignty was:__________?
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A. John Austin

B. Plato

C. Grotius

D. T.H.Green

259. According to Rousseau sovereignty resides in: _____________?
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A. The King

B. The Real Will

C. The General Will

D. The Actual Will

260. Who asserted, the state would ultimately wither away?
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A. Kant

B. Aristotle

C. Marx

D. None of the above

261. The Pluralists are in favour of:___________?
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A. Abolition of state

B. Further extension of the powers of state

C. Classless and stateless society

D. Curtailing powers of state
262. In Pakistan the legal sovereignty lies in the ________________?
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A. Electorate

B. Parliament

C. President

D. Supreme Court

263. Who said that sovereignty can no more be alienated or transferred?
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A. Laski

B. Liber

C. Prince Kropotkin

D. John Coulhon

264. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. Sovereignty implies freedom to conduct intenal affairs of a state

B. Sovereignty means freedom to conduct the foreign affairs

C. Sovereignth means freedom to conduct both Internal and external affairs

D. Sovereignty is the desire of people to have independence

265. Which one of the following features of legal sovereignty has been wrongly listed?
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A. It possesses the power to issue final commands

B. It enjoys only limited authority

C. It is definite

D. All rights emanate from it

266. According to the Pluralists one of the important limitations on sovereignty is:______________?
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A. International Law

B. Independent Judiciary

C. Written Constitution

D. Political Parties

267. According to the concept of Plural Sovereignty:
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A. Sovereignty lies in the Parliament

B. Sovereignty lies in the Kind

C. Sovereignty lies in the state only

D. Sovereignty lies in all the associations of the state
268. Eye for eye and tooth for a tooth is the guiding principle of:___________?
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A. Reformative theory of justice

B. All the above theories

C. Retributive theory of justice

D. Deterrent theory of justice

269. One of the important critics of Austins concept of sovereignty has been:___________?
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A. Grotius

B. J.S.Mill

C. Mhenry Maine

D. Bodin

E. MacIver

270. In the middle ages it was believed that:
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A. Church gave state

B. State was theresult of human efforts

C. State grew with the passage of time

D. State is the march of God on earth
271. Which of the following is not an attribute of sovereignty?
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A. Indivisibility

B. Inalienability

C. Delegation of authority by some persons to the state

D. Permanence

272. Ahya-ul-Ulum is the work of:__________?
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A. Al-Farabi

B. None of these

C. Al-Mawardi

D. Al-Ghazali
273. According to Laski law is:____________?
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A. Accumulation of religious principles and practices

B. Command of the sovereign

C. Embodiment of general will

D. Built upon general social environment
274. Legal sovereignty in Pakistan vests with: ___________?
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A. Cabinet

B. Prime Minister

C. Electorates

D. Council of Ministers

E. President
275. Which one of the following statements in wrong?
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A. State can give a part of its sovereignty to society

B. Sovereignty is shared by the state with government

C. Sovereignty is permanent

D. Sovereignty rests exclusively with the state

276. One of the salient features of the theory of sovereignty as expounded by Hobbes was that he stood for its:
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A. Its perpetuity

B. Its inalienability

C. Transference from other sovereignty

D. Its indivisibility

277. The evolutionary theory regarding the origin of states on:
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A. Evolutionary principle

B. Scientific-cum-religious principles

C. Revolutionary principle

D. Religious principles

278. Pluralistic view of sovereignty was:_______________?
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A. A reaction against denial of sovereignty to state

B. Reaction against dogmatic legalism of Austinian theory of sovereignty

C. A reaction against to much of importance attached to economic and social groups

D. A plea for an independent judiciary

279. The Pluralists believe in:____________?
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A. Legal sovereignty

B. Nominal Sovereign

C. Political sovereignty

D. Absolute sovereignty

280. Which one of the followings has not been included by Locke 2in the list of natural rights?
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A. Right of life

B. Right to work

C. Right to liberty

D. Right to property

281. The main profounder of the evolutionary theory were:__________?
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A. Plato and Aristotle

B. Hobbes and Locke

C. Burgess and Leacock

D. Lenin and Marx

282. The champion of absolute sovereignty of monarch was:____________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Marsiglio of Padua

C. MacIver

D. Laski

283. Rousseaus contributed to: __________?
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A. The French Revolution

B. American War of Independence

C. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

D. Glorious revolution in England

284. In the economic sphere justice implies:
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A. The basic needs of all the people must be met

B. A person whould be permitted to keep the unearned income

C. There should be free play of economic forces in the society

D. Every body should be given same salary irrespective of the nature of job

285. Which one of the following attributes of justice has been wrongly listed?
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A. It does not permit discrimination under any circumstances

B. It is related to dealings among human beings

C. It emphasises the importance of personal dignity

D. Impartiality in the tretment of various persons

286. Fatihat-ul-Ulum was written by:___________?
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A. Farabi

B. Tusi

C. Ghazzali

D. Iqbal

287. The monistic theory of sovereignty holds that: ____________?
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A. The sovereignty resides in the state alone

B. Sovereignty is shared by the state and other associations

C. Sovereignty resides in the King only

D. Sovereignty is shared by the King and the Parliament

288. A Muslim Philosopher Abu Hamid bin Muhammad born in 1058 A.D. Is commonly known as:__________?
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A. None of these

B. Ibn-e-Khuldun

C. Al-Mawardi

D. Al-Ghazali
289. Sovereignty is the suprime will of the state was said by:
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A. Duguit

B. Bodin

C. Sorel

D. G.D.H. Cole
290. Which one of the following social Contractualists was born at Geneva?
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Rousseau

D. None of the above

291. Kinship, which according to the Evolutionary theory was one of the major contributory factors for the origin of state, means:
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A. Belief in common blood relationship

B. Rule by Kind

C. Belief in divinity of Kind

D. Association with peoples of the same region

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

B. The body which possesses supreme law making powers

C. The Head of the State

D. The courts, which decide the disputes

293. Those who believe in the division of sovereignty are known as:____________?
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A. Socialists

B. Democrats

C. Pluralists

D. Absolutists

E. Individualist

294. Who said that the theory of sovereignty is not valid for political philosophy?
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A. Grotius

B. Laski

C. T.H. Green

D. Hobhouse

295. The concept of political sovereignty is associated with:___________?
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A. Austin

B. Rousseau

C. Plato

D. John Lacke
296. Who said: a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God?
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A. Plato

B. Bodin

C. Aristotle

D. Hobbes

297. Austin propounded a theory of: ___________?
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A. Popular Sovereignty

B. Titular Sovereignty

C. Legal Sovereignty

D. Political Sovereignty

298. The early Oriental Empires were mostly located: ____________?
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A. In Europe

B. On the banks of rivers

C. In the fertile valleys

D. One the sea coasts

299. In Britain the legal sovereignty resides in:__________?
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A. The Queen-in-Parliament

B. The House of Lords

C. The Queen

D. The Courts

300. Who of the followings believed that sovereignty vested in the general would?
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A. TH.Green

B. Rousseau

C. Bodin

D. Austin