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
351. The state is a product of society at a certain stage of development when it has split into irreconcilable antagonisms, which it is powerless to dispel. To which of the following theories of the origin of the state does this statement belong?
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A. Historical-Evolutionary

B. Marxists

C. Social Contract

D. Liberal

352. Renaissance of Sciences was written by:_____________?
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A. Ghazzali

B. Mawardi

C. Farabi

D. Tusi

353. Which one of the following features of legal sovereignty has been wrongly listed?
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A. All rights emanate from it

B. It is definite

C. It enjoys only limited authority

D. It possesses the power to issue final commands

354. If sovereignty is not absolute, no state exists Who said this?
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A. Jean Bodin

B. None of the above

C. Hobbes

D. John Austin
355. He breathes the bitterest hatred not only of individualism, but even of those elementary rights, which none but the most backward nations now deny to the individual, yet this preposterous system, consciously or unconsciously represents an exremeform of individualism The quotation given above applies to ___________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Machiavelli

C. Locke

D. Marx

356. Who of the following is not associated with analytical school about justice?
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A. Bodin

B. None of the above

C. Marx

D. Austin

E. Locke

357. Which of the followings was the bitterest critic of Austins theory of sovereignty?
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A. Hobbes

B. Bodin

C. Sir Henry Maine

D. Laski

358. Who of the following said that strictly speaking sovereignty is an internal power, pick that up?
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A. Liber

B. John Coulhon

C. Gilchrist

D. Gettell

359. The concept of justice in purely economic terms was popularized by___________?
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A. Bentham

B. Engels

C. J.S.Mills

D. Adam Smith

360. The Pluralists regard the state as:__________?
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A. A power machine

B. Brother of masses

C. Servant of people

D. Master of people

361. Rousseau championed the cause of: __________?
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A. Representative Democracy

B. Absolute Monarchy

C. Direct Democracy

D. Elites

362. The Legal Sovereign has to bow before the:____________?
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A. Political sovereign

B. Popular sovereignty

C. None of the above

D. Real sovereign

363. Who of the followings was a staunch supporter of the Divine Origin Theory?
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A. Napoleon of France

B. James II of England

C. George III of England

D. None of the above

364. Where does legal sovereignty vest?
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A. None of these

B. Determinate human superior

C. Bulk of society

D. In the like superior

365. Lectures on Jurisprudence is a book written by:___________?
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A. Grotius

B. Maitland

C. Laski

D. Montesquieu

E. Austin
366. In the West first to support the theory of Divine Origin were:
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A. None of these

B. The Christians

C. The Jews

D. The Muslims

367. The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is __________?
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A. Political Science

B. Sociology

C. Geography

D. Genetics

368. Name of John Austin in the development of sovereignty is associated with:
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A. No theory

B. External aspect

C. Philosophical theory

D. Internal aspect

E. Legal theory
369. Concept of legal sovereignty was for the first time pronounced by:____________?
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A. Machiavelli

B. Locke

C. St. Augustine

D. Hobbes

E. Hegel

370. Characteristics of legal sovereignty is that it is:____________?
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A. Not well organised

B. Not precise

C. Not recognised by law

D. Fully well organised and precise
371. Which one of the following features of Legal Justice has been wrongly listed?
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A. There must be courts or other semi-judicial bodies to impart justice

B. There can be no justice without law

C. Legal justice demands equal rights for all members with discrimination

D. Legal justice has no relationship with punishment
372. That the law of the state is obeyed because there is punitive authority of the state behind it, is believed by the exponents of: _________?
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A. Force theory

B. Matriarchal theory

C. Theory of Divine origin

D. Patriarchal theory

373. Which aspect of justice was emphasizes by the Greeks?
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A. Moral

B. Legal

C. Political

D. Social

374. Al-Ghazali is known as:____________?
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A. Historian

B. Qazi-u-Quza

C. Jujat-ul-Islam

D. Geographer

375. Iqtisad-fil-Itiqad was written by: _______?
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A. Al-Mawardi

B. Ibn-e-Khaldun

C. Al-Farabi

D. Al-Ghazali
376. Who is ancient past felt that sovereignty was the fullness of the state?
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A. Greek

B. Muslims

C. Romans

D. None of these

377. Hobbes believed in one of the following characteristics of sovereignty namely:
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A. Divided

B. Absolute

C. Constitutional

D. Limited

378. Who believed that sovereignty vested in the general will?
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A. Rousseau

B. John Austin

C. Grotius

D. Locke

E. Hobbes

379. Which one of the following characteristics of sovereignty has been wrongly listed?
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A. Divisibility

B. Exclusiveness

C. Absoluteness

D. Permanence

380. The Pluralists believe in the concept of:____________?
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A. Traditional sovereignty

B. Political sovereignty

C. De-jure sovereignty

D. None of the above

E. Hereditary sovereignty

381. The modern state tries to ensure justice to its citizens through:
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A. Regulation of the economy of the country

B. Maintenance of system of law courts

C. All the above

D. Management institutions

382. Which one of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Austins definition of sovereignty?
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A. The determinate human superior should not be in the habit of obedience to like superior

B. The determinate human superior must be responsible for his acts to the elected representatives of the people

C. The determinate human superior must be capable of being located

D. The determinate human superior receives habitual obedience from the bluk of population of given society

E. It resides in a determinate human superior

383. According to Locke people left the state of nature for the sake of:__________?
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A. Creating a state

B. Preservation of their natural rights

C. Creating an independent judiciary

D. An effective government

384. Name the book which was written by al-Ghazali:
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A. Nishat-ul-Mulk

B. Fozul Kabir

C. Syasat Nama

D. Adab Nama Iran

385. If sovereignty is not absolute no state can exist. This is a statement made by:____________?
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A. Barker

B. Laski

C. Gettell

D. Austin
386. Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of sovereignty?
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A. Exclusiveness

B. Permanence

C. All comprehensiveness

D. Indivisibility

E. Wealth
387. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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A. All rights emanate from the legal sovereign

B. Violation of the command of Legal sovereign is punishable

C. The legal sovereign enjoys only limited authority

D. Legal sovereign has power to issue final commands

388. The modern state is described as:____________?
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A. Autocratic state

B. A welfare state

C. A laissez faire state

D. A police state

389. Which of the following is not an essential element of sovereignty?
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A. It is supreme power of the state

B. It is permanent

C. It is indivisible

D. It is delegated to some one else by the state

E. It is inalienable

390. The early Oriental Empires rested on: ___________?
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A. Despotism of King

B. Fear of God

C. Sweet will of the people

D. Laws of nature

391. De facto sovereign refers to:_____________?
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A. A person who is the lawful ruler of the country

B. None of the above

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

D. King who has lawfully inherited to the throne

392. Which one of the following is true about Aristotles views about justice?
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A. It should promote religion

B. It should be available to the rich

C. It was what philosopher king thought was just

D. It should be available both to the citizens and the slaves

E. It consisted in observing rules of equality

393. The Roman Empire was characterized by:_________?
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A. Popular Assemblies

B. A Highly centralized administration

C. Division of powers between the centre and state

D. Complete autonomy for its units

394. Which one of the following theories regarded the origin of state evoked maximum controversy?
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A. Social Contract Theory

B. Divine Origin Theory

C. Evolutionary Theory

D. Force Theory

395. The Parliament and the Constitution are instruments of:_____________?
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A. Legal Justice

B. Economic Justice

C. Political Justice

D. Social Justice

396. If a determinate human superior not in a 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 the superior) is a society political and independent. Which of the followings said this?
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A. Jean Bodin

B. Hobbes

C. Austin

D. Laski

397. The early Oriental Empires were ruled by:__________?
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A. Hereditary monarchs

B. Priests

C. Military leaders

D. Elected leaders

398. Sovereignty does not reside in a determinate human superior who said that?
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A. G.D.H. Cole

B. Bodin

C. Hobbes

D. Sir Henry Maine
399. Who said No sovereign has any where possessed unlimited power; and the attempt to exert it has always resulted in the establishment of safeguards?
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A. Bodin

B. Laski

C. Sir Henry Maine

D. Hobbes

400. The term sovereignty has been derived originally from language:
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A. Greek

B. English

C. Roman

D. Latin