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Political Science MCQs
The view that the state is an unmitigated evil is attributed to:
A. Idealists
B. Individualists
C. Socialists
D. Anarchists
A secular state is one which_:
A. Irreligious
B. Anti-religious
C. Pro-religious
D. Has no religious of its own
Who said that the state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues for the sake of good life?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Cicero
D. Machiavelli
Who said: “A state is that agency in a society that is authorised to exercise coercive control within a territory”.
A. MaclIver
B. Anderson and Parker
C. Durkheim
D. Max Weber
Who said “I am the State”.
A. James II of England
B. Napoleon I of France
C. Louis XIV of France
D. Hitler of Germany
The organic theory of state holds _______?
A. The state is the result of a social contract
B. The state is a divine creation
C. The state is the result of force
D. The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being
According to Laski the state is __?
A. Master of society and associations
B. Servant of society
C. Identical with society
D. None of the above
According to Laski law is ______?
A. Command of the sovereign
B. Embodiment of general will
C. Built upon general social environment
D. Accumulation of religious principles and practices
The Pluralists regard the state as _____?
A. Master of people
B. Servant of people
C. A power machine
D. Brother of masses
Under democratic system of government the popular sovereignty resides in:
A. Popularly elected representative body
B. The electorate
C. The people
D. All the above
De facto sovereign refers to:
A. A person who is the lawful ruler of the country
B. King who has lawfully inherited to the throne
C. A person or body of persons who actually exercise power
D. None of the above
In Pakistan the legal sovereignty lies in the ______?
A. Parliament
B. Supreme Court
C. President
D. Electorate
According to Rousseau sovereignty resides in _____?
A. The General Will
B. The Real Will
C. The Actual Will
D. The King
Which one of the following described laws as a command of the sovereign:
A. Austin
B. Locke
C. Mooney
D. Laski
There are several forms of sovereignty. The sovereignty of the King of Great Britain can be classified as ____?
A. Titular Sovereignty
B. Real Sovereignty
C. Popular Sovereignty
D. Legal Sovereignty
According to the Pluralists one of the important limitations on sovereignty is:
A. Written Constitution
B. Independent Judiciary
C. Political Parties
D. International Law
Which one of the following thinkers is connected with the concept of General Will?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. T.H. Green
Rousseau was an advocate of _____?
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Individual Sovereignty
C. Political Sovereignty
D. Legal Sovereignty
Rousseau advocated his theory of Social Contract in the book:
A. Social Contract
B. Origin of the Species
C. Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
D. Modern State
Rousseau hailed from ___?
A. Britain
B. Germany
C. France
D. Russia
According to Rousseau the two instincts, which governed the action of man in the state of nature, were:
A. Fear and religion
B. Self-interest and fear
C. Self-preservation and sympathy towards others
D. Protection of life and property
The state of nature, according to Rousseau, was ____?
A. A period of peace and happiness
B. A period of constant warfare
C. A period of great uncertainty
D. A period of selfishness
The contract envisaged by Rousseau was ______?
A. Both the social contract
B. A social contract
C. A political contract
D. A legal contract
According to Laski the state is _______?
A. The creator of all rights
B. Not the creator of all rights
C. The preserver of all natural rights
D. Not concerned with rights
The Idealist Theory attaches great importance to ____?
A. Perfection of human personality
B. Equality of all men
C. Provision of basic necessities of life to all
D. None of the above
The Idealist Theory of rights attaches more importance to _____?
A. Physical development
B. Material progress
C. Inner-development
D. Social development
The Idealist Theory of Rights lays emphasis on man’s:
A. Social development
B. Economic development
C. Civil development
D. Moral development
Who said “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek in general, to be himself of his best”?
A. Hobbes
B. Laski
C. Aristotle
D. Rousseau
The Social Welfare theory of rights is associated with ________?
A. Idealistic
B. Social Contract
C. Utilitarian
D. Marxists
The best exposition of Marxian concept of private property is available in ______?
A. Das Capital
B. Communist Manifesto
C. State and Revolution
D. The Origin of Family Private property and the State
Who believed that private property is essential for the development of individual’s personality?
A. Karl Marx
B. Proudhon
C. J.S. Mill
D. Engels
Who was the author of The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State?
A. Karl Marx
B. Engels
C. Stalin
D. Lenin
The theory of surplus value is associated with:
A. J.S. Mill
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Adam Smith
D. Karl Marx
Aristotle described man’s instinct to acquire property as _____?
A. A natural instinct
B. An unnatural instinct
C. A base-instinct
D. None of the above
Hobbes and Bentham were the supporters of _______?
A. Legal Theory of Property
B. Socialistic Theory of Property
C. Idealistic Theory of Property
D. Natural Theory of Property
According to Laski ‘private property’ contributes to:
A. The prosperity of the society
B. The development of society
C. The weakening of society
D. None of the above
The general opinion at present it is favour of:
A. Abolition of all private property
B. Absolute rights to property
C. Right to property within limitations
D. None of the above
Who of the following is not associated with analytical school about justice?
A. Bodin
B. Locke
C. Austin
D. Marx
E. None of the above
In our modern times it is believed that justice is:
A. Opposed to equality
B. Opposed to liberty
C. Anti-thesis of equality and liberty
D. Closely linked with liberty
The concept of justice is applicable only to:
A. Dealings with human beings
B. Dealings with all living beings
C. Dealings with living as well as non-living beings
D. None of the above
Who of the following thinkers took justice as an ethical standard of virtue in social and public relationship?
A. Aristotle
B. Rousseau
C. Plato
D. MacIver
The concept of justice in purely economic terms was popularized by ___?
A. Adam Smith
B. J.S.Mills
C. Bentham
D. Engels
The Parliament and the Constitution are instruments of _____?
A. Legal Justice
B. Political Justice
C. Economic Justice
D. Social Justice
The view that law and liberty are opposed to each other has been expressed by ___?
A. Idealists
B. Anarchist
C. Marxists
D. Socialists
The view that every state law enlarges individual freedom is associated with ____?
A. Marxists
B. Idealists
C. Syndicalists
D. Individualists
Who said that “Liberty itself is not one but manifold”?
A. Cole
B. Green
C. MacIver
D. Laski
Which one of the following thinkers considered liberty and equality as complementary?
A. Lord Acton
B. Machiavelli
C. MacIver
D. None of the above
“The passion for equality made vain the hope for liberty”. Who said this?
A. Lord Acton
B. Austin
C. Poland
D. Lord Bryce
Civil liberty is inherent in the laws of ____?
A. State
B. Nature
C. Society
D. All the above
Who of the following has said “Political liberty in reality can only be real when there is social equality”?
A. Lord Acton
B. MacIver
C. Laski
D. Bodin
E. None of the above
Who of the following has said, “Liberty and equality are not in conflict nor even separate, but are different facets of same ideal”?
A. Karl Marx
B. Bakunin
C. Laski
D. MacIver
E. Herbert A. Deare
Equality before law is possible:
A. In a presidential form of Government
B. In a federal form of Government
C. In a unitary form of Government
D. In a country with written constitution
E. In a society with democratic set up
Womanhood franchise means equality in _?
A. Economic sense
B. Cultural sense
C. Political sense
D. Moral sense
E. None of the above
Which one of the following is true about economic equality. It means:
A. Minimum basic needs of all
B. Minimum basic needs of the rich
C. Possession of equal property by all
D. None of These
Who of the following said that, “The Liberty and equality are opposed to each other misunderstand the meanings of these words?
A. Lord Acton
B. Laski
C. Profession Towny
D. Professor Ashirvatham
E. Pollard
The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is assertion of the principle of:
A. Political Equality
B. Civil Equality
C. Natural Equality
D. Social Equality
In democracy the final authority rests with ________?
A. Parliament
B. People
C. Council of Ministers
D. Civil servants
The classical theory of democracy can be traced back to the writings of: ____?
A. Ancient Greek Philosophers
B. Ancient Chinese philosophers
C. Proudhon
D. French philosophers of the seventeenth century
Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory of Democracy?
A. Locke
B. Hobbes
C. Karl Marx
D. J.S. Mill
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to the Liberal theory of democracy?
A. General Welfare
B. Natural Equality
C. Consent of people as basis of state
D. Inalienable right of individual to determine their affairs
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a critic of democracy?
A. Locke
B. Lecky
C. Maine
D. Leveleye
The two words ‘demos’ and ‘cratia’ from which democracy draws its origin belong to ______?
A. Latin language
B. Greek language
C. French language
D. Spanish language
In modern times the powers of the bureaucracy have:
A. Greatly increased
B. Considerably declined
C. Bneither increased nor declined
D. None of the above
Which one of the following functions is performed by the bureaucrats?
A. Collection of taxes
B. Audit of accounts
C. Inspection of factories
D. All the above functions and many other too
Bureaucracy existed in the ancient empire of:
A. China
B. Rome
C. India
D. All the above
Bureaucracy literally means a system of government by:
A. Elected representatives
B. Officials
C. Nominated representatives
D. None of the above
Bureaucracy is ______?
A. An ancient institution
B. A modern phenomenon
C. The product of middle age feudal system
D. None of These
Bureaucracy is an important feature of : _____
A. Democratic governments
B. Dictatorial system of governments
C. All governments
D. None of the above
Which one of the following is not a great hindrance in the formation of sound public opinion?
A. Disparity in wealth
B. Right to leisure
C. Lethargy of the people
D. Illiteracy
A free press is one which:
A. Spreads communal hatred
B. Propagate violence
C. Sides with the elites
D. Sides with educated
E. Gives an impartial account of events
In the constitution of Pakistan freedom of press exists because:
A. The government are highly educated
B. Propagate violence
C. The people are highly educated
D. It is implied in the right of expression
E. Managements of the press are keen to have that
Importance of free press all over the world has increased because:
A. The Governments want to give it to the people
B. The Governments have now no means to restrict this freedom
C. The people are awakening everywhere
D. There is keen competition in the press industry
Which of the following is not covered under the freedom of press?
A. Expression of views of the opposition
B. Publication of the views of the intelligentsia
C. Publication of letters to the editor
D. Commenting on the views of political leadership
E. Suppression of the views of the opposition
Of a good free press it is expected that it should:
A. Lay more stress on national rather than international events
B. Give fair picture of national progress
C. Focus attention on failures of the government
D. Draw attention only on the achievements of the government
E. None of the above
In a parliamentary democracy good press is expected to:
A. Build healthy public opinion
B. Cash on sensational news
C. Be motivated by profit motives
D. Seek directions of the ruling party
Who of the following is usually denied freedom of speech?
A. The working labourers
B. Unemployed youth
C. Peasants and agriculturists
D. Skilled technocrats
E. People of the armed forces
The local government: _________?
A. Raises its funds largely locally
B. Depends for the finances on the centre only
C. Depends for the funds on the state government only
D. None of the above
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of local government?
A. It enjoys jurisdiction over very limited area
B. It operates on the principle that local problems can be best solved by the local people
C. It undertakes only those activities which benefit the people of area
D. None of the above
The local governments enjoy:
A. No autonomy
B. Complete autonomy
C. Autonomy within the limits prescribed by statutes
D. None of the above
The local governments are:
A. Sovereign
B. Self-created
C. Creation of central or state governments
D. None of the above
Which one of the following functions is not performed by the local government bodies?
A. Health and sanitation
B. Protection of life and property
C. Construction of roads, bridges, public baths, etC.
D. Maintenance of police force
The local bodies ______?
A. Can raise loans on their own
B. Cannot raise loans
C. Can raise loans only with the prior sanction of the state
D. None of the above
In recent years the local bodies have become:
A. Increasingly independent of the state government
B. Increasingly dependent on the state government
C. Completely sovereign
D. None of the above
Who of the following is not an advocate of liberal philosophy?
A. T.H. Green
B. J.S. Mill
C. Bentham
D. Locke
E. Karl Marx
Liberalism originated from word ‘liberalis’ which belongs to language:
A. English
B. German
C. Roman
D. French
E. Latin
Which one of the following is not true about liberalism:
A. It is opposed to artificial pressures on freedom
B. It stands for free trade these days
C. It wants limited state activities
D. It favours separation of powers
Who of the following has defined liberalism by saying, “Liberalism as a political creed is a compound of two separate elements? One of these is democracy and the other individualism”.
A. MacGovern
B. Sartori
C. Laski
D. Karl Marx
E. Robert A.Dahl
Which one of the following is not true about liberalism?
A. It has faith in world peace
B. It has faith in the philosophy of live and let live
C. It has faith in constitutional Government
D. It has no faith in pluralistic society
E. It has no faith in totalitariansim
In 16th century liberalism arose as a reaction against certain factors. Which one of these was not responsible for it?
A. Feudalism
B. Church
C. Absolutism of the king
D. Deteriorating social system
Who of the following is often described as the father of liberal political philosophy?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Thomas Paine
Positive liberalism developed by the end of _______?
A. 17th century
B. 18th century
C. 19th century
D. 20th century
Who of the following is not associated with the limiting of the functions of the state on economic basis?
A. Adam Smith
B. Bentham
C. J.S. Mill
D. Marx
According to Marx the dictatorship to proletariat, which will follow the overthrow of capitalism will:
A. Conduct free and fair elections to elect its own rulers
B. Stamp out the counter revolutionaries and capitalists
C. Protect the capitalists from the wrath of the workers
D. Give complete freedom in the economic sphere
According to Marx:
A. Religion exercises a moralising effect on the people
B. Religion is the opium of people
C. Religion provides a sense of contentment
D. Religion creates tension amongst various sections of society
The ultimate goal of Marx was to establish:
A. A society in which people enjoy complete political liberty
B. A casteless society
C. A society based on religion and morality
D. A classiess society
Marx held that ultimately the state will _______?
A. Wither away
B. Become omnipotent
C. Come under the control of the workers
D. Come under the control of the Communist Party
Marxian Socialists lay emphasis on _____?
A. Personal Rights
B. Social Rights
C. Political Rights
D. Economic Rights
Communism which was propounded by Marx and Engels and modified by subsequent philosophers believes in:
A. State ownership of all the means of production
B. Complete freedom in the economic sphere
C. Mixed economy with only key industries under state control
D. None of the above
Who said: “Workers of the world unit; you have nothing to lose except your ‘thains”?
A. Stalin
B. Marx
C. Mao Tse Tung
D. Lenin
Marsian Socialism is also known as ______?
A. Scientific Socialism
B. Revolutionary Socialism
C. Evolutionary Socialism
D. Utopian Socialism
Which one of the following ideas was borrowed by Marx from Hegel?
A. Class struggle theory
B. Surplus value theory
C. Dialectical method
D. None of the above
Which one according to the Socialists is the root cause of all evils?
A. Property
B. Equality
C. Democracy
D. All the above
Under the dictatorship of the proletariat according to Karl Marx:
A. There will be all honour to mental labour
B. Mental labour will be preferred over manual labour
C. Manual labour will be preferred over mental labour
D. There will be no distinction between the mental and the manual labour
Which one of the following is regarded by Gustav Rains as an important indicator of development?
A. Growth of trade unions
B. Extent to which the social and political institutions are reorganised
C. The growthe of bureaucracy
D. None of the above
According to Karl Marx, main factor which has been inflouncing and continues to influence society is:
A. Social factor
B. Political factor
C. Economic factor
D. Religious factor
E. Cultural factor
Who said first, ‘workers of the world unite’:
A. Stalin
B. Lenin
C. Khrushchev
D. Karl Marx
E. Kosygin
According to Marx value of the commodity would be fixed in accordance with:
A. Capital in vested in it
B. Machinery used for production
C. The extent of its dependence on the foreign market
D. The extent of its demand in the foreign market
E. The socially useful labour put in it
Which of the following is not an element of Marxism?
A. Dialectical materialism
B. Historical materialism
C. The theory of surplus value
D. The theory of class struggle
E. The view that the state is an ethical idea
Which one of the following is true about proletariat?
A. It is rule of capitalist class
B. It is government by the people
C. It means rule of educated classes
D. It means rule of the working classes
According to Karl Max proletariat revolution will be caused by:
A. Strong and centralised workers
B. Trade Unions
C. The landlords
D. Industrial owners
Which one of the following is not true about Marxian Socialism?
A. The state will be replaced by classless society
B. They favour negative freedom for members
C. They hold faith in planned economy
D. They are opposed to production for the sake of profit
Which one of following is not true about socialism?
A. They do not favour individual liberty against state
B. They assume that the state will wither away
C. The believe that the state is means to an end
D. They believe that state has always been siding with propertied classes
Fascists and Communists differ from each other about their views about:
A. Dictatorship of working classes
B. Love for their religion
C. Love for educated class
D. None of These
According to Fascists ______?
A. Human equality is most desirable
B. There can be no human equality
C. Leaders have better talent than common man
D. There is no difference between a leader and common man
The Fascists believe that:
A. All races have proud culture
B. There is no cultural inequality
C. Their culture is superior as compared with other cultures
D. There should be no distinction on cultural basis
Which one of the following is not an element of Fascism?
A. It is negation of democracy
B. It is negation of socialism
C. It is opposed to world peace
D. It is opposed to theory of class struggle
E. It is opposed to capitalism
In which of the following respects are Communism and Fascism similar to each other?
A. Both believe in totalitarian state
B. Both support the cause of workers
C. Both believe in violence
D. Both ridicule democracy
Fascism believed in _______?
A. Force
B. Peaceful changes
C. Dignity of individual
D. Socialism
In the economic sphere Fascism stood for ______?
A. Free trade and competition
B. State regulation of all economic activities
C. Regulation of industries by workers
D. None of the above
Fascism resembles Communism (Marxism) in so far it stands for ______?
A. Retention of private property
B. Internationalism
C. The doctrine determinism
D. A totalitarian state
The main objective of the Fascists in Italy was to transform Italy into: _____?
A. A socialist state
B. A laissez faire state
C. A great power
D. None of the above
The term ‘fascism’ is derived from the world ‘facio’ which means _____?
A. A bundle of sticks
B. A bundle of rods
C. A bundle of brooms
D. None of the above
According to the classical theory of development, the development of a country depends on _____?
A. Land, labour and capital
B. Labour, capital and technology
C. Technology and capital
D. Labour and technology
Which one of the following classical thinkers based the development theory on the prinicple of population?
A. Malthus
B. Adam Smith
C. J.S Mill
D. All the above
Who offered the agrument that the population grows whenever workers’ wages rise above subsistence level?
A. Adam Smith
B. Malthus
C. Ricardo
D. None of the above
According to Adam Smith the division of labour contributes to development because:
A. It leads to an increase in dexterity among workers
B. It leads to reduction in production time
C. It leads to invention of better machines and equipment
D. All the above factors
Who considered saving as a necessary condition for economic development?
A. Adam Smith
B. Marx
C. Marshall
D. All the above
According to Adam Smith the division of labour contributes to development:
A. When the market demand is sufficiently large
B. When the market is small
C. When the market is neither too small nor too large
D. Urder all types of markets
According to Adam Smith the wage rtes fall to the subsistence level:
A. Under stationary conditions
B. During periods of capital accumulation
C. Under both the above stated conditions
D. Under none of the above stated conditions
The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817) which deals with the classical theory of development was written by: _________?
A. Ricardo
B. Adam Smith
C. J.S. Mill
D. Malthus
The labour theory of value which formed one of the feature of theory of development offered by Racardo was _____?
A. His original idea
B. Borrowed from Adam Smith
C. Borrowed from Marx
D. None of the above
Name the country from which concept of ‘equal protection of law’ we borrowed in our Constitution?
A. U.S.A.
B. U.S.S.R
C. France
D. Switzerland
E. China
Under which Article protection of property rights of citizens are assured:
A. Article 24
B. Article 25
C. Article 26
D. Article 27
Which one of the following is the feature of rule of law?
A. In it arbitrary law is subordinate to regular law
B. In it regular law is above arbitrary law
C. In it both arbitrary and regular laws are reconciled
D. None of the above
Which Article of our Constitution (1973) deals with freedom of movement etc.?
A. Article 13
B. Article 14
C. Article 15
D. Article 16
E. Article 17
Which one of the following is not an essential feature of the rule of law?
A. All persons are equally subject to ordinary laws
B. Rules should be the basis of all laws
C. Equal justice for all
D. Absence of special privileges before law for certain persons
Name the country in which supremacy of parliament has been reconciled with judicial reviews?
A. U.S.S.R
B. U.S.R
C. England
D. India
Equal protection before law means:
A. Equal protection for public servants
B. Equal protection for all military people
C. Among equals laws should be equally administered
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not true about ‘rule of law’?
A. All administered are equal before alw
B. Constitution is the consequence of rights
C. Constitution is not the consequence but source of rights
D. Equal justice should be assured to all
In the Constituent Assembly who of the following Indians said about relationship of parliament and judiciary “No Supreme Court, no Judiciary, can stand in judgment over the sovereign will of Parliament”:
A. J.L.Nehru
B. Ananthaswamy Ayyangar
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Dr. Rajindra Parsad
Freedom of Trade, Business or Profession is the basic concept of which Article of our Constitution (1973):
A. Article 16
B. Article 17
C. Article 18
D. Article 19
The scientific jurisdiction for individualism was offered by _____?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Darwin
C. Locke
D. Marx
The individualists held that ______?
A. The state was the best judge of man’s interest functions of state
B. The individual was the best judge of his own interest
C. The king was the best judge of people’s interests
D. The Parliament was the best judge of individual’s Interests
In the economic spere, the individualists are in favour of ___?
A. Ending all free competition
B. Encourging free competition
C. State control over production and distribution
D. Dictatorship of the proletariat
One of the serious hurdles in the way of implementing the ideals of welfare state is ___?
A. Reluctance of government servants to assume more responsibility
B. Indifferent attitude of the politicians
C. Lack of interest by the common people
D. Reluctance of people to pay high taxes
The welfare theory is based on _____?
A. Democratic principles
B. Aristocratic principles
C. Anarchist principle
D. Marxist principle
The modern individualists are in favour of a __?
A. Police state
B. Welfare state
C. Stateless society
D. Totalitarian state
Who of the following is associated with the statement that the main function of state is to ‘hinder to the hindrances to good life’:
A. Individualists
B. Liberals
C. Utilitarianists
D. Socialists
Socialism is opposed to ___?
A. Social security schemes
B. Equal distribution of wealth
C. Unrestricted competition
D. Collective
Who of the following is regarded as the father of Scientific Socialism?
A. Robert Owen
B. Karl Marx
C. Kroptikan
D. Lenin
Which one of the hailed from England?
A. Hegel
B. T.H. Green
C. Kant
D. Fichte
According to Kant, actions conform to duty when:
A. They are undertaken for the sake of duty alone
B. Others approve of them
C. You have been beaten sufficiently
D. When physical needs are satisfied
A Second Letter Concerning Toleration book is written by ___?
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. John Locke
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D. Thomas Sowell
A Third Letter for Toleration book is written by _____?
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. John Locke
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D. Thomas Sowell
Nicomachus was the name of which of Aristotle’s relations?
A. Father
B. Son
C. Father and son
D. Brother
What did Aristotle see as the central tension in ethical decisions?
A. Continence
B. Desire
C. Ignorance
D. Complacence
Which nephew of Aristotle was executed by Alexander?
A. Hermeias
B. Callisthenes
C. Xenocrates
D. Speusippus
According to Aristotle, which of the following is not one of the six elements of the tragedy?
A. Plot
B. Reversal
C. Character
D. Spectacle
Which of the following loes Hobbes believe approximates the living conditions of the state of nature?
A. Native American societies
B. The Spanish Armada
C. Madhouses
D. Prisons
What is the “Fundamental Law of Nature”?
A. Nature abhors a vacuum
B. Human beings seek peace
C. The war of all against all
D. The Pythagorean Theorem
In which of the following circumstances does democracy thrive?
A. There is a small surplus
B. A southern climate
C. Not densely populated
D. People don’t eat much
Constitutional monarchy is found in ______?
A. China
B. Yugoslavia
C. U.S.S.R.
D. U.S.A.
E. India
According to Communists constitutional government can be brought with the help of:
A. Constitutional monarchy
B. Parliamentary democracy
C. Presidential form of Government
D. International corporation
E. Communist Ideology
Which one of the following is a hindrance on the way of constitutional government in a developing country?
A. Their love for democracy
B. Their desire to copy the West
C. Their love for democracy
D. Their indifferent attitude towards religion
Which one of the following is a hindrance on the way or constitutional government in a developing society?
A. Absence of political stability
B. Strong party system
C. Powerful leadership
D. Foreign economic aid
One of the following stands on the way of constitutional Government in a developing country. Which is that?
A. Desire to follow west
B. Desire to follow east
C. Indifferent attitude of world bodies
D. Lack of clear political ideology
Which one of the following is not a feature of good constitution?
A. It should suit national environment
B. It should have definite amendment procedure
C. It should have partly rigid and partly flexible
D. It should be rigid
Which one of the following does not indicate cause for the formation of constitutional government?
A. Basic rights and liberties
B. Constitutional jurisdictions
C. Independence of judiciary
D. Right to property of the individuals
E. Decentralisation of powers
The system of decentralisation of powers is found in ______?
A. U.S.S.R.
B. German Democratic Republic
C. U.S.A.
D. None of the above
In a constitutional monarchy the real power is enjoyed by the _____?
A. King
B. The council of ministers
C. The majority party
D. Electorate
The term constitution in the modern sense was for the first time used in _____?
A. The twentieth century
B. The nineteenth century
C. The eighteenth century
D. The fourteenth century
Parliamentary government is based on: __________?
A. Independence of Judiciary
B. Fusion of legislature and executive
C. Separation of the three organs of government
D. None of These
In Parliamentary form of Government cabinet is responsible to:
A. The legislature
B. The nominal executive
C. The judiciary
D. None of the above
In India the President of the republic is elected in the same manner as head of the state:
A. In U.S.A.
B. In U.K.
C. In Pakistan
D. In Bangladesh
E. None of the above
All bills in a parliamentary form of Government become Acts as soon as these are passed by:
A. Cabinet
B. Cabinet secretary
C. By Lower House
D. Upper House
E. Head of the state
Which one one the following is true about Presidential form of Government?
A. In it secretaries are real policy makers
B. It it secretaries work on equal footings with the President
C. In it secretaries work on the basis of joint responsibilities
D. In it secretaries are subordinates of President.
In a Parliamentary system of government the Prime Minister is generally:
A. A member of the popular house
B. A member of the upper house
C. Not a member of either houses of Parliament
D. An experienced civil servant
The government under Parliamentary system is headed by:
A. The King
B. The Prime Minister
C. The President
D. The Cabinet
The leader of government under Parliamentary system is:
A. Elected by all the members of the legislature
B. Always the leader of the majority party in the popular house
C. Nominated by the interests of the country
D. Selected in due consultation with the different political parties
The meetings of the Cabinet under Parliamentary government are presided over by:
A. The President
B. The Speaker
C. The ministers in rotation
D. The Prime Minister
Under the Parliamentary system the departments are allocated to the various ministers by:
A. The President
B. The Prime Minister
C. By draw of lots
D. On the basis of the preference indicated by ministers
Multi-Party system is found in: _________?
A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Britain
D. U.S.A.
One of the chief merits of multi-party system:
A. It leads to formation of stable governments
B. Change in government is very convenient
C. It is convenient for the voters to clect their representatives
D. People have wider choice in the selection of their representatives
The chief defect of the multi-party system is:
A. It leads to cabinet dictatorship
B. People have very limited choice in the selection of their representatives
C. The opposition cannot freely criticise the policies of the government
D. It leads to frequent constitutional crisis
One-Party system is found in:
A. China
B. Switzerland
C. Britain
D. West Germany
An interest group is converted into a pressure group when it:
A. Resorts to use of military force
B. Exerts pressure on government to enact laws in the interest of its members
C. Resort to other than constitutional methods
D. Resorts to general strike and band
A person can be member of: _________?
A. Only one pressure group at time
B. Any number of pressure groups at the same time
C. Not more than three pressure groups at a time
D. Either a pressure group or a political party
Which one of the following countries possesses a single-party system?
A. Britain
B. U.S.A.
C. China
D. France
In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?
A. Britain
B. Switzerland
C. U.S.S.R.
D. None of the above
A conservative party anywhere would stand for:
A. Private ownership
B. Public ownership
C. Mixed economy
D. Gradual nationalisation of means of production
Britain possesses:
A. Single-Party system
B. Bi-party System
C. Multi-Party system
D. No party system
Communal Representation means:
A. Representation on the basis of ideology
B. Representation on the basis of cast
C. Representation on the basis of religion
D. Representation on the basis of profession
Communal representation pre-supposes the existence of _______?
A. A Joint electorate
B. Separate electorates
C. Reservation of seats
D. There can be both joint as well as separate electorates
Limited Vote Plan is a scheme of _______?
A. Minority representation
B. Proportional representation
C. Majority rule
D. Free and fair elections
Territorial Representation means:
A. Election of representatives on the basis of an area or locality
B. Election of the representatives on the basis of their profession
C. Election of the representatives by various local government institutions
D. Election of representatives who own land
Functional Representation means ______?
A. Representation of government functionaries
B. Representation on vocational basis
C. The functions of the representatives are well defined
D. The representatives are free to function as they like
One of the strong advocates of Functional Representation was:
A. Rousseau
B. Mirabeau
C. Marx
D. Engels
Who of the following was a great supporter of plural voting?
A. Green
B. Laski
C. J.S.Mill
D. Bentham
In the List System of voting, the voter indicates his:
A. Choice for a candidate
B. Choice for a political party
C. Like or dislike for the ruling party
D. Preferential order among the candidates
“The electorate in modem times has virtually become an organ of the government”, with which of the following writers the above statement is associated
A. Garner
B. Lenin
C. Laski
D. Bryce
Under the List System there are:
A. Single-member constituencies
B. Two member constituencies
C. Nulti-member constituencies
D. None of the above
Under Cabinet Government the administration of the state is carried on in the name of:
A. The people
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Council of Minsters
D. The nominal Executive Head
The real executive under Cabinet Government is accountable to ____?
A. None
B. The head of the State
C. The Parliament
D. The people directly
Under Cabinet Government the ministers:
A. Must be members of Parliament
B. Cannot be members of Parliament
C. Mayor may not be members of Parliament
D. Must be members of Popular house of Parliament
Cabinet Government is based on ______?
A. Separation of legislature and executive
B. Fusion of legislature and executive
C. Fusion of legislature executive and judiciary
D. None of the above
The real executive authority under Cabinet Government rests with:
A. The Council of Ministers
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Constitution
D. The Parliament
Under Cabinet Government the right to reshuffle the Cabinet rests with:
A. The head of the state
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Speaker
D. The Select Committee of the Cabinet
The members of the Cabinet hold office:
A. For a fixed term
B. During the pleasure of the head of the date
C. As long as it enjoys support of majority of the members of Parliament popular house
D. None of the above
A person can be a member of Cabinet without being a member of Parliament for a maximum period of:
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. One year
D. Two years
Which one of the following defects has been wrongly listed as a demerit of Cabinet Government?
A. It encourages dictatiorship of Cabinet
B. It provides for an instable government
C. It ensures efficiency of administration
D. It is not suitable for dealing effectively with the emergencies
According to the 3rd draft constitution, from where the Prime Minister was to be elected?
A. West Pakistan
B. East Pakistan
C. From any wing
D. From Lower House
According to the 3rd draft constitution East Pakistan should have 10 seats in upper house. How many seats were proposed for it in the lower house?
A. 160
B. 165
C. 170
D. 172
According to the 3rd draft constitution in Punjab (included in West Pakistan) 75 members should be elected for lower house. How many members were proposed to be elected for upper house?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 10
In the 3rd draft constitution 10 seats of upper house were reserved for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Tribal Areas. How many seats were for lower house?
A. 60
B. 65
C. 70
D. 75
In the 3rd draft constitution total number of seats for all the units in upper house was proposed:
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
In the 3rd draft constitution total number of seats for all the units in lower house was proposed:
A. 200
B. 300
C. 400
D. 450
In the 3rd draft constitution total number of seats for all the units in General Legislature was proposed:
A. 300
B. 350
C. 400
D. 450
For how many days Muhammad Ali Formula was thoroughly considered by the Constituent Asembly in October?
A. 15 days
B. 13 days
C. 12 days
D. 10 days
Which great problem became a hurdle in the way of the formation of constitution?
A. Language problem
B. Ethnic problem
C. Cultural problem
D. Religion problem
The maximum strength of Senate in U.S.A. Is:
A. 94
B. 96
C. 93
D. 100
The maximum strength of the House of Representatives in U.S.A. is:
A. 435
B. 436
C. 437
D. 438
E. 440
All money bills in U.S.A. Congress can originate in ______?
A. Senate alone
B. House of Representatives only
C. Either House of the Congress
D. None of These
Which one of the following is not written by Karl Marx?
A. German Ideology
B. Communist Manifesto
C. Paris manuscripts
D. Poverty of Utopia
The Marxists believe that the state was created for ______?
A. Maintenance of law and order
B. Protection of weaker sections of society
C. Elimination of slavery
D. Suppression and exploitation of have notes
The Marxist Theory has advocated:
A. Capitalism
B. Communism
C. Feudalism
D. Communalism
According to the Marxist theory:
A. The state has been created by God
B. The state has been created through a social contract
C. The state is growth, not a make
D. The state is based on the economic factor
Which one of the following theories is associated with the concept of stateless society?
A. Socialism
B. Individualism
C. Idealism
D. Anarchism
According to Marx the state promotes:
A. Common good
B. Good of the poor people
C. And defends the interests propertied classes
D. Conditions which are conducive to man’s moral development
Marx borrowed from Hegel
A. Materialist Philosophy
B. Labour Theory of value
C. Concept of stateless society
D. Dialectical method
According to Marx the motive force of history is: ________?
A. God’s will
B. Great Ideas
C. Great Personalities
D. Forces of Production
Which one of the followings believed in class struggle?
A. Tom Paine
B. J.S.Mill
C. Karl Marx
D. Max Weber
Dictatorship of proletariat means:
A. Dictatorial rule of capitalist class
B. Rule of feudal class
C. Dictatorial rule of Working class
D. Dictatorial rule of a King
In which Greek city was Plato died?
A. Sparta
B. Stagira
C. Athens
D. None of these
Plato died at the age of ______?
A. 76 years
B. 78 years
C. 79 years
D. 80 years
In Plato’s ‘The Republic”, who does Socrates suggest should rule over society?
A. The military
B. Nobody; no man should rule over any other man
C. An elected parliament
D. An elite group of ‘philosopherkings”
________ argues that the wrong types of literature and music can corrupt the youth of Greece, and must therefore be strictly controlled:
A. Xenophon
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. None of these
A pupil of Plato’s great student, who developed the system of concentric spheres borrowed by Ptolemy, was this man who advanced the system of epicycles, adding an additional seven, laying the final groundwork for the system adopted by Aristotle and Ptolemy Who was he?
A. Eratosthenes
B. Callipus
C. Diophantus
D. Eppipides
_______ is one of the ‘big three’ in ancient Greek philosopher, along with Aristotle and Socrates:
A. Eratosthenes
B. Plato
C. Diophantus
D. Eppipides
Plato’s writings mostly take the form of _______, in which knowledge is revealed as two characters ask and answer questions of each other:
A. Dialogues
B. Apology
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these
To where did Aristotle withdraw after Alexander’s death?
A. Stagira
B. Macedonia
C. Athens
D. Chalcis
Where was Aristotle born?
A. Stagira
B. Athens
C. Thebes
D. Macedonia
Which book is often criticized for being disorganized?
A. Politics
B. Ethics
C. Poetics
D. Rhetoric
What was the name of Aristotle’s guardian after his parents’ death?
A. Nicomachus
B. Hermeias
C. Proxenus
D. Xenocrates
What was Aristotle’s attitude toward slavery?
A. He disapproved strongly
B. He disapproved reluctantly
C. He considered it to be against nature
D. He considered it to be natural
Which of the following terms means government by the few?
A. Aristocracy
B. Oligarchy
C. Timocracy
D. Patriarchy
What was the occupation of Aristotle’s father?
A. Physician
B. Philosopher
C. General
D. Chemist
Where did Aristotle perform his early biology research?
A. Assos
B. Athens
C. Mitylene
D. Stagira
Which state ruled Greece for most of Aristotle’s adult life?
A. Athens
B. Thebes
C. Macedonia
D. Sparta
Why did Aristotle write dialogues early in his career?
A. They were the best way to convey information
B. No one else was writing straightforward treatises
C. He was interested in the exchange process rather than the doctrine itself
D. He was following Plato’s model
Which is the best form of stte according to Farabi?
A. Madinat-ul-Fazla
B. Madinatual Jahillia
C. Madina-tul-Siyasa
D. Madina-tul-Tughlab
In which kind of state, the objective of the citizens is to acquire the needs of life, according to Farabi.
A. Ideal state
B. State of necessity
C. Democracy
D. Vicious state
According to Farabi, the following kind of state is useless:
A. Democratic
B. Vicious state
C. Ideal state
D. Vile state
According to Farabi, this form of state is the symbol of peace and property:
A. Vile state
B. Vicious state
C. Ideal state
D. State of necessity
The objective of this form of state is to acquire maximum money:
A. Vile state
B. Ideal state
C. Vicious state
D. Erring state
Al-Farabi learnt the basics of Political science from another Christian Savant:
A. Jilad al-Harran
B. Jilad al-Yunus
C. Matta bin Junus
D. Bashar bin Abraham
He himself (Al-Farabi) is called the ‘second teacher’ ‘the first teacher’ being.
A. Aristotle
B. Plato’s Political theory and Guided caliphate
C. Socrates
D. None of these
Farabi was a master of _____?
A. Arabic Language and Literature
B. Persian Language and Literature
C. English Language and Literature
D. Spanish Language and Literature
AL Farabi was born at the village:
A. Warij
B. Syria
C. Tarbhan
D. Baghdad
Al-Farabi studied in Baghdad under the Christian scholar named:
A. Abu Bish Matta
B. Abu Fazal
C. Abu Amir
D. Amir Saif Ullah
Whose valuable works were published after his death according to his will?
A. Al-Ghazali
B. Al-Mawardi
C. Al-Farabi
D. Nazam-ul-Mulk Tusi
Which is the first scientific treatise on political science and state administration in Islamic History?
A. Al-Akam-al-Sultaniyah
B. Qawanin-ul-Wazarat
C. Siyasat Nomah
D. Ihya-ul-Uloom
Al Mawardi died at the age of _____?
A. 70 years
B. 86 years
C. 96 years
D. 100 years
Who wrote Ahhamul Sultania?
A. Al Mawardi
B. Al farabi
C. Al Ghazzali
D. Tusi
Adab al Qazi was written by ______?
A. Al Mawardi
B. Al Farabi
C. Al Tusi
D. Iqbal
Ilam-ul-Nabwat was written by ______
A. Farabi
B. Tusi
C. Ghazzali
D. Al-Mawardi
Tehsilum Nazar Fi Tehsilul Zafar was written by ____?
A. Mawardi
B. farabi
C. Ghazzali
D. Tusi
Nasiha-tul-Muluk was written by _______?
A. Tusi
B. Farabi
C. Mawardi
D. Ghazzali
Who is the author of Qawanin al-Wazart?
A. Tusi
B. Mawardi
C. Ghazzali
D. Iqbal
Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi wrote a book named _______?
A. Advanced Trigonometry
B. Siasat Nama
C. Comparative Politics
D. Text Book of Algebra
Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi served as the prime Minister of the _____?
A. Turkish Empire
B. Seljuq Empire
C. Roman Empire
D. None of these
Who wrote Siyasat Nama?
A. Tusi
B. Ghazzali
C. Farabi
D. Mawardi
Dastaural Wazarat was written by ______?
A. Ghazzali
B. Tusi
C. Farabi
D. Mawardi
Who used the Persian term Padshah for the King?
A. Ghazzali
B. Mawardi
C. Tusi
D. Iqbal
Safar Namah was written by ____?
A. Ghazzali
B. Tusi
C. Farabi
D. Mawardi
Siyasat Namah’s total chapters are _____?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Who said that in every age God the Almighty selects some one from among men and gives over to him the charge of the well-being of the world and the comfort and tranquility of the human race after duly furnishing him with the act of the Government:
A. Al-Farabi
B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
C. Al-Ghazali
D. Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
Name the that when work was placed before the Seljuq Sultan Malik Shah he read it thoroughly and declared that it would form the law of the constitution of the country in future.
A. Siyasat Namah
B. Dastural-Wuzara
C. Al-Akam-Al Sultaniyah
D. Siyasatul-Madaniyah
Who was the schoolmate of the Umar Khayyam (the great poet) and Hasan bin Sabah, the founder of the Batiniyah sect of the Abbassins?
A. Al-Mawardi
B. Al-Farabi
C. Al-Ghazali
D. Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
Ibn-e-Khaldun retired as a ______?
A. Teacher at Al-Azhar
B. Professor of Law
C. Judge
D. Record Keeper
Ibn-e-Kaldun is known as the father of ______?
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. History
D. Political Science
Ibn-e-Khaldun is famous for his _____?
A. Muqqaddame-e-Tarikh
B. Muqqaddama-e-Sharo-Shairey
C. Commentary on Aristotle’s politics
D. Life of Timur
Who is apty called he “Father of political economy?
A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
B. Nizam-ul-Mulk
C. Ghazzali
D. None of these
Which of the following is not the work of Ibn-e-Khaldun:
A. Kitab-al-Ibar
B. Al-Tarif
C. History of the Berbers
D. Siyasat Namah
Ibn-e-Khaldun and ______ both stress the importance of religion for the state and the connection between religion and power:
A. Machiavelli
B. Rousseau
C. Bentham
D. J.S. Mill
Ibn-e-Khaldun died at the age of: _________?
A. 78
B. 86
C. 92
D. 100
“War is a necessary evil, and no nation and no race is free from it.” Who says this?
A. Al-Farabi
B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
C. Allama Iqbal
D. Ibn-e-Rushd
Who wrote the History of Berbers?
A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
B. Ghazzali
C. Farabi
D. Shah Walliullah
Shah Walliullah was born in the year:
A. 1700
B. 1703
C. 1709
D. 1712
Shah Walliullah was born in the city.
A. Lahore
B. Delhi
C. Amritsar
D. Lucknow
Who wrote the book “Hujjat-ul-Baligha”?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
C. Shah Walliullah
D. Mawardi
Who wrote “Fozul Kabir”?
A. Ghazzali
B. Mawardi
C. Shah Walliullah
D. Ibn-e-Khaldun
Who wrote “Tafheemat-e-Ilahia”?
A. Shah Walliullah
B. Iqbal
C. Ghazzali
D. Mawardi
Who was the father of Shah Walliullah?
A. Shah Abdur Rahim
B. Al-Ghazzali
C. Ibn-e-Khaldun
D. Allama Hijzai
Who wrote Fatah al-Rehman?
A. Shah Walliullah
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Al-Ghazali
D. Al-Mawardi
Who wrote “Mussaffa”?
A. Al-Ghazzali
B. Al-Mawardi
C. Shah Walliullah
D. Ibn-e-Khaldun
Aftaf-ul-Qudus was written by _____?
A. Ghazali
B. Mawardi
C. Shah Wlliullah
D. Iqbal
Who wrote the Persian translation of Holy Quran at first?
A. Al-Ghazzali
B. Tusi
C. Shah walliullah
D. Iqbal
Payam-e-Mashriq was written by _____?
A. Al-Ghazali
B. Farabi
C. Allama Iqbal
D. Shah Walliullah
Zaboor-e-Ajam was written by ______?
A. Al-Farabi
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Tusi
D. Ghazzali
Bang-e-Dara was written by _______?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Tusi
C. Farabi
D. Ghazzali
Bal-e-Jibreel was written by _______?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Tusi
C. Farabi
D. Ghazzali
Zarb-e-Kaleem was written by ______?
A. Farabi
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Ghazzali
D. Mawardi
Armaghan-e-Hijaz was written by __?
A. Ghazzali
B. Farabi
C. Allama Iqbal
D. Tusi
Allama Iqbal was invited to attend the First Round Table Conference in the year:
A. 1930
B. 1932
C. 1934
D. 1936
Allama Iqbal’s shrine is located in the city _____?
A. Sialkot
B. Lahore
C. Multan
D. Karachi
Who is called “Poet of East” (Shair-e-Mashriq)?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Nasir Kazmi
C. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
D. Ahmed Fraz
Who was Sheikh Noor Muhammad?
A. Father of Allama Iqbal
B. Brother of Allama Iqbal
C. Son of Allama Iqbal
D. Uncle of Allama Iqbal
Renaissance of Sciences was written by _______?
A. Farabi
B. Ghazzali
C. Tusi
D. Mawardi
Tafsir al-yaqut al-ta’ wil was written by _____?
A. Farabi
B. Tusi
C. Ghazzali
D. Iqbal
Siasul-Alamair was written by _____?
A. Ghazzali
B. Farabi
C. Tusi
D. Iqbal
Fatihat-ul-Ulum was written by ____?
A. Farabi
B. Ghazzali
C. Tusi
D. Iqbal
Kimiya-i-sa’ adat was written by ___?
A. Tusi
B. Farabi
C. Ghazzali
D. Iqbal
Iqtisad fil-I’tiqad was written by _______?
A. Tusi
B. Farabi
C. Ghazzali
D. Iqbal
Mihak al-Nazar fi al-mantiq was written by _____?
A. Tusi
B. Ghazzali
C. Iqbal
D. Farabi
Al Ghazzali was born at _____?
A. Tous, Iran
B. iraq
C. Mecca
D. None of these
“Iqtisad-fil-Itiqad” was written by ______?
A. Al-Mawardi
B. Al-Farabi
C. Al-Ghazali
D. Ibn-e-Khaldun
A prominent French Philosopher, scientist and mathematician was profoundly influended by Al-Ghazali’s mysticism:
A. Blaise Pascal
B. Rousseau
C. Jean Bodin
D. None of these
There is a fundamental distinction between:
A. The King and crown
B. Queen and King
C. Prime Minister and King
D. None of them
The King is a ______?
A. Interpreter of the constitution
B. Reformer of the constitution
C. An advisor of the constitution
D. Guardian of the constitution
The King or Queen is the symbol of _____?
A. Democracy
B. Fedualism
C. Constitutional continuity
D. Imperial unity
The last occasion on which the whole Privy Council was ____?
A. 1712
B. 1713
C. 1714
D. None of them
Cabinet grew with the increase in the supremacy of _____?
A. Parliament
B. King or Queen
C. House of Lords
D. Prime Minister
At the time of glorious revolution the cabinet was _____?
A. Full fledged body
B. Half formed body
C. Over grown body
D. None of them
The cabinet system got a golden opportunity to develop unhampered during the reigns of:
A. Edward V and VI
B. Queen Victoria and Elizabeth
C. George I and II
D. Charles I and II
There is a cabinet secretariat since _____?
A. 1916
B. 1917
C. 1918
D. 1919
The members of cabinet either belongs to the house of common or ____?
A. House of Lords
B. House of Privy members
C. House of dominion ministers
D. None of them
The majority of the cabinet ministers are always from ______?
A. The House of Lords
B. The House of Commons
C. The Parliament
D. None of them
The Vice President invited to attend the meetings of president’s cabinet not by law but by ____?
A. Courtesy
B. By president’s invitation
C. By necessity
D. By convention
No incumbent president can be removed by ____?
A. Electoral defeat
B. Impeachment
C. By referendum
D. None of these
The water gate affairs scandal was related with ____?
A. President Kennedy
B. President Carter
C. President Nixon
D. None of these
President Kennedy was _____?
A. Impeached
B. Assassinated
C. Hanged
D. None of these
President Bush was _______?
A. Republican President
B. A Democratic President
C. A De facto President
D. None of these
The American congress is ____?
A. Bicameral
B. Tri-cameral
C. Unicameral
D. None of these
The house of representative is elected by __?
A. By Electoral College consists of states legislature
B. By all citizens of the United States
C. By proportional votes of the states
D. None of these
The elections to House of Representatives held _____?
A. After every fours years
B. After every three years
C. After two years
D. None of these
The USA President, Barak Obama took an oath before the Chief Justice on:
A. January 20,2009
B. February 28,2009
C. June 7,2009
D. July 7,2008
The principal of check and balance in US has forced to work together:
A. The three organs of government
B. The national and state government
C. The senate and House of Representatives
D. The government and political parties
The president of the Republic is elected by _____?
A. Direct votes
B. Electoral college
C. Parliament
D. None of them
The president of France if elected by:
A. Absolute majority in the first ballot
B. Simple majority in the first ballot
C. Two third majority in the first ballot
D. None of them
On the proposal of two assemblies the president can:
A. Approve any bill
B. Sumit to referendum any bill
C. Submit any bill to parliament
D. None of them
Who is the author of Les Miserables?
A. Victor Hugo
B. Mont Blanc
C. Charles de Gaulle
D. None of these
France is linked to the United Kingdom via the:
A. North Cape Tunnel
B. Channel Tunnel
C. Laerdal Tunnel
D. Lincoln Tunnel
Which is the most popular international tourist destination in the world?
A. France
B. England
C. Italy
D. Portugal
What is the name of the highest point in Western Europe that is situated in the French Alps?
A. Vosges
B. Mont Blanc
C. Jura
D. Massif Central
Who is the First Consul of what is now known as the First French Empire?
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Eugene Delacroix
C. Charles de Gaulle
D. Laetitia Casta
Among the seven industrialized countries in the world, which country is the smallest producer of carbon dioxide?
A. France
B. England
C. Ital
D. USA
This country won the World Cup in soccer in 1998 for the first time. Where am I?
A. The Netherlands
B. Luxembourg
C. Belgium
D. France
The Battle of Agincourt took place in 1415 in which country?
A. Luxembourg
B. The Netherlands
C. France
D. Belgium
We travel to a city of historical importance in the life of Joan of Arc. In which city is there a memorial and a church at the site where she was burned at the stake?
A. Cherbourg
B. Caen
C. Rouen
D. Lisieux
In what year did Christopher Columbas explore Martinique?
A. 1498
B. 1500
C. 1503
D. 1509
The constitution describes national sovereignty as:
A. Belongs to the community of France
B. Belongs to the mother land of France
C. To be people of France
D. The constitution describes national sovereignty
The senate of France is:
A. Sub-ordinate legislative chamber
B. Not sub-ordinate legislative chamber
C. Equal to national assembly in the legislative matters
D. The constitution describes national sovereignty
The president of the France can replace the president of the:
B. Republic as successor
B. Till new elections
C. Cannot replace
D. None of them
The French Constitution of 1852 of the French Second Empire, was adopted on:
A. November 24, 1852
B. January 14, 1852
C. January 14, 1853
D. January 24, 1852
Constitution council consists of _______?
A. 5 members
B. 6 members
C. 9 members
D. 4 members
Which is the highest Court of Appeals in France?
A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. Sessions Court
D. None of these
Judges are appointed by the _____ in France?
A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. President
D. Prime Minister
In March 1921, there was an uprising against the Bolshevik regime that was started by 15,000 sailors. This was known as:
A. Kronstadt Rebellion
B. Petrodvorets Revolt
C. Boxer Rebellion
D. March Rebellion
The first secret police of communist (Bolshevik) Russia was known as: ______?
A. Diamata
B. Cheka
C. Mir
D. Tartars
In 1917, the Rusians finally want out of World War I. They sign an armistice with Germany. This treaty is known as:
A. Treaty of Bialystok
B. Treaty of Voroshilov
C. German-Soviet Pact
D. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
In 1905, Nicholas, Czar of Russia finally granted the Russian people basic civil rights. This is known as:
A. October Manifesto
B. November Manifesto
C. Soviet Manifesto
D. Czarist Civil Action
U.S.S.R was officially dissolved an ______?
A. 29th December 1991
B. 25th December 1991
C. 27th December 1991
D. 25th December 1992
Russian Independence Day is ___>:
A. 25th June 1990
B. 16th June 1990
C. 12th June 1990
D. 19th June 1990
Who was the Chief Prosecuto during the Great purges?
A. Andrey Vyshinsky
B. Nikolai Bukharin
C. Sergey Mironov
D. None of them
This one-time ally of Stalin was ousted from the Politburo in 1929. He would die in the purges in 1938. Who was he?
A. General Wrangel
B. Nikolai Bukharin
C. Sergey Mironov
D. None of these
This General set up a regime in Crimea from March to November 1920. Who was this General?
A. Zhirirlovshiy
B. General Wrangel
C. Vladimir Volfovich
D. Sergey Mironov
This Leader was deported in 1926:
A. Zhirirlovshiy
B. Lean Trotsky
C. General Wrangel
D. Vladimir Volfovich
In which Constitution the Objective Resolution (1949) was made operative part of the constitution by adding Article 2-A in the Constitution?
A. 1956
B. 1962
C. 1970(Interim)
D. 1973
In which Constitution the Prime Minister and President both were declared Muslims?
A. 1956
B. 1962
C. 1973
D. None of them
When the Constitution (1973) was enforced?
A. August 12,1973
B. August 13,1973
C. August 14,1973
D. August 15,1973
When the President of Pakistan signed on this Constitution?
A. April 12,1973
B. April 14,1963
C. July 12,1973
D. August 12,1973
When the National Assembly of Pakistan passed the third Constitution (1973)?
A. April 4,1973
B. April 10,1973
C. March 10,1973
D. August 10,1973
The 2nd Constitution (1962) was abrogated on _____?
A. April 4,1969
B. March 4,1969
C. March 23,1969
D. April 23,1969
Name the person to whom Ayub Khan handed over all powers?
A. Z.A.Bhutto
B. Tikka Khan
C. Yahya Khan
D. Gul Hameed
When Ayub Khan resigned of his office?
A. March 20,1969
B. April 20,1969
C. April 25,1969
D. March 25,1969
Name the constitution by which the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) and Provincial Service Commissions were established?
A. 1956
B. 1962
C. 1973
D. None of them
What was the term of National Assembly under the constitution of 1962?
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 7 years
On the subject of budget, demands for grant are arranged in which way?
A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Minister
C. Ministry wise
D. All the above
In how many parts, the Budget is presented in Lok Sabha?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three years
D. Four
How are the parts of the Budget known as:
A. General Budget
B. Railway Budget
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above
In the Parliament, what is the meaning of the Government Bill?
A. Bill presented by Ruling Party member
B. Bill approved by the Government
C. Only the Prime Minister presents the Bill
D. A Bill introduced by any Minister in either of the Houses of the Parliament
How are the parts of the Budget known as:
A. General Budget
B. Railway Budget
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above
In how many parts, the Budget is presented in Lok Sabha?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three years
D. Four
On the subject of budget, demands for grant are arranged in which way?
A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Minister
C. Ministry wise
D. All the above
The Harmon Doctrine is _______?
A. Part of International Law
B. Was renounced before it could take roots in International Law
C. Is attempting to earn general acceptance
D. None of these
International Law prescribes _____?
A. A form for the making of international agreements
B. A procedure for the making of international agreement
C. Neither form nor procedure but leaves it to the will and convenience of the parties
D. None of these
Vital change of circumstances:
A. Renders a treaty invalid
B. Terminates the treaty
C. Has no effect on the treaty
D. None of these
Who said, “International Law is the body of principles and rules which civilized State consider as binding upon them in their mutual relations”:
A. Birkenhead
B. Starke
C. Hughes
D. Hall
Who said, “International Law is law in the true sense of the term”:
A. Oppenheim
B. Hart
C. Hall
D. Starke
The General Assembly is ______?
A. The principal Organ of UNO
B. All ordinary of UNO
C. A check on the Security Council
D. None of these
The following are immune under the from extradition :
A. Former Heads of State
B. Former Heads of Government
C. Senior Citizens
D. None of these
League of Nations was not joined by _____?
A. U.S.A.
B. France
C. U.K.
D. None of these
Dejure Recognition is ______?
A. Legal Recognition
B. Circumstantial Recognition
C. Recognition in Principle
D. None of these
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