Solved Past Papers MCQs of Lecturer Political Science
Solved Past Papers MCQs of Lecturer Political Science for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS, and other academic entry tests and jobs tests.
1. Which doctrine held that the function of government should be to secure the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
A) Utilitarian
B) Communist
C) Idealist
D) Capitalist
2. An authoritarian and nationalist political ideology that embraces strong leadership, singular collective identity, and the will to commit violence or wage war to further the interests of the state is
A) Communism
B) Socialism
C) Fascism
D) None of these
3. An appeal to the prejudice of the masses usually by means of lies and half-truths is termed as
A) Glad-handling
B) Demagogy
C) Propaganda
D) None of these
4. According to Aristotle, tyranny is the perverted form of
A) Monarchy
B) Democracy
C) Aristocracy
D) Oligarchy
5. A legal action or writ by means of which prisoners can seek relief from illegal imprisonment is called
A) Writ of Error
B) Writ of Certiorari
C) Habeas Corpus
D) Writ of Mandamus
6. Which King of France said, “L’etat, c’estmoi” (I am the state)
A) Louis IX
B) Louis XIV
C) Louis XX
D) Louis XVI
7. Besides England, the United Kingdom consists of
A) Scotland, Sardinia, and Wales
B) Northern Ireland. Wales and Iceland
C) Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
D) Wales, Scotland, and Faeroe Island
8. In Britain, the office of the Prime Minister came into existence during the time of
A) Hanoverian’s
B) Normans
C) Stuarts
D) None of these
9. The quorum of the British House of Lords are
A) 2
B) 3
C) 6
D) 11
10. When was the Magna Carta signed by King John of England
A) 1213
B) 1290
C) 1215
D) 1220
11. The term Polity is originally applied to
A) The Roman City-States
B) Greek City State
C) The Feudal States
D) Oriental Empires
12. “Political Science begins and ends with the state” is said by
A) Dr. Leacock
B) Harold Lasswell
C) G.W. Garner
D) Paul Janet
13. Plato believed that an ideal state should have a population of
A) 50040
B) 5400
C) 50400
D) 5040
14. A doctrine under which legislative statute or executive actions are subject to possible invalidation by the Judiciary is called
A) Judicial Activism
B) Judicial Review
C) Judicial Lawmaking
D) None of these
15. Who is known as social contractualist
A) Lenin
B) Aristotle
C) Hobbes
D) Machiavelli
16. To give the political party in power advantage in electing its representatives is known as
A) Logrolling
B) Floor Crossing
C) Gerrymandering
D) None of these
17. American Political Scientist of the 20th century who adopted the method of system analysis Comparative Politics is
A) David Easton
B) Max Weber
C) Talcott Parsons
D) G A Almond
18. In which century “Theory of Divine Right of King” was presented by King James of England
