Introduction
The 2017 CSS Political Science Paper 1 MCQs revolved around classical Greek philosophy, Islamic political thought, constitutional development in Turkey, America, and England, as well as modern concepts like separation of powers and communism. Below are the 20 solved MCQs with answers and explanations.
Political Science Paper 1 – MCQs (2017 with Answers)
1. Who gave the theory of separation of powers?
(a) Thomas Hobbes
(b) Montesquieu
(c) John Locke
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) Montesquieu
👉 In The Spirit of Laws (1748), Montesquieu proposed separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
2. Who said man is a “political animal”?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Rousseau
(c) Plato
(d) Hobbes
✅ Answer: (a) Aristotle
👉 In Politics, Aristotle stated “man is by nature a political animal.”
3. Who coined the term Political Science?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Plato
(c) Aristotle
(d) Hobbes
✅ Answer: (c) Aristotle
👉 Aristotle is called the “Father of Political Science.”
4. Who wrote Ahkam-e-Sultaniya?
(a) Al-Farabi
(b) Al-Mawardi
(c) Al-Ghazali
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) Al-Mawardi
👉 A classical Islamic text on governance and caliphate.
5. Who among the following gave the Social Contract Theory?
(a) Thomas Hobbes
(b) Montesquieu
(c) John Locke
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (a) Thomas Hobbes
👉 Hobbes (Leviathan) is considered the pioneer, though Locke and Rousseau also developed it.
6. French Civil Law is based on whose teachings?
(a) Thomas Hobbes
(b) Montesquieu
(c) John Locke
(d) Napoleon
✅ Answer: (d) Napoleon
👉 The Napoleonic Code (1804) formed the basis of French civil law.
7. Number of Articles in the Turkish Constitution?
(a) 177
(b) 173
(c) 174
(d) 172
✅ Answer: (a) 177
👉 The Turkish Constitution of 1982 originally had 177 articles.
8. In Turkish 1961 Constitution, the two legislatures were:
(a) National Assembly and Provincial Assembly
(b) National Assembly and Senate
(c) Provincial Assembly and Senate
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) National Assembly and Senate
👉 Turkey introduced bicameralism in 1961.
9. According to Allama Iqbal, Ijtihad could be done by:
(a) Ulema-e-Akram
(b) Legislative Assembly
(c) Bureaucrats
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) Legislative Assembly
👉 Iqbal advocated collective Ijtihad through elected legislative institutions.
10. If people are diverse and autocratic, which form of government should be opted?
(a) Federal and Constitutional
(b) Federal and Presidential
(c) Government and Constitution
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (a) Federal and Constitutional
👉 Federalism accommodates diversity; a constitution restricts autocracy.
11. Their power from? (ambiguous in paper, interpreted as source of federal govt. power)
(a) Federal and Constitution
(b) Federal and Presidential
(c) Government and Constitution
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (c) Government and Constitution
👉 Federal governments derive power from the constitution.
12. Allama Iqbal became member of Punjab Assembly in:
(a) 1922
(b) 1924
(c) 1926
(d) 1927
✅ Answer: (c) 1926
👉 He was elected to Punjab Legislative Council in 1926.
13. Number of citizens of a state according to Plato:
(a) 5000
(b) 4050
(c) 5040
(d) 5620
✅ Answer: (c) 5040
👉 Plato suggested 5040 citizens as the ideal size for a state.
14. American Constitution passed on which date?
(a) Sept 17, 1785
(b) Sept 17, 1786
(c) Sept 17, 1787
(d) Sept 17, 1788
✅ Answer: (c) Sept 17, 1787
👉 The U.S. Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787.
15. In 1701, which English Act ensured independence of judiciary?
(a) Slavery Act
(b) Settlement Act
(c) Albert Act
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) Settlement Act
👉 The Act of Settlement 1701 secured judicial independence.
16. World’s oldest written constitution is:
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) Greece
(d) India
✅ Answer: (b) USA
👉 The U.S. Constitution (1787) is the world’s oldest written constitution still in use.
17. Presidential system employs which doctrine?
(a) Separation of Powers
(b) Doctrine of Power
(c) Doctrine of Judiciary
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (a) Separation of Powers
👉 Presidential systems (e.g., USA) strictly follow separation of executive, legislature, judiciary.
18. Powerful judiciary first appeared in which country?
(a) France
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) UK
✅ Answer: (c) USA
👉 Judicial review was established in Marbury v. Madison (1803) in the U.S.
19. Communist dictatorship idea was given by:
(a) Lenin
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (a) Lenin
👉 Lenin introduced the concept of dictatorship of the proletariat in practice.
20. Mao Zedong’s revolution was known as:
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) Cultural Revolution
(c) Rose Revolution
(d) None of these
✅ Answer: (b) Cultural Revolution
👉 Mao launched the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) to preserve communism in China.
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Conclusion
The 2017 CSS Political Science Paper 1 MCQs blended Greek philosophy, Islamic scholarship, and modern constitutional law, testing both historical and comparative political understanding.