FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2025 FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE, PAPER-I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
PART-I (MCQs): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box [ ] on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1 Which Muslim scholar gave the cyclical theory of ‘Rise and Fall of Sovereign Power’ (state)?
(A) Ibn-e-Khaledun (B) Shah Waliullah (C) Ibn-e-Taymiyyah (D) None of these
2 According to ________ Muslim thinker, state is a moral institution to attain good for ‘Millah’ (nation/people).
(A) Al-Mawardi (B) Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi (C) Jamal-ud-din Afghani (D) None of these
3 ________ collected all the ordinances relating to public law and arranged them in one volume.
(A) Al-Farabi (B) Imam Ghazali (C) Al-Mawardi (D) None of these
4 The book ‘The Open Society and its Enemies’ is written by:
(A) Karl Popper (B) Kierkegaard (C) John Rawls (D) None of these
5 ________ believes in the use of violence in armed insurrection as a means to capture state power.
(A) Karl Marx (B) Mao Zedong (C) Ayatollah Khomeini (D) None of these
6 ________ argues that Liberal Democracy is the final form of government for all nations.
(A) J. J. Rousseau (B) Foucault (C) Francis Fukuyama (D) None of these
7 ‘Theory of Hegemony’ is propounded by:
(A) Montesquieu (B) Derrida (C) Jean Paul Sartre (D) None of these
8 ________ believes in rigid type of equality and aimed at the collective ownership of all means of production.
(A) Capitalism (B) Socialism (C) Marxism (D) None of These
9 Which one of these is not a social contract theorist?
(A) Thomas Hobbes (B) John Locke (C) J. J. Rousseau (D) None of These
10 According to Iqbal, the concept of ‘Ummah’ is based on:
(A) Asabiyyah (B) Individuality (C) Khudi (D) None of these
11 Who gave the concept of ‘Political Sovereignty’?
(A) Jean Bodin (B) J. J. Rousseau (C) Montesquieu (D) None of these
12 The term ‘Law’ is derived from the German word:
(A) Logos (B) Lag (C) League (D) None of these
13 Change in the government is an important feature of a democratic system which is made possible through holding of:
(A) Coup d’état (B) Anomic Political Movement (C) Fresh Elections (D) None of these
14 Which one of these is not the principle of Islamic state?
(A) Sovereignty of God (B) Justice (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these
15 Constitutional law is considered:
(A) Subordinate law of the land (B) Supreme law of the land (C) Municipal law (D) None of these
16 Public administration is the study of the:
(A) Government affairs (B) Social movements (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these
17 Public Policy is generally consisting of the set of ________ adopted by a government.
(A) Actions (B) Regimes (C) Networks (D) None of these
18 In parliamentary democracy, president is a/an ________ sovereign.
(A) Actual (B) Titular (C) De-facto (D) None of these
19 Utilitarian thinkers believed in:
(A) expanding sphere of state action (B) limiting sphere of state action (C) Totalitarianism (D) None of these
20 Separation of power is the salient feature of ________ system.
(A) Parliamentary (B) Presidential (C) Unitary (D) None of these
PART-II
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
SECTION-A
Q.No.2. Write a comparative analysis on Aristotle’s and Plato’s concept of ‘Ideal City-State’. (20)
Q.No.3. Discuss Rousseau’s Theory of Social Contract. Do you agree with his rationale? (20)
Q.No.4. Elaborate the concept of state and government by Ibn-e-Khaldun. (20)
Q.No.5. What is the difference between the Hegel’s and Marx’s dialectical approach? Which one appeals you, describe with logical arguments. (20)
SECTION-B
Q.No.6. Capitalism and Democracy are the two faces of same coin. Elaborate with appropriate arguments. (20)
Q.No.7. Political parties are main engines of social change and political recruitment. Comment. (20)
Q.No.8. Write short notes on the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Women Empowerment
(b) Human Rights
ANSWER KEY
1 (A) Ibn-e-Khaldun
2 (D) None of these (Al-Farabi)
3 (C) Al-Mawardi
4 (A) Karl Popper
5 (B) Mao Zedong
6 (C) Francis Fukuyama
7 (D) None of these (Antonio Gramsci)
8 (C) Marxism
9 (D) None of These
10 (D) None of these (Tauheed / Monotheism)
11 (B) J. J. Rousseau
12 (B) Lag
13 (C) Fresh Elections
14 (D) None of these
15 (B) Supreme law of the land
16 (A) Government affairs
17 (A) Actions
18 (B) Titular
19 (B) limiting sphere of state action
20 (B) Presidential
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