Political Science Paper I Past Paper 2013

This paper survives as a scanned sheet, and its questions still read clean. Montesquieu opens the Political Science Paper I past paper 2013. Q.2 examines his separation of powers and his name as the Aristotle of the eighteenth century. Q.3 analyses the social contract theory of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Q.4 discusses Iqbal’s concept of Khudi. Q.5 sets short notes on Ibn Khaldun’s Asbiyah and Marx’s class struggle. Section-B turns to the citizen and the state. Q.6 defines liberty, lists its safeguards and names the causes of its decline. Q.7 defines political parties and asks which party system suits Pakistan. Q.8 closes with notes on the independence of the judiciary and the merits of federation. The file on this page holds both parts of the paper, the MCQ sheet and the Part-II sheet.

What this paper contains

  • This file carries both parts of the paper: the Part-I MCQ sheet and the Part-II sheet.
  • Part-I (Q.1) — 20 MCQs on the OMR Answer Sheet (20 marks)
  • Part-II — attempt four questions: TWO from Section-A (Q.2–Q.5) and TWO from Section-B (Q.6–Q.8); each question carries 20 marks

Part-II questions

Section-A

Q.2 — Examine Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers. Why he has been called “Aristotle” of eighteenth century? Discuss. (20)

Q.3 — Critically analyse the social contract theory of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. (20)

Q.4 — Discuss the Allama Iqbal’s concept of “Khudi”. (20)

Q.5 — Write short notes on the following. (20)
(i) Ibne Khaldun’s concept of Asbiyah
(ii) Marx’s theory of Class Struggle

Section-B

Q.6 — Define and discuss Liberty and its safeguards. Enlist the causes of its decline in modern times also. (20)

Q.7 — Define political parties and their functions. In your view, which party system is suitable for Pakistan’s political system? (20)

Q.8 — Write notes on the following: (20)
(i) Independence of Judiciary
(ii) Merits of Federation

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