Political Science Paper I Past Paper 2015

The contract opens the Political Science Paper I past paper 2015. Q.2 examines Hobbes and Locke on the social contract. Q.3 details Ibne Khaldun’s concept of Asbiyah. Q.4 reads equal distribution of wealth through Marx’s philosophy. Q.5 offers notes on Bentham’s utility, the philosopher king and the pressure group. Section-B turns to the working state. Q.6 explains sovereignty and its attributes in detail. Q.7 asks how public opinion forms and how a state can measure it. Q.8 closes on local self government: it strengthens democracy, yet it fails to run consistently in Pakistan. Theory carries Section-A here, and Pakistan’s own local bodies carry the tail of Section-B. This file holds the Part-II sheet only.

What this paper contains

  • This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
  • 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-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)

Part-II questions

Section-A

Q.2 — Critically examine the concepts of Hobbes and Locke about ‘Social Contract.’ (20)

Q.3 — Discuss in detail Ibne Khaldun’s concept of ‘Asbiyah’. (20)

Q.4 — “Equal distribution of wealth”, explain this statement in the light of Marx’s philosophy. (20)

Q.5 — Write NOTES on any Two of the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Bentham’s ‘Utility’
(b) Philosopher King
(c) Pressure group

Section-B

Q.6 — Discuss in detail the concept of sovereignty and explain its attributes. (20)

Q.7 — How public opinion is made and how it can be measured. (20)

Q.8 — How local self government strengthens democracy. Why this system is unable to work consistently and successfully in Pakistan? (20)

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