Political Science Paper I Past Paper 2018

The Republic and the federation share the Political Science Paper I past paper 2018. Q.2 analyses Plato’s Republic and asks which of its features hold today. Q.3 sets Hobbes on the state of nature against the social contract of Locke and Rousseau. Q.4 explains Ibn-e-Khaldun’s asbiah and its role in the rise and decline of nations. Q.5 asks for an essay on Ijtihad in Islam as Iqbal presents it. Section-B tests institutions. Q.6 weighs the local government system and its repeated failures in Pakistan. Q.7 defends the independent judiciary as the base of checks and balances. Q.8 closes with short notes on the middle class, parliamentary values in Pakistan and religious harmony. 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 analyze the salient features of Plato’s Republic. Do you think that some of its features are valid, even today? (20)

Q.3 — What is the concept of State of Nature as given by Thomas Hobbes? Make its comparison with the Social Contract as presented by John Locke and Rousseau. (20)

Q.4 — Write a detailed note on the concept of asbiah as given by Ibn-e-Khaldun. What is its significance in the progress and decline of nations? (20)

Q.5 — Write a detailed essay on the principle of Ijtihad in Islam as given by Allama Iqbal. How it can be made possible in the modern age? (20)

Section-B

Q.6 — What is significance of Local Government System in a country? Discuss the reasons of repeated failures of the efforts in Pakistan to establish a stable local government. (20)

Q.7 — What is the significance of independent judiciary in a democratic republic? Do you think that without an independent judiciary a system of checks and balances can be established in the government? Explain with appropriate examples. (20)

Q.8 — Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Role of middle class in strengthening the democracy.
(b) Violation of parliamentary values and traditions in Pakistan
(c) Significance of religious harmony in a state.

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