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Political Science MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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The historic 25th Constitutional Amendment passed in 2018 in Pakistan resulted in the:
AEstablishment of the South Punjab Province
BMerger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
CCreation of new seats in the Senate
DReduction of voting age from 21 to 18
The concept of ‘Soft Power’ relies heavily on a nation’s:
ANuclear stockpile and troop deployment
BTrade embargos and economic sanctions
CCulture, political values, and foreign policies
DTerritorial size and geography
Which organ of state in Pakistan serves as the Upper House of Parliament created under the 1973 Constitution?
ANational Assembly
BCouncil of Islamic Ideology
CSenate of Pakistan
DFederal Shariat Court
The Kyoto Protocol (1997) and Paris Agreement (2015) are major international treaties addressing:
ANuclear Non-Proliferation
BCross-border cyber warfare
CGlobal maritime piracy
DGlobal Climate Change and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) in Pakistan is a constitutional body established under Article 153 to resolve disputes between:
AThe Supreme Court and the High Courts
BThe National Assembly and the Senate
CCivil Bureaucracy and the Armed Forces
DThe Federation and the Provinces
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signed in 1968 recognizes five official Nuclear Weapon States (NWS), which are:
AUS, Russia (USSR), UK, France, and China (P5)
BUS, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea
CUS, Russia, China, India, and Pakistan
DUS, UK, Germany, France, and Japan
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) of Pakistan was established through a Presidential Order in:
A1980
B1973
C1956
D1990
Which global treaty prohibits all nuclear weapon test explosions in any environment (atmosphere, underwater, underground)?
AStrategic Arms Limitation Talk (SALT I)
BComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
CTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
DOuter Space Treaty
The National Finance Commission (NFC) Award in Pakistan is mandated under Article 160 of the Constitution to distribute financial revenues between:
APublic and Private Corporations
BThe Center (Federal Government) and the Provinces
CDefense and Civil Expenditure
DEducation and Health sectors
The ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ model formulated by Garrett Hardin in 1968 explains how:
AStates naturally form military alliances during wars
BCapitalist economies suffer periodic recessions
CIndividuals acting independently in their self-interest deplete a shared limited resource
DDemocracies never fight wars against each other