CSS Political Science MCQs
Political thought, or political philosophy, is the study of questions concerning power, justice, rights, law, and other issues pertaining to governance. Whereas political science assumes that these concepts are what they are, political thought asks how they have come about and to what effect. Just as Socrates’ simple question “How should we be governed?” led to his execution, the question “What makes a government legitimate?” leads to political turmoil when posed at critical times. Political thought asks what form government should take and why; what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, if any; and when it may be legitimately overthrown, if ever. Generally speaking, political thought, political philosophy, and political theory are terms often used interchangeably to mean the study of philosophical texts related to politics.
MCQs about Plato
Plato was born 427-8 BC and died at the age of: (CSS-2005)
(a) 80 (b) 76
(c) 74 (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: It is widely accepted that Plato, the Athenian philosopher, was died at the age of eighty or eighty-one at 348-7 B.C.E. just after the birth of Alexander the Great.
According to Plato the population of an ideal state should be: (CSS-2010)
(a) 5040
(b) 50400
(c) 50040
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: In The Laws Plato recommended that to attain the ‘highest good’ an ideal and direct democracy, in a city-state, should possess nearly 5040 citizens.