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111
Which Persian poet is the author of the Masnavi, a major Sufi didactic work?
A. Hafez
B. Saadi
C. Ferdowsi
D. Jalal ad-Din Rumi (Molana)
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Jalal ad-Din Rumi composed the Masnavi, a foundational Sufi poetic work of spiritual teaching and narrative.
112
Which of the following best describes the constitutional role of the Objectives Resolution in Pakistan's constitutional framework?
A. It provided the guiding principles and became the basic source for subsequent constitutions.
B. It was a temporary ordinance with no lasting legal effect.
C. It is a judicially created doctrine that supersedes statutory law.
D. It was a financial agreement between provinces and the federation.
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The Objectives Resolution set out the guiding principles for Pakistan’s constitutions and has been treated as a foundational part of the constitutional framework.
113
Which core claim best reflects legal positivism in jurisprudence?
A. The validity of law depends on social facts and sources rather than its moral content.
B. Law and morality are identical; an immoral rule cannot be a law.
C. Legal rules derive validity solely from divine command.
D. Custom alone determines legal validity irrespective of enacted rules.
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Legal positivism asserts that legal validity is determined by social sources and institutional facts rather than by the moral merit of the rule.
114
Who originally introduced the concept of 'gatekeeping' that later influenced studies of news selection?
A. Kurt Lewin
B. David Manning White
C. Harold Lasswell
D. Walter Lippmann
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Kurt Lewin introduced gatekeeping in social psychology (1947), and the concept was later applied to media and news selection by scholars like David Manning White.
115
In the medieval period, Islam first spread to which Southeast Asian region primarily through trade and Sufi missionary activity rather than by conquest?
A. The Philippines
B. Malay Archipelago (including Indonesia and Malaysia)
C. Mainland Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
D. Northern Borneo exclusively through colonization by European powers
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Islam reached the Malay Archipelago largely via Muslim merchants and Sufi missionaries along maritime trade networks, leading to widespread conversion in Indonesia and Malaysia.
116
Which proposition is central to constructivist theory in international relations?
A. State interests and identities are socially constructed through interaction and norms.
B. Military power is the sole determinant of international outcomes.
C. Global markets alone determine states' foreign policies.
D. International law has no influence on state behavior.
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Constructivism argues that identities, norms, and social facts shape state interests and actions rather than fixed material factors.
117
Which statement best describes the longer-term legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal?
A. It immediately and completely ended the Great Depression within two years of enactment.
B. It abolished all forms of private enterprise in favour of state ownership.
C. It expanded the federal government’s role in economic management and established social safety nets that persisted beyond the crisis.
D. It returned fiscal authority entirely to state governments and reduced federal intervention.
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The New Deal broadened federal responsibility for economic stability and social welfare, creating institutions and policies that endured even though WWII completed economic recovery.
118
What was a central goal of Progressive Era reformers in the early 20th century?
A. To curb the power of large corporations and address social problems through regulation and public policy.
B. To dismantle urban public services in favour of private charity systems.
C. To return federal authority to pre-Constitutional confederate structures.
D. To expand the political franchise exclusively for property-owning men.
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Progressives sought to limit corporate abuses, improve social welfare, and use government regulation to correct inequalities and corruption.
119
Which development during late 19th-century industrialisation most directly contributed to the rise of organised labour movements in the United States?
A. Widespread rural land reform that redistributed property to industrial workers.
B. Rapid growth of factories with long hours, low wages, and unsafe working conditions prompting collective action.
C. Federal policies mandating workplace profit-sharing between owners and employees.
D. A decline in immigrant labour that strengthened native-born workers’ bargaining power.
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Harsh factory conditions, long hours, and inadequate pay led workers to form unions and organise strikes to demand better terms.
120
What was the principal structural weakness of the Articles of Confederation that prompted the framing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787?
A. Excessive central taxation powers that provoked state revolts.
B. The national government's inability to levy taxes and regulate commerce effectively.
C. A permanent standing army placed under state rather than federal control.
D. An overly strong executive that eclipsed legislative authority.
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The Articles left the federal government unable to raise revenue or manage interstate and foreign commerce, prompting delegates to create a stronger national framework under the Constitution.
