CSS Main Ethics & Civics MCQs With Answers

Ethics & Civics is the compulsory paper non-Muslim candidates take in place of Islamic Studies in the CSS Main examination. It blends general ethical theory with the civics of Pakistan's constitutional and government structure. This sample is drawn from the CSS Main MCQs QBank.

Sample MCQs

1. Which ethical theory judges an action right or wrong based on its consequences?

• A) Deontological ethics
• B) Virtue ethics
• C) Utilitarianism ✅
• D) Divine command theory

2. Immanuel Kant's "categorical imperative" belongs to which ethical theory?

• A) Utilitarianism
• B) Deontological ethics ✅
• C) Virtue ethics
• D) Relativism

3. Virtue ethics, which judges character rather than isolated acts, is most associated with:

• A) Jeremy Bentham
• B) John Stuart Mill
• C) Aristotle ✅
• D) Thomas Hobbes

4. Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" is a foundational text of which theory?

• A) Social contract theory ✅
• B) Natural law theory
• C) Existentialist ethics
• D) Consequentialism

5. Pakistan's current constitution was adopted in:

• A) 1956
• B) 1962
• C) 1973 ✅
• D) 1977

6. Which article of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantees "equality of citizens"?

• A) Article 19
• B) Article 25 ✅
• C) Article 9
• D) Article 199

7. The right to freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under which article?

• A) Article 19 ✅
• B) Article 20
• C) Article 25
• D) Article 199

8. Pakistan's Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) is bicameral, consisting of the National Assembly and the:

• A) Provincial Assembly
• B) Senate ✅
• C) Supreme Council
• D) Federal Council

9. After the 18th Amendment, local government became primarily a subject for which tier?

• A) The federal government
• B) The provinces ✅
• C) The judiciary
• D) The Senate

10. The minimum age set out in the Constitution for a person to become President of Pakistan is:

• A) 35 years
• B) 40 years
• C) 45 years ✅
• D) 50 years

11. "Descriptive ethics" refers to:

• A) Prescribing how people ought to act
• B) The empirical study of what a group actually believes and practises ✅
• C) The study of moral language only
• D) A branch of law

12. Which of these is one of the three organs of the state under Pakistan's constitutional scheme?

• A) The Election Commission
• B) The Judiciary ✅
• C) The Civil Service
• D) The Armed Forces

Preparation Notes

• Pair each ethical theory with its defining idea and a name: consequences→utilitarianism→Mill/Bentham; duty→deontology→Kant; character→virtue ethics→Aristotle.
• For civics, anchor facts to the constitution's structure: the three organs of state, the bicameral legislature, and the fundamental rights chapter (Articles 8–28).
• Like the other CSS Main compulsory papers, Ethics & Civics carries both an objective and a subjective component — confirm the exact mark split on the current FPSC syllabus before exam day, since paper structures are occasionally revised.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who takes Ethics & Civics instead of Islamic Studies?

Non-Muslim candidates sitting the CSS Main examination take Ethics & Civics as the compulsory alternative to Islamic Studies.

Is this the same paper as the CSS MPT Ethics & Civics group?

No. The MPT version is a shorter screening-test group; this is the CSS Main compulsory paper. See our separate Ethics & Civics MCQs for CSS MPT and PPSC for that version.

Practise the Objective Section

The CSS Main MCQs QBank groups questions by compulsory paper, including a dedicated Ethics & Civics set.