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nature theories and state function Mcqs
81. The individualists believe that:__________?
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A. He needs others to make min realise his welfare

B. State looks after best interests of the individuals

C. Guilds can promote individuals welfare

D. Individual is the best judge of his interests
82. Individualist philosophy which is one of the theories of liberalism, advocated:
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A. Concentration of all powers in the hands of a single ruler

B. Maximum state control over the individual

C. Least state interference in the affairs of the individual

D. Guarantee of individual liberty through law

83. Which one of the following are not correct views about socialist state?
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A. It aims at abolotion of private property

B. It aims at establishment of dictatorship of the proletariat

C. It aims at promoting freedom of individual

D. It aims at the abolotion of state

84. The individualists regarded the state as: __________?
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A. A necessary evil

B. A positive good

C. An idealist institution

D. An evil

85. In our modern times the state is expected to perform:
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A. Minimum functions

B. Only compulsory functions

C. Only optional functions

D. Both compulsory and optional functions
86. The modern individualism differs from the nineteenth century individualism in so far as: _________?
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A. It pleads for abolition of the state

B. It pleads for greater freedom for the individual

C. It attaches greater importance to group rather than individual

D. It pleads for the elimination of military force

87. The liberal thinker of the nineteenth century considered the state as: __________?
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A. Preserver of Liberty

B. A necessary evil

C. Instrument of exploitation

D. A welfare agency

88. Who said that state existed for the life and continues to exist for the sake of good life?
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A. G.B. Vico

B. Spencer

C. Plato

D. Aristotle

E. Montesquieu

89. According to Absolutists:
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A. State does not contribute in individuals development

B. Individual can develop in the state

C. State should not keep the individuals in his sphere of activity

D. Should not maintain law and order

90. According to the individualists the best judge of the interests of individuals is: ________?
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A. None of the above

B. The individual himself

C. The Parliament

D. The state

91. Which one of the following is correct about the functions of a welfare state?
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A. It should aim at abolition of educational institutions

B. It should help in the aboliition of state

C. It should aim at promoting material welfare of the individual

D. It should help in the abolition of private property

92. Those who believe that the state is an end in itself believe that:
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A. Should be narrowed down

B. State should have no functions

C. State should perform optional functions

D. Should be widened

93. The Welfare state aims at: _________?
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A. Abolition of private property

B. Abolition of religion

C. Creation of a classless society

D. Promotion of material welfare of the individual
94. In ancient India most important function of the state was __________?
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A. To prserve private property of citizens

B. To give economic prosperity to the people

C. To promote dharma

D. To expand

95. The modern state has been described as: __________?
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A. A moral institution

B. A police state

C. A welfare state

D. An exploitative state

96. Who of the following believed that state was Leviathan?
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A. Rousseau

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Hobbes

E. Locke

97. According to Anarchists the present system of representation?
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A. Needs great encouragement

B. Should be replaced by functional representation

C. Is very sound

D. Is a mockery
98. Who believed that head of the state is comparable to the spirit of human body?
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A. Bluntschli

B. Cicero

C. Locke

D. Grotius

E. St. Paul

99. Optional functions of the state are those which:
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A. If not performed the people will rise against the state

B. If not performed, the state will disintegrate

C. If not performed the existence of state will not be in danger

D. If not performed the very character of the state will change

100. Who of the following is associated with the statement that the main function of state is to hinder to the hindrances to good life:
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A. Liberals

B. Individualists

C. Utilitarianists

D. Socialists