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181. Which one of the following is not true about Greek city states?
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A. The size of the state used to be small

B. The state looked after the welfare of the people

C. A sizeable population consisted of slaves

D. All states followed monarchical system

182. According to Locke people left the state of nature for the sake of:__________?
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A. Creating a state

B. Creating an independent judiciary

C. An effective government

D. Preservation of their natural rights

183. The Divine Origin Theory of state holds:
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A. The state was created by a Saint named Divine

B. State was created by the Pope

C. State was created by God

D. State was created by majority vote

184. Which of the following theories is the most acceptable theories regarding the origin of state:
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A. Divine Origin Theory

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Force Theory

D. Evolutionary Theory

185. The Confessions was written by: __________?
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A. G.B. Vico

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Samuel Perfenrodorf

E. Burke

186. According to Locke under the contract people surrendered:
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A. Only right to property

B. All rights

C. Only right to interpret and enforce the laws of nature

D. Only the natural rights

187. Church occupied an important position in: ___________?
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A. The Holy Roman Empire

B. The Roman Empire

C. All the above

D. The city-states

188. In France theory of Divine origin was supported by: __________?
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A. Louis XII

B. Louis XIII

C. Philips

D. Louis XIV

189. Rousseaus contributed to: __________?
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A. Glorious revolution in England

B. The French Revolution

C. American War of Independence

D. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

190. Absence of unity was a characteristic of: ___________?
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A. The ancient city state

B. The Holy Roman Empire

C. The Roman Empire

D. The nation state

191. All the Social Contractualists talk of State of Nature, which means: _____________?
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A. A study of the nature of state

B. The conditions existing prior to the creation of the state

C. A study of the various stages of the development of state

D. The role played by the nature in the creation of state

192. The Social Contract theory deals with:__________?
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A. The purpose of State

B. The tunctions of State

C. The origin of State

D. The nature of State

193. According to the Matriarchal theory the head of the family was: ___________?
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A. Nominated by the King

B. The eldest male member

C. Nominated by the Chief Priest

D. The eldest female member

194. Hobbes gives right to the individual:
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A. To disobey the sovereign under certain conditions

B. Not to disobey the sovereign under any condition

C. To disobey the sovereign if he fails to act in accordance with the terms of the contract

D. To disobey the sovereign only if he acts against national interest

195. Which one of the following theories contributed to the rise of totalitarian state in the present century?
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A. Ethical Theory

B. Welfare Theory

C. All the above

D. Legal Theory

196. Rousseau was born in: __________?
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A. France

B. Germany

C. Switzerland

D. England

197. Which of the following is correct about the relationship of state and Government?
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A. Indifferent

B. Complimentary

C. Contradictory

D. Complementary

198. According to Rousseau the two instincts, which governed the action of man in the state of nature, were:
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A. Self-interest and fear

B. Fear and religion

C. Self-preservation and sympathy towards others

D. Protection of life and property

199. The two most outstanding city-states of ancient Greece were:________?
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A. Athens and Venice

B. Athens and Sparta

C. Athens and Rome

D. Rome and Sparta

200. According to Hobbes state of nature was: __________?
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A. Post-social

B. Pre-social

C. Socially respectable

D. None of the above

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