origin of state Mcqs
151. Which one of the following is not an important factor for having colonial empire?
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A. Need for markets for dumping goods

B. Desire to live in peace

C. Individual advancement

D. Scientific discoveries

E. None of the above

152. The first territorial states developed and appeared:
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A. Near the jungles

B. Valleys of the rivers

C. Near sea shores

D. On high mountains

153. According to Locke people in the state of nature enjoyed only:___________?
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A. Religious rights

B. Divine rights

C. Natural rights

D. Legal rights

154. Kinship, which according to the Evolutionary theory was one of the major contributory factors for the origin of state, means:
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A. Rule by Kind

B. Belief in common blood relationship

C. Association with peoples of the same region

D. Belief in divinity of Kind

155. The book in which Hobbes gave theory of Social Contract is entitled:
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A. Social contract theory

B. The Modern State

C. Leviathan

D. A History of Political Theory

156. The main profounder of the evolutionary theory were:__________?
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A. Hobbes and Locke

B. Lenin and Marx

C. Plato and Aristotle

D. Burgess and Leacock
158. Which one of the following is not a contributory factor in the growth of the state, according to Historical theory?
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A. Religion

B. Economic factor

C. Kinship

D. Class consciousness

E. Political consciousness

159. In the Greek City State the Government was: ___________?
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A. It touched every aspect of human life

B. It did not try to establish mora values of the people

C. In was indifferent to the needs of the people

D. Little concerned with the life of the people

160. Lacke was in favour of: _________?
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A. Absolute monarchy

B. Republic

C. Dictatorship

D. Constitutional monarchy

E. Presidential form of Government

162. Locke propounded his theory of Social Contract in the book entitled:
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A. Representative Government

B. Social Contract

C. Two Treatises on Civil Government

D. Lectures on Jurisprudence

163. Locke says that people left the state of nature:
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A. Because they were fed up with the perpetual warfare

B. Because of the inconvenience caused by different interpretations of laws of nature of different members

C. Because of divine intervention

D. Because they were fed up with the autocratic rule of the King

164. In the city state the king was: _________?
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A. Deputy of God on earth

B. Philosopher

C. Despotic

D. Hereditary

167. Which one of the following is not true of church of the fourth century?
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A. There was a conflict between the pope and the state

B. Church was a pure institution

C. Pope began to claim himself as superior over king

D. The pope and the state lived in perfect harmony
168. What is the name of the book written by Miss Follett?
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A. The Two States

B. State and Sovereignty

C. Lectures on Pluralism

D. The New State
169. Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbess views about the nature of man:
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A. Man is a social animal

B. Man is essentially peace loving

C. Man is co-operative sympathetic towards members of society

D. Man is selfish and quarrelsome
171. A good state is usually supposed to perform one of the following functions, which one:
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A. Welfare functions

B. Military functions

C. Supervisory functions

D. Police functions

172. Tribal State means: ____________?
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A. The state, which are ruled by the Kings of the same tribe

B. The states which have majority of tribal population

C. A political organization which existed before the creation of the state

D. The states possessing population from the same tribe

173. Who has said that social contact theory is fatal to political impostures?
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A. Sedgwick

B. Sir Henry Maine

C. Sir Fredrick Pollock

D. Bluntschli

174. The early Oriental Empires were mostly located: ____________?
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A. On the banks of rivers

B. In Europe

C. One the sea coasts

D. In the fertile valleys
175. Which one of the following merits of Divine Origin Theory has been wrongly enumerated:
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A. It helped the ruler to establish peace and order by claiming divine descent

B. It disciplined the primitives man

C. It taught the primitive man the value of obedience

D. It made the primitive man religious and superstitious
176. The Social Contract theory holds ______________?
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A. Man is a social animal and cannot live outside the society

B. State is the result of slow process of evolution

C. State was created as a result of contract concluded by the people living in the pre-civil society

D. State was created through a contract concluded in the sixteenth century

177. The evolutionary theory regarding the origin of states on:
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A. Religious principles

B. Evolutionary principle

C. Scientific-cum-religious principles

D. Revolutionary principle

178. Rousseau was an advocate of: __________?
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A. Individual Sovereignty

B. Legal Sovereignty

C. Popular Sovereignty

D. Political Sovereignty

180. Which one of the following condition was not associated with the state of nature as expounded by Locke?
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A. The prevalence of natural law

B. The state of nature was a state of peace, mutual assistance and cooperation

C. There were natural rights of life, liberty and property

D. There was continuous fear and danger of violent death
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

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