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origin of state Mcqs

61. Locke was a philosopher who belonged to: __________?
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A. Switzerland

B. France

C. England

D. Germany

62. Which one of the following social Contractualists was born at Geneva?
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A. Locke

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. None of the above

63. The three most prominent exponents of Social Contract theory were:__________?
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A. J.S. Mill, Adam Smith and Hobbes

B. Hobbes, locke and Rousseau

C. MacIver, Laski and Rousseau

D. Austin, Bodin and Hobbes

64. Who said that Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains?
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A. Marx

B. Aristotle

C. Locke

D. Rousseau

65. Which of the following is not true of feudal state?
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A. In it office was distributed on hereity basis

B. In it feudal-lord took interest in political developments

C. In it land indicated wealth

D. In it office was distributed on merit

66. According to Rousseau main reason for the social contract was that: _________?
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A. There was need to interpret law

B. Social laws began to be disrespected

C. Private property came as a serpent

D. Man became nasty.

67. According to Hobbes in the state of nature man was: __________?
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A. Selfless and had fellow feelings

B. Cultured and mannered

C. Very law abiding

D. Nasty and brutish

68. Who supported patriarchal theory about the origin of the state?
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A. St. Aquinas

B. St. Paul

C. Duguit

D. Plato

69. The early Oriental Empires rested on: ___________?
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A. Fear of God

B. Despotism of King

C. Laws of nature

D. Sweet will of the people

70. The Patriarchal theory of the Origin of State holds that:
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A. The eldest female member was the head of the family

B. The eldest male member was the head of the family

C. The King was the agent of God on this earth

D. None of the above

71. Which one of the following methods was adopted by Hobbes?
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A. Scientific Method

B. None of the above

C. Historical Method

D. Comparative Method

72. Rousseau championed the cause of: __________?
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A. Representative Democracy

B. Elites

C. Absolute Monarchy

D. Direct Democracy

73. The important rights enjoyed by the people in the state of nature, says Locke were:
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A. Right to participate in affair of government

B. Right to religion, worship and conscience

C. Right to life, liberty and property

D. People enjoyed no rights all all

74. General will, according to Rousseau was: _____________?
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A. Sum total of the will of minority

B. Sum total of bad wills

C. Sum total of good wills

D. Majority will

75. The Social Contract theory replaced:
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A. Divine Origin theory

B. The Force theory

C. Patriarchal theory

D. Matriarchal theory

76. Leviathan contains political philosophy of: _________?
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A. Laski

B. Henry Maine

C. Locke

D. Hobbes

77. Who of the following has said, that man was born free and today he is everywhere in chains?
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A. Hobbes

B. Rousseau

C. Hegel

D. T.H. Green

E. Machiavelli

78. John Locke, a proponent of Social Contract theory, hailed from:
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A. Britain

B. Germany

C. France

D. U.S.A.

79. The Social Contract theory is based on: _____________?
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A. Individualism

B. Constitutionalism

C. Socialism

D. Nationalism

80. Essays Concerning Human Understanding was written by: ___________?
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A. Spinoza

B. Rousseau

C. Milton

D. G.B.Vico

E. Locke

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