origin of state Mcqs
201. Locke concedes to the people:
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A. Change the government if it fails to perform its part of contract

B. Change the government if it imposes heavy taxation

C. The right to change the government any time they like

D. No right to change the government

202. Who said that family is the basis of the state?
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A. Leacock

B. Gilchrist

C. Gettell

D. Fenwick

203. According to Locke the government was created for the purpose of:____________?
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A. Promotion of welfare of the community

B. Protection of natural rights

C. Maintenance of law and order

D. Protection of country from outside aggression

204. Feudalism was a dominant feature of:__________?
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A. The Roman Empire

B. All the above

C. The city-states

D. The Holy Roman Empire
205. In Hobbes contract sovereign was: ___________?
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A. Party to the contract

B. Below the people

C. Above the contract

D. To be elected in a democratic manner

206. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a shortcoming of the Divine Origin Theory?
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A. It is dangerous because it leaves sufficient scope for the ruler to assume despotic powers

B. It leads to political stagnation and hampers progress

C. It is based on superstition and does not appeal to reason

D. It is not supported by history
207. The tribal system of state organisation was: __________?
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A. Well developed

B. Rudimentary

C. Based on sound footings

D. Properly organised

209. The four factors which helped in the evolution of the state were: ___________?
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A. Population, Territory, Government

B. Kinship, Religion, Force and Political Consciousness

C. Population, Religion, Government and Force

D. Religion, Force, Territory and Government

210. According to exponents of force theory:
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A. Church was inferior to state

B. There was no relation between the church and the states

C. None of these

D. Church was superior to state
212. Henry Maine has supported about origin of state:
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A. Theory of divine origin

B. Matriarchal theory

C. Parriarchal theory

D. Evolutionary theory

214. In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
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A. Sovergign was a party to the contract

B. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations

C. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract

D. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract

215. One of the major factor which contributed to the decline of the Holy Roman Empire was ___________?
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A. Challenge of bourgeoisie class

B. Foreign aggression

C. Disappearance of the Pope

D. None of the above

216. According to the Force Theory:
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A. Force was the sole factor responsible for the origin of the state

B. Will, not force, is the best is of state

C. Force was one of the important factors for the origin of the state

D. Spiritual force was the most important factor in the growth of the state

219. Rousseaus theory of social contract very much influenced the organizers of: ____________?
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A. Russian Revolution

B. Glorious Revolution

C. French Revolution

D. Industrial Revolution

E. Glorious Revolution

220. Lockes sovereign: ____________?
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A. Was above all laws

B. None of these

C. Was bound by the laws given by him

D. Was main source of original laws

222. According to Garner the state is the outcome of: ___________?
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A. Growth and evolution

B. Outcome of force

C. Expansion of families

D. Handiwork of God

E. A sudden revolution

224. The historical theory of the origin of the state asserts that the state is:_____________?
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A. An outcome of gradual and continuous development of human society out of an imperfect beginning towards a more perfect organization

B. A creation of God at a point of time in the past

C. A product of compact between individuals in the remote past

D. A result of surrender of the vanquished tribe to the conquering tribe

225. According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?
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A. Religious dominance

B. Peace and plenty

C. Constant warfare

D. Peace and scarcity

228. According to Locke state originated because: ____________?
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A. Nasty man was to be crushed

B. Private property came as a serpent

C. There was need to interpret laws

D. None of the above reasons

229. The General Will means: _________________?
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A. Will of the majority

B. Collection of individual wills

C. Unanimous will

D. Will of the community viewed as a living and rational political organism
230. The Social Contract Theory of Rousseau is: ____________?
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A. Identical to the theory of Hobbes

B. Identical to the theory of Locke

C. Has no resemblance with the views of either Hobbes or Locke

D. Combines the points of theories of both Hobbes and Locke
231. Exponents of theory of Divine Origin of State believe that:
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A. God give state

B. State is expansion of families

C. State was result of an understanding between God and people

D. State grew with the passage of time

232. According to Hobbes in the state of nature people: ___________?
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A. Quarrelled with each other

B. Had regard for judicial system

C. Lived harmoniously

D. Respected each others rights

233. The Greek city-states are regarded as the best specimens of:___________?
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A. Military rule

B. Direct democracy

C. Representative democracy

D. Absolute rule

234. The Divine Origin Theory given:
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A. Right to revolt only if the king acts in a tyrannical manner

B. No right to people to revolt against the ruler

C. Right to revolt only if he acts against the principles of religion

D. Right to people to revolt against the ruler

235. According to Hobbes the sovereign was:__________?
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A. The result of the contract

B. Accountable to the people

C. Elected after the conclusion of the contract

D. A part to the contract

236. In the West first to support the theory of Divine Origin were:
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A. The Muslims

B. The Christians

C. The Jews

D. None of these

237. According to Plato state originated because: ___________?
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A. There was necessity for division of labour

B. People concluded a contract for bringing state

C. God sent state on earth

D. The people had desire to live in the state

238. The ruler James-Is name is associated with:
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A. Reforms in national finances

B. None of these

C. Introduction of far reaching legislative reforms

D. Reforms in land revenue system

E. Theory of Divine Origin of State