origin of state MCQs – Page 6

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origin of state Mcqs
101. Rousseaus name is associated with: __________?
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A. Matriarchal theory

B. Theory of Divine origin

C. Theory of General Will

D. Patriarchal theory

E. Theory of force

102. Whose name is associated with the organic theory of the state?
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A. St. Augustine

B. Plato

C. Herbert Spencer

D. Karl Marx

E. Bernard Shah

103. According to Prof. Jones the most original, the most interesting and historically the most important contribution of Rousseau to Political Theory was the concept of:________?
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A. Popular sovereignty

B. Constitutional Monarchy

C. Direct Democracy

D. General Will
104. Main function of Lockes sovereign was: __________?
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A. To interpret laws

B. To enact laws

C. To enforce laws

D. To amend already existing laws

105. Who of the followings was a staunch supporter of the Divine Origin Theory?
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A. George III of England

B. None of the above

C. Napoleon of France

D. James II of England
106. Locke has been called as the child of: __________?
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A. Industrial Revolution

B. Glorious Revolution

C. French Revolution

D. Reformation

107. Let the Sovereign but step outside the power derived from the Social Contract, and resistance becomes a natural right Which one of the followings gives the right understanding to the above statement?
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A. The Government exists for the good of the people, and can be removed if it violates the trust reposed in it

B. The State is composed of equal individuals, some having authority over others and all participate in the General will

C. The individual is left with no other alternative but to obey the commands of the sovereign

D. Men are free from any superior power on earth, and they act as they think fit within the bounds of the law of nature

108. In Ancient city-state citizenship was available to:_____________?
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A. All adult discrimination

B. All persons who either paid taxes or rendered military service

C. All persons except the slaves and foreigners

D. All persons who rendered military service

109. One of the earliest theories about the origin of the state is:
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A. Evolutionary theory

B. Theory of dialectical materialism

C. Theory of Divine origin

D. Social contract theory

110. The theory which is today accepted as the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the state is:_________?
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A. Divine origin theory

B. Evolutionary theory

C. Marxist theory

D. Social contract theory

111. The statement State is an ethical institution which is indispensable for the full moral development of man is associated with the:
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A. Individualists

B. Anarchists

C. Marxists

D. Idealist
112. The nation state came into existence after:___________?
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A. The decline of the Colonial Empires

B. The decline of the Roman Empire

C. The decline of the Feudal state

D. The decline of the imperial states of orient
113. Religion helped in the evolution of state by cultivating following two qualities:
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A. Superstition and faith in god

B. Faith and Power

C. Reverence and obedience

D. Faith in heaven and hell

114. The theory of origin of state which holds that the state is the result of slow process of growth is known as:__________?
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A. Patriarchal Theory

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Evolutionary Theory

D. Organic Theory

115. Which one of the following thinkers is connected with the concept of General Will?
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A. Hobbes

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. T.H. Green

116. The position of the Kings during the Holy Roman Empire was rendered weak due to:_________?
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A. Rise of feudal lords and Popes

B. Non-assertion of their authority

C. The rise of the class of feudal lords

D. Usurpation of their power by the Pope

117. According to social contract theory the state: _________?
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A. Is a growth

B. Is created by contract

C. Is the result of human conquest

D. Is created by God

118. Rousseau hailed from __________?
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A. Russia

B. France

C. Britain

D. Germany

119. Locke advocated his theory in:_____________?
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A. The sixteenth century

B. The seventeenth century

C. Twelfth century

D. The eighteenth century

120. Patriarchal theory about the origin of the state was supported by:__________?
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A. Sir Henry Maine

B. St. Paul

C. Edward Jenks

D. Morgan