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origin of state Mcqs

141. The state of nature, according to Rousseau, was: ___________?
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A. A period of peace and happiness

B. A period of constant warfare

C. A period of great uncertainty

D. A period of selfishness

142. The earliest territorial State was: ___________?
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A. Oriental Empire

B. Feudal State

C. Greek city-state

D. Roman Empire

143. The most important factor in the development of the modern state was:__________?
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A. Revival of ancient culture

B. Growing importance of religion

C. Growth of national consciousness

D. Scientific advancement

144. Sovereign of Hobbes in social contract in effect meant that: _________?
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A. Sovereign came out of state of nature

B. Sovereign was not effected at all

C. Sovereign was subordinated to the people

D. Sovereign remained in the state of nature

145. Who said that mans life in the state of nature was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short?
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Karl Marx

D. Rousseau

146. Rousseaus Social Contract theory exercised immense influence on:__________?
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A. The French Revolution of October 1917

B. The American War of independence

C. The French Revolution of 1779

D. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England

147. According to Locke in the state of nature man was: ___________?
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A. Uncivilised

B. Nasty and brutish

C. Peace loving

D. Respected no code of conduct.

148. Hobbes holds that under the contract which resulted in the creation of state:
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A. Surrendered only their rights to property and religion

B. People refused to surrender their rights

C. People surrendered their rights subject to certain conditions

D. People surrendered all their rights to the sovereign unconditionally

149. The view that the state arose not as the creator of law but the interpreter and enforcer of customs was expressed by:_________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Marx

150. The General Will is:
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A. Sovereign

B. Ejoys only limited sovereignty

C. Non-sovereign

D. Legally sovereign

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

157. According to exponents of theory of Divine Origin of the State the Kings derived their authority from:
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A. Constitutional monarchy

B. God

C. People

D. Church

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

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