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1. Which one of the following is true about Aristotles views about property?
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A. It should be managed by the king

B. It should be possessed by all

C. There should be communism of property

D. It should be under religious control

2. Which of the following is true about Machiavellis views about property?
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A. It should be under state control

B. It should be abolished

C. It should be under church

D. It should be used for collective welfare

E. There should be communism of property

3. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. Right to property is a natural right

B. Right to property needs no sanction of society

C. Right to private property is absolute

D. Right to property needs the backing of society
4. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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A. Right to property implies the right to acquire, destroy or give away property

B. Right to property has the sanction of society behind it

C. Property can exist only in a stage

D. Property existed in the pre-civil society as well
5. Who said. A man readily forgives the nurder of his father than the confiscation of his property.
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A. Aristotle

B. Machiavelli

C. Hobbes

D. Marx

6. According to Wycliff the church should:__________?
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A. Have no property at all

B. Have maximum property

C. Use property for welfare of the poor

D. Own only limited property

E. Own that the king allowed much property as

7. Which one of the following is not true about John of Paris wiews about property?
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A. Priest should have only minimum necessary property

B. Priest should have maximum property

C. King had a right to regulate church property

D. Pope was custodian of property

E. General supervision of property should be in the hands of the king

8. The difference between the value of commodity produced by a labourer and the wages received, by him is known as
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A. Property

B. Savings

C. Capital

D. Surplus value
9. Property is essential for the development of character, for without some property there can be no liberty, and without liberty there can be no proper development of character. The above statement was made by:_______________?
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A. Aristotle

B. T.H. Green

C. Bentham

D. Bosanquet
10. Landed property was a symbol of social status during:
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A. Medieval times

B. Modern times

C. Ancient times

D. All of the above

11. According to the Marxists, in an ideal or Communist society there shall be:__________?
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A. Only limited right to private property

B. Only right ot personal property

C. No right to private property

D. Absolute right to private property

12. Which of the following is not a correct statement about Godwins views about property?
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A. It should be abolished

B. Its abolition will end many social evils

C. It is root cause of many evils

D. It should be retained with some restrictions

E. It hampers social progress

13. The general opinion at present it is favour of:
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A. Right to property within limitations

B. Abolition of all private property

C. None of the above

D. Absolute rights to property

14. Who of the following is associated with Idealist theory of property?
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A. Bodin

B. Bakunin

C. Machiavelli

D. Godwin

E. Kant

15. Right to property is considered:
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A. Religious right

B. Political right

C. Economic right

D. Moral right

E. Civil right
16. According to Aristotle the best method for holding of property was:____________?
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A. Individual ownership and private use

B. State ownership

C. Individual ownership and common use

D. Common ownership and common use

17. The liberal thinkers of the nineteenth century were:
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A. In favour of limited right to property only

B. Opposed to right to private property

C. In favour of equitable distribution property

D. In favour of absolute right to private property
18. Which one of the following is not true about Laskis views about private property?
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A. It helps in the promotion of culture

B. It helps in the advancement of civilisation

C. It halps man in expressing his personality

D. It promotes confidence and responsibility

E. It checks healthy competition
19. The Labour theory of property was first of all advocated by:
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A. Lenin

B. John Locke

C. Adam Smith

D. Karl Marx

20. Who of the followings opposed private property?
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A. Anarchists

B. None of the above

C. Communists

D. Individualists

21. Which of the following thinkers advocated the abolition of private property?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Mill

E. Green

22. With the emergence of the walfare state, emphasis begain to be laid on
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A. None of the above

B. Absolute right to private property

C. Regulation of property in the interest of community

D. Abolition of right to private property

23. Which one of the following is not true about Laskis views about private property?
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A. It created many economic problems

B. There should be no payment of compensation for property taken over by the state

C. Everybody should have a right to keep legally earned property

D. It is morally incomplete

E. It is psychologically inadequate

24. In his Republic Plato has said about private property that:
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A. There should be nothing like private property

B. It should be possessed by ruling classes

C. It should be owned by citizens and slaves both

D. It should be owned by citizens alone

E. It should be socialised

25. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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A. Private property leads to exonomic equality

B. Private property gave rise to imperlialism and colonialism

C. Private property ecourages exploitation of the one class by another

D. Private property leads to moral and physical degeneration

26. The Legal theory of property is associated with______________?
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A. Austin

B. Locke

C. Hobbes

D. Marx

27. The idea of trusteeship of private property emerged with:
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A. Rise of landed class

B. Establishment of constitutional monarchy

C. People taking to agriculture

D. Spread of Christianity
28. The idealistic theory of property is associated with the name of:
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A. Kant

B. Locke

C. Bentham

D. Marx

29. Which one of the following thinkers did not favour the rulers to own property?
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A. Aristotle

B. Laski

C. Plato

D. All the above

30. Which one of the following is true about Liberals views about private property?
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A. State should pay compensation for its acquisition

B. Individual should have no right to own it

C. State has right to confiscate it without payment of compensation

D. It should be under state control

E. It should altogether be abolished

31. Which of the following is not true about Syndicalists views about private property?
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A. Syndicates shall be its owners

B. Elected representatives should protect private property

C. It will be managed by syndicates

D. Society will decide about means of production

E. It will be owned by the society

32. The modern liberals are:
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A. Opposed to private property

B. In favour of absolute right to private property

C. In favour of regulation of property in larger interests of the seciety

D. In favour of common ownership of property

33. The theory of surplus value is associated with:
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A. Adam Smith

B. Karl Marx

C. Herbert Spencer

D. J.S. Mill

34. Which one of the following is not true about Anarchists views about private property?
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A. It should be altogether abolished

B. It protects the interests of all the sections of society

C. It protects the interests of the rich

D. It is creating anarchy in production

35. Who said property is necessary for the realisation of ones will?
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A. Marx

B. Kant

C. Rousseau

D. Plato

36. Which one of the following thinkers defended right to property on the ground of its utility?
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A. Kant

B. Marx

C. Bentham

D. Laski

37. Which one of the following is not applicable to Russells about his views about private property?
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A. He condemns this old institution

B. It is based on violence

C. It divided society

D. It is theft

E. It helped in the unity of community
38. Which one of the following statements is true about Melanchthans views about property?
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A. It is based on religious law

B. State had no right to confiscate property earned even by unethical means

C. No individual had a right to hold private property

D. State was not justified in confiscating property of church

E. It is based on natural law
39. Who of the following does not favour the idea of retention of private property, who is he?
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A. Machiavelli

B. J.S. Mill

C. T.H. Green

D. Bakunin
40. According to Plato:
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A. Private property should be owned by philosopher king only

B. Only the few in power should possess private property

C. The individual should be given right to have private property

D. There should be communism of private property
41. Hobbes and Bentham were the supporters of: ____________?
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A. Legal Theory of Property

B. Socialistic Theory of Property

C. Natural Theory of Property

D. Idealistic Theory of Property

42. The Labour theory of property implies that:
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A. None of the above

B. The property is created by the combination of capital and labour

C. The capital is the major factor for the determination of the property

D. The property is acquired through the application of labour
43. Which one of the following defects of private has been wrongly listed?
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A. It leads to division of society into two hostile classes

B. It leads to political instability

C. It encourages self-interest at the cost of social interest

D. It encourages scramble for power and wealth in place of nutual co-operation

44. Which of the following is true about Proudhans views about property?
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A. State noes not sustain private property

B. It was social necessity for social development

C. It promoted monopolistic tendencies

D. It was not a theft

E. It should be retained under state control

45. Which one of the following is not true about Anarchists views about private property?
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A. It does not care for social needs

B. It helps in producing socially useful goods

C. It promotes selfish interests

D. It sacrifices the interests of majority for the sake of minority

E. It helps capitalists in squeezing the blood of the poor

46. Who said: The citizen has a right to work?
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A. Laski

B. Bentham

C. Marx

D. Lenin

47. The property is the creation of:
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A. State

B. Adventurist businessmen

C. Co-operative endeavour

D. Government

48. According to Laski private property contributes to:__________?
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A. The prosperity of the society

B. None of the above

C. The development of society

D. The weakening of society

49. The natural theory of property helds that:_________________?
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A. Right to property was granted by God

B. Property was one of the first rights granted after the creation of the state

C. Right to property existed prior to the creation of the state

D. Right to property is granted because it is considered natural for a citizens drvelopment

50. The Labour theory of property made its appearance in:__________?
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A. The 20th century

B. The modern time

C. The medieval age

D. The ancient times