sovereignty of state MCQs – Page 5

Practise focused sovereignty of state questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

sovereignty of state Mcqs
81. Who of the followings is known as the high priest of sovereignty?
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A. Austin

B. Rousseau

C. Bodin

D. Grotius

82. The Pluralists regard the state as:__________?
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A. A power machine

B. Master of people

C. Servant of people

D. Brother of masses
83. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. Sovereignty implies freedom to conduct intenal affairs of a state

B. Sovereignty means freedom to conduct the foreign affairs

C. Sovereignth means freedom to conduct both Internal and external affairs

D. Sovereignty is the desire of people to have independence

84. Which of the following is not an attribute of sovereignty?
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A. Delegation of authority by some persons to the state

B. Indivisibility

C. Inalienability

D. Permanence

85. Sir Henry Maine:________________?
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A. Bitterly criticised Austinss theory of sovereignty

B. Supported the basic principles of Austins theory of sovereignty but differed from him in details

C. Fully supported Austins theory of sovereignty

D. Expressed new views about Austins theory of sovereignty

86. According to the Pluralists one of the important limitations on sovereignty is:______________?
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A. Written Constitution

B. International Law

C. Independent Judiciary

D. Political Parties

87. Pluralistic view of sovereignty was:_______________?
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A. A plea for an independent judiciary

B. A reaction against denial of sovereignty to state

C. Reaction against dogmatic legalism of Austinian theory of sovereignty

D. A reaction against to much of importance attached to economic and social groups

88. The Pluralists believe in the concept of:____________?
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A. Political sovereignty

B. None of the above

C. De-jure sovereignty

D. Traditional sovereignty

E. Hereditary sovereignty

89. Which one of the following is associated with the statement that If sovereignty is not absolute no state will exist?
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A. MacIver

B. Austin

C. Aristotle

D. Rousseau

E. Karl Marx

90. Which one of the following features of legal sovereignty has been wrongly listed?
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A. It possesses the power to issue final commands

B. It enjoys only limited authority

C. It is definite

D. All rights emanate from it

91. Who said that sovereignty cannot reside in determinate human superior?
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A. Bodin

B. Henry Maine

C. Austin

D. G.D.H.Cole

92. Which one of the following features of legal sovereignty has been wrongly listed?
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A. It enjoys only limited authority

B. It possesses the power to issue final commands

C. All rights emanate from it

D. It is definite

93. Popular sovereignty lies in:__________?
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A. Judiciary

B. Constitution

C. People

D. Members of Parliament

E. Political elite

94. According to Laski law is:____________?
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A. Embodiment of general will

B. Command of the sovereign

C. Accumulation of religious principles and practices

D. Built upon general social environment
95. The sovereignty with reference to state means:______________?
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A. Absolute powers both internally and externally

B. Legal unrestricted and unlimited powers

C. Supreme law making authority

D. The powers of an absolute monarch

96. Who said that sovereign should be determinate human superior?
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A. Bodin

B. Locke

C. Austin

D. Rousseau

E. Grotius

97. There are several forms of sovereignty. The sovereignty of the King of Great Britain can be classified as: ____________?
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A. Titular Sovereignty

B. Legal Sovereignty

C. Popular Sovereignty

D. Real Sovereignty

98. The first western writer to offer a systematic exposition of the doctrine of sovereignty was: ___________?
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A. Hobbes

B. John Austin

C. Bodin

D. Grotius

99. Who believed that sovereignty vested in the general will?
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A. Grotius

B. John Austin

C. Rousseau

D. Hobbes

E. Locke

100. A sovereign in the state who simply heads the state is technically called:____________?
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A. Political sovereign

B. De facto sovereign

C. Titular sovereign

D. Absolute sovereign