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1. Which of the following is not a natural right according to Locke?
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A. Right to liberty

B. Right to property

C. None of these

D. Right to work

E. Right to life

2. Which one of the following definitions of rights is associated with T.H. Green?
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A. In its essence, a right is an arrangement rule or practice sanctioned by the law of the community and conducive to the highest moral good of the citizen

B. A right is a reasonable demand for freedom to do certain things.

C. A right is a claim recognised by the society and enforced by the society and enforced by the State

D. A right is a power claimed and recognised as contributory to common good
3. Edmund Burkes name is associated with:
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A. Idealist theory of rights

B. Natural theory of rights

C. Legal theory of rights

D. Historical theory of rights
4. Which one of the following is not a political right?
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A. Right to be elected

B. Right to protection

C. Right to election to a public office

D. Right to vote

E. Right to family
5. Who of the following scholars, is associated with the Theory of Natural Rights?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Green

C. Bentham

D. Locke
6. The Social Welfare theory holds that: _________?
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A. Rights are powers granted to the rulers to promote social welfare

B. Rights exist for the good of the weaker sections of society

C. Rights is another name for the power of the state used for social welfare

D. Rights are the conditions of social welfare
7. The Social Welfare theory of rights is associated with: _________?
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A. Marx

B. Hobbes

C. Bentham

D. T.H. Green

8. Who of the following said that rights are crystallization of customs?
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A. Edmund Burke

B. Ritchie

C. Dr. Asirvatham

D. Authors of French Revolution

9. The rights which have more concern with inward rather than outward actions are called:
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A. Political rights

B. Moral rights

C. Civil rights

D. Natural rights

10. Rights can be safeguarded by: __________?
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A. Separating executive from judiciary

B. Using extensive force

C. Giving more duties to citizens

D. Giving more powers to police

E. Giving more rights to the citizens

11. The Political rights are those rights:
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A. Which provide a voice to the people in the political affairs of the state

B. Which are of compulsory nature

C. Which are enforced by the court

D. Which provide a voice to the people in the political affairs of the state
12. Which one of the following writs is issued in the event of wrongful detention?
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A. Prohibition

B. Habeas Corpus

C. Quo Warranto

D. Mandamus

13. Right of life is a : __________?
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A. Political right

B. Civil right

C. Legal right

D. Moral right

14. Which one of the following is not true about rights?
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A. These are needed for good life

B. These are not static

C. These must go hand in hand with duties

D. These are created by the state

E. These are enforced by the state

15. The Idealistic Theory of Rights is also known as: __________?
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A. Social Contract Theory

B. Metaphysical Theory

C. Personality Theory

D. Scientific Theory

16. Which of the followings did not favour the right to private property?
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A. Bodin

B. Hobbes

C. Locke

D. Mao Tse Tung
17. Who of the following is not associated with the theory of natural rights?
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A. Bentham

B. Hegel

C. Locke

D. Thomas Hobbes

E. Karl Marx

18. Right to elect and hold elected office is: __________?
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A. Moral right

B. Natural right

C. Political right

D. Civil right

E. Fundamental right

19. Theory of natural rights has been criticised because it makes rights:
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A. Too flexible

B. Too un-understandable

C. Too rigid

D. Too static
20. One of the major merits of the natural rights theory is: ________?
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A. It lists the rights which man brought with him from state of nature

B. It assumes that rights can exist independent of society

C. It holds that rights are static

D. It asserts that certain rights are basic and therefore necessary for human existence
21. One of the oldest theories about rights is theory of:
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A. Historical theory of rights

B. Idealist theory of rights

C. Legal rights

D. Natural rights
22. Which one of the followings was a prominent exponent of the social welfare theory of rights?
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A. Bentham

B. Plato

C. Marx

D. Aristotle

23. Who of the following is associated with the theory of legal rights?
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A. None of the above

B. Bentham

C. Hobbes

D. Locke

E. Hegel

24. The most effective guarantee against infringement of rights is the: ___________?
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A. Constitution

B. Judiciary

C. Public Opinion

D. Legislature

25. Theory of natural rights was supported by: _________?
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A. Locke

B. None of the above

C. Rousseau

D. Hobbes

26. Idealist theory:
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A. Does not differentiate between moral and political rights

B. Opposed to moral and political rights Reconciles moral and political rights

C. Differentiates between moral and political rights

D. Reconciles moral and political rights

27. Civil rights are available to a citizen:
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A. Only in an autocratic state

B. Only in a democratic state

C. Both in democratic and autocratic states

D. None of the above

28. In a civilised state the citizens are supposed to: ___________?
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A. Enjoy rights only

B. Perform duties only

C. Believe that each right has a corresponding duty

D. Enjoy more rights but performs few duties

29. The Legal Theory of Rights holds that:
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A. The rights are the creation of state

B. The rights are prior to the state

C. The rights are natural and the state merely recognises them

D. The sights are fixed and static

30. Main criticism against the legal theory of rights is that it: ____________?
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A. Has not properly understood rights

B. Has given worong notion of rights

C. Has make rights above society

D. Believes that state alone creates rights

E. Has made rights dependent on others

31. Which one of the following rights is not a Political right?
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A. Right to criticize the government

B. Right to freedom

C. Right to vote

D. Right to hold public office

32. Social welfare theory of rights is associated with: _________?
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A. Idealists

B. Utilitarian

C. Marxists

D. Syndicalists

E. Anarchists

33. The statement that every state is known by the rights that it maintains is associated with: _________?
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A. Lord Bryce

B. Rousseau

C. Laski

D. T.H. Green

34. The rights which are supposed to have been enjoyed by the people even in the state of nature are called:
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A. Civil rights

B. Moral rights

C. Natural rights

D. Legal rights

E. Fundamental rights

35. Rights cant be claimed against:
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A. Government

B. Elected representatives

C. Prime Minister

D. State

36. The idealist Theory of Rights:
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A. Tries to reconcile the social and individual good

B. Attaches great importance to the moral development of mans personality

C. Sacrifices the individual good to the social good

D. Lays emphasis on religious and economic rights

37. Individuals cant claim any rights against: _____________?
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A. Sovereign

B. State

C. Prime Minister

D. The Council of Ministers

38. The Fundamental Rights imply the rights:
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A. Which are enforced by the state

B. Which a man inherits from nature at the time of his birth

C. Which are indispensable for the growth of human personality

D. Which impose no obligation on a state

39. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a defect of the theory of natural rights
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A. The natural rights often conflict with each other

B. It assumes that rights can exist independent of state

C. There is no commonly agreed list of natural rights

D. There is a universal agreement regarding the lists of natural rights
40. The credit for advocating the Legal Theory of Rights goes to: _________?
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A. Grotius

B. Locke

C. Bentham

D. Austin
41. Right to equality before law is: _________?
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A. Economic right

B. Political right

C. Moral right

D. Religious right

E. Natural right

42. The Economic Theory of Rights is associated with: _________?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. Marx

C. Locke

D. Adam Smith

43. Who said that outward conditions and rights are necessary to the national life?
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A. Keruse

B. Liber

C. Edmund Burke

D. Dr. Asirvatham

E. Cicero

44. Which of the following is not a political right of citizens?
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A. Right to resist

B. Right to vote

C. Right to petition

D. Right to education

E. Right to get elected

45. The Theory of Natural Rights formed an important part of: _________?
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A. Austins Theory of Sovereignty

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Force Theory

D. Divine Origin Theory

46. Which of the following is true about Locke regarding rights of an individual, i.e. he gets these from:
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A. God

B. State

C. Society

D. Nature
47. Idealist believe about rights that these should deal with:
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A. Maintaning property

B. Development of human personality

C. Devlopment of religion

D. Maintaining judicial system

48. Which one of the followings is not associated with Ideallistic or Personality theory of rights?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Krause

C. Hobbes

D. Hegel
49. Which one of the following is true about political rights?
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A. These are available to people in dictatorships

B. These are available to people where there is a written constitution

C. These are available to aliens

D. These are available to freedom fighters

E. These are available in democracies
50. The Idealist Theory attaches great importance to: __________?
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A. None of the above

B. Provision of basic necessities of life to all

C. Equality of all men

D. Perfection of human personality