the rights MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused the rights questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

the rights Mcqs
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
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

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