1- According to the Matriarchal theory the head of the family was:
A).The eldest male member
B). The eldest female member✔️
C). Nominated by the king
- Nominated by the chief Priest
2- The social contract theory deals with:
A). The nature of state
B). The functions of state
C). The Purpose of state
D). The origin of state✔️
3- The three most prominent exponents of social contact theory were:
A). Austin, Bodin and Hobbes
B). Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau✔️
C). Maclver, Laski and Rousseau
D). Hobbes, Adam Smith and J.S.Mill
4-The social contract theory is based on:
A). Nationalism
B). Constitutionalism
C). Individualism✔️
D). Socialism
5- The book in which Hobbes gave theory of social contact is entitled:
A). Leviathan✔️
B). Social contract
C). A history of political theory
D). The Modern state
6- According to the Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:
A). Peace and plenty
B). Constant and warfare✔️
C). Peace and scarcity
D). Religious dominance
7- According to Hobbes people in the state of nature enjoyed:
A). Only the right to life, liberty and property
B). No rights✔️
C). Only economic rights
D). Unspecified natural rights
8- In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
A). Sovereign was a party to the contract
B). Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract
C). Sovereign accepted only limited obligations
D). Sovereign came into being as a result of the contract✔️
9- According to Hobbes the people:
A). Were free to revoke the contract
B). Could amend the contract by two- thirds majority
C). Could not revoke the contract✔️
D). Automatically lapsed if one of the parties failed to carry out its part of obligations
10- After the creation of state, according to Hobbes, people continued to enjoy:
A). Certain natural rights
B). Those rights which were granted to them by the sovereign✔️
C). Those rights which they had retained at the time of the conclusion of the contract
D). Only those rights which were specified in the contract
11- Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbes’s views about the nature of Man:
A). Man is a social animal
B). Man is Co-operative and sympathetic towards other members of society
C). Man is essentially peace loving
D). Man is selfish and quarrelsome✔️
12- According to Hobbes the sovereign was:
A). A part to the contract
B).The result of the contract✔️
C). Elected after the conclusion of the contract
D). Accountable to the people
13- Jhon Locke,a proponent of social contact theory, hailed from:
A). France
B). Germany
C). Britain✔️
D). U.S.A
14- Locke advocated his theory in:
A). The sixteenth century
B). The seventeenth century✔️
C).The eighteenth century
D). None of the above
15- Locke propounded his theory of social contact in the book entitled:
A). Lectures on Jurisprudence
B). Two Treatises on Civil Government✔️
C). Social contract
D). Representative Government
16- The state of nature, according to Locke was:
A). A period of lawlessness
B). A period of peace and reason✔️
C). A period of constant warfare
D). A period of peace in certain areas and war in other areas
17- According to the Locke people in the state of nature enjoyed only:
A). Divine rights
B). Natural rights✔️
C). Legal rights
D). Religious rights
18- According to Locke people in the state of nature:
A). Had certain duties but no rights
B). Had certain rights only
C). Had both rights and duties✔️
D). Had neither rights not duties
19- According to Locke the people in the state of nature:
A). Were governed by the law enacted by the sovereign
B). Were governed by law enacted by the people
C). Were governed by the law of nature✔️
D). Had no law at all
20- Locke envisages:
A). One contract- social contract
B). Two contracts – social and Governmental
C).Three contracts- social, Economic and political✔️
D). One contract- Governmental
21- According to Locke the contract was concluded:
A). Only by the Heads of families
B). By the Feudal Lords alone
C). By all male members
D). By all members of community✔️
22- According to Locke under the contract people surrendered:
A). All rights
B). Only the natural rights
C). Only right to property
D). Only right to interpret and enforce the law of nature✔️
23- Locke concedes to sovereign:
A). Only limited authority✔️
B). Absolute authority
C). No authority at all
D). None of the above
24- According to Locke the sovereign:
A). Was a party to the contract✔️
B). Was born out of the contract
C). Stood outside the contract
D). None of the above
25- The main function of the sovereign, according to the Locke was:
A). To enact laws
B). To modify the laws according to needs of time
C). To enforce the laws
D). To interpret the laws✔️
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