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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Politics (BA Politics) , Political Science .
| 251. |
John Locke had written the book called |
| A. | Two Treatises of Government |
| B. | Leviathan |
| C. | Hard Times |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Two Treatises of Government | |
| 252. |
Hobbes’ state of nature was characterised by |
| A. | constant evolution |
| B. | war of all against all |
| C. | state of happiness |
| D. | universal altruism |
| Answer» B. war of all against all | |
| 253. |
Which of the following concept was propounded by Rousseau? |
| A. | absolute state |
| B. | individual liberty |
| C. | stateless society |
| D. | general will |
| Answer» D. general will | |
| 254. |
Which is not part of evolutional theory of state |
| A. | natural |
| B. | kinship |
| C. | class |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. class | |
| 255. |
“The state is not a mere artificial creation but an institution or natural growth of historical evolution”, was stated by |
| A. | Luther |
| B. | Garner |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | King |
| Answer» B. Garner | |
| 256. |
Who said, “kinship creates society and society at length creates the states” |
| A. | Gettle |
| B. | Zealot |
| C. | Garner |
| D. | Mac Iver |
| Answer» D. Mac Iver | |
| 257. |
Who said, “underlying all other elements in state formation including kinship and religion is political consciousness, the supreme element”. |
| A. | Gilchirst |
| B. | Wolin |
| C. | Smith |
| D. | Tagore |
| Answer» A. Gilchirst | |
| 258. |
Who wrote the book The Prince |
| A. | Sabine |
| B. | Machiavelli |
| C. | Popper |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» B. Machiavelli | |
| 259. |
The State for Marx is an executive committee of |
| A. | Bourgeoisie |
| B. | Workers |
| C. | Proletariat |
| D. | Politician |
| Answer» A. Bourgeoisie | |
| 260. |
The author of "The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State" was |
| A. | Morgan |
| B. | Thomas Hobbes |
| C. | Friedrich Engels |
| D. | John Dunne |
| Answer» C. Friedrich Engels | |
| 261. |
According to Marxist, the capitalist state will be taken over by |
| A. | Liberal State under the industrialist |
| B. | Civil society |
| C. | Monarchy |
| D. | Dictatorship of the proletariat |
| Answer» D. Dictatorship of the proletariat | |
| 262. |
According to Marxist theory |
| A. | the state and society are created by god |
| B. | the state is artificial creation to suit the ruling class |
| C. | the state is the outcome of capitalist revolution |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the state is artificial creation to suit the ruling class | |
| 263. |
The term sovereignty is derived from Latin word |
| A. | supernatural |
| B. | suspect |
| C. | super |
| D. | superanus |
| Answer» D. superanus | |
| 264. |
Which of the following is not the characteristics of sovereignty? |
| A. | Plurality |
| B. | Unity |
| C. | Absoluteness |
| D. | Permanence |
| Answer» A. Plurality | |
| 265. |
In popular sovereignty the ultimate source of authority is from |
| A. | God |
| B. | Government |
| C. | Community |
| D. | People |
| Answer» D. People | |
| 266. |
Austin theory of sovereignty is also known as which theory? |
| A. | Monistic |
| B. | Political |
| C. | Liberal |
| D. | Economic |
| Answer» A. Monistic | |
| 267. |
Author of Lectures on Jurisprudence: Or The Philosophy of Positive Law is |
| A. | John Austin |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Skinner |
| D. | Ricardo |
| Answer» A. John Austin | |
| 268. |
Who among the following is not the exponents of pluralist theory of sovereignty |
| A. | Harold J. Laski |
| B. | J. Neville Figgis |
| C. | Earnest Barker |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 269. |
Pluralist theory of sovereignty was a reaction to |
| A. | Classical liberalism |
| B. | Monistic theory |
| C. | Liberal Theory |
| D. | Marxist Theory |
| Answer» B. Monistic theory | |
| 270. |
Which theory challenges the sovereignty of State and regards State as an association of associations |
| A. | Monistic theory |
| B. | Primodialist |
| C. | Pluralist theory |
| D. | Marxist theory |
| Answer» C. Pluralist theory | |
| 271. |
According to pluralist theory, the basis of the state sovereignty is on |
| A. | rights |
| B. | absolutism |
| C. | will |
| D. | force |
| Answer» C. will | |
| 272. |
Who defined ‘state’ as ‘March of God on Earth’. |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Austin |
| C. | Middleton |
| D. | Hegel |
| Answer» D. Hegel | |
| 273. |
The statement, “every State is known by the rights that it maintains” is associated with |
| A. | T. H. Green |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Lord Bryce |
| D. | Whitehall |
| Answer» A. T. H. Green | |
| 274. |
Who said, “Over himself, his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign” |
| A. | Hayek |
| B. | Merriam |
| C. | J. S. Mill |
| D. | Miller |
| Answer» C. J. S. Mill | |
| 275. |
The word 'law' is derived from an old Teutonic term |
| A. | log |
| B. | lag |
| C. | lagger |
| D. | large |
| Answer» B. lag | |
| 276. |
John Austin defines law as the ‘command’ of the |
| A. | Sovereign |
| B. | Monarch |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | President |
| Answer» A. Sovereign | |
| 277. |
Who explained that “Law is a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong” |
| A. | Blackstone |
| B. | Sabine |
| C. | Garner |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» A. Blackstone | |
| 278. |
Which of the following is not the sources of law? |
| A. | custom |
| B. | religion |
| C. | legislation |
| D. | liberty |
| Answer» A. custom | |
| 279. |
Which of the following is considered as part of law? |
| A. | ordinance |
| B. | public statement |
| C. | free speech |
| D. | gender |
| Answer» A. ordinance | |
| 280. |
Which regarded as the principle legitimate source of law in modern deomcartic State |
| A. | Custom |
| B. | Superstition |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Legislation |
| Answer» D. Legislation | |
| 281. |
Which is regarded as the supreme law of independent State |
| A. | Constitution |
| B. | Judicial decision |
| C. | Convention |
| D. | Customary law |
| Answer» A. Constitution | |
| 282. |
According to John Locke, ‘where there is no law’ |
| A. | ‘there are rights’ |
| B. | ‘there is no freedom’ |
| C. | ‘there is liberty’ |
| D. | ‘there is no justice’ |
| Answer» B. ‘there is no freedom’ | |
| 283. |
The aspect of ‘positive relationship’ between law and liberty is |
| A. | Law protects only the liberty of the individual at the cost of the society |
| B. | Law helps in establishing a civilized society and protect the life and liberty for individuals. |
| C. | Law help in protecting the society at the cost of individual liberty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Law helps in establishing a civilized society and protect the life and liberty for individuals. | |
| 284. |
Which types of law deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses |
| A. | criminal law |
| B. | conventional law |
| C. | customary law |
| D. | civil law |
| Answer» A. criminal law | |
| 285. |
One of the aspect of ‘negative relationship’ between law and liberty is |
| A. | the more the law, the more the liberty |
| B. | the less the law, the less the liberty |
| C. | the more the law, the less the liberty |
| D. | the more the law, the more the rights |
| Answer» C. the more the law, the less the liberty | |
| 286. |
Locke exerted that the state is to protect the individual’s |
| A. | rights and liberty |
| B. | religion and liberty |
| C. | wealth only |
| D. | life and property |
| Answer» D. life and property | |
| 287. |
Which is the types of law that regulates the actions of the people in society and it is backed by the coercive power of the State. |
| A. | Civil law |
| B. | Moral law |
| C. | National law |
| D. | International law |
| Answer» C. National law | |
| 288. |
Monism stands for |
| A. | neutrality in exercise of power |
| B. | power in the hand of many |
| C. | partiality in exercise of power |
| D. | absolutism in the exercise of power |
| Answer» D. absolutism in the exercise of power | |
| 289. |
Who states that, “The great aim of the struggle for liberty has been equality before the law” |
| A. | Bentham |
| B. | John Rawls |
| C. | F. A. Hayek |
| D. | Macmillan |
| Answer» C. F. A. Hayek | |
| 290. |
Which is not considered as part and source of international law |
| A. | Bilateral Treaties |
| B. | International Convention |
| C. | Agreement |
| D. | State legislation |
| Answer» D. State legislation | |
| 291. |
The term ‘liberty’ is derived from Latin word |
| A. | liber |
| B. | liberal |
| C. | libar |
| D. | lister |
| Answer» A. liber | |
| 292. |
The term ‘liberty’ mean |
| A. | rights |
| B. | authority |
| C. | pluralism |
| D. | freedom |
| Answer» D. freedom | |
| 293. |
Marxist analysed freedom against the background of |
| A. | socio-religious conditions of men |
| B. | socio-economic conditions of men |
| C. | socio-cultural conditions of men |
| D. | religious-politico conditions of men |
| Answer» B. socio-economic conditions of men | |
| 294. |
The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is an assertion of the principle of |
| A. | political equality |
| B. | civil equality |
| C. | social equality |
| D. | economic equality |
| Answer» A. political equality | |
| 295. |
Which is associated with classical liberalism? |
| A. | Adam Smith |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Henderson |
| Answer» A. Adam Smith | |
| 296. |
In his defense to individual liberty, John Lock proposed |
| A. | Full sovereign state |
| B. | unlimited government |
| C. | Socialist State |
| D. | limited government |
| Answer» D. limited government | |
| 297. |
Utilitarianism is based on the principle |
| A. | negative liberty |
| B. | the rights of man in the society |
| C. | the greatest happiness of the greatest number |
| D. | the greatest happiness for the society |
| Answer» C. the greatest happiness of the greatest number | |
| 298. |
Liberal concept of freedom emphasises on |
| A. | State liberty |
| B. | collective rights |
| C. | individual liberty |
| D. | individual restraint |
| Answer» C. individual liberty | |
| 299. |
J.S. Mill in support of individual liberty had written a book called |
| A. | An autobiography |
| B. | Political Obligation |
| C. | The Rights of Man |
| D. | On Liberty |
| Answer» D. On Liberty | |
| 300. |
Liberal ideas of freedom totally reject the foundational assumptions of |
| A. | individual rights |
| B. | divine-rights theory |
| C. | limited government |
| D. | capitalist society |
| Answer» B. divine-rights theory | |
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