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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 .
| 301. |
The statement, "Liberty is the freedom of individual to express without external hindrances, his personality”, is associated with |
| A. | G.D.H. Cole |
| B. | Hayek |
| C. | Levi Strauss |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. G.D.H. Cole | |
| 302. |
Two Concepts of Liberty was an essay written by |
| A. | Amartya Sen |
| B. | Isaiah Berlin |
| C. | Voltaire |
| D. | Karl Popper |
| Answer» B. Isaiah Berlin | |
| 303. |
The concept of ‘Negative liberty’ is the absence of |
| A. | law |
| B. | rights |
| C. | interference |
| D. | freedom |
| Answer» C. interference | |
| 304. |
‘Positive liberty’ is associated with |
| A. | egoism |
| B. | altruism |
| C. | punishment |
| D. | self-realisation |
| Answer» D. self-realisation | |
| 305. |
According to Laski, ‘Political liberty’ means |
| A. | ‘the power to be active in the affairs of the state’ |
| B. | ‘the rights of an individual in the society’ |
| C. | ‘freedom from wants’ |
| D. | ‘the power to be active for individual liberty’ |
| Answer» A. ‘the power to be active in the affairs of the state’ | |
| 306. |
Individual liberty is understood as the freedom to pursue one’s |
| A. | Rights and obligation without limitation |
| B. | desires and interests without any violation with the liberty of others |
| C. | follow government order without questioning the intention |
| D. | unlimited rights and freedom |
| Answer» B. desires and interests without any violation with the liberty of others | |
| 307. |
Which is not part of individual liberty |
| A. | freedom of speech and expression |
| B. | freedom of religion |
| C. | freedom to violate the State law |
| D. | freedom of fear |
| Answer» C. freedom to violate the State law | |
| 308. |
Liberty means the absence of |
| A. | rights |
| B. | conscience |
| C. | restraint |
| D. | morality |
| Answer» C. restraint | |
| 309. |
On the Jewish Question, Marx linked personal liberty to |
| A. | egoism and private property |
| B. | rights and universal altruism |
| C. | the rights of man |
| D. | Socio-cultural conditions of men |
| Answer» A. egoism and private property | |
| 310. |
The term ‘equality’ is derived from Latin Word |
| A. | equal |
| B. | aequitas |
| C. | elista |
| D. | equinox |
| Answer» B. aequitas | |
| 311. |
Who defines, “Equality means equal rights for all the people and the abolition of all special rights and privileges”? |
| A. | Green |
| B. | MacIver |
| C. | Marshall |
| D. | Barker |
| Answer» D. Barker | |
| 312. |
Aristotle had expounded two kinds of equality i.e., |
| A. | horizontal and perpendicular |
| B. | numerical and proportional |
| C. | negative and positive |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. numerical and proportional | |
| 313. |
Economic equality stands for equitable distribution of |
| A. | property and privileges in the society |
| B. | salary and leave to the workers |
| C. | wealth and resources in the society |
| D. | land to the family members |
| Answer» C. wealth and resources in the society | |
| 314. |
Legal equality is defined as equality before |
| A. | Religious law |
| B. | market |
| C. | customary law |
| D. | court of law |
| Answer» D. court of law | |
| 315. |
Who said that, "The passion for equality made vain the hope for freedom". |
| A. | Acton |
| B. | Voltaire |
| C. | Paine |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Acton | |
| 316. |
The statement "Men cannot become absolutely equal unless they are entirely free" is associated with |
| A. | Marshall |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Lincoln |
| D. | Tocqueville |
| Answer» D. Tocqueville | |
| 317. |
Liberty and equality become the two important essences in which form of government |
| A. | Democratic |
| B. | Autocratic |
| C. | Socialist |
| D. | Monarchical |
| Answer» A. Democratic | |
| 318. |
The exponents of ‘negative relationship’ between liberty and equality holds that |
| A. | the two are compatible |
| B. | liberty and equality are both natural |
| C. | liberty and equality are both artificial |
| D. | liberty is natural but not equality |
| Answer» D. liberty is natural but not equality | |
| 319. |
According to positive view, liberty and equality are |
| A. | contradict to each other |
| B. | compatible |
| C. | non-compatible |
| D. | oppose to each other |
| Answer» B. compatible | |
| 320. |
Who said, “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek in general, to be himself at his best” |
| A. | Acton |
| B. | Skinner |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Sartori |
| Answer» C. Laski | |
| 321. |
John Locke is associated with which theory of rights? |
| A. | legal rights |
| B. | natural rights |
| C. | collective rights |
| D. | State rights |
| Answer» B. natural rights | |
| 322. |
The differences between legal rights and moral rights are |
| A. | moral right is visible and legal rights is not visible |
| B. | legal right is enforced by law whereas moral right is not enforceable by state law |
| C. | legal right is partial and moral right is impartial |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. legal right is enforced by law whereas moral right is not enforceable by state law | |
| 323. |
The rights to participate in the political process without any form of discrimination is under |
| A. | economic rights |
| B. | civic rights |
| C. | political rights |
| D. | natural rights |
| Answer» C. political rights | |
| 324. |
Which is regarded as one of the principle source of human rights? |
| A. | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| B. | PETA |
| C. | United Nations Development Programme |
| D. | International treaties |
| Answer» A. Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
| 325. |
The phrase, “every state is known by the rights that it maintains” is developed by |
| A. | Sabine |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Sabine |
| Answer» C. Laski | |
| 326. |
Rights of Man was written by |
| A. | Thomas Paine |
| B. | Hemmingway |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Earnest Barker |
| Answer» A. Thomas Paine | |
| 327. |
Social welfare theory of right has been criticised by liberal theory on the ground that it limits the rights of the |
| A. | society and State |
| B. | individual |
| C. | society |
| D. | State |
| Answer» B. individual | |
| 328. |
Who said, “a right is claim recognized by society and enforced by the state” |
| A. | Bosanquet |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Barker |
| D. | Marshall |
| Answer» A. Bosanquet | |
| 329. |
‘Rights’ is integrally connected with |
| A. | equality |
| B. | law |
| C. | freedom |
| D. | justice |
| Answer» C. freedom | |
| 330. |
The phrase, “All men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights” is associated with |
| A. | American Declaration of Independence |
| B. | France Revolution |
| C. | Glorious Revolution |
| D. | Preamble of Indian Constitution |
| Answer» A. American Declaration of Independence | |
| 331. |
Which is regarded as one of the basic features of the theory of natural rights |
| A. | limitation |
| B. | universality |
| C. | partiality |
| D. | artificial |
| Answer» B. universality | |
| 332. |
Social welfare theory of rights presumes that rights are to be promoted for |
| A. | welfare of the environmentalist |
| B. | welfare of the individual |
| C. | welfare of the industrialist |
| D. | welfare of the common citizens |
| Answer» D. welfare of the common citizens | |
| 333. |
Who among the following sees individual rights as one of the goal of public policy to maximize the total welfare of the population? |
| A. | Utilitarian |
| B. | Contractualist |
| C. | Liberalist |
| D. | Marxist |
| Answer» A. Utilitarian | |
| 334. |
Aristotle concept of justice consists of what is lawful and fair by treating |
| A. | Unequal equally |
| B. | Equal unequally |
| C. | Equal equally and unequal equally |
| D. | equals equally and unequal unequally |
| Answer» D. equals equally and unequal unequally | |
| 335. |
The term justice is derived from Latin word |
| A. | jus |
| B. | jio |
| C. | justine |
| D. | jam |
| Answer» A. jus | |
| 336. |
Plato gave his theory of justice in his book |
| A. | The Republic |
| B. | The Allegory of the Cave |
| C. | Apology |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. The Republic | |
| 337. |
Who analysed justice as a virtue to respect freedom, autonomy, and dignity of others. |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Rawls |
| C. | Kant |
| D. | Dreze |
| Answer» C. Kant | |
| 338. |
Who said, "Justice is the chiefest interest of man"? |
| A. | Daniel Webster |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Kothari |
| D. | Merriam |
| Answer» A. Daniel Webster | |
| 339. |
Who defined justice as “the virtue by which all people are given their due” |
| A. | Aquinas |
| B. | Machiavelli |
| C. | Augustine |
| D. | Nelsen |
| Answer» C. Augustine | |
| 340. |
Natural justice is the concept originated from |
| A. | State law |
| B. | Court of law |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Law of nature |
| Answer» D. Law of nature | |
| 341. |
Which is not parts of distributive justice |
| A. | free primary education |
| B. | free speech |
| C. | free health care |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. free speech | |
| 342. |
Who is the author of Principles of Social Justice? |
| A. | Anne Phillips |
| B. | Jean Dreze |
| C. | David Miller |
| D. | Macmillan |
| Answer» C. David Miller | |
| 343. |
Political justice implies the process in which everyone has the liberty to exert their basic political rights under |
| A. | the protection of the State |
| B. | the protection of community |
| C. | the guidance of God |
| D. | the protection of election authority |
| Answer» A. the protection of the State | |
| 344. |
The principle of Legal justice is defined by |
| A. | customary practices |
| B. | court of law |
| C. | church |
| D. | moral principles |
| Answer» B. court of law | |
| 345. |
Corrective justice is a concept in which |
| A. | the wrongdoer should not benefit from his faulty behaviours |
| B. | the wrongdoer should benefit from his faulty behaviours |
| C. | the wrongdoer should be punished without any trail |
| D. | the accused is set free |
| Answer» A. the wrongdoer should not benefit from his faulty behaviours | |
| 346. |
“Justice as fairness” is associated with |
| A. | Taylor |
| B. | Kymlicka |
| C. | Green |
| D. | Rawls |
| Answer» D. Rawls | |
| 347. |
Which of the following book was written by John Rawls? |
| A. | Social Justice |
| B. | A Theory of Justice |
| C. | Game Theory |
| D. | Theory of Rights |
| Answer» B. A Theory of Justice | |
| 348. |
Rawls defined justice in terms of maximum equal liberty based on |
| A. | equal rights |
| B. | social justice |
| C. | moral justice |
| D. | equal opportunity |
| Answer» D. equal opportunity | |
| 349. |
Social justice fought against |
| A. | social and economic discrimination in the society |
| B. | restraint |
| C. | unequal liberty and rights in the society |
| D. | private property of the rich in the society |
| Answer» A. social and economic discrimination in the society | |
| 350. |
According to Rawls, social and economic inequalities are to be arranged |
| A. | for liberty to prevails |
| B. | to promote equality |
| C. | to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged |
| D. | to benefit the least advance group in the society |
| Answer» C. to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged | |
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