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This section includes 121 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in Political Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
“An essay concerning Human Understanding†is written by? |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | j. j. rousseau |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Locke laid down that state is? |
| A. | an end in itself |
| B. | means to an end |
| C. | unavoidable evil |
| D. | legal necessity |
| Answer» D. legal necessity | |
| 103. |
“Justice is giving everyone his due†is said by? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. hobbes | |
| 104. |
His social contract represents the triumph of reason rather than hard necessity†this statement is true of? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | bentham |
| Answer» B. locke | |
| 105. |
In the state of nature why will two natural men inevitably fight if they desire the samething? |
| A. | they are naturally equal |
| B. | if they were altruistic they would be exploited |
| C. | scarcity of resources |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. if they were altruistic they would be exploited | |
| 106. |
How does matter move in Hobbes's philosophy? |
| A. | matter moves itself |
| B. | matter is animated by the spirit |
| C. | matter moves only when pushed by other matter |
| D. | matter li directly controlled by god |
| Answer» E. | |
| 107. |
‘Leviathan’ is written by? |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | hegel |
| C. | locke |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. locke | |
| 108. |
General will is the sum total of? |
| A. | real will |
| B. | actual will |
| C. | strong will |
| D. | supreme will |
| Answer» C. strong will | |
| 109. |
The theory of social contract primarily seeks? |
| A. | to explore the historical origin of the state |
| B. | to explain the basis of political obligation |
| C. | to justify the status quo |
| D. | to bring out a radical transformation of society by revolution |
| Answer» B. to explain the basis of political obligation | |
| 110. |
Hobbesian social contract is based on ? |
| A. | desire for peace |
| B. | selfishness |
| C. | fear |
| D. | completion |
| Answer» B. selfishness | |
| 111. |
Why is the Leviathan called 'artificial'? |
| A. | it is outside of nature |
| B. | it is manufactured by humans |
| C. | it is only a fictional civilization |
| D. | it is outside of nature, and it is manufactured by humans |
| Answer» B. it is manufactured by humans | |
| 112. |
Which one of the following theories regards the state as the result of an agreement entered into by man who originally had no governmental organisation? |
| A. | divine origin theory |
| B. | social contract theory |
| C. | force theory |
| D. | matriarchal theory |
| Answer» C. force theory | |
| 113. |
The concept of forced freedom was first enunciated by? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | th green |
| Answer» C. rousseau | |
| 114. |
Who among the following used the expression “ forced to be free “ in connection with the liberty of the individual? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | locke |
| C. | green |
| D. | hobhouse |
| Answer» D. hobhouse | |
| 115. |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in? |
| A. | london, britain |
| B. | geneva, switzerland |
| C. | ermenonville, france |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ermenonville, france | |
| 116. |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on? |
| A. | 28th june 1711 |
| B. | 28th june 1712 |
| C. | 26th june 1713 |
| D. | 28th june 1714 |
| Answer» C. 26th june 1713 | |
| 117. |
What do people get in return for surrendering their freedom to an absolute monarch, according to Rousseau? |
| A. | preservation |
| B. | security |
| C. | peace |
| D. | nothing of any value |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Rousseau’s political philosophy furnished basis for? |
| A. | political sovereignty |
| B. | limited sovereignty |
| C. | popular sovereignty |
| D. | absolute sovereignty |
| Answer» D. absolute sovereignty | |
| 119. |
‘Emile’is a book written by …….on education? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 120. |
The General Will is the political concept of? |
| A. | j. j. rousseau |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | locke |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. hobbes | |
| 121. |
A Discourse on the origin of Inequality and Social Contract was presented by? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |