Deck 7: Political Theory and Approaches

Question 1

John Locke had written the book called

A)Two Treatises of Government
B)Leviathan
C)Hard Times
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Two Treatises of Government

Question 2

Hobbes' state of nature was characterised by

A)constant evolution
B)war of all against all
C)state of happiness
D)universal altruism

Answer 2

war of all against all

Question 3

Which of the following concept was propounded by Rousseau?

A)absolute state
B)individual liberty
C)stateless society
D)general will

Answer 3

general will

Question 4

Which is not part of evolutional theory of state

A)natural
B)kinship
C)class
D)none of the above

Question 5

"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

Question 6

Who said, "kinship creates society and society at length creates the states"

A)Gettle
B)Zealot
C)Garner
D)Mac Iver

Question 7

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

Question 8

Who wrote the book The Prince

A)Sabine
B)Machiavelli
C)Popper
D)Max Weber

Question 9

The State for Marx is an executive committee of

A)Bourgeoisie
B)Workers
C)Proletariat
D)Politician

Question 10

The author of "The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State" was

A)Morgan
B)Thomas Hobbes
C)Friedrich Engels
D)John Dunne

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

The term sovereignty is derived from Latin word

A)supernatural
B)suspect
C)super
D)superanus

Question 14

Which of the following is not the characteristics of sovereignty?

A)Plurality
B)Unity
C)Absoluteness
D)Permanence

Question 15

In popular sovereignty the ultimate source of authority is from

A)God
B)Government
C)Community
D)People

Question 16

Austin theory of sovereignty is also known as which theory?

A)Monistic
B)Political
C)Liberal
D)Economic

Question 17

Author of Lectures on Jurisprudence: Or The Philosophy of Positive Law is

A)John Austin
B)Adam Smith
C)Skinner
D)Ricardo

Question 18

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

Question 19

Pluralist theory of sovereignty was a reaction to

A)Classical liberalism
B)Monistic theory
C)Liberal Theory
D)Marxist Theory

Question 20

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

Question 21

According to pluralist theory, the basis of the state sovereignty is on

A)rights
B)absolutism
C)will
D)force

Question 22

Who defined 'state' as 'March of God on Earth'.

A)Marx
B)Austin
C)Middleton
D)Hegel

Question 23

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

Question 24

Who said, "Over himself, his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign"

A)Hayek
B)Merriam
C)J. S. Mill
D)Miller

Question 25

The word 'law' is derived from an old Teutonic term

A)log
B)lag
C)lagger
D)large

Question 26

John Austin defines law as the 'command' of the

A)Sovereign
B)Monarch
C)Prime Minister
D)President

Question 27

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

Question 28

Which of the following is not the sources of law?

A)custom
B)religion
C)legislation
D)liberty

Question 29

Which of the following is considered as part of law?

A)ordinance
B)public statement
C)free speech
D)gender

Question 30

Which regarded as the principle legitimate source of law in modern deomcartic State

A)Custom
B)Superstition
C)Religion
D)Legislation

Question 31

Which is regarded as the supreme law of independent State

A)Constitution
B)Judicial decision
C)Convention
D)Customary law

Question 32

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'

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

Which is not considered as part and source of international law

A)Bilateral Treaties
B)International Convention
C)Agreement
D)State legislation

Question 41

The term 'liberty' is derived from Latin word

A)liber
B)liberal
C)libar
D)lister

Question 42

The term 'liberty' mean

A)rights
B)authority
C)pluralism
D)freedom

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

Which is associated with classical liberalism?

A)Adam Smith
B)Nehru
C)Karl Marx
D)Henderson

Question 46

In his defense to individual liberty, John Lock proposed

A)Full sovereign state
B)unlimited government
C)Socialist State
D)limited government

Question 47

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

Question 48

Liberal concept of freedom emphasises on

A)State liberty
B)collective rights
C)individual liberty
D)individual restraint

Question 49

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

Question 50

Liberal ideas of freedom totally reject the foundational assumptions of

A)individual rights
B)divine-rights theory
C)limited government
D)capitalist society