According to Hobbes the primitive people were encouraged to conclude social contract on account of:___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Sovereign of Hobbes in social contract in effect meant that: _________?

   A. Sovereign came out of state of nature
   B. Sovereign remained in the state of nature
   C. Sovereign was not effected at all
   D. Sovereign was subordinated to the people

2. In the social contract theory of Hobbes, the masses had:

   A. Natural rights
   B. No natural rights
   C. Natural rights were partly enjoyed by the people
   D. Natural rights already enjoyed by the people were abolished

3. The book in which Hobbes gave theory of Social Contract is entitled:

   A. Leviathan
   B. Social contract theory
   C. A History of Political Theory
   D. The Modern State

4. Hobbes put forth theory of Social Contract with a view to:__________?

   A. Defend the absolute powers of the monarchy
   B. Assert the right of the people to rule themselves
   C. Assert the authority of the Parliament
   D. Justify the dominance of the aristocratic classes

5. According to Hobbes in the state of nature people: ___________?

   A. Lived harmoniously
   B. Quarrelled with each other
   C. Had regard for judicial system
   D. Respected each other’s rights

6. In Hobbes contract sovereign was: ___________?

   A. Party to the contract
   B. Above the contract
   C. Below the people
   D. To be elected in a democratic manner

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. 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

9. 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

10. In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:

    A. Sovergign was a party to the contract
    B. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract
    C. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations
    D. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract