One of the earliest theories about the origin of the state is:

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following theories is the most acceptable theories regarding the origin of state:

   A. Divine Origin Theory
   B. Social Contract Theory
   C. Force Theory
   D. Evolutionary Theory

2. The state is a product of society at a certain stage of development when it has split into irreconcilable antagonisms, which it is powerless to dispel. To which of the following theories of the origin of the state does this statement belong?

   A. Social Contract
   B. Liberal
   C. Historical-Evolutionary
   D. Marxists

3. The book “Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State” which contains an elaborate statement regarding the origin of state was written by:__________?

   A. Aristotle
   B. Plato
   C. Max Weber
   D. Frederik Engels

4. Which one of the following theories regarded the origin of state evoked maximum controversy?

   A. Force Theory
   B. Divine Origin Theory
   C. Social Contract Theory
   D. Evolutionary Theory

5. Which one of the following theories regarding the origin of state was very popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

   A. Divine Origin Theory
   B. Force Theory
   C. Social Contract Theory
   D. Historical Theory

6. The earliest territorial State was: ___________?

   A. Greek city-state
   B. Oriental Empire
   C. Roman Empire
   D. Feudal State

7. Who said about the origin of the state that ‘will’ not ‘force’ is the basis of the state?

   A. Bentham
   B. J.S.Mill
   C. James Mill
   D. T.H.Green
   E. Grotius

8. The historical theory of the origin of the state asserts that the state is:_____________?

   A. A creation of God at a point of time in the past
   B. A product of compact between individuals in the remote past
   C. A result of surrender of the vanquished tribe to the conquering tribe
   D. An outcome of gradual and continuous development of human society out of an imperfect beginning towards a more perfect organization

9. The theory of origin of state which holds that the state is the result of slow process of growth is known as:__________?

   A. Organic Theory
   B. Social Contract Theory
   C. Evolutionary Theory
   D. Patriarchal Theory

10. Point out one of the theories which stresses that state is handiwork of God:

    A. Evolutionary theory
    B. Patriarchal theory
    C. Matriarchal theory
    D. Theory of Divine origin
    E. Theory of Divine origin