The Social Contract theory replaced:

Related Mcqs:

1. About the origin of the state social contract theory replaced: __________?

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

2. Which one of the following thinkers did not criticize the theory of social contract?

   A. Karl Marx
   B. Wright
   C. Vaughan
   D. T.H. Green

3. 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

4. According to social contract theory the state: _________?

   A. Is created by God
   B. Is a growth
   C. Is created by contract
   D. Is the result of human conquest

5. The Social Contract theory holds ______________?

   A. Man is a social animal and cannot live outside the society
   B. State is the result of slow process of evolution
   C. State was created through a contract concluded in the sixteenth century
   D. State was created as a result of contract concluded by the people living in the pre-civil society

6. The Social Contract theory is based on: _____________?

   A. Nationalism
   B. Constitutionalism
   C. Individualism
   D. Socialism

7. John Locke, a proponent of Social Contract theory, hailed from:

   A. France
   B. Germany
   C. Britain
   D. U.S.A.

8. The Social Contract Theory of Rousseau is: ____________?

   A. Identical to the theory of Hobbes
   B. Identical to the theory of Locke
   C. Has no resemblance with the views of either Hobbes or Locke
   D. Combines the points of theories of both Hobbes and Locke

9. The Social Contract theory paved the way for:_________?

   A. Rise of absolute monarchy
   B. Introduction of direct democracy
   C. Growth of autocratic systems of governent
   D. Democracy

10. One of the major contributions of the Social Contract theory is that:

    A. It assumes that the relationship between the state and individual is voluntary
    B. It assumes that the individual made the contract for personal safety and security of personal property
    C. It assumes that a contract is possible outside the state
    D. It gave a death blow to the ‘Divine Origin theory’ and paved the way for democracy