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

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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
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
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
The three most prominent exponents of Social Contract theory were:__________?
A. Austin, Bodin and Hobbes
B. Hobbes, locke and Rousseau
C. MacIver, Laski and Rousseau
D. J.S. Mill, Adam Smith and Hobbes
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
The Social Contract theory is based on: _____________?
A. Nationalism
B. Constitutionalism
C. Individualism
D. Socialism
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
Rousseau’s Social Contract theory exercised immense influence on:__________?
A. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England
B. The French Revolution of 1779
C. The French Revolution of October 1917
D. The American War of independence
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
Rousseau advocated his theory of Social Contract in the book:
A. Social Contract
B. Origin of the Species
C. Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
D. Modern State