A. Slavery
B. A social contract
C. Nature
D. Force
Related Mcqs:
- Rousseau had a number of detractors among whom Rousseau himself should the included. What was the title of his seemingly candid autobiography?
A. My Life and Times
B. The Triumph of Reason
C. If You’re Paranoid, you only have to be right once
D. The Confessions of Jean-Jacques rousseau - According to Prof. Jones the most original, the most interesting and historically the most important contribution of Rousseau to Political Theory was the concept of:________?
A. Popular sovereignty
B. Direct Democracy
C. General Will
D. Constitutional Monarchy - “If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule and withdrawal from politics is clearly related to a society’s level of political development.” In the context of Political Development the assumption in the above passage is that:
A. Political leadership is not an effective instrument
B. Military intervention is inevitable for development
C. National integration results from military intervention
D. Military is an agent of social change - According to some thinkers political development cannot be measured in terms of political modernisation because:
A. It is not suited to third world countries
B. Both are opposed to each other
C. Western countries are opposed to it
D. Term political modernisation is ambiguous
E. None of the above - What do people get in return for surrendering their freedom to an absolute monarch, according to Rousseau?
A. Preservation
B. Security
C. Peace
D. Nothing of any value - Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on: ____________?
A. 28th June 1711
B. 28th June 1712
C. 26th June 1713
D. 28th June 1714 - According to Rousseau main reason for the social contract was that: _________?
A. There was need to interpret law
B. Private property came as a serpent
C. Social laws began to be disrespected
D. Man became nasty. - General will, according to Rousseau was: _____________?
A. Majority will
B. Sum total of good wills
C. Sum total of bad wills
D. Sum total of the will of minority - The General Will according to Rousseau is:_________?
A. Always right
B. Generally right
C. Never right
D. Can be both right and wrong - According to Rousseau the two instincts, which governed the action of man in the state of nature, were:
A. Fear and religion
B. Self-interest and fear
C. Self-preservation and sympathy towards others
D. Protection of life and property
