General will, according to Rousseau was: _____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. The General Will according to Rousseau is:_________?

   A. Always right
   B. Generally right
   C. Never right
   D. Can be both right and wrong

3. According to Rousseau sovereignty resides in: _____________?

   A. The General Will
   B. The Real Will
   C. The Actual Will
   D. The King

4. Which one of the following is wrong as per Rousseau’s theory of General will in mind?

   A. General Will is always good, just and right
   B. General Will is the will of the masses
   C. General Will is supreme, inalienable and indivisible
   D. Individual’s freedom consists in acting in conformity with General Will

5. General will as expounded by Rousseau is sum total of: __________?

   A. Real wills
   B. Majority wills
   C. Minority wills
   D. Will of the elites

6. 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.

7. According to Rousseau Sovereignty resides in: __________?

   A. Majority will
   B. Minority will
   C. The king
   D. Actual will
   E. General will

8. 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

9. The state of nature, according to Rousseau, was: ___________?

   A. A period of peace and happiness
   B. A period of constant warfare
   C. A period of great uncertainty
   D. A period of selfishness

10. The two important factors, which according to Rousseau compelled the people to leave the state of nature and create the state were:

    A. Growth of population and property
    B. Emergence of strong religious and military classes
    C. Fear of foreign danger and need of a strong ruler to protect them
    D. Growth of property and fear of revolution