In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:

Related Mcqs:

1. The contract envisaged by Rousseau was: __________?

   A. Both the social contract
   B. A social contract
   C. A political contract
   D. A legal contract

2. According to Hobbes the primitive people were encouraged to conclude social contract on account of:___________?

   A. Anarchy
   B. Growth of political consciousness
   C. Their desire to preserve private property
   D. Their desire to preserve individual liberty

3. In Hobbes contract sovereign was: ___________?

   A. Party to the contract
   B. Above the contract
   C. Below the people
   D. To be elected in a democratic manner

4. Sovereign of Hobbes in social contract in effect meant that: _________?

   A. Sovereign came out of state of nature
   B. Sovereign remained in the state of nature
   C. Sovereign was not effected at all
   D. Sovereign was subordinated to the people

5. 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

6. The book in which Hobbes gave theory of Social Contract is entitled:

   A. Leviathan
   B. Social contract theory
   C. A History of Political Theory
   D. The Modern State

7. Hobbes holds that under the contract which resulted in the creation of state:

   A. People surrendered all their rights to the sovereign unconditionally
   B. People surrendered their rights subject to certain conditions
   C. Surrendered only their rights to property and religion
   D. People refused to surrender their rights

8. Hobbes put forth theory of Social Contract with a view to:__________?

   A. Defend the absolute powers of the monarchy
   B. Assert the right of the people to rule themselves
   C. Assert the authority of the Parliament
   D. Justify the dominance of the aristocratic classes

9. The classical thinkers envisaged development:

   A. With the assistance of the government
   B. Without interference by the government
   C. Under the guidance of the government
   D. Though the combination of all the above methods

10. A federal form of government was envisaged by: __________?

    A. The constitution of 1918
    B. The constitution of 1924
    C. The constitution of 1945
    D. None of them