The area test contribution of Hobbes to Political theory was:___________?

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1. 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

2. “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

3. Hobbes’s name is associated with origin of state about the theory of: __________?

   A. Divine Origin
   B. Patriarchal
   C. Matriarchal
   D. Evolutionary
   E. Social Contract

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. One of the salient features of the theory of sovereignty as expounded by Hobbes was that he stood for its:

   A. Transference from other sovereignty
   B. Its perpetuity
   C. Its indivisibility
   D. Its inalienability

8. 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

9. 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

10. According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?

    A. Peace and plenty
    B. Constant warfare
    C. Peace and scarcity
    D. Religious dominance