The legal theory of rights holds that:

A. The rights are granted to the individual by the state but it cannot take them back without the consent of the majority:
B. The rights are granted to the individual by the state and can be taken back by it
C. The state does not grant rights to the individual but can curtail his rights
D. The state neither grants rights to the individual nor can it restrict them

Related Mcqs:

The Legal Theory of Rights holds that:
A. The rights are the creation of state
B. The rights are natural and the state merely recognises them
C. The rights are prior to the state
D. The sights are fixed and static
The Theory of Natural Rights holds that: ________?
A. Rights are a divine creation
B. Rights came from pre-civil society
C. Rights were granted by the King
D. Rights are granted by the constitution
The Historical theory of rights holds that: _________?
A. Rights are the creation of God
B. Rights are drawn from various historical statutes
C. Rights are the crystallization of customs
D. Rights are the result of contract
Main criticism against the legal theory of rights is that it: ____________?
A. Believes that state alone creates rights
B. Has made rights dependent on others
C. Has given worong notion of rights
D. Has make rights above society
E. Has not properly understood rights
Who of the following is associated with the theory of legal rights?
A. Hobbes
B. Bentham
C. Locke
D. Hegel
E. None of the above
One of the chief defects of the legal theory of rights is that: _________?
A. It attaches too much importance to moral rights
B. It noes not cover the whole field of rights
C. It concedes rights against the state
D. It attaches too much importance to the customs
The credit for advocating the Legal Theory of Rights goes to: _________?
A. Locke
B. Austin
C. Bentham
D. Grotius
Exponents of historical theory of rights believe that the rights:
A. Have been given by the society
B. Are the product of evolution
C. Are given by the sovereign
D. Are of divine origin
Theory of natural rights has been criticised because it makes rights:
A. Too flexible
B. Too rigid
C. Too static
D. Too un-understandable
The Social Welfare theory holds that: _________?
A. Rights exist for the good of the weaker sections of society
B. Rights are powers granted to the rulers to promote social welfare
C. Rights are the conditions of social welfare
D. Rights is another name for the power of the state used for social welfare