A. It attached undue importance to religion
B. It attached too much of importance to force
C. It supported the ‘Divine Right of the Kings’
D. It is historically wrong
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following statements is correct about social contract theory?
A. The state is a natural institution
B. The state is gradual evolution
C. The state was created by God
D. The state is the result of a contract
E. The state is the result of a conquest - Which one of the following thinkers did not criticize the theory of social contract?
A. Karl Marx
B. Wright
C. Vaughan
D. T.H. Green - Which one of the following is not associated with social contract theory?
A. Hobbes
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Locke
D. Rousseau - Which one of the followings enjoys the distinction of being the first to offer a systematic theory of the social contract?
A. Locke
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
D. Bodin - About the origin of the state social contract theory replaced: __________?
A. Force theory
B. Divine origin theory
C. Patriarchal theory
D. Matriarchal theory
E. Evolutionary theory - Social contract theory primarily dealt with:____________?
A. Nature of state
B. Origin of state
C. Purpose of state
D. Function of state
E. None of these - 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 - Locke propounded his theory of Social Contract in the book entitled:
A. Lectures on Jurisprudence
B. Two Treatises on Civil Government
C. Social Contract
D. Representative Government - The Social Contract theory replaced:
A. The Force theory
B. Divine Origin theory
C. Patriarchal theory
D. Matriarchal theory - One of the major contributions of the Social Contract theory is that:
A. It assumes that the relationship between the state and individual is voluntary
B. It assumes that the individual made the contract for personal safety and security of personal property
C. It assumes that a contract is possible outside the state
D. It gave a death blow to the ‘Divine Origin theory’ and paved the way for democracy
