Which Platonic disciple suggested that the Earth turns on its axis every 24 hours and that the solar system might be heliocentric?

Related Mcqs:

1. The ‘Platonic bodies’ which Plato describes in his ‘most scientific work, (mentioned in the previous question) can best be characterized as what?

   A. Linear Structures
   B. Biological Systems
   C. Astronomical Phenomenae
   D. Regular Solids

2. Platonic Studies book was written by:______________?

   A. Jacob A. Kline
   B. G. Vlastos
   C. Paul Shorey
   D. A.E. Taylor

3. Another individual from the Platonic school, he initiated the study of conic sections – the hyperbola, the parabola and the ellipse. Who was he?

   A. Menaechmus
   B. Pedanius
   C. Asclepiades
   D. Alcmaeon

4. Platonic studies’ book was written by:____________?

   A. Jacob A. Kline
   B. G. Vlastos
   C. Paul Shorey
   D. A.E. Taylor

5. Who of the following has suggested that there should be two Parliaments, one for dealing with political and other with economic problems?

   A. G.D.H.Cole
   B. Henry Webbs
   C. Hobhouse
   D. James Mill
   E. J.S.Mill

6. Marx suggested that before state is finally abolished during the transitory period:

   A. Private sector should be allowed to continue as it is
   B. Private sector should be strengthened
   C. There should be nationalisation of all industries
   D. There should be nationalisation of small scale industries alone
   E. There should be nationalisation of big industries alone

7. Aside from developing the system of concentric spheres upon which the epicyclic Ptolemaic arrangement of the solar system was based, what other remarkable achievement was made by this great follower of Plato?

   A. He first suggested that the solar system was sun-centered
   B. He read all of Aristotle’s work straight through without falling asleep
   C. He estimated the diameter and the circumference of the Earth accurately to within 1 mile
   D. He estimated the solar year to be 365 days and six hours long

8. Who has said that; “In the state with cabinet form of government the executive head shares directly in legislation as members of law making body, guiding and directing its policy as long as they possess its support:

   A. Ebestein
   B. MacIver
   C. Finer
   D. Laski
   E. Gettel

9. Who said that state is march of God on earth?

   A. Locke
   B. Rousseau
   C. Hegel
   D. Montesquieu

10. The view that the state is the March of God on earth is associated with: ________?

    A. The Divine Origin Theory
    B. The idealists
    C. Historical Theory
    D. The Anarchists