Who among the following made the state a moral institution with a moral end?
A. Bentham
B. Machiavelli
C. James Mill
D. J. S. Mill
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What is the Felicity according to Hobbes?
A. happiness
B. power
C. luck
D. None of these
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When did E. V. Ramaswamy resigned from INC?
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Roy-Lenin debate centred around
A. Dialectical materialism
B. Marxist theory of history
C. The theory of surplus value
D. Colonial question
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Who did help to humanise J. S. Mill's revised version of utilitarianism?
A. James Mill
B. Mrs. Harriet Taylor
C. Priestley
D. Hutcheson
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Aristotle considers . . . . . . . . a just government.
A. Democracy
B. Oligarchy
C. Tyranny
D. Aristocracy
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B. R. Ambedkar was born in
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
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Who among the following traditional thinkers brought out the significance of power in the political phenomenon?
A. Hobbes
B. Machiavelli
C. Nietzsche
D. All of these
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According to Ambedkar caste system have evolved from
A. Manusmriti
B. Bhagavad Gita
C. Ramayana
D. All of these
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What is Mary's view on Marriage?
A. Should be physical attraction and not friendship as basis
B. Legal bond between consenting adult
C. Have friendship rather than physical attraction as their basis
D. All of the above
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Who among the following is not a political philosopher of West?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Confucius
D. Socrates
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Consider the following about Hobbes Social Contract.
1. Sovereign authority is artificially created.
2. Sovereign cannot take the life of individual.
Which among the above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of these
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"The happiness of the commoners is the happiness of the king. Their welfare is his welfare. A king should never think of his personal interest or welfare, but should try to find his joy in the joy of his subjects". These lines were written by
A. Ashoka the great
B. Kautilya
C. Buddha
D. Bindusara
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Why Fanon supported use of violence for decolonisation?
A. Because non-violent struggle cannot challenge a colonial power
B. Violence is a fundamental element of colonisation
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which among the following is correct in relation to 'On Liberty' by J. S. Mill?
A. It is a strong advocacy for the freedom of thought
B. It was published in 1859
C. It recognised the necessity of the mental well-being of mankind for freedom of opinion
D. All of the above
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On the publication of his book 'Social Contract' which government ordered his arrest?
A. England
B. French
C. Germany
D. Switzerland
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A) Kautilya emphasises the need for a strong ruler.
Reason (R) He was having acute awareness of the dangers of anarchy as well as the absolute necessity to establish order in society.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Which group of scholars among the following advocated that state has a personality of its own?
A. Stahl, Gierke, Gerber, Treitschke and Bluntschli
B. Green, Bradly, Aristotle and Bosanquet
C. Max Stirner, Kropotkin and Tolstoy
D. Nietzsche, Mussolini and Bernhardi
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Arthashastra was divided into . . . . . . . . adhikaranas.
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The method adopted by Hobbes was
A. deductive
B. empirical
C. experimental
D. All of these
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