Western Social And Political Philosophy — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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Who among the following philosophers criticised the concept of human rights by saying- "there are no such rights and belief in them is one with belief in witches and in unicorns."?
Correct Answer: Option B — Alasdair Mac Intyre
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Alasdair Mac Intyre is the correct answer to “Who among the following philosophers criticised the concept of human rights by saying- "there are no such rights and belief in them is one with belief in witches and in unicorns."”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 2 of 40
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Who is in contrast with communitarianism?
Correct Answer: Option A — Liberalism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Liberalism is the correct answer to “Who is in contrast with communitarianism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 3 of 40
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Whose principle is 'Might is always Right'?
Correct Answer: Option B — Hobbes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hobbes is the correct answer to “Whose principle is 'Might is always Right'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 4 of 40
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The word 'Liber' means what?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of these
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of these is the correct answer to “The word 'Liber' means what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 5 of 40
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"The political laws are the highest court of appeal in the matters of morality." Which one of the following persons hold this view?
Correct Answer: Option D — Hobbes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hobbes is the correct answer to “"The political laws are the highest court of appeal in the matters of morality." Which one of the following persons hold this view”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
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Question 6 of 40
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Libertarian theory of justice 1. John Rawls b. Entitlement theory of justice 2. Robert Nozick c. Contraction theory of justice 3. FA Hyek d. Feminist theory of justice 4. Janet Richards
Correct Answer: Option B — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Libertarian theory of justice 1. John Rawls b. Entitlement theory of justice 2. Robert Nozick c. Contraction theory of justice 3. FA Hyek d. Feminist theory of justice 4. Janet Richards”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 7 of 40
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Whose freedom is taken care of in the theory of social liberalism?
Correct Answer: Option B — Freedom of citizens
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Freedom of citizens is the correct answer to “Whose freedom is taken care of in the theory of social liberalism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 8 of 40
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Who wrote the book 'Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition'?
Correct Answer: Option B — Charles Taylor
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Charles Taylor is the correct answer to “Who wrote the book 'Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 9 of 40
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What does the 'Idea of Equality' means according to its statement of facts and its principles or aim?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “What does the 'Idea of Equality' means according to its statement of facts and its principles or aim”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 10 of 40
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Who considered the state of nature as 'Golden Age'?
Correct Answer: Option A — Locke
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Locke is the correct answer to “Who considered the state of nature as 'Golden Age'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 11 of 40
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Which one of the following thoughts lays stress on rights of recognition and belonging?
Correct Answer: Option C — Communitarianism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Communitarianism is the correct answer to “Which one of the following thoughts lays stress on rights of recognition and belonging”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 12 of 40
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Which of the following is the best way to sum up the focus of Rawls's principles of justice?
Correct Answer: Option A — Equal basic rights and fair opportunities
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Equal basic rights and fair opportunities is the correct answer to “Which of the following is the best way to sum up the focus of Rawls's principles of justice”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 13 of 40
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Who among, the following wrote a book 'Emile'?
Correct Answer: Option B — Rousseau
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Rousseau is the correct answer to “Who among, the following wrote a book 'Emile'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 14 of 40
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Which one of die following statements is true with respect to 'Post Feminism'?
Correct Answer: Option C — It is a label used to depict a wide range of critical approaches to previous feminist discourses
Detailed Academic Explanation:
It is a label used to depict a wide range of critical approaches to previous feminist discourses is the correct answer to “Which one of die following statements is true with respect to 'Post Feminism'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 15 of 40
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What is the possible definition of the social contract theory?
Correct Answer: Option B — People live in accordance with an agreement that represents the moral and politisal rules of behaviour
Detailed Academic Explanation:
People live in accordance with an agreement that represents the moral and politisal rules of behaviour is the correct answer to “What is the possible definition of the social contract theory”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 16 of 40
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Who should control the education system in ideal state?
Correct Answer: Option D — Philosopher
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Philosopher is the correct answer to “Who should control the education system in ideal state”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 17 of 40
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Who among the following authored the work 'Gender trouble'?
Correct Answer: Option C — Judith Butler
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Judith Butler is the correct answer to “Who among the following authored the work 'Gender trouble'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 18 of 40
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Who among the following holds the view that 'Morality consists in obedience to the law of state'?
Correct Answer: Option C — Hobbes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hobbes is the correct answer to “Who among the following holds the view that 'Morality consists in obedience to the law of state'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 19 of 40
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Author of the book 'Capital' is
Correct Answer: Option A — Karl Marx
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Karl Marx is the correct answer to “Author of the book 'Capital' is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 20 of 40
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Which among the following difference created by gender discrimination?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “Which among the following difference created by gender discrimination”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 21 of 40
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What comparison Plato draws for his conception of Ideal State?
Correct Answer: Option C — Artist
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Artist is the correct answer to “What comparison Plato draws for his conception of Ideal State”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 22 of 40
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According to Rawls, we can enter the original position
Correct Answer: Option C — under the veil of ignorance
Detailed Academic Explanation:
under the veil of ignorance is the correct answer to “According to Rawls, we can enter the original position”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 23 of 40
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What is correct with respect to the theory of classical liberalism?
Correct Answer: Option C — Laissez Faire economic policy
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Laissez Faire economic policy is the correct answer to “What is correct with respect to the theory of classical liberalism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 24 of 40
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According to Kymlicka, national minorities arises from
Correct Answer: Option D — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “According to Kymlicka, national minorities arises from”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 25 of 40
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Marxist theory is based upon whose theory?
Correct Answer: Option D — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “Marxist theory is based upon whose theory”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 26 of 40
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other Iabelled as Reason (R) . Considering (A) and (R) in the light of 'Liberal Feminism', mark the correct answer: Assertion (A) Men and women are equal. Reason (R) Both men and women are essentially rational creatures.
Correct Answer: Option A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) is the correct answer to “Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other Iabelled as Reason (R) . Considering (A) and (R) in the light of 'Liberal Feminism', mark the correct answer: Assertion (A) Men and women are equal. Reason (R) Both men and women are essentially rational creatures.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 27 of 40
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The popular slogan of Carol Hanisch "The personal is political" is often understood to be synonymous with
Correct Answer: Option D — second wave feminism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
second wave feminism is the correct answer to “The popular slogan of Carol Hanisch "The personal is political" is often understood to be synonymous with”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 28 of 40
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In which case the international community can be used to restore justice?
Correct Answer: Option C — Rectification
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Rectification is the correct answer to “In which case the international community can be used to restore justice”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 29 of 40
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What is the basic characteristic of the ruler?
Correct Answer: Option C — Wisdom
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Wisdom is the correct answer to “What is the basic characteristic of the ruler”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 30 of 40
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Dictatorship of the Proletariat is one of the concepts of
Correct Answer: Option A — Karl Marx
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Karl Marx is the correct answer to “Dictatorship of the Proletariat is one of the concepts of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 31 of 40
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Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of man?
Correct Answer: Option A — Marxist theory
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Marxist theory is the correct answer to “Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of man”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 32 of 40
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For whom power to individual does not hold any importance in the theory of social contract?
Correct Answer: Option B — Hobbes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hobbes is the correct answer to “For whom power to individual does not hold any importance in the theory of social contract”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 33 of 40
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Which among the following is the central thought of Marx's philosophy?
Correct Answer: Option C — Theory of class struggle
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Theory of class struggle is the correct answer to “Which among the following is the central thought of Marx's philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 34 of 40
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Who believes that every man was an enemy to every other man?
Correct Answer: Option A — Hobbes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hobbes is the correct answer to “Who believes that every man was an enemy to every other man”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 35 of 40
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'Enlightened Anarchy' means
Correct Answer: Option C — lawlessness of the intellectuals
Detailed Academic Explanation:
lawlessness of the intellectuals is the correct answer to “'Enlightened Anarchy' means”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 36 of 40
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Which Greek virtue is associated with artisan class?
Correct Answer: Option C — Temperance
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Temperance is the correct answer to “Which Greek virtue is associated with artisan class”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 37 of 40
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. . . . . . . . protect women and girl from domestic violence.
Correct Answer: Option A — Feminists
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Feminists is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . protect women and girl from domestic violence.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 38 of 40
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According to Plato's class structure, which unique virture is marked as an mportant characteristic of rulers?
Correct Answer: Option C — Wisdom
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Wisdom is the correct answer to “According to Plato's class structure, which unique virture is marked as an mportant characteristic of rulers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 39 of 40
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The principle of 'fair equality of opportunity' was developed by
Correct Answer: Option A — John Rawls
Detailed Academic Explanation:
John Rawls is the correct answer to “The principle of 'fair equality of opportunity' was developed by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
Question 40 of 40
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Who has been a big influencer for Karl Marx?
Correct Answer: Option B — Hegel
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hegel is the correct answer to “Who has been a big influencer for Karl Marx”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Social And Political Philosophy.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Social And Political Philosophy
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