Banaras Hindu University
BHU Unit 1: Political Theory
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Category: Marxism
1. The critical theory is associated with the name of: (BHU MA 2014)
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Category: John Rawls
2. John Rawls in his theory of justice is influenced by: (BHU MA 2014)
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Category: Liberty
3. The view that liberty and equality can not go together is attributed to: (BHU MA 2014)
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Category: Rights
4. Who among the following is a supporter of legel theory of right? (BHU MA 2014)
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Category: Sovereignty of the State
5. Who said that the monistic theory of sovereignty was one of the main cause of World Wars? (BHU MA 2014)
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6. Which one of the following is not a feature of the monistic theory of Sovereignty? (BHU MA 2014)
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7. Who among the following is not a supporter of pluralistic theory of Sovereignty? (BHU MA 2014)
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8. Who among the following accepted the view that politics is the study of class struggle in society? (BHU MA 2014)
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Category: Uncategorized
9. Rights guaranted by International Law is known as: (BHU MA 2015)
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10. Justice is essentially a: (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Jeremy Bentham
11. Who believed that Equality is a 'political good'? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Thomas Hobbes
12. Who presents a mixture of Individualism and Totalitarianism? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Liberalism in Political Theory
13. Which one of the following philosophies takes the individual as End? (BHU MA 2015)
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14. The initial thinking of Individualism is found in: (BHU MA 2015)
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15. 'State is not the only institution to have power', this belief is related to: (BHU MA 2015)
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16. Who is most important advocate of Legal Theory of Sovereignty? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Secularism
17. Main characteristic of Liberal Citizenship is: (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: State Theory
18. Citizenship is a concept primarily related to: (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Democracy
19. Who among following is associated with Participatory Theory of Democracy? (BHU MA 2015)
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20. Which one of the followings is not a characteristic of Democracy? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Aristotle
21. Aristotle's theory of justice is satisfied when: (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Justice
22. Which of the followings is not treated as basis for Justice? (BHU MA 2015)
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23. Civil Rights came into prominence especially after: (BHU MA 2015)
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24. Who believes that Rights are not created by State? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: Equality
25. Which one of the followings is not an aim of Equality? (BHU MA 2015)
Equality aims to ensure fairness, impartiality, self-respect, and respect for others, but it does not necessarily mean uniformity. Uniformity implies making everyone the same, while equality is about providing equal opportunities and rights while recognizing and respecting individual differences.
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26. Who is a supporter of Natural Inequality? (BHU MA 2015)
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Category: John Stuart Mill
27. 'ON LIBERTY' is a book written by: (BHU MA 2015)
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28. Concept of Liberty is primarily connected to: (BHU MA 2015)
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29. Word 'LIBER' originates from: (BHU MA 2015)
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30. "Justice is the interest of the stonger". Who said this? (BHU MA 2016)
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31. Which one of the following ideas is integral to Marxism? (BHU MA 2016)
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Category: Socialism
32. Who said, "Socialism is live a hat that has lost its shape because every body wears it?" (BHU MA 2016)
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33. Who supported Partyless democracy? (BHU MA 2016)
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34. Who of the following supported proportionate equality among citizens? (BHU MA 2016)
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35. In which of the following Theory of Rights it is said that Rights are based on traditions and conventions of the society? (BHU MA 2016)
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36. Who presents synthesis of Individualism and Idealism? (BHU MA 2017)
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Category: Citizenship in Political Theory
37. 'Citizenship' originates from which of the following Languages? (BHU MA 2017)
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38. Who presented concept of Positive and Negative Liberty? (BHU MA 2017)
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39. "Socialism means slavery." Who said this? (BHU MA 2017)
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40. 'Guild Socialism' is a mid path between: (BHU MA 2017)
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41. The basis of Distributive Justice is: (BHU MA 2017)
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42. Philosophical Anarchism is related to: (BHU MA 2017)
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43. Idealistic Approach to Rights emphasized on: (BHU MA 2017)
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44. The term 'Liberty' means: (BHU MA 2017)
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45. Who is the thinker associated with Positive Liberty? (BHU MA 2018)
The thinker most associated with the concept of Positive Liberty is none of the listed options. The primary thinker associated with Positive Liberty is Isaiah Berlin, who distinguished it from Negative Liberty in his famous 1958 essay, Two Concepts of Liberty.
However, among the listed options, J.S. Mill (4) is the closest, as his work emphasizes individual development and autonomy, which can overlap conceptually with aspects of Positive Liberty. Positive Liberty involves the capacity to act on one's own volition and achieve self-mastery, ideas somewhat reflected in Mill's discussions on individuality in On Liberty.
The others:
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46. Individualism emerged in. (BHU MA 2018)
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47. Democracy is a: (BHU MA 2018)
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48. Who is the thinker associated with Social Justice? (BHU MA 2018)
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49. Who presents a mixture of Individualism and Totalitarianism? (BHU MA 2019)
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Category: Individualism
50. According to Individualism, Individual-Stae relation is (BHU MA 2019)
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51. Who is a supporter of Natural Inequality? (BHU MA 2019)
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52. Which thinker is not associated with Distributive Justice? (BHU MA 2019)
Explanation:
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53. 'Alienation theory" is associated with: (BHU MA 2019)
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54. Which of the following may not be the aim of equality? (BHU MA 2019)
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55. What is not a part of positive liberty? (BHU MA 2019)
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56. Politics: Who gets what, when and how is written by: (BHU MA 2019)
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57. 'A Theory of Justice' was written by: (BHU MA 2019)
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58. Who wrote 'On Liberty'? (BHU MA 2019)
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59. The thinker who defined justice as treating equals equally was (University of Hyderabad MA 2016)
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