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John Rawls

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1. John Rawl's Theory of Justice essentially aims at (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER II)

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2. The nature and aims of a perfectly just society is the fundamental part of the theory of justice. To whom is this statement attributed? (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER II)

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3. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER II)

1.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Contractualists - John Rawls

2.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Libertarian - Robert Nozick

3.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Communitarian - Charles Taylor

4.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Totalitarian - Michels Oakeshott

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4. Rawlā€™s principle of distributive justice is based on the notion of (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

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5. John Rawls revived the idea of negotiators to build his theory of Justice. The notion of ā€˜rational negotiatorsā€™ originally belonged to (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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6. There is no trade off between liberty and equality in: (GUJARAT SET JANUARY 2002)

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7. Who wrote 'A Theory of Justice'? (GUJARAT SET JANUARY 2002)

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8. Author of the book 'Political Liberalism' is: (GUJARAT SET JULY 2004)

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9. The theory of justice as fairness' does not accord a positive role to: (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER III)

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10. Who, quoting Tucker, said 'Marxism is beyond Justice'? (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER II)

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11. The Rawlsian concept of justice is based on: (GUJARAT SET 2016 PAPER II)

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12. Which of the following is not employed by John Rawls in his work, A Theory of Justice? (GUJARAT SET 2023)

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13. The Principle of Difference in John Rawls' theory of justice as fairness advocates social and economic redistribution in favour of (GUJARAT SET 2023)

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14. John Rawls's 'original position' refers to (University of Hyderabad Ph.D 2020)

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15. John Rawls is a (University of Hyderabad Ph.D 2022)

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16. Match List-I with List-II (CUET PG 2024)

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17. Who among the following advanced the notion of 'veil of ignorance' in his theory? (JNU MA 2019)

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18. In John Rawls's Theory of Justice, what is the significance of the Original Position? (JNU MA 2021)

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19. Which of the following statements is an attack on Rawls's theory of Justice? (JNU MA 2021)

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20. Which of the following is not a valid difference between Rawls' and Nozick's political philosophy? (DU MA 2020)

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21. "Greatest benefit to the least advantaged" is associated with which of the following? (DU MA 2019)

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22. Rawls introduces the 'veil of ignorance" because:- (DU MA 2019)

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23. In Rawls' book, The Law of Peoples (1999), 'well ordered peoples' include (DU MA 2021)

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24. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (DU MA 2018)

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25. In A Theory of Justice John Rawls gives lexical priority to :- (DU MA 2018)

a) Liberty Principle over Equality Principle.

b) Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity over Principle of benefit to worst off

c) Principle of benefit to worst off over Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity

d) Equality Principle over Liberty Principle.

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26. The term 'Original Position' is associated with (CUET PG 2022)

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27. John Rawls is (CUET PG 2022)

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28. The book authored by John Rawls on justice in international relations is (CUET PG 2023)

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29. According to John Rawls, what is the most important virtue of justice? (CUET PG 2021)

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30. Who among the following uses the idea of veil of ignorance? (CUET PG 2021)

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31. Match List I with List IIĀ (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

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32. The idea of social contract has been recently revived under a new form byĀ (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

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33. Distribution of Primary Goods is associated withĀ (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

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34. Who propounded the philosophical idea of 'veil of ignorance' to determine the basic institutions and structures of a just society? (Madhya Pradesh SET 2022)

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35. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).Ā (GUJARAT SET 2022)

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Assertion (A):Ā Rawls's original position is an initial agreement wherein the participants are placed behind a Veil of Ignorance to render them 'incapable' of determining principles of justice favourable only to their personal circumstances.

Reason (R):Ā The main concern of Rawls's theory of justice is to correct the unjust differences among unequal starting places in a liberal capitalist society.

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36. Below are two statements, one statement is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other statement is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the choices given below. (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

Assertion (A)Ā In Rawls' theory of justice, the right is prior to the good.

Reason (R)Ā According to Rawls, the loss of freedom for some is made just by the greater good shared by all.

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37. The concept of 'well ordered society' is associated with which one of the following? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

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38. Which of the following terms are associated with John Rawls? (TELANGANA SET 2023)

A. The Original Position

B. The Veil of Ignorance

C. Hegemonic Morality

D. Goodness as Rationality

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39. Who said, "each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override. For this reason, justice denies that the loss of freedom for some is made right by a greater good shared by others"? (TELANGANA SET 2022)

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40. Who among the following dismissed John Rawls's concept of social justice as a 'mirage'? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

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41. Which one of the following is not argued for by John Rawls? (GUJARAT SET 2016 PAPER 3)

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42. Which of the following scholar considered the thought of John Rawls as 'Gladstonian and Spenserian'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

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44. Consider the following statements regarding John Rawlsā€™s theory of justice? (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)

(A) Justice is the first virtue of Social Institutions

(B) Justice is the first virtue of State Institutions

(C) In a just society the rights Secured by justice are not subject of political bargaining

(D) In a just society the rights Secured by justice are not subject to social obligation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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45. John Rawls in his theory of justice is influenced by: (BHU MA 2014)

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46. 'A Theory of Justice' was written by: (BHU MA 2019)

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47. John Rawls's principle of distributive justice is based on: (JMI M.A. 2023)

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48. John Rawls's principle of distributive justice is based on: (JMI M.A. 2016)

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49. Who propagated the concept of ā€˜original positionā€™? (WB PSC 2022)

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50. Which of the following concepts are associated with John Rawls (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)

A.Ā Ā Ā  Veil of ignorance

B.Ā Ā Ā Ā  Primary social goods.

C.Ā Ā Ā Ā  Pure procedural justice

D.Ā Ā Ā  Principles of organization.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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51. Who said, "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions". (NET March 2023 Shift II)

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52. The 'Original Position' of Rawls is based on the qualities of (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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53. Rawls arranges the principles of justice in ā€˜lexical priorityā€™ in this order: (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

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54. Who among the following did conceive society as a "Cooperative venture for mutual advantage, more or less self-sufficient, and necessary governed by rules"? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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55. John Rawls 'theory of justice' combines (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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56. Which one of the following concepts discussed by John Rawls tells us to rank alternatives by their worst possible outcome? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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57. According to John Rawls the constitutional democracy should satisfy (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

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58. Which thinker triggered the resurgence of normative political theory? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

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59. Who propounded the concept of equality of resources? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER II)

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60. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER III)

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61. Which one of the following philosophers is associated with Egalitarian Liberal Theory of Justice? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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62. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)

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63. The idea of social contract has been recently revived under a new form by: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

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64. The idea of social contract has been recently revived under a new form by:Ā  (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

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65. Rawlsā€™ principle of distributive justice is based on the notion of:Ā  (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

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66. What is Rawlsā€™ original position? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

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67. Rawls concept of justice is based on (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

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68. Which of the following statement is NOT from John Rawlsā€™ theory of justice: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

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69. John Rawlā€™s book Theory of Justice was published inĀ  (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

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70. The political thinker who applied the ā€˜liberty principleā€™ and ā€˜the difference principleā€™ to explain Justice: (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

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71. Which of the following is not considered by John Rawls as natural primary good? (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

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72. According to John Rawls which among the following are social primary goods? (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

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73. Which of the following works is authored by John Rawls? (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

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74. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?Ā  (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

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75. The author of the book ā€˜A Theory of Justiceā€™: (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

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76. ā€œPrimary goods are to be distributed by the state equally unless an unequal distributionĀ Ā  would be to everyoneā€™s advantageā€- whose view is this? (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

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77. Who introduced 'difference principle' in formulating theory of justice? (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

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78. ā€œPrimary goods are to be distributed by the state equally, unless an unequalĀ  distribution would be to everyoneā€™s advantageā€. This concept of equality wasĀ  expounded by: (KERALA SET 2022 JANUARY)

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79. Who among the following political theorists has argued that distributing public good should be done in such a way that it should be to the benefit of the least advantaged? (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER III)

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80. The term 'veil of ignorance' is to be found in the work of (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

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81. In the context of theory of Justice, who propounded the principle of merit but not support the principle of reward (RAJASTHAN SET 2012 PART 2)

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82. Which of the following concepts are not related to John Rawls?Ā (NET DECEMBER 2023)

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83. Rawlsian concept of justice is based on (NET June 2012 Paper III)

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84. Who said, "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override"?(NET December 2013 Paper II)

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85. Which of the following is correct so far as John Rawls' writings are concerned? (NET June 2013 Paper II)

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86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

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87. Which one of the following social contract traditions has not been revitalised by John Rawls in his book A Theory of Justice?Ā (NET June 2015 Paper II)

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88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2015 Paper III)

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89. Who among the following conceived the society as 'a cooperative venture for mutual advantage'? (NET July 2016 Paper II)

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90. Which one of the features of Rawls' concept of 'Veil of ignorance' is not true? (NET January 2017 Paper II)

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91. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET January 2017 Paper III)

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92. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (NET November 2017 Paper III)

Assertion (A): In spite of the fact that Rawls theory has strong procedural features it can also be seen as a major contribution to social justice.

Reason (R): He is categorical that there is a need for rational justification of all departures from equality.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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93. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET November 2017 Paper III)

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94. Who among the following conceived society as a 'Cooperative venture for mutual advantage', more or less self-sufficient, and necessarily governed by rules? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

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95. Arrange these in a chronological order: (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(1) Benn and RS Peters' Social Principles and Democratic State

(2) John Rawls' A Theory of Justice

(3) Susan Mollerokin's Justice Gender and Family

(4) Rousseau's Social Contract

Choose the correct option from below:

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96. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(1) John Rawls - Egalitarian

(2) Plato - Idealist

(3) Mary Wollstonecraft - Communist

(4) Gramsci - Feminist

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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97. Match List-I with List-II: (NET December 2019 Paper II)

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98. Who had condemned utilitarianism in his Theory of justice? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

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99. The Idea of Justice as fairness in Rawlsian theory flows from (NET June 2019 Paper II)

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100. The idea of social contract has been recently revived under a new form by: (JMI M.A. 2016)

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101. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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102. Who among the following is not a communitarian critic of Rawls? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

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103. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

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104. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

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105. Match List 1 with List II: (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

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106. Questions are matching type. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books) and select the correct answer code. (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

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107. Match the List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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108. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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109. The Rawlsian notion of justice is: (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2002)

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110. Which of the following are central conceptual principles and/or devices employed by John Rawls in his theory of justice as fairness? (GUJARAT SET 2018)

(a)Ā Ā  Difference Principle

(b)Ā Ā  Veil of Ignorance

(c)Ā Ā  The person as an "encumbered self

(d)Ā Ā  Original Position

Select the correct answer:

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111. Who said, "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override"? (Maharashtra SET 2024 Paper II)

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112. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Ā (GUJARAT SET 2022)

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113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Ā (GUJARAT SET 2022)

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114. Which of the following is not included by John Rawls in his theory of justice as fairness? (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

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115. Who said, "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of the society as a whole cannot override"? (GUJARAT SET 2019 DEC)

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116. Who among the following does not accept trade-offs between efficiency and equality? (RAJASTHAN SET 2020 PART 2)

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117. Who is the author of the book entitled "Political Liberalism"? (BHU MA 2014)

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118. Who is not a thinker associated with the concept of NEGATIVE LIBERTY: (BHU MA 2015)

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119. Rawls rejects Marxism because (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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120. Which one of the following books is not written by Rawls? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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121. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2005)

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122. Assertion (A): Rawls's A Theory of Justice is a powerful, deep, subtle, wide-ranging, systematic work in political and moral philosophy

Reason (R): Political philosophers now must either work within Rawls's theory or explain why not.

(NET June 2009)

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123. Which is not a part of Rawl's well ordered society? (NET December 2012 Paper II)

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124. The doctrine of overlapping consensus is advocated by (NET June 2012 Paper II)

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125. The purpose of the 'veil of ignorance' in A Theory of Justice is to: (JNU MA 2021)

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126. Which of the following is not central organising idea of social cooperation, according to RawlsĀ  (DU MA 2020)

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127. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (SLET 2023)

(i) Dependency theory - Samir Amin

(ii) Theory of development - Lucian Pye

(iii) Theory of Alienation - Karl Marx

(iv) Theory of Negative Liberty - John Rawls

Correct answer:

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128. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following were published: (NET December 2007)

(i) Leviathan

(ii) Modern Political Analysis

(iii) A Theory of Justice

(iv) The calculus of Consent

Codes:

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129. For propounding their theories the 'social contract theory' was used by: (NET June 2008)

(i) Marx

(ii) Rawls

(iii) Lenin

(iv) Nozick

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130. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET June 2009)

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131. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2011 Paper II)

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132. Arrange the following books in chronological order as per codes given below: (NET December 2011 Paper II)

(i) An Essay concerning Toleration

(ii) De Cive

(iii) Confessions

(iv) Political Liberalism

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133. Which one of the following is not a supporter of Deontological view? (NET December 2011 Paper II)

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134. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2012 Paper II)

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135. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2012 Paper III)

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136. Match the following: Match List I with List II (DU MA 2020)

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137. John Rawls' principle of distributive justice is based on which of the following notions: (SLET 2023)

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138. John Rawls believed in: (NET November 2021 Shift II)

A. Difference principle

B. Entitlement principle

C. Egalitarianism

D. Libertarianism

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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139. John Rawls constructed his theory of justice by drawing on the methodology of: (Kerala SET January 2024)

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140. Arrange John Rawls writings in chronological order which indicates his evolution as a philosopher of eminence? (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) Political Liberalism

(B) A Theory of Justice

(C) Justice as Fairness

(D) The Law of Peoples

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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141. Arrange the following political philosophers in the chronological order: (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) Karl Popper

(B) John Rawls

(C) B. Macpherson

(D) Robert Dahl

(E) Herbert Marcuse

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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142. Which of the following two are correct? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(1) According to August Comte, the principal methods are observation, experiment and comparison

(2) According to Bluntschli, the true methods are philosophical and historical

(3) Very few thinkers are pragmatic and inductive methods in contemporary times

(4) John Rawls had used deductive and dogmatic methods

Choose the correct options:

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143. Public Administration came to be seen in the following philosophy by John Rawls: (GUJARAT SET 2010)

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144. Which of the following statements are CORRECT about theories on global justice? (CUET PG 2024)

(A). Thomas Pogge in his work "The Law of Peoples" has addressed some of the issues of global justice

(B). In his eight principles, John Rawls seeks respect for human rights and duty.

(C). Rawls distinguishes between domestic and global society.

(D). Thomas Pogge argues that there is a gap between global poor and rich due to the global institutional order.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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145. Which of the following names are associated with the theory of global justice? (DU MA 2021)

A. John Rawls

B. Will Kymlicka

C. Thomas Pogge

D. Robert Nozick

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