Roman and Medieval Political Thought - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Roman and Medieval Political Thought

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1. During the medieval period the King was (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) Considered as representative of God on earth

(B) Accountable to the community for his actions

(C) Regarded as superior to the customs and law of nature

(D) A puppet in the hand of the pope

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2. Assertion (A): A successful revolt is a revolution.

Reason (R): A failed revolution is a revolt.

Codes:

(KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER II)

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true (R) is false

(D) (A) false but (R) true

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3. ‘The City of God’ of St. Augustine in the middle ages was considered as the first book on (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

(A) The Philosophy of Religion

(B) The Comparative Philosophy

(C) The Philosophy of History

(D) The Philosophy of Christianity

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4. Match the Following List. (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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5. Which is the correct chronological order in which the following emerged? (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER II)

1. The Greek City State

2. The Roman Empire

3. The Feudal State

4. The Nation State

Codes:

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 1 2 4 3

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 2 1 4 3

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6. Choose the incorrect sentence: (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(A) People living under Roman Law, found it very safe to be ruled by Rome.

(B) The state in Rome was powerful, but not all-absorbing.

(C) Cicero completely accepted Plato’s ideas in his conclusion.

(D) Cicero transmitted the stoic idea of equality.

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7. Decline and eventual collapse of the Roman empire paved the way for: (JMI M.A. 2019)

A. Roman World Empire

B. Tribal State

C. Feudal State

D. City-state

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8. The distinction between the City of God and the City of Man was made by (University of Hyderabad MA 2016)

a. Aquinas

b. Augustine

c. Cicero

d. Seneca

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9. Saint Augustine “The City of God” was considered as the first book on the (NET December 2010 Paper II)

(A) Philosophy of Religion

(B) Comparative Philosophy

(C) Philosophy of History

(D) Philosophy of Christianity

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10. Who among the following expressed the view that if justice is taken away, the State becomes a band of robbers? (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) Plato

(b) Aristotle

(c) St. Augustine

(d) Locke

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11. Martin Luther launched the Reformation Movement against (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) Prussian Church

(B) Roman Catholic Church

(C) German Feudalism

(D) None of the above

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12. The Doctrine of Two Swords believes that (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) Man is placed before two authorities- ecclesiastical and temporal on earth.

(B) One sword is meant for the rulers and another for commoners.

(C) State should come under the control of the Church.

(D) State is free to challenge the Church.

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13. Who wrote City of God? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) St. Aquinas

(B) St. Augustine

(C) Marsillo of Padma

(D) None of them

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14. St. Augustine’s chief political views find expression in his concept of (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) Two Cities

(B) Faith

(C) Role of Reason

(D) Commonwealth

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