In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:

A. Sovergign was a party to the contract
B. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract
C. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations
D. Sovereign came into being as a result of the contract

According to Hobbes the people:

A. Were free to revoke the contract
B. Could amend the contract by two-thirds majority
C. Could not revoke the contract
D. Automatically lapsed if one of the parties failed to carry out its part of obligations

Hobbes says that the people:

A. Could disobey the orders of the sovereign
B. Could not disobey the orders of the sovereign
C. Could disobey the sovereign after giving him due notice
D. Could disobey the orders only if they were illegal

After the creation of state, according to Hobbes, people continued to enjoy:

A. Certain natural rights
B. Those rights which were granted to them by the sovereign
C. Those rights which they had retained at the time of the conclusion of the contract
D. Only those rights which were specified in the contract

Hobbes gives right to the individual:

A. To disobey the sovereign under certain conditions
B. Not to disobey the sovereign under any condition
C. To disobey the sovereign only if he acts against national interest
D. To disobey the sovereign if he fails to act in accordance with the terms of the contract

Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbes’s views about the nature of man:

A. MAN is a social animal
B. MAN is co-operative sympathetic towards members of society
C. MAN is essentially peace loving
D. MAN is selfish and quarrelsome

According to Hobbes the sovereign was:__________?

A. A part to the contract
B. The result of the contract
C. Elected after the conclusion of the contract
D. Accountable to the people

John Locke, a proponent of Social Contract theory, hailed from:

A. France
B. Germany
C. Britain
D. U.s.a.

Locke advocated his theory in:_____________?

A. The sixteenth century
B. The seventeenth century
C. Twelfth century
D. The eighteenth century

Locke propounded his theory of Social Contract in the book entitled:

A. Lectures on jurisprudence
B. Two treatises on civil government
C. Social contract
D. Representative government