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  • Who wrote the social contract?


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  • A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • B. Immanuel Kant
  • C. John Locke
  • D. Voltaire

  • Correct Answer
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

    Explanation

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712?1778), in his influential 1762 treatise The Social Contract, outlined a different version of social contract theory, as the foundations of political rights based on unlimited popular sovereignty.

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    • 1. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

    • Options
    • A. Letter of Credit (L/C)
    • B. laissezfaire
    • C. inflation
    • D. None of the above
      • Discuss
    • 2. The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures?

    • Options
    • A. 359 days
    • B. 361 days
    • C. 363 days
    • D. 365 days
      • Discuss
    • 3. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is

    • Options
    • A. equatorial climate change region
    • B. hot deset
    • C. monsoon
    • D. mediterranean
      • Discuss
    • 4. The "home page" of a web site is...

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    • A. The largest page
    • B. The last page
    • C. The first page
    • D. The most colorful page
      • Discuss
    • 5. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by

    • Options
    • A. Dr. Manmohan Singh
    • B. Farooq Abdullah
    • C. Dinesh singh
    • D. Alam Khan
      • Discuss
    • 6. Equal masses of oxygen, hydrogen and methane are kept under identical conditions. The ratio of the volumes of gases will be

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 16 : 2
    • B. 2 : 16 : 1
    • C. 1 : 16 : 2
    • D. 1 : 1 : 1
      • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

    • Options
    • A. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
    • B. Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
    • C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    • D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
      • Discuss
    • 8. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because


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    • A. it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
    • B. it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
    • C. the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
    • D. All of the above
      • Discuss
    • 9. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by


    • Options
    • A. Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B. Dadabhai Naoroji
    • C. R.C. Dutt
    • D. M.K. Gandhi
      • Discuss
    • 10. The members of a State Commission can be removed by the


    • Options
    • A. governor on a report by the Supreme Court
    • B. governor on a resolution passed by Parliament
    • C. president on a report by the Supreme Court
    • D. president on a resolution passed by Parliament
      • Discuss

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