GS Test 06

Match the following statements with related authors:

a. The state is essentially a class system.

b. Will, not force is the basis of the State.

c. The State – a joint stock protection company for mutual assurance.

d. The home of my soul is in the State.

Authors:

i. M.P. Follett

ii. T.H. Green

iii. Oppenheimer

iv. Herbert Spencer

Consider the following statements regarding the Mechanistic theory of state:
(I) State is a social institution.
(II) State is a means, not an end.
(III) This theory makes a clear distinction between state and society.
(IV) State is a manifestation of superior will.
Select the correct answer:

Consider the following statements regarding the mechanistic theory of the state:
(I) The state is a social institution.
(II) The state is a means, not an end.
(III) This theory clearly distinguishes between the state and society.
(IV) The state is an expression of a higher will.
Select the correct answer:

Consider the following statements:
(A) According to Henry Maine, primitive society was matriarchal.
(B) MacIver rejected the concept of the state of nature given by social contract theorists.
(C) According to Engels, there were three levels of social organization before the origin of the state.
(D) According to Herbert Spencer, a living organization does not get created, it evolves.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:
(A) According to Henry Maine, primitive societies were matriarchal.
(B) MacIver has rejected state of nature proposed by social contract theorist.
(C) According to Engels, there were three stages of social organisation before the origin of the state.
(D) According to Herbert Spencer, a living organisation is developed not created.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Lasswell has called the state as 'One Sovereign GeoRegional Group'.
(B) According to Bonde, Sovereignty is restricted by divine and natural laws.
(C) Bonde has view that sovereign has unrestricted right to snatch private property.
(D) Grotius has opined that, by social contract people can keep sovereignty in their own hand or can handover to king.

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Lasswell called the state 'a sovereign territorial group'.
(B) According to Bonda, sovereignty is limited by divine and natural law.
(C) According to Bonda, the sovereign has the unrestricted right to seize private property.
(D) Grotius's view is that by social contract, people can keep sovereignty in their hands or hand it over to the king.

Match the following statements with the respective authors:
a. The state is essentially a class
b. The basis of the state is power
c. The state is a reciprocal
d. The abode of my soul

Consider the following statements in the context of pluralism: (I) The pluralist theory rejects the traditional theories of state sovereignty. (II) The pluralist theory considers the state as an essential institution of society. (III) The pluralist theory believes that the position of the state is supreme compared to other important groups in society. Choose the correct answer:

Consider the following statements with reference to Pluralism:
(I) Pluralist theory refutes the traditional theories of State sovereignty.
(II) Pluralist theory considers the State to be an essential institution of society.
(III) Pluralist theory believes that the status of the State is supreme compared to other important groups in society.
Select the correct answer:

With reference to the concept of 'Cultural Pluralism', consider the following statements:
Statement-I : Cultural pluralism is a term first popularized by the sociologist Horace Kallen to describe the interaction of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious groups in the U.S.
Statement-II : He argued in support of the "melting pot" theory and advocated the preservation of diverse cultural identities within society.
Statement-III : He expressed his ideas in an article, "Democracy versus the Melting Pot" which was published in 1972.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in the context of the concept of 'cultural pluralism': Statement-I: Cultural pluralism is a term first popularized by sociologist Horace Kallen in America to describe the interaction of diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious groups. Statement-II: He argued in support of the "melting pot" theory and advocated for the preservation of diverse cultural identities within society. Statement-III: He expressed his ideas in an article titled "Democracy Versus the Melting Pot," published in 1972. Which of the above statements is/are correct?