1) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. Sovereignty implies freedom to conduct intenal affairs of a state b. Sovereignty means freedom to conduct the foreign affairs c. Sovereignth means freedom to conduct both Internal and external affairs d. Sovereignty is the desire of people to have independence
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2) Sovereignty is an attribute of: a. Despotic state only b. Democratic states only c. All states d. Government
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3) The concept of political sovereignty is associated with: a. Plato b. John Lacke c. Rousseau d. Austin
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4) The concept of popular sovereignty is associated with: a. Austin b. Locke c. Rousseau d. Bodin
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5) Who of the followings believed that sovereignty vested in the general would? a. Rousseau b. TH.Green c. Austin d. Bodin
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6) The principle of popular sovereignty holds that sovereignty lies with: a. People b. Members of Parliament c. Constitution d. Pope
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7) Titular Sovereign means: a. A person who enjoys absolute powers and is not accountable to any one b. A person who is vested with all sovereign powers by the constitution but whose powers does someone else enjoy c. A person who enjoys all the powers vested in him by the constitution d. A sovereign elected by the Parliament
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8) The legal sovereignty resides in: a. The courts, which decide the disputes b. The constitution of a country c. The body which possesses supreme law making powers d. The Head of the State
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9) Which one of the following features of legal sovereignty has been wrongly listed? a. It is definite b. It enjoys only limited authority c. It possesses the power to issue final commands d. All rights emanate from it
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10) The Legal Sovereign has to bow before the: a. Real sovereign b. Political sovereign c. Popular sovereignty d. None of the above
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11) The de facto and de jure sovereignty: a. Are opposed to each other b. Can exist side by side c. Have no relation with each other d. Are acquired with the help of force
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12) The concept of external sovereignty was developed by: a. John Austin b. Grotius c. Oppenheim d. Bentham
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13) External Sovereignty means: a. Right of the state to act without outside restrictions b. Right of state to apply international law c. Right of state to send diplomatic envoys to other states d. Rights of a state to maintain an army of its own
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14) Who said that sovereignty resides in determinate human superior? a. Bodin b. Grotius c. Austin d. Montesquieu
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15) Who said that sovereignty cannot reside in 'determinate human superior'? a. Austin b. Bodin c. G.D.H.Cole d. Henry Maine
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16) Who of the followings is known as the high priest of sovereignty? a. Austin b. Bodin c. Rousseau d. Grotius
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17) Who said that the theory of sovereignty is not valid for political philosophy? a. T.H. Green b. Hobhouse c. Laski d. Grotius
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18) Which of the followings was the bitterest critic of Austin's theory of sovereignty? a. Bodin b. Laski c. Sir Henry Maine d. Hobbes
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19) The monistic theory of sovereignty holds that: a. The sovereignty resides in the state alone b. Sovereignty resides in the King only c. Sovereignty is shared by the King and the Parliament d. Sovereignty is shared by the state and other associations
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20) Austin propounded his theory of Sovereignty in the book: a. Two Treatises on Government b. Lectures on Jurisprudence c. Early History of Institutions d. Modern State
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21) Austin propounded a theory of: a. Legal Sovereignty b. Political Sovereignty c. Titular Sovereignty d. Popular Sovereignty
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22) Which one of the following statements in wrong? a. Sovereignty rests exclusively with the state b. Sovereignty is permanent c. Sovereignty is shared by the state with government d. State can give a part of its sovereignty to society
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23) Which one of the following statements is not correct? a. Legal sovereign has power to issue final commands b. Violation of the command of Legal sovereign is punishable c. All rights emanate from the legal sovereign d. The legal sovereign enjoys only limited authority
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24) In Britain the legal sovereignty resides in: a. The House of Lords b. The Queen-in-Parliament c. The Queen d. The Courts
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25) The first western writer to offer a systematic exposition of the doctrine of sovereignty was: a. John Austin b. Bodin c. Grotius d. Hobbes
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26) Which one of the following statements is not correct? a. Austin's theory of sovereignty is in keeping with the notions of popular sovereignty b. Austin's theory of sovereignty is not in keeping with the notions of popular sovereignty c. Austin exaggerates the element of force when he describes law as a command of the sovereign d. Austin fails to draw a distinction between, legal and political sovereignty
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27) The Pluralistic theory of sovereignty was first propounded by: a. Laski b. MacIver c. Bodin d. Von Gierke
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28) The Pluralists are in favour of: a. Denial of all sovereign power to the state b. Grant of absolute sovereign right to the state c. Grant of limited sovereign powers to the state d. Grant of all powers to associations only
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29) The Pluralists believe that: a. Sovereignty is exclusively vested in the state b. Sovereignty is shared by the various social, religious, economic and political groups c. Sovereignty is the privilege of social and economic groups only d. Sovereignty rests with the United Nations
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30) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. The legal sovereign is superior to political sovereign b. The legal sovereign is inferior to political sovereign c. The legal sovereign is equal to political sovereign d. No relationship exists between the political and legal sovereign
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31) The Pluralists believe in: a. Legal sovereignty b. Political sovereignty c. Nominal Sovereign d. Absolute sovereignty
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32) One of the followings is a basic feature of Pluralist concept of sovereignty: a. Absoluteness b. Inalienability c. Divisibility d. Exclusiveness
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33) Pluralistic view of sovereignty was: a. A reaction against denial of sovereignty to state b. A reaction against to much of importance attached to economic and social groups c. Reaction against dogmatic legalism of Austinian theory of sovereignty d. A plea for an independent judiciary
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34) Pluralists believe that: a. The state is a unique organization b. The state is as important as the other social, economic and religious groups c. The other social, economic and religious groups are more important than the state d. State is controlled by other associations
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35) The main function of the state according to the Pluralists is: a. To promote general welfare of its citizens b. To regulate the activities of various associations c. To regulate production distribution of essential goods d. To provide social securities like unemployment allowance and old pension
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36) The Pluralists are in favour of: a. Abolition of state b. Classless and stateless society c. Curtailing powers of state d. Further extension of the powers of state
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37) Who was the doyen of the Pluralists from amongst the following? a. Bentham b. J.S. Mill c. Leacock d. Laski
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38) According to the Pluralists one of the important limitations on sovereignty is: a. Written Constitution b. Independent Judiciary c. Political Parties d. International Law
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39) "If sovereignty is not absolute, no state exists" Who said this? a. John Austin b. Jean Bodin c. Hobbes d. None of the above
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40) There are several forms of sovereignty. The sovereignty of the King of Great Britain can be classified as: a. Titular Sovereignty b. Real Sovereignty c. Popular Sovereignty d. Legal Sovereignty
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41) Which one of the following described laws as a command of the sovereign: a. Austin b. Locke c. Mooney d. Laski
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42) According to the concept of Plural Sovereignty: a. Sovereignty lies in the state only b. Sovereignty lies in the Parliament c. Sovereignty lies in the Kind d. Sovereignty lies in all the associations of the state
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43) According to Rousseau sovereignty resides in: a. The General Will b. The Real Will c. The Actual Will d. The King
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44) Sovereignty is an essential element of: a. Society b. State c. Government d. Nation
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45) The Pluralist thinkers have attacked the concept of sovereignty on a number of grounds. Which of the following is not a ground of their attack on sovereignty? a. The concept of sovereignty is against the freedom of association b. The concept of sovereignty is against individual liberty c. The concept of sovereignty is against the ideal of international peace and harmony d. The concept of sovereignty is unethical
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46) "If a determinate human superior not in a habit of obedience to a like superior receives habitual obedience from the bulk of a given society, that determinate superior is sovereign in that society; and the society (including the superior) is a society political and independent". Which of the followings said this? a. Hobbes b. Jean Bodin c. Austin d. Laski
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47) In India the legal sovereignty lies in the a. Parliament b. Supreme Court c. President d. Electorate
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48) The Courts recognise only: a. Legal sovereign b. Political sovereign c. Popular sovereignty d. All the above sovereigns
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49) De facto sovereign refers to: a. A person who is the lawful ruler of the country b. King who has lawfully inherited to the throne c. A person or body of persons who actually exercise power d. None of the above
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50) De jure sovereign refers to: a. A person who has legal right to govern and command obedience. b. A person who is authorised by Parliament to rule the country c. A person in whom the entire authority is vested by the constitution but does not make use of that power d. The constitutional ruler of state
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