Theories for the Emergence of States

Q. Which theory says that the State came into existence as a result of the contract between those in power and those they govern?

1. The Theory of Evolution
2. The Theory of Power
3. The Social Contract Theory
4. The Theory of Divine Right

Q. In present day, what is the most widely accepted theory for the origin of the State?

1. The Theory of Divine Right
2. The Theory of Evolution
3. The Theory of Power
4. The Social Contract Theory

Q. Which theory on the origin of the state says that it was the 'Creation of God'?

1. The Social Contract Theory
2. The Theory of Evolution
3. The Theory of Divine Right
4. The Theory of Power

Q. A particular set of theories say that the State came into existence as a result of an actual or hypothetical agreement, between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each. Although similar ideas can be traced to the Greek Sophists, these theories had their greatest currency in the 17th and 18th centuries and are associated with philosophers such as the Englishmen Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the Frenchman Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Which of the following theories are we talking about here?

1. Theories of Divine Right
2. Theories of Social Contract
3. Theories of Power
4. Theorie sof Evolution

Q. Which of these is/are true for the 'Theory of Evolution' with respect to the origin of the State?

1. The State originates as a result of the establishment of power by the strong over the weak.
2. The State is a product of history.
3. The earliest States were family or clan-bound structures, which emerged as the result of a shift from hunter-gatherer societies to more settled agricultural societies.
4. As families joined to form clans and and later, villages, the need for leaders and a central organisational structure developed, and with time, the modern state developed.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> S1: According to the Theory of Divine rights, the king is considered above the law and nobody can question him.
S2: The Social Contract Theory of the State stated that there was a contract between two common people.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 and S1 are related to each other
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements
3. S1: False; S2: True
4. S1: True; S2: False

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statements is/are true about the theory of force or power.
S1: The state originates as a result of the establishment of power by strong over weak.
S2: This system explains the dictatorial state system.
S3: State is a product of history.

1. S1, S2
2. S1, S2, S3
3. S1, S3
4. S2, S3

Q. The was used to explain despotic and dictatorial state systems.

1. Theory of Power
2. Theory of Divine Right
3. Theory of Evolution
4. Social Contract Theory

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Arrange the following events in chronological order:
1) Need for leaders and central organisation arose;
2) People hunted and roamed around with their families;
3) Clans formed villages;
4) Families stayed together and constituted as clans;
5) State and government came into existence

1. 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
2. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
3. 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5