Liberalism

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LIBERALISM

1. The term liberalism is derived from the word 'liber' which is a:
(a) Latin word
(b) French word
(c) Greek word
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Latin word

2. Who among the following is known as 'father of liberalism'":

(a) J.S.Mill

(b) Locke

(c) Hobbes

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Locke

3. The book 'Liberalism'(1911) is written by:

(a) David Smith

(b) Laski

(c) L.T. Hobhouse

(d) None of these

Ans. (c) L.T. Hobhouse

4. Who among the following is not an exponent of the scientific method:

(a) John Locke

(b) Francis Bacon

(c) David Hume

(d) Max Weber

Ans. (d) Max Weber

5. Classical liberalism is otherly known as:

(a) Negative Liberalism

(b) Positive Liberalism

(c) Libertarianism

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Negative Liberalism

6. Who among the following are the exponents of classical liberalism:

(a) John Locke

(b) Adam Smith

(c) Bentham

(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

7. Who among the following is known as the founder of Utilitarianism:

(a) Bentham

(b) Adam Smith

(c) Mill

(d) All of these

Ans. (a) Bentham

8. The book 'Wealth of Nations' is written by:

(a) Adam Smith

(b) Jeremy Bentham

(c) Herbert Spencer

(d) Karl Marx

Ans. (a) Adam Smith

9. 'Struggle for existence' and 'Survival of the Fittest' are the two principles of the theory of biological evolution given by:

(a) Adam Smith

(b) Jeremy Bentham

(c) Herbert Spencer

(d) Karl Marx

Ans. (c) Herbert Spencer

10. Who among the following first distinguish positive liberalism from negative liberalism:

(a) John Locke

(b) T.H Green

(c) Bentham

(d) J.S. Mill

Ans. (d) J.S. Mill

11. Who among the following is an English philosopher, add moral dimensions to Liberalism:

(a) John Locke

(b) T.H Green

(c) Bentham

(d) J.S. Mill

Ans. (b) T.H Green

12. Who among the following is not an exponent of Positive Liberalism:

(a) T.H. Green

(b) L.T. Hobhouse

(c) Adam Smith

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c) Adam Smith

13. The book 'Acquisitive Society' (1920) is written by:

(a) R.H. Tawney

(b) David Hume

(c) Immanuel Kant

(d) John Rawls

Ans. (a) R.H. Tawney

14. Which among the following is believe in the primacy of the 'spontaneous order' of human relationships as exemplified by the free market:

(a) Classical Liberalism

(b) Negative Liberalism

(c) Neo-liberalism

(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Neo-liberalism

15. Which among the following is believe in the functioning of 'welfare state':

(a) Classical Liberalism

(b) Negative Liberalism

(c) Neo-liberalism

(d) Modern liberalism

Ans. (d) Modern liberalism