MCQs on Rights
Political Theory is an important branch of political science that has immense importance in this contemporary world. The following MCQs on Rights are prepared for the students who are doing masters in global politics as well are in Political Science. These MCQs are quite helpful for the students who are preparing for CUET 2025 and UGC NTA NET in the subject of Political Science.
1. What is the meaning of rights?
a) Privileges granted by the government
b) Fundamental entitlements belonging to individuals
c) Financial benefits provided by employers
d) Legal restrictions imposed on individuals
Ans. b) Fundamental entitlements belonging to individuals
2. Which of the following is the correct definition of rights?
a) Rights are arbitrary rules established by society.
b) Rights are moral principles that vary from person to person.
c) Rights are legally recognized claims or entitlements.
d) Rights are obligations imposed by the government.
Ans: c) Rights are legally recognized claims or entitlements.
3. How can rights be classified?
a) Civil, economic, and environmental
b) Social, political, and collective
c) Individual, collective, and natural
d) Personal, professional, and communal
Ans: a) Civil, economic, and environmental
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4. Which type of right refers to the basic liberties and freedoms of individuals?
a) Economic rights
b) Political rights
c) Social rights
d) Civil rights
Ans: d) Civil rights
5. Which type of right pertains to the protection of an individual’s property and assets?
a) Economic rights
b) Political rights
c) Social rights
d) Civil rights
Ans: a) Economic rights
6. Which type of right focuses on ensuring fair and equal treatment for all individuals?
a) Economic rights
b) Political rights
c) Social rights
d) Civil rights
Ans: d) Civil rights
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7. Which type of right relates to the right to vote and participate in the political process?
a) Economic rights
b) Political rights
c) Social rights
d) Civil rights
Ans: b) Political rights
8. Which type of right encompasses access to education, healthcare, envirnoment and social security?
a) Economic rights
b) Political rights
c) Social rights
d) Civil right
Ans: c) Social rights
9. Which of the following is an example of a collective right?
a) Right to freedom of speech
b) Right to own property
c) Right to form trade unions
d) Right to a fair trial
Ans: c) Right to form trade unions
10. According to whom, ‘ Right is a claim recognized by society and enforce by the state’ ?
a) Bosanquet
b) Laski
c) Barker
d) Green
Ans. a) Bosanquet
11.‘Rights of Man’ is an important work of which among the following thinker ?
a)Tom Paine
b) Laski
c) Barker
d) Green
Ans. a) Tom Paine
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12. Which political thinker defined rights as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c) John Stuart Mill
d) Thomas Jefferson
Ans. d) Thomas Jefferson
13. According to Immanuel Kant, rights are based on:
a) Utilitarian principles and the greatest happiness of the majority.
b) The divine will and religious doctrines.
c) Reason and the inherent dignity of individuals.
d) Economic interests and property ownership.
Ans. c) Reason and the inherent dignity of individuals.
14. Which political thinker emphasized the concept of “positive rights” that require active intervention by the state?
a) John Locke
b) Karl Marx
c) Adam Smith
d) Montesquieu
Ans. b) Karl Marx
15. Which political thinker argued for “natural rights” that exist independently of government and can only be restricted for the common good?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) John Locke
c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d) John Rawls
Ans. b) John Locke
16. According to John Stuart Mill, rights are essential for:
a) Maintaining social order and stability.
b) Achieving economic equality and social justice.
c) Maximizing individual liberty and personal development.
d) Upholding religious principles and moral values.
Ans. c) Maximizing individual liberty and personal development.
17. Which political thinker believed that rights are not inherent but are socially constructed and subject to historical change?
a) John Locke
b) Friedrich Hayek
c) Michel Foucault
d) Alexis de Tocqueville
Ans. c) Michel Foucault
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18. Which political thinker emphasized the concept of “negative rights” that involve the absence of interference or coercion?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c) John Stuart Mill
d) Ronald Dworkin
Ans. c) John Stuart Mill
19. According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, rights are derived from:
a) The social contract and the general will of the people.
b) Economic productivity and individual accumulation of wealth.
c) Divine authority and religious doctrines.
d) Utilitarian principles and the greatest happiness of the majority.
Ans. a) The social contract and the general will of the people.