Class 11

Question 1

‘The Republic’ written by who and about whom?

Answer 1

By Plato. About Socrates

Question 2

Who discussed first whether monarchy or democracy is better?

Answer 2

Plato and Aristotle.

Question 3

Who discussed first about freedom being a fundamental right?

Answer 3

Jean Jacques Rousseau.

Question 4

Who first argued that equality was as crucial as freedom?

Answer 4

Karl Marx.

Question 5

Author of Hind Swaraj

Answer 5

Gandhi

Question 6

Author of ‘Long Walk to Freedom’

Answer 6

Nelson Mandela

Question 7

Hind Swaraj written in?

Answer 7

1909

Question 8

‘On Liberty’ essay by?

Answer 8

John Stuart Mill

Question 9

Mill’s Harm Principle

Answer 9

States should only interfere in ‘other-regarding’ actions ( that affect others ), not ‘self-regarding’ actions ( which affect only ourselves )

Question 10

Positive liberty vs. negative liberty

Answer 10

Former - Enable development of individual and opportunities for expression - ‘freedom from..’
Latter - Inviolable area of non-interference/constraints - ‘freedom to’

Question 11

Acc. to J. S. Mill, why should views never be restricted?

Answer 11

1. No idea completely false
2. Truth emerges through conflict with opposing ideas.
3. So that truth does not become cliche and is trustworthy
4. What if our idea is not true?

Question 12

Data on combined wealth of the richest

Answer 12

World’s richest 1% have twice the wealth of rest of humanity combined ( Oxfam report )

Question 13

Marxism and Socialism believe in? // Liberals

Answer 13

Public control over essential resources and property // Free and fair competition

Question 14

Do liberals believe that political, economic and social inequalities are linked?

Answer 14

No.

Question 15

Sapta Kranti of Rammanohar Lohia’s Socialism

Answer 15

Revolution of Inequality b/w:

1. Man and woman
2. Of Skin colour
3. Of caste
4. Of colonial rule
5. Economic
6. Civil liberties against encroachments on pvt life
7. Non-violence

Question 16

Confucius - country?

Answer 16

China

Question 17

Immanuel Kant - country?

Answer 17

Germany

Question 18

Which philosopher believed that all humans possess dignity?

Answer 18

Kant

Question 19

John Rawls’ Theory of Justice

Answer 19

To think under ‘veil of ignorance’ not knowing what family you would be born into and then decide what society you want to see

Question 20

National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

Answer 20

2004

Question 21

‘Citizenship and Social Class’ book by?

Answer 21

T.H. Marshall

Question 22

Québécois people - live where?

Answer 22

Canada

Question 23

Basques live where?

Answer 23

Spain

Question 24

Where do Kurds live?

Answer 24

Turkey and Iraq

Question 25

Theocratic

Answer 25

States governed directly by priestly order