Arrange the books in sequence:

A. Province of jurisprudence determined

B. Social Contract

C. Two Treaties on Civil government

D. Leviathan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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UGC NET Paper 2: Political Science 15th June 2023 Shift 1

Answer 1

The correct answer is B

Explanation:

The correct sequence is D,C,B,A

D. Leviathan - 1651

C. Two Treaties on Civil Government - 1689

B. Social Contract - 1762

A. Province of jurisprudence determined - 1832

Key Points

'Leviathan’ is a book written by Thomas Hobbes. It was published in 1651.

‘Two Treatises on Civil Government’ is a work of John Locke, published in 1689. In the first treatise, he criticizes Filmer’s theory of Patriarcha. In the second treatise, he presented his theory of social contract.

‘The Social Contract’ is a seminal work of J.J. Rousseau. It was originally published in 1762. Rousseau’s famous quote “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains,” first appeared in this book.

‘The Province of Jurisprudence Determined’ is a book by John Austin, which was published in 1832. In this book, Austin gave his theory of law generally known as the 'command theory'.