Question

The theory which pictured the state of nature
(a) Divine theory
(b) Force theory
(c) Matriarchal
(d) Social contact theory

Answer 1

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The answer is (d) Social contact theory
The theory which pictured the state of nature is the Social contact theory.


The state of nature is described as a situation without government, employed in social contract theory. This is done in order to justify political authority.
In layman terms, it is the real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without any intervention of any sort of political association.


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Answer 2

The correct answer to this question is option d. Social contract Theory.

Though several philosophers and writers have come out with different versions of the Theory of Social Contract, it was Jean Jacques Rousseau's (1712-1778), version which was supported and accepted by most of the leading thinkers of the time.

The Social Contact Theory of Rousseau explained the best methods to set up political communities when the society is opposed to it. It stated that only when there is support from the population, can binding laws come into effect.