ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people?

A	Thomas Paine
B	James Mackintosh
C	Edmund Burke
D	John Locke

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people.

Detailed explanation-2: -He consistently advocated a republican regime, supported popular sovereignty, advocated civil, political and social equality, desired a free press and widespread participation in public affairs, and proposed measures to improve the lot of the poor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Paine was an England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe. Published in 1776 to international acclaim, “Common Sense” was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paine explored the idea that government based on true justice should support not only mankind’s natural rights (life, liberty, free speech, freedom of conscience) but also its civil rights (relating to security and protection).

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