List of top Philosophy Questions on Political Philosophy asked in GATE XH- C4

Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
‘While I condemn a religion of rules, I must not be understood to hold the opinion that there is no necessity for a religion. On the contrary, I agree with Burke when he says that “True religion is the foundation of society, the basis on which all true Civil Government rests, and both their sanction.” Consequently, when I urge that these ancient rules of life be annulled, I am anxious that their place shall be taken by a religion of principles, which alone can lay claim to being a true religion.’
(B. R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste, 24.1)
From the above passage, which among the following accurately represents Ambedkar’s view on foundation of society?
Which among the following statements are justifiably held from Thomas Hobbes’ political theory on the social contract, in his book Leviathan?
Read the following statements carefully and answer the following question.
i. Greater welfare of others is to be valued more than the individual freedom.
ii. Only when the conception of justice is on hand, the ideas of respect and human dignity can be given a more definite meaning.
iii. Principles of justice are derived from the ideas of respect and human dignity.
iv. The loss of freedom for some is not made right by a greater welfare of others.
In light of the theory of justice as fairness, as proposed by John Rawls, which of the following pairs of statement DO NOT agree with Rawls’s position?