Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Match List I (Concept) with List II (Thinker) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I
- I. Veil of Ignorance
- II. Alienation
- III. Piecemeal Social Engineering
- IV. Night Watchman State
List II
- a. John Rawls
- b. Karl Marx
- c. Karl Popper
- d. Robert Nozick
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
CI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
DI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
Correct answer: (A) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d — The veil of ignorance is Rawls's, alienation is Marx's, piecemeal social engineering is Popper's and the night watchman state is Nozick's, so that pairing is the answer.
Explanation
★The veil of ignorance is Rawls's, alienation is Marx's, piecemeal social engineering is Popper's and the night watchman state is Nozick's, so that pairing is the answer.
★The veil of ignorance is the device by which people in the original position choose principles without knowing their own place.
★Alienation is Karl Marx's account of how workers are estranged from their labour under capitalism.
★Piecemeal social engineering is Karl Popper's call for gradual, testable reforms rather than sweeping utopian plans.
★The night watchman state is Robert Nozick's minimal state limited to protecting rights and contracts.
★Matching each concept to its author gives the correct response.
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