Political Theory Part : B Unit : 5
Right
Class XI Political Science
1. Very Short Questions’ Answers
(i) Right to life is a Civil Right / a Political Right / an Economic Right. (Choose the correct answer) HS-2017
Ans:- Civil Right
(ii) Give an example of Human Right. HS-2017
Ans:- Right to Liberty
(iii) Who was the supporters of Natural Rights?
Ans:- Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau were the main supporter of natural right.
(iv) Who said, “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek to be himself at his best.”
Ans:- Laski
2. Write two economic rights. HS-2017
Ans:-(i) Right to work (ii) Right to adequate wages, (iii) Right to property.
3. Mention any two kinds of rights. HS-2015
Ans:- (i) Political Right (ii) Economic Right (iii) Moral Right (iv) Legal Right
4. Mention any two political rights.
Ans:- (i) Right to vote (ii) Right to contest election (iii) right to hold public offices.
5. What do you mean by Right? HS-2012
(Or) Define Right.
Ans:- Citizens living in society require certain facilities for their development and progress in life. The facilities provided by society with this end in view are called rights. Bosanqust said, “A right is a claim recognised by society and enforced by the state.”
6. What are Political Rights? Describe any two political rights.
Ans:- Rights in Political in nature or associated directly or indirectly to political system are Political rights. These rights are accorded to citizens only and foreigners are generally kept away from them. Some of the important political rights are- Right to vote, Right to contest election, right to hold public offices. etc.
7. Mention the characteristics of Rights.
Ans:- 1. Rights are tools for personality development and living a good life. An individual cannot lead a secured life without rights.
2. Social recognition is the main component of rights. Claims which are recognised by society become rights. There is no value of rights without society.
3. Along with society, rights must get the support of the state.
4. Rights change with time. Along with the changing attitude of society. the idea of rights also undergoes change.
Describe the
8. Explain the idea of Immanuel Kant on rights.
Ans:- ‘Human beings’, unlike all other objects, possess dignity. They are, for this reason valuable in themselves. For the eighteenth century German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, this simple idea had a deep meaning. It meant that every person has dignity and ought to be so treated by virtue of being a human being. A person may be uneducated, poor or powerless. He may even be dishonest or immoral. Yet, he remains a human being and deserves to be given some minimum dignity.
For Kant, to treat people with dignity was to treat them morally. This idea became a rallying point for those struggling against social hierarchies and for human rights. Kant’s views represent, what is called, the moral conception of rights. This position rests upon two arguments. First we should be treating other as we would like to be treated ourselves. Second, we should make sure that we don’t treat the other person as means to our ends. We should not treat people as we treat a pen, a car, or a horse. That is, we should respect people not because they are useful to us but because they are, after all, human beings.
Give an account of classification of rights. HS-2016, 2017
Or
How rights are classified.
Ans:-Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek to be himself at his best. classification of rights can be discussed as follows:
(a) Natural Rights: In earlier times the idea of rights was very vague or it was almost none. In the 17th and 18th century, people thought God or nature as the sole source of rights. Such rights are regarded as natural rights.
(b) Legal Rights:- The claims of any individual or a group become a right only after it gets the approval of the state. Then these rights are legally plemented by the state. These rights are called legal rights.
(c) Political Rights:- Because of some rights, people can take part in formation of their government, can criticise the government, get the right to employment, and can protest against the government. These rights are called political rights. Right to vote, right to take take part in election, right to petition etc. are political right.
(d) Economic Rights:- Political rights are meaningless, if there is no Economic Rights. The rights given to people to save them from absolute poverty and starvation are called economic rights. Right to work, right to minimum proper wage for work, right to a safe environment for work are included in economic rights.
(e) Social Rights:- Every individual wants social status. Equal respect and opportunity to all irrespective of race, caste, gender, religion etc is called social rights. Sources of drinking water, right to enter temples, right to have food in common mess etc. are examples of Social rights.
(f) Civil Rights:- The aim of man is not just to eat and live. As social animals they want a higher life and for this they need to have access to education, culture, literature, music, dance etc. To fulfill these demands citizens must be provided civil rights. Right to Life, right to property, right to education and cultural activities, right to religion, right to have a family etc. are examples of civil rights
Dr. Ratanlal Brahma, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Post Graduate Teacher (Political Science)
H.N.Seminary Model HS School, Bagribari, Dhubri, Assam
Email : brahmaratan@gmail.com
Whatsapp no. : 7020477396
Post Graduate Teacher (Political Science)
H.N.Seminary Model HS School, Bagribari, Dhubri, Assam
Email : brahmaratan@gmail.com
Whatsapp no. : 7020477396
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