CDS 2017 PYQ with Answer — Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contrac…

2017 · Q41

Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contract ?

General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness

AVoltaire
BHobbes
CLocke
DRousseau

Explanation

'The Social Contract' (Du contrat social, 1762), propounding popular sovereignty and the general will, was written by the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Voltaire is known for 'Candide' and the 'Philosophical Letters', Thomas Hobbes for 'Leviathan', and John Locke for the 'Two Treatises of Government'. The author of the book is Rousseau.