Question

Match List-I with List-II. \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|l|} \hline \text{List-I} & & \text{List-II} & \\ \hline A. & \text{Principles of Distributive Justice} & I. & \text{J. Bodin} \\ \hline B. & \text{Democracy as the Tyranny of the Majority} & II. & \text{Aristotle} \\ \hline C. & \text{The State is the Soul} & III. & \text{Plato} \\ \hline D. & \text{Theory of Absolute Sovereignty} & IV. & \text{De Tocqueville} \\ \hline \end{array} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

• A. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• B. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• C. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
• D. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

Hint:

Remember these important political thinkers:
• Aristotle $\rightarrow$ Distributive Justice.
• Plato $\rightarrow$ The State is like the Soul.
• Jean Bodin $\rightarrow$ Absolute Sovereignty.
• Alexis de Tocqueville $\rightarrow$ Tyranny of the Majority.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: Political thinkers have contributed different theories relating to justice, democracy, sovereignty and the nature of the State.

Step 1: Match each thinker with the appropriate concept.
• Aristotle is associated with the Principles of Distributive Justice.
• Alexis de Tocqueville explained the idea of Democracy as the Tyranny of the Majority.
• Plato regarded the State as the Soul in his ideal state theory.
• Jean Bodin propounded the Theory of Absolute Sovereignty.

Step 2: Prepare the correct matching. \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline List-I & List-II \hline A.\ \text{Principles of Distributive Justice} & II.\ \text{Aristotle} \hline B.\ \text{Democracy as Tyranny of the Majority} & IV.\ \text{De Tocqueville} \hline C.\ \text{The State is the Soul} & III.\ \text{Plato} \hline D.\ \text{Theory of Absolute Sovereignty} & I.\ \text{J. Bodin} \hline \end{array} \] Thus, \[ \boxed{A-II,\;B-IV,\;C-III,\;D-I} \] Hence, the correct answer is \[ \boxed{(D)\;A\text{-}II,\;B\text{-}IV,\;C\text{-}III,\;D\text{-}I} \]