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John Locke

Asked 2 times in CDS over 7 years (2014–2021), peaking in 2014.

PYQs

Exams

Years active

2014–2021

Span

2014

Peak

2/2

Answers

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Key insights

Most tested in CDS — 2 of 2 PYQs
Most asked in 2014
Recurs across 2 years (2014–2021)

Across exams

CDS · 2

How the concept evolved

114

121

Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.

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Sample questions

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CDS2021

Who among the following said that Democracy means a system of 'Government by Consent'?

A John Locke ✓
B J.S. Mill
C Jeremy Bentham
D J.J. Rousseau

✓ Correct answer: (A)

Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence

CDS2014

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists

List I (Author)	List II (Concept/Book)
A. Hobbes	1. Natural Law
B. Rousseau	2. 'Might is Right'
C. Locke	3. Discourse on Inequality
D. Adam Smith	4. The Wealth of Nations

Codes:

A A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
B A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 ✓
C A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
D A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2

✓ Correct answer: (B)

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